This kind of night, beautiful enough to break one’s heart.
Su Ruanruan couldn’t bear to waste it; she embraced Bao Jingyan until dawn...
The sky is just beginning to brighten.
No one was beside her, yet a fresh scent wafted in the air.
Beside the pillow lay a fresh white rose, still dewy, presumably freshly picked from the greenhouse.
Su Ruanruan lay on her side, feeling content and joyous both in body and mind.
Bao Jingyan returned from his jog.
He bent down to give her a good morning kiss.
Su Ruanruan complained about the heavy sweat scent on him, and Bao Jingyan mischievously removed the towel from his shoulder and playfully rubbed it against her face.
Su Ruanruan was exasperated, while he laughed heartily.
He went to shower and clean up, his voice coming from the bathroom: "I need to go to Uncle’s office this morning, and when I return, I’ll accompany you to the He Residence."
Su Ruanruan said she could go by herself and asked him what he was doing at Sun Jingan’s place.
Bao Jingyan replied confidently, "To ask for money!"
Su Ruanruan asked no more questions, getting up herself to wash and prepare to go out.
But before Su Ruanruan set out, the housekeeper ca over, handed her a card, and said, "The elderly lady of the He family invites Miss Su to partake in tea."
Su Ruanruan held the invitation, feeling it weighed a thousand pounds.
After a long while, she opened it up to check the ti and place.
She didn’t ask Old Zhao to drive her and drove herself to the tea house designated by the He elderly lady, unexpectedly discovering it to be a very quaint, old-fashioned tea house.
There weren’t many guests, but it was very clean and tidy.
The owner approached her upon spotting her, "Is this Miss Su? The lady has been waiting for you all morning."
Su Ruanruan understood then that this was one of the elderly lady’s old acquaintances.
She smiled and followed him into a small private room on the second floor.
Indeed, the He elderly lady was seated there, staring blankly at a cup of tea.
Su Ruanruan’s nose tingled with emotion, softly calling out, "Elderly Madam."
The He elderly lady raised her eyes.
Seeing Su Ruanruan appear unhard before her, her tough exterior crumbled, and she called tearfully, "Ruanruan."
Su Ruanruan held the elderly lady’s hand.
The elderly lady, laden with sha, said, "I knew you returned yesterday; I couldn’t bear to face you, so I had to invite you here."
Su Ruanruan embraced her, "How can you say such things!"
Deliberately comforting the elderly lady, she said, "Third Brother didn’t hurt !"
But the elderly lady knew better; she sighed with sadness, "How could I not understand Jitang’s nature? When he wants sothing, he is determined to get it! It was Jingyan who traded half his life for your safety."
After speaking, the elderly lady shook with anger.
Su Ruanruan comforted her for a long ti.
Once settled down, the He elderly lady said, "This tea house is where I first t Old He. As coffee shops and those Western trinkets beca popular, tea houses had little business, so I took it over. Not so much to earn money but to co sit here when I’m troubled."
Su Ruanruan listened quietly.
As the elderly lady reminisced about her youth, a glimr of light returned to her sorrowful eyes.
She also recalled the days when her three children were young.
With sadness, the elderly lady said, "Jitang wasn’t like this as a child. He was introverted and wouldn’t often speak to girls... I never imagined he would beco like this today."
Su Ruanruan felt sorrowful as well.
The elderly lady looked up, her gaze intense, "Ruanruan, you need not hide anything from this old woman. I know what you want to do, and I think you’re right. Jitang is wrong over and over... How can he live up to the He family’s ancestral honor?"
Su Ruanruan’s throat tightened, leaving her speechless.
The elderly lady remained resolute.
She invited soone, none other than Master Yan, whom Su Ruanruan intended to seek assistance from.
Su Ruanruan froze for a mont.
Soon after, she couldn’t help but shed tears.
She felt deeply sorry towards the elderly lady.
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