Xie Nancheng, the heir of a top-tier wealthy family, suddenly developed a hidden illness. His pre-arranged marriage partner was swapped, replaced by a young adopted daughter from the countryside to...
Chapter 4: Stunning the World
The first thing Xie Nancheng did after regaining his eyesight was not to rush home to tell his family.
But according to local customs, on the third day, they went straight back to the family for a banquet.
On the way back, Xie Nancheng drove directly to the most upscale shopping mall in the city.
Not only did he buy a lot of new clothes, but he also hired a professional stylist for Tu Ran.
After dressing up, Tu Ran stood in front of the floor-length mirror, as if she didn't recognize herself.
"Mr. Xie, are you satisfied with it?" the stylist said confidently.
Xie Nancheng sat on the sofa behind him with his legs crossed, a cigarette between his index and middle fingers.
He held the cigarette in the corner of his mouth and habitually ordered, "Turn around."
Tu Ran turned around slowly and even lowered his head shyly.
She had lived with her grandfather in the mountains and forests for the previous eighteen years and had little contact with outsiders.
After coming to the Lin family four years ago, she has been living in seclusion, and the Lin family has never paid so much attention to her.
He even threw Lin Siyao's old clothes directly into the trash can instead of giving them to her.
So the girl who was once ignored changed drastically in an instant.
Xie Nancheng was a big shot after all, and even though everything seemed as he had expected, he couldn't help but be amazed.
Although he has not been interested in women in recent years, he has seen many women, but he is still surprised.
The reason why everyone thinks Tu Ran is not as pretty as Lin Siyao is because Lin Siyao relies on excessive makeup techniques to package herself, and has also had many parts of her face micro-plastic surgery.
Tu Ran has a completely natural face, and at first glance, it looks plain and simple.
But because of her good foundation, she becomes extremely beautiful after dressing up.
"Good, that's all, swipe the card."
Xie Nancheng nodded, expressing his satisfaction with Tu Ran's look today, and took out a Supreme Black Card from his bag.
The stylist simply braided the sides of Tu Ran's long hair and then made a small style.
The little dress she was wearing was just above her knees.
Deep red has a festive feel and is perfect for toasting.
Tu Ran, who never wears any jewelry, now has white pearl necklaces on her ears and neck.
On the ring finger is the wedding ring from yesterday's wedding.
She didn't understand much about this, but she had heard that the bigger the diamond, the more expensive it was.
Given the Xie family's status, they never treated anyone unfairly in this regard, even though the wedding was simple.
Tu Ran's big diamond ring was particularly dazzling under the light.
When she raised her head, her eyes met Xie Nancheng's.
She immediately turned her head away and remained silent.
"I'm curious, has Lin Chen really never touched you in these four years?"
Not knowing whether he was being suspicious or just out of pure curiosity, Xie Nancheng looked at Tu Ran with deep eyes and asked the question he shouldn't have asked.
Tu Ran felt unhappy again after hearing this, especially since he had just cured his eyes.
She turned her head and looked at Xie Nancheng, gritted her teeth and asked word by word, "If he really does something to me, will it be your turn?"
Xie Nancheng looked at her angry expression and just found it funny, so he chuckled softly.
The boss's eyes are now clear and he is in an extremely good mood, so he lets her go for now.
Noon, Lin Family Villa
When the Lin family saw Xie Nancheng's eyes recover, they were so shocked that they were speechless.
"You...are your eyes healed?" Lin Chen spoke first, somewhat incredulously.
Xie Nancheng looked around and took in the wonderful expressions on the faces of everyone in the Lin family.
Then he deliberately grabbed Tu Ran's hand and placed it in his palm.
"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to Tu Ran. She is really my lucky star."
"As soon as she came through the door, my eyes were healed."
Lin Siyao's face was extremely ugly, even though the Lin family and the Xie family were in a marriage alliance.
But Lin Siyao has always been looking forward to Xie Nancheng. After all, Xie Nancheng's appearance and status are the best in Xiangcheng.
Especially in top wealthy families, she always felt that she should take the position of the first lady.
But after Xie Nancheng got into trouble, she immediately found another man after she confirmed that he was blind.
The wedding was held on the same day as Xie Nancheng and Tu Ran's, and it was a grand occasion.
But it was only three days, just three days.
At the return banquet, Xie Nancheng's eyes were healed? How could Lin Siyao bear this blow?
"Nancheng, how did your eyes get better?" Lin Siyao asked in a deliberately soft and tender voice, pretending to care about him. And please note that she addressed him as Nancheng, which was extremely intimate.
Xie Nancheng lowered his head, took the back of Tu Ran's hand, placed it on the corner of his mouth and kissed it.
He openly showed his love for Tu Ran in front of the Lin family, but of course it was just a pretense.
Tu Ran didn't take it seriously, but her shy reaction was real, and she blushed again.
"I just took a nap and I'll be fine this morning." Xie Nancheng said nonchalantly.
