In her view, today's meeting was a negotiation.

She needs extra leverage, otherwise she won't get out.

Xu Lanxia knew very well how domineering An Maochang's character was.

So when Qin Ran failed to come up with enough bargaining chips to convince her, she would just continue to wait and see.

She didn't want to lose her comfortable life, even though she was really tired now.

But she came from an ordinary family and knew how difficult it was for ordinary people to cross class barriers.

The more you have, the more afraid you are of losing it.

The same is true for Xu Lanxia.

Qin Ran seemed calmer than Xu Lanxia, and startled the latter as soon as he opened his mouth.

"mom."

. . .

"No, just use your original name. I can't bear it."

"Encore said he would come back a while ago, but he didn't. Was he delayed by something?"

"I don't know. I can't control her."

"Ma'am, with your attitude, it's hard for us to continue the conversation."

"Why on earth did you come to see me?"

"Nothing. I'm just concerned about An Ke. I don't want anything to happen to her."

Xu Lanxia's expression changed.

"Qin Ran, let me tell you, I don't want anything to happen to An Ke more than anyone else."

"Does An Maochang think so too? Does he care?"

Xu Lanxia was silent.

"You know it too, don't you? An Maochang must have known it already." Qin Ran smiled slightly, but there was no warmth in his smile.

"Impossible! Unless you tell on me."

"I doubt he knew it all along. An Maochang is a natural eunuch, don't you know that?"

"What did you say?!"

Xu Lanxia stood up with a "swoosh" and her pupils trembled!

Qin Ran's words were like thunder, shattering Xu Lanxia's long-held cognition.