Lin Xianni was persuaded by her.
She was quite troubled: "Jitang refuses to see me."
Mrs. Yin gave a slight smile: "Out of sight, out of mind! Just give yourself a chance to appear before Mr. Ji, and I assure you that he will have eyes for no one else."
She explained to Lin Xianni: "Mr. Ji has no shortage of women, but besides Miss Lin, he has never loved anyone else."
Lin Xianni made up her mind.
She was going to cooperate with Mrs. Yin and return to He Jitang’s side.
Mrs. Yin wanted her to join forces against Su Ruanruan; coincidentally, she also disliked Su Ruanruan very much.
Su Ruanruan is in for bad luck, and she couldn’t be happier!
Lin Xianni steeled her heart and broke up with that man.
She moved into a hotel and had lengthy discussions with Mrs. Yin.
Mrs. Yin said: "A woman must look her best to please a man. To win back Mr. Ji’s heart, you have to look exceptionally beautiful."
So, Lin Xianni joined her in beauty treatments and fitness.
After a while, it really paid off.
She was originally a breathtaking beauty, now even more so than before.
With this trump card, Mrs. Yin began to strategize.
She said sagely: "There’s a charity banquet next week! Mr. Ji is specially invited by the organizers, and if you can donate an old item, upon seeing it, he will be reminded of you, and things will work out."
She coached her: "Couples quarrel, but the spat is often resolved by the time they are in bed."
Lin Xianni was no twenty-year-old girl, she understood with just a hint.
She was even more diligent in self-care.
This news reached Su Ruanruan’s ears.
Su Ruanruan was at home transcribing ’Medical Classics’, when Gui Zhi came to inform her that Qin Chao had arrived.
Su Ruanruan put down her pen and ink to meet him.
Qin Chao didn’t stand on ceremony and drank a large cup of tea first.
Then he spoke to Su Ruanruan: "He Jitang’s ex-wife has been seen mingling closely with Mrs. Yin lately, I wonder what they’re plotting."
Su Ruanruan smiled faintly: "I’ve seen her once at a beauty salon! A woman dresses for the man she fancies, which is to be expected."
Qin Chao was blunt: "Miss Su, you knew about this?"
Su Ruanruan sipped tea: "They can’t hide from the phrase ’serving with beauty’."
Qin Chao understood.
But he said: "Miss Su is prettier than them!"
Su Ruanruan teased him: "How come you also learned these things from brother Jiu?"
Qin Chao scratched his head, embarrassed: "I’m a straightforward person, I speak the truth."
Su Ruanruan picked up her pen.
She was thoughtful: "There’s a charity banquet next week! He Jitang will attend, and Mrs. Yin must be plotting something."
Su Ruanruan suddenly sneered.
This lady of high society is confined to her home, and she can do nothing about it.
But she herself is not content to just come out.
It’s perfect, she’ll use He Jitang as her knife.
*
In the evening, Bao Jingyan returned home.
He found her in the wardrobe room.
Su Ruanruan was standing in front of the open safe, searching through it.
Bao Jingyan washed his hands and came up behind her to wrap his arms around her waist: "Whose birthday is it again?"
His hands were restless.
Su Ruanruan leaned back against his shoulder compliantly.
Once she recovered, she then spoke to him: "There’s a charity banquet next week, I want to donate a treasure."
She placed a box in his hands.
Bao Jingyan opened it and was a bit surprised: "Is this from ’Rang’?"
Su Ruanruan smiled.
She praised him: "You now have a real eye for art."
He brushed her long hair aside and kissed her shoulder.
While kissing her, he teased softly: "It comes with being around Miss Su, I’m influenced by what I hear and see."
He was moved.
Half coaxing, half deceiving, they were intimate in the wardrobe room.
...
An hour later, Su Ruanruan changed her clothes.
She called her trusted aide to give some instructions.
After the aide left, Su Ruanruan continued to study medical books in the study.
Bao Jingyan coaxed the little beauty to sleep and then came to find her.
The light was a warm yellow.
Su Ruanruan held a medical book in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed.
He felt quite distressed and went over to rub her shoulders for her.
Su Ruanruan placed her hand over his on her back, speaking softly: "Bao Jingyan, I’m always afraid there won’t be enough time."