Ch. 901..910

Chapter 901: 901 Disgusting Person

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On the night of the first day of the new year, Tan Ron and Zhuang Liu arranged to meet. After exchanging gifts, they went to the restaurant they had booked.

“He Xi didn’t die.” Zhuang Liu told Tan Rou, “She’s really tough. Even though she was hit by a car and broke three ribs, she didn’t die.”

Tan Rou said, “It doesn’t matter whether He Xi dies or not. The key now is to deal with your second uncle and second aunt. Are they divorced?”

Zhuang Liu nodded. “I’ve sent someone to investigate today. They dissolved their marriage as soon as they returned to the country. They must have been prepared long ago.”

Tan Rou sneered. “Your second uncle and second aunt are much smarter than your third uncle. Not only do they know how to avoid risks, but they also know how to use their connections to earn money for themselves. They’re very capable.”

“They fought last night. Han Min did leave with her luggage, but I don’t know if she did it on purpose for us to see,” said Zhuang Liu.

“Let’s test them. See if they’re still in contact,” Tan Rou suggested.

Zhuang Liu would test the waters. “Let’s start with that charity organization. Without their cooperation, we’ll see if any fools would invest in it.”

After dinner, Tan Rou planned to watch a movie. Just as she took out her phone, it rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

Tan Rou didn’t want to answer the call, so she hung up. Unexpectedly, the other party was very persistent. She had just hung up the phone when the other party called.

“Do you have anything important to deal with?” Zhuang Liu asked when he heard the phone ring.

Tan Rou replied, “I don’t have anything important to deal with. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I pushed all my work aside and gave myself a holiday. Besides, I also said that I’m going out with you today. My family definitely won’t contact me. Even if they want to contact me, they won’t use a new number.”

“Then don’t answer this call.” Zhuang Liu judged, “There are more phone scams during the festive season. Usually, unfamiliar numbers like this are used to promote things. They won’t call you anymore after hanging up twice.”

Tan Rou hung up the phone again, but the other party still kept calling. This made her a little confused. Could it be that someone had something urgent to look for her?

Zhuang Liu also felt that he had to answer it. “Rourou, answer the phone. I’ll wait for you in the car.”

“What other secrets do we have between us?” Tan Rou asked with a smile. She picked up the phone in front of Zhuang Liu and pressed the speaker button. “Hello, who are you? What’s the matter?”

The other party was silent for a few seconds, then said in a hoarse voice, “Xiao Rou, it’s me.”

Tan Rou wanted to hang up the moment she heard his voice, but she still wanted to know why Ying Xian called her on New Year’s Eve. He couldn’t possibly be calling her to wish her a happy new year, right?

“Why are you looking for me? If it’s because of Liu Xing’s matter, you don’t have to say it.” Tan Rou said.

Ying Xian was afraid that Tan Rou would hang up the phone. He immediately said quickly, “I want to see you. There’s something I want to tell you. Can you come out? I’m at your door.”

“I’m not free!” Tan Rou immediately hung up.

“Does he really have something to discuss with you?” Zhuang Liu pondered after hearing Ying Xian’s words.

“There’s nothing to talk about between him and me. If he calls now, it will only annoy me more. I’ve already found all the evidence I need. Even if he wanted to sell Liu Xing out, he wouldn’t have the chance.” Tan Rou said with disdain.

“We don’t have to worry about him. The movie is about to start, let’s go in and watch it.”

Zhuang Liu smiled and held Tan Ron’s hand as they walked into the cinema.

The weather on the first day of the new year was not the best. It was cloudy early in the morning, which was not a good sign. However, even though the weather was bad, it did not affect the people who went out. Even if they held umbrellas and had to walk under the rain, they would still come out to play.

Not long after Tan Rou and the others entered the cinema, it started raining. They wouldn’t be affected in the cinema, but some people were unlucky.

Ying Xian leaned against a wall in the Tao family’s manor, relying on the flower rack on the wall to block the rain. When he went out in the afternoon, he wanted to bring an umbrella. However, as he was entertaining a call from their debt collector, he completely forgot about it.

He would usually drive when he went out, but recently, his car could not be driven out of the garage at all. As soon as his car appeared, it would be surrounded by reporters and he could not leave..

 

Chapter 902: 902 I Don’t Have New Year’s Money For You

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The rain became heavier and heavier. Ying Xian was prepared to leave, but the rain stopped after he walked a few dozen meters. It was not easy for him to come here, so he could not leave just like that.

Ying Xian had indeed come to Tan Rou for Liu Xing. He could not watch Liu Xing be sent to prison. It would not be good if Liu Xing confessed what he had done in order to reduce her sentence. The only way now was to get Liu Xing to come out. But if he wanted Liu Xing to come out, he had to get Tan Rou to drop the lawsuit.

Ying Xian shivered in the cold wind. He squatted down to warm himself up, but it was useless. His shoes and pants were already wet, and the cold air entered from the soles of his feet, making him shiver uncontrollably.

The security guards of the manor found Ying Xian. They thought that Ying Xian was a vagrant, so they gave him an umbrella and a cup of hot water. “Young man, why aren’t you going home for the new year?” Seeing that Ying Xian was a young man, the security captain couldn’t help but ask, “Are you embarrassed to go home because you didn’t make any money?”

