Chapter 53: Destroying the Original Female Lead's Plan

Suddenly, the image of Feng Ran wearing a peace charm flashed through his mind.

Could it be... that she did it on purpose?

Nan Jiao felt a chill in her heart, but when she looked up, Feng Ran was already gone.

"What are you looking at? How can you be daydreaming at a time like this?"

His usually deep voice now carried a hint of sorrow.

"I..." She opened her mouth, then asked one last time to confirm, "Are you really not related to Feng Ran?"

Her heart was still pounding; she couldn't recover from the intense emotions. A hint of expectation flickered in her eyes. Nan Jiao didn't want to deny it; she still loved Lu Xiao, and she didn't want to be betrayed by him.

"Of course not." He looked down at her seriously. "I have no relationship with her. If I have told a single lie, may I die a horrible death."

Nan Jiao's heart trembled.

When he pulled her into his arms, Nan Jiao still felt dizzy: "Am I really not dreaming?"

"No, you can pinch me to see if it feels real." He rested his chin on Nan Jiao's head, his voice carrying a long-lost sigh and trembling: "Now, let me give you a good hug..."

A familiar warmth swept over her body, but Nan Jiao's mind was filled with the vivid descriptions in the comments section, saying that he and the female lead were inseparable and passionate... But those were all fake, weren't they?

The day her parents divorced, her mother looked at her with tears in her eyes and told her never to believe what men say.

Because Dad had knelt down and promised countless times, but in the end, Mom still cheated on him during her pregnancy.

Nan Jiao thought of these things at an inopportune time.

She is a suspicious person and cannot tolerate even the slightest imperfection in her marriage.

Her heart was already leaning towards Lu Xiao, telling her she should trust him, but the sound of her mother crying kept echoing in her mind.

If only I could read minds, so I could see what the other person is thinking and discern the truth or falsehood in their words.

Lu Xiao noticed that her body was somewhat stiff. Unlike his own excitement, she seemed to have other worries despite her joy.

Lu Xiao knew that Nan Jiao was actually a very wary girl. When they fell in love, he went to great lengths to get into her heart, which was surrounded by thorns.

He wasn't in a hurry, but patiently asked him, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about? Can you tell me?"

Nan Jiao shook her head. She knew that even if she heard the answer from Lu Xiao, she wouldn't believe it.

As for the comments, perhaps even they themselves can't tell the difference.

After thinking for two seconds, she hugged him back: "Lu Xiao, I'm willing to believe you this once..."

Lu Xiao gently embraced her, not in a hurry to press her for answers. They had plenty of time, and he was confident he could make Nan Jiao willingly open her heart.

*

Nan Jiao and Lu Xiao returned hand in hand.

A series of exclamations and playful murmurs instantly filled the store:

"Wow, who's such a perfect match? Where's Yan Yan? Come quick, your mom and dad are really dating, oops, they're getting remarried!"

"Wow, this is something else! Boss, what's going on between you and Brother Lu? Have you rekindled your old flame? Tell us about it!"

"Wow, whose parents are such a perfect match? Oh, they're Yan Yan's..."

Yan Yan looked left and right, and Lu Xiao picked him up and carried him on his shoulder, making them look more like a harmonious family of three.

Perhaps it was because of Lu Xiao's height, but seeing Yan Yan sitting on Lu Xiao's chest like a little bean sprout, Nan Jiao's maternal instincts made her heart tighten.

"What if you fall while trying to protect him with both hands?"

"No, I won't." Yan Yan reached out her little hands and hugged Lu Xiao's neck. "Mommy, look, this way I won't fall down, flying, flying—"

Seeing his mischievous look, Nan Jiao couldn't help but laugh.

*

That night, Lu Xiao went to sleep in the guest room as usual. Perhaps knowing that Nan Jiao still had concerns, he did not intend to force her, as it would backfire.

Besides, he is already very content.

From being denied entry to having his own room, this legendary experience could easily be an autobiography.

Nan Jiao tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Her excitement hadn't subsided, but the comments on the screen made her feelings complicated.

Seeing the toys placed on the bedside table, Nan Jiao suddenly remembered Yan Yan.

Since Yan Yan was already four years old, after the first few days, Nan Jiao prepared a separate children's room for him. She and Lu Xiao decorated it together, taking into account many of Yan Yan's opinions and preferences.

I wonder if Yanyan will be able to adapt to the new room? Has she kicked off the covers?

Thinking this, Nan Jiao got up and went to Yan Yan's door.

Her pupils dilated the moment she pushed open the door.

Feng Ran was actually in the room, holding an unknown medicine in her hand, about to inject it into Yan Yan's neck.

"What are you doing?!"

Nan Jiao's voice startled Feng Ran, causing the syringe to slip from her hand.

Nan Jiao ran over and grabbed the syringe before Feng Ran could react. When she saw Feