Chapter 11 Life
"Hey, Jinyang, we have finished the general cleaning, let's go play basketball together!" A tall boy with a hearty smile put his arm around Jinyang's neck. He took Jinyang to play together, not only because of his good skills, but also because as long as Jinyang's name was typed, many girls would spontaneously come to cheer.
Jin Yang looked at Rong Yuan who was sitting alone in the window seat, shook his head and said, "Sorry, I have something else to do. Maybe next time."
"Okay then." The boy felt a little regretful, but seeing Rong Yuan on the side, he did not force it and left with his friends.
The classroom suddenly became empty.
The last class on Friday afternoon was the school-wide cleaning, and school ended earlier than usual. By this time, most people in the school had left, and there were only two of them left in the classroom.
Rong Yuan always left school early during this period, so when Jin Yang saw that he hadn't left yet so late, he knew what was going on. He walked to the seat in front of Rong Yuan and sat down, put his hand on the back of the chair, and asked, "Did they ask you to come over today?"
Rong Yuan's eyes revealed disgust, and he whispered, "Yeah."
Jin Yang sighed. He knew how much Rong Yuan hated that family. The best way for them to get along was to never have any contact with each other. But the head of the family would show up from time to time to make his presence felt. Why would they hate each other?
"Let's go together. No one is at home today, so let's go to my house to play games after we're done. I encountered a new level that is extremely difficult, so come and help me." Jin Yang said.
Rong Yuan's expression of keeping people at a distance softened a little, and he even smiled and said, "Okay."
"Okay, let's go eat first." Jin Yang pulled Rong Yuan to stand up. Rong Yuan didn't have much appetite, but he couldn't bear to refuse his kindness, so he followed him.
After turning around, Jin Yang's expression became a little cold.
Rong Yuan didn't like to talk about his background, and his school file also stated that both his parents were dead, but Jin Yang had known him for ten years and was able to piece together a general idea, bit by bit.
Rong Yuan's parents were also students of No. 1 Middle School in City A. They were outstanding in appearance, grades, family background, etc. When they were in school, they were regarded as a perfect match by teachers and classmates, and were often encouraged to be a couple. Later, the two gradually started dating. Because it did not affect their grades, the marriage between the two sides was considered a strong combination. The teachers and parents did not object, and the parents of both sides even suggested that they get engaged after the college entrance examination.
In the last year of high school, the two tasted the forbidden fruit without taking protective measures, and the girl got pregnant. But at that time, she was studying hard for the college entrance examination and didn’t know much about it. She didn’t find out until her belly started to grow significantly. She went to the hospital for a checkup and found that she was already five months pregnant. It would be very harmful to her body to have an induced abortion at this time, and it might make it difficult to get pregnant in the future. Further examinations found that the girl had severe anemia in order to lose weight, and the operation would be life-threatening.
In this way, Rong Yuan's parents had to prepare for the arrival of a new life. Because of this incident, the girl's college entrance examination results were not ideal. But they were still in love at the time, and young men and women in love always felt that they could overcome any difficulties in the world. So the two families decided to have a child first, and after the child was born, the girl would take the college entrance examination again next year, strive to get into the same university as the boy, and get married as soon as they graduated from university.
However, things change. The girl stayed at home all day during her pregnancy, her skin became dull, her figure became out of shape, and her personality became sour and suspicious. The boy, on the other hand, shone brightly in the colorful university life. He faced outstanding girls from all over the country who gathered in this top university all day, but he changed his mind in less than half a year. The two families became enemies because of this.
The girl was straightforward and said, "Since you are so heartless, I'll divorce you." She threw the child into an orphanage as soon as he was born. However, a distant relative of the boy somehow got the news and went to the orphanage to adopt Rong Yuan, who was only a few days old at the time.
Rong Guangde adopted Rong Yuan, more because he held the idea of the old school that the blood of the clan should not be abandoned outside at will. It is not necessarily true that he had deep feelings for Rong Yuan. When Rong Yuan asked about his parents when he was young, Rong Guangde told him the facts in detail without considering whether such a young child could accept it. Since then, Rong Yuan has never mentioned the word parents again. When Jin Yang was a child, he had seen the way the two of them got along. An old man and a child were doing their own things in the same room, and they could not say a word for a whole day, just like two strangers who had nothing to do with each other. That kind of atmosphere made Jin Yang feel very uncomfortable. It was hard to imagine how Rong Yuan could endure it day after day.
But people are all made of flesh and blood, and Rong Yuan is the kind of "other people's child". As time goes by, their feelings naturally become deep. Before Rong Guangde died, he left a will to let Rong Yuan inherit all his inheritance, and the only property was also registered under Rong Yuan's name. At the same time, he also contacted Rong Yuan's biological father and asked him to continue to take care of Rong Yuan after his death.
However, Rong's father was already successful in his career, had a harmonious family, and lived a happy life. How could he let Rong Yuan's "mistake" that had been basically forgotten affect his beautiful life now? But if Rong Yuan, who was only 13 years old at the time, had no guardian, he would have been sent to an orphan as an orphan. Rong's father felt that he could not afford to lose this person, so he asked his cousin Rong Lixin, who he had raised up, to take on the guardianship responsibility.
Rong Lixin also had his own family, and he knew that his cousin didn't care about this son, or even wished that he had never existed. Therefore, Rong Lixin only took over the guardianship in name, but never gave him a meal. Rong Yuan grew up alone in that deserted house. Fortunately, Rong Lixin's family was also wealthy, and he never coveted the house and the hundreds of thousands of savings that Rong Guangde left to Rong Yuan - even though he always looked at Rong Yuan as if he was looking at a pile of garbage on the road that was an eyesore but could not be stepped on - he still handed over all the inheritance to Rong Yuan without losing a cent.
None of his blood relatives have ever thought about him. How difficult would it be for a child to grow up alone, even if he is rich?
Jin Yang knew very well that Rong Yuan looked cool and capable, but in fact, he had no life skills. He could not even cook instant noodles half-cooked or mushy. During the half-month military training in high school, he was the only one who could not fold a square quilt even though he was so serious. It looked like a crooked pile of poop. Jin Yang had to help him redo it every time. There were countless examples like this. Rong Yuan often made Jin Yang wonder how he could live peacefully until now.
Therefore, every time Rong Yuan’s “relatives” were mentioned, Rong Yuan himself had no reaction, but Jin Yang often felt resentful for him.
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Monday to Friday is the time for Rong Lixin to work, which cannot be affected; Saturday and Sunday are the time for him to enjoy the leisure time with his family or go out for entertainment, which cannot be ruined. So every time he has something to do with Rong Yuan, he will find him on Friday night.
A few years ago, when Rong Yuan first came to visit, the family was having dinner. Before he came, Rong Lixin also told him to come for a simple meal, which was no different from what he said now, but Rong Yuan stood in the hallway for a long time, and no one asked him to sit down, or even brought him a pair of slippers. The dark-eyed boy stood aside, holding the strap of his schoolbag tightly, but did not say a word. After the family finished their meal happily, Rong Lixin came over, picking his teeth, and sent him away after talking about the transfer of custody and property.
Since then, Rong Yuan became smarter. He never came to visit them unless there was something important. If there was something important, he would wait until they finished their meal before going over. He would talk to them at the door and then leave without staying. Rong Lixin was very satisfied with his tact.
In fact, Rong Yuan would rather he finish talking on the phone. But Rong Lixin always likes to call him to his house no matter how big or small the matter is. If he doesn't go, he will call his class teacher and school leaders. And his attitude is always condescending, not like an elder talking to a younger person, but more like a policeman talking to a prisoner.
After Jin Yang accidentally discovered this, every time he saw Rong Yuan not going home on Friday afternoons and waiting at school, he knew that Rong Lixin had called him over to "lecture" him. He always found an excuse to follow him, because at least Rong Lixin would restrain himself a little for the sake of his father and grandfather and would not say anything too harsh.
Rong Lixin had intended to teach Rong Yuan a lesson this time. The video and photos of Rong Yuan catching the thief were uploaded to the Internet by some passengers at the time. Many female netizens forwarded the post while shouting "how handsome and cool he is". The spread was quite wide, and Rong Yuan became famous. Even the reporter from City A TV station wanted to go to No. 1 Middle School to interview Rong Yuan and his teachers and classmates, but Rong Lixin stopped them by using his connections.
Rong Lixin now works in the Justice Bureau and holds a position of some importance. Although not many people know that Rong Yuan is under his guardianship, if Rong Yuan complains to reporters about the cold reception he has received over the years, whether the media believes it or not, it will have some negative impact on Rong Lixin. He wanted to warn Rong Yuan not to talk nonsense, but seeing Jin Yang always following Rong Yuan like a dog-skin plaster, he couldn't help but have a headache, so he said a few words and sent them away.
Rong Lixin also had his own backers in the officialdom, so he didn't need to curry favor with Jin Yang, the son of the Public Security Bureau chief, but he still had to be cautious. He couldn't understand how Rong Yuan, who was as stubborn as a stone in the toilet, could have such a relationship.
Downstairs in the apartment building, Rong Yuan exhaled deeply, as if exhaling all the disgusting things. Then he asked Jin Yang with a smile: "What game were you talking about before?"
