blogombal Chapter 225 No matter how long you need it, I'll wait.
Chapter 225 No matter how long you need it, I'll wait.
A little fish said: Read this book!
The two of them sat facing each other in the private room.
No one spoke.
Li Ze looked at Ruoran.
Ruoran also looked at Li Ze.
This silence lasted for several minutes.
However, although neither of them spoke, there was no awkwardness in the room.
Because both of them knew very well what was going on.
Getting a marriage certificate and remarrying isn't something that can be decided with just a few words.
This is a huge and very important matter.
It takes time to consider it and time to digest it.
You can't rush it.
Finally, Ruoran spoke first.
She looked at Li Ze and took a deep breath.
Her tone was very calm, but she spoke each word very seriously.
"Li Ze, I think we need to take this step slowly."
After a pause, he continued:
"You know, you've only been back for a little over ten days. But the time you've been away from us is dozens, even hundreds of times longer."
"A full eighteen years."
Ruoran's voice became somewhat low:
"It's not that I'm unwilling to consider it. But I feel I need more time. I need time to think it over carefully."
Li Ze sat opposite her and listened quietly to what Ruoran had to say.
He didn't interrupt her, nor did he rush to refute anything.
In fact, Li Ze had already prepared for Ruoran's answer.
When he asked that question, he already anticipated that Ruoran might not agree immediately.
However, as expected.
When he actually heard Ruoran say "we still have to take it slowly" with his own ears, he still felt a little sad.
From the day he returned to China.
From the moment he met his daughter Mengli on that green train.
He was thinking about one thing all the time.
That means getting back together with Ruoran and becoming a family again.
He bought houses, cars, flower shops, and acquired restaurants.
All of what he did had only one ultimate purpose.
He just wanted to go back to Ruoran's side.
In recent days, he has indeed given Ruoran and the two children a lot of money.
A big house, a nice car, a top chef, and all sorts of gifts.
However, if that barrier in your heart is never fully opened.
Li Ze thought about it.
He felt that perhaps it was because he had been away for too long.
Eighteen years.
Even now that he's back, everything he does is for Ruoran's good, and he can't be faulted at all.
But an eighteen-year gap is too long.
During those eighteen years, Ruoran raised two children alone, living in a tin shed, working on an assembly line, and setting up a street stall.
Those hardships were truly etched into her very bones.
It's not like you can erase all the hurt from those eighteen years just because you're back now and spend a few days being nice to her.
To put it simply, although the wound has started to scab over, it is not fully healed yet.
If you try to open it up at this point, you will only cause the wound to reopen.
Li Ze sat there, looking at Ruoran in front of him.
He did not complain about her.
Not at all.
He completely understands Ruoran's decision.
If he were Ruoran, and after being abandoned for eighteen years, that person suddenly came back and said they wanted to remarry him.
He probably wouldn't be able to agree immediately.
Since we can't make this decision right now, there's no rush.
Take it easy.
He believed that as long as he treated Ruoran well and sincerely cared for her and the children, he could succeed.
Over time, the wall in your heart will slowly crumble.
He has plenty of time and patience.
Li Ze looked at Ruoran with a very gentle smile on his face.
He nodded and said in a very calm tone:
"Okay. I'll wait for you. No matter how long it takes, I'll wait."
Ruoran's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing Li Ze's words.
Looking at the very calm smile on the man's face, she couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart.
However, she didn't say anything more.
The two sat quietly for a while longer.
Li Ze was the first to stand up from his chair.
He said to Ruoran:
"Alright, we've finished eating and talked about everything. Let's go out."
Ruoran also stood up.
The two people walked out of the small private room one after the other.
After pushing open the door, the restaurant hall outside was still very lively.
The guests sat at their seats, chatting and laughing as they ate, while the waiters busily moved between the tables.
As soon as she stepped out of the private room, her gaze began to look westward.
She was observing the situation inside the hall.
Her professional habits are just too strong.
Although she no longer needs to personally oversee the store's daily operations.
If you see that the tea in the cups of a table of guests has gone cold and no one has refilled them.
She immediately frowned.
Then she turned her head and saw Wang Yumo at the front desk talking to a waiter.
Ruoran walked over quickly.
"Yu Mo, remember to have someone refill the tea for the customers at the table by the window. Also, did you check the bills for those three tables? How does today's lunch revenue compare to yesterday's?"
Wang Yumo was dealing with her own business when she suddenly saw Zhang Ruoran walk over and say this long string of words to her.
She quickly put down what she was holding and answered Ruoran's questions one by one very seriously.
Li Ze stood not far away, watching Ruoran still discussing accounts with Wang Yumo, and did not go over to disturb her for the time being.
He just smiled helplessly.
This woman is still the same.
They have to worry about everything themselves and can't let go of anything.
About five or six minutes later.
Li Ze saw that Ruoran was still asking questions and showed no intention of leaving.
He finally couldn't hold back anymore.
He stepped forward, gently patted Ruoran's shoulder, and said a reminder:
"If that's the case, Yu Mo is the store manager too. She can handle these things. If you do everything for her, will the store still need her to manage it in the future?"
Ruoran paused for a moment when she heard Li Ze say that.
She turned her head to look at Li Ze, then at Wang Yumo standing beside her.
Wang Yumo stood there, her expression somewhat troubled.
She was caught between the boss and the former store manager, unsure of what to say.
After thinking about it, Ruoran felt that what Li Ze said did make sense.
She'll be handling the company's affairs from now on, and she can't do everything herself like before, no matter how small.
The store has already been handed over to Wang Yumo, so she should trust her and let her manage it herself.
Ruoran smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
She said to Wang Yumo:
"Sorry, Yu Mo, it's a habit. You can continue with your work, just remember to arrange the tea for that table."
Wang Yumo quickly nodded in response:
"Okay, Sister Zhang, don't worry."
Ruoran then turned around and followed Li Ze toward the restaurant's door.
After exiting the main gate, the two of them took the elevator down to the underground parking garage.
The old man had already driven his car to the elevator entrance and was waiting.
Li Ze opened the back door and let Ruoran get in first.
Then he went to the other side and sat down.
After the two of them sat down in the back row.
Li Ze turned to look at Ruoran and asked:
"Shall I take you home?"
If Ruoran sat next to her, she lowered her head and thought for a few seconds.
Then she looked up at Li Ze.
"I'm not going to the house I bought myself. Take me back to Beichen Garden."