As Su Ruiyi walked back after finding the doctor, she suddenly saw Mo Qingyun standing by the nurse's station.
Su Ruiyi: "Mute!"
Mo Qingyun quickly hid the things in her hand. She had learned from an AtL employee that Ou Yunchen was hospitalized…
Su Ruiyi: "What are you doing here?"
Mo Qingyun quickly wrote down, "Where is Ou Yunchen? I want to see him."
Su Ruiyi: "I'm taking care of him, he's fine. You should leave."
Mo Qingyun quickly grabbed Su Ruiyi.
Su Ruiyi broke free immediately.
Mo Qingyun wrote, "Let me see him."
Su Ruiyi: "Leave quickly, don't force me to call security."
Mo Qingyun wrote, "Please."
Su Ruiyi: "Have some dignity! I am Ou Yunchen's girlfriend. Don't pester him all the time!"
Mo Qingyun's eyes turned red with anxiety. But Su Ruiyi's loud voice attracted the attention of everyone around.
Mo Qingyun wrote, "Please take these to Ou Yunchen."
Su Ruiyi took the bag from Mo Qingyun's hand. Inside was a bento box she had made herself.
Then Mo Qingyun wiped away her tears and left the hospital.
Su Ruiyi snorted coldly and watched Mo Qingyun leave. She casually threw the carefully made bento box into the trash.
***
If she could, Su Ruiyi really wished Ou Yunchen could stay in the hospital for several months, so she could take care of him by his side the whole time.
But Ou Yunchen, who prioritized his career, returned to AtL to work after only a week.
With free time, Su Ruiyi seemed to have lost her direction in life again.
Colin: "Your Highness, would you like to have dinner with me?"
Su Ruiyi: "No."
Colin: "Why refuse so quickly?"
Su Ruiyi: "Because I'm meeting my boyfriend. We have a date tonight."
Colin shrugged. Su Ruiyi actually picked up her phone and called Ou Yunchen, but after only a few words, she was forced to hang up.
Colin: "What's wrong? You look depressed?"
Su Ruiyi: "He's working overtime tonight."
Colin: "See, how rare it is in this world for a man to be willing to spend time with you."
Su Ruiyi: "You're not rare, you're just idle and not doing proper work."
Colin: "Hahaha, my proper work is accompanying the princess on trips and enjoying food and entertainment."
Su Ruiyi: "Alright, what are we eating tonight? I'd like to see what you can take me to eat."
Colin: "It has to be the finest things."
Colin, of course, would not mistreat any lady who dined with him.
He heard about a newly opened restaurant with a Michelin-starred chef. Even the hardest reservations to get were a mere word for Colin.
After dinner, Su Ruiyi and Colin strolled around the mall downstairs from the restaurant.
But as they were casually walking, Su Ruiyi saw Ou Yunchen and Mo Qingyun in the window of a dessert shop.
Colin: "Oh no, should we go say hello?"
Su Ruiyi ignored Colin and took out her phone to call Ou Yunchen.
-- Su Ruiyi on the phone --
Su Ruiyi: "Darling, are you still at the company?"
Ou Yunchen: "Mm."
Su Ruiyi: "Still working?"
Ou Yunchen: "Is there something?"
Su Ruiyi: "No, your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Don't overwork yourself."
Ou Yunchen: "Okay."
-- Call ends --
Su Ruiyi watched Ou Yunchen, who was still chatting with Mo Qingyun, hang up the phone with red eyes.
Colin: "This isn't good. He lied to you."
Su Ruiyi didn't say anything, just turned and walked in another direction.
Colin was still standing there, carefully observing the mute. He couldn't help but marvel at how much she resembled someone.
It wasn't until Colin's subordinate informed him that Miss Su had walked far away that Colin snapped back to attention. He had been too focused on observing the mute and completely forgot about Su Ruiyi.
Colin hurried a few steps and caught up with Su Ruiyi.
Colin: "Sad? Princesses are not allowed to cry."
