Chapter 26: A Chance Encounter

Ruan Xingwen sat on the bus for over half an hour and finally arrived at Times Garden. This place is definitely too far from the city center. Going back and forth like this isn’t a solution. In the future, he should think about renting a place in the city center. Walking from the bus stop towards the building where his home is, he inevitably passed through the breakfast street. Smelling the aroma wafting everywhere, Ruan Xingwen, who hadn’t had breakfast, felt even hungrier. "Xingxing! Ruan Xingwen, turn around!" Ruan Xingwen, who was looking around wondering where to eat, heard someone calling his name from behind and turned back, his almond eyes widening instantly. "Ah Yue, you’re still here? Where’s Mr. Yu?" He glanced at the older man beside him, even more surprised. "Grandpa Yu?! How come you’re with Ah Yue... Ah, turns out Ah Yue’s grandpa is Grandpa Yu!" Yu Yue was also very surprised. "Xingxing, you know my grandpa? How did you guys meet? This is really fate!" Mr. Yu was also quite surprised at this point. "Ruan, you also know my Xiao Yue? And the Mr. Yu you just mentioned, is it Yu Xiaozhe?" Ruan Xingwen nodded. This really is fate; who could have guessed that the old man he met in the park a few days ago would be Yu Yue’s grandpa? Moreover, the relationship between Mr. Yu and the old man... "Grandpa Yu, is Mr. Yu also a relative of yours?" Mr. Yu nodded with a laugh. "Yes, he’s a relative; he’s the grandson I wanted to introduce you to a few days ago." The old man then added excitedly. "Later you two come with me to the park. I want to tease Old Zhang, that old fellow, who’s trying to steal my granddaughter-in-law, dreaming!" Upon hearing the term granddaughter-in-law, Ruan Xingwen’s ears and whole face turned red instantly, and he hurriedly retorted. "Grandpa Yu, don’t say such things. Mr. Yu and I are just normal friends. If outsiders hear this, it might cause trouble for Mr. Yu!" The old man waved his hand, showing he was not concerned about what outsiders say. "What’s there to be afraid of misunderstanding? Besides, whether it is a misunderstanding or not, it’s not certain yet. Enough about that, you guys are coming with me to the park, come on, let’s go!" With that, the old man was about to lead them to the park. Yu Yue, busy with his phone all along, interrupted the old man’s movement and stopped him by saying. "Grandpa, we came back with Xingxing last night, and now he’s come over from outside, so he must have gone out early to handle matters, hasn’t had breakfast yet. Don’t pull him along, or he’ll starve and my brother will be worried!" He even began to jest a bit towards the end. Ruan Xingwen glared at him, then explained gently to the old man. "Grandpa Yu, I really haven’t eaten breakfast; today, it’ll have to be you and Yu Yue going to the park. Next time, when there’s a chance, I’ll play chess with you and Grandpa Zhang, how’s that?" Seeing Yu Yue mischievously signaling repeatedly beside the old man, although he understood the meaning, based on what he just said, he wouldn’t comply... Hmph, serves him right for joking around with him. "Hahaha, alright, next time then, you’ve promised me. Old Zhang always says I can’t beat him, hmph, even my granddaughter-in-law can beat him!" With that, he hummed a tune as he headed to the park. Only leaving the blushing Ruan Xingwen standing there, not knowing why he was shy; clearly denying it would be enough, maybe because Yu Xiaozhe’s face perfectly matched his preferences! It’s all his fault! After calming down for a few minutes, he planned to find a breakfast shop to grab a bite; his phone also chimed with a message notification. [Ah Yue: Xingxing... You’re so mean... Why didn’t you save me! I don’t want to go play chess with Grandpa; he always quarrels with Grandpa Zhang and insists on dragging me along to quarrel too!] Seeing the message from Yu Yue, he chuckled and replied. [Wen Xingcui: Serves you right! Hahaha!] After replying, he didn’t look at his phone anymore and went to eat breakfast. During the meal, he constantly felt like he forgot something, but he couldn’t recall what. He figured it out only after finishing breakfast and taking a leisurely walk before going home. Ahhh! He hasn’t added Mr. Yu as a friend yet! But how should he add him? What to say after adding? You can’t just compliment someone on being good-looking and fitting your preferences, right! He paced back and forth in the living room for a while, finally resigned himself by stopping. He admitted, compared to the awkwardness of having nothing to say after adding, he still wanted to add Mr. Yu as a friend. Even if they don’t talk, he can still view his moments! Finally determined, he opened Yu Yue’s chat box. After he replied, Yu Yue sent a few more messages, but he glanced at them and didn’t plan to reply. Now, it’s his turn to ask Yu Yue for a favor... deeply regretting his earlier choice! [Wen Xingcui: Ah Yue... Are you still there...] His reply came instantly. [Ah Yue: If nothing unexpected happens, I’ll be around for the next few decades /smile] [Wen Xingcui: Ah Yue, can you help me with something?] [Ah Yue: /smile] Ruan Xingwen sighed, knowing that the expression indicates Yu Yue was a bit annoyed right now, upset for not taking him away and making him go to the two old men to suffer. This was, to some extent, because his brother left him alone at Grandpa’s house this morning to face the wrath alone. Ruan Xingwen was now just enduring part of the wrath for his brother because some people were cowardly and only dared to pick on easy targets... [Wen Xingcui: I’m sorry, I promise to save you next time! Please be lenient and spare me~] [Ah Yue: Hmph, dare to say there’ll be a next time? /anger] [Wen Xingcui: No, no /aggrieved] Ding~ [Ah Yue: Sent you his contact card; I also told my brother, you can add him directly. I was even guessing when you’d remember to add him as a friend.] [Wen Xingcui: Thanks, Ah Yue~ Why don’t you come over to my place later, I’ll treat you to a meal? It’s just ordinary home-cooked food, surely not as good as those outside...] [Ah Yue: It’s settled then! Let me find a way to escape, and I’ll be over soon! Remember to send me the location!] Ruan Xingwen’s lips curled into a happy smile, sending his location to Yu Yue while accepting the contact card. The contact card’s name was simple [YU], and the profile picture was just a black background with a full moon, minimalist, perfectly matching Mr. Yu’s character. Seeing the introduction showed it displayed the latest ten moments to strangers; Ruan Xingwen knew Mr. Yu hadn’t set his privacy settings on WeChat, obviously not a frequent user. However, even without a setting, it was fine because Mr. Yu hadn’t posted any moments... It’s unclear if this was Mr. Yu’s private WeChat or for work. He tapped the button to apply for adding as friends, sent the application, and quietly waited for acceptance. After ten seconds, the application was not responded to. After a minute, the application was not responded to. After five minutes, the application was not responded to. After ten minutes, Ruan Xingwen put down his phone, feeling that waiting for the acceptance of his application just now was a bit silly.