NovelKBC Chapter 771 : Returning Early
Chapter 771 : Returning Early
Chapter 771: Returning Early
At night, lying on the bedroom bed, Su Ruochu felt an unprecedented sense of security.
This was her and Chen Fan's first house, and it was the only place where she felt at home.
Sometimes when she was alone at school, she would often wonder if her choice to pursue a master's degree was right or worth it.
Having such a boyfriend was already a blessing from her previous life.
Why should she struggle more?
Su Ruochu couldn't find an answer.
Because Chen Fan was just too good to her.
So good that Su Ruochu felt she didn't deserve Chen Fan.
The more it was like this, the more pressure Su Ruochu felt inside.
Because she worried that in the future, she wouldn't be able to keep up with Chen Fan's pace. She worried that Chen Fan's love for her was only temporary, and once he got her, he would lose interest and turn to seek other excitements.
She didn't want to be a trophy by Chen Fan's side. She wanted to be worthy of him.
To become Chen Fan's wife fair and square.
As she was lost in these thoughts, Chen Fan opened the door and walked in.
Fresh out of the shower, Chen Fan was shirtless, wearing only large shorts, with a smile on his face.
"What are you thinking about all alone? You seem lost in thought."
Su Ruochu felt a bit embarrassed, "Nothing much."
Chen Fan lay down on the bed and gently stretched out his arm.
Su Ruochu lay down, naturally leaning into his embrace, snuggling closer.
She liked lying in Chen Fan's arms in this position, it was very comfortable and gave her a sense of security.
As the saying goes, a short separation is like a honeymoon, but neither of them had that kind of thought. Instead, they just held each other, casually chatting about recent events.
Su Ruochu talked about her life at school and gossiped about the love lives of her three dormitory sisters.
Chen Fan talked about the company's development, the recent structure of the group company, and future plans.
Finally, he smiled and said, "Oh right, Xiaohu found a girlfriend."
"Hmm?"
"This kid kept it quite secret. It was Xiaoxi who secretly told me, said it's a classmate from the same school."
Su Ruochu quickly said, "Should I find him and give him some advice?"
Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh, "What for? You're really acting like an elder now."
"Besides, Xiaohu is a university student now. There's nothing wrong with dating."
Su Ruochu pouted, "I wanted to warn him not to be reckless. Don't casually take a girl to a hotel. What if... what if there's an accident? How would he explain it to his family?"
Chen Fan laughed, "What's the big deal? Didn't we also go to hotels when we were in university?"
"You..."
Su Ruochu's face turned bright red, and she angrily pinched Chen Fan.
"It was clearly you who tricked me, saying you didn't bring your key, that's why I went with you."
Chen Fan's hand mischievously slipped under her nightgown.
"Let's not talk about that now. Wife, let me first submit some homework to you, proving that during your absence, I've always been a faithful husband, following the three obediences and four virtues..."
Su Ruochu immediately got nervous and grabbed Chen Fan's hand.
"Don't, don't mess around. They're at home. How about tomorrow?"
Chen Fan widened his eyes: "Tomorrow has tomorrow's homework. You know me, I was always very enthusiastic about doing homework back in high school."
As he spoke, he had already quickly unbuttoned Su Ruochu's nightgown.
"Don't worry. The soundproofing in this house is excellent..."
...
The next day, Chen Fan gave himself another day off, ignoring everything else to accompany Su Ruochu shopping.
He personally drove, taking Su Ruochu and the Gao siblings out shopping.
This time, Gao Xiaoxi truly witnessed how much her brother-in-law loved her cousin.
Once they entered the store, her brother-in-law didn't even look at the prices. He directly pulled Su Ruochu around for a lap, then casually picked out one piece of clothing after another, placing them in the shop assistant's hands.
Chen Fan understood Su Ruochu. If left to buy on her own, she might end up not buying anything at all.
So Chen Fan took charge of the selection himself. He knew Su Ruochu's preferences, so he just picked what he thought was good and then let Su Ruochu try them on.
As long as Chen Fan thought it looked beautiful, he would wave his hand grandly.
"Wrap up all of these for me."
Gao Xiaoxi watched from the side, dumbfounded. So this was another side of her brother-in-law, so domineering.