Ying Xian looked up at him and answered numbly, “It’s not that I’m too embarrassed to go home because I can’t make money. I’m here to look for someone.”

“Who are you looking for?” the security captain asked.

“Is Tan Rou here?” Ying Xian asked. “I’m the brother she used to know. Can you help me call her?”

The security captain was very puzzled. “You’re the older brother of our family’s eldest miss? That’s not right. Eldest Young Master and the others are all at home. How can you be her brother?” He started to be wary. “Are you trying to steal something?”

Ying Xian squatted on the ground. His feet were already frozen. “I’m not here to steal. Call Tan Rou out. I have something very important to tell her.”

The security captain felt that this man was probably crazy. He could not let the young miss see such a person.

“Leave now. No one is allowed to squat here.” The security captain chased him away. “If you don’t leave, 1’11 call my brothers over to throw you out.”

Ying Xian refused to leave. He had been frozen for so long, so how could he leave?

“I’m not leaving. I have to see Tan Rou today!” he insisted.

The security captain called a few of his brothers over through the walkie-talkie and planned to forcefully take Ying Xian away. Ying Xian struggled with all his might. The scene was very chaotic. For a moment, the security guards really could not deal with him.

“What are you doing here?” Tan Rou came back after watching the movie. The moment she came back, she saw the fight by the wall. “Don’t you know what this place is?”

The security captain ran over and said, “Miss, there’s a strange man who claims to be your brother causing trouble here. He insists on seeing you. Even if we chase him away, he won’t leave.”

“My brother?” Tan Rou was very puzzled. How bold were the scammers these days? He even dared to call himself her brother?

When Ying Xian heard Tan Ron’s voice, he immediately broke free from the restraints and jogged over to Tan Rou. However, his legs were numb, and there was a lot of water on the ground, so he fell in front of Tan Rou.

He was kneeling on the ground with both hands on the ground. His head was lowered as if he was kowtowing to Tan Rou.

Tan Rou could not help but laugh when she saw Ying Xian’s expression. “It’s useless even if you kowtow. I won’t give you any lucky money.”

Ying Xian struggled to get up, but the ground was slippery and he had no strength in his hands. He could not get up at all. “I’m not here to ask you for red pocket money. I want to talk to you.”

“What do you want to talk about?” Zhuang Liu asked as he got out of the car.

Tan Rou looked at Zhuang Liu and asked, “Aren’t you going back to rest?”

“Wait a minute, I want to hear what he has to say,” Zhuang Liu said.

Tan Rou nodded slightly and looked at Ying Xian. “Alright. Speak then, you’ve been outside for so long and you’re still kowtowing to me. If I don’t listen to you, you’ll probably die of anger.”

Ying Xian was about to die from anger. He did not want to kowtow to Tan Rou at all, but his legs were already numb. He could not get up even if he wanted to. “Tan Rou, what should we do to make you have mercy on us?” Ying Xian raised his head and said, “Ah Xing has already been punished. When 1 went to see her today, she had already lost a lot of weight. Please let her go!”

“That’s ridiculous.” Tan Rou snorted.. “Let her go? When you hurt me, did you ever think of letting me go?”

 

Chapter 903: 903 Are You Very Rich?

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“Tan Ron, those things happened many years ago. Besides, aren’t you fine now?” Ying Xian said shamelessly.

“Why do you have to kill us? Do you want money? As long as you ask, 1’11 get you any amount of money.”

In the eyes of Ying Xian and Liu Xing, there was nothing that money could not solve. The reason why Tan Ron wanted to sue Liu Xing was definitely for money. As long as they gave enough money, Tan Rou would definitely let Liu Xing off.

“If I remember correctly, your and Liu Xing’s accounts have been frozen. How can you give Rourou money with a frozen account?” Zhuang Liu asked.

“Or do you have other accounts?”

Tan Rou looked at Ying Xian playfully. “Aiya, it was my negligence. I was only thinking about the money on the surface and forgot about the money that you had secretly hidden. Many rich people like to open accounts in other small countries to save money. I wonder if you guys have done so?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. As long as you promise to let us go, I’ll give you no matter how much money you ask for,” Ying Xian said ruthlessly.

“Are you very rich?” Tan Rou asked with a smile.

“Are you richer than the Tao family and the Zhuang family?”

Ying Xian’s face turned pale. He had almost forgotten that the girl in front of him was no longer the little girl with no background in the laboratory. This girl was the eldest daughter of the Tao family and the future mistress of the Zhuang family. The thing she did not lack the most was money.

“I…” Ying Xian’s lips turned purple from the cold, and his brain was not very bright. “I have money.”

“It’ll be gone soon.” Tan Rou squatted down. “I’ll check your other accounts and freeze them all.”

“How dare you!” Ying Xian was furious.

“Do you think I dare?” Tan Rou put her hands into her pockets. “Alright, you can continue lying here. We’re going home.”

As night fell, the temperature slowly dropped. If Ying Xian was to stay here, he would freeze to death.

Before Tan Rou left, she told the security captain to call an ambulance in half an hour. She told them that they had caught a thief who was frozen to death. She wanted Ying Xian to go to the police station after he was admitted to the hospital. This way he would have no time to bother her.

Ying Xian heard Tan Rou’s words. He told her not to leave, but his mouth was numb and he couldn’t say anything.

Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu left in a carefree manner, leaving only Ying Xian lying there, unable to move. He was angry and frustrated. He should not have come to Tan Rou. Now, he had not only failed to achieve his goal, but he had also revealed his secret. It was really infuriating.

After returning to her room, Tan Rou was in a very good mood. She was already very happy when she went to eat and watch a movie with Zhuang Liu today. When she came back and saw Ying Xian’s unlucky appearance, she was even happier.

Ying Xian’s words today reminded Tan Rou that she was only concerned about checking Liu Xing’s assets on the surface and neglected their private accounts. If they had a lot of money in their private accounts, Liu Xing would still have a chance to turn things around. She would never allow that to happen.

“Are you that rich?” Tan Rou sat in front of the computer and operated the mouse with her fingers. She smiled and said, “Let me see how much money you have.”

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the holiday passed by. Tan Rou returned to her house in the Capital after the New Year. Coincidentally, Tian Tian had also returned, so they could be companions.

Li Li was not back yet. Her family had gone overseas for a vacation this year. She would only be back when school reopened.

“Xiao Rou, I miss you so much!” Tian Tian immediately hugged Tan Rou. “You don’t know, but I don’t want to stay at home at all. My stupid brothers only know how to annoy me. It’s not good at all.”

Tan Rou deliberately said, “None of your brothers are good? So, only my brother is good. Do you miss my brother?”

Tian Tian’s face turned red. “I… 1 miss you more.”

Tan Rou believed her words, but she felt that the real reason Tian Tian came back early was because she missed Tao Zhi. “But you came back at a bad time. My brother went on a business trip and hasn’t returned yet.”

The smile on Tian Tian’s face disappeared. “But he told me that he would be back today?”

“Is that so?” Tan Rou didn’t hear Tao Zhi say that he was coming back today. Could it be that he only told Tian Tian?

Before she could finish, Tao Zhi appeared at the door with a box. He smiled and said, “You’re here first..”

 

Chapter 904: 904 Is It Sweet?

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When Tian Tian saw Tao Zhi, her eyes lit up. However, Tan Rou was still here, so she was too embarrassed to ask Tao Zhi for a ‘loving hug’.

Tao Zhi couldn’t care less. Usually, it was his sister and her boyfriend who showed off their love in front of him. Today, he could finally show off his love in front of his sister.

“Tiantian, I’m back.” Tao Zhi opened his arms.

Tian Tian couldn’t care less about Tan Rou beside her. Like a jumping rabbit, she ran in front of Tao Zhi and hopped onto him.

Tao Zhi grabbed her butt and hugged her tightly. “Run slowly. Don’t fall.”

Tan Rou looked at the two of them hugging and couldn’t bear to watch. “I’m not going to talk to you guys anymore. I’m going back to my room to sleep.”

Tao Zhi stopped her. “Rourou, there’s a gift for you in the box. Take it first and before going upstairs.”

Tan Rou went upstairs. “Ask Tiantian to bring it to me later.”

She didn’t want to disturb Tian Tian and Tao Zhi’s sweet time together. The two of them would be hugging each other intimately while she squatted on the ground and rummaged through the boxes. That scene was too strange.

Tao Zhi carried Tian Tian to his room and closed the door. When Tan Rou heard the sound of the door closing, she returned downstairs.

“Miss, the bird’s nest soup is ready. Do you want to drink it now?” Aunt Zhou asked.

Tan Rou felt bored. “Alright, bring me a bowl. Put the rest in the pot to keep warm and leave it for my brother and Tiantian.”

“Alright.” Aunt Zhou went to the kitchen to get some bird’s nest soup.

Tan Rou had yet to drink the bird’s nest soup when Zhuang Liu came over. Previously, when Tan Rou was in the Tao family’s manor, Zhuang Liu could not look for Tan Rou every day, so they did not see each other for the entire holiday. However, it was different here. Zhuang Liu knew the password to Tan Ron’s house. As long as he wanted to come over, he could come over at any time.

When Tan Rou saw Zhuang Liu, the gloominess in her heart disappeared. Wasn’t he just a boyfriend? She had one too!

“All Liu, come over quickly. Auntie Zhou has cooked bird’s nest soup. Come over and have a bowl.” Tan Rou said with a smile.

Zhuang Liu did not come here to drink bird’s nest soup, but he was very happy to drink bird’s nest soup with Tan Rou.

“Whose box is this? Why did you put it at the door?” Zhuang Liu saw Tao Zhi’s box as soon as he entered. He asked curiously, “Is someone going on a long trip?”

He didn’t want Tan Rou to leave.

“It’s big brother’s box.” Tan Rou glanced at the box at the door and found it funny. “Big Brother just came back from a business trip. He got so close to Tiantian the moment he entered the door. He forgot to take the box away.”

Zhuang Liu was a little jealous of Tao Zhi. Why couldn’t he get intimate with his girlfriend as soon as he came back? He and Xiao Rou had never done this before.

Aunt Zhou brought over the bird’s nest soup. She heard Tan Rou talking about the box, so she asked, “Miss, do you need me to take the box away?”

“Just pretend that you didn’t see it.” Tan Rou said wickedly, “When Big Brother is looking for the gifts, he will come looking for the box.” When he sees that the box is still at the door, he will feel embarrassed.”

Aunt Zhou smiled. “Eldest Young Master is too anxious. Miss Tian Tian is still young. He can’t do anything out of line.”

“Big Brother knows what he should and shouldn’t do. They won’t do anything overboard,” Tan Rou said.

Zhuang Liu brought the bird’s nest soup over. Just as he was about to eat, Tan Rou stopped him.

Zhuang Liu was puzzled. “What’s wrong?”

“I’ll add some sugar for you,” Tan Rou said. She didn’t like sweet food, so she didn’t put much sugar in the bird’s nest soup.

Zhuang Liu felt a little embarrassed. Even his mother didn’t know that he liked sweet food. He didn’t expect Tan Rou to remember it every time.

“Thank you.” Zhuang Liu handed the bowl to Tan Rou. “Rourou added the sweetest sugar.”

“Not as sweet as Ah Liu.”

What she meant was that Zhuang Liu was very good at talking, but Zhuang Liu deliberately twisted his meaning.

“Rourou will only know if my mouth is sweet or not after tasting it.” Zhuang Liu looked at Tan Ron’s eyes and said affectionately, “Rourou, do you want to try?”

Tan Ron’s face heated up. “Aunt Zhou is still here,” she rebuked. “Why did you say that?”

Zhuang Liu glanced at the kitchen. “Sunt Zhou went to the kitchen a long time ago. You don’t have to worry about being seen by her.”

Tan Rou still did not agree. “I’ll try it at your place later..”

 

Chapter 905: 905 How Embarrassing

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Zhuang Liu was here to freeload. He wanted to eat with Tan Rou, but I was too embarrassed to keep asking Tan Rou to eat, so he shamelessly came over to eat with Tan Rou.

However, before he could say anything, Tan Rou had already suggested going to his house. How could he reject her?

“Alright, I’ll get Xiao Mo to send the food over. I’ll cook for you for lunch.” Zhuang Liu began to order Xiao Mo around. As Zhuang Liu’s special assistant, Xiao Mo was busy. Fortunately, Zhuang Liu gave him a high salary and treated him well. During the New Year, Zhuang Liu even gave Xiao Mo a small house, but Xiao Mo didn’t have time to move in.

After eating the bird’s nest soup, Zhuang Liu coaxed Tan Rou to his house. There were too many people living with Tan Rou, so it was very inconvenient for her to do things.

As soon as they entered the door, Zhuang Liu’s hands were not obedient. He wrapped his arms around Tan Rou’s waist and rubbed her back a few times before kissing her lips.

The two of them kissed from the entrance to the living room. Just as they lay down on the sofa, they heard the kitchen door open.

Shen Jing stood at the door with some vegetables. “You’re back?”

Tan Rou was petrified on the spot. Was there anything more embarrassing than being caught being intimate with her boyfriend by her future mother-in-law?

Yes. Even the future father-in-law saw it.

“Xiao Liu…” Zhuang Yan held a pair of scissors in his hand and looked at Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu awkwardly. He coughed lightly. “Both of you…. Continue.” Then, he dragged Shen Jing into the kitchen.

Tan Rou covered her face and pushed Zhuang Liu away. She said incoherently, “How embarrassing! How embarrassing! I’ll go home first and come back for dinner another day!”

Then, Tan Rou sprinted out of Zhuang Liu’s house as fast as she could.

“How embarrassing!” As soon as she stepped out of the door, Tan Rou crouched on the ground. She covered her face with both hands as she replayed what had just happened in her mind. Her memory was too good. She could not forget what had just happened!

Zhuang Liu came out of the kitchen helplessly. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming here?”

Shen Jing said embarrassedly, “Son, I’m sorry. We really didn’t know that you and Rourou were that intimate. Besides, we haven’t cooked for you in a long time. We didn’t tell you because we wanted to give you a surprise.”

“I’m only scared now, not surprised,” Zhuang Liu said.

Shen Jing looked at the empty living room and asked worriedly, “Where did Rourou go? Is she angry?”

“She’s not angry,” Zhuang Liu replied. “It’s just that you saw us being intimate just now. She must be embarrassed.”

Shen Jing was very annoyed. “If we had known earlier, we wouldn’t have come.” “Didn’t we come here to discuss the engagement with them? How can we discuss it if we don’t come?”

“Are you here to talk about the engagement?” Zhuang Liu asked.

Shen Jing said, “Yeah, didn’t you say last time that Rourou had the intention of getting engaged early? The elders of the Tao family are also very happy with you, so we wanted to meet Rourou and see when she wants to get engaged. Then, we’ll have a meal with the Tao family and discuss the engagement process.”

“Then I’ll call her back.” Zhuang Liu was also eager to get engaged. “Also, you’re not allowed to appear like this in the future. Don’t prepare any surprises. It’s scary.”

Shen Jing smiled. “Okay, I’ll remember.”

As soon as Zhuang Liu opened the door, he saw Tan Rou squatting at the door. He quietly came to Tan Rou’s side and squatted with her childishly. “My parents are here to ask about our engagement. They’re also embarrassed about what happened just now. If they made you angry, I’ll apologize to you on their behalf, okay?”

Tan Rou puffed up her cheeks. “I’m not angry. 1 just feel shy.”

Zhuang Liu patted her head and smiled. “We’re getting engaged. Why are you still shy about this kind of thing? They’re all adults. It’s impossible for them not to understand this.”

