Chapter 105 Like being nailed to the pillar of shame
Chapter 105: Like being nailed to a pillar of shame
Ruan Jun's funeral was very simple, more like a simple ceremony than a funeral.
The tombstone only had Ruan Jun's name engraved on it, and nothing else.
Ruan Chen stood next to Ruan Xingwan holding an umbrella: "It's all his own fault. He can't blame anyone for this ending."
They were able to collect his ashes and bury them in a cemetery, which was considered as fulfilling their final responsibility.
Ruan Xingwan didn't say anything. After staring at Ruan Jun's tombstone for a while, he slowly said: "Xiao Chen, let's go."
No matter how unforgivable things Ruan Jun did in the past, it all ended here.
She finally found relief.
After leaving the cemetery, Ruan Xingwan and Ruan Chen returned to the old house to sort out the things left by Ruan Jun.
This house is in an old-fashioned residential building. The location is not good and it is not worth much. However, according to Ruan Jun's character, he should find ways to mortgage this house to repay the money. But for some reason, he seems to have never bought this house.
idea.
Ruan Jun must have not been back for a long time. The house was covered with a thick layer of dust.
After entering, Ruan Chen fanned himself with his hand, and then said to Ruan Xingwan: "You can wait outside, it's too dusty in here."
Ruan Xingwan nodded: "Okay."
Ruan Chen found a cardboard box and put all Ruan Jun's things in it.
Ruan Xingwan stood on the balcony, looking at the place where she grew up, and couldn't tell what she felt.
It seems that Ruan Jun has always been that scoundrel since she could remember it, but he had not gotten involved in gambling when she was a child. Although he loved drinking and buying on credit, he occasionally remembered that he had a son and a daughter, and vowed to change his mind.
But I often don't last even two days before I start to get confused again.
The further back he went, the more aggressive he became.
Just when Ruan Xingwan was lost in thought, Ruan Chen took out an old-fashioned locked suitcase from Ruan Jun's room. Judging from the traces, it should have not been opened for many years.
Ruan Xingwan saw Ruan Chen looking for tools to pick the lock and asked, "Do you want to open it?"
Ruan Chen said while searching: "I saw him opening a box once before. There should be something important to him inside."
Ruan Xingwan opened his mouth, but still didn't speak.
In fact, she also wanted to see what was inside.
But she guessed that it was probably about their mother.
Her mother died in childbirth when she was giving birth to Xiaochen, and there were never any photos of her at home. Not only did Ruan Xingwan forget what she looked like, but Ruan Chen had never seen her before.
Soon, Ruan Chen opened the lock of the box.
After the dust hit his face, Ruan Xingwan could see clearly what was inside.
A few yellowed photos, a diary, and a pocket watch.
Ruan Chen picked up the photo. It was a photo of a beautiful woman and a man. However, the man's face was scratched with a sharp weapon and his original appearance could not be seen.
However, judging from his body shape and clothing, it is obvious that he is not Ruan Jun.
The second photo is a group photo of a family of three. It is still a woman and a man with a scratched face, but there is also a little girl sitting in the middle.
Ruan Chen flipped back and saw that the remaining photos were like this.
Ruan Xingwan picked up the diary and didn't notice Ruan Chen's pause. Judging from the narrative technique, this diary belonged to Ruan Jun. It recorded the entire process of his crush on a girl, but it did not specifically say who the girl was.
What her identity is, it's probably the change in her mood every day when she sees her.
The diary ends when the girl gets married.
Ruan Xingwan flipped back again and found another line of words written on the last page.
[She agreed to marry me, and I finally waited for this day.
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Judging from the handwriting, this line of writing should be quite different from the previous one.
Ruan Xingwan put down her diary and turned around to see Ruan Chen sitting there staring at the photo without speaking. She asked softly: "Xiao Chen, what's wrong?"
Ruan Chen handed her the photo in his hand, stood up and left.
Ruan Xingwan's eyes gradually widened as he looked at those photos.
If she guessed correctly, the photo should have been scratched by Ruan Jun, and the man on it...
After a long time, Ruan Xingwan put the photo back into the box and walked to the living room.
Ruan Chen lowered his head and continued to pack things without saying a word.
Hearing the sound, he said without raising his head: "You go back, I will do the rest."
"Xiao Chen."
Ruan Xingwan called him softly, "I saw the photo, it doesn't mean anything."
Ruan Chen was silent before saying: "Every day I dream about the possibility that I may not be Ruan Jun's biological child. Even when I opened the box just now, I held the hope that there might be some secret of his in it. Maybe we just picked it up."
It came, but I didn’t expect..."
Unexpectedly, it did contain Ruan Jun's secret, but it was not Ruan Jun's biological child, only Ruan Xingwan.
If before this, Ruan Chen just hated having such a father and vowed to protect his dependent sister, then after knowing the truth, he didn't know how to face Ruan Xingwan.
Without Ruan Jun, she would not have been forced to reach this point.
And now Ruan Chen seems to have been nailed to a pillar of shame.
Ruan Xingwan said lightly: "Xiao Chen, in those desperate days, I also thought about how great it would be if Ruan Jun was not my father, then I could get rid of him completely and start my own life.
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But now, what’s the difference between yes and no?”
"No matter what, I also call him dad for more than 20 years.
Moreover, the man in the photo is a complete stranger to me. He has never come to me for so many years. Maybe he is not as good as Ruan Jun."
Seeing that Ruan Chen was silent, Ruan Xingwan said again: "Xiao Chen, even if I am not Ruan Jun's biological child, I am still your sister. We bleed the same blood."
In addition to having different fathers, they have the same mother.
After a while, Ruan Chen said dullly: "I understand."
Ruan Xingwan smiled and said: "Okay, we've almost finished packing and let's go."
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After Ruan Chen finished speaking, he turned around and went to the balcony again, taking out everything in the box.
He gave the photo and pocket watch to Ruan Xingwan: "Keep it, maybe it will be useful in the future."
With that said, he threw Ruan Jun's life into the cardboard box again and took it away together.
Ruan Xingwan looked at the photo and then looked at him: "Xiao Chen, do you want to stay..."
"I don't want it. I've never seen her. To me, it doesn't matter what she looks like."
Ruan Xingwan said: "Then I'll keep it. If you want to see it, just come to me."
She knew that the real reason why Ruan Chen didn't want the photos was because there were no photos of their mother alone, they were all photos with that man.