CHAPTER 79: CHAPTER 79: SUDDEN REALIZATION

But Rong Meng never thought she’d meet the ’idol’ she always wanted to see under such circumstances.

And she suddenly recalled that Shen Luoluo had mentioned Tao Ruisi is Rong Zhi’s friend.

Impossible.

Rong Meng instinctively denied this notion internally.

Rong Zhi is just a country bumpkin, how could he know such international figures?

Fake, it has to be fake.

She deceived herself by thinking this way, but the next second, she saw Tao Ruisi warmly calling out to Rong Zhi—

"Zhi Zhi darling."

Rong Meng was truly and utterly stunned.

Some deep-buried truths were unearthed.

Why had Shen Luoluo improved so quickly? It was because a master was teaching her!!

Compared to Tao Ruisi, what was Jing Ran?!

Rong Meng bit her lip, suddenly feeling a bit resentful towards Shen Luoluo’s concealment.

Claiming to be Rong Zhi’s friend, was she actually trying to see her make a fool of herself?

She could no longer maintain a decent smile and covered her face in collapse, this time truly bursting into tears, and ran from the backstage.

Shen Luoluo called after her without making her stop.

"What’s wrong with Meng Meng? She wanted to ask me how I improved earlier, but after seeing Grandma Tao Ruisi, she ran off?" Shen Luoluo was puzzled.

"Maybe she’s got urgent business to attend to." Tao Ruisi, living for so many years, was perceptive, immediately noticing the girl didn’t get along with Rong Zhi, and hearing Shen Luoluo’s way of addressing her, she pretty much understood.

So, that girl was the Rong Meng whom Luoluo often said played the cello well.

Cello played nicely, but her character, it’s worth considering.

Hearing this, Shen Luoluo agreed, given Rong Meng’s nature, she wasn’t normally such a rash person, she must really have urgent business.

Rong Zhi, standing next to Bai Su, raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the carefree Shen Luoluo and clicking his tongue lightly.

"Your friend, her personality is not like those people from the Four Great Families." Bai Su retracted his gaze, spoke softly.

Rong Zhi glanced at him indifferently, "You could flatter more straightforwardly, just say she’s heartless, she’d probably be quite happy hearing it."

Bai Su’s peach blossom eyes laughed, his tone carried a hint of meaning: "You do seem to know her well."

Rong Zhi’s expression was gentle and cool, not replying.

...

Rong Family.

Rong Meng locked herself in the music room after returning home.

She looked at the sheet music still placed in front of the cello, recalled the humiliation from the afternoon, and angrily pushed the stand.

"Lies lies lies!"

The blows she took today were too much.

First was Rong Zhi’s perfect score in the math Olympic Competition, and then was Tao Ruisi; her worldview had been refreshed countless times in a single day.

Her subconscious told her that Rong Zhi might really not be as simple as he appears, but her rational mind refused to let her think so.

Rong Zhi is just a country-grown punk!

This must be fake, Shen Luoluo must have said Tao Ruisi is Rong Zhi’s friend to preserve Rong Zhi’s dignity and bully her.

It has to be like this.

Rong Meng brainwashed herself again and again, finally persuading herself.

She took a deep breath to suppress her irritation, and the music room door was gently knocked on, her expression tightened, instantly returning to a gentle and lovely demeanor.

"Come in."

"Meng Meng, what’s wrong?"

It was Ying Man who came in, she had seen Rong Meng storm back home, worried followed her upstairs, only to hear her daughter saying "lies" outside the door, worried about her daughter being deceived, couldn’t help but knock.

"Mom," Rong Meng had calmed down by then, smiling softly, "I’m fine, just thought of Little Zhi."

"Rong Zhi?" Ying Man’s eyebrows furrowed, disgust flashed in her eyes, "What did he do now? Did he bully you at school? Don’t be afraid, wait for the monthly exam this week, once he scores at the bottom, without Mom having to lift a finger, First High will kick him out themselves."

Hearing Ying Man bring up Rong Zhi’s grades, Rong Meng realized Ying Man hadn’t heard about Rong Zhi’s perfect score in the math Olympic Competition, and she certainly wouldn’t mention it.

Rong Meng shook her head, faintly choked voice, "No Mom, Little Zhi didn’t bully me, just... I ran into him today, cared a bit about him, but he ignored me, I asked him how things were at the dorm..."

She paused, reluctantly said, "...Little Zhi, isn’t living in the dorm now either, don’t know where he’s living, I’m quite worried for him..."

"Not living in the dorm?!" Ying Man unconsciously gripped Rong Meng’s arm, "Then where is he?!"

Rong Meng felt pain from the grip, a dark shade flashed in her eyes, lips pressed, silent, leaving ample space for Ying Man’s imagination.

Sure enough, Ying Man did not disappoint by misinterpreting, her anger almost overflowed, "No, I need to find your dad and grandpa, a person with such bad conduct cannot enter the Rong Family!"

Saying this, she released Rong Meng, hurriedly exited, behind her, Rong Meng expressionlessly patted the spot Ying Man had pinched.

...

Upon leaving the Music Hall, Tao Ruisi had already discussed the new piece’s performance issues with Shen Luoluo.

The extremely carefree person finally realized something was off.

"Bro-Brother Zhi, she she she, I I, Tao-Tao Ruisi Master?" Shen Luoluo’s mindset crumbled.

Her cross-generational friend, suddenly turning from a kindly grandma, transformed into a master-level figure?!

Oh my, has the world become surreal.

Or did she not wake up today?

Shen Luoluo muttered, closing her eyes, decided to sleep on the spot, eyes just closed, a cool touch landed on her eyelids, she opened her eyes, instantly met a divine, stunning face.

"Zhi Zhi, Zhi Zhi Zhi Brother Zhi!" Her cheeks flushed instantly.

Too close!! She could even smell the pleasant fragrance from the boy’s body!

But Shen Luoluo didn’t get a chance to marvel at the boy’s dazzling beauty, a very cool and piercing gaze fell on her face, she turned head, met a pair of lightly smiling peach blossom eyes.

Shen Luoluo: "?!?!"

Mom, there’s a brother here who wants to eat a person!!

"Luoluo, don’t be afraid, I’m easy to talk to," it was Tao Ruisi who spoke to break the somewhat peculiar atmosphere, she was still gently holding Shen Luoluo’s arm as before, "Being my disciple has many advantages, I can teach you composing, teach you..."

She nagged a lot, but Shen Luoluo felt like she was hit by a pie.

"I thought you already knew," Rong Zhi withdrew his hand, pockets his hands, smiles lightly, "Tao Ruisi hasn’t taken a disciple before, you are the first one."

She doesn’t count, she just learned from Tao Ruisi for a few years.

Shen Luoluo shocked: "No, I didn’t know!" How could I have thought you know such figures!

In the end, she didn’t know how she agreed to Tao Ruisi, nor how she got in the car, when she came to her senses, she had already been delivered to Lan’er Sanatorium by Rong Zhi, along with Tao Ruisi.

Rong Zhi didn’t get out of the car, one hand lazily resting on the car window, head turned sideways, his expression rather calm, yet his tone carried a bit of encouragement, "Consider well, inform your family when you’re ready."

What he can help, what he can do, he has done his best, the rest depends on whether Shen Luoluo can grasp it.

With that said, Rong Zhi greeted Tao Ruisi, then signaled Bai Su to drive to the hospital.

In the hospital room, He Songzhi and Rong Jiazze were studied a game together, occasionally laughing, Rong Zhi stood at the door, looking in through the window.