Hades, the Urban Legend

Chapter 618: Chapter 621: Fool

Yang Chen had just stepped one foot into the office when he was forced back by a blast of cold air. Awkwardly, he said, "Ruoxi, I know you're still mad at me. Let's talk. I know I wrongfully blamed you."

"I don't have time to talk with you. Get out. Do you want me to lock the door myself?" Lin Ruoxi said bluntly.

Yang Chen dared not persist. Acting shamelessly now would only add fuel to the fire. He had no choice but to retreat dejectedly and close the door.

Lin Ruoxi bit her lip, her eyes showing a mix of emotions. Seeing Yang Chen come over, she couldn't tell if it was hate, joy, or something else entirely. She stood there staring at the door, feeling a deep sense of sorrow.

Not even a few seconds had passed before she heard another noise, but this time it came from behind her!

"Bang, bang, bang!" A series of heavy glass sounds came from behind.

Lin Ruoxi quickly stood up and turned around, covering her mouth in surprise, almost screaming.

There, outside the floor-to-ceiling tempered glass wall, Yang Chen was standing on a narrow ledge. One hand held onto a small protrusion above, and the other clutched a paper bag. Through the glass, he grinned at her!

This was the top floor of a skyscraper over a hundred meters high! The night wind was howling, and the chill was biting!

Lin Ruoxi had no time to worry about how Yang Chen got out there. Just thinking about him shaking even a little and potentially falling over a hundred meters made her heart race to her throat!

If she didn't know Yang Chen was no ordinary person with extraordinary skills, she would have likely fainted from fear.

"Are you crazy?! What are you doing out there?!" Lin Ruoxi said angrily, looking around. She remembered there was a section of the window that could be opened, perhaps allowing Yang Chen to enter the office.

Through the thick tempered glass, Yang Chen couldn't hear what she was saying. He opened his mouth wide and mouthed, "Come home with me."

Lin Ruoxi was almost dizzy. Did this man really need to use such a method to ask her to go home? Did he think she would stay in the office for the rest of her life?

At this point, Lin Ruoxi finally found the part of the window that could be opened. Although it was a bit of a distance from where Yang Chen was, he should be able to reach it with small steps. She immediately ran over and opened the window.

After much effort to push open the tightly shut window, Lin Ruoxi was immediately hit by a blast of cold high-altitude air that swept through the entire office. Squinting her eyes, she stuck her head out and shouted to Yang Chen, who was clinging to the window, "Throw away what you have in your hand! Come in quickly!"

Yang Chen chuckled, "I knew my darling Ruoxi would still want me. But no, I can't throw this away."

As he spoke, Yang Chen lightly tapped his toes and, as if designed by a precise route, did a mid-air flip and landed outside the window in front of Lin Ruoxi.

This scene was like a magical high-altitude stunt, leaving Lin Ruoxi speechless and stunned.

Yang Chen leaned against the window, winking at Lin Ruoxi, "Want to come out with me to enjoy the wind and watch the stars?"

Lin Ruoxi rolled her eyes at him. "You're crazy. Get in here." She finally understood that to Yang Chen, this was a trivial matter.

Feeling his romantic suggestion was rejected, Yang Chen shrugged, leapt into the office, and landed on the carpet.

After locking the window again, Lin Ruoxi walked back to her desk and sat down without looking at Yang Chen. "I still have work to do. Please leave."

Yang Chen cheerfully followed her to the desk, placed the paper bag in front of Lin Ruoxi, and said with a smile, "It's fine if you need to work, but you still have to eat."

"I'll eat if I want to, and not if I don't. It's none of your business," Lin Ruoxi said coldly.

Yang Chen wasn't in a hurry. He knew this woman wasn't easy to deal with. Slowly, he pulled over a chair, sat beside Lin Ruoxi, and stared at her.

Feeling a bit uneasy under his gaze, Lin Ruoxi couldn't focus on her documents and frowned, "What are you looking at?"

