Chapter 12:
There are banquets with singing and dancing every day in Pingshi City, but this banquet organized by Mr.
Wang, attended by Luo Yi, Ruan Zheng, and He Yonggui, can be considered unparalleled.
Wang Wenguang, the host, is an old-fashioned wealthy man in Pingshi City.
He is versatile and passionate about social parties, trying to win over people he considers worth befriending.
Due to Ruan Zheng's identity, every time an invitation is sent to Zhen Ting, the wording on the invitation always states that Ruan Zheng and Jiang Qi are invited together, although Ruan Zheng has never come before.
This time, when Zhen Ting confirmed the seating arrangement, he suddenly said that Ruan Zheng would come.
The coordinating secretary immediately reported this to Wang Wenguang, who was surprised beyond words.
In less than half a day, everyone knew that Ruan Zheng would come in the evening.
Many invitees who originally did not plan to attend hastily rushed back from out of town, hoping to catch a glimpse of Ruan Zheng's true appearance.
This is Ruan Zheng's first public banquet appearance.
He is dressed in a low-key three-piece suit and smiles warmly at the host across from him.
"Ah Zheng, this is Mr.
Wang," Jiang Qi introduces Ruan Zheng.
Wang Wenguang shakes hands with Ruan Zheng, wondering why Ruan Zheng looks so young, as if it's not real.
"Qi Zai," He Yonggui walks in swaggeringly from the entrance and sees Jiang Qi and the person next to her.
He walks to Jiang Qi's side with a big smile and jokingly winks at her, pretending not to know who the person next to her is, "Your new favorite?" Jiang Qi calmly says, "This is Mr.
Ruan." He Yonggui widened his eyes, "Really? I thought he was a little master from Baichao." The plot to ambush Luo Yi was exposed, although Luo Yi hadn't done anything to him yet, he was afraid that there would soon be some action.
But He Yonggui wasn't afraid either.
He didn't have many good days left anyway.
He originally wanted to pave the way for his son, but unexpectedly, Luo Yi, against all odds, returned to U country alive.
Now He Yonggui has arranged a way out for his son, so he fears nothing.
Jiang Qi went to Ruan Zheng from his side, and he had long seen through Ruan Zheng's dislike for him.
"Mr.
He," Ruan Zheng casually extends his hand to him, "How are you lately?" He Yonggui's smile fades a bit, and he shakes hands with Ruan Zheng, "I'm doing well, no need to worry." Ruan Zheng retracts his hand and says, "That's great." He Yonggui turns his head and sees Luo Yi not far away.
With a thought in his mind, fearing that the world would be in chaos, he says, "Isn't that Mr.
Luo? Shouldn't Mr.
Ruan go and say hello?" Zhen Ting and Huan Yu have always had a longstanding disagreement, and He Yonggui thinks that Luo Yi is the one Ruan Zheng dislikes the most.
Ruan Zheng glances at Luo Yi who is talking with someone else and whispers, "Then I should go and say hello." Luo Yi had long seen Ruan Zheng.
He wanted to walk over and stand out, but was stopped by Qi Ye.
He talked to Qi Ye while keeping an eye on Ruan Zheng.
After chatting for a while, Ruan Zheng finally walked towards them.
"Mr.
Luo," Ruan Zheng walks over and first glances at Qi Ye who is standing opposite Luo Yi.
Qi Ye didn't recognize him, but felt that he looked familiar, so he politely nods at him.
Ruan Zheng realizes that Qi Ye doesn't recognize him either, so he nods in return, and then extends his hand to Luo Yi, "Zhen Ting, Ruan Zheng." Qi Ye beside them is in disbelief.
He didn't expect Ruan Zheng to look like this.
In his imagination, Ruan Zheng should be taller and more robust than Jiang Qi.
Luo Yi looks down and sees that Ruan Zheng's hand is empty.
Luo Yi turned around and briefly shook hands with Ruan Zheng, then immediately released his grip.
Luo Yi's fingers were also clean and neat.
The conversation around them became quieter as everyone closely observed the movements between the two mismatched bosses, Zhen Ting and Huan Yu.
All the guests were watching the drama unfold.
Luo Yi moved away Ruan Zheng's hand, called the waiter holding the champagne, and took two glasses of wine, handing one to Ruan Zheng: "Want a drink?" Ruan Zheng took the wine, clinked his glass with Luo Yi's, and finished it in one gulp.
Wang Wenguang was afraid they would start fighting, so he hurriedly apologized to the guests he was greeting and walked over to them.
But before he got near the two of them, Luo Yi dropped the glass in his hand, grabbed Ruan Zheng's wrist, and Ruan Zheng's glass also fell to the ground.
The champagne glasses shattered one after another on the marble floor, making a crisp sound.
The guests fell silent as they focused on the commotion.
They saw Luo Yi release Ruan Zheng's wrist, his face filled with maliciousness—he was about to fight! That's what the guests thought.
