13 – He personally saw her off
Bai Ruanruan turned in Jiang Yihan’s embrace, her soft little hands climbing up the man’s shoulders. Her delicate brows softened like water as she cooed sweetly, “Come back before five, okay?”
“No, don’t even think about it.” Jiang Yihan’s face darkened, leaving no room for negotiation.
He had already agreed to let her go out, but it filled him with anxiety and fear.
The longer she stayed out, the more dangerous it became.
“Can we discuss it?” Bai Ruanruan sat in the man’s arms, toying with the buttons on his collar.
“No discussion. One o’clock is my absolute limit. Any later is impossible.”
“Baby~”
She cupped the man’s face and kissed him!
Jiang Yihan froze for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled upward uncontrollably. “Mm, okay. Where should I pick you up at five?”
“Or… should I go with you?”
Bai Ruanruan suppressed a smile. “Not today. Next time you go out, you can come with me. I’ll call you before I come back in the afternoon.”
“You’ll call me?”
“Mm-hmm.”
“Okay.”
She had never called him before.
After the meal, Jiang Yihan held Bai Ruanruan’s hand and followed her out.
“I’m going to the Bai family now.”
The sun was bright, and Bai Ruanruan stood under its rays, her joyful face blooming with a smile Jiang Yihan had never seen before.
For a moment, he was lost in a daze, unsure of where he was or what he was doing.
“See you this afternoon.”
Rising on her tiptoes, she gave the man a quick peck before swiftly getting into the car.
Even after the car’s exhaust had long vanished, Jiang Yihan remained standing there, stunned, his gaze fixed intently on the direction the girl had left.
The wind blew, tousling the soft hair on his forehead, making it slightly fluffy. His eyes gradually darkened, tinged with a hint of grievance, as a lonely, abandoned aura emanated from his entire being.
She had left just like that.
And he was the one who had personally sent her off.
Ruanruan, please don’t lie to me…
The servants who witnessed everything nearby were so shocked their jaws nearly dropped to the floor.
Had the young master personally allowed the young mistress to go out?
If they remembered correctly, the young master had once said that Bai Ruanruan could only be kept at home and never allowed to leave. But now, not only had he let her go, he had even personally seen her off into the car.
What kind of bewitching potion had the young mistress given the young master overnight?
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In the car, Bai Ruanruan leaned limply against the window as if boneless, holding a stack of A4 papers and a thick diary.
The diary was filled with entries she had written while Jiang Yihan kept her confined in the manor, expressing her longing for Mu Xuan.
She remembered writing three thick volumes back then, but Jiang Yihan had stolen two of them. He had then altered her diary, replacing every mention of Mu Xuan’s name with his own.
This was the only one left.
Crack—
Suddenly, the thick diary shattered into pieces in Bai Ruanruan’s hands, crumbling into dust.
Beside her, the driver in the driver’s seat felt his heart skip a beat, his hands trembling. “Y-young mistress?”
“Could you give me a trash bag, please?”
The driver swallowed hard, stealing a glance at the person in the passenger seat before shakily pulling out a bag. “H-here you go.”
With a sharp slap, she crushed the notebook into pieces.
Was this something a human could do?
“Thank you.”
The driver forced a strained smile. “Y-you’re welcome.”
Taking out the A4 papers, Bai Ruanruan read them carefully. They clearly documented all the things she had given Mu Xuan despite the Bai family elders’ objections—gifts, money transfers, companies, and more.
It was so extensive it could be bound into a book.
Having devoured so much from her, it’s about time that scumbag Mu Xuan spat it all out.