ARWYM 2

Chapter 2: Bai Ran

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Yu Luo hesitated for a moment but still pressed the connect button. Before the person on the other side could speak, he said first, "I'm sorry, old Fu, I'm afraid we can't do what we agreed on earlier…"
 
On the other side of the phone, Fu Yi looked at himself in the mirror; the smile on his face froze; he ignored the feeling of loss and disappointment in his heart; and he gave a faint "hmm".
 
As his good friend for many years, no matter how well Fu Yi hid it, Yu Luo could sense the change in his mood. He rubbed his brows and sighed. After thinking about it, he explained, "It's not because Lingling doesn't want to see you; it's just that Lingling has been crying since he woke up today, and he said that he will not draw anymore. Although we have managed to coax him, I think his mood is still a little bit low, so... I hope you understand."
 
Fu Yi's mood finally fluctuated, obviously; he frowned, and his tone was full of worry and anxiety, "What happened to Lingling?"
 
"If only I knew..." Yu Luo lowered his head and kicked the pebble away from him, "Forget it; as Lingling's gege, I will handle this matter well, and I will definitely not let him suffer any grievances. As for you coming here, take it slow."
 
After speaking, Yu Luo hung up the phone.
 
Over there, Fu Yi pursed his lips, and the hand holding the phone dropped weakly. He put one hand above his eyes, and a painful sigh came out of his mouth: "Lingling..."
 
His little prince cried, but what did he say? He couldn't do anything. He doesn't even have the qualifications to say a word of comfort to him…
 
Thinking of this, Fu Yi's heart felt as if it were tightly pinched and twisted together in pain. He rested his eyes for a while until the hour hand pointed to the next number. The hand above the eyes fell, and he opened his eyes again. His expression returned to his previous cold and serious look, as if nothing had happened, except for the reddish corners of his eyes.
 
He turned on his mobile phone and contacted his assistant.
 
"Boss, what's the matter?" Li Ye was sorting out the documents and immediately picked up the phone. At the same time, he muttered in his heart, didn't the boss go to see the young master of the Yu family? How come you have time to call?
 
But no matter how curious he was, his voice was still extremely calm.
 
"Well, help me find out who Lingling has been in contact with recently." Fu Yi stood by the bed and looked at the lighthouse in the distance, but his eyes seemed to be out of focus, "Check carefully."
 
"Understood, boss."
 
Li Ye hung up the phone and couldn't help sighing with emotion. Sure enough, only the matter of the young master of the Yu family would make the boss call at this time.

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The Yu family. 

After a day, Yu Ling lay on the familiar bed and finally accepted the fact that he had been reborn. Now is the time when nothing has happened. However, after half a year, the business of the Yu family suffered frequent setbacks. His parents would be framed, and his brother would die in a car accident on the way to rescue them…
 
And Fu Yi... Yu Ling's drooping eyelashes trembled, and a cold chill appeared in his hands. He was trembling all over, and his originally outstretched hands suddenly clenched into fists.
 
No, now that he's back, he won't let these things happen again; he can definitely stop them.
 
Thinking of this, Yu Ling finally calmed down a little. He fished out his phone, and his eyes fell on two names in the address book: one of his "good" friend and one of his current boyfriend. Thinking of all the things in his previous life, his eyes turned dark. Why not start with you…
 
In the living room, Mama Yu took a sip of tea and sighed slightly, "Lingling didn't like to cry when he was a child. He climbed trees to pick fruit, and he didn't shed a single tear when he fell from the tree. He must have suffered a lot. Otherwise, why would he cry so sadly today?"
 

The two men beside her nodded in agreement. Yu Luo comforted her, "Mom, don't worry, I've already sent someone to investigate."
 
Mama Yu nodded; her originally gentle eyes suddenly became fierce, "Whoever dares to bully Linglng, I will be the first to make them suffer badly!"
 
To dare to touch Yu Ling, one must first have the courage to bear the anger of the Yu family.
 
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The next morning, Yu Ling stretched his waist and got up from bed. In fact, he didn't sleep well last night. He was always afraid of waking up and finding out that it was all a dream. But this is much more comfortable than the night before he was reborn…
 
"Dad, mom, ge." Yu Ling went downstairs, sat in his seat, and greeted them with a smile.
 
"Oh my, did the sun come out from the west today? The little lazy guy in our family can afford to wake up so early." Yu Luo held the milk in his hand and deliberately teased him.
 
He used to think that this kind of life was dry and boring, but in his new life, he especially cherished the time spent with his family.
 
He snorted, pretending to be angry, lowered his head, bit the bread fiercely, and did not speak.
 
Mama Yu immediately looked at Yu Luo with a reproachful look and said, "You made Lingling angry in the early morning; I think you are itchy."
 
Yu Hongyuan also said, "I think he wants to work overtime tonight to earn pocket money for Lingling."
 
"Okay, okay, I was wrong; Lingling is diligent." Yu Luo hastily conceded defeat, looked at the angry Yu Ling, and coaxed, "What does Lingling want? Ge will buy it for you."
 
"Then I can barely forgive you." Yu Ling leaned on the chair with folded arms, like a noble little prince. The little prince said slowly, "You owe me things then."
 
