The day was beginning to break.
Another exhausting night.
Bao Mingyuan had knelt for the whole night.
In the corridor of the VIP ward, a faint sound of footsteps was heard.
Old Zhao followed behind her, incessantly saying: "Miss Su, please go back first!"
Su Ruanruan gently shook off his hand.
She held her breath, watching Bao Mingyuan.
From the tips of his hair, grey strands were faintly visible.
She then looked at her own parents.
They had stood the whole night, their faces weary.
Su Ruanruan felt a dull pain in her heart.
Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something...
Bao Jingyan suddenly grabbed her hand, his tone strict: "Why are you here?"
He raised his voice, asking Old Zhao to take her back.
But Su Ruanruan broke free from his grip.
Bao Jingyan grasped her shoulder again, staring into her eyes: "I will not give up."
"But I can’t," Su Ruanruan gently shook her head.
Sobbing, she said: "Bao Jingyan, I can follow you without self-respect, but I can’t let everyone around me live without any dignity!"
"Do you want to break up?" His voice turned cold.
Su Ruanruan didn’t respond.
Her pale fingers clenched tightly onto his sleeve.
Gripping, then releasing...
Finally, they gently slid off.
She drooped her shoulders and said softly: "Bao Jingyan, let go, please! Persisting won’t lead to happiness."
Bao Jingyan stared at her deathly.
But he, he couldn’t blame her.
Nor could he hold on...
Sun Jingan’s words took effect: the old lady was gone, he and Ruanruan had no possibility!
Su Ruanruan helped Bao Mingyuan up.
She whispered an apology.
Bao Mingyuan, who had been a business tycoon for decades, now shed tears.
He gently patted his child, murmuring: "It’s uncle’s failure to protect you!"
Su Ruanruan shook her head.
She closed her eyes tightly and resolutely pushed open the door.
Madame Sun lay there.
Sun Jingan, Sun Jingyu, and their wives were attending her.
They were not surprised.
Sun Jingan glanced at her a few times.
Su Ruanruan’s nose was red and the corners of her eyes were moist.
Clearly, she had been crying!
Sun Jingan told the old lady: "The child from the Gu family has come."
Madame Sun did not open her eyes.
Su Ruanruan said: "Let the old lady conserve her energy! I’ll leave after I finish speaking."
Sun Jingan nodded: "That’ll do."
Su Ruanruan slowly walked to the old lady’s bedside and gently knelt down.
She said to the old lady: "For my father’s sins, I apologize to you on his behalf."
Sun Jingan and Sun Jingyu, the couple, were somewhat moved... This child maintains her dignity so well even at this moment!
After a long time, Su Ruanruan raised her eyes.
Her expression was not as lively as before, now she was indifferent.
She said: "Old lady, rest assured! From today onwards, I and Bao Jingyan will breakup."
She gritted her teeth: "In a week, I will go to Britain to study! Unless it’s something special, I will not return to Jiangcheng."
Madame Sun’s eyes moved slightly.
Sun Jingan glanced at Su Ruanruan.
He told the old lady: "I will keep an eye on it, the old lady should put her mind at ease."
Madame Sun sighed very lightly.
Sun Jingan then knew she had consented.
His look towards Su Ruanruan was even more complex.
This child loved Jingyan so deeply.
Loved to the extent of... making a decision for Jingyan.
He had always favored Su Ruanruan, feeling very sorry at this moment.
He said: "You’re a young lady, let the Gu family announce the cancellation of the engagement."
Su Ruanruan smiled faintly: "Thank you, Mr. Sun."
That "Mr. Sun" stung Sun Jingan.
Su Ruanruan calmly said: "Previously calling you uncle was my ignorance, but now I must thank Mr. Sun for your mercy."
Sun Jingan felt very uneasy inside.
But he could not find any comforting words.
When Su Ruanruan pushed the door to leave, Sun Jingan’s wife covered her face and cried.
She said, "You’re demanding Jingyan’s life!"