Chapter 544 - 543: The Things in the Room

However, when she thought about Yun Zijin also attending the class reunion this time, Su Xue Mei felt a faint thrill of excitement.

No one knew that ever since high school, she had always felt a sense of imbalance when it came to Yun Zijin.

She hated how Yun Zijin always seemed so calm and unbothered by everything.

Even when classmates were gossiping about her, Yun Zijin could sit at her desk without a change in expression, completely tuning out the world around her.

But as someone with average looks and average grades, who had always been practically invisible in class, Su Xue Mei desperately wanted people to notice her.

Especially...

This time, her initial reason for wanting Yun Zijin to come to the reunion was to feel a sense of superiority over her, since Yun Zijin had grown up in an orphanage.

The moment she saw Lu Yunque and found out he was Yun Zijin’s boyfriend, Su Xue Mei’s desire for Yun Zijin to attend the reunion reached its peak.

She just wanted that person to know that Yun Zijin already had a boyfriend and wasn’t paying him any attention at all.

Only then would he give up, giving her a chance to move in!

One had to admit, Su Xue Mei’s plan was quite elaborate.

As long as her actions didn’t affect or harm anyone else, her determination to fight for her own happiness was, in a way, commendable for its courage.

Her character, however, was another matter entirely.

* * *

Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque slowly walked back to the orphanage.

When Liao Zhuxiu saw them return, she hurried over.

"Xiao Lu, I’ve already arranged your room. I just put fresh linens on the bed.

Go take a look at the room in a bit. If you need anything at all, just let me know."

Yun Zijin was rarely at the orphanage these days, so she wouldn’t necessarily know where everything was.

So, it was better to ask Liao Zhuxiu directly than to ask Yun Zijin.

"Okay, thank you, Director."

Lu Yunque couldn’t bring himself to say "Director Mama," so he settled for the next best thing and called her "Director."

"Don’t mention it. Now that you’re here, just treat this place like your own home. Don’t hesitate to ask if you need anything."

Liao Zhuxiu only dared to say this now that the orphanage’s finances had improved.

Under their previous financial circumstances, it would have been questionable whether Lu Yunque could even get a room to himself.

"Director Mama, he brought his own luggage. You don’t need to worry about him."

Liao Zhuxiu was already over fifty years old; Yun Zijin couldn’t bear to see her waiting on a young man.

"That’s right, I brought my luggage, so please don’t worry about me."

Lu Yunque knew Yun Zijin didn’t want him to add to Liao Zhuxiu’s workload, so he readily agreed.

Yun Zijin wasn’t wrong, though. He had indeed brought luggage, but he had streamlined his suitcase to make room for all the housewarming gifts.

But that was something Lu Yunque wouldn’t tell anyone else.

The room Liao Zhuxiu had prepared for Lu Yunque was right next to Yun Zijin’s. Whether it was intentional or not, Lu Yunque was very satisfied with the arrangement.

"Alright, I’ll leave you two alone. You can sort things out yourselves."

Liao Zhuxiu got the hint. The young couple didn’t want anyone disturbing their time together.

Although Liao Zhuxiu felt a pang of frustration, like someone had just uprooted a flower she had nurtured for years, pot and all, she was also happy for Yun Zijin, knowing she would always have someone to accompany and cherish her.

She might be the orphanage director, but with so many children at the orphanage and Yun Zijin already grown up, she couldn’t possibly focus all her energy on her anymore.

Therefore, Liao Zhuxiu was mostly overjoyed that someone who would care for Yun Zijin’s every need had appeared in her life.

After Liao Zhuxiu left, Lu Yunque looked at Yun Zijin with a smile in his eyes. "Well, I’m going to go unpack then."

He had brought his suitcase in, but he hadn’t had a chance to organize it yet.

"Go on and get busy. Don’t mind me."

While Lu Yunque went into his room to unpack his suitcase, Yun Zijin returned to the private room Liao Zhuxiu had specially kept for her.

The room was filled with the things she used to keep on her desk and bed.

Even the clothes she had left in her old room had all been moved over.

It was such a huge undertaking. Yun Zijin knew that Liao Zhuxiu couldn’t have done it all by herself.

The image of everyone at the orphanage moving her things from her old room to the new one, bit by bit like ants moving their home, brought tears to Yun Zijin’s eyes.

’This is what family feels like.’

This was why, even after finding her biological parents, Yun Zijin had no desire to return to her ancestral family.

Because neither Xia Zhengguang nor Situ Yunliang could give her that feeling of family.

Xia Zhengguang was a petty, profit-driven man, and Situ Yunliang only wanted to atone for her sins from start to finish. She never showed Yun Zijin the selfless love a mother has for her child.

Yun Zijin carefully looked over everything in her room, from one end to the other. She realized that Liao Zhuxiu and the others had truly moved every single one of her belongings from her old room.

Although the placement wasn’t a perfect replica, the mere fact that they had moved all her things was enough to make Yun Zijin burst into tears.

At a time like this, Yun Zijin couldn’t pour her heart out to anyone else at the orphanage, so in the end, her only option was Lu Yunque.

Acting on the thought, Yun Zijin left her room and went straight to Lu Yunque’s.

However, out of courtesy, she knocked on the door before entering.

She wanted to avoid walking in on Lu Yunque changing clothes or any other awkward situation.

"Comrade Xiao Lu, the organization requires your presence. May I come in?"

Yun Zijin had suddenly started role-playing?

As soon as Lu Yunque heard Yun Zijin’s voice, he put down what he was holding and came to open the door for her.

"Didn’t you just go back to your room? What’s the sudden visit for?"

Lu Yunque had thought that after returning to her room, Yun Zijin would start getting ready for bed.

Thanks to Wang Minli’s encouragement and supervision, Yun Zijin had recently developed the habit of sleeping and waking early.

If it got even a little late, Yun Zijin would start nodding off like a pecking chick, her eyes too heavy to keep open.

"This was my first time in my new room, too. As soon as I walked in, I realized everything inside was from my old room at the orphanage.

I never expected Director Mama and the others would give me such a surprise."

Since she was getting a new room and wasn’t around to help, Yun Zijin had assumed all the things in her old room would be thrown away.

Who would have thought that the first thing she’d see upon entering was a pile of things that couldn’t possibly be more familiar?

Hearing Yun Zijin’s words, Lu Yunque also paused for a moment.

"That’s really nice. You won’t have to buy new things to decorate."

Lu Yunque hadn’t expected the people at the orphanage would go to such lengths for Yun Zijin.

"Do you want to come see? All those things hold all my memories from growing up."

"Okay!"

Receiving Yun Zijin’s invitation, Lu Yunque agreed without a moment’s hesitation.