BXBX NOVEL Chapter 427: The Room
Chapter 427: Chapter 427: The Room
Guo Xuehua\'s face changed several times. In the end, she looked complicatedly at Rose, who didn\'t dare to look up at her, and then at Yang Chen, who appeared calm and composed. A slight smile appeared on her face, "Is that so? This is not a \'pleasant surprise,\' this is a \'shock.\'"
Rose, trembling slightly in Yang Chen\'s arms, could not have imagined that the elder who was laughing and chatting with her just moments ago would suddenly become someone she couldn\'t even look at. Her mind was in chaos; she had imagined meeting Yang Chen\'s family many times, but she never thought it would be under such awkward circumstances and without any preparation.
But Rose\'s heart was warm without any disappointment because Yang Chen had acknowledged her in front of his family. What could be more fulfilling than having her affection wholeheartedly accepted by her lover?
As for whether Guo Xuehua and the others would accept her and how they viewed her, it seemed not so important.
Yang Chen smiled nonchalantly, "I was almost scared myself, but I don\'t like lying, and I hate lying to my family even more. Rose and I had feelings for each other before I met Ruoxi. I don\'t want to be a coward, so I could only brace myself and face it."
"Son-in-law, what about Miss? How will you handle it?" Wang Ma, thinking first of her beloved Lin Ruoxi, even though knowing Rose was Lin Ruoxi\'s rival, didn\'t hate Rose. The soft-hearted Wang Ma was just worried about the harmony at home.
Yang Chen didn\'t answer immediately. Instead, he patted Rose\'s soft and bouncy shoulder gently and said softly, "Rose, darling, you should go home first. I\'ll handle some things and then come to see you."
"Old..." Rose was about to call out, but realizing the situation was not right, she blushed and changed her words, "Yang Chen, don\'t let this ruin the peace because of me."
"Do I need you to teach me?" Yang Chen unceremoniously patted the woman on her shoulder again.
Rose, in a panic, escaped his grasp. Being spanked in front of Guo Xuehua and others made her feel both ashamed and oddly excited. It was like being a middle school student caught in an early romance by parents but still showing affection in front of them. The psychological stimulation activated her whole body.
Turning around, Rose almost closed her eyes and bowed to Guo Xuehua as a farewell before quickly running towards her courtyard. When she reached the iron fence, she initially wanted to leap over it as she did when she came over this morning to save Guo Xuehua. However, Rose hesitated, thinking it might be unladylike. Considering Guo Xuehua and the others\' opinions, she blushed again and weakly turned around to leave through the main gate.
Guo Xuehua saw the scene clearly, and a bitter, helpless, and wistful smile appeared on her lips, "What a silly child."
"If she weren\'t silly, how could she fall for a terrible man like me?" Yang Chen sighed.
"Does Ruoxi know?" Guo Xuehua asked directly.
Yang Chen nodded, "There was a time when Rose and I went shopping and ran into her, but we didn\'t speak."
This surprised Wang Ma and Zhenxiu even more. Lin Ruoxi knew about Yang Chen\'s affair? How could she act as if nothing had happened?
"What are you going to do?" Guo Xuehua asked softly. She didn\'t know how to phrase it better. As a woman, she naturally rejected Yang Chen\'s infidelity, but as a mother, she hoped her son could be truly happy.
From the conversation and actions between Yang Chen and Rose, Guo Xuehua could easily see that they were sincere. Forcibly separating them would only hurt both of them. Of course, Guo Xuehua didn\'t think Yang Chen would listen to her; she always felt guilty towards Yang Chen and could only offer her care.
Yang Chen scratched the back of his head, "I haven\'t figured out the details of what to do next, but I just discussed these things with Ruoxi, so there shouldn\'t be any problems in the short term."
With that, Yang Chen walked over to Wang Ma, who looked gloomy, and said apologetically, "Wang Ma, are you very disappointed in me for betraying your trust?"
Wang Ma forced a smile, "Son-in-law, this is a matter between you young people. I watched Miss grow up, so naturally, my heart leans towards her. I just hope you don\'t let her become disheartened."
"I understand. Ruoxi is my wife, and I won\'t forget that," Yang Chen nodded, then asked, "I still don\'t know why Rose suddenly came to the house. Didn\'t she just move in yesterday?"
Guo Xuehua, not wanting to continue that topic, felt it was better to pretend not to know some things. So, she explained how Rose saved her that morning.