“I still feel embarrassed,” Tan Rou said.

“If you feel embarrassed, then I’ll tell them not to come over in the future.” Zhuang Liu said.

“Don’t do that!” Tan Rou objected. “Uncle and Aunty didn’t do it on purpose. At most, we’ll just be more careful in the future.”

“Let’s go in. My mom wants to discuss our engagement,” Zhuang Liu advised. “See if you have anything you would like.”

Tan Rou patted her face. “Alright, let me go home first. I’ll go back and change my clothes. I can’t dress like this when meeting my future in-laws..”

Chapter 906: 906 Betrothal Gift

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Tan Ron had changed into a more formal outfit. She was wearing casual clothes just now. If she were to meet Zhuang Liu’s parents in this outfit, she felt that it was not formal enough.

Another reason for changing clothes was that she wanted to forget what had just happened. She also wanted Zhuang Liu’s parents to forget what happened earlier. After she changed her clothes, they would not be able to remember that embarrassing incident.

Shen Jing and Zhuang Yan tacitly did not mention what had just happened. They enthusiastically picked up food for Tan Rou, ignoring their own son, Zhuang Liu.

After dinner, the father and son went to the kitchen to discuss who would wash the dishes. Shen Jing pulled Tan Rou to the living room to watch a movie. The plot of the movie just happened to reach the scene where the protagonists got married.

Shen Jing suddenly took out a red paper bag with a golden ‘Xi’ character on it. Judging from its thickness, there shouldn’t be much inside.

“Xiao Rou, take this card first. There’s 99.99 million in cash inside. It’s our betrothal gift for you.” Shen Jing handed the bank card wrapped in paper to Tan Rou. “I hope you don’t mind it not being much. This is just our betrothal gift. There’s still a lot more to come.”

99.99 million yuan was indeed not worth mentioning to Tan Rou. She had more money in her bank account, but it was given to her by Shen Jing. The meaning was very different.

“Thank you, Auntie!” Tan Rou didn’t really want to accept it. She wasn’t with Zhuang Liu for money. “I don’t want this money. 1 don’t lack money.”

“We know you don’t lack them, but it’s our rule to give betrothal gifts to girls, so you have to accept it.” Shen Jing stuffed the paper bag into Tan Ron’s hands.

“This money is just an appetizer. There are other betrothal gifts later.”

Tan Rou was afraid that Shen Jing would take out another card. “Auntie, I really don’t lack money. Please don’t give me any more money.”

Shen Jing smiled. “The next gift is not cash. It’s jewelry and real estate.” She took out an A4~sized red book from her bag. The book was made of cloth and had the words ‘Gift List Book’ written on it.

“Xiao Rou, open it quickly. If you have anything you want, add it to the back.” Shen Jing said with a smile.

Tan Rou flipped open the gift list and saw the diamond mine at the top of the list. She knew about that diamond mine. It had just been discovered a few years ago and was said to have been secretly bought by a rich man. She did not expect it to appear on the gift list given to her by the Zhuang family! Could it be that the person who bought the diamond mine was from the Zhuang family?

Apart from diamond mines, there were also gold mines and gemstone mines. The first side was filled with jewel-related items. Tan Rou could no longer calculate the value of those items.

The second page was about real estate. Not only were there real estate in the country, but there were also foreign real estate. Even the ancient castle with a long history was bought.

There were also some shares. Tan Rou did not look at them carefully, and she did not dare to look at them carefully. These things were too expensive and looked really scary. She knew that the Zhuang family was rich, but she did not know how much money the Zhuang family had. Today’s gift list allowed her to witness the Zhuang family’s financial resources. To be honest, she was a little nervous. The things were too precious, and she did not dare to accept them.

“Auntie, I’ll just accept the gift money. You can take the other things back. 1 can’t accept them.” Tan Rou initially thought that the first gift was already quite a lot, but compared to the gifts on the list, the red packet was already the less extravagant thing on the list.

“That’s for you. How can you not accept it?” Shen Jing thought about it for more than a month before she finally sorted out the gift list. If Tan Rou did not accept it, she would be unhappy.

Zhuang Liu came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes. He saw his mother and girlfriend discussing the gift list and knew that Tan Rou would definitely not be willing to accept the betrothal gift they had prepared.

“Xiao Rou, just take it!” Zhuang Liu came to Tan Ron’s side. He took the gift list from Shen Jing’s hands and smiled at Tan Rou. “My mother hasn’t slept for months to draft this gift list. Can you bear to see her hard work go to waste?”

Shen Jing wanted to say that she didn’t take that long but when she saw Tan Ron’s hesitant expression, she pretended to be pitiful and said, “Sigh, I’ve worked hard for months to prepare the gift list, but Rourou is unwilling to accept it. Does she think that our gift is too worthless?”

Tan Rou chuckled. If these things weren’t valuable, there wouldn’t be anything valuable in this world..

 

Chapter 907: 907 Getting engaged

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“Auntie, that’s not what I meant.” Tan Ron said helplessly, “I’m still a student. The gifts you gave me are too expensive for me. I can’t accept them.”

“Xiao Rou, this is a token of appreciation. Please accept it.” Zhuang Liu advised, “My mother has a few farms under her name. She has also put these farms on your gift list. When the time comes, you can go to the farm to plant whatever herbs you want.”

