0p0 Chapter 129 He's always like this
Chapter 129 He's always like this
"What's wrong?"
Lu Ran, who was on the other end of the phone, noticed that Cheng Ning's mood was a bit off, so he asked her carefully.
During these few days of conversation, Lu Ran continued to talk as usual, never revealing any information about his injury. Lu Ran felt that unless Cheng Ning could read minds, it was impossible for her to know.
But now, listening to Cheng Ning's thick nasal voice on the phone, it's clear she's suppressing a sob.
So Lu Ran asked again with concern, "Did something happen?"
"Or is someone bullying you? Is it your second aunt?"
Cheng Ning responded softly, "No."
"What do you mean no? I could tell from your voice. Are you crying right now?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Ning quickly tried to calm herself down, biting her lip to deny it: "No."
"Really not?"
"Um."
Tears streamed down her face. Cheng Ning had originally intended to confront Lu Ran, demanding an explanation and asking him why he had kept it from her. She was planning to teach Lu Ran a lesson.
But when the time actually came, she was afraid of being discovered and started crying.
"Don't worry, I'll help you get revenge in a while. Now give the phone to Xiaomeng, I need to say a few words to her."
If Lu Ran's hand hadn't been injured, he would have driven straight to Cheng Ning's maternal grandfather's house.
But his current appearance has already exposed his past.
Therefore, Lu Ran planned to have Wu Xiaomeng protect Cheng Ning first, and then vent Cheng Ning's anger later.
Cheng Ning understood what Lu Ran meant.
Instead of offering an explanation, she said, sounding aggrieved, "Why do you have to wait a while? Can't you come now?"
At other times, even if Cheng Ningzhen had been wronged, she would not have spoken to Lu Ran like that, nor would she have taken the initiative to ask Lu Ran to stand up for her.
But now, Cheng Ning insisted on asking this question, her tone filled with dissatisfaction, grievance, and anger.
"I, this, this isn't, that."
Lu Ran stammered and said a lot, his brain was almost turning to mush, but he still couldn't find a suitable reason.
If he says he has something to do and can't go, Cheng Ning will definitely misunderstand and think that she is not important to him anymore.
She said to go now. Cheng Ning saw that he was injured, but hadn't mentioned it at all before. When asked, Lu Ran was at a loss for words.
In the end, Cheng Ning couldn't bear to put Lu Ran in a difficult position.
She proactively explained, "It has nothing to do with my second aunt. I just...missed you."
Lu Ran let out a long sigh on the phone: "I'll come pick you up and we'll go back to Chengjiang together in a few days after the Lunar New Year."
Lu Ran thought Cheng Ning would obediently answer "Mmm", but Cheng Ning's reaction was beyond Lu Ran's expectations.
"I want to come find you."
"Oh! This...this isn't a good idea!"
"May I come to wish Uncle and Aunt a Happy New Year?"
"Happy New Year? Well, there's no need to rush. How about this, when I come to pick you up, I'll take you around our area."
Cheng Ning pursed her lips and wiped away her tears.
I felt very wronged.
Why is he always like this!
Although she felt wronged, all she could say was "Mmm".
Seemingly afraid of being exposed, Lu Ran hung up the phone after a short while.
After hanging up the call, Cheng Ning held her phone and stared at it for more than ten minutes without moving.
Although the images reported in the news were processed, even from the blurry pictures, you could still see how shocking the wounds were.
If, as my cousin said, the nerves were damaged.
If Lu Ran hadn't acted decisively and reacted quickly enough, he would have been stabbed...
Cheng Ning dared not think any further.
Now she had only one thought in her mind: she had to see Lu Ran, and the sooner the better.
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the other side.
Lu Ran hung up the phone and then returned to the living room.
Just then, Mom came out carrying the cooked noodles.
"Xiao Ran, come on, eat your noodles."
After Lu Ran sat down on the sofa, Wen Youli picked up a bowl, ready to feed her son herself.
Lu Ran chuckled and pushed his mother's hand away: "Mom, I just hurt my hand, I'm not crippled. Do you expect me to feed you noodles?"
Wen Youli glared at her son.
"You think you're so capable? You can't even hold chopsticks properly with your left hand, how are you going to eat by yourself?"
Lu Ran got up, went into the kitchen, and grabbed a fork.
"Mom, I can just use this."
Lu Ran wasn't used to being taken care of like this. He picked up a bunch of noodles with his fork, ate it, and then laughed, "See? It doesn't affect my appetite at all."
Seeing this, Wen Youli stopped insisting.
He said irritably, "You stubborn brat, you're just like your dad. You always have 'it's nothing' on your mind."
"Your dad broke his leg back then. After the cast was put on at the hospital, he couldn't walk and could only use a wheelchair. But back then, how could an ordinary student afford a wheelchair? If I hadn't come to your door in person, your dad would probably have had to crawl to school by himself."
"I was so angry that I didn't speak to him for days."
"You're just like your dad, you bastard."
This was the first time Lu Ran had heard these stories about her parents, and she asked curiously, "Dad was in that state, couldn't he take time off?"
Even now, when Wen Youli recalls this incident, she still can't help but feel angry: "Your dad takes his studies very seriously and wouldn't easily ask for leave. When I said I would crawl to school, I was just saying it in anger. Your dad contacted his classmates to borrow money to buy a wheelchair, and he even borrowed money from the teachers."
"They didn't contact me at all. If I hadn't known a teacher at your dad's school, I probably wouldn't have known he was so badly injured even after he recovered."
Lu Ran asked curiously, "So, Mom, what did you do when you found out Dad was injured?"
Wen Youli said angrily, "What else could I do? As soon as I finished class that day, I rushed to your father's school and gave him a good beating."
"and then?"
Lu Ran definitely didn't believe it was a real lesson; it was most likely just flirting.
"And then..." Wen Youli said, suddenly becoming a little embarrassed.
"What else could happen? After that, I took care of your dad. We were in the same grade, so I asked my teacher to let me temporarily attend your dad's high school until his leg healed before I went back."
Lu Ran laughed and said, "Love stories from your generation, Mom, were so simple and pure!"
Wen Youli gently slapped her son.
"Hurry up and eat yours."
After breakfast.
In the past, Lu Ran would have already gone out for a run by now, but now he can only stay at home obediently.
Bored, Lu Ran went outside and squatted by the roadside watching the village children set off firecrackers.
Looking at the children's joyful expressions, Lu Ran couldn't help but recall his own childhood, when he had gone through the same thing.
True happiness requires simplicity.
As you grow older, the more you understand, the more desires you have. You may buy a fully-equipped computer or game console through your own efforts, but you will never have the same happiness as when you played Contra with your friends as a child.
They say this is a story of wanting to buy osmanthus flowers and plant wine together, but it's not like the carefree days of youth!
Lu Ran, however, believed that this was due to insatiable greed and an inability to control his own greed.
When the children saw a strange old man with one arm in a sling staring at them, they were so frightened that they quickly packed up their things and ran away.
Lu Ran smiled, got up, crossed the road, and prepared to take a walk in the fields.
Even if he doesn't run, he's used to taking a walk every morning.
"Brother Ran."
"Ran-ge, you're here! I've been looking for you everywhere."
Lu Ran turned to look at Chang Zilong: "What's wrong?"
Chang Zilong smiled mysteriously: "Brother Ran, do you want a wife?"
"Go to hell, I have a girlfriend."
"I know, I'm just here to go through the motions because someone asked me to. Ran-ge, do you know who has their eye on you? She's the village beauty, she's so pretty."