Tomorrow and tomorrow once more, there can be so many tomorrows. 

Mr. Gu all the time talks about tomorrow, but it surely’s by no means the actual tomorrow.  

After returning residence, Ji Ruan went straight to mattress and awakened within the night to search out the sky painted with gentle clouds. Solely Aunt Zhao was busy within the kitchen of the villa. She had stewed a pot of pork rib soup, and Ji Ruan might scent the wealthy perfume even with out lifting the lid.  

Xiao An was dozing off by the steps within the basement however perked up when he noticed Ji Ruan and shook his fluffy tail, eager to pounce on him. Nonetheless, he stopped quick simply earlier than colliding with Ji Ruan, and as an alternative rubbed his sticky head towards Ji Ruan’s leg. Xiao An did not act like a typical Maine Coon cat, however extra like a foolish huge canine.  

“Why are you out of the blue so well-behaved at present?” Ji Ruan was stunned and laughed, reaching out to pet the cat.

The ground-to-ceiling window behind them was stuffed with the sundown and the inexperienced bushes exterior, framing an attractive image. The Maine Coon cat’s light-colored and gentle fur was glowing with golden gentle, and the younger man’s honest fingers seamlessly blended into the scene.  

Aunt Zhao was setting the desk and noticed this scene, so she quietly took a photograph. “Earlier than Mr. Gu left, he taught Xiao An a lesson, and now it is so well-behaved,” she mentioned with a smile.

“Actually?” Ji Ruan walked over to the counter and helped Aunt Zhao with the dishes. “How did he practice him? Mr. Gu is wonderful.”

“Oh, do not even point out it. Mr. Gu actually is aware of find out how to practice cats. I did not even perceive what he did, however after just a few occasions, Xiao An was obedient,” Aunt Zhao spoke rapidly with a high-pitched tone. She was a middle-aged lady who was all the time completely happy doing something. 

Ji Ruan did not actually care about what Gu Xiuyi did, however each time he was with Aunt Zhao, he felt like her happiness contaminated the air, making all the things filled with vitality. He favored being with this type of elder.  

Every time Ji Ruan confirmed curiosity in what Aunt Zhao was saying, she would speak extra excitedly.  

Like now, with a shiny smile on Ji Ruan’s face and his reward of “Mr. Gu is wonderful,” Zhao Auntie burst right into a radiant snort as if she had achieved one thing nice.  

“That is proper. Xiao Gu solely taught him harshly as a result of he noticed all of the bruises in your physique from that silly cat. Prior to now, he could not bear to take action.”

Ji Ruan carried the dish and walked to the eating room with Aunt Zhao.  

“However Xiao An has all the time liked to pounce on folks since he was younger. When he was small, we might let him be, however now that he is grown so huge, we must always take excellent care of him. In any other case, once we take him out for a stroll, folks will assume I am strolling a canine,” Aunt Zhao mentioned, making Ji Ruan snort.

Ji Ruan was amused by Aunt Zhao’s phrases. He opened a chair and sat down, pulled out the chopsticks, and handed them to Aunt Zhao. 

When Gu Xiuyi wasn’t at residence, all of them ate collectively.  

“Oh,” Ji Ruan out of the blue realized one thing and requested, “Has Mr. Gu left but?”

“Sure, he is gone to work once more… Oh! Take a look at me,” Aunt Zhao slapped her brow, “I used to be so busy speaking to you that I forgot the vital factor. Mr. Gu requested me to let you know that he is occurring a enterprise journey tomorrow, and when he’ll be again relies on whenever you guys can get the certificates.” 

“I see…” Ji Ruan nodded. 

It seems that Mr. Gu’s tomorrow refers back to the day when he’s free.  

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Within the following two days, Ji Ruan’s life consisted of consuming and sleeping, taking part in with Xiao An when he had nothing else to do, and even shopping for a pot of hanging ivy on the best way again from grocery procuring with Aunt Zhao.  

Though nothing a lot occurred, he managed to enhance his complexion. 

On the third day of Gu Xiuyi’s enterprise journey, Ji Ruan obtained a WeChat message throughout breakfast from an individual named Han Xiaolin. 

Ji Ruan was puzzled for a second when he noticed the message, however then a spark flashed by means of his thoughts and a face with a pointed chin, single eyelid, and massive white tooth appeared in his thoughts.  

