Chapter 25 So, do you still like her?

Sincere words were like a gentle knife, slowly cutting away at the taut string in Tang Ran's heart.

She thought that Song Zhixu was not Song Wuqi, so perhaps she could trust her.

Tang Ran raised her head, her gaze gradually focusing on Song Zhixu's face.

She took a deep breath, her voice hoarse: "Sister, do you think Song Wuqi likes me?"

Tang Ran changed her mind before she could finish speaking.

She was not familiar with Song Zhixu and knew nothing about him.

The ending of being deceived in my previous life was too tragic.

Tang Ran dared not.

I will no longer easily trust anyone.

Beyond the loosened heartstrings, high walls have been erected once again.

Song Zhixu looked at her thoughtfully.

She wasn't close to Song Wuqi, and she didn't know him or try to understand him.

She couldn't give Tang Ran an answer, and she knew that wasn't what Tang Ran really wanted to ask.

Tang Ran's eyes flickered, and she tilted her head slightly to avoid her direct gaze.

Her light brown eyes were as gentle as ever, neither aggressive nor deep and dark, yet Tang Ran felt as if her thoughts were seen through.

Song Zhixu slowly straightened up. She didn't answer Tang Ran's question, but asked softly, "Do you still like her?"

Tang Ran paused for two seconds, then her expressionless face gradually came to life.

She asked that question not because she wanted an answer.

What she wanted was for Song Zhixu to know that she and Song Wuqi had a problem, and that the problem lay with Song Wuqi.

At the same time, she also wanted to know Song Zhixu's reaction to this matter.

If Song Zhixu would protect Song Wuqi, then there's no need for her to try and win her over anymore.

But the result was beyond her expectations.

Song Zhixu was much smarter than she thought. Song Zhixu guessed the answer she really wanted and gave Tang Ran her answer as well.

What the outcome will be between her and Song Wuqi depends on whether she still likes Song Wuqi.

Greed is human nature; when people see the hope of obtaining something, they want to get more.

The faint light reflected in his eyes became clearer, and his dark eyes regained their original liveliness.

Tang Ran gently raised the corners of her mouth and looked at Song Zhixu, "Is it true that you said you would help me, sister?"

Even if she didn't trust Song Zhixu enough, it didn't stop her from wanting a clear statement from him.

Song Zhixu did not answer directly.

Tang Ran didn't mention any specifics, but instead demanded her promise first.

For a fleeting moment, Song Zhixu felt as if she had walked right into a trap, willingly falling into someone's scheme.

Song Zhixu wanted to refuse, but hesitated when she met those expectant eyes.

She had truly felt Tang Ran's sadness and resistance more than once.

Perhaps what Tang Ran couldn't say was a scar she didn't want to reopen.

What she couldn't guess was what Song Wuqi had done to make Tang Ran so sad.

Song Zhixu thought of the little assistant at the Xia family villa, but felt that there should be more to it than that.

She hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't ignore the expectation in Tang Ran's eyes.

She nodded and stated her conditions, "If she makes a mistake."

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The emergency room at 11 p.m. is no less busy than during the day; there are quite a few people coming and going in the waiting hall.

When Tang Ran arrived, Song Wuqi was still tending to his wounds.

The flush on her face hadn't faded; she looked like she'd drunk quite a bit.

Come to think of it, if Song Wuqi hadn't drunk too much, he wouldn't have revealed his irritable nature in front of others and gotten into fights.

The nurse carefully cleaned the glass shards from Song Wuqi's wound with small tweezers. Ye Xiaoyu, standing beside her, watched with teary eyes, feeling both distressed and anxious, and would occasionally remind the nurse to be gentle.

Annoyed by the constant nagging, the nurse said rudely, "Family member, why don't you wait outside for a while? Your constant talking is just disturbing me more."

Ye Xiaoyu felt uncomfortable after being choked, but she couldn't get angry in front of Song Wuqi.

She gritted her teeth in anger, thinking that she would definitely complain about the nurse's bad attitude later.