"Ruoxi, you like green, pink, and lemon yellow, but you prefer to wear black clothes, right?" Yang Chen suddenly asked.

Lin Ruoxi looked at him, not knowing what to make of it.

"You like all kinds of flowers, but your favorites are gardenias and wisteria. But you're afraid of bees, so you don't dare get close to flowers. When you listen to music, if no one talks to you, you'll fall asleep within five minutes. In high school, you failed every music evaluation because of this. Your favorite movie is 'Moulin Rouge,' but you can't watch horror movies. When people talk about ghosts, you'll run far away and pretend to do something else, never admitting you're scared. You particularly hate sports. During PE class, except for the running at the beginning, you don't participate in any activities. You have a grudge against the PE teacher because they always found you hiding. When the school required you to wear a uniform, you refused, causing your class to lose points frequently. In high school, your class never won the excellence award because of you. Eventually, the teachers gave up on disciplining you."

Lin Ruoxi bit her lower lip, her head lowered, her face blushing with embarrassment from the side.

"Stop it," Lin Ruoxi said softly, "How do you know all this?"

Yang Chen smiled, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. I went to your old high school today and met your teacher, Ms. Tong. She told me these things about you and mentioned you've never returned since you graduated. Ruoxi, you're really cold to everyone, huh."

"None of your business," Lin Ruoxi mumbled, fidgeting with her skirt, not daring to look at Yang Chen but feeling a bit happy inside.

Yang Chen revealed a smug expression, "I know more than that. Ms. Tong said that in your second year of high school, there was a particularly handsome math teacher, and you unexpectedly volunteered to be the class representative for his subject."

"Stop it!" Lin Ruoxi hurriedly interrupted. Everyone has some naive thoughts from their youth, and she was no exception.

But the current situation made her cheeks burn. Why did Ms. Tong have to bring up the math teacher from back then?

It was just a moment of confusion, right? Who would look at a man like that now? And she only served as the class representative for half a semester before quitting!

Yang Chen grinned, "What should I do? I was thinking of telling Hui Lin and Zhenxiu about these stories, to show them that their sister Ruoxi also had unforgettable youthful feelings."

"You can't tell them!" Lin Ruoxi's face turned red with anger. How could this man be so annoying?

Yang Chen clicked his tongue, "I won't say anything if you obediently eat."

Lin Ruoxi turned her head to the paper bag on the desk, gritted her teeth, "Fine, I'll eat!"

"That's a good girl," Yang Chen said with a smile.

Lin Ruoxi ignored the shameless man and begrudgingly opened the paper bag. Inside was a tea-colored box, and as she looked at the packaging, it seemed familiar. After a moment, she realized it was from the dumpling shop she frequented in high school, the one owned by Zhao Hongyan's family.

Yes, this rascal must have gone to her high school today and bought the dumplings from Zhao Hongyan's shop.

A bit of her resentment dissipated. She cast a sidelong glance at Yang Chen before opening the box.

The moment she opened it, Lin Ruoxi was stunned. Each dumpling was different because each one had a different character drawn on it with bean paste.

On the eight colorful, round dumplings were the characters: "老,婆,大,人,请,你,原,谅" (Wife, dear, please forgive me).

Lin Ruoxi stared at the dumplings for a long time, then turned to look at Yang Chen with difficulty.

Yang Chen smiled a bit awkwardly, "Zhao Hongyan and her family laughed at me for being 'henpecked' just for these dumplings, but you know I have thick skin. I insisted Zhao Hongyan's father make these eight dumplings for me. Each one has a different flavor, but I haven't tried them. I thought you might like them. Zhao Hongyan said you used to buy over twenty at a time on Fridays so you could eat them over the weekend. I figured eight shouldn't be a problem for you."