Su Ruiyi: "I'm not..."
Colin: "Would you like me to help you?"
Su Ruiyi: "Help with what?"
Colin covered his mouth and laughed sinisterly.
Colin: "Help you get rid of that mute."
Su Ruiyi: "I've already made it clear that I'm Ou Yunchen's girlfriend. She still clings to him. What can you do to make her leave?"
Colin: "I am the most handsome man in the world. Am I not more charming than Ou Yunchen?"
Su Ruiyi: "Heh, your narcissism is unmatched."
Colin: "Just kidding. Seriously, I can make her disappear from this world."
Su Ruiyi suddenly felt that Colin meant to kill the mute. A chill ran down her spine, and a sense of dread washed over her.
Colin: "As long as you..."
Su Ruiyi: "No, I won't help you."
Colin: "Alright, there will be a day when you understand."
Su Ruiyi: "Never. Now, take me home!"
Colin: "As you command, my princess."
Su Ruiyi did not see Colin turn back to look at Ou Yunchen and the mute, smiling maniacally. Nor did she see him make a gun shape with his hand and point it at them, firing a shot.
Now that Colin had seen the mute he had hidden, he was even more determined in his thoughts!
With such a valuable bargaining chip, why would he still need to bother helping Ou Yunchen climb up?
Would threatening Axe with the mute be a permanent solution?!
***
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ou Yunchen endured his pain and accompanied Mo Qingyun in eating ice cream.
Ou Yunchen: "The psychologist said you've made progress recently. You're able to maintain the duration for longer and longer. I believe you'll overcome your psychological barriers soon."
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Because I want to get better quickly."
Ou Yunchen: "If the psychologist tells me you performed so well in the next therapy session, I'll treat you to ice cream again."
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Okay, I definitely will."
After a moment of silence, Mo Qingyun put down her spoon, but there was still a lot of ice cream left.
Ou Yunchen: "What's wrong? Not tasty?"
Mo Qingyun lowered her head and shook it.
Ou Yunchen: "Then why aren't you eating?"
Mo Qingyun started to cry. The thought of Ou Yunchen being injured made her unable to suppress her sadness.
Ou Yunchen took a napkin and handed it to Mo Qingyun.
Ou Yunchen: "Why are you crying all of a sudden?"
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "You're injured, and I couldn't take care of you in the hospital..."
Ou Yunchen: "I'm fine now."
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "From the moment you rushed to save Su Ruiyi, I was worried to death. I was afraid I would never see you again."
Ou Yunchen: "Silly girl, I told you I would come back safely."
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "You don't know what I was thinking then. If something really happened to you, how regretful I would be for not stopping you. I should have threatened to die, and then you might have stayed..."
Ou Yunchen: "Xiao Yun, don't think about it anymore. I'm sitting right in front of you, and it's all in the past."
Mo Qingyun nodded, and Ou Yunchen wiped away her tears.
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "Promise me, don't take risks in the future. I will really worry about you."
Ou Yunchen: "Okay."
Ou Yunchen picked up Mo Qingyun's spoon, scooped a large spoonful of ice cream, and brought it to Mo Qingyun's lips.
But just as Mo Qingyun was about to open her mouth, Ou Yunchen moved upwards slightly, smearing it on her nose.
Ou Yunchen: "Oops, my arm hurts. I didn't hold it steady."
Mo Qingyun was so annoyed that she knew he did it on purpose, but she couldn't hit him. She could only wipe her nose with a tissue, feeling both amused and exasperated, and continued to wait with her mouth open for Ou Yunchen to feed her.
Ou Yunchen: "Hey? It's quite tasty."
Mo Qingyun, with her mouth open like a fool, watched Ou Yunchen actually put the ice cream in his own mouth.
Mo Qingyun's sign language: "You rascal!"
Ou Yunchen pinched Mo Qingyun's cheek. He still preferred seeing her angry rather than crying; it was much more interesting.