"Why have you all suddenly gone silent?" Su Meimei's expression grew increasingly sour. What did the dead silence in the hospital ward mean? Did they find it amusing that she was having an allergic reaction?
"What exactly do you want?" A rather tall boy was starting to lose his patience. Ever since Su Meimei had broken out in an allergic reaction, she'd been wailing non - stop. She'd said a lot, but it was unclear what her point was. Did she expect everyone to dote on her like she was the moon surrounded by stars?
"What do I want? It's you guys who should be answering that question! You invited me to the barbecue, and now that this has happened to me, shouldn't you apologize?" Su Meimei retorted. In her opinion, the blame clearly lay with them.
"Hehe..." Several boys couldn't help but burst out laughing. The tall boy shook his head and said, "Since we've brought you to the hospital, I'm leaving."
"I'm leaving too."
"Me too. See you."
The boys said their goodbyes one after another and left the ward. Su Meimei wanted to say something, but seeing them go, she flew into a sudden rage. "What's this attitude!"
The girls in the ward exchanged a glance. "Meimei, we're leaving too. It's getting late..." They hadn't been very close to Su Meimei in the first place. They'd initially thought she just had a bit of a princess complex, but now it seemed there was more to it. She needed everyone to cater to her to satisfy her vanity.
"Get out!" Su Meimei snapped impatiently.
In the end, only Su Meimei, Kong Yao, and the doctor who was about to give Su Meimei an injection were left in the ward.
"Come on, Meimei, stop getting angry. Just let them go," Kong Yao soothed.
The doctor silently prepared to give Su Meimei the anti - allergy injection. She actually found Su Meimei quite annoying. So what if the Su family was wealthy? She couldn't wait to see the day when their fortune crumbled and they lost their arrogance!
"This injection should do the trick," the doctor said.
Fifteen minutes after the injection, the red welts on Su Meimei's body that she'd scratched started to subside. She took out a few hundred - yuan bills from her bag and said grandly, "Here, keep the change."
The doctor took the money, feeling rather speechless. It was a nice tip, but Su Meimei's tone made it seem like she was being charitable. "Miss Su..."
But Su Meimei ignored her and said to Kong Yao, "I'm going home first. Su Rou is back. I need to tell Mom and Dad right away."
"Okay."
Su Meimei rushed home in a hurry. The family was preparing dinner, and everyone was home for once. Su Meimei dropped her bag and announced, "I've got some news. Su Rou is back!"
"What?" It wasn't Su Kaiming or Su Yue who reacted first, but Su Ziqi. He looked at Su Meimei in surprise. "Really?"
Su Kaiming quickly came to his senses. "Is it true? Is Xiaorou back? And what about Yuze?" His concern was not so much about Su Rou's return as it was about Su Yuze.
"If Xiaorou is back, Yuze must be back too!" Su Yue said, a faint smile playing on his lips. Yuze was back. He was really back!
"Meimei, are you sure? You didn't make a mistake, did you?" Liu Rulan asked anxiously.
"Yeah, are you sure?" Su Hongyu and Qian Yingnan chimed in.
Su Meimei enjoyed being the center of attention. "Of course I'm sure! It's definite!"
Su Kaiming and Su Yue glanced at each other and then walked away in different directions.
Su Meimei watched their retreating backs. "What's going on?"
Liu Rulan pulled Su Meimei to the dinner table with a smile. "It's nothing. Let's have dinner. How was the barbecue today?" Liu Rulan asked with concern.
"It was terrible! I had an allergic reaction! The barbecue was so dirty. I had to go to the hospital for an injection. That's where I saw Su Rou..."
Liu Rulan frowned. "I told you those things are unhygienic!"
"Right. I'm never going again. And they invited me, but when I had the allergic reaction, they didn't even care or apologize!" Su Meimei said angrily.
"Really? What poor manners!"
"Yeah..."
That night, Su Yuze received a call from Su Kaiming. Su Yuze wasn't surprised. After seeing Xiaorou, he'd already guessed that they'd found out about their return.
"Uncle."
"Yuze, I remember warning you not to come back. Isn't it better to stay in the US?" Su Kaiming's tone was cold.
"The premise is that you stop trying to undermine my company behind my back," Su Yuze said calmly. Su Kaiming was so contradictory. He wanted Su Yuze to stay in the US, yet he was trying to sabotage his Shengshi Group.
Su Kaiming paused. Had Su Yuze found out? "What are you talking about? Why would I do anything to Shengshi?"
"Heh..." Su Yuze just gave a soft laugh and said nothing more.
"Yuze, you'll regret coming back."
Su Yuze was silent for a few seconds and then hung up the phone. But soon, his phone rang again. It was Su Yue. "Hello? Yuze, who were you talking to just now?"
"Just now? What's up, Uncle? Go ahead."
"Haha, you're finally back. I knew you'd come back. You didn't disappoint your uncle. I've already told Grandpa about your return. I'm sure he's very happy. So... does what we talked about last time still count?" He'd previously proposed a cooperation with Su Yuze.
Su Yuze wasn't going to be so easily taken in. "I don't remember agreeing to anything last time, Uncle."
"You..." Su Yue frowned. Was Su Yuze going back on his word? Or... "Okay, we can discuss this further. Grandpa wants to invite you to the old mansion."
"Invite me?" Su Yuze smiled faintly. Grandpa had clearly been opposed to Su Rou's existence. "Got it."
"Great. Let's meet at the old mansion tomorrow," Su Yue said cheerfully.
"Uncle, I just said I got the message, but I didn't say I'd go."
"..." Su Yue almost dropped his phone. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing."
With that, Su Yuze hung up the phone.
"Brother Ze." Su Rou opened the study door. "Dinner is ready."
"Okay." Su Yuze put away his phone.
"..." When Su Yuze stood up, Su Rou noticed his expression. "Brother Ze, are you in a bad mood?"