“That’s right, Xiao Rou. Auntie specially prepared a farm for you to grow herbs. You won’t reject them, right?” Shen Jing said.

Under Zhuang Liu and Shen Jing’s persuasion, Tan Rou finally accepted the gift list. However, she said that she would take it home to show her parents. If her parents said that she could not accept anything, she would return it.

As long as Tan Rou was willing to accept the gift, Shen Jing would be very happy. She treated Tan Rou like her own daughter and wished that Tan Rou could call her mother right now.

“Last time, you told Xiao Liu that the engagement could be brought forward. When do you plan to bring it forward?” Shen Jing asked impatiently.

“School is starting soon. It’s too late to prepare for the engagement now.” Tan Rou said, “Ah Liu and 1 have discussed it. We plan to set the engagement date for the summer vacation. We will have more free time then. Moreover, everyone will be on summer vacation by then. It will be very lively.”

Tan Rou did not like lively scenes, but this was her engagement ceremony. She hoped that many people would come to witness her engagement ceremony with Zhuang Liu.

“Your uncle and 1 think so too.” Shen Jing smiled. “Then it’s settled. Your uncle and I will go prepare the things for the engagement now.”

It was only February. There were still four months before the summer vacation. Tan Rou said, “Isn’t it a little too early to prepare things now?”

Shen Jing said, “I think it’s too late to prepare things now. If 1 knew that you and Xiao Liu would get engaged this summer, 1 would have started preparing last summer.”

Tan Rou started to look forward to the summer vacation. However, before that, she had to finish her winter vacation and go to school for four months.

“Xiao Rou, are you really getting engaged? Why didn’t you wait for me?” Li Li asked Tan Rou as soon as she came back.

“I was planning to get engaged with you.”

“Have you found a boyfriend yet?” Tan Rou asked with a smile.

“Uh…” Li Li avoided her gaze and changed the topic. “Let’s not talk about this profound question. Why don’t we talk about our winter vacation homework? Have you finished your winter vacation homework?”

Tan Rou had finished it a long time ago. It wasn’t a difficult problem. It was just some practical questions assigned by their professor.

Tian Tian had also finished them. The questions were a little difficult for her, but she came back early. When she came back, Tan Rou helped her, and she also finished the questions.

“So, I’m the only one who didn’t finish my homework?” Li Li scratched her hair.

“If 1 knew, I wouldn’t have gone overseas with my parents.”

Tan Rou looked at the time. “You still have two days. I believe you can do it.”

Li Li frantically made up for her homework and finally finished it before school started. When she went to school, she realized that the professor who asked them to do their homework would not teach them any professional courses this semester, so they did not have to hand in their homework.

“I did so much homework for nothing last night.” Li Li leaned on the table helplessly. “If I had the time, I would rather prepare an engagement gift for Xiao Rou.”

“Is Rourou getting married?” Lan Ning asked.

“It’s not marriage,” Li Li replied. “It’s an engagement. The engagement date is this summer vacation.”

Tan Rou invited her. “Lan Ning, don’t be in a hurry to go back this summer vacation. Stay in the capital for a few days first. You can leave after attending my engagement ceremony.”

Lan Ning was very happy. “Rourou, what kind of gift should I prepare for you?”

“You don’t need to prepare any gifts,” Tan Rou said. “I’ll be happy as long as you come to my engagement ceremony.”

“I remember that your embroidery skills are quite good. Why don’t you embroider a marriage contract for Rourou? I think those embroideries are quite popular now,” Li Li suggested.

“Yes!” Lan Ning finally found something she could do for Tan Rou. “I’ll start immediately..”

 

Chapter 908: 908 An Old Friend Is Here

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Tan Rou liked the gift that Lan Ning was going to give her. It was not worth much, but it was made with Lan Ning’s heart, so Tan Rou was looking forward to seeing the finished product.

Chen Yao was sitting behind them. When she heard that Tan Rou was getting engaged, she was both jealous and angry. After Liang Lu went to the Capital City Film University, Chen Yao had no chance to let Liang Lu return to her own university. Li Jing scolded Chen Yao and even asked her to return the money she gave Chen Yao.

Chen Yao didn’t want to return the money to Li Jing, but Li Jing said that if Chen Yao didn’t return the money to her, she would settle the score with Chen Yao’s counselor and even get the Capital University to expel Chen Yao. Chen Yao returned the money to Li Jing after she threatened her. However, she had already spent all the money. She had borrowed the money to return to Li Jing, but she still had not repaid the money she owed.

Hearing that Tan Rou had invited Lan Ning to attend her engagement ceremony, Chen Yao wanted to grab Lan Ning and beat her up right now. They were so close when they were young, so why was Lan Ning so cold to her now? In the dormitory, Lan Ning treated Chen Yao as air. No matter what Chen Yao said to her, Lan Ning wouldn’t open her mouth.

Damn it, since Lan Ning wouldn’t introduce her to rich friends, she would fight for her own chance.

“Tan Rou, are you getting engaged this summer?” Chen Yao smiled and walked over. “Are you engaged to the Zhuang family’s head?”

The smile on Tan Ron’s face instantly disappeared. “Who do you think you are to interfere with who I get engaged to?”

“Tan Rou, can 1 attend your engagement ceremony?” Chen Yao asked shamelessly. “If you want embroidery, I can give it to you.”