Then all of the recollections about this particular person had been activated.

He was most likely Ji Ruan’s solely buddy on this world. Within the later a part of the unique guide’s plot, when he and Gu Xiuyi had been having a troublesome time, it was this buddy who helped them survive.  

A real buddy in occasions of bother.  

[Hey bro!! Come out and play! Take a look at my admission notice!!] 

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[I can’t believe I really got accepted into Peking University. We’re alumni now!]

[Come out and play! Let me show off the acceptance letter in person! Hurry up!! See you at our old spot!!]

Ji Ruan chuckled on the string of messages and felt a wierd sense of familiarity with the sender. It was as in the event that they had been a long-time buddy, reasonably than simply an NPC in a guide.  

Even the point out of “our outdated spot” within the message made him consider a small noodle store exterior the gate of No.14 Center Faculty. 

Neither the college nor the store existed in his unique world, however they’d change into clear recollections in his thoughts. 

Ji Ruan put down his telephone and checked out Aunt Zhao who was selecting greens. He could not comprise his smile and mentioned, “Aunt Zhao, I am going out for a bit later.”

Aunty Zhao’s face lit up on the sight of Ji Ruan’s curved eyes, “Oh? The place are you going?” 

“I am assembly a buddy,” Ji Ruan took a chew of his bun.

The final time Aunt Zhao had gone out to play with a buddy was thirty or forty years in the past. At her age, listening to the phrase “buddy” was like watching TV, and regardless of how she checked out Ji Ruan, she felt a softness in her coronary heart. She laughed and mentioned, “Let Uncle Zhang ship you. It is too sizzling exterior.” 

Uncle Zhang was an outdated driver who had labored at Gu XiuYi’s firm for his entire life. He was going to retire in a few years, and with the current addition of a grandson, Gu XiuYi despatched him to Ji Ruan’s place as an off-the-cuff errand, in order that he might keep at residence more often than not, having fun with his retirement and taking part in together with his grandchild.

When Ji Ruan received into the automotive, he might really feel the happiness of Uncle Zhang’s rising household on his beaming face.

In his previous life, Ji Ruan had solely seen the grey partitions and beds of the hospital throughout the perfect years of his life. However since he arrived right here, he had seen so many colourful little worlds in only a few days.  

Ji Ruan leaned towards the automotive window, and his coronary heart was barely sizzling as if a brand new vitality was surging. 

No.14 Center Faculty was a nationwide key college, a prestigious college with a small campus in-built a bustling city space, and the noodle store throughout the road had additionally been rooted there for many years. 

When Ji Ruan arrived, his buddy Han Xiaolin wasn’t there but. He despatched a message saying he had encountered a idiot from the science class who wished to problem him to a struggle, they usually had been at present battling it out on the cyber cafe subsequent door, so he can be ten minutes late. 

Ji Ruan laughed on the colourful language and located a small desk for himself, ordering a bowl of chilly rice muffins.

When Han Xiaolin arrived, Ji Ruan had simply completed half of his rice muffins. The boy in entrance of him regarded identical to his reminiscence, with skinny legs and arms, and never very tall, however filled with vitality. 

“Hey, you began consuming with out me,” Han Xiaolin sat down throughout from Ji Ruan and regarded him up and down. All of a sudden he mentioned, “Huh?” and reached out to tug at Ji Ruan’s hair. “Have you ever been caring for your hair lately?”

“What care? I am not a lady,” Ji Ruan leaned again.

“However your hair has improved so much. It was so dry and now it is extra resilient!” Han Xiaolin was stunned and checked out Ji Ruan extra rigorously. He exclaimed a number of occasions, “No, how come your complexion has improved too? What excellent news are you hiding?” 

“Simply one thing occurred.” Ji Ruan held his chin and stirred the rice muffins with a spoon.

In contrast to Han Xiaolin’s excited method, Ji Ruan was all the time sluggish and deliberate in all the things he did, together with his speech. His voice was barely hoarse and he dragged out his phrases as if the air round him was cooler than elsewhere.

“It is exhausting to say whether or not it is excellent news or not.” 

“What do you imply?” Han Xiaolin’s mind did not flip very quick, so he could not perceive Ji Ruan’s ambiguous phrases.

He checked out Han Xiaolin and mentioned, “I am getting married.”

“…..” 

