Su Ruanruan didn’t want to witness the scene, so she followed from afar.
Suddenly, her hand was caught.
Turning her head, it was Bao Jingyan.
She was both embarrassed and annoyed, desperately trying to shake his hand off: "Don’t... Don’t do this."
People were coming and going here, and she was afraid of being discovered.
Bao Jingyan did not trouble her further and let go of her hand.
He simply walked beside her.
Su Ruanruan was still nervous.
Around them, quite a few people were staring at Bao Jingyan.
Bao Jingyan was displeased; "What, walking with me is shameful? You didn’t refuse to ride in the same car with Bao Ziqi, nor did you try to get away from him?"
Su Ruanruan bit her lip.
She didn’t know how to soothe a jealous man, and besides, this wasn’t the place.
She kept silent, and Bao Jingyan gave her a deep look before leaving first.
Su Ruanruan breathed a sigh of relief.
At that moment, a female classmate from the same department came running over, her face flushed as she asked, "Su Ruanruan, was that your boyfriend just now?"
Su Ruanruan knew she was mistaking him for Bao Ziqi, so she said, "That’s Bao Jingyuan’s big brother."
The female student covered her face and exclaimed, "Was that Bao Jingyan?"
Su Ruanruan was puzzled, "What about him?"
The female student grabbed her shoulder and gently shook it, "It’s Bao Jingyan, he’s very famous, he had published many papers when he was studying abroad, a big shot in the medical field."
Seeing that Su Ruanruan had no reaction, the female student stomped her foot: "All the women in Jiangcheng want to marry him."
Su Ruanruan hummed in response, her mind elsewhere.
The female student was exasperated!
Just then, a voice arose, "What are you talking about?"
Su Ruanruan looked up.
It was Bao Jingyan who had returned.
She looked at him, then at the female classmate next to her whose face was red with embarrassment, unsure whether to introduce her.
But Bao Jingyan simply tapped her shoulder lightly, releasing it immediately: "Let’s go."
Su Ruanruan smiled at the female classmate and followed Bao Jingyan towards the exhibition hall of the Zhongjiang Academy of Fine Arts.
The female classmate watched them longingly—
After a moment, she muttered to herself, "Bao Jingyan must like Su Ruanruan."
Ahead, Bao Jingyan was leading the way.
His posture was exceptional, his countenance noble, attracting the attention of a plethora of female students.
Su Ruanruan mouthed the words: A butterfly attractor!
Suddenly, he turned around.
She was startled, "I didn’t say anything!"
He looked deeply at her, lowering his voice: "Are you jealous?"
Su Ruanruan was a reserved girl and immediately bristled at his words: "You’re the one who’s jealous!"
Bao Jingyan’s gaze deepened.
Su Ruanruan hung her head low and asked softly, "Are you still angry?"
Somehow, his heart was stirred by her simple question.
At this moment, he wanted to hug her, wanted to kiss her.
But this wasn’t the place.
His voice raspy: "You know I’m upset?"
Su Ruanruan had a somewhat naïve look in her eyes.
Bao Jingyan suppressed his emotions: "If you’re unhappy living in the mansion, you can leave with me."
Perhaps he couldn’t marry her right now, but she was young, and they could both wait.
Su Ruanruan shook her head.
Bao Jingyan looked steadily at her.
She thought he would get angry after a while, but instead, he reached out and gently tousled her hair, speaking with a husky voice, "You can stay, and when you grow up to be unmatched by anyone, we’ll get married."
Her face turned red, she protested softly, "Who wants to marry you!"
Bao Jingyan’s eyes were indulgent: "If you like Britain, we’ll go to Britain to get married."
Marriage was too far away for Su Ruanruan, and she did not agree.
He seemed to deflate, no longer pressing the issue.
Just as he turned to head to the exhibition hall, someone was standing in front.