Xu Moran was much more cunning than she had imagined; he had already secretly taken action.

She had enjoyed wealth and luxury for over twenty years, and she wouldn't give way to anyone who came, especially since that person was the real Xu Moran.

"Grandma..." Before Xu Moran could speak, Zhang Yuanyuan threw herself into his arms and said coquettishly, "She's the one who bullied me just now!"

If this were the first time she had met Xu Moran, she would definitely believe what Zhang Yuanyuan said. After all, between her niece whom she had raised for over twenty years and a complete stranger she was meeting for the first time, she would certainly trust her own niece without any doubt.

However, this wasn't the first time she had met Xu Moran, and they had even had a brief interaction before. She had a strange fondness for this girl.

Last night, I went back to her old house in B City and spent the night there. I even dreamed of Huiwen, whom I had never met before in all these years.

Huiwen, still with that gentle and frail demeanor, softly said to her, "Mom, I'm no longer here. I hope you can take good care of Momo for me."

Just as she was about to ask Huiwen which one was Momo, Huiwen disappeared, and the face of the young girl from the daytime appeared before her.

Yes, she remembered, the girl's name was Mo Ran.

silently……

The word in the girl's name must be something she's been thinking about too much, which is why she had that kind of dream.

Huiwen's daughter, her own niece, had been taken in by her twenty years ago. Even if Huiwen were alive today, she wouldn't have asked her to take care of an outsider.

Calling Xu Moran an outsider... I don't know why, but a strange feeling welled up inside me. I didn't like calling Xu Moran an outsider.

As a woman, to reach her current position, she must have remarkable methods. Call her bloodthirsty or ruthless, but the essence remains the same: she lacks humanity.

The tenderness deep within her heart wasn't gone; rather, it had been worn down by too much—by the crushing weight of power struggles, conspiracies, and conflicts. Though the heart that beats in her chest may seem to maintain its rhythm, it is now encased in thick armor.

When can we stop being hurt? Only when we are neither sad nor happy, neither hurt nor sad, only when our hearts are as hard as iron.

She did this her whole life, which is why she was able to climb step by step to the pinnacle of power.

But the principles he had upheld for many years were easily broken by a strange young girl.

After waking up from the dream, she couldn't fall back asleep for a long time, with two almost identical faces constantly appearing in her mind's eye.

If she weren't absolutely certain that Huiwen only gave birth to one child back then, even someone as knowledgeable as her would have thought she had missed a child.

The fact that the two children look exactly alike is probably just a coincidence.

After silently telling herself once again that the similar faces were just a coincidence, she gently patted Zhang Yuanyuan's back to comfort her and said, "Yuanyuan, you said this girl bullied you. From Grandma's experience, there must be some misunderstanding."

The implication was that Xu Moran wouldn't bully her.

Upon hearing what the deputy said, Zhang Yuanyuan immediately panicked. She grabbed the deputy's arm, shaking it vigorously while trying her best to act cute, "Grandma, I'm your own niece, why don't you believe me and instead believe an outsider?"

What made her even angrier was that even though Xu Moran was just standing there and didn't say anything, the vice president was already siding with her.

Could it be that their blood relation destined her and Xu Moran to be different in the eyes of the deputy...?

After more than 20 years of raising and accompanying her, she refused to accept losing to Xu Moran like this!

Although she felt more and more comfortable looking at Xu Moran, she still knew very well in her heart that no matter how similar they looked, Zhang Yuanyuan was her biological niece.

People are selfish, even at such a high level as vice president, she still has her selfish side.

So, upon hearing Zhang Yuanyuan's coquettish words, the vice-principal immediately comforted her, "Yuanyuan, how could Grandma not believe you? It's just that you said this girl wanted to harm you. Grandma thinks she looks kind, so I have to ask her clearly. Maybe it's just a misunderstanding."

Zhang Yuanyuan's heart skipped a beat. The vice president... this was clearly biased towards Xu Moran.

How could this be?

She absolutely will not allow this!

His mind raced, trying to figure out how to defeat Xu Moran in one fell swoop. Standing to the side, Xu Xiusen, who had been silent for a long time, slowly spoke up, "Mom, why do you look so pale? Is your heart bothering you again?"

"Grandma, call someone right now and have this woman arrested and taken to the police station!"

"Grandma, are you alright? Do you have any medicine with you? Let me call an ambulance for you."

Two young female voices followed Xu Xiusen's words, but their attitudes were completely different.

Regardless of whether the deputy was feeling well or not, he directly demanded that she agree to his request.

The other one was concerned about the vice president's health.

What surprised the deputy even more was that it was not her own granddaughter who was concerned about her health.

This really saddened her.

Xu Xiusen's purpose in saying that was to let the deputy know who truly cared about her. Taking advantage of the deputy's momentary daze, he looked coldly at Zhang Yuanyuan and asked in a cold voice, "Is this how you usually care about your grandmother?"

Just as Zhang Yuanyuan was about to make a fuss, the deputy... really clutched her chest and fell backward.

The ambulance didn't come; it was the restaurant owner who helped Xu Xiusen lift the... into Xu Xiusen's car.

As the vice president's granddaughter, Zhang Yuanyuan was definitely going to go with him. Xu Moran felt that it was not appropriate for an outsider to go. Seeing that the vice president was already lying flat on the back seat, he tactfully took a big step back.

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