"He probably lost face and held a grudge. No wonder he didn't leave last night; he was probably waiting for me to get off work so he could follow me again, which is why this happened." The girl looked at Su Yinwan with red eyes and bowed slightly. "I'm so grateful to you for saving me today, sister. Thank you so much."

The girl was incredibly grateful to have met her savior today; otherwise, her innocence and her life would have been unimaginable.

Rong Xue'er stood aside watching the girl's pitiful appearance, which touched her heartstrings and made her feel sorry for her.

She raised her hand and gently patted the girl's back, silently comforting her.

Su Yinwan stroked the girl's head and said softly, "It's okay, everything will pass. There is justice in this world."

Su Yinwan smoothed the girl's messy hair with her hand, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "What's your name?"

"Sister, my name is Xu Zhaodi."

Upon hearing this name, Su Yinwan guessed that her parents must have been hoping for a son; it was truly pathetic that her family favored sons over daughters.

She couldn't help but feel even more sorry for the girl. "Zhao Di, here's what we'll do: you quit your job at the bar. My dessert shop nearby will be opening soon, and I'm hiring. If you're interested, you can come over. Let's add each other on WeChat first."

Xu Zhaodi listened to Su Yinwan's words, took out her phone from her schoolbag, and the two added each other on WeChat.

Xu Zhaodi looked at the beautiful and kind-hearted Su Yinwan and felt grateful.

She secretly thought to herself that if she ever became successful and accomplished in her career, she would also help those in need, just like this woman.

Morley University isn't far from here, just around the corner, so Xu Zhaodi refused Su Yinwan's offer to take her back to school.

After a brief farewell, Xu Zhaodi walked towards the school, while Su Yinwan and Rong Xueer watched her figure grow smaller and smaller before turning around to get their car.

Along the way, Rong Xueer kept complaining about Xu Zhaodi's family, saying she couldn't understand why there were still families that favored sons over daughters.

Seeing that she was naive and inexperienced, Su Yinwan gave up the idea of ​​telling her about some more serious social problems.

She remembered that at the university reunion that year, everyone was talking about a girl in their class.

That girl used to be a beautiful, poised, and elegant person.

She doesn't compete for or steal the spotlight from others; she can attract everyone's attention just by sitting there quietly.

During her university years, not only people from her college and department, but even people from neighboring schools came to pursue her.

However, the girl did not accept any of the boys' confessions and only wanted to focus on her studies.

I thought I was in the prime of my life, with a bright future ahead.

Unfortunately, during her senior year of college, her family sold her to a local, overweight, and eighteen-year-older boss.

I heard that her younger brother is getting married, and the bride's family is asking for a house, a car, and a dowry of 200,000 yuan.

Since the man's family couldn't afford that much, they set their sights on the woman.

By chance, a local boss took a liking to the girl and said that if she married him, he would give her family a million dollars.

The girl refused no matter what, but her heartless parents, for the sake of their precious son, secretly drugged her and sent her to the boss's bed.

The girl's life was completely ruined at this moment. She hated her parents' favoritism and hated her own incompetence even more.

She should have escaped from that family long ago, even if it meant bearing the stigma of being unfilial.

When people talk about the girl's life, they feel sorry for her and even more saddened.

Su Yinwan knew she was powerless to change the deep-rooted ideas of these families. She only wished that her small efforts could serve as a springboard for some people to leap out of the bottom and out of the abyss.

Thinking of this, Su Yinwan thought of the two students she had been sponsoring, and wondered how they were doing lately.

The thought of being able to reunite with them during the Chinese New Year fills me with anticipation.

——

Back to Shallow Moon Bay.

Su Yinwan and Rong Xueer walked into the living room carrying large and small bags.

Aunt Liu was wiping the table when she saw the two of them making such a fuss, so she quickly put down her towel and ran over to help.

"You bought so many things! I'm afraid Xue'er bought them all by herself. She's just like Madam, she loves to shop. Being able to shop is a blessing."

Aunt Liu took the large shopping bags from their hands.

With a "whoosh," Rong Xue'er put all her things on the ground, feeling a great sense of relief. She then lay down on the sofa like Ge You.

Aunt Liu put down the shopping bags one by one, then glanced at Rong Xue'er's posture and said with exasperation, "Xue'er, how many times have I told you? A girl should sit properly like a girl. If Madam sees this, she'll scold you again."

"Aunt Liu, please indulge me this once. I'm so tired today. Just this once, I love you the most." Rong Xue'er looked at Aunt Liu with her bright, round eyes.

Aunt Liu softened, stopped nagging, and continued with her work.

Su Yinwan picked out the things she bought and carried them directly to an empty room on the first floor to put them away. She would take them over after the wooden shelves, tables and chairs of the dessert shop were set up.

6:10.

Rong Jing is back.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Rong Xue'er unpacking her spoils.

Rong Xue'er looked up and saw her brother had returned. She couldn't wait to say, "Brother, you're back! I have a secret to tell you. Come here quickly."

Rong Xue'er waved and called to Rong Jing.

Rong Jing stepped forward, unimpressed. "What secrets could you possibly have?"

Rong Xue'er leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I went shopping with my sister-in-law today, and I saw that she bought a men's wallet. Do you think it was for you?"

With a soft "hmm," Rong Jing raised an eyebrow but did not reply.

He was certain the wallet was for him, and that Su Yinwan had no interest in other men.

Rong Jing looked around before finally spotting Su Yinwan in the kitchen.

At this moment, Su Yinwan was helping Aunt Liu bring out the dishes.

The handle of the soup pot in her hand was a little hot, so Su Yinwan quickly walked to the dining table and put the soup pot down.

"Ouch, it's so hot." Su Yinwan quickly rubbed her burning fingers against her ear.

She should have listened to Aunt Liu and put a cloth down.

Suddenly.

Rong Jing walked up to her and touched her slightly red fingers. "Did you burn yourself?"

"It's all right now, you can go wash your hands and eat."

Su Yinwan called Rong Xueer to wash her hands and eat.

The three of them ate their meal as usual, with Rong Xue'er still being the most talkative, while Su Yinwan and Rong Jing occasionally chimed in.

After dinner.

Rong Jing went to the study and turned on the computer, but he had no interest in looking at the company's documents.

He raised his wrist to look at his watch, watching as time ticked by, but Su Yinwan still hadn't come in.

8:50.

If she didn't come in ten minutes, he would leave.

Rong Jing carefully calculated the time, minute by minute.

Finally, it was exactly nine o'clock.

Su Yinwan was still nowhere to be seen at the door.

Finally, Rong Jing couldn't hold back any longer, and he got up and went back to the master bedroom.

Su Yinwan was sitting in front of her vanity, doing her skincare routine while talking on the phone with Yunhe.