Chapter 58: The Su Family's Belated Love Makes Ruan Ruan Feel Sick to Her Stomach

After bustling around on the production set for seven or eight days, Su Ruanruan finally had a free day, and she decided to accompany Gu Jinzhou to work.

Normally, she would have gone socializing or shopping.

However, those friends were merely fair-weather companions, and Xin'er was currently pregnant, resting and nurturing her baby at the Songse Mansion. Most importantly, Su Ruanruan wanted to stay close to Gu Jinzhou. Although she hadn't been having nightmares as frequently lately, she still harbored a lingering fear that Gu Jinzhou might inexplicably vanish.

As soon as Gu Jinzhou woke up, he kissed Ruanruan and praised her for being a good girl.

A comfortable pink towel for wiping her body, a chubby-bellied frog water bottle, a few packs of pink milk candies, the small bear doll she liked to clutch while sleeping... Gu Jinzhou packed everything Ruanruan would need today into a white tote bag and had Mother Liu place it in his car for the day.

Mother Liu went off to arrange it with a cheerful smile.

Seeing how sweet and inseparable the two of them were, she actually wanted to ask when they were planning to get engaged and when they would have an heir.

Yet, since the Gu family's main residence hadn't urged them, she felt it wasn't her place to meddle.

-

Gu Jinzhou and a group of elite executives were in the middle of a meeting, apparently discussing the Xishuiwan project.

Inside the top-tier luxury executive office.

Ruanruan sat in Gu Jinzhou's large white leather armchair. It was her period today, though she wasn't experiencing any cramps, and she was leaning over the exquisite walnut wood desk to work on her planner.

Being too engrossed, she treated the desk as her personal planner workstation and subconsciously pulled open a drawer.

Inside the pristine drawer lay a notebook titled "Revenge Notes".

The bright and pretty young girl's pupils constricted slightly.

She had always suspected that there was something unusual about Gu Jinzhou—could it be that he had also been reborn?!

Ruanruan hurriedly opened the revenge notes to see what was inside.

[The first day of raising Ruanruan, her whole body was frozen purple, I wonder who abandoned her.]

[Today, five-month-old Ruanruan pooped a lot, I had to change five or six diapers, and she got it all over my hands, yue.]

[I went to summer camp, and the nanny didn't take good care of Ruanruan, causing her to break out in a rash. Fire all of them!]

...

[Today is Ruanruan's second birthday, and she still can't talk. Could it be because I constantly take turns telling her bedtime stories in English and French?]

[Two years and seven days old, Ruanruan can finally speak! Her very first word was calling me older brother. I actually experienced the joy of being both a father and a mother.]

[I don't know which jerk fed Ruanruan candy; now she won't eat flavorless baby food and only wants candy. She's a little jerk too!]

...

[Ruanruan's fifth year and twelfth day, Mom and Dad said she should sleep on her own, so I put a small bed for her in my room.]

[She came home from school very unhappy today because someone said she was fat. What utter nonsense; she is clearly a healthy version of Snow White.]

...

[Ruanruan has lost weight and grown very pretty. I went to the airport to pick her up, wanting to wrap up those straight, fair legs of hers.]

[I don't want Ruanruan to date anyone. Is this an older brother's protective instinct, or a man's possessiveness... or perhaps both.]

-

[Today is Ruanruan's eighteenth birthday. I don't know when it started, but I live in constant fear that Ruanruan's parents will show up and take her away from me.]

[I've lost count of how many times I've dreamed of her, a damp and muddy dream.]

...

[She is my non-blood-related younger sister. She loves me, and I love her deeply too, yet I cannot kiss her.]

Su Ruanruan closed the "Revenge Notes". She had thought Gu Jinzhou was also reborn, but it turned out to be a journal he had kept.

"Knock, knock."

A knock sounded at the door.

Secretary Yang led Su Shengyao into the room.

"Miss Ruanruan, your eldest brother is here."

"Oh." Su Ruanruan put the notebook back in its original place and cast an indifferent glance at Su Shengyao. "Please sit down."

Secretary Yang poured two cups of tea and sat nearby.

