Su Ruiyi felt like an outsider. She left silently, unnoticed by Mrs. Su and Xu Shuming, who were still laughing and chatting on the phone.
Back in her room, Su Ruiyi finally shed her fatigue and sank onto the bed.
But as soon as she closed her eyes, the face of the mute girl reappeared. She couldn't forget the moment Ou Yunchen left hand-in-hand with that girl.
Lost in thought, Su Ruiyi quickly got up. She opened her suitcase, took out all her clothes, and finally found the photo at the very bottom.
Su Ruiyi had found a photo at the ball. At first, she wondered why anyone would bring such an old picture to a ball.
But when she inadvertently saw the mute girl nervously fumbling through a notebook in front of supermodel Michelle, she seemed to understand something.
This photo must have been brought by the mute girl, but why would she show it to a supermodel?
Su Ruiyi examined the people in the photo closely. A middle-aged woman stood in front of two children, a boy and a girl, presumably her children. It was just a simple family photo.
Su Ruiyi: "Strange, why isn't the children's father here?"
Su Ruiyi: "But this little girl really looks like..."
Su Ruiyi: "That mute!"
As Su Ruiyi was trying to decipher the secret of the photo, her door was knocked.
Su Ruiyi quickly stuffed the photo under her pillow and said, "Please come in."
Mrs. Su: "Yiyi, I was planning to welcome you home, but your father and I were suddenly invited to a party tonight..."
Su Ruiyi: "It's okay, you go. I just got back and need to rest."
Mrs. Su: "Yes, your father wanted to take you with him, and I declined for you. You should rest and adjust to the time difference first."
Su Ruiyi smiled politely. Honestly, she wasn't particularly interested in those parties, but if Mrs. Su had told her Ou Yunchen would be there, she might have considered it.
Mrs. Su: "By the way, there's one more thing. Did you get along well with Mr. Emmanuel?"
Su Ruiyi: "Yes, very well."
Mrs. Su: "Did you spend time alone with him?"
Su Ruiyi: "Yes."
Mrs. Su: "Is he, I mean, is he interested in you?"
Su Ruiyi: "How would I know..."
Mrs. Su: "Did you exchange contact information?"
Su Ruiyi: "No."
Mrs. Su: "Why not? Didn't I tell you to try and get opportunities for private interaction? This won't do! I paid a lot of money to send you to the debutante ball!"
Su Ruiyi: "No one develops a good impression after just one dance! Besides, I don't want to know Emmanuel at all!"
Mrs. Su: "Did you talk to him like we practiced? Did you tell him the things he likes?"
Su Ruiyi: "No! I didn't say anything to him! We just danced one dance! Then he sent me back to the hotel!"
Mrs. Su was furious. She felt like the prize had slipped through her fingers.
She had repeatedly instructed her, and she was very confident in the topics they had practiced. If things had gone according to her plan, Mr. Emmanuel might have developed a strong interest in her daughter.
Su Ruiyi was simply too willful, throwing a tantrum at such an important moment!
Mrs. Su: "Reflect on yourself properly at home! You're not going anywhere this week!"
Mrs. Su slammed the door shut with a bang, utterly disappointed in Su Ruiyi, and cursing in her heart how she could have given birth to such a foolish daughter!