Han Xiaolin sat frozen in place for just a few seconds, then started to frantically contact his face, scratch his head, and tug at his ears and cheeks. Lastly, he propped himself up on the desk with an advanced expression.

“What, what is going on on? When did you fall in love? How did you get married?!” 

“Do you perceive, Ji Ruan? Do not be fooled!”

“–No, who’s the particular person?!” 

The outdated TV within the small store was on, and Ji Ruan noticed a well-recognized determine inside. He pointed casually together with his spoon, “Him.”

Han Xiaolin rotated abruptly.

The native information is taking part in, and the feminine host’s impassive broadcast voice echoes within the retailer—— 

The native information was taking part in, and the feminine host’s impassive voice echoed within the store: “Yesterday, Mr. Gu Xiuyi, the present chairman of the Gu Group, attended the Lingzhou new product launch occasion and quickly expanded his new enterprise territory. He mentioned…”

The store had no air-con, so the proprietor had arrange an enormous fan blowing in entrance of them.

Han Xiaolin turned again within the sturdy wind and mentioned incredulously, “Ji Ruan, are you loopy?!”

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Gu Group Headquarters. 

Gu Xiuyi returned to his workplace and located the daylight shining in by means of the floor-to-ceiling home windows too dazzling, so he pressed the distant management to slowly shut the automated curtains. The view exterior the window, the panoramic view of the river and the traditional buildings, was by no means a surroundings he loved watching.

He poured himself a glass of water and sat on the couch trying a bit drained. Lastly achieved with work, Gu Xiuyi might lastly loosen up for a second and had time to plan his marriage. Nonetheless, he was unsure about Ji Ruan. 

He was imagined to have obtained the wedding certificates three days in the past and introduced the information publicly throughout this press convention. However he modified his plans that day. 

It was the primary time Gu Xiuyi had ever given up his plans for another person. He considered Ji Ruan’s weak and pitiful face. Anybody would have felt sympathetic in the direction of somebody with such appears to be like. Nonetheless, this emotion was not good for Gu Xiuyi. If he let his sympathy make him decrease his expectations and alter his plans for Ji Ruan, then the following troubles had been apparent.

After calming down, cause advised Gu Xiuyi that he wanted to think twice about whether or not or not he actually wished to marry Ji Ruan.

He even considered letting Music Ling discover one other candidate for him. 

Nonetheless, this thought was rapidly dismissed.

His secretary staff was very skilled, and Ji Ruan, who was rigorously chosen from 1000’s of candidates, was excellent when it comes to character and schooling. Even the truth that he got here from a household with no mother and father or buddies was a stroke of genius. There was no yet one more appropriate than him.

Or, from a superficial perspective, after seeing Ji Ruan’s face, anybody else would appear uninteresting and uninteresting.

The empty workplace was darkish and gloomy, and the glass water cup slowly turned in his lengthy palms. 

Whereas Gu Xiuyi was away on enterprise, Aunt Zhao despatched him many photographs of Ji Ruan. None of them had good angles or compositions, however they had been all very lovely.

In accordance with Aunt Zhao, Ji Ruan had additionally grown a plant in his room, which he positioned on his small balcony. Gu Xiuyi had seen the photographs and it was rising effectively, with lush inexperienced leaves.  

The plant was rising effectively, and Xiao An additionally favored him… 

Actually, what did that little little bit of sympathy quantity to? It was only a passing thought. Possibly he wasn’t used to somebody like Ji Ruan, however over time he would get used to it. It wasn’t an enormous deal, why fear a lot?

When Music Ling arrived on the workplace, the curtains had been opened once more, and the entire room was stuffed with shiny gentle. Gu Xiuyi sat at his desk studying paperwork and did not even elevate his head. “Go decide up Ji Ruan, and produce his ID.” 

“Aunt Zhao simply messaged me, saying that he went out,” Music Ling mentioned.

Gu Xiuyi raised his head: “The place did he go?”

“……I did not ask.” 

Gu Xiuyi performed with the pen in his hand. “Let Lao Zhang decide him up. You go get his ID.”

Music Ling requested, “Are you going to take him to get the certificates? However we now have a gathering later.”

Gu Xiuyi’s eyes flickered as if he had forgotten about it. He thought for a second and nonetheless insisted, “Deliver him over and wait right here for some time.”

Music Ling did not argue anymore and nodded, “Okay, I will go do it straight away.”