Coming from a prestigious family, Guo Xuehua was quite composed and calmly recounted the morning\'s attack to Yang Chen.
Yang Chen felt somewhat relieved after hearing it. Moving house indeed turned out to be a good decision. With Rose living next door, many of the elite members of the Red Thorn Society protecting her could also protect his family, saving him a lot of worry.
"By the way, where\'s Huilin?" Yang Chen asked, puzzled. Huilin and An Xin had returned at dawn, but for some reason, they were not around.
Guo Xuehua replied, "Huilin called home. She said the \'Yu Lei Star\' competition is starting soon, so she needs to practice singing and went directly to the company."
Although Yu Lei was facing significant challenges, Yu Lei Entertainment, as a subsidiary, was operating as usual. Yang Chen could understand Huilin. Rather than worrying at home, it was better for her to focus on vocal training at the company to relieve her troubles.
Surveying the spacious surroundings, Yang Chen smiled, "The new house is all set up. I\'ll take a tour," he said, stepping inside the house.
Since it was an old Western-style house, the interior was adorned with rather complex Western decorations. Entering the door felt like stepping into a Western museum. The furniture in the living room was from the last century, but due to the high-quality materials, it still looked new.
Yang Chen was quite used to such houses, having spent much time abroad. However, when Wang Ma showed him his room on the second floor, he felt a bit frustrated.
"Wang Ma, why am I still in a separate room from Ruoxi?" Yang Chen couldn\'t help but ask. Wang Ma was being too stingy. Why not just turn a blind eye and arrange for them to share a room? Besides, sharing a room didn\'t necessarily mean anything would happen, but at least he would have a chance to be close to her.
Unexpectedly, just as he asked the question, a clear, cold voice came from the doorway, "I think you should sleep on the downstairs sofa."
Yang Chen was at a loss for words and saw Lin Ruoxi, who had just returned from the bank, walk in.
"So early. It seems you got everything done," Yang Chen said, leaning on the second-floor railing, smiling.
Lin Ruoxi didn\'t respond but instead looked around nostalgically at the furniture and paintings. When she saw a large framed portrait above the fireplace, her eyes reddened slightly. She walked slowly to the portrait and murmured, "Grandma, I\'m back."
Seeing Lin Ruoxi\'s expression, everyone felt a bit sad. Finally, Wang Ma wiped her eyes and approached with a smile, "Miss, after so many years, you\'re finally back here. Go upstairs and take a look at your room."
"The old room?" Lin Ruoxi asked.
"No," Wang Ma said lovingly, her eyes filled with affection, "Miss, you\'re no longer the \'little miss.\' The old room is too small and can\'t hold your things, so we\'ve given it to Zhenxiu. You\'re now in your mother\'s old room."
"Mother?" Lin Ruoxi was stunned for a moment. In her memory, her mother was a woman who always wore a faint smile but rarely spoke, leaving her with only a vague impression.
She was like a lazy sunflower in the sunlight or a solitary plum blossom in winter. But undeniably, Lin Ruoxi inherited much of her beauty and demeanor from the woman whose memory was so faint.
Lin Ruoxi had always felt somewhat distant from her mother, Xue Zijing, and rarely dared to enter her room as a child. She always felt that her mother didn\'t particularly like her, making the room a mysterious place she avoided. She never imagined that she would now be living in that very room after moving back home.
Nodding slightly, Lin Ruoxi carried her bag gracefully up to the second floor. The wooden stairs creaked under her weight, and the sandalwood handrail exuded a faint, soothing fragrance that calmed her nerves considerably.
Upon reaching the second floor, she found Yang Chen standing in front of her. Lin Ruoxi took out the black Hades ring from her bag and handed it to Yang Chen, "Here, take it back."
"This thing is so useful, you don\'t want to keep it?" Yang Chen said with a smile, sure that Lin Ruoxi must have understood some of the ring\'s functions.
Lin Ruoxi shook her head, "It\'s not mine, I won\'t keep it."
"What\'s mine is yours, and what\'s yours is mine," Yang Chen shrugged with a smile but took the ring back anyway.
Ignoring Yang Chen\'s playful attitude, Lin Ruoxi, who had a lot of questions on her mind, suddenly found herself reluctant to ask him anything upon seeing him. She thought it might be better to wait for him to bring it up himself. With this thought, she walked towards the room her mother used to sleep in, a place deeply embedded in her memory.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Ruoxi pushed open the heavy door that had always been so mysterious and intimidating in her childhood, the door to her mother\'s room.