In that instant, what flashed through Luo Zhaoyao's mind was not happiness, but anger.
How dare she ask that question so calmly?
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, would this woman have managed to fool him?
She had clearly acted so intimately with other men.
"I don't want to!"
Luo Zhaoyao tilted his head slightly, seeming somewhat repulsed by Tang Ruanruan's approach.
This made Tang Ruanruan sense that something was off.
Did he despise her?
"Why wouldn't you want to? Do you have other options?"
She held up the lunchbox and moved closer to Luo Zhaoyao; this was her cheat for studying, how could she give it up?
Thoughts surged in her mind, the strongest being worry.
She feared that if Luo Zhaoyao found another option, she would be completely out of luck.
Luo Zhaoyao really wanted to ask her how she could ask so casually, didn't she know what she had done?
But what standing did he have?
Luo Zhaoyao controlled the wheelchair into the courtyard, while Tang Ruanruan beside him kept chattering endlessly.
"You should go back, it's not right between you and me."
After careful consideration, Luo Zhaoyao chose to give up. After today, he felt that the massage from yesterday was just an illusion.
If he made any Promise to Tang Ruanruan for the sake of his legs, he felt he couldn't follow through.
Tang Ruanruan didn't know what had happened; things were fine this morning, and she thought they were getting familiar, yet this man so easily said it wasn't right.
Tears welled up in her eyes; she was never someone thick-skinned.
"Are you really not going to reconsider? I'm not that bad, am I?"
Tang Ruanruan tried hard to control herself, but the tears fell uncontrollably.
She told herself she couldn't be a crybaby; that was completely useless.
But she couldn't help it.
She thought of her previous life after being schemed against by Gu Jiaxuan, where she only felt anger and wanted to stay away from scumbags and bitches, but this time she felt wronged.
Luo Zhaoyao hadn't expected Tang Ruanruan to start crying so suddenly, which made him feel awkward.
Although he had seen many women cry, no woman had ever made his heart panic like this.
But he had just chased her away; if he couldn't say something now, wouldn't it be too embarrassing?
He pursed his lips and remained silent.
Tang Ruanruan forcefully wiped away her tears, still wanting to fight for it, as her medical studies needed this cheat.
"If you reject me, you must give me a reason. If the reason is sufficient, I swear I will never come looking for you again!"
She raised three fingers and said it very seriously.
At that moment, Luo Zhaoyao felt his heart clench; he suddenly realized a problem.
"My leg is Crippled; many a Doctor said there is no hope."
There was a hint of nervousness in his voice, but only he knew it.
Tang Ruanruan froze for a moment, then sniffled after a long pause.
"That's it?"
Her little expression was too cute, as if she knew how ridiculous the problem he mentioned was.
"That's it!"
He was certain!
Of course, he couldn't ask what was on his mind.
Tang Ruanruan burst out laughing.
"Oh my, I thought it was something serious. I already said I don't care about that. Whether you can stand up in the future or remain like this, I won't have any complaints. Please don't send me away, okay? I will strive to be a good wife."
She blinked her big eyes, smiling through her tears; that moment was the most beautiful.
Luo Zhaoyao was affected by her.
But a small knot in his heart was suppressed, and he didn't ask.
"I don't need a good wife!"
His voice was a bit awkward, but he didn't drive Tang Ruanruan away again.
Tang Ruanruan had always been doted on by her family, so she was best at discerning a person's emotions; otherwise, how could everyone spoil her?
Seeing the softening in Luo Zhaoyao's expression, she immediately took his hand and pushed him into the house.
She opened the lunchbox; this time it was pork trotters stewed with mung beans and lily bulbs.
Luo Zhaoyao was shocked by this medicinal cuisine.
"Do your family spoil you too much? Indulging you in such extravagance?"
It was medicinal cuisine every day, not to mention that meat coupons were hard to come by—how did she manage it?
Tang Ruanruan held her head up proudly. Tears were still clinging to her eyelashes, but her face was already smiling.
"Secret!"
Luo Zhaoyao watched as Tang Ruanruan pushed the lunchbox in front of him, then settled onto the sofa next to him to start reading. Her demeanor was completely different from the little fox who had run away during the day.
If he had to make a comparison, Luo Zhaoyao probably preferred Tang Ruanruan at this moment; at least she was comfortable to look at.
Unknowingly, Luo Zhaoyao not only finished the bowl of soup but also ate the pork trotters inside—it was quite outrageous.
Tang Ruanruan had originally planned to stay longer. She had obtained quite a few medicinal herb seeds from the medical hall today and wanted to learn a bit more before returning to plant them in her space, at least knowing their names and functions.
She hadn't expected Luo Zhaoyao to eat so quickly, and she suddenly regretted that the soup she brought wasn't enough.
She closed her book, still somewhat reluctant.
"Why did you eat so fast? You should drink soup slowly!"
After Tang Ruanruan finished talking, she met Luo Zhaoyao's strange gaze.
Her face immediately turned red. She was used to complaining to her brothers, so the words slipped out subconsciously. Would this man dislike her?
She immediately grinned, trying to cover up what she had just said.
Luo Zhaoyao's ear tip also flushed slightly.
He didn't know why, even though he had anorexia, he found himself having an unusual appetite for the medicinal cuisine Tang Ruanruan brought. He couldn't control himself and ate too much.
It was awkward.
The atmosphere was a bit strange; the two looked at each other but didn't talk.
Finally, Tang Ruanruan noticed his leg and, inspired, said, "Since you're done eating, how about I give you another massage?"
This time Luo Zhaoyao didn't speak; he felt conflicted inside.
He always felt that if he continued to pestering Tang Ruanruan, things he couldn't control might happen.
Clearly, Tang Ruanruan didn't know his complicated inner turmoil. She directly reached out, rolled up his trouser leg, and her fair finger grasped his leg.
Speaking of which, Luo Zhaoyao had hairy legs, the kind with long leg hair.
When Tang Ruanruan massaged him, the leg hair easily got tangled. Her brothers at home also had leg hair, but not as exaggerated as Luo Zhaoyao's. She recalled her brothers saying that men with a lot of leg hair usually had a heavy... [implied sexual vigor].
Her face couldn't help but turn red.
Her gaze darted around uncontrollably.
As for Luo Zhaoyao, the tingling sensation returned due to her massage, and his gaze remained fixed on Tang Ruanruan.
And so, their gazes met at some point, freezing on the area near the base of his thigh.
Tang Ruanruan was originally over-imagining things and trying hard to clear some junk from her mind when her gaze collided with Luo Zhaoyao's.
After Luo Zhaoyao's gaze followed where Tang Ruanruan was looking, he felt all his muscles tense up.
This woman, where exactly was she looking?
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