“—Music Ling.” 

Simply as he had taken just a few steps, he was known as again. Music Ling rotated, “What’s fallacious?” 

Gu Xiuyi’s expression was calm, “Do you will have Ji Ruan’s WeChat?”

“Huh?” The subject modified too rapidly, and Music Ling did not react for a second. He hesitated for 2 seconds, “Sure… after all.”

Gu Xiuyi nodded and buried himself again into the information, “Go it to me.”

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Buzz…

Ji Ruan’s telephone obtained a buddy request 

On the opposite finish, Han Xiaolin was nonetheless caught within the demise loop of “Is Ji Ruan loopy or am I loopy?”

Ji Ruan exclaimed, “Oh!” and mentioned leisurely, “He added me on WeChat.” 

Han Xiaolin sneered, “Hmph, who? That CEO Gu of yours?”  

Ji Ruan nodded. 

Han Xiaolin rolled his eyes, “You solely get WeChat after getting married? Do you often have some sort of divine friendship with one another? Ji Ruan, are you okay?”

Ji Ruan’s voice was nonetheless gentle and ethereal as he agreed to the buddy request. “I mentioned we now have a contractual marriage.”

So it turned out that Gu Xiuyi’s profile image was Xiao An, a lot smaller than he’s now. Was it when he was simply introduced residence? He regarded like a Q-version little tiger.  

Han Xiaolin: “…” 

Han Xiaolin was anxious, “What sort of novels have you ever been studying currently, Ji Ruan? You may’t be reckless simply since you received into college! We could go residence and browse textbooks and get extra publicity to socialism?”

Ji Ruan raised his head and revealed a spherical smile: “Why do not you consider it?” 

[Gu Xiuyi: Where are you?]

Ji Ruan lowered his head and typed on the keyboard. 

[Playing outside with classmates, near No. 14 Middle School.]  

It took a couple of minutes to answer. 

[Gu Xiuyi: Lao Zhang is nearby, he’ll come to pick you up soon, we’ll go get the marriage license.] 

Ji Ruan’s hand trembled when he noticed the phrases “marriage license,” out of the blue feeling a robust sensation – this time, they had been actually going to get married.

He rubbed his fingers and typed: [Aren’t you on a business trip?] 

[Gu Xiuyi: I just came back.] 

“Ji Ruan…” Han Xiaolin had a anxious look on his face, “It is not about whether or not I consider you or not, it is whether or not it’s essential to go see a health care provider, please be extra smart!” 

Ji Ruan remained calm and quiet, with an attractive smile on his face, however he did not reply to Han Xiaolin’s repeated questions.

He raised his hand to name the boss over and ordered a bowl of beef noodles with further meat and cilantro.

Han Xiaolin was shocked: “You are going to eat a lot?”

“I ordered it for you, do not you want this place’s beef noodles essentially the most?” Ji Ruan smiled. 

Han Xiaolin was out of the blue overwhelmed with pleasure, “Ah? Then, then, um, are you actually treating me? Why?”

It is best to know that Ji Ruan was very stingy, and often solely handled him to a small quantity of meals, and by no means added further meat!  

After paying the invoice, Ji Ruan held his chin with an harmless and carefree look, “I’ll get my marriage license later, you may eat slowly, I’ve to go first.”  

Han Xiaolin’s small eyes step by step widened to their limits, reflecting the picture of a madman in his pupils.

The following second, he watched in disbelief because the lunatic received up, walked out of the small store, and received right into a top-of-the-line luxurious automotive parked on the road nook.

It was as if he had modified his muddy footwear for a pair of gold-trimmed ones and walked up into the clouds.

Han Xiaolin lastly believed…

He stood up unsteadily, buffeted by the sturdy wind from the highly effective fan within the noodle store.  

Han Xiaolin, an eighteen-year-old highschool graduate from a poor household, had simply obtained his college admission letter on the day he gained a buddy who might change into a member of a rich household.

This rich man, named Ji Ruan, even handled him to a bowl of beef noodles with further meat and cilantro! 

At this second, in Han Xiaolin’s eyes, the exhaust fumes from the Mercedes-Benz automotive that had simply left had been all golden!

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The creator has one thing to say: 

Ruan Ruan: What do you imply by a rich man treating somebody to beef noodles? I am spending my very own cash, okay!