Chapter 12 - 16 Relieved You of Your Worries
"She ran away this morning. Maybe Dad came back, I don't know. Anyway, when I found out, she was already gone."
An Sijia shuffled in her slippers to the sofa, nonchalantly beginning to rummage through the bags Sun Xuehui had brought back.
As she rummaged, she asked, "Mom, what did you buy? Did you get anything for me?"
"Buy, buy, buy, you only know to ask for things. Have you thought about it? An Ran ran away. If she really goes to Nan'an University and finds Ye Sheng, what will you do?" Sun Xuehui angrily poked An Sijia's forehead as she spoke.
"Mom—" An Sijia cried, covering her forehead. "I've thought about it. Keeping An Ran locked up isn't a solution. You can lock her up for a day, but can you do it for a lifetime? Instead of wasting energy guarding her, you should beautify yourself and use your charm to win over Ye Sheng."
Today's events made An Sijia realize that, despite Ye Sheng's claims that he didn't like her and liked An Ran, she could feel that Ye Sheng couldn't be without her.
With An Ran's personality, it was impossible for her to reconcile with Ye Sheng as if nothing had happened after he got involved with An Sijia. As long as An Ran didn't go back to him, An Sijia believed that with her charm, Ye Sheng would eventually fall in love with her.
Sun Xuehui nodded in agreement as she heard An Sijia's words. "What you said makes sense. I never planned to keep her locked up for life. I just wanted to lock her up until she was engaged to the Chen Family's young master. Since she's run away, I need to explain this to the Chen Family. But to be honest, Mrs. Chen doesn't think much of An Ran. After all, she's just an adopted daughter, not very presentable. I accompanied Mrs. Chen shopping and treated her to a meal today before she agreed to meet An Ran. It was utterly humiliating."