Su Ruanruan soothed him before turning to those people and saying, "Su Minghua is my elder brother! Today, I’ll repay the money he owes, but I have one condition."
Those people were quite accommodating to her.
Su Ruanruan said softly, "If he comes again in the future, please don’t play with him!"
The people chuckled, "He’s the one with a big addiction to losing! We don’t even want to play with him."
Su Ruanruan smiled faintly.
She took out a checkbook and wrote an amount for those people.
The people couldn’t stop praising her, "Miss Su is so straightforward!"
Su Ruanruan was popular with both the Gu Family and the Bao Family.
Who wouldn’t want to befriend her?
Then someone proposed, "We want to be friends with Miss Su! We’ll forget about the money."
Su Ruanruan didn’t accept their offer of not taking the check.
She gave the check to Su Minghua.
Her voice was gentle, "Don’t come here anymore."
Su Minghua was too choked up to speak.
Seeing him like that, Su Ruanruan didn’t feel good inside.
She thought: Now I’m in the position of power, and he’s at my mercy. Was it also this bleak for Dad back in the day?
On the way back, she asked Old Zhao to find a hotel and bought a new set of clothes for Su Minghua.
Told him to clean up before returning home.
Su Minghua was very touched.
Especially after seeing her status.
Those who were bossing him around were respectful to Ruanruan.
Ruanruan was now quite something.
Su Minghua was more inclined to be close to her.
He and Su Ruanruan sat in the back seat of the car, which was a Rolls-Royce.
He touched the car’s interior and coughed lightly, "Is this car provided by the Bao Family?"
She turned her head and asked Su Minghua quietly, "Do you still remember how I came to be with the Su Family?"
Su Minghua was startled.
He thought Su Ruanruan was going to settle scores and quickly distanced himself, "Ruanruan, let me tell you! This has nothing to do with our Su Family. It was your second aunt who was infertile and crazy, she stole you over."
Su Ruanruan lowered her eyes.
Sure enough, just as she thought.
Su Minghua forced a laugh, "The second uncle was furious at the time! He wanted to find out to send you back, but with your second aunt threatening suicide at every turn, he had no choice but to keep you! Their relationship also faded afterward."
Su Ruanruan turned her head away.
Her heart was indescribably sad.
Su Minghua wanted to say more, but seeing Su Ruanruan’s expression.
He didn’t dare to utter another word.
After a long while, he said, "Come home for a meal tomorrow, okay?"
Su Minghua said bravely, "I haven’t been performing well at the hospital lately, Ruanruan, could you help me plead for leniency?"
He pulled on her arm, "Big brother is asking you for one last favor."
She sent Su Minghua back to the Su Residence.
But she herself returned to Bao Jingyan’s villa.
When she arrived, Bao Jingyan was working out.
Surprised, he wiped the sweat off his brow and asked, "Didn’t you say you’d stay at Aunt Gu’s place, why come here?"
Su Ruanruan slowly moved closer and hugged his waist.
He was covered in sweat.
She just wanted to hold him now.
Bao Jingyan lowered his head and kissed her hair, his voice even more gentle, "What’s wrong, Ruanruan?"
Su Ruanruan shook her head.
Bao Jingyan let her hold on for a while, and when she was feeling a bit better, he spoke softly, "I’m going to take a shower, okay?"
She nodded obediently.
After his shower, Su Ruanruan nestled in his embrace again.
Bao Jingyan, with his long limbs, sat on the couch and positioned her in the middle of his body.
He turned on the television.
A boring variety show was on.
Su Ruanruan leaned against him and recounted the evening’s events.
Bao Jingyan stroked her little head and whispered, "Academician Su is not just redeeming himself, but also because he loves you."
He soothed her like a child, "Ruanruan, nobody dislikes you."
"Some do! My third sister, Jingyuan, Xia Minglan, and Qi Meiyu, they don’t like me."
Bao Jingyan answered her this way, "That’s because they’re not human!"
Su Ruanruan: That seems to make some sense.