"What are you talking about, sister? I really don't understand why you would say such a thing? Don't tell me… you still hold grudge about that time from eight years ago?" Ye Nuan covered her mouth as she shed bitter tears, crying hard, sounding very pitiful.
'Hah! Not only did you scheme to kill me, and now you dare to bring up the past?'
Ruan Ji was ticked as she smiled mockingly at Ye Nuan's pretentious behavior.
'Wait! Why she trying so hard to bring up the past? It's intentional, isn't it? Looks like this one isn't aimed at Ye ge, but…' Ruan Ji looked towards the door of the cabin as she realized what was going on.
Ruan Ji spotted the shadow that was visible behind the door, indicating a certain someone's presence. At this point, it was pretty clear who it was, but she couldn't careless as a wry smile twisted her lips.
"I didn't speak anything about our past just now, why are you suddenly bringing it up, Miss Ye? Could it be that you love bringing out family scandals to amuse other people?" Ruan Ji crossed her arms on her chest as she asked Ye Nuan, startling her intentionally.
"Cough, cough! It's indeed something you should be careful about, Miss Ye. it maybe fine to say things like these before us, but other people may gossip about it." Lieutenant Ding coughed to clear the awkward atmosphere as he looked at Ruan Ji, then at his Captain.
Since the Captain didn't say anything, that means he also approved this silently!
"I didn't mean to, I… I just got a little emotional, that's all…" Ye Nuan was aggrieved even more as she quickly apologized. But Ruan Ji didn't have any intention to let her put the little schemes brewing into her head to use.
"Whatever, you should just leave. Don't disrupt my rest, I'm a patient." Ruan Ji's words startled Ye Nuan as she finally stopped sobbing and looked up at her properly.
'I can't just leave like this, I haven't done my part of job herer yet! Even if this little bitch somehow avoided the catastrope and lived, I must ruin her reputation and any chance to return to the family!'
"Sister… No, Miss Ruan, I'll leave as you said in order not to disturb you. But what about grandpa? He doesn't know about your situation yet, because he might worry too much, Mom and Dad concealed the news from him. If he saw you like this in the banquet, I'm afraid…"
"Since when did I require you to decide things for me? Just return, I'll talk to grandpa myself about whatever is needed, get out of here right now." Ruan Ji cut off Ye Nuan in the middel of her speech as she told her to leave.
Just at that moment, the door to the cabin opened with a loud thud once again as a young man with a head full of disheveled hair stomped in, until he was standing in front of Ye Nuan with a protective posture, as if shielding her from bad people.
'As expected, he was listening in to the conversation going on between us.' Ruan Ji thought as she stared at Ruan Li, who stood before Ye Nuan, shielding her from Ruan Ji's 'malicious' eyes.
'Heh. no matter what, be it then or now, I'll always be the bad guy…' Ruan Ji stared at Ruan Li with a helpless stare as she felt slightly hurt by his behavior.
"What do you think you are doing? You wretched girl is so ungrateful even after Nuan Nuan came to see you first right after she returned to the country from a big danger and got down from the plane! Do you even have a shred of conscience that you dare to treat Nuan Nuan like this!"
Of course she knew. Ruan Ji could remember clearly how Ye Nuan deliberately caem to see her and caused a stir in the family, with her so called evidence of seeing Ruan Ji intimate with a man in the hospital cabin all alone. How could she not remember what Ye Nuan did to her?
But seeing Ruan Li's stance, he probably won't believe her, so there is no use arguing with him, it will only make the matters worse.
Just as Ruan Ji was thinking, her eyes fell on Ye Nuan, who was pretending to be weak and vulnerable to Ruan Li, while sniggered at her secretly.
'Open your eyes and look at this clearly, Ruan Ji. the things that should've been yours, all the affection and love, all the things you like. I monopolized them all, sooner or later, everything will be mine! You can only continue to watch that happen but can do nothing about it! This is your fate!'
"Yes, yes. I'm ungrateful and a wretched girl. What can you do about it, Ruan Li? If you are so angry, then come at me if you have the balls, I'm not afraid of you!" Ruan Ji retaliated at Ruan Li instead of paying attention to Ye Nuan's provocation, which surprised everyone.
It's obvious that Ye Nuan was trying to rile her up, so that when Ruan Ji snapped at her, it would be all her fault. But she would never expect her to be not affected by her scheme and fall for the trap set by her.
"Ruan Ji, you…!" Before Ruan Li could say something more, Ye Nuan grabbed him by his arm, adding fuel to fire.
"It doesn't matter if sister doesn't recognize me, I'll always be her little sister. So I'm fine, brother. You don't need to argue with herr over such small matters like this." Ye Nuan's teary eyes worked like a miracle to Ruan Li as he looked at Ruan Ji with disgust.
'How can a person be so relentless and daing even in the face of death! I thought she might reflect on her behavior and change for good!'