The next day, Ou Yunchen worked overtime until late before returning to the apartment. The food prepared by the aunt was still on the dining table, and it seemed that neither of them had touched it.
Ou Yunchen wanted to knock on Su Ruiyi's door to ask if her leg felt better today and if the marks had faded at all.
But after thinking about it, he gave up.
As he walked to his room door, he heard sounds of coat hangers colliding inside. After listening for a while, it seemed someone was busy in his walk-in closet.
Ou Yunchen gently pushed open the door and walked towards the walk-in closet. A girl leaning on crutches was hanging clothes in the closet one by one.
The walk-in closet, which originally only had a few shirts and suits, seemed to have been filled with clothes of various styles and colors in just one day. The compartments were also neatly rolled with ties of various colors, and even rows of shoes were neatly arranged.
"What are you doing?" Ou Yunchen asked.
Su Ruiyi's hands suddenly stopped. She carefully hung up a shirt, leaned on her crutches, and slowly turned around. She kept her head down, and her voice was much more subdued.
"Oh, you're back. I've tidied up your clothes for you. I don't know if you like these..."
Ou Yunchen looked at the full walk-in closet again. Those were all carefully selected by Su Ruiyi and placed there one by one. He didn't understand why a young lady from a wealthy family would do these things.
"You should rest more. Why not let the aunt clean it up?"
"How can the aunt help you match them? Besides, I'm returning to China. If I don't pack things up myself, I feel like something is missing."
"You've decided to return to China?" Ou Yunchen was a little surprised.
"When I make a mistake, I'm always sent away. It's been like this since I was little. Instead of waiting for you to kick me out, I'd rather take the initiative this time, maybe I can leave a good impression on you..."
Ou Yunchen didn't know what to say. He thought Su Ruiyi had finally realized it would be more comfortable to return to China to recuperate, and that the household servants would surely take better care of her. But he didn't expect that Su Ruiyi's reason for returning was that she felt she had made a mistake.
"You don't need to say much. I told you, I made some bad friends before, and my mother sent them abroad to lie low. This is also trouble I've caused..."
A moment of silence.
"I'm sorry, I've finished packing. I'll go back to my room now. I'll leave tomorrow..."
Su Ruiyi's voice trembled slightly. She hobbled past Ou Yunchen, leaning on her crutches. Ou Yunchen grabbed Su Ruiyi's wrist. Su Ruiyi looked at her hand being held, her shoulders shaking, and her voice was clearly on the verge of tears.
"I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble..." Su Ruiyi choked up.
Ou Yunchen sighed softly. He felt a pang of sympathy for this young lady from a wealthy family now.
Colin bullied her, yet she could only blame herself for the mistake. This was the first lesson she learned as a young lady of the Su family: no matter what happened, right or wrong, it was her fault, and mistakes must be sent away mercilessly.
"This is not your fault. You haven't done anything wrong. Colin wasn't targeting you either," Ou Yunchen tried to comfort her.
"But..." Su Ruiyi mumbled unhappily.
"However, returning to China is indeed the right choice. You can't be well taken care of here, and I can't protect you 24 hours a day."
"You still want to send me away..." Su Ruiyi said dejectedly.
"Listen, your decision to go back is right, but it's not me sending you back. I won't treat you like Mrs. Su, and besides, you're not at fault."
Su Ruiyi finally looked up and at Ou Yunchen. Her eyes were red, and it didn't seem like she had just started crying; she might have cried many times already.
"Then you're still willing to have me stay by your side?" Su Ruiyi seemed to have a glimmer of hope.
"Aren't you afraid of Colin coming to cause trouble again?" Ou Yunchen asked.
"Afraid..."
As expected, the little one was scared by Colin.
Ou Yunchen thought for a moment: "So go back to China..."
Su Ruiyi's disappointment was evident: "Oh..."
"It seems you've wasted your efforts today," Ou Yunchen said regretfully, looking at the neat rows of clothes.
Su Ruiyi looked at Ou Yunchen, puzzled: "What wasted efforts?"
Ou Yunchen looked at the clothes and sighed: "I'm afraid you won't be able to wear them for a while."
"What do you mean? If you don't like them, just say so. I was trying to be nice, and you're unappreciative!" Su Ruiyi was angry.
"I didn't say I don't like them. It's just that I won't have time to wear so many."
Su Ruiyi blinked, not understanding Ou Yunchen's words.
"Because I'll also be returning to China for a while, but not now. It will be in a few days, or a dozen days. I'll go back after I'm done with my business here."
Su Ruiyi was so happy she almost jumped up.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, my leg..."
Ou Yunchen quickly supported Su Ruiyi. The young lady, who had been crying sadly a moment ago, was now beaming with joy.
"Are you serious? You're going back because I'm going back, right? It's because of me, isn't it?"
"Um... actually, no!"
"Huh? How disappointing!"
"I happen to have some business to attend to back home, so let's go back together."
"I knew it... but, I'll still be able to see you every day, and I'll be content with that!"
"Miss Su, a girl should be reserved, do you understand?"
"Hey, don't push me, my leg still hurts..."
*Clang*—
"Hey! Ou Yunchen, what do you mean by closing the door! Are you discarding me after using me? I worked hard all day and didn't even get a drink of water helping you tidy your clothes, and you don't even say thank you?" Su Ruiyi yelled angrily at the door.
Ou Yunchen's room door opened again. Su Ruiyi happily expected to hear Ou Yunchen's praise, but instead, Ou Yunchen threw out all the packaging bags, shopping bags, and other trash that had been removed from the room.
"Remember to throw it away. Get some sleep early, goodnight." The indifferent Ou Yunchen closed the door again.
"Goodnight... Huh? No, hey!!! What are you doing!!!" Su Ruiyi kicked the door unceremoniously, almost fainting from the pain.
While complaining, Su Ruiyi hobbled with her crutches to return to her room. As she passed Wang Ziran's room, the door suddenly opened from the inside. After being beaten yesterday, Wang Ziran's eyes were black and blue, and his mouth was slightly swollen.
"Wang Ziran, you..."
Su Ruiyi wanted to express her concern, but Wang Ziran wasn't grateful. He had overheard Su Ruiyi's activities all day, realizing she had been acting as a nanny. He was the most injured, and he hadn't heard a single word of concern from Su Ruiyi all day!
"Hmph!"
*Bang* Wang Ziran slammed the door shut in Su Ruiyi's face. Su Ruiyi was snubbed again!
"Alright, you two are teaming up to bully me! Just wait until my leg is healed! This grandmother will make you both suffer!"
After saying that, Su Ruiyi deliberately cried out in pain, but neither door opened, and no one paid any attention to her.
"I said my leg hurts, and neither of you cares about me!"
At this moment, the doors of both rooms opened simultaneously. One was wearing noise-canceling headphones, the other was holding a water cup and reading a book. With tacit understanding, one went into the kitchen, and the other went to the bathroom. In any case, neither of them looked up at Su Ruiyi. Angrily, Su Ruiyi had no choice but to hobble back to her room.