This wasnât his first time to be ignored by Lin Ruoxi but it was never without him knowing the reason why. They were doing fine yesterday so what changed in a day?
Yang Chen ran after Lin Ruoxi and blocked her way, âDear, whatâs wrong? What have I done this time?â
Lin Ruoxi ignored him and walked towards the door.
The guards could sense the tension between them which made them stand tall, pretending as though they couldnât hear and see anything.
Yang Chen scratched his head out of confusion as he followed behind her. Seeing her cold expression made it hard for him to strike up a conversation.
âRuoxi, donât be like this. Tell me anything, Iâll change if Iâve made a mistake. If youâre not happy about something, tell me and Iâll cheer you upâŚIâm thinking of bringing you and Lanlan to buy some new clothes since itâs our first time celebrating Chinese New Year hereâŚâ
Yang Chen kept coaxing her but Lin Ruoxi showed no intention to respond. Once she carried Lanlan into her room, Lin Ruoxi locked Yang Chen outside!
It was already midnight and everyone was asleep so no one knew what happened between them.
Yang Chen was dumbfounded. Why was he so unfortunate? He was already frustrated about his cultivation and now his wife was giving him the cold shoulder.
But he was completely clueless about why!
Right at this moment, Yang Chenâs mobile phone buzzed and he picked it up to see that Hui Lin had texted her.
âBrother Yang, are you free to talk now?â
Yang Chen smiled softly at her cautiousness.
Once he found a quiet spot to talk, Yang Chen dialled Hui Linâs number and she picked up immediately.
âYouâre in Beijing?â
âAre you preparing for your comeback? Is that why youâre still awake?â Yang Chen asked.\nHui Lin hummed as a response and she hesitated before asking, âBrother YangâŚis sis home yet?â
Yang Chenâs eyes lit up. Right, Hui Lin might know what happened, âI almost forgot to ask you, whatâs wrong with your sister? She was so icy that I almost froze. What did I do wrongly this time?â
Hui Lin sighed, âI wanted to talk to you about this. She picked me up from the airport and weâŚwe saw you and Princess JaneâŚâ
âSaw Jane and IâŚâ Yang Chenâs eyes widened and he clenched his hand, âAre you saying that Ruoxi knew about Jane and I?â
âYeah, she looked calm but I think sheâs really upset. Seriously, why didnât you realise that we were behind you?!â Hui Lin was frustrated too.
Yang Chen sighed internally. I didnât want this to happen, itâs just that I donât dare to use my cultivation.
Yang Chen didnât dare to say it out loud since he didnât want to worry her.
âI wasnât thinking straight so I didnât notice you guys,â Yang Chen made up an excuse, âThanks for telling me or else my head will explode from thinking about my mistake.â
Hui Lin paused and said softly, âBrother Yang, I donât think we should tell sis about our relationship yet. Iâm afraid she canât take it. Lanlanâs identity too, it might be too much for her to take. You should for a while more before you tell her about Lanlanâs identity.â
Yang Chen had the exact same thoughts and he was grateful that she could do this for Lin Ruoxi.
Feelings couldnât be controlled and although Hui Lin didnât wish for this to happen, she could no longer lie to herself.
The only thing she could do was to minimise the blow on Lin Ruoxi.
Yang Chen tried to think of a way to coax Lin Ruoxi but he had to wait for an opportunity since Lin Ruoxi wouldnât even look at him.\nFor that night, Yang Chen looked for a random guest room to sleep in, but he was actually wide awake the whole night, thinking of a way to redeem himself.
Just a few moments before sunrise, Lin Ruoxi was seen trembling in the bed as she talked in her sleep, âNoâŚnot meâŚI canâtâŚHubbyâŚah!!!â
Lin Ruoxi sat up abruptly with her pyjamas drenched in cold sweat.
Realising that she was still in their room, Lin Ruoxi sighed in relief.
Lanlan moved a little as if she heard Lin Ruoxiâs scream.
She didnât have a blanket on as she laid on her side with her feet exposed in the air.
Because she wouldnât get sick from sleeping like this in the winter, Lin Ruoxi didnât force her to keep her blanket on.
Lanlan mumbled something under breath and squirmed before getting back to sleep.
Lin Ruoxi pulled her blanket up and caressed her hair but she was still overwhelmed by the fear from her nightmare.
Lin Ruoxi had lost count of the time she had the same nightmare. She even had the nightmare during the day.
It wouldnât have affected her much if it only happened one to two times but as it kept on happening, the worry and anxiety from the nightmare was drowning her.
At first she thought the nightmares happened because she was too worried about Yang Chen but the nightmares persisted even after he came home.
Lin Ruoxi took a deep breath before looking at the clock. It was 5 oâclock in the morning, which was still early, but Lin Ruoxi figured she could wake up and get to work.
Maybe she wasnât destined to live a leisure life. She had been taking a break for a long time which made her feel like doing something, even if it was to help Yang Gongming with gardening.\nLanlan was too easy to be taken care of and she was so lovable that everyone in the clan was keen to take care of her. Lin Ruoxi had plenty of time now and she thought she could take care of her unfinished business.
Lin Ruoxi tried her best to clear the nightmare from her head before she got out of bed to freshen up.
The Yang clan was already bustling in the morning since it was Chinese New Year Eve. For a traditional clan like them, there were a lot of preparations to be done.
Yang Gongming wore a red and black traditional outfit which made him look stern yet respectable. The rest of the relatives also dressed rather festively for the special occasion.
The clan members would gather at the ancestral hall to worship them. They would recap on the things they did for the past year and also wished for blessing for the new year.
It wasnât just superstition. With plenty of them involved in the political and military affairs, memorial services would be useful in bringing the whole clan together.
The collateral clan would also join in but they could only pay their respects to the ancestor after the main clan. Due to the rigidity of the family values, the memorial tablet of the patriarch of the collateral clan can only be placed in the ancestral hall after the death of all their clan members.
While the clan members including Yang Gongming were waiting outside the ancestral hall, some of them noticed that Yang Chen wasnât around.
Even though it was still early, he should be awake by now. Did he forget about the memorial service? How could he be so ignorant as the Young Master of the Yang clan?!
Some of the elderly were upset but they didnât dare to voice out their discontent since Yang Chen was the second person in charge after Yang Gongming.\nYang Gongming furrowed his brows but he didnât seem angry at the fact that Yang Chen wasnât around.
He turned to Lin Ruoxi and asked with crinkling eyes, âRuoxi, where is he?â
The others wanted to ask the same question too. As a couple, they must have slept together so where did her husband go?\n
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