When Ouyang Chen returned to the banquet hall, it was as if the recent incident had never happened. Everyone greeted him with smiles as before.
This was the advantage of power; people were drawn to those who were superior and wealthier than themselves!
Ouyang Chen found Su Ruoyi, who was sitting on the sofa looking dejected. She only began to smile when she saw him.
Meanwhile, Colin had been by the princess's side, yet she hadn't smiled at him once.
Su Ruoyi: "Where's my dad?"
Ouyang Chen: "He left."
Su Ruoyi: "Is he going to be okay?"
Ouyang Chen: "If you're that worried about him, then go with him."
Su Ruoyi: "No matter what, he's my only family."
Ouyang Chen: "You still have me."
Su Ruoyi rested her head on Ouyang Chen's shoulder, and he put his arm around her, wanting to offer some comfort.
At that moment, Sister Hong burst in.
Sister Hong: "Quick, come with me."
Ouyang Chen: "What's wrong?"
Sister Hong: "Xiao Yun is in trouble!"
Ouyang Chen immediately stood up, but his hand was held tightly by Su Ruoyi.
Su Ruoyi: "Don't go... please."
Ouyang Chen looked at the anxious Sister Hong, then at the distressed Su Ruoyi.
Sister Hong: "Hurry, she's in emergency at the hospital!"
Ouyang Chen had to pry Su Ruoyi's hand off, and even though he saw she was already crying, he steeled his heart, abandoned her, and left the banquet with Sister Hong.
Colin: "The princess is crying? Damn it, Ouyang Chen!"
Su Ruoyi shot Colin a glare.
Colin: "One second you're saying 'you still have me,' and the next you're abandoning her..."
Su Ruoyi: "He didn't!"
Colin: "Ouyang Chen? Are you there? Ouyang Chen, there's a princess crying here, come comfort her!"
But only Su Ruoyi and Colin were left in the room.
Colin: "Who is Xiao Yun? Is she a woman?"
Su Ruoyi: "Yes, and she's mute..."
Colin: "Ouyang Chen seems to care more about that mute?"
Su Ruoyi bit her lip and glared at Colin again. She really didn't want to hear this right now!
Colin: "What's their relationship?"
Su Ruoyi: "I don't know!"
Colin: "But I don't think he likes you, he likes that mute more. He's just using you anyway, why take it seriously."
Su Ruoyi: "That mute is an orphan, with no education and no looks. What's so good about her! Why should she get Ouyang Chen's affection!!!"
Colin became even more interested upon hearing this. So Ouyang Chen didn't like Su Ruoyi, and there was another girl by Ouyang Chen's side that no one knew about!!!
Colin: "Have you seen that mute?"
Su Ruoyi: "Yes, I have, or how else would I know she's not as pretty as me!"
Colin: "Interesting! So interesting!!!"
Colin began to imagine the relationship between the three of them and why Ouyang Chen was hiding the mute's existence!
Perhaps the person he truly liked was someone he couldn't discover, which only piqued Colin's curiosity!
He absolutely had to find out the mute's background!!!
Su Ruoyi: "You're crazy!"
Colin: "Do you want Ouyang Chen to completely lose that mute?"
Su Ruoyi: "Impossible. I can feel it, he wants to protect that mute very much."
Colin: "Wants to protect her? Hahahaha, what's so special about that mute that she's mesmerized Ouyang Chen like this?"
Su Ruoyi: "How would I know? If I knew, I wouldn't be struggling to get rid of that mute right now!"
Colin: "Do you have a photo of her?"
Su Ruoyi scrolled through her phone and found Mo Qingyun's social media.
Colin exclaimed that this mute was really pure, a complete opposite to Su Ruoyi.
However, one had to admit that anyone looking at Mo Qingyun's appearance would feel pity for her.
But as he looked, Colin felt that this mute looked a little familiar. He swore he had never seen this girl before...
Given his taste in women, if he had met this mute before, he would have already tricked her into his arms...
Colin: "She looks a bit like someone I know..."
Su Ruoyi: "You said I looked like your future wife too!"
Colin: "Haha, that was just to trick you. Honestly, she really looks like... but I can't remember who it is..."
Su Ruoyi: "Stop looking! Give me back my phone!"
Colin: "Is she really an orphan?"
Su Ruoyi: "That's what Ouyang Chen said, anyway. Oh, right, I saw her at the socialite ball too. It's strange, how would someone like her get into a socialite ball."
Colin: "The socialite ball you attended? Is she a socialite?"
Su Ruoyi: "Of course not! But she was looking for Michelle then, and she had a photo."
Colin: "Michelle? Is she Michelle's sister? But they don't look alike."
Su Ruoyi: "Trying to recognize a relative? Come to think of it, she seemed to be asking about something, but unfortunately, her photo fell out."
Colin: "You know all this?"
Su Ruoyi: "I picked it up, but there was no Michelle on it. Only her as a child with a little boy and a woman, probably their mother or something."
Colin: "Could it be... is the mute Ouyang Chen's sister?"
Su Ruoyi: "No!!! If she were Ouyang Chen's sister, why wouldn't they acknowledge each other! And act like lovers!!!"
Colin burst into laughter. He really wished that the mute had some special relationship with Ouyang Chen. That way, he might be able to hurt Ouyang Chen with the mute!
***
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ouyang Chen and Sister Hong rushed to the hospital.
Mo Qingyun's colleagues were sitting outside the emergency room. Ouyang Chen immediately went forward to ask.
Mo Qingyun's colleague: "We agreed to have dinner together tonight, but she never came. Her phone went unanswered, and she didn't reply to messages, so we went to her place to find her..."
From their understanding, Mo Qingyun's reason for breaking the appointment was that she had slashed her wrist in the bathtub, attempting suicide. Fortunately, she was discovered in time, otherwise, she would have been gone...
Mo Qingyun's colleague: "Xiao Yun hasn't been herself lately. At first, we thought she was stressed from psychological therapy, but it seemed like the therapy wasn't going well. She might have thought of something bad and tried to commit suicide..."
Ouyang Chen blamed himself. He should have paid more attention to Mo Qingyun. With so many things happening recently, he had truly neglected her!!!
Sister Hong: "Has she regained her ability to speak?"
Mo Qingyun's colleague: "It seems not. She still communicates with us sometimes through sign language, and mostly through writing."
Sister Hong looked at Ouyang Chen with regret. This girl always made people feel so worried!
It took a long time for the emergency room door to open. The doctor told everyone that the patient was out of danger but needed to be hospitalized for recovery.
Ouyang Chen's hanging heart finally settled.
Sister Hong: "I'll go to Xiao Yun's place to tidy up. You stay here and take care of her."
Ouyang Chen asked Mo Qingyun's colleagues to leave as well, leaving him alone in the hospital room with the unconscious Mo Qingyun.
Thick bandages were wrapped around Mo Qingyun's wrists. Already frail, Mo Qingyun's pale face now made her look even more malnourished.
Ouyang Chen stroked Mo Qingyun's face and murmured, "Silly girl, if you can't get better, then don't try. If you can't speak, then don't speak. Why torture yourself like this..."
But Mo Qingyun could hear nothing. The bag of blood was slowly being transfused into her veins. He truly wished she could argue back with him like she used to...