The little beauty pouted, feeling wronged.
She sneaked away and ran downstairs.
Gui Zhi was preparing dinner.
The little beauty threw herself into Gui Zhi’s arms, calling her Auntie Granny Gui.
Gui Zhi’s heart nearly melted, and she quickly asked the little one what happened.
The little beauty, with her nose all red, told her everything.
Gui Zhi set aside what she was doing, and while holding the little beauty, she explained, "Dad and Ruanruan were separated for several years! During those years, he was with you, unable to see Ruanruan even if he wanted to!"
The little beauty listened intently, tilting her little head obediently.
Absorbed in listening.
Gui Zhi lovingly continued, "Ruanruan was only 18 years old when she was with your dad, still just a child."
The little beauty understood.
She said, "Dad treats Ruanruan like a child, with affection."
That statement wasn’t wrong, yet it wasn’t entirely right either.
Gui Zhi thought to herself.
Because sometimes Jingyan looked at Ruanruan, not as a child, but as a mature woman.
Gui Zhi comforted the little one and coaxed her to play there, to allow the people upstairs to have some good time together.
...
Second floor.
After the little beauty ran off, Bao Jingyan and Su Ruanruan both woke up.
Su Ruanruan was about to get up when her wrist was grabbed.
Bao Jingyan’s dark eyes fixed on her.
Su Ruanruan felt weak and whispered, "Let me take your temperature."
But Bao Jingyan pulled her into his arms instead.
His voice was husky, "Much better."
Su Ruanruan responded with a trembling voice that hardly sounded like words.
Bao Jingyan tenderly kissed her, for a long while, his hand reaching for the nightstand.
Pressing his forehead to hers, he said, "Again."
...
Late at night, Bao Jingyan went downstairs.
He was neatly dressed, clearly about to go out.
Old Zhao saw him come down and said, "Mr. Jing’an Sun has been waiting for you for a while."
Bao Jingyan, his voice slightly hoarse, said, "I’m leaving!"
Old Zhao could tell from his expression that it was urgent, and he didn’t dare to delay.
Forty minutes later, the black sedan stopped at Sun Mansion.
The hall of Sun Mansion was brightly lit.
Brothers Jing’an Sun and Jingyu Sun had been sitting stoically for a long time, and stood up when they heard the car.
Bao Jingyan entered the hall, elegant as ever.
Jing’an Sun walked over hurriedly, "Jingyan, what did you find in Goat City?"
Right, Bao Jingyan’s trip to T City was just a decoy.
His real destination was Goat City.
Jing’an Sun had something to investigate but couldn’t do it himself, so he asked Bao Jingyan to snoop around.
Bao Jingyan’s eyes were profound.
He pulled up a photo on his phone and showed it to Jing’an Sun.
Jing’an Sun hurriedly took the phone.
The photo was blurry, but one could clearly see the dark and filthy large workshop, only the fan blades on the wall letting light through.
Thousands of people were laboring inside.
The scene was shocking and imposing! Because those people were not intact.
Some were missing an arm.
Some, a leg.
Others were born with ugly faces.
Jing’an Sun’s facial muscles uncontrollably twitched, and he suddenly collapsed on the sofa.
The phone slipped from his hand.
He covered his face and suddenly burst into tears.
Jing’an Sun quickly picked up the phone and looked again, having the same reaction as Jingyu Sun.
Bao Jingyan was cooler than both of them.
Standing there, he lit a cigarette and tossed the pack to Jing’an Sun, "Have a smoke to clear your head."
Jing’an Sun calmed down a bit, but his hand trembled terribly when lighting up.
In the end, Bao Jingyan had to light it for him.
Jing’an Sun took a sharp drag and looked up at Bao Jingyan.
He said, "I truly failed; such a thing happened in Goat City, and the root of it all is in B City."
Bao Jingyan picked up the phone and deleted the photo.
He spoke rationally, "Twenty years of sin, it’s not possible to eradicate it all at once! Do your best to make amends!"
Jing’an Sun silently smoked.
After a long time, he said hoarsely, "I happened to take over this mess! It’s my incompetence."
He wanted to see the photo again.
Bao Jingyan said, "I’ve deleted it! Now, we can only slowly remedy it by finding the source and saving these poor people!"
Jing’an Sun agreed.
He smoked half more of his cigarette and said, "This person is hiding very deep, we will meet him! Once we ferret him out, we’ll see what this big bloodworm looks like!"