"You are too kind for your own good, Nuan Nuan. You don't need to let a person walk all over you just because they think too highly of themselves! Also, as long as we brothers of the Ruan family recognize you, there is no need to get recognition from unrelated people! Let's go back home, it seems we aren't needed here!"
With that, Ruan Li dragged Ye Nuan away with him, returning back to the mansion. Even if Ye Nuan put up a show of resistance, she didn't forget to try and provoke Ruan Ji with a sinister smirk before following him.
Even if she didn't get to hit on Captain Ye today properly, so what? She will have plenty of opportunities in the future after she takes over Ruan Ji's place!
"Those people have nothing to do or what, coming to disturb other people's peace…" Lieutenant Ding furrowed his brow, watching the two people leave as if a pair of dogs barked and left the place.
"Didn't you explain the incident to your family then?" Xuanyuan Ye was staring at Ruan Ji, seemingly waiting for an explanation.
"Well, ahh… How to put it…" Ruan Ji wanted to shift the topic subtly, but the look on Xuanyuan Ye's eyes were telling her clearly, there is no way out. Ruan Ji gave up as she sighed and confessed, "I tried to, but they were too busy to listen to my explanation, because Ye Nuan's left knee was grazed by a sharp tin."
"Too busy? More like just a stupid reason to cover everything up." Xuanyuan Ye snorted as he looked extremely pale, his face turning expressionless the more time passed.
'Dead! I'm dead this time! The Captain is gonna explode ahhh! Help me someone!' Lieutenant Ding was too familiar with this expressionless face Xuanyuan Ye had on him.
Only when he was extremely irritated and enraged would his face turn expressionless. Back in the base, there was someone who could put off that fire of rage that burns down everything, but who would do it now???
'Ahhh! Dear ancestors, please help me! I don't want to be silenced in the hands of the Captain!'
When Ding An was on the verge of dying from a certain someone's rage and pleading desperately, as if he heard an angel come down from the sky to his rescue, a voice called out for Xuanyuan Ye.
"I'm fine, Ye ge. Don't be angry, anyway, it's normal for them to treat me like this. So it's alright."
"But they…!" Xuanyuan Ye wanted to say something more, but looking at her, the words didn't come out of his mouth.
He wasn't not the one who suffered those things, the person who would be pained the most wasn't him either. How could he dare to claim he understood her pain?
"Anyway, I've decided. You are going back with me. After this month pass, I'll take you back with me. No need to stay with that wretched family in that wretched place." Xuanyuan Ye's hands were trembling, Ruan Ji could also see clearly how importantly he was taking this matter.
But a smile creeped up on her lips as she assured him, "It's alright, Ye ge. I promise I'll follow you back as I promised. But before that, let me return home and finish my last work. After that…" Ruan Ji's eyes were hollow, without emotion as she said, "I won't return to that family."
'I'll never return to those who abandoned me.'
Ruan Ji vowed silently, holding Xuanyuan Ye's hand as she leaned on it.
"..." He didn't take his hand away from her grasp until she lt go willingly, bidding him goodbye.
'I'll definitely take her away, far, far away so that they could never reach her. So that she could be free from every obstacle and live her life freely.'
"Depart." With one order, Xuanyuan Ye slammed the door to his car from inside, as Ding An took the seat of the driver on the front.
This whole time, after witnessing the interaction between Xuanyuan Ye and Ruan Ji, Ding An was convinced that if his Captain were to ever get married, then it must be Ruan Ji!
"Right away, Captain!" Ding An grinned like a fool, completely ignoring Xuanyuan Ye's bad mood as he started the car.
One and half a month later,
"Child, slowly step down. Don't worry, Dad will hold you." Ruan Zhang said as he held his daughter's hand.
"Yes, Dad." Ruan Ji listened to him obediently without making a fuss so as not to make her father worry.
Today Ruan Ji finally got released from the hospital, indicating that her condition has improved significantly.
"Wow, daughter. Since when were you so obedient as a little rabbit? You are making this mother feel anxious for no reason you know?" Ruan Ji's mother raised an eyebrow, suspicious of her sudden change in demeanor and characteristic.
"Come on, Mom. I'm my parents daughter. Of course I'll be your cute little obedient girl!" Ruan Ji threw away all her shame of being a mature adult woman and pulled a cute trick to distract her parents, it sure was dangerous to have such keen parents.
Originally, she wouldn't pay attention to her parents worry and love for her, always make fuss about smallest things. But this time, she was being so compliant, this made the two people worry.
It doesn't matter if there daughter was rebellious and quirky, as long as she grew up into a fine woman, that's all that mattered. Because there only biological daughter has been suffering a lot since childhood.
They may not be able to return those days of her childhood when her innocence waas robbed by someone with bad intentions and left her broken. At least they could compensate her for her loss, even if it means by seeling their blood and flesh.
Naturally, it was the Ruan couple coming to pick her up. Ruan Ji also expected them to come.