Chapter 132 She regretted leaving without saying goodbye
I stayed there holding the gift for a short while, probably only about two minutes.

Ke Bing walked over from the side of the curved garden with brisk steps. Her skirt swept over the low bushes beside her, and her sneakers stepped on the green stone bricks.

When she saw Chen Yuan, a smile appeared on her lips and she walked faster.

"This way~"

Chen Yuan suddenly heard the voice and turned around, then Ke Bing in a white dress came into her sight.

Different from her last outfit, she seemed to be glowing as she faced the sun.

Ke Bing is indeed very beautiful. The long skirt makes her look very light, and the breeze blowing her skirt makes people feel young and innocent. She has a low ponytail on her head tied with a strawberry-shaped hair tie.

Wearing white socks and sneakers, she looks like she’s back in high school.

Chen Yuan stared at her approaching movements, and was a little dazed for a moment, as if he remembered the long, long time ago, when Sister Rourou came back from school with a suitcase and walked into the alley to call for him to help get her things...

"Why do you bring so many things? Didn't I tell you not to take anything? Xiaoyuan, you become more polite as you grow older." Ke Bing took the gift box from him with some resentment.

Her voice disturbed Chen Yuan's thoughts. He came back to his senses and tactfully turned his eyes away from her.

It’s instinctive to take a look.

It's impolite to keep looking at him. He has a girlfriend.

"My mom has reminded me many times that I feel embarrassed to come here empty-handed for a meal."

"Humph, you ate at my house a lot when you were little. I even fed you at the beginning. Didn't you feel embarrassed at that time?"

"Feed me? It was so many years ago, I don't remember."

"Just pretend... Hey, how did you get here? You couldn't have run all the way here carrying things. That would be too tiring."

The two walked side by side along the garden, and Ke Bing asked casually.

"I'm not that stupid. I drove here." Turning his head, Chen Yuan pointed at the main entrance of the community and said calmly, "The security guard told me to park there. It's fine as long as I don't stay there for too long."

"You've already passed the driving test? I can't tell."

Ke Bing looked in the direction he pointed.

There was only one car parked outside the community gate, which was Chen Yuan's small BMW Mini.

Seeing the car parked there safely, Ke Bing was stunned for a moment, and his eyes immediately fell on the local license plate.

"Rented?" she asked.

"Correct."

"Local car rentals are quite expensive, and you want a convertible. You must be rich, Xiaoyuan."

"It's okay, it's not my money."

Chen Yuan smiled and didn't care about this topic.

But what he didn't know was.

After saying this, Ke Bing's eyes suddenly flickered, and a conflicted emotion appeared in his eyes.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something but hesitated.

Just as she had expected, she knew that Chen Yuan's family was not wealthy, and was an ordinary family like her own. When she first met Sister Chi Yu, she felt something was wrong.

Chi Yu is a top-level fishing companion, and it costs about 6-10k per time, not counting other additional items.

Now her guess has been further verified.

Sure enough... Xiaoyuan's girlfriend is a wealthy woman, and she probably has a job, so Xiaoyuan doesn't have any financial pressure.

she thought.

Most students, after entering university, will clearly feel that the daily spending gap between classmates from different families is particularly large. Coupled with their age differences, it is easy for them to engage in childish comparisons.

Envy what others have and feel inferior about what you don’t have.

Slowly, you will involuntarily fall into the whirlpool of vanity.

Realize how important money is.

Ke Bing was afraid that Chen Yuan was like this too. No wonder he was dating a girl who was eight years older than him. She was rich and beautiful, and no one could resist her...

Enter the elevator together.

Her thoughts were in a mess, so she naturally spoke less.

The elevator is in the process of rising.

If Chen Yuan knew what she was thinking, staying in the same space with her, he would definitely be a fool.

Dating a rich woman for money...how could such a thing happen to him? Although he has never had that thought, he is afraid that there is no one in the entire university who has a better family background than him.

Even Jiang Ning and Jiang Yao's family backgrounds were dozens of times worse than his.

……

Dili——

The door opens.

As soon as Chen Yuan stepped in, he smelled the aroma of food filling the living room. After a careful sniff, he immediately identified sweet and sour spare ribs and cold pig ears. The sour, spicy and fragrant aroma was wafting everywhere.

A little girl with pigtails was lying on the carpet in the living room, hitting her building blocks quite vigorously. There were a few dolls beside her.

"Turtle is Mouse's good friend, you...you can't be together, Mouse needs to find a female Mouse!"

The tender and clear voice of a child rang out, bringing tenderness to people's hearts.

The little girl looked about four or five years old. She was wearing a light yellow shirt, a small skirt and small shoes that all looked particularly small.

She was enjoying herself as if no one was around, and didn't even look up when she heard the door open.

"Mengmeng, don't smash the toys, or I'm going to beat you up!"

Ke Bing, who walked in right after Chen Yuan, saw her action and immediately frowned and scolded her.

Mengmeng looked up and saw Ke Bing hiding the building blocks behind him, sticking out his tongue and laughing, his eyes curved into crescents.

She shouted sweetly, "Sister, you're back!"

"Xiao Yuan! Oh, you've grown so tall now!"

Hear sounds.

A woman wearing leather gloves and an apron walked out of the room, her hair was pinned up and she was holding a kitchen knife in her hand.

The moment she saw Chen Yuan, a look of great surprise appeared in the woman's eyes.

Before she could even put down the kitchen knife, she walked over, raised her face, and wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

"Auntie, long time no see." "Long time no see... It's been a long time! Xiaoyuan is so big now, I don't even dare to recognize you."

Putting down the things in her hands, Aunt Ke's eyes were filled with tears. She was so excited that she couldn't express it in words. She stood on tiptoe and hugged Chen Yuan tightly.

Chen Yuan also took the initiative to lower his body, feeling the long-lost warmth.

I could still hear Aunt Ke's constant nagging in my ears.

"I haven't seen you in the past few years since I left Qishui County. We have always wanted to go back, but the journey is so long that we don't have time every year... Auntie misses you so much... I have wanted to hug you like this for a long time."

When I was young.

Mother Chen was strict in her discipline and was always criticized.

Chen Yuan always hid at Aunt Ke's place, wiping his tears while eating, and didn't dare to go home.

The aunt comforted him, kept scolding Chen's mother for being stricter with her son than with her students, told him to stop crying, and rubbed his hair.

In the blink of an eye.

So many years have passed.

It can be said that at that time he thought more than once why his mother was not Aunt Ke, and he always envied Sister Rourou for having such a good mother.

Thinking about it now, this idea was quite naive.

Being held in his arms, Chen Yuan couldn't say anything and just pursed his lips.

Ke Bing, who was watching from the side, was also somewhat moved.

Mengmeng was still wondering who this brother who suddenly showed up was.

Mr. Ke, who was in the study, also pushed open the door and came over.

"Xiao Yuan, I heard that you were admitted to Lanjing University. I haven't had time to congratulate you yet." Dad Ke pushed his glasses and patted his shoulder, "Well done!"

"Uncle, I wanted to tell you something. You tutored me a lot when I was a kid. My physics grades were always good in high school, and I got high scores in the college entrance exam."

"Hahaha, Xiao Yuan is still so good at talking."

When Mr. Ke heard this, his face immediately lit up.

Teachers love to hear this.

"Uncle and aunt, this is the gift I brought for you, a little token of my appreciation..."

"Come on, look at what else you brought with you, this is too formal!"

"No, no, no, you have to take it. You can't be less polite."

"What etiquette do we have to discuss between our two families? You kid! We are just here for a home-cooked meal." Aunt Ke got anxious when she saw him carrying a lot of boxes and a lot of bags. She was about to hit him. "I think it was your mother's idea again."

"No... I wanted to take it myself." Chen Yuan's cheeks flushed and he scratched his head.

"Look, Xiao Yuan scratches his head whenever he tells a lie, and he hasn't changed this habit yet."

Being exposed in an instant, Chen Yuan stopped pretending. The awkwardness and anxiety he had felt on the road were completely resolved.

"It was indeed my mother who said that, but I picked the gift myself... Uncle, this is the Biluochun tea I bought for you. I know you love drinking tea, so I found a shop that sells purple clay teapots. Auntie... These are the skin care products and facial masks I bought for you, and the music box for Mengmeng..."

Before he came, he thought that since it was a gift, it definitely couldn't be something ordinary.

Best to have one per person.

It also shows enough care.

So I thought about the family's preferences and went to several stores.

Most northerners are like this, they respond to enthusiasm with enthusiasm, and respond to sincerity with sincerity. Just looking at the meals he had when he was a child, Chen Yuan also feels that he should do the same.

There was a brief exchange of pleasantries.

After Chen Yuan gave the gift, although Aunt Ke still blamed him, her eyes showed happiness.

The gift had been placed properly on the coffee table. She kept praising Chen Yuan for growing up and being sweet and sensible.

I feel shy when I praise Chen Yuan.

"Mengmeng, this is your gift, say thank you to your brother quickly."

Mengmeng, with a confused look on her face, got a new toy and couldn't wait to unpack it. When she heard her mother's words, she raised her face and looked at the handsome brother in front of her with a little shyness.

Whispered: "Thank you, brother..."

"Cute."

Chen Yuan pinched her little face.

The whole round has been delivered.

Ke Bing beside him was still watching with a smile, not realizing that he also had a gift.

She didn't even think about it.

"By the way, Sister Rourou, there's something for you."

Suddenly, Chen Yuan took out a white box from the packaging bag and handed it to her.

"I...I have one too?"

She was stunned.

"Have."

After Chen Yuan handed it to her, he turned around nonchalantly and was pulled to the study by Mr. Ke.

Dad Ke said, "Cooking is a woman's job, let's have a good chat," and then closed the door of the study.

"Your father must be showing off his collection of books to Xiao Yuan again."

"what……"

Ke Bing smiled and looked down at the white box.

Inside were new models of headphones, which were quite expensive.

He knew that Ke Bing liked listening to music.

It's been so long, but I haven't forgotten it.

She looked at the gift and suddenly felt extremely complicated, with an uncontrollable sense of guilt suddenly welling up in her heart.

I regret so much, why did I leave without saying goodbye...

(End of this chapter)