stepmother

.Chapter 40.

It has been two weeks since he returned to Beijing from the Philippines, and Ruan Jinwen stayed at home without taking a single step.

Entering April, Beijing has begun to be full of spring scenes everywhere.

In the past, the weather is still cold at this time, especially in the morning and evening, when the east wind blows, it can give people a layer of goose bumps.This year is a warm spring, spring comes early, and the wind blows away the smog, leaving the whole capital under the blue sky.Like the paintings of the ancient capitals before, the whole city is magnificent and beautiful.

Ruan Jinwen's home in Beijing is within the second ring road of the city, only a few kilometers away from the Forbidden City. It is also a high-rise luxury residence. He lives in a duplex apartment on the top floor. Looking down from his window, you can see the Forbidden City. Red walls and golden tiles, so the location is not a little bit good.When he bought this apartment, he only spent tens of millions. Over the past few years, the land in Beijing has been speculated again and again, and the price of his apartment has broken through nine figures.

In the past, Ruan Jinwen liked to hold parties at home. As long as there was nothing to do, there would never be a shortage of people at home when he was not going out.Come and play one wave after another. In his words, this house is high above the ground, not grounded, and more people will increase the popularity so that the Feng Shui at home will be alive.

He was not at home for the past six months, and there was only a nanny left in the house. Even the dozens of tropical fish in the fishing tank were all dead. The whole house was lifeless and lifeless.

But this atmosphere suits him well now.

William has been here a few times, the first two times he specifically asked Ruan Jinwen if he wanted to have a party at home or something to drive away bad luck. I'm back in Beijing. Is the party going to let people see what this idiot looks like now?

This was the third time that William would not mention having someone come to his house, but only showed Ruan Jinwen some unimportant documents from the company.

During Ruan Jinwen's absence, the entire Ruan family was in charge of Ms. Ruan Xiangling.Maybe it feels good to have power in hand, or maybe she feels that her son has been depressed and unable to raise his spirits and has not recovered from the previous state, so even though Ruan Jinwen returned to Beijing for two weeks, Ruan Xiangling did not mention letting him return to the company.

Ruan Jinwen was also happy with what he wanted.

Before, he worked hard just to prove his ability in front of Jian Bai, and to prove to everyone that he, Ruan Jinwen, is not just a dandy who eats, drinks and has fun, he can also become a darling in the business world when he works hard.Now that he has fully understood Jian Bai's intentions, so it doesn't matter if he is a spoiled brat, whoever likes to sit in that shitty CEO's seat.

Also because of what happened in the Philippines, my mood has been depressed, so the whole person is listless, and I can't get interested in talking to him.

The nanny opened the door for William, poured him some tea, and told him to wait in the living room downstairs.

William pulled the nanny and asked, "Why is it so late and Vincent hasn't woken up yet?"

The nanny shook her head, leaned over and whispered in William's ear, "Master Wei, the young master has been suffering from insomnia these days, do you want to find a doctor for him?"

"Can't sleep yet? It's been two weeks." William replied after taking a sip of tea.

"Yes, before the flight was bumpy, and I fell asleep after drinking some wine in the middle of the night. I have been staying at home these days, and I have been staying up all night, and I am still in the wine cabinet at three or four in the middle of the night. Looking for wine, there is no shortage of other things at home in the past six months, and the wine in the wine cabinet has been reduced by half when he comes back." "I think he has been in a bad mood, and he doesn't drink some tonic soup for him. Does he have something on his mind? ? Where has the young master been for the past six months?"

The nanny at home only heard that Ruan Jinwen went to Hong Kong, and then Mrs. Ruan came to Ruan Jinwen's residence, and the nanny heard more or less about Ruan Jinwen's disappearance from Mrs. Ruan and others.The nanny has been with Ruan Jinwen for three or four years. Ruan Jinwen protects his shortcomings, and his servants sometimes look higher than the outsiders, so he has always been good to this nanny. Children look, that's why they worry like a real mother at this moment.

However, the fact that Ruan Jinwen ran away to the Philippines is a secret that must not be mentioned to the outside world. Only a few people know that he was trafficked by human traffickers and went to the mining area to mine. William is Ruan Jinwen's confidant. Of course he knows what happened and the seriousness of the situation. He didn't dare to tell the babysitter. Go up there to see if he's up, and take care of him to wash up, I still have something to report to him."

After William finished speaking, he waved to the nanny to signal her to go upstairs quickly.

The nanny smacked her mouth, untied her bib, and walked to the second floor with a pot of freshly boiled water.

The nanny just went upstairs, before she finished her cup of hot tea, the bell of Ruan Jinwen's apartment rang. William walked to the entrance and opened the door. He saw Ruan Jinwen's father, Song Danqing, standing at the door. He respectfully bowed his head and shouted, "You're here!" Welcomed in.

Song Danqing is a well-known master of Chinese studies in China. Since he divorced Ms. Ruan Xiangling five years ago, he has been traveling around the world. In recent years, he has returned to Beijing and worked as a visiting professor in the university he used to teach. Famous, regular lectures.

However, even though he and Ms. Ruan Xiangling divorced, this man's own literati temperament and social prestige are still there, so ordinary people still feel a sense of awe when they see him.Just like William has seen countless celebrities and nobles, but seeing him now, he really didn't dare to make any mistakes.

Song Danqing looked serious and unsmiling on the surface, but in fact he was very easy-going. When he saw William greeted him, he responded peacefully to him. After he changed his shoes and entered the room, he chatted with William familiarly, and opened his mouth. Just ask, "Ah Wen, is he at home?"

William nodded, then took Song Danqing to the sofa in the living room, and when Song Danqing sat down on the sofa, he asked him if he wanted some tea.

