Before Qiao Wanwan could react, she was shoved aside by a force!

Ruan Tang missed her target and fell heavily to the ground!

Qiao Wanwan steadied herself and turned to look at the man behind her. "Li Jing, what brings you here?"

“I went to Wutong Bay to find you. Aunt Zheng said you were here.” Wen Lijing let go of her. “How could you meet with this crazy woman alone? What if she hurt you? Where are the bodyguards?”

“I deliberately left the bodyguards here. I was prepared and even carried a gun for self-defense.” Qiao Wanwan stared at Ruan Tang on the ground. “I will absolutely not allow someone like that to hurt me!”

Wen Lijing breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."

“And I’ve already achieved my goal,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Ruan Tang, you finally dare to admit that you like Jing Ting.”

Ruan Tang gritted her teeth in hatred, got up and said, "Yes, I admit it, so what? Let me tell you the truth, I've known since I can remember that I'm not a biological child of the Ruan family. I love Jing Ting, I've loved him since I was a child, and I've loved him longer and more deeply than you!"

"Qiao Wanwan, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Do you even deserve Jing Ting? What right do you have to stand by his side, and what right do you have to have his child!"

Qiao Wanwan smiled calmly, "Whether he's qualified or not, you can ask him yourself."

Ruan Tang was taken aback!

Following Qiao Wanwan's gaze, she turned around and saw Zhan Jingting standing at the door, his deep, cold eyes staring intently at her!

Ruan Tang trembled violently in fright!

A man in a black suit strode towards her, his long legs carrying him with him.

Zhan Jingting's aura was powerful and cold, carrying a chilling sense of oppression!

Ruan Tang's legs went weak, and all her strength seemed to have been drained. She collapsed to the ground with a thud!

She belatedly realized what was happening, turned around and glared at Qiao Wanwan, "You set me up!"

Qiao Wanwan readily admitted, "So what if it is?"

Zhan Jingting walked up to Ruan Tang, looking down at her. "Is what she just said true? Did you know all along that there were explosives in the Zhan family mansion, and that someone wanted to blow me up?"

"Brother Jingting, I didn't!" Ruan Tang hurriedly denied. "You can't listen to Qiao Wanwan's nonsense! How could I possibly know? If I did, I would never have gone there to wait to die. What if I accidentally blew myself up? Qiao Wanwan is slandering me! She has no evidence and is just making baseless accusations!"

"Ruan Tang, how much of what you said is true, and how much is false?" Zhan Jingting looked at her expressionlessly. "You knew all along that you weren't a biological daughter of the Ruan family, and you still had feelings for me, but you pretended so well that not even my mother noticed. Do you think I can still trust you?"

Ruan Tang's face was pale. She tried hard to suppress the panic in her heart and slowly stood up.

She maintained her composure and looked firmly at Zhan Jingting. "When I was five years old, I overheard a conversation between the Ruan family members and learned that I was not their biological child."

“I was so sad. I thought I was the daughter of the Ruan family, but it turns out I was an imposter. But gradually, I wasn’t so sad anymore, because if I’m not the daughter of the Ruan family, we’re not related by blood, and I can marry you.”

"Compared to the Zhan family, what is the Ruan family? Becoming your wife is much more respectable than being the daughter of the Ruan family. From that time on, my only dream was to marry you."

"But you have to believe me, I want to marry you not because I want status or position, but because I truly love you! It's perfectly reasonable for me to love you, so I'm studying hard, pursuing medical studies for you, and doing everything I can to cure your illness."

"But I never expected that while I was abroad studying to treat your illness, you would actually marry Qiao Wanwan!"

Zhan Jingting's expression grew even colder. "Regardless of whether you're related to me by blood, you're my cousin, and it's impossible for us to marry."

“Nothing is impossible. I’ve already planned this out. Once I return from my studies abroad and cure your illness, I will sever ties with the Ruan family. Legally speaking, we will no longer be related.”

“I said it’s impossible, and that’s final. We can only be siblings,” Zhan Jingting said calmly. “You’ve been well-behaved since you were little, and my mother loves you dearly, which fulfills her wish for a daughter. So I won’t mistreat you materially, but anything else is impossible.”

Ruan Tang shook her head, "No, no, no, Jing Ting, listen to me, you're like this because you met Qiao Wanwan. If Qiao Wanwan hadn't appeared, we would have been a match made in heaven. How could it be impossible?"

"It has nothing to do with anyone else. I could never have any romantic feelings for you. Have I made myself clear?"

"No way!" Ruan Tang said anxiously, "You've only ever thought of me as your cousin, so you haven't thought about it in that way. As long as you think about it in that way, you'll fall in love with me."

“Absolutely not,” Zhan Jingting said coldly. “From now on, you don’t need to stay by my side anymore.”

He turned to leave, but Ruan Tang stopped him, "Jing Ting!"

The man's eyes darkened, and he said with disgust, "Let go."

Ruan Tang shuddered, released her grip, and asked with tears streaming down her face, "Jing Ting, why did you do this to me...?"

Zhan Jingting ignored her and strode away.

Qiao Wanwan hurriedly chased after him, "Jingting, wait a moment."

Zhan Jingting stopped in his tracks. "Miss Qiao, is there anything else?"

Qiao Wanwan walked up to him and said, "I called you here just to let you see Ruan Tang's true colors. She is treacherous and unscrupulous. I'm worried that she might try to harm you because she can't have you, and force me to divorce you."

"As you wish, now I see things clearly." Zhan Jingting said coldly and distantly, "However, you're overthinking it. I would divorce you even without her forcing me."

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