All of Shi Youxi's emotions and ailments will be controlled by Cheng Ran. If Cheng Ran is also in tune with Shi Youxi's feelings, that would definitely be a good thing.

But what if it isn't...?

What if Cheng Ran suddenly leaves Shi Youxi again, just like she did 5 years ago?

Guan Shiyan couldn't think of anything. He took off his glasses, pinched the bridge of his nose, and said wearily, "I'm just saying... don't go too far. You can't become overly dependent on anything. Control yourself. If you eat even one more, I'll tell your good sister!"

He now knows exactly where Shi Youxi's Achilles' heel is.

Shi Youxi withdrew her hand and said indifferently, "You're threatening me."

Guan Shiyan raised his chin and looked down at people: "Yeah! So what? What can you do to me? Heh, if you dare to bully me, I'll tell Auntie!"

"I'm doing this for your own good!"

"....."

The boy scratched his curly bangs, pulled a razor blade from his coat pocket, and twirled the gleaming blade between his slender fingers. He looked at Guan Shiyan with a slight smile, "So tell me, does she believe you more or me?"

He hasn't even settled accounts with Guan Shiyan yet, and he's already added his sister on WeChat behind his back!

"...You!" Guan Shiyan stared at him in disbelief, then angrily pulled out the scalpel his mother had once given him, holding it upright in both hands: "You actually turned your back on your good brother!"

He spoke with tears streaming down his face, his voice breaking with anguish: "Shi Youxi! I've been so sincere to you, I even chose to become a doctor for you! Whom did I do all this for? It was all for you! Not only do you not know how to be grateful, but now you're trying to threaten me and then kill me!!!"

"Scumbag! Heartless man, waaaaaah—"

“............”

Shi Youxi glanced at the scalpel in his hand, which was over 20 centimeters long, and then at his own blade, which was only the size of a fingernail. He closed his eyes.

Damn, who's actually turning on whom now?!

The driver, startled by the sudden shouts from the back seat, slammed on the brakes, but quickly regained his composure; it was his young master wailing.

The young master's acting addiction has kicked in again. Whenever the young master is around, the young official acts like he hasn't been out for a walk in days.

Ah, I really envy Lao He; he has a young master with a stable temperament.

...

After resting for almost half a month, Mu Yiran's follow-up examination showed that her blood clots had been cleared, and the Shi family finally allowed her to return to work at Cheng's.

Hong Shou has been found. Shi Youxi told her that the man died in the suburbs and was burned beyond recognition. Mu Yiran felt a pang of sadness, but she also knew that the real mastermind would not be so easily caught by the Shi family. Therefore, she agreed to the bodyguard that Shi Youxi arranged for her, after all, she still liked Ai Ni very much.

Of course, the one who least wanted her to go to work was Shi Youxi. He even encouraged Uncle Lin to go with him. Mu Yiran couldn't resist the two men's advances and stayed at home for two weeks.

She bought an iWatch with a countdown timer. There were 10 hours left until Mu Yiran woke up in 2023, which was ten days. This was also her reason for going to work. She told Li Buhuo that she was going on a business trip at the end of the month. This was the only way Mu Yiran could think of to get out of everyone's sight without being abrupt.

"You can still sleep! At your age, how can you still sleep! Don't forget you had to get up at eight this morning—"

"Whoever wants to take the class can take it! I'm not going!"

Mu Yiran cursed as she turned off the alarm clock, rolled over, obediently got out of bed, changed her clothes, brushed her teeth, and washed her face.

She sat in front of the vanity mirror applying lipstick. The woman in the mirror had fair and delicate skin. Cheng Ran not only had a striking bone structure, but also a lot of hair. Her eyebrows and eyelashes were thick, and she looked extremely beautiful with just a touch of red lipstick. She leaned closer to the mirror to apply mascara.

Suddenly, she felt a gaze.

Mu Yiran extended the finger she used to apply lipstick and poked it against the makeup mirror...

There are gaps.

That makes sense. This is the Shi family home; how could there be outsiders monitoring her room?

