Chapter 353: Clash

The next morning, Yang Chen arrived at the Zhonghai International Airport in a car driven by Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi's Bentley had finally been repaired. The tires had been shipped all the way from England, which left Lin Ruoxi feeling a bit irritated, whether due to the lack of stock domestically or because of unique design issues with the car.

Yang Chen wondered why this girl had so many cars but didn't bother switching to another. Her reason about having sentimental attachment to the car made Yang Chen surprisingly emotional about vehicles. He thought to himself how nice it would be to have such feelings for himself.

Arriving at the international departure hall, Li Jingjing, dressed in a pink T-shirt and a white coat, stood there quietly holding a small suitcase.

Upon seeing Yang Chen and Lin Ruoxi arrive together, Li Jingjing's eyes moistened slightly as she smiled.

"Sister Ruoxi, Brother Yang, thank you both for coming to see me off," Li Jingjing said. After yesterday's phone call, she hadn't quite believed Lin Ruoxi would actually come to the airport to send her off despite their past grievances, but here they were, for real.

Yang Chen sighed and walked up to pat Li Jingjing on the back of her head. He didn't mind doing this in front of Lin Ruoxi, knowing she understood it was merely brotherly affection.

"Once you're there, you'll be on your own. Don't easily trust what others say, especially men who seem nice to you. Don't hesitate to spend money just because USD is more expensive than Yan Xia's currency. Spend what you need; otherwise, life won't be easy. Take care of yourself and have a smooth journey," Lin Ruoxi said calmly, as if she were casually mentioning something simple.

Li Jingjing couldn't hold back her tears and could only nod in response, unable to say anything else.

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi smiled faintly. "You're one of the few friends I have here. I'll wait for you to come back, so you can continue teaching me how to cook. Oh, and there are some new lovely children at the orphanage waiting for you to return in a couple of years."

Li Jingjing wiped away her tears with a smile and nodded vigorously. "Thank you both, Brother Yang, Sister Ruoxi. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Li Jingjing didn't say anything more, turned around, and pulled her suitcase towards the customs exit without looking back.

Lin Ruoxi turned around first and walked towards the airport exit.

Yang Chen caught up with her, smiling as he said, "Ruoxi, my little darling, you're actually warm-hearted despite your cold exterior. A woman like you is so charming."

"Don't waste your breath with me. Save those lines for other women," Lin Ruoxi gave him a glance, showing that such sweet talk had little effect on her, especially as a rational woman.

Yang Chen chuckled. "Then let's go to the KTV. You promised yesterday to learn singing with me. It's a crucial skill for your future life."

Lin Ruoxi paused in her steps, showing a hint of reluctance. "Can't I skip this?"

"Nope," Yang Chen quickly refused, "You can't back out of your promise. Look at me, I've fulfilled all my promises to you."

Lin Ruoxi shrugged and said no more, briskly walking towards the parking lot.

Over half an hour later, they arrived once again at the KTV they had visited just yesterday. The manager naturally remembered Lin Ruoxi, and without Yang Chen even pulling out his platinum card, they were ushered into a large private room, courtesy of the manager, allowing Lin Ruoxi and Yang Chen to use it for free.

Yang Chen realized he had been tricked by Yuan Ye! Clearly! This platinum card was utterly useless! With Lin Ruoxi's face, they could get in here for free anyway!

Yang Chen decided he would have to get back at that guy next time. Can't let him scam big brother like this.

But for now, the most important thing was teaching Lin Ruoxi how to sing.

Yang Chen insisted on bringing Lin Ruoxi along for another major reason: his own reputation.

His wife excelled in everything, but when it came to singing, she was a real killer, stealing the show effortlessly. Wouldn't that make him, her husband, lose face?

Just like how women wanted their men to be handsome and charming, making other women jealous, men also wanted their women to be envied, even hated, when they sang. Although Lin Ruoxi didn't need to sing, Yang Chen couldn't help but feel uneasy.

So Yang Chen taught Lin Ruoxi earnestly, starting from the basics of vocalization and explaining the simplest music theory.

