Mo Qingyun pursed her lips and looked tentatively at Ou Yunchen, but Ou Yunchen remained motionless.
Mo Qingyun gestured with her hands: "It seems we're out of salt. I'll go to the nearby mini-mart to buy a packet."
Ou Yunchen still didn't speak.
Mo Qingyun lowered her head, picked up her keys and coat, and quietly left the house.
Ou Yunchen: "Escaped again?"
Su Ruiyi: "No, I and e/"
Ou Yunchen: "Thank Mrs. Su for me."
Su Ruiyi, enraged, knocked over Ou Yunchen's water cup.
Su Ruiyi: "I've been in so much pain these past few days. I refused to believe you were the kind of person my mother described. Even if you really threatened her, I thought you had no choice! I even thought that if you could reach out to me, I would defend you no matter what!"
Ou Yunchen: "..."
Su Ruiyi: "Even when Emmanuel told me that you asked him to continue pursuing me, I still made excuses for you. I thought you were jealous, upset that Emmanuel was coming to my house..."
Ou Yunchen: "Isn't this good?"
After breaking a cup, Ou Yunchen intended to get another one and continue drinking, but Su Ruiyi didn't care about that!
She shoved Ou Yunchen hard against the back of the sofa, then fiercely slapped him. Ou Yunchen turned his face and rubbed it a few times, still smiling.
Ou Yunchen: "Feel better?"
Ou Yunchen's irresponsible attitude further infuriated Su Ruiyi. She sat on him and bit his shoulder fiercely. Even biting wasn't enough to relieve her anger, so she started punching him.
The stubborn Ou Yunchen endured the biting, veins bulging on his neck, without a single sound, until Su Ruiyi finally hugged him and burst into tears.
Ou Yunchen was about to place his hand on Su Ruiyi's back, wanting to comfort the young lady, but he couldn't. He had to be firm now, or he would break his promise.
Su Ruiyi: "My mother wants me to marry Emmanuel."
Ou Yunchen: "Mhm."
Su Ruiyi: "I had already made arrangements with Emmanuel, and he agreed to return to F country. But I don't believe that your single statement that you don't like me and wanted him to continue pursuing me was enough to make him decide to stay here."
Ou Yunchen: "..."
Su Ruiyi: "Whatever the reason, I will not marry Emmanuel. I will not let my mother have her way."
Ou Yunchen: "..."
Su Ruiyi: "You just wait. I, Su Ruiyi, am not a bargaining chip for you. I will make you understand that the only woman by your side can be me!"
Su Ruiyi seemed to stop crying. She cupped Ou Yunchen's face and kissed him fiercely. Whenever Ou Yunchen tried to pull away, Su Ruiyi would slap him.
One slap, two slaps, three slaps...
This finally enraged Ou Yunchen. Before Su Ruiyi could lower her head, Ou Yunchen pressed her head with one hand and held her waist with the other, kissing her with all his might.
Minutes later, Su Ruiyi, panting, pushed Ou Yunchen away abruptly. Ou Yunchen realized he had almost torn her expensive dress.
Ou Yunchen released Su Ruiyi, and they looked at each other. Su Ruiyi was satisfied, now certain that this man had feelings for her.
Ou Yunchen, however, sat on the coffee table and glared at the young lady.
Su Ruiyi stood up, tidied her clothes, fixed her hair, and then, like teasing a cat, scratched Ou Yunchen's chin.
Su Ruiyi: "That mute isn't good enough for you."
Ou Yunchen looked up, and Su Ruiyi blew him a kiss, flicked her hair, and went to open the door to leave.
As she opened the door, Mo Qingyun had just bought her items and stepped out of the elevator.
Su Ruiyi arrogantly walked towards Mo Qingyun in her high heels. Mo Qingyun, however, always appeared insecure, lowering her head and trying to politely avoid her.
As they brushed past each other, Su Ruiyi deliberately bumped Mo Qingyun with her shoulder.
Seeing the bag in Mo Qingyun's hand fall to the ground, oranges rolling everywhere, Su Ruiyi felt much better.
Mo Qingyun quickly crouched down to pick them up one by one. But Su Ruiyi's foot landed on one, and she ground it back and forth.
Su Ruiyi: "Brother Yunchen can only become an excellent man when he's with me. I can give him the connections, resources, and money he wants. What can you give him?"
"That's right, we're rivals. I'm hostile towards you!"
"Oh, and you're a teacher who deceives people? Someone like you will only drag Brother Yunchen down. Think about it."
After speaking, Su Ruiyi removed her foot, bent down, picked up the orange, and grabbed Mo Qingyun's hand, wiping the orange on it.
How could a young lady's shoe sole possibly dirty an orange?
The orange was placed back into the mute girl's palm, as good as new.
But seeing Mo Qingyun silent, her innocent eyes made Su Ruiyi inexplicably annoyed!
Su Ruiyi: "What? You're cursing me in your mind, aren't you? It's fine, we have plenty of time."
Until the sound of Su Ruiyi's clicking heels disappeared into the elevator, Mo Qingyun's mind was still replaying Su Ruiyi's words: how could a mute be worthy of Ou Yunchen...