Tan Rou rejected Chen Yao directly. “There’s no need for that. I already have one.”

“Where is your engagement?” Chen Yao asked, unwilling to give up. “I’ll prepare another gift for you.”

“There will be a lot of people there that day. There might not be a seat for you. You shouldn’t prepare a gift. It’s a waste of money,” Tan Rou said with a smile.

Since Tan Rou had already said so, if Chen Yao continued to ask, she would be shameless. “If you don’t want me to go, then 1 won’t. Who cares about your wedding?”

The other students all thought that Chen Yao was too funny. That was the engagement ceremony between the eldest daughter of the Tao family and the head of the Zhuang family, everyone would want to go. Unfortunately, not everyone could get an invitation. He hoped that Tan Rou would invite them to take a look on account that they were classmates.

Tan Rou wasn’t affected by Chen Yao’s words. She flipped open her textbook and planned to read for a while. As soon as she sat down, her phone rang. She opened it and saw that Principal Zhang was looking for her.

Principal Zhang wouldn’t be giving her a certificate again, would he? Tan Rou didn’t think that she had done anything important. She had only donated some money when the research building was being rebuilt.

Tan Rou replied, “Principal, if you’re looking for me to give me a certificate, then there’s no need. I won’t accept your certificate.”

Principal Zhang immediately typed a reply. “Tan Rou, come to the principal’s office now. There are a few people who claim to be your old friends looking for you.”

Tan Rou was puzzled. Was she an old friend? Indeed, Old Wu, Old Zhong, and the others were quite old. They would be lying in their coffins in a few years.

But why were they looking for him now? Could it be that he also came to give her a congratulatory gift after hearing the news of her engagement?

“I’m going out for a while. If the professor takes attendance, just say that I went to the toilet.” Tan Rou stood up and left.

Li Ke didn’t ask where she had gone. She just told her to focus on her own matters. If the professor mentioned Tan Ron’s name, she would answer the questions on Tan Ron’s behalf.

Tan Rou smiled. “Thank you.”

In Tan Ron’s heart, Li Li was her best friend; even Tian Tian couldn’t compare to her. If Li Li was willing to be her sister, she could bring Li Li back to see her grandparents now. However, Li Li’s parents were still around, so she decided not to snatch their daughter away.

Tan Rou arrived at the principal’s office. Before she entered, she saw Principal Zhang pouring tea for the old men.

Tan Rou recognized these old men. They were indeed her old friends. However, after not seeing them for so many years, these old friends were getting older and older. They probably didn’t have many years left to live.

“Principal Zhang, why did you call me over? If you don’t have anything important to do, i’ll go back to class first,” said Tan Rou..

 

Chapter 909: 909 Uncompromising

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Principal Zhang beckoned her in. “Student Tan Rou, come in and say a few words to your old friend!”

Tan Rou looked at Principal Zhang’s silly expression and wanted to flare up. “Principal Zhang, I still have to go to class. If you really don’t have anything else to do, go run around the field. Don’t make me come over for tea with others. My time is very precious. I can’t waste a single minute.”

“All, aren’t you happy to see your old friend?” Principal Zhang asked in confusion.

“These masters said that they were your good friends from many years ago and asked me to call you over. They also said that you would be very happy to see them.”

Tan Rou said coldly, “Principal, you’ve been deceived by these old things. I won’t be happy to see them. Instead, I’ll be very angry.”

Professor Wu sat in the crowd. He didn’t even dare to look into Tan Rou’s eyes. He didn’t want to come over today. If those old fellows hadn’t dragged him over, he wouldn’t have gone out at all.

When Zhu Sheng saw Tan Rou, he immediately ran to her. “Rourou, 1 finally see you again. Seeing that you’ve returned to normal, I’m so happy.”

“So, do you know who tampered with my machine back then?” Tan Rou asked, feeling disgusted by his words.

Zhu Sheng was extremely embarrassed. “Xiao Rou, I’m sorry. Liu Xing was the one who did all those things back then. She asked me to tamper with your machine. If I don’t destroy it, she will…”

“She won’t give you money, right?” Tan Rou finished the second half of his sentence for him. “If you want to earn more money, you have to work with Liu Xing, right?”

Zhu Sheng’s expression turned ugly. Everything was done by Liu Xing. He only changed a few pieces of data and changed Tan Rou’s memory. He didn’t do anything too serious. However, according to the law, such an act was an attempted murder.

He was old, and the police allowed his family to bail him out. However, the police were still investigating other evidence. If there was any more evidence against him, he would be in jail.

Zhu Sheng was old and definitely couldn’t stand prison life. Moreover, he couldn’t go to prison. If he went to prison, what would happen to his reputation and money?

“Tan Rou, I treated you the best when you were young. At that time, you didn’t have food because you didn’t complete the memorization mission. I secretly gave you a few meat buns. Don’t you remember?” Zhu Sheng recalled what happened back then. “I taught you computer skills. Have you forgotten?”

Tan Rou pointed at her head and said, “I’m really sorry. I’ve injured my head and I don’t remember much. It’s useless even if you come to me now”

An old man with curly hair said. “Tan Rou, it’s already been so many years. You’re not injured now. Why can’t you just let it go?”

“Who are you?” Tan Rou asked. “Why should I listen to you?”

The curly-haired old man was angered by her. “Tan Rou, what kind of attitude is this? I’m your elder after all. Why are you talking to me in such a tone?”