Tang Ran curled her lips into a cold smile, crossed her arms, and walked over, glancing at Song Wuqi.

"Song Wuqi, how come I didn't know that Assistant Ye became your family member?"

"Ranran." Song Wuqi saw her and forced a smile. "The nurse misunderstood. Don't be angry."

She knew that Lu Shuyang had called Tang Ran, so she wasn't surprised to see Tang Ran there.

She had come out with Lu Shuyang and the others today, and running into Ye Xiaoyu was an accident, so Song Wuqi wasn't worried about Tang Ran seeing her with Ye Xiaoyu.

Song Wuqi took Tang Ran's questioning as a sign of jealousy. She reached out to pull Tang Ran, but stopped when she noticed blood on her hand.

Although Tang Ran is not a germaphobe, she particularly hates dirty things.

If she dared to reach out and touch Tang Ran now, she would definitely be disgusted and shaken off.

Not wanting to lose face in public, Song Wuqi simply withdrew his hand.

Tang Ran wasn't angry; she just felt disgusted.

Hearing their conversation, the nurse quickly finished picking out the last piece of glass and then secretly glanced at them.

Watching the interaction between Tang Ran and Song Wuqi, the nurse realized that she had misjudged their relationship.

She made a surprised expression and then glanced at Ye Xiaoyu again.

She said the relationship between the two seemed strange; they weren't very close, yet the woman's caring manner seemed ambiguous.

After all that, it turns out it was just about ruining shoes.

However, is there anything wrong with the injured woman's eyes?

No matter how you look at it, this girlfriend in front of me is much better looking and more elegant than the third one behind me.

Does that mean the fishier and smellier the food, the more delicious it tastes?

Tang Ran didn't give Ye Xiaoyu a single glance from the moment she walked over. Ye Xiaoyu already felt humiliated, and seeing the undisguised contempt in the nurse's eyes only fueled her resentment.

She glared fiercely at the nurse.

The nurse rolled her eyes, cursed him inwardly as shameless, and continued with her work.

"Assistant Ye, I'm all done here, you can go back now," Song Wuqi said to Ye Xiaoyu as he turned around.

"Manager Song, I'll be going now."

Having learned her lesson from being humiliated in the office last time, Ye Xiaoyu didn't dare to speak tactfully to Tang Ran.

She nodded and turned to leave very quickly.

"How did you get injured like this?"

Ignoring their hypocritical performance, Tang Ran looked at Song Wuqi's injured hand and forced a look of heartache on her face.

"It's nothing, it just looks a bit serious," Song Wuqi said with a reassuring smile.

The wounds on her hands weren't big, just several abrasions of varying depths, which looked a bit scary.

"I've known you for so long, and this is the first time I've known you could fight," Tang Ran said, frowning in confusion.

"I ran into a drunkard," Song Wuqi mumbled.

"Who does he think he is, getting drunk and randomly hitting people? Did you call the police?" Tang Ran was very angry. "I called Lawyer Chen and he has to be taken to jail."

If I don't teach Song Wuqi a lesson, I'll really be letting myself down after staying up all night to watch this scumbag and despicable woman's performance.

Tang Ran reached for her phone as she spoke, but Song Wuqi quickly reached out and stopped her.

Chen Lu is a lawyer friend of Tang Ran's mother, Tang Wanru. When Tang Ran calls Chen Lu, it's equivalent to telling Tang Wanru about her fight at the bar.

Song Wuqi was so focused on pulling Tang Ran that he completely forgot he had another hand treating his wound and pulled on the injured hand.

The nurse's tweezers traced another line of blood along the wound.

"hiss!"

Song Wuqi gasped in pain and instinctively wanted to curse the nurse.

"Oh dear, sit back down and don't move." Tang Ran quickly pressed Song Wuqi down and gave the nurse an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Song Wuqi regained some of his senses, but he held his breath and couldn't let it out.

She was the one who was moving around; the nurse was definitely not at fault.

Besides, she has more important things to do right now than arguing with the nurse.

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