Seeing Lin Ruoxi still staring at him without saying a word, Yang Chen felt something was wrong. He slapped his forehead and laughed, "I messed up. You must think eating these will make you thirsty, right? Yeah, you can't just have dumplings with coffee, especially black coffee. How about I make you some tea? No, wait, tea is alkaline and not good for digestion. I'll get you some water instead."

As Yang Chen was about to get up, Lin Ruoxi spoke, "Why?"

Yang Chen froze, "Why what?"

"Why are you doing all this for me?" Lin Ruoxi asked.

Yang Chen smiled guiltily, "I misunderstood you, and that was wrong. Besides, I heard that couples like us often have problems because one doesn't understand the other. So I wanted to learn more about your past, not just your family but also your school days. Unfortunately, I couldn't find your primary school teacher. I'm curious if you were just as cold to people back then. That would be quite interesting, haha..."

Lin Ruoxi fell silent, seemingly deep in thought.

Yang Chen remembered something and smiled, "Oh, and thank you for buying me seasonal clothes. But you know, I don't really need fancy clothes. Just get me something cheap. I don't look like a celebrity in these high-end brands anyway. I know we're not short on money, but you could use it for other things. Aren't you planning to acquire a lot of entertainment companies? Use the money for that."

After saying that, Yang Chen walked to the water dispenser, filled a paper cup with warm water, and brought it back, handing it to Lin Ruoxi. "Here, you must be hungry. Eat a dumpling. They're fresh."

Lin Ruoxi nodded quietly, picked up a dumpling, and habitually held it in both hands, taking a small bite.

As she chewed the familiar taste, Lin Ruoxi found herself distracted, glancing occasionally at the man beside her.

After finishing the first dumpling, her stomach felt better. She took the water cup from Yang Chen and took a sip.

"Keep eating. Even if you have to work all night, you need to eat," Yang Chen said.

Lin Ruoxi didn't pick up another dumpling. Instead, she looked at Yang Chen with a complex expression and asked, "Yang Chen, do you really like me?"

Yang Chen paused for a moment and then asked with a smile, "Why do you ask that all of a sudden?"

"Actually, after you suspected me of having someone follow Qianni the other night, I was very angry. But I also wondered why you would suspect me like that," Lin Ruoxi said calmly. "If we are truly a couple, and you suspect me of doing something like that for another woman, doesn't that mean I'm not that important to you? Or that you like someone else more than me."

Yang Chen gave a bitter smile, "Are you still upset about that? I was just overwhelmed and didn't think clearly at the time. It has nothing to do with whether I like you or not."

Lin Ruoxi shook her head, her eyes full of sorrow. "It's not just this time. We have so many conflicts and issues between us. I've lost confidence in us."

Yang Chen's expression became serious. "Since you put it that way, I'll be honest with you."

"Hmm?"

"I don't like you," Yang Chen said seriously.

Lin Ruoxi's eyes turned bleak, and she was speechless.

But in the next second, Yang Chen smiled, "But I love you!"

Lin Ruoxi didn't have time to react. She found herself completely mesmerized, locking eyes with Yang Chen.

"Because I love you, more than anyone else, I care about your feelings and hope for your forgiveness. I want our marriage to last. Do you understand?" Yang Chen said sincerely.

After a long silence, a blush finally appeared on Lin Ruoxi's face. She turned her head away, picked up another dumpling, and continued eating. As she ate, she asked, "The gift you mentioned last time, it's not just these dumplings, is it?"

Yang Chen was taken aback, then quickly shook his head, "Of course not. I meant a serious gift, but it needs some time to prepare."

Lin Ruoxi nodded, her voice barely above a whisper, "If your gift satisfies me, let's have a wedding."

Fortunately, Yang Chen's hearing was sharp enough to catch her words. But then he frowned, "A wedding? Aren't we already legally married?"

Lin Ruoxi turned back, her eyes full of shyness and resentment, her cheeks puffed up, and she said coquettishly, "Fool! You expect me to spend my life with you without a wedding?"