Su Ruanruan felt somewhat uneasy as she smoothed her dress.
Bao Jingse started speaking in a deep voice: "Actually, I also don’t understand why my brother likes you. I always thought he preferred mature women."
Su Ruanruan grew even more uncomfortable, not knowing how to explain.
Bao Jingse suddenly spoke again: "My brother asked me to accompany you tonight. Tomorrow after school, the driver will come to pick you up."
Su Ruanruan remained silent.
Today, she had been truly scared.
So no matter what, she didn’t want to go to Bao Jingyan’s place again.
The next day after school, she called Su Ru’an.
Only after the call got through did she find out that Su Ru’an was in the hospital.
He had broken a rib and would need to stay in the hospital for three or four days.
Su Ruanruan was both angry and anxious.
Bao Jingyan had been too rough.
She avoided the driver Bao Jingyan had sent and took a taxi by herself.
The hospital room was quiet and serene.
Su Ru’an, wearing a white shirt, was sitting up in bed, his head down with a lock of hair hanging over his forehead.
In his scholarly appearance, there was a touch of decay.
Su Ruanruan softly called out "second brother" from the doorway.
Su Ru’an lifted his eyes.
When their gazes collided, Su Ruanruan felt somewhat guilty.
It was because of her that the second brother was beaten.
"You came." Su Ru’an’s voice was somewhat hoarse, yet unexpectedly gentle.
Su Ruanruan closed the door and absently placed down the fruit plate.
"What did the doctor say?"
Su Ru’an stared at her profile and said softly: "The doctor said that man’s fist was quite hard."
After these words, Su Ruanruan’s eyes became red: "Second brother."
Su Ru’an stopped her from saying what she wanted to, stretching out his hand to pull her to sit beside the bed.
With her head bowed, she was consumed with guilt.
Su Ru’an faintly smiled: "Second brother is alright."
He then said in a low voice: "Did he force you?"
That Bao Jingyan may appear bright and dazzling, but he couldn’t hide the malice in his bones.
Ruanruan was frail, and being with him, she would be at a disadvantage.
Furthermore, Bao Jingyan’s status was noble, and the Bao Family might not agree to Ruanruan entering their family.
After thinking it through from all angles, Su Ru’an said: "I do not approve of this."
Su Ruanruan shook her head frantically.
She wanted to find out the truth about her parents’ death; currently, only by leaning on Bao Jingyan could she get into Tongsheng Hospital. Her second brother doted on her; if she revealed her purpose, he would not agree.
Seeing her , Su Ru’an felt frustrated as if he was unable to shape metal into steel.
And a bit of melancholy.
Ruanruan wasn’t their biological child; she was adopted, and he had liked Ruanruan for many years.
He wasn’t worried when Bao Ziqi returned because there was Qionglin, but now Bao Jingyan had appeared.
Su Ru’an felt somewhat chaotic inside.
He looked at the young girl in front of him, as fresh and delicate as a painting.
Suddenly, he grasped her hand and said in a hoarse voice: "Second brother will take you away, let’s go live abroad."
Su Ruanruan bit her lip.
Even knowing that it would hurt her second brother, she still said softly: "Second brother, I like him."
A vein on Su Ru’an’s forehead bulged.
Su Ruanruan bit her lip and said it again: "I like him."
Su Ru’an suddenly seemed to lose all his strength, leaning back against the head of the bed.
After a long while, he said hoarsely: "How long have you two been together?"
Without waiting for her answer, he continued: "That time you returned home, it was him who accompanied you, right? The card I gave you, you never used it, was it because he didn’t allow you to?"
All this perfectly fits that man’s domineering nature.
Su Ruanruan felt embarrassed.
But she was helpless.
She couldn’t leave Bao Jingse now.
All she could do was to softly say sorry to her second brother.
How could Su Ru’an bear to blame her, only feeling that Bao Jingse had lured her in.
He cherished Su Ruanruan, yet he wished for her well-being in every way possible.