Lu Ran was a little uneasy and wanted to take Huo Junyang with her.

However, Huo Junyu appeared out of nowhere, pulled Huo Junyang aside before she could, and even made Huo Junyang turn his back to her.

"Junyang..."

"Yangyang!" Huo Junyu's voice drowned out hers, "Uncle Ye and Aunt Yilan are here too, we should go and say hello!"

Huo Junyang readily agreed, completely unaware of Lu Ran's increasingly gloomy face behind him.

"Miss Lu," the butler smiled, "this way, please!"

"Could you wait a moment?"

"Miss Lu, are you waiting for the second young master to come?" The butler asked politely. "I know my mistress's temperament. She never invites anyone else when she wants to have tea with someone."

Lu Ran's eyes widened, and she slowly loosened her grip on the hem of her clothes, forced to follow behind the butler.

Jiang Can's flower room is located in a corner of Xingyuan. It is a glass building that shines like a pearl in the dark night when viewed from a distance.

The greenhouse was filled with all sorts of rare and exotic plants, each vying for attention. Jiang Can sat on the sofa, sipping tea, with a delicate little pastry on the table.

Lu Ran knocked on the door and went in with her head down. Jiang Can looked at her calmly and gave her a slight smile.

"Ranran, come and sit down."

Lu Ran nodded, forcing a smile.

But sitting next to Jiang Can, she felt extremely uncomfortable, even holding her breath.

"Try this tea." Jiang Can poured her a cup. "See if it's different from what you usually drink."

Lu Ran didn't move, but looked up at Jiang Can. Jiang Can was smiling, but Lu Ran saw a chill in her eyes.

"Auntie, I..."

"Don't be shy, have a taste!"

Jiang Can placed the teacup in her hand.

The water temperature was just right, and the tea soup was a pale, elegant color. Lu Ran didn't know how to appreciate tea, and at that moment, a strange sense of inferiority arose in her heart.

She suddenly wondered what Jiang Mianmian would do in this situation.

Jiang Mianmian doesn't know anything about tea either.

Having grown up with Jiang Youcai and Su Aiqian, her knowledge was limited, but she never seemed afraid to admit that she didn't understand this or that.

She never cared about other people's opinions, and in that respect... Pei Nian was exactly the same as her.

The thought of Pei Nian made Lu Ran's fingers tighten slightly, and her face darkened.

"Why aren't you drinking?" Jiang Can chuckled. "Ranran, you weren't this reserved when you used to come to our house!"

Lu Ran pursed her lips, picked up the teacup, and took a sip. The aroma of the tea lingered in her mouth.

"How are you feeling?" Jiang Can asked her with a smile.

Lu Ran put down her teacup and gave a slight smile. "It's delicious."

"What's different about the taste?"

"this……"

Jiang Can smiled and stopped teasing her. "The tea leaves aren't anything special, the key is the water. There's a lotus pond behind Minghuang Mountain, and the water for brewing the tea is dew from the lotus leaves."

Lu Ran lowered her head and agreed, but she didn't understand her intention.

“Ranran,” Jiang Can looked at her, “Dew is very clean, so tea brewed with dew tastes very refreshing.”

"Actually, it's the same with being a person."

"When your heart is pure, the tea of ​​life will naturally soothe your soul, and you'll enjoy it comfortably throughout your life. Don't you agree?"

Lu Ran's expression changed instantly. She looked up abruptly and met Jiang Can's meaningful gaze.

"Auntie, you..."

“I believe you’re a good girl, so I won’t spell it out.” Jiang Can patted her hand and said seriously, “You know what you’ve done. This is the first time, and I hope it’s the last!”

Lu Ran's heart pounded, every nerve in her body tensed, and a chill rose from the bottom of her heart.

Jiang Can understands everything; nothing escapes her eyes.

“You should thank Zhijin this time,” Jiang Can said softly. “If she hadn’t come to our rescue in time, things would have gotten out of hand and it would have been very difficult to handle.”

"Really? Thank her?" Lu Ran sneered. "Auntie, you heard what she said too. She said she took my ring by mistake, put it in her bag, and then forgot about it... What, just because she's the Bai family's daughter, you all believe her? Why don't you think she and Pei Nian conspired to put on this show?"

"Ranran, you..."

Jiang Can was somewhat surprised.

She thought her hints were enough, but Lu Ran was still so stubborn.

Think about it, ever since Cheng Suyue jumped off the cliff and died, it seems that Lu Ran has been venting all her resentment about losing her mother on Pei Nian.

She believes that Pei Nian triggered Cheng Suyue's second personality and that Pei Nian forced Cheng Suyue to jump off the cliff.

Pei Nian indirectly killed her mother!

Jiang Can frowned. She could understand the deep bond between Lu Ran and Cheng Suyue, mother and daughter. After all, they depended on each other for survival and went through thick and thin together from childhood. She and her own mother had also experienced this kind of relationship.

However, to say that Pei Nian drove Cheng Suyue to her death is going too far.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that Cheng Suyue's death was a relief for her.

"Ranran, you can't blame people so easily," Jiang Can tried to comfort her. "We're all doing this for your own good, hoping you can be happy again like before..."

"Auntie!" Lu Ran suddenly raised her voice, "If this had happened to me, if I had taken someone else's ring, would you have called the police?"

"What did you say?"

"In the end, it's because Bai Zhijin is the daughter of the Bai family that you believe everything she says. But I have nothing, so whatever I say is wrong!"

"Ranran!" Jiang Can became serious and looked at her coldly.

After saying those words, Lu Ran realized she had spoken out of turn and didn't dare say anything more. She sat there quietly, head down, the feeling of inferiority in her heart stirring again.

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