Yu Luo couldn't help laughing, thinking that his family Lingling was really cute, and he let go of his heart that had been hanging on because of worry.
 
After breakfast, Papa Yu and his son went to the company. Yu's company is very large, and it is considered a famous big company in Beijing. Although the company does not lack people for a moment, they didn't deal with the company all day yesterday, and the work has accumulated quite a lot.
 
Mama Yu originally made an appointment with a few noble ladies to go shopping, but she was still a little worried about Yu Ling, so she simply rejected it and stayed at home with Yu Ling.
 
Yu Ling naturally guessed what his mother was thinking, and his nose was a little sour, "Mom, if you don't go shopping with them, be careful that they bought beautiful clothes, and you will be the only one who won't have them."
 
Mama Yu stretched out her hand to brush her hair. Because of her good maintenance, even at the age of 40, there are still only a few wrinkles on her face. She looks like she is in her early thirties. She blinked mischievously and said, "I have thought of this for a long time. Anna will buy clothes for me when I ask her to buy them."
 
Anna is one of the noble ladies, and because of the high degree of overlap in aesthetics, they have the best relationship among the noble ladies.
 
Yu Ling knew Anna, to be precise, in his previous life. After an accident happened at home in his previous life, among these noble ladies who were afraid of implicating themselves, only Anna was willing to lend a helping hand.
 
Although the situation of the Yu family was irreversible at that time and Anna's status in the family was not high, she couldn't help much, but Yu Ling was still very grateful to her.
 
Thinking of this, Yu Ling's brows softened a lot, and he said casually, "Mom, then you have to thank her very much."
 
Anna's life at home is not good. If his mother is willing to pay attention, it will be easy to find out that, with his mother's character, she will never stand by and watch, and he will repay Anna's kindness.
 
"Young master, Master Bai Ran is here to look for you." The butler came in from the door, speaking to Yu Ling in a gentle tone, but when talking about Bai Ran, there was a bit of disdain in his tone.
 
Obviously, he doesn't like Bai Ran very much, but because Yu Ling has a good relationship with him, he didn't show it. He really couldn't figure out how such a good young master became friends with Bai Ran.
 
The young master is indeed too innocent, but it's not like he hasn't reminded the young master, but the young master always thinks too well of people, and he doesn't want to believe that Bai Ran has other intentions when approaching him.
 
The butler was a little worried.

This is the first time Yu Ling saw the butler after he was reborn. Yesterday, the butler was out for the whole day. His eyes were a little wet, "Uncle Wu..."
 
"Lingling, I'm here to see you!" A soft voice interrupted Yu Ling, and Bai Ran came in wearing a white T-shirt and jeans with a smile on his face, revealing a small dimple, and he looked a little ignorant and cute.
 
But facing this face, Yu Ling felt a bit disgusted in his heart; the temperature in his eyes dropped suddenly, and he looked at him coldly.
 
If he wasn't afraid that his mother and the butler would notice something was wrong, he might not have acted so calmly.
 
When he met his gaze, Bai Ran immediately fell into an ice cellar, and he looked at Yu Ling timidly and asked, "Lingling, what's the matter?"
 
Did Yu Ling notice something? Bai Ran was a little flustered and then comforted himself: it's impossible; Yu Ling regards him as his best friend; he believes whatever he says; and he is always careful in doing things; it is impossible for Yu Ling to have doubts about him. It must be his illusion…
 
Thinking of this, Bai Ran felt relieved, and his delicate eyebrows frowned, "Lingling, do you blame me for not coming to see you these days? I... something happened at home these days; I didn't want to make you worry; that's why I didn't come to meet you."
 
As Bai Ran spoke, there was a bit of pity on his fair face, as if he had been greatly wronged.
 
The butler and Mama Yu frowned at the same time, wishing to tear his hypocritical face on the spot, but Yu Ling was there. Afraid that Yu Ling would get angry, they were somewhat restrained.
 
It turned out that his mother and the butler had already seen his true face. Yu Ling's slender eyelashes drooped to hide the self-mockery in his eyes.
 
He wanted to expose Bai Ran severely and make him regret what he had done, but now is not the time.
 
When he raised his eyes, the emotion in his eyes disappeared, replaced by deep worry, "Ranran, are you okay?"
 
Bai Ran heaved a sigh of relief. Yu Ling really didn't notice anything; he lowered his eyes and said sadly, "It's nothing…"
 
Then he gave a downcast smile, like a pitiful person who had been wronged but is unwilling want to say more.
 
In the past, Yu Ling would have asked him clearly and helped him vent his emotions, but now it is impossible, and Bai Ran just wants to get some benefits from him...
 
He sighed deeply; his eyes were a little lost, "Since you don't want to say more, I won't ask."
 
Bai Ran, who was about to pretend to be distressed and say, “I was humiliated because I couldn’t afford sneakers”: “………”
 
Why didn’t you follow the routine?

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kiwii's small theatre:
 
BR: Once YL buys me expensive sneakers, no one will humiliate me!
 
YL: Heh, are you sure I'm buying you sneakers?
 
BR: Why do I feel a premonition?

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