Su Ruanruan drove to the villa.
Bao Jingyan had not yet returned; the parking lot was empty.
Su Ruanruan hadn’t informed him beforehand.
She thought about it and made a phone call.
Bao Jingyan answered quickly, his voice gentle: "I’ll be back soon."
Su Ruanruan listened to his voice on the other end.
She softly asked, "At the club?"
Bao Jingyan chuckled softly.
He straightforwardly asked her, "Are you jealous?"
Su Ruanruan was quite reserved, "I’m going to sleep first."
Then, she hung up the phone.
She did not actually sleep but instead cooked two servings of pasta.
Poured some red wine.
In the blue teapot, she placed a white rose.
After everything was ready, she went upstairs to take a bath.
When she came out, Bao Jingyan had already driven back.
He sat on the sofa, resting with his eyes closed.
He looked a bit tired.
Su Ruanruan, wearing a robe, gracefully walked downstairs.
She stood behind the sofa, leaning her body so his head could rest against her abdomen.
She gently massaged his forehead.
Bao Jingyan didn’t open his eyes, only smelling the scent of her shower gel.
"Have you taken a shower?" he asked.
Su Ruanruan hummed in affirmation.
Bao Jingyan reached out, playfully caressing her now and then.
Despite being moved, they didn’t really do much.
Su Ruanruan asked him, "Did you encounter some trouble?"
"Just some business troubles! They’ve been dealt with," Bao Jingyan told her softly, "It’s been going on and off for two months."
Su Ruanruan usually didn’t ask much about his business.
She only asked him, "Shower first, or dinner?"
He attended a lot of social events, but he didn’t eat well.
She was much younger than him, yet she took good care of people.
Bao Jingyan didn’t respond.
He pulled her head closer and kissed her.
In the villa, just the two of them, this shallow kiss fely very intimate.
Later, he simply pulled her to lie down together.
He asked her, "How come you obediently came over today?"
He figured she had something on her mind.
Su Ruanruan then told him about the hospital situation.
Bao Jingyan gently stroked her long hair, murmuring softly, "Selfish desire, sometimes it can drive one to lose humanity. Gradually, doing the devil’s work, one might even consider themselves god."
Doctors are human too, and they can be devilish.
It wasn’t really surprising to him.
He just felt that his Ruanruan was tender-hearted.
Su Ruanruan lay in his arms, listening to him talk.
A long time later, she spoke softly, "Bao Jingyan, helping and healing isn’t really my ambition! I’m not that noble."
A yard, two children.
And Ziqi, Jingyuan... the people she cares about.
Su Ruanruan didn’t elaborate.
But Bao Jingyan understood somewhat.
Su Ruanruan spoke very softly, "All that I do, I just want to be with you openly and rightfully."
She murmured, "I just want to be with you! You once said when I am matured to a point where no one else matches me, we would get married."
Bao Jingyan felt a pang of heartache.
He looked down at her, "That was just nonsense I said before!"
But Su Ruanruan took it seriously.
She sat up, softly saying, "Anyway, I am very sincere."
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Over the years, every time he saw her restrained demeanor.
He always felt a particular way.
He dimmed the lights, starting to kiss her.
In the heat of passion, Bao Jingyan suddenly stopped.
Su Ruanruan slowly opened her eyes.
Her face was lost in reverie.
Her lips slightly parted, her voice raspy, "Bao Jingyan, what’s wrong?"
He hovered over her, his voice hoarse.
He said, "Ruanruan, can we celebrate my birthday early?"
Su Ruanruan was a bit nervous.
Her voice trembled, "I have an important surgery at ten tomorrow morning."
Bao Jingyan’s dark eyes stared at her.
After a while, he carried her to the master bedroom...