Chapter 80: Tempting Offer

In the morning, Su Ruan had her breakfast with her family members before following her grandpa to the orchard. A truck stopped by the side and an old man alighted from the driver's seat.

The old man was dressed in long black pants and a faded t-shirt. He was mostly bald with only a few white hairs.

Su Ruan glanced at her grandpa and saw the bright smile on his face.

"Old Huang, what are you doing here?" Ma Hao Dong greeted. He walked over to his friend and the two old friends hugged. Noticing that his granddaughter was with him, Ma Hao Dong pulled Su Ruan to his side and introduced him. "Old Huang, this is my granddaughter. Su Ruan. Su Ruan, this is my friend, Old Huang. He had an orchard on the east side of the town."

Su Ruan greeted the old man politely. "Grandpa Huang. Hello."

The old man's expression brightened up. "Old Ma, this is Su Ruan, the granddaughter you often talked about? She is very pretty."

There was a tinge of pink on her face as she listened to the old man's praise.

Old Huang laughed happily upon seeing Su Ruan's reaction. "You didn't know this, but after your grandpa heard that you would be visiting this town, he would not stop talking about you."

Su Ruan lowered her gaze and glanced at her grandpa, wondering what did he say to his friends about her.

"That's right, are you still single?" Old Huang suddenly asked. "I have a grandson that I can introduce you to. He's a banker. Next time that brat comes to visit, I can introduce you to him."

Her lips were slightly parted. Su Ruan stared at the old man with a dazed look on her face. The old man's question was too sudden and she did not know how to respond to it.

"Alright, stop scaring my granddaughter," Ma Hao Dong patted his friend on the shoulder. "What if my granddaughter decided to leave quickly because of your words?"

The two friends laughed happily as they continued to joke with each other.

"That's right, I came over to give you a little something." Old Huang walked to his truck and waved his hand, motioning his friend to come closer. "Come over."

As soon as Ma Hao Dong walked to his side, Old Huang handed him a big watermelon to him.

"There's another one. Su Ruan, can you help to carry this?"

Su Ruan walked over and two bags of watermelon were transferred to her hand.

The two old friends exchanged a few words before Old Huang leave.

"Su Ruan, come over." Ma Hao Dong led her to the back of the house and stopped once they reached a well. He put the fruits in the well before continuing to round his orchard.

Su Ruan followed her grandpa closely while listening to him telling her a few things about the place. Even though she has been following her grandpa for few times, her grandfather seemed to have endless things to talk about the place.

As they got further into the orchard, Su Ruan's phone started to ring.

Su Ruan's eyes lit up when she saw the name on the caller ID.

She told her grandpa that she was going to answer a call and walked further into the orchard to get a stronger signal.

"Hello. Editor Ji?"

"Su Ruan. It has been a while since the last time I heard from you," Ji Fan Yin spoke. "I hope that everything is well."

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It has been a while since the last time Su Ruan had talked to the editor. After she quit the previous company, Su Ruan had not any contact with Editor Ji Fan Yin. Thinking of how this editor had always looked after her while she was working at the company made her a little guilty.

The two of them exchanged polite words before the editor expressed the reason for her call.

"Su Ruan, I heard from Jiang Tian that you are still on vacation. Are you not planning to work at any company?"

A faint smile curled on her lips. Su Ruan lowered her head and kicked at some pebbles. "Editor Ji, after what happened last time, I think I wanted to take a break and spend my time with my family."

As she spoke, Su Ruan continued to walk further into the orchard.

Well, I just wanted to ask if you would be interested in some freelancing works," Ji Fan Yin said. "A friend of mine was asking around and I immediately thought of you. I think you can take this job and do it while you are still on your break."

Her eyes lit up upon hearing the editor's words. Su Ruan could not deny that this sounded like a tempting offer.

"If you are interested, I will send you the details."

The two of them exchanged a few more words before they hang up.

When she looked up again, Su Ruan realized that she had gone too far and she could not see anyone around her.

It seemed that her mind was too preoccupied that she did not realize where she had headed to.

Su Ruan bit at her lips, wondering which way should she head to and return to the house. If her grandpa realized that she has gone missing again, he would definitely worry.

Her first instinct was to look up at the position of the sun to figure out the direction. Then she started to walk forward, following her instinct.

However, her movement halted when she realized that perhaps she had made a wrong turn.

Instead of finding the house or anyone that could help her, Su Ruan ran to the woods.

It was then that she remember that Ma Yu Xi had mentioned that the orchard was next to the Long family's land and she should not go over.

Su Ruan took a few deep breaths to calm down. Then, she turned around, figuring that if she continued to head in the opposite direction, she would eventually arrive at the house.

All of the sudden, the sound of the rustling leaves and footsteps could be heard coming from behind her. Her hair stood and Su Ruan began to wonder if she should make a run for it.

Then, something fell on her shoulder.

Su Ruan shouted out loud, surprising everyone in a distance away who had heard her voice.

"Miss Su, calm down. It's me."

The person pulled at her arms and forced her to look up.

Her pupil constricted upon seeing a face that she recognized.

It was Long Fei.

"You... why are you here?"

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