Song Danqing waved his hand and said, "Don't be busy, don't treat me like a guest. I heard that Ah Wen is in a bad state recently, so I'll come over to take a look when I pass by today. Why, he hasn't woken up yet?"

William was afraid that he might make a mistake in his actions, so he stood aside with his head down, his body straight.He secretly took a look at this former uncle of the Ruan family. Although he heard that he and Mrs. Ruan had a quarrel outside when they divorced, but now he thinks that Professor Song is a very elegant and personable Chinese. Young man, when he heard what he asked himself, he replied casually, "He must be very happy that you came to see Jinwen in your busy schedule. He slept late last night, and he was fine today, so he slept a little longer. Auntie has already gone up to call him Come on, just sit down, maybe you will come down soon."

"No hurry, take your time." Song Danqing replied immediately, looked at William again, and waved to him, telling him to sit and talk.

After William was sitting on the sofa diagonally opposite him, he asked, "I actually heard something from Ah Wen's mother about his stay in the Philippines, so don't hide anything from me, tell me everything you know .I am his father, and I really want him well."

When Song Danqing spoke, his tone was slow, which was very soothing to other people's moods. William, who was still anxious, put down his psychological defenses and nodded at him, saying, "Tell me, as long as I know tell you."

"Did Ah Wen see something too exciting in the Philippines? After he came back, there was an obstacle in his heart?" It was also straightforward enough, and Song Danqing directly raised the question.

When William was asked by him, his eyes fell directly into the distance, and his thoughts went back to the last night in the Philippines two weeks ago. They should have returned to Beijing that night, but because of some news on TV, Ruan Jinwen insisted on flying back. In Mindanao, they didn't say the reason when they got there, and they took a group of them to the gold mine where the armed conflict occurred.

Later, when I arrived at the gold mine, I was looking for someone like a headless chicken.Although there was a truce at the scene, the explosions caused by the fire still occurred, so the whole environment is very dangerous and it is no longer suitable for people to go rashly.However, Ruan Jinwen didn't listen to the persuasion, and they didn't leave. He took a gas mask and walked into the mining area alone.How dare they leave the crown prince behind and let him take risks? Now they can only follow.

William still clearly remembers the lingering smell of ammunition in the mining area and the endless layers of gunpowder smoke.That scene was really spectacular and tragic, the headless corpse, the bloody body, as well as the mournful wails and heart-piercing cries lingered in the ears of this group of people for a long time.

He withdrew his thoughts and said to Song Danqing, "I did see some exciting things, but that's not the main reason. I think Vincent's friend died, and he has some psychological shadows."

William also remembered that Ruan Jinwen had been looking for someone that day, and only Ruan Jinwen and himself knew the identity of that person.And Ruan Jinwen was completely bewildered at that time, especially when Jian Tianxi could not be found in the entire mining area, and he picked up a cufflink that was exactly the same as Jian Tianxi somewhere, he was completely speechless.

That is to say, from that time on, Ruan Jinwenhe seemed to be a different person, becoming depressed and not talkative, and also began to suffer from insomnia, and also stayed at home, shutting himself in the house in a daze.

"Which friend? Are you on good terms with Ah Wen? How did you die?" Song Danqing probably got to the point and asked after William.

"I didn't say which Vincent it is. I only know that I was born and died with him in the Philippines. Vincent probably experienced this kind of life and death suddenly, and too many things happened in the past six months, so I have all kinds of emotions. , I had too much depression in my heart, this time I didn't pass that hurdle, so it became like this."

William and Ruan Jinwen agreed not to reveal the name of Jian Tianxi. Although he didn't know what happened between Jian Tianxi and Ruan Jinwen, since he agreed, he would help Ruan Jinwen keep the secret.Therefore, in front of Song Danqing, he didn't mention Jian Tianxi at all, and only vaguely mentioned it with a friend who had been through life and death.

Fortunately, Song Danqing didn't get to the bottom of it. After getting a general understanding of the situation, he got up and walked to the stairs.

Before going up the stairs, the upstairs door opened, Ruan Jinwen put on his nightgown and came out.His face was haggard, his eye sockets were sunken, and there were two blue shadows hanging under his eyes. It looked like he hadn't rested well.

In fact, Ruan Jinwen had such a face before. At that time, he was caused by singing and singing every night and playing all night long. But at that time, he was in a strong figure, unlike now, he was more than two circles thinner, and his skin was more than before. It has been darkened a lot, and the whole person can be said to be neither human nor ghost.

Song Danqing frowned, and called him, "Awen" in a worried tone.

He just raised his eyelids.After seeing the person under the stairs clearly, he said in an unprecedentedly dependent tone: "Are you here? Are you here to see me?"

Song Danqing had never seen Ruan Jinwen like this.Most of the time, this son of his is careless and casual. Even if he hasn't washed, he is still full of sunshine, and his smile is even more radiant.But now, he is haggard and mentally weak, and what is even more heartbreaking is that he has lost the brilliance of the past, and his whole person is as sick as Haze in the shadows.

"I came to see you specially to see if you are sick." Song Danqing went up a few steps, and then reached out to support Ruan Jinwen.Unexpectedly, Ruan Jinwen threw himself into his arms in the next second, and began to speak with sobs in his mouth, but his voice was not loud, intermittent, and Song Danqing could vaguely hear him saying: "He is dead, Dad, it's me killed him."

The author has something to say: I updated it at the last time.

I really have a cold physique. I don’t mind asking for anything. There are fewer and fewer comments these days. Is it not good-looking?But I think it's getting better and better.

I really have the heart to cry to death.

Well, you guys continue to be cold, and I will continue the one-man show.