She stretched out her hand to stroke that delicate cheek, remembering the slap Su Qionglin had suffered at the gate of Bao Mansion.
Her heart ached like it was being sliced with a knife.
In the Su Family, was Ruanruan often beaten and scolded, treated harshly?
In a trance, Mrs. Su’s tears streamed down her face.
Su Ruanruan became a bit panicked: "What’s wrong, Auntie?"
Mrs. Gu shook her head, unable to fully articulate her thoughts at that moment.
At the doorway, Gu Yuanpei and Gu Ze heard the noise and came in. Gu Yuanpei instantly knew what his wife was thinking.
He helplessly said: "My dear, I’ve already told you..."
Mrs. Gu still couldn’t stop her tears, her mournful appearance softened Gu Yuanpei’s heart.
He coughed lightly: "Once you are better, I will handle it."
Though Gu Yuanpei gave his word, he still held little hope.
The Su Family was also a respectable family; even if Su Peiming’s wife couldn’t bear children, it wouldn’t be possible for them to steal someone else’s child.
Yet with his words, Mrs. Gu was overjoyed.
She nodded with tears, then her gaze once again firmly fixed on Su Ruanruan’s little face.
She could never look enough.
Su Ruanruan, feeling a bit uncomfortable being stared at, touched her hair.
Gu Yuanpei said to Gu Ze: "Ruanruan and I will stay here, you go back and rest. Come back in the morning to take turns resting with Ruanruan."
Gu Ze disagreed: "I’ll stay too! When Ruanruan goes back tomorrow, we’ll take turns resting."
Gu Yuanpei thought for a moment, then nodded.
Only when Mrs. Gu finally fell asleep did Gu Yuanpei look around.
Aside from a small guest room, there was a sofa in the VIP ward. Gu Yuanpei asked Su Ruanruan to sleep in the guest room and Gu Ze to sleep on the sofa.
Su Ruanruan refused: "I’m not sleepy yet."
Naturally, Gu Ze wouldn’t sleep either, "Let’s sit together for a while."
The two of them sat together, both watching Mrs. Gu.
Suddenly, Gu Ze recalled the scene he had seen in the courtyard earlier that evening, and asked softly, "Have you decided to be with him?"
Su Ruanruan, feeling sleepy, looked up and muttered a sound.
Gu Ze stroked her hair, as if petting a small kitten.
After a while, he said in a low voice: "If you really think he’s good, that’s not bad."
It’s just that the Bao Family is complicated.
Su Ruanruan did not answer directly, she also carefully thought about her relationship with Bao Jingyan.
To say he forced her – but she seemed not to mind his closeness.
To say she was willing – but he often forced her to do things she was reluctant to do.
Thinking about these things, her cheeks began to heat up slightly.
Gu Ze turned his head and just saw this, internally cursing "damn man."
The two chatted casually, and gradually Su Ruanruan really became sleepy, her little head nodding off.
Gu Ze reached out and placed her head on his shoulder, then took a small blanket and carefully covered her.
Gu Yuanpei glanced up just to see his son’s tender and considerate actions, feeling somewhat melancholic again.
If Yunxi hadn’t been lost, Gu Ze would definitely be a good brother.
But as the years passed, he feared they might never find Yunxi again.
Gu Yuanpei’s mood was complex, occasionally tending to his wife and glancing over there.
As the night deepened, the two youngsters couldn’t stay awake and fell asleep.
Gu Ze leaned on the armrest sleeping, and Su Ruanruan snuggled next to him, looking as if she was being held by him, her small blanket half-dropped.
Gu Yuanpei tiptoed over, picked up the small blanket, and properly covered Su Ruanruan.
Under the dim light, he looked at her clean little face, his heart filled with affection, always imagining Yunxi would grow up just as beautiful.
Gu Ze awoke, his voice hoarse: "Dad?"
Gu Yuanpei whispered softly: "It’s okay! I was just covering Ruanruan with the blanket."