"Ring-ling——"

"Mr. Cheng, what time will you arrive? We have to visit several schools today."

"I'm leaving right away, I'll be there in about half an hour—" Mu Yiran grabbed her bag and ran out of the room.

On the makeup mirror, there was a fingerprint smeared with red lipstick. Shi Youxi looked at his phone, reached out and touched the red petal on the screen. He couldn't help but wonder what scent the lipstick she had applied smelled like...

"Xiao Xi!"

Shi Youxi put away her phone, looked up and smiled: "Mm."

"We'll go to Jingyi this afternoon to film your last segment, which is for a short film to be included in the countdown to the college entrance exam."

"good."

Mu Yiran took a bite of bread, looked at him with a smile, her eyes sparkling: "You agreed so readily, don't blame me for adding extra work for you without my permission?"

Shi Youxi handed her the glass of milk in front of her, propped her head up with her hand, tilted her head, and stared straight at her. "Didn't you say you would give me a reward? I can have anything I want."

"Isn't that so?"

Mu Yiran swallowed her milk, thinking that she should ask Li Buhuo how much Cheng Ran had. If Shi Youxi was asking for an exorbitant amount, it would be too embarrassing for her to not be able to afford it.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you suffer any losses." Mu Yiran wiped her mouth lightly.

"Madam, we should go now."

"Okay, okay."

Ai Ni took her bag. "But Madam, I can't get my driver's license yet, so I can't drive. Should we call a driver?"

Mu Yiran tossed the car keys aside, "I can do it! I'm a 26-year veteran driver."

Ai Ni: "......."

Aren't these kinds of statements usually used to slap someone in the face?

Shi Youxi looked at her confident back, with absolutely no intention of mocking her: "Really, you don't need a driver?"

"Hmm?" Mu Yiran gave her a look, and Shi Youxi immediately said to Ai Ni, who looked suspicious, "Auntie drives steadily and fast."

Ai Ni slowly raised her thumb: "...As expected of the lady."

It's that familiar G-Class, and that familiar female driver. It's time to show off her real skills!

Everything went smoothly, except that Mu Yiran was too excited and kept trying to show Ai Ni her cool right-angle turn skills, which caused them to miss the U-turn lane twice.

I did hit a no-parking sign while reversing into a parking space, but otherwise everything was perfect.

Chen Yiting sat at her workstation. Although she had officially joined the company and was in charge of major projects, her position had not changed; she remained the assistant to the general manager of the publicity department.

When she saw Cheng Ran appear, she stood up happily, but when she saw the woman with the high ponytail behind Cheng Ran, her smile froze on her lips.

"Mr. Cheng, you've arrived."

"Yi Ting, it's been a long time."

Chen Yiting smiled as she watched Cheng Ran push open the door, even inviting the woman with the high ponytail to come in as well.

"Mr. Cheng! You have guests."

Mu Yiran stopped pushing the door open. "Guests? Let Li Buhuo go see them."

"However, it was a professor on our website's finance channel who said he wanted to meet you."

See her?

Mu Yiran was puzzled, but still asked Ai Ni to put her bag in the office. "Wait for me here. If anyone calls me, answer the phone for me."

Ai Ni glanced at Chen Yiting beside her, but Chen Yiting looked away when their eyes met.

"Okay, Madam, if you need anything, just call me loudly and I'll hear you."

Mu Yiran was amused and called Chen Yiting to the conference room.

"Let me briefly introduce this professor."

Chen Yiting leaned closer to her, "I'm sorry, Ms. Cheng, it's all so sudden and I haven't really figured it out yet, but he's a professor at the University of Slipper in Italy, a former student of Jingyi, and a venture capital mogul who has emerged on Wall Street in the Italian capital in the last two years."

Mu Yiran pressed the fingerprint recognition lock, the door opened, and the silver-haired man who had been sitting with his back to her slowly stood up.

"His name is Alben, and his Chinese name is Shi Bianji."

"Hello, Mr. Cheng. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Shi Bianji."