As a result, various complex dialogues echoed from inside the KTV room:

"Ahhhhhh..."

"Use your throat! Not your nose!"

"The nose can't produce sound anyway."

"On a gloooomy day..."

"Stop stop stop! Stop! How can you go off-key on the first word? Even if you just read 'gloomy day', it wouldn't be off-key, right?"

"Gloooomy day..."

"Stop! I said it wouldn't be off-key if you read it, why are you actually reading it? Sing it!"

"Gloomy day..."

"The first word is off-key again!"

Later on, Yang Chen finally managed to teach Lin Ruoxi how to sing the first line. Though her pace was slow, almost akin to reading, she managed to hit the notes, more or less.

After thinking it over, Yang Chen remembered a method from a book. He began swinging his arms up and down, swaying his legs left and right, and danced with a sense of rhythm while nodding his head. "Come on, do this movement with me," he said.

Lin Ruoxi pursed her lips, watching Yang Chen's bear-like posture, shaking her head. "No, too silly. What's this for? I thought we were supposed to sing?"

"This is called rhythm. When your body has rhythm, you'll feel the music. Right now, you need to find a beat, like one-two-three-four, two-two-three-four, three-two-three-four, just like that. Follow me, one-two, one-two, do it faster!"

Yang Chen shook his limbs, resembling a standing panda, and loudly urged Lin Ruoxi to follow suit.

Startled by Yang Chen's loud exhortation, Lin Ruoxi looked at him with a serious expression, as if he genuinely saw her as a student.

Lin Ruoxi hesitated, then bit her lip. Thinking that no one was watching in the room, she put down the microphone and began swaying her limbs like a standing panda alongside Yang Chen.

Thus, the young couple became a pair of pandas bumping into each other, swaying their limbs while continuously singing along to the MTV.

Lin Ruoxi began to feel that these peculiar movements indeed enhanced her sense of the music. Gradually, she became immersed in it and started singing along.

After three songs, just as Lin Ruoxi and Yang Chen were absorbed in their wild singing and swaying like they had epilepsy, the door suddenly opened!

A waiter carrying a fruit platter stood at the door of the room and raised his eyes to see a man and a woman swaying their limbs strangely, like upright turtles.

Unfortunately, their movements happened to coincide with a turtle-like pose.

Startled like a rabbit, Lin Ruoxi suddenly lunged and threw herself into Yang Chen's arms, as if she wanted to bang her head against the wall! How could she ever show her face again after this?!

The waiter seemed to realize he had seen something he shouldn't have. Though it wasn't "kill to keep silent" level, he quickly put down the fruit platter and made a hasty retreat.

However, Yang Chen was delighted by this sudden interruption. Lin Ruoxi had actually jumped into his arms voluntarily!

With her soft and fragrant body in his arms, and Lin Ruoxi having just exerted herself for quite some time, there was a faint sheen of sweat on her, emitting a delightful fragrance that Yang Chen deeply enjoyed inhaling a few times.

"Hehe, just as I said, singing like this makes quick progress," Yang Chen said gleefully, his hands tightening around Lin Ruoxi's slender waist.

Lin Ruoxi suddenly realized what she was doing, forcefully pushing Yang Chen away, her cheeks flushed pink with anger. "It's all because of you! I can't even show my face outside anymore!"

"So what? We have a marriage certificate. No one's stopping us from booking a hotel room," Yang Chen said frustratedly.

"Not that!" Lin Ruoxi was on the verge of tears. "That waiter is definitely going to go out and tell everyone about us doing those strange poses!"

Yang Chen shrugged dismissively, "What's so strange about it? If it works, who cares how weird it looks!"

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi's phone vibrated again on the table. Lin Ruoxi, despite feeling awkward, hurried over to pick it up. She frowned as she answered, "Hello, Wu Yue, is something the matter?"

It turned out to be a call from her secretary, Wu Yue, during the holiday break.

Lin Ruoxi listened for a moment, her flushed face gradually fading, replaced by a serious expression.