Ziqi understood the implications of his words.
She turned her head and said softly, "Bao Ziqi, it’s impossible for me to be with you and have nothing to do with Bao Jingyan."
Her gaze dropped, and her voice lowered, "We are not the same kind of people, we see things differently! Two such people together will only find it painful."
After these unprecedented words, Su Ruanruan didn’t know if he could understand.
Even if Bao Ziqi didn’t fully understand, he knew it was a rejection.
He had his pride too. In a moment, he regained his composure, "I’ll take you to the parking lot."
Su Ruanruan did not refuse.
The two had just left the café when someone bumped into them.
It was Su Qionglin’s mother.
The Su Family’s aunt, frantic with rage, pointed at Su Ruanruan and scolded, "It’s all because of you, a jinx, that Qionglin lost her marriage, and now even her career is about to be ruined."
Suffering from unprovoked abuse, Su Ruanruan was unwilling to take it.
She retorted, "What does my third sister’s career have to do with me?"
The Su Family’s aunt was even more furious, cursing both Bao Ziqi and Su Ruanruan, "You two are nothing but a pair of heartless beasts! Bao Ziqi, following you has been Qionglin’s worst luck for eight lifetimes."
"Well, now she’s liberated!" Bao Ziqi spoke coldly.
The Su Family’s aunt was stunned.
She muttered, "Ziqi, are you really so heartless?"
Then she couldn’t help but scream out, "Qionglin’s true heart has been fed to the dogs."
"If you say so, then so be it." Bao Ziqi looked towards Su Ruanruan, "Shall we go?"
The Su Family’s aunt panicked, "Don’t leave! We need to make things clear."
Caught off guard, Su Ruanruan’s delicate arm was scratched by the Su Family’s aunt, leaving a thin line of blood.
Bao Ziqi pulled Su Ruanruan behind him.
He confronted the Su Family’s aunt.
Su Ruanruan, however, stepped forward.
Her manner was calm—no panic, still speaking gently, "Auntie, the words I’ve said in the past still stand. As for the issues with my third sister’s career, I believe I haven’t interfered. Perhaps Auntie should find the person who is truly responsible, don’t you think so?"
Her composure made the Su Family’s aunt seem like a madwoman.
It also made Bao Ziqi realize her strength.
He thought, she didn’t need him at all.
Bao Ziqi loosened his grip.
Su Ruanruan left indifferently.
The Su Family’s aunt didn’t leave; she had words for Bao Ziqi.
Bao Ziqi didn’t shut her out; he invited her back into the café.
After ordering coffee, the Su Family’s aunt suddenly grabbed his hand, urgently asking, "Ziqi, do you still have feelings for Qionglin?"
Seeing his silence, the Su Family’s aunt couldn’t hide her disappointment.
After a while, Bao Ziqi finally said, "I will help with Qionglin’s career!"
He thought, this couldn’t have been the doing of his father, probably the work of Bao Jingyan.
That man, always so ruthless.
Su Ruanruan had more worries on her mind.
When the car stopped at the villa, to her surprise, Bao Jingyan was in the yard practicing shooting.
Several targets had been added to the lawn.
When he saw Su Ruanruan returning, he took off his glasses and said somewhat carelessly, "Back from coffee?"
Su Ruanruan was angry.
"You had someone follow me again!"
Bao Jingyan bowed his head to prepare the gun, raised his hand—
"With Bao Ziqi being so high-profile, it would be hard not to know."
Su Ruanruan then knew.
It was Old Zhao who had told him.
She approached him, and asked softly, "Why are you playing with this at home?"
Bao Jingyan took a shot with his gun.
He curled his lips slightly, "Someone said this is not home, so might as well let loose and have fun."
Su Ruanruan was furious, determined to go upstairs for a shower.
Before she had taken two steps, he hooked her around the waist.
Bao Jingyan’s warm breath brushed her ear, "Wanna play together for a while?"
"I don’t touch these things." Su Ruanruan looked disdainfully at the gun in his hand, "Be careful or someone might report you for disturbing the peace."
Bao Jingyan just laughed.
The man in black beside him respectfully answered Su Ruanruan’s concern, "All the nearby villas have been bought by Young Master Jingyan, no one else lives here."