Ruanruan didn’t want it.
Mrs. Zhou insisted on giving it.
She said, "We will inevitably meet when you visit City B! Consider it a small gift from an elder."
So Ruanruan accepted it.
She said softly, "Uncle and Aunt Zhou are new to Jiangcheng, I should host you on behalf of Sister Song Wei."
Mrs. Zhou was keen on making connections.
Ruanruan instructed her staff to arrange for Mr. and Mrs. Zhou to stay in the presidential suite.
She also booked a dinner for Bao Mingyuan to join them.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhou got into the car.
Mrs. Zhou said to her son, "Both are daughters raised by the Su Family, how can they be so different?"
She added, "Su Qionglin only focuses on admiring jewelry, with no sense of the bigger picture. Look at Ruanruan, young as she is, she already has the demeanor of a matriarch!"
Young Master Zhou remained silent.
Mrs. Zhou knew he was troubled inside.
So she gently patted his shoulder and said softly, "I know you like her, and mom is happy that your taste is not bad!"
Still joyous and festive.
Su Qionglin and her mother were still admiring jewelry.
But Su Yugu was worried, "The parents-in-law didn’t stick around for dinner, I always feel uneasy."
Aunt Su beamed with joy, "Important people are always busy! The engagement date is set, what’s there to worry about?"
She then patted her daughter’s belly, "Our Qionglin has a promising tummy! The entrance into this wealthy family is secured."
Ruanruan washed her hands.
Su Minghua walked up behind her.
In the mirror, Ruanruan saw him and asked quietly, "Big brother, is there something you need?"
After hesitating, Su Minghua finally asked, "How has Song Wei been recently?"
Ruanruan slowly dried her hands, then said, "Big brother is still concerned about her?"
Su Minghua dared not ask further.
Since the old master became a vegetable in the sanatorium, he felt both dread and fear towards Ruanruan.
Ruanruan gracefully descended the stairs.
Su Qionglin came over.
She scoffed, "Song Wei, that wretched woman caused you such misery, and you still think about her?"
Su Minghua’s Adam’s apple moved.
After a while, he said, "After all, I wronged her in the past."
"Oh, since when did big brother become so gentle and merciful? It doesn’t seem like your style!" Su Qionglin sneered, "Or did you change after becoming Ruanruan’s lapdog, influenced by her?"
Su Minghua narrowed his eyes, "What nonsense are you spouting?"
Su Qionglin scoffed, "Don’t think I don’t know, you’re on her side!"
She added, "But I won’t lose to her! She has the Bao Family; I have the Zhou Family! Big Brother, you saw it! Today I got precious jewelry, Ruanruan only received something Mrs. Zhou wore!"
It seemed Qionglin didn’t know certain things.
He warned his sister, "Mind your own business! Take good care of your pregnancy, don’t fall and lose it, or how will you latch onto the Zhou Family?"
Su Qionglin stomped her foot in anger.
Ruanruan was passing through the courtyard, about to leave.
At the gate, there stood a tall figure.
Su Ru’an stood there with a suitcase.
Ruanruan was momentarily stunned.
She softly called out, "Second brother."
Neither took a step forward.
After a long while, Su Ru’an smiled lightly, "Stunned? Not happy to see your second brother back?"
Ruanruan snapped back to reality.
She went over to carry his luggage.
Su Ru’an felt as if he was seeing the old Ruanruan.
But yet, it felt different.
He reached out and touched her head, "Second brother will wash up, and then take you out for dinner."
Ruanruan felt a lump in her throat.
She agreed with a ’yes.’
Watching Su Ru’an’s receding figure.
She couldn’t guess how much he knew...