“I’m sorry, I really don’t know you. I’ve forgotten about the past,” Tan Rou said in an unfriendly tone. “I don’t know who you are, and I don’t want to know who you are as well.”

Another bespectacled old man said, “Tan Rou, forget it. Old Zhu didn’t do it on purpose. He was just blinded by money. Moreover, Liu Xing has already been arrested. If you want to settle the score with her, hurry up and find her.” “Forget it?” Tan Rou was very angry. “Why don’t you lie down under that machine and try? As long as you dare to lie under that machine and let me collect your memories and data, I promise to forgive him.”

Everyone in the laboratory knew the danger of having their memories modified. If they were not careful, they would become a fool.

“No need… My memories don’t need to be altered.” The old man stammered.

The principal finally realized that something was wrong. He put on a serious expression and said, “Student Tan Rou, since you’re done visiting your friends, you should go back to class.”

Tan Rou smiled. “Principal, I’m not done yet.. Why should 1 go back now?”

 

Chapter 910: 910 No Need to Threaten Me

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“Tan Rou, Grandpa Zhu did something wrong back then. After so many years, Grandpa Zhu knows his mistake. Please forgive me.” Zhu Sheng said patiently. If it wasn’t for the fact that he didn’t want to go to jail, he wouldn’t have talked to Tan Rou so humbly.

“Don’t call yourself my grandfather. I don’t have a grandfather like you.” Tan Rou smiled and said, “Besides, you shouldn’t be begging me for this. Liu Xing was the one who exposed the truth. You should go look for Liu Xing and see if she can take back what she said.”

Zhu Sheng’s face darkened. Liu Xing had been detained a long time ago. He had no chance to see Liu Xing at all. If he could see Liu Xing, he would definitely smash Liu Xing’s mouth. If Liu Xing hadn’t let it slip, Zhu Sheng would still be a respected computer expert.

After the matter was exposed, all of Zhu Sheng’s work was suspended. The people who worked with him also terminated their contracts with him immediately. He was now facing a huge crisis.

“Tan Rou, don’t go too far. I’ve already apologized. What else do you want?” Zhu Sheng could not help but reveal his true thoughts.

Before Tan Rou could say anything, Professor Wu was the first to get angry. “Old Zhu, what do you mean? When you called me over, you said that you wanted to apologize to Rourou. With your attitude now, are you really apologizing?”

Zhu Sheng’s attitude changed again. “Brother Wu, aren’t you being impatient? Xiao Rou has never been willing to forgive me. This is making things difficult for me! Help me talk to her and tell her not to pursue this matter anymore.”

Old Professor Wu would never put in a good word for Zhu Sheng. He came here today to remind Tan Rou not to forgive these people.

“You should solve your own mistakes. Even if Rourou doesn’t forgive you, it’s not her problem. What you did has already violated the law. You should be punished by the law,” Professor Wu said angrily.

Zhu Sheng was very unhappy. “Old Wu, whose side are you on?”

Professor Wu snorted and replied, “I’m on the side of justice.”

“Enough!” A middle-aged man in his fifties said, “Old Zhu, it’s time. You don’t have to talk about your matter anymore.”

Tan Rou glanced at the middle-aged man who spoke and felt her blood turn cold. She did not expect this guy to come as well. Speaking of which, Tan Rou had only met him a few times, but every time they met, he would give Tan Rou a new learning task. If she did not learn well, she would face very harsh punishment.

This middle-aged man was also there when they did the last brain development for Tan Rou. The development failed, and the man had a look of pity on his face. However, Tan Rou was soon abandoned by them.

“Isn’t this Mr. Xin? It’s rare to see you walk out of the laboratory!” Tan Rou said with a smile.

Xin glanced at Tan Rou and said lightly, “It’s good that you remember me. Since your memory has been restored, go back to the laboratory. You can continue the experiments that you didn’t complete back then.”

Tan Rou was annoyed. “What kind of tone are you using to talk to me? Command or request? I’m sorry, I don’t want to listen to you. Please shut up.”

Xin had never been disobeyed by anyone before. When he heard Tan Rou reject him, he subconsciously used his own method to threaten her. “Tan Rou, aren’t you afraid of the punishments?”

Tan Rou had been punished in a dark room, not eating, standing in the rain, and so on. She had experienced it too many times and was already numb to it.

“Ridiculous. You’re not thinking of using the same method to deal with me back then, are you?” Tan Rou looked at him with a determined gaze. “I’m not someone you can afford to offend now.”

Xin was stunned. How could he have forgotten? Tan Rou was no longer a lonely little girl. She was the eldest daughter of the Tao family’s eldest daughter. Xin did not dare to offend the Tao family.

Moreover, it was not just the Tao family. It was said that Tan Rou was about to get engaged to the Zhuang family’s head. He could not afford to offend Tan Rou.

“I didn’t mean to threaten you.” Xin smiled apologetically. “Now that your memory has been restored, 1 don’t want you to waste the knowledge you have learned. So, I want to invite you back to the laboratory again. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely arrange the best laboratory for you. You can do your experiments freely.”

“I have everything you can provide me. What you can’t provide me with, I have it myself,” Tan Rou said with a smile.. “So do you think I’ll go back to that lab where you can kill others without thinking twice?”