So this is how rich people shop.
Why was it that if it were anyone else, she would find this scene extremely vulgar, but when it came to her brother-in-law, Gao Xiaoxi found it so cool and domineering?
Chen Fan was in high spirits while shopping. After picking out several outfits for Su Ruochu, he went on to buy shoes, and finally looked at bags and jewelry.
Su Ruochu adamantly refused to buy jewelry, so Chen Fan picked out several bags, and when Su Ruochu wasn't paying attention, he also bought a jade bracelet.
In Chen Fan's view, Su Ruochu didn't need to wear any gold or silver jewelry at all. Wearing such things would only make her look vulgar.
Only jade, worn on Su Ruochu, could match her noble temperament.
Finally, he didn't forget to say to the Gao siblings: "I'm in a good mood today, you two go pick out a few outfits too, my treat."
Gao Xiaoxi immediately jumped up excitedly.
"Thank you, brother-in-law."
With that, she pulled Su Ruochu away, saying she wanted her cousin to give her some advice.
Chen Fan sat down in the rest area with the shopping bags, glanced at Su Ruochu who was casually browsing with Gao Xiaoxi, then smiled and took out his phone to look.
Several text messages had already come in on his phone, mostly inquiries from the group company.
Tomorrow was the second annual meeting of the group company, and the entire group was preparing for this event.
Although there was a dedicated department responsible for organizing, many things still required Chen Fan's approval.
Chen Fan replied to the text messages one by one, while thinking about inviting Ma Xiaoshuai and his girlfriend out for a gathering tonight.
After sending the messages, he looked up to see Su Ruochu and Gao Xiaoxi walking back towards him.
"Finished so quickly?" Chen Fan teased, "It's a rare opportunity, you know. Once you leave this village, you won't find this shop again."
Gao Xiaoxi had a strange expression: "Cousin..."
Chen Fan then noticed Su Ruochu's expression and quickly stood up.
"What's wrong?"
Su Ruochu came over and said softly, "Something... something happened."
"Teacher Wang passed away."
"Teacher Wang? Which Teacher Wang?"
Chen Fan didn't react at first, until he saw Su Ruochu's hand tightly gripping her phone, and he suddenly realized something.
"You mean our high school homeroom teacher, Wang Qiming?"
Su Ruochu nodded.
"Mm."
"How did you find out?"
"I... I just saw them talking about it in the class QQ group."
Chen Fan wasn't in the class group, so he didn't know about this.
"When did it happen?"
"This noon."
Chen Fan was silent for two seconds, then let out a deep sigh.
During last year's Chinese New Year, they had visited Teacher Wang.
At that time, Teacher Wang had just had surgery and had become so thin he was almost unrecognizable, a far cry from the imposing Chinese teacher they remembered standing at the podium.
However, when they met last time, Teacher Wang's spirit was still quite good.
It's just that they didn't expect that in just a short year...
Teacher Wang finally couldn't hold on.
Su Ruochu walked over to Chen Fan's side and sat down, her mood not very high.
Chen Fan instructed Gao Xiaoxi:
"I'll talk with your cousin for a bit, you go pick out clothes yourself."
"Oh."
Gao Xiaoxi nodded and turned to leave.
Chen Fan then held Su Ruochu's small hand.
"What are you thinking? Do you want to go back tomorrow?"
Su Ruochu turned to look at Chen Fan, her eyes slightly red.
"I... want to go back."
Chen Fan wasn't surprised, and nodded.
"I'll make arrangements. I'll accompany you back tomorrow."
Su Ruochu hurriedly said, "You don't need to. Don't you have the annual meeting the day after tomorrow? It's not appropriate for you as the boss to be absent. I can go back alone."
But Chen Fan shook his head, holding her hand a bit tighter.
"It doesn't matter if I'm not at the annual meeting. No matter what, Teacher Wang was our homeroom teacher."
"Besides, if it wasn't for him arranging for us to be desk mates, I might never have had the chance to pursue you in this lifetime."
"From that perspective, Teacher Wang was our matchmaker."
"I'll accompany you back early tomorrow morning to see Teacher Wang off for the last time."
"Mm."