It wasn't that he held much regard for Su Shengyao as a guest, but rather because the Su family members hadn't treated Miss Ruanruan well, and he felt the need to be on guard.

Su Shengyao: "Ruanruan, Mom and Dad both hope you'll come back home to live, but I know you prefer staying with Mr. Gu."

Su Ruanruan smiled faintly, maintaining the perfect, aloof demeanor of a noble young lady. "Indeed."

Su Shengyao's handsome and refined face darkened slightly. "I came to see Mr. Gu today to discuss the capital injection. Last time, because the police arrested Aunt Ding, we didn't get to talk much."

He figured there was an eighty percent chance Gu Jinzhou wouldn't be willing to invest anymore, yet he still harbored a sliver of hope.

Su Ruanruan said, "Gu Jinzhou has already decided to inject capital into the Su Group; there's no need to discuss this further."

Su Shengyao: "Really?"

He looked over at Secretary Yang.

Secretary Yang smiled and nodded. "Since Miss Ruanruan has spoken, it must be true."

This sentence could be interpreted in two ways.

The first was confirmation that Gu Jinzhou would inject capital into the Su Group.

The second was that Gu Jinzhou had no intention of investing, but Su Ruanruan had interceded on their behalf.

Su Shengyao's mood surged with complex emotions.

Remembering how Su Lan'er had thrown a tantrum with the family over a criminal maid, he thought Ruanruan was simply so sensible and understanding!

"Ruanruan, you are truly so sensible!"

"...Oh." A chill ran down Su Ruanruan's spine. If it weren't for the sake of seizing control of the Su Group, she wouldn't bother wasting a single word on Su Shengyao.

Secretary Yang: "It's almost lunchtime. Would Young Master Su care to stay and have lunch with our Mr. Gu?"

This was a polite hint for him to leave.

Su Shengyao touched his nose and wisely took his leave.

-

Su Family Villa.

Su Shengyao shared the good news with his parents.

"If Ruanruan hadn't interceded, Mr. Gu probably wouldn't have invested. We didn't celebrate Ruanruan's birthday properly last time, so how about we take this opportunity to buy her a set of jewelry?"

Su Chaosheng: "I think that's a good idea."

Madam Su: "Sotheby's is holding an auction tomorrow, and there's an emerald necklace, but it's too old-fashioned and not suitable for a young girl to wear."

"I think the natural sapphire necklace looks quite nice—clean and grand, very fitting for a young person."

"And that string of natural pigeon-blood rubies is also very suitable for a young girl to wear to banquets."

Su Chaosheng: "I fancy the pigeon-blood rubies."

Su Shengyao: "The sapphire is fresher and probably suits a young girl better."

The three of them discussed it heatedly. Meanwhile, Su Lan'er, passing by with a cup in her hands, curled the corners of her lips. She had been on somewhat frosty terms with her family these past few days, and she hadn't expected them to be willing to spend tens of millions on a necklace just to cheer her up.

This made her feel a little better and made it somewhat easier for her to accept that Aunt Ding had been sent to prison.

-

Night fell, and fireworks were being set off somewhere in the urban area to celebrate something.

Gu Jinzhou stood behind Ruanruan, accompanying her as she watched the fireworks for a few minutes.

"Does baby want to set off fireworks?"

"Mm, sort of."

"There seem to be some fairy sparklers left over from the Lunar New Year at home. If they aren't damp, we should still be able to play with them."

Leftovers from the Lunar New Year...

Even though it was merely half a year ago, it felt to her as though a very, very long time had passed.

"Okay, I want to play with fairy sparklers when we get home."

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe and pecked Gu Jinzhou on the lips.

The man's narrow, elegant eyes darkened, and he asked in a husky voice, "Why the sudden kiss?"

"Mmh-hm, this kiss is a reward for you staying alive and well!"

Gu Jinzhou's long, clean hand cupped the back of her head as his handsome face slowly closed in.

The ambiguous and romantic atmosphere was abruptly shattered by a phone call.

It was a call from Lin Xiyue.

"Teacher Su... save me..."