Wang Wenguang hurriedly came over, maintaining a forced smile, and asked them, "What happened?" "Mr.
Wang, is there an available room?" Luo Yi turned to Wang Wenguang and asked, "I want to have a good talk with Mr.
Ruan." Wang Wenguang hesitated for a moment and quickly said, "Yes, there is..." There was a small private room in the corner of the banquet hall, and Wang Wenguang personally led them there and opened the door for them.
Jiang Qi and Xing Licheng also followed, intending to enter together, but Luo Yi stopped them: "We need to talk alone." Ruan Zheng nodded to Jiang Qi, and Jiang Qi took a step back.
Once inside the room, Luo Yi pushed Ruan Zheng onto a high stool and looked down at him.
"Why are you throwing a tantrum?" Ruan Zheng asked in a gentle and friendly tone.
He sat cross-legged, looking obedient and well-behaved, hiding the sharp corners he had when talking to He Yonggui.
Clearly, he was still the Su Family's Ruan Zheng.
Luo Yi reached out and pinched Ruan Zheng's chin, asking softly, "Are you finally willing to come out this time?" "I can't see Mr.
Luo if I don't come out." Ruan Zheng responded readily, holding Luo Yi's wrist with his right hand, caressing it from the back to the fingertips.
"Did you enjoy making me wait for so long without contacting me?" Luo Yi leaned down and whispered in his ear, "Is it fun for you to keep me hanging?" Facing Ruan Zheng, Luo Yi was still somewhat out of control.
He couldn't maintain absolute calmness.
He replied to Ruan Zheng in a flat tone, but he had been blaming Ruan Zheng inwardly.
Ruan Zheng pushed Luo Yi away slightly and smiled, "Is a week a long time?" As they conversed, Ruan Zheng's phone vibrated.
He took it out and saw it was Jiang Qi, so he answered the call.
"Are you still alive?" Jiang Qi asked him.
Ruan Zheng looked at Luo Yi while responding with a nod, then said to Jiang Qi, "Stop bothering me." Ruan Zheng hung up the phone and saw that Luo Yi was still staring at him, so he jokingly said, "I don't have your private number, can you give it to me?" "Oh?" Luo Yi let go of his chin and took two steps back.
"Then what will you give me in return?" Ruan Zheng jumped off the chair, walked up to Luo Yi, and knelt down, his face just in line with what was between Luo Yi's legs.
He raised his hand and touched Luo Yi's belt.
Seeing that Luo Yi didn't stop him, he looked up and asked, "Can I give Mr.
Luo a blowjob?" Luo Yi looked down at Ruan Zheng without saying a word, and his erection spoke the answer.
He untied Luo Yu's belt, pulled down his pants, and effortlessly took Luo Yu's hard object into his mouth.
Ruan Zheng's mouth was wet and hot, eagerly sucking on Luo Yu, who pushed deeper inside.
He looked down at Ruan Zheng's lips, which were as red as petals, swallowing his genitals.
Ruan Zheng deep-throated, making a soft hum from his nasal cavity, which made Luo Yu feel a burning sensation in his heart.
He grabbed Ruan Zheng's shoulder blades and said, "Even deeper." Ruan Zheng obediently went deeper, and Luo Yu held his head as he climaxed in his mouth.
In the end, Ruan Zheng's mouth was numb from Luo Yu's thrusts.
Luo Yu grabbed Ruan Zheng's hair and ejaculated in his mouth.
Ruan Zheng choked a bit, coughed twice, and spat out Luo Yu's genitals with some white residue on the corners of his mouth.
"So thick," Ruan Zheng licked his lips and said.
Luo Yu calmly zipped up his pants, grabbed Ruan Zheng's collar, and pulled him up.
Ruan Zheng had been servicing Luo Yu's manhood for so long that his voice had become hoarse.
He pressed against Luo Yu, helping him fasten his belt while asking, "Mr.
Luo, what's your phone number?" He added, "I suddenly remembered that you promised to buy me a vase, but you never did." Luo Yu's face turned dark as he took out a cardholder from his inner pocket and handed Ruan Zheng a card with a private number on it.
He held Ruan Zheng's waist tight against him and stuffed the card into Ruan Zheng's pants, against his flesh.
He asked Ruan Zheng, "Didn't Jiang Qi help you buy it?" "But it's not something you bought," Ruan Zheng said as he lifted his face to kiss Luo Yu.
Luo Yu did not refuse the kiss but frowned when he tasted the fishy smell in Ruan Zheng's mouth before pushing him away.
"Take good care of it," Luo Yu said, loosening his tie and taking off his suit jacket.
He rolled up his sleeves, walked towards the door, and said, "Come out later." He opened the door and closed it forcefully.
After a while, Jiang Qi entered, thinking that Ruan Zheng had been beaten up outside.
But to his surprise, Ruan Zheng sat calmly in the chair and, seeing Jiang Qi enter, pulled out the card Luo Yu had given him and boasted, "Got the number!" Jiang Qi shivered and nearly slammed the door shut, imitating Luo Yu.
The car ride back was quiet.
Ruan Zheng didn't like listening to music, so all that could be heard in the car was their breathing and the sound of Jiang Qi typing on his computer.
"He Yonggui is sending his son away?" Ruan Zheng suddenly broke the silence.
Jiang Qi stopped typing and glanced at Ruan Zheng, saying, "Late-stage lung cancer, he doesn't have much time left.
Just look at his condition today...
I heard he only has two months left.
If we had known earlier, there would have been no need to create such a scene.
Luo Yu dared to touch him, no wonder he's shortening his life." When Ruan Zheng heard the words "lung cancer," his hand suddenly itched, and he searched the car for a cigarette and lit one.
Jiang Qi raised his hand to grab it but was evaded by Ruan Zheng.
Ruan Zheng rolled down the car window, took a few puffs, flicked the ashes into the ashtray, and turned to ask Jiang Qi, "Do you think there's any way for me and Luo Yu?" His face didn't match the cigarette, as if a good student had been influenced to do something bad, making others want to snatch the cigarette from his hand.
"You're asking me?" Jiang Qi smirked coldly.
"How would I know?" Ruan Zheng showed a cute smile and said, "Well, outsiders have a clear view." "Isn't he the one being led by the nose by you?" Jiang Qi shifted his gaze back to the computer screen.
"I don't even know what he's been up to today."
"Ruan Zheng smiled ambiguously, took out his phone, and dialed Luo Yu's private number that he had stored in his phone long ago.
Leaning back on the chair, he took a puff of smoke while Luo Yu answered.
Perhaps due to the compression of wireless transmission, Luo Yu's voice unexpectedly sounded somewhat gentle.
Ruan Zheng asked him, 'Where are you, Mr.
Luo?' 'At home,' Luo Yu answered his question.
'Are you getting ready to sleep?' Ruan Zheng asked again, speaking in a polite manner, 'I haven't reached home yet.' Luo Yu remained silent, so Ruan Zheng continued, talking to himself, 'Has Abel been well-behaved these days?' After a pause, Luo Yu asked him, 'What do you really want to ask?' 'Has Mr.
Luo been well-behaved?' Ruan Zheng lightly asked.
Luo Yu seemed to hesitate for a moment, then hung up the phone directly.
Ruan Zheng appeared happy, saying to Jiang Qi, 'He answered my call.' Jiang Qi thought to himself that this person seemed like a primary school student, accidentally letting it slip out of his mouth.
Ruan Zheng didn't argue with him and took out a business card from his pocket to look at.
After a while, for some reason, Luo Yu called back.
He told Su Jiawen, 'I asked for you, and that dog is very well-behaved.
If you like it, come and take him away.' 'A token of affection?' Ruan Zheng asked.
'A parting gift,' Luo Yu replied coldly.
Ruan Zheng was a little stunned, feeling embarrassed for being presumptuous, and only replied with an 'Oh' after a while, saying, 'You can keep it.' Fortunately, Luo Yu didn't hang up, and neither did they.
In the end, Ruan Zheng's phone ran out of battery, emitting a warning sound before going black and disconnecting.
Luo Yu stood by the window, with neither Su Jiawen nor Ruan Zheng by his side.
The courtyard was empty, and from his room, he could see a large expanse of sea and half of a mountain.
He had not asked about Abel's situation with the butler earlier, and he regretted hanging up the phone.
He wanted to say a few more words to Ruan Zheng.
Luo Yu looked at the stars and moon hanging over the mountain peak and suddenly remembered something Jiang Qi had said - that Ruan Zheng had waited for him on the island building all night.
He couldn't help but call Xing Licheng again and ask him, 'Did Ruan Zheng make an appointment with me three years ago?' 'Three years ago?' Xing Licheng quickly checked the itinerary information in his computer and told Luo Yu, 'Zhenting made the appointment, no, it was signed by Ruan Zheng.' 'Why don't I remember?' Luo Yu's tone had a hint of suppressed anger.
Xing Licheng thought for a moment and said, 'At that time, Zhenting was hosting a banquet, and Mr.
Luo was going back to the capital, so I made the arrangements for you.
Ruan Zheng called and said she would wait for you.
It's usually just a polite remark, so I didn't tell you.
But since Ruan Zheng called personally, I remember it more clearly.' Luo Yu understood in his heart and asked Xing Licheng to investigate whether it was a banquet or a date three years ago.
It didn't really matter in the end, it was just a coincidence that Ruan Zheng made an appointment with Luo Yu, and Luo Yu didn't show up.
But for Luo Yu, it seemed different, he wanted to understand Ruan Zheng better.
He shared the pain with Ruan Zheng, and now he wanted to dig deep to find out why Ruan Zheng was in pain."