Chapter 420 I“m Afraid, Ruan Yang. I Really Don“t Want You To Recover Your Memories
He Mingshan pouted. “Didn’t he say he has a deep grudge against Xin Ziao? Isn’t that why he’s with Ruan Yang?”
“Mom, don’t think of your son as such a superficial person.” Li Shaobin corrected her gloomily. “I wouldn’t force myself to be with a person just for revenge. I really like Ruan Yang. I like her a lot and I also intend to marry her. Don’t try to stop me. Even if you do, I won’t listen to you. You should know my temperament.”
“Son, did Ruan Yang charm you with some tactics?” He Mingshan was anxious. “When she was with Xin Ziao, I heard they were together for a few years. I don’t believe that she would suddenly fall for you. You’re innocent. Don’t be deceived by her. She might have some ulterior motive.”
“What motive? To covet the Li Family’s fortunes?” Li Shaobin interrupted her unhappily. “She has money too. Besides, Ruan Yang isn’t like that. I was the one who chased after her. I didn’t think I would like her in the past, but Ruan Yang, who’s lost her memory, made me get to know her all over again. Mom, everything you see on the news is just defamatory reports. You must get to know someone personally to know if that person is good or not. In any case, I think Ruan Yang is pretty good and she was also a victim in her relationship with Xin Ziao, so she made the wrong choice. Besides, the Xin Family is full of self-interested people. You should know just by interacting with Xin Ziao’s mom.”
“It’s exactly because I know there are no good people in the Xin Family which is why I object to it.” He Mingshan sighed continuously. “If people from the Xin Family were to find out, I would definitely be ridiculed to death by Wang Yuting. The others would also laugh at me.”
“So be it,” Li Shaobin said. “I thought about this problem before when I first liked Ruan Yang. Xin Ziao would definitely mock me even though he already belittles me. I also thought of just keeping it inside, but I couldn’t. I just wanted to see her every day. After that, I thought things through. If they want to laugh, let them laugh. I wouldn’t mind what others think of me. Compared to other people’s opinions, I care more about Ruan Yang as a person. Don’t try to stop me anymore. I finally fell in love with a woman, so if you stop me, I’ll never get married for the rest of my life. I’ll look for a man.”
“Aiyo, don’t.” Grandma Li was worried. She had already accepted that her grandson could look for a man to spend the rest of his life with as long as he wasn’t all alone. Even if it was about continuing the family name, she had other grandsons to do so. However, it would definitely be best if he could fall in love with a woman. After all, he could still have children. “Alright, we won’t stop you. You can be with whoever you like. If you want to get married, bring her home earlier to meet us.”
“Mom, how can you…” Li Congyang frowned and sighed. It had been like that ever since he was young. The old lady would treat her grandson like a treasure.
“Don’t say anything else,” Grandma Li said. “Don’t keep saying that I pamper Binbin unconditionally. I think what Binbin said makes sense. The Xin family is a bunch of bad apples. Also, Binbin chose love instead of his ego and that is an act of a real man. He can go with the flow. I admire that. You people are too materialistic and realistic.”
“Grandma Li, I know you treat me the best.” Li Shaobin wrapped his arms around the old lady’s arm with a grin. “I’ll bring Ruan Yang over to let you have a look. She’s very smart and refined.”
“Good, good, good. You’re all different now that you have a girlfriend. You even know how to use an idiom (1. Li Shaobin used an idiom to describe Ruan Yang).”
Li Congyang and Grandpa Li exchanged glances helplessly. Now that the old lady had spoken, it seemed like this matter would have to pass.
However, the thought of Li Shaobin being with a celebrity like Ruan Yang with a bad reputation made their heads ache.
But this son of his didn’t have much of a good reputation anyway. Aye, it looked like it’d be up to him.
He Mingshan felt the worst. She could already sense that there would definitely be a huge quarrel between her and Wang Yuting in the near future. After all, she was one to protect her child so her son’s girlfriend wasn’t someone to be humiliated either.
He Mingshan sighed. “Then when are you bringing her home for a meal? Since you’re thinking about marriage, you have to bring her back and officially introduce her to us.”
“Aiya, we haven’t been together for long yet. I’ll naturally bring her back when the time comes.” Li Shaobin swaggered off upstairs to sleep after saying that. He didn’t want to continue going on and on with these people.
He Mingshan was still worried as she watched his retreating back. “Zhongchi, you’d better get someone to investigate Ruan Yang. Find out what kind of person she is. Binbin was just cheated by that female cop previously. I’m afraid it’ll happen again.”
Li Zhongchi frowned. “I’ll definitely have it looked up.”
Although it was rare for Li Shaobin to fall for a woman, they still wouldn’t allow people with ulterior motives to enter the Li Family.
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When he entered his room, Li Shaobin gave Ruan Yang a call.
Ruan Yang hadn’t reached her apartment yet. She was driving with her earpiece on. She said softly, “I’m driving.”
“I know you’re driving. You’re on your way back after taking Xiaoxia home, right?” Li Shaobin sounded gloomy.
Ruan Yang felt helpless. She even instructed Li Xiaoxia not to tell his family so she didn’t think that Li Shaobin would find out so quickly. “Yeah, I went to Lu Shan with Xiaoxia in the afternoon to look at the snow. Then we had dinner together and I sent him home after that.”
Li Shaobin said bitterly, “Then why didn’t you say so? You even kept it from me and said you had something to do. I haven’t even seen snow with you. I’m your boyfriend. Your boyfriend. Every time I ask you out for a meal, you just want to have plain soup at your house.”
Ruan Yang was a little angry. She scoffed, “I made soup specifically for you at home, yet you actually call it plain soup?”
Li Shaobin quickly covered his mouth guiltily. “Although the soup you make is delicious, I want to have hotpot. We haven’t had hotpot together. In any case, I’m jealous.”
“It wasn’t just with some other people; it was your nephew and he’s just a child in his first year of middle school. What’s there to be jealous of?” Ruan Yang found it funny and infuriating. “Do you have nothing to be jealous about?”
“Even a middle school kid in his first year is still a male. Besides…” Li Xiaoxia hesitated for a while and still decided to reveal Li Xiaoxia’s true self unethically. “Besides, Li Xiaoxia matured very early. I even caught him reading a dirty novel in his room the other day.”
“Really?” Ruan Yang was stunned. She suddenly laughed. “That’s pretty interesting.”
“Interesting your head.” Li Shaobin continued to badmouth his nephew. “He’s been thinking of getting a girlfriend and you’re his idol. His room is filled with photos of you. He might even be thinking of pursuing you.”
“You must be crazy.” Ruan Yang let out a laugh. “Many people put up posters of me, alright? Kids these days mature at a very young age, but I’m more than 10 years older than him. Don’t be so dirty-minded. He’s your nephew. How can you badmouth him?”
Li Shaobin was frustrated. Instead of making her detest Li Xiaoxia, she ended up blaming him. “In any case, even if he’s my nephew, anyone who fights with me for my woman is unforgivable. I’ve already told my family that we’re together.”
“What?” Ruan Yang got such a rude shock that she almost stepped on the brakes. “Didn’t I tell you to not tell anyone for the time being?”
“You only said Changqing and the others but you didn’t include my family,” Li Shaobin said. “I’m serious about you; I even have marriage in mind. I’m not fooling around. I’d have to tell them sooner or later.”
Ruan Yang sighed softly. She was already at a loss for words. However, she did still feel a little touched. After all, she could feel how sincere he was. “Then what was your parents’ reaction? They must’ve found it hard to accept.”
“They’re already used to it. I’ve done all sorts of preposterous things since I was young anyway. I told them if they were to stop me, I would find a man instead of a woman to spend the rest of my life with,” Li Shaobin said with a grin. “They didn’t object after that. My grandma even said she wanted to meet you. Ruan Yang, don’t worry. I’m the little king in our family. They all have to listen to me and I’ll listen to you.”
Ruan Yang broke out into a laugh but it was a laugh with mixed feelings. “Shaobin, I’m very grateful for all that you’ve done for me and also for all your care, but what I want to do the most now is to recover my memory.”
Li Shaobin was dumbfounded. He felt unwell all over. “Why do you want to recover your memories? Things are pretty good right now.”
“No, I think I need to recover my memories. That would be the responsible thing to do for you and also the friends around me,” Ruan Yang said. “I went to the university I studied at today and I think I could remember some things faintly. I feel like I can recover my memories soon.”
Li Shaobin felt a chill from head to toe. He didn’t speak for a very long time.
“Alright, I have to enter the elevator now. We’ll talk about other things tomorrow,” Ruan Yang said softly.
“No, Ruan Yang.” Li Shaobin licked his dry lips. “Actually, I don’t really want you to recover your memory. I’m afraid you won’t like me anymore after you recover your memories.”
“You’re referring to remembering about Xin Ziao?” Ruan Yang said. “I don’t hate that person a lot right now.”
“That’s because… you don’t remember your love for him anymore now,” Li Shaobin said gloomily. “You used to really love him. Ruan Yang, to be honest, if it were someone else, I wouldn’t be unconfident, but it’s Xin Ziao. I might not admit to it but sometimes, I also think that he’s been more popular with women than me since we were young. You left the entertainment industry to live in Norway because of him. I’m afraid, Ruan Yang. I really don’t want you to recover your memories.”
Ruan Yang was startled. What kind of fear would make Li Shaobin tell her that he was afraid?
After hearing him say that, a person as certain as her wavered at that moment as well. Yeah. She seemed to have failed to consider his concerns by wanting to recover her memories so much.