"So magical?" Lin Chen obviously didn't believe it. He looked at Xie Nancheng and then at Tu Ran beside him.
His gaze stayed on Tu Ran's face for several seconds before he reluctantly looked away.
To be honest, when Tu Ran was brought here four years ago, he just felt like there was a new country bumpkin in his family.
He never even looked at her, and most of the time Tu Ran didn't eat with them.
Both of the Lin family members like to live a life of debauchery and feasting.
Stay up during the day and hang out in bars at night.
Lin Chen often travels on business because he manages the business with his father.
And no one mentioned the marriage contract that was originally agreed upon.
Because the people who originally made the marriage contract are already dead, this kind of traditional folk law does not recognize it.
If it wasn't at this moment, she would be sitting next to Xie Nancheng.
Lin Chen couldn't believe that this was really Tu Ran.
It was as if he was seeing it for the first time. It might be an exaggeration to say that it was a head transplant, but it was definitely not as beautiful as this.
If I had known she was so beautiful, how could I have been willing to push her away?
He would never let her stay safe and sound under his nose for four years.
For a moment, both the brother and sister were filled with indescribable regret.
And this is exactly what Xie Nancheng wants to see the most. He came here today to get this effect.
"Let's eat first, eat, and then talk while we eat." After being shocked, Lin's father quickly tried to smooth things over.
During this time, she kept picking up food for Xie Nancheng and chatting about family matters.
"Ranran, serve mom a bowl of soup."
Mrs. Lin, who has always been scheming, found an excuse to send Tu Ran away.
She stood up and went into the kitchen with the bowl of soup.
Then he gave his daughter a look, and Lin Siyao immediately came forward and asked about Xie Nancheng's well-being.
"Nancheng, do you still need to go to the hospital for a follow-up check?"
"Although it's okay, we can't be careless."
"Come to think of it, on the day when the incident happened in Nancheng, Yaoyao cried so hard that she almost fainted. Oh, it's really fate." Mrs. Lin was trying to smooth things over for her daughter.
Xie Nancheng curled his lips, "Really? She's so upset that she's about to marry someone else."
"Nancheng, I know I shouldn't say this, but I was just tricked by Peng Yuan. He put drugs in my wine at the bachelor party that day, and there was nothing I could do." When Lin Siyao said this, tears welled up in her eyes.
"Besides, my Lin family owes a favor to Tu Ran's grandfather. My parents are upright people and always want the best for Tu Ran. This can be regarded as our Lin family repaying the favor."
"Then your Lin family is really affectionate and righteous." Xie Nancheng smiled.
"The promise made by the older generation is worth a thousand gold, we can't forget it." Father Lin immediately explained guiltily.
"But why did I hear that your promise was the engagement between Tu Ran and Lin Chen? Ah, what Lin Chen doesn't want, you guys are forcing it on me? Are you, the Lin family, using an outsider like me to repay a favor? What a clever trick."
Xie Nancheng's light words immediately made the four members of the Lin family look very ugly again. It seemed that he did not give them any face at all.
Lin Siyao immediately slandered, "No, Nancheng, it was Tu Ran who made the request to our family. After she knew that I was engaged to you, she was very jealous and had always wanted to take the position of First Lady. In addition, I was framed by Peng Yuan. She made this decision because she couldn't let your Xie family lose face. Nancheng, if you don't want to, you can divorce me in a minute and kick Tu Ran out. After all, she..."
"After all, she has no one to rely on, right?" Xie Nancheng's gloomy eyes swept across Lin Siyao's face.
At this time, Tu Ran came back with a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Mrs. Lin, "Mother Lin, your soup."
"Okay, thank you, my dear daughter." Mrs. Lin immediately became enthusiastic towards Tu Ran.
Lin Chen glanced at Tu Ran and started to make his own plans.
"Mr. Xie, if you're not satisfied, you can return her. Our family has already raised her for four years, so a few more years won't hurt."
"What are you talking about? If I send my wife, Xie Nancheng, back home to raise her, wouldn't that make people laugh at me? Besides, you're not her real family."
"If she hadn't been adopted by our Lin family, she would have been living on the streets and wouldn't have the luxurious life she has today," Lin Chen corrected.
"Indeed, your family raised her for four years, but you didn't buy her a cell phone, and you didn't let her go to school."
The Lin family was shocked again... They didn't even know if Tu Ran had complained to Xie Nancheng?
"Even if I work as a nanny here for four years, I still have to be paid, right?" Xie Nancheng said this with a smile, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Tu Ran, tell me yourself, is our family good to you?" Lin Chen set his eyes on Tu Ran's delicate face.
"Ranran, just tell the truth, it's okay." Mother Lin stared at Tu Ran with a warning in her eyes.
"Yes, Ranran, you have to tell the truth to Mr. Xie and not lie." Father Lin also felt a little guilty and was really afraid of offending the person in front of him.
At this time, everyone's eyes fell on Tu Ran. She turned her head to look at Xie Nancheng beside her.