"You..." Yang Ruyu’s just-stopped tears fell again, "You may not like me, but you can’t mistreat me. Aunt, I... I’m leaving, I’d rather die outside..." As she spoke, she moved to leave.
Yang Ruxin quickly stepped aside, making room and opened the door wide: "Please don’t let me stop you from leaving."
Sanni also hurriedly pulled Xiaofeng to the side.
Yang Ruyu stamped her foot in frustration and walked outside.
"Ruyu..." Xun Hui couldn’t help but call out, but she was suddenly pulled back by Yang Ruxin, her entire arm going numb, rendering her unable to finish her sentence.
Yang Ruyu turned back happily.
"My mother told you to greet grandfather and grandmother from her..." Yang Ruxin smiled radiantly.
Yang Ruyu glanced once more at Erni but found her bowing her head, ignoring her entirely. Helpless, she stamped her foot again, then strode out of the room into the courtyard, where upon seeing Fang Tianze, a sudden idea struck her, and after two steps, her body went limp and she collapsed.
Miss Yang Ruyu thought that among the three men in the courtyard, surely someone would come forward to catch her, but unexpectedly, the few people who were three or four steps away from her stepped back in unison.
Thus, Miss Yang Ruyu could only collapse onto the cold ground.
Yang Ruxin, following out, witnessed this scene and burst into laughter.
Sanni then made a face at Zhou Xiao and Fang Tianze, and gave them a thumbs up.
Yang Ruyu tried to rise, but without any good reason to, she clenched her teeth and remained on the ground, pretending to be unconscious.
Xun Hui, now released by Yang Ruxin, hurried over and picked up Yang Ruyu: "Ruyu..." Seeing she didn’t wake up, Xun Hui grew anxious and turned to Yang Ruxin, "Xinxin, life is at stake here, you can’t be so indifferent..."
Yang Ruxin frowned immediately, approached Xun Hui, and glanced at Yang Ruyu: "Are you sure you want me to save her? Are you sure you want to help her?"
"She..."
"Just nod if you do, and it’s done," Yang Ruxin said as she squatted down. "Have you forgotten that I am the Divine Doctor? But don’t blame me for not warning you, from now on, I won’t look after you anymore..."
"You..." Xun Hui’s eyes widened in disbelief.
"I have told you time and again that I want no further involvement with the people from the old house, but your compassion seems to be inexhaustible," Yang Ruxin said with a cold laugh. "So, you should go back. The old house and your parents-in-law are still there, and they badly need someone like you who can work for free. Whether it’s hardship or luxury, it will be all up to you. As for your siblings-in-law who want to follow me, I will take care of them, and those who want to follow you, I won’t stop them..."
"Xinxin..."
"I can sever ties with the old house, and I can sever ties with you too," Yang Ruxin said, her eyes devoid of any warmth. "I’ve said I don’t want to toil to raise an ingrate... a viper..." She almost forgot that she promised Xiaobai not to call someone an ungrateful wolf anymore.
But no sooner had she spoken, than her wrist was tightly gripped; Xiaolun was not pleased and she tugged at her wrist insistently.
Yang Ruxin was in a quandary, what should she say?
"Xinxin, we are all family after all. Ruyu is still young, why must you be so heartless? Now that we are getting by, why can’t you help her? Can you really bear to see her suffer?" Xun Hui’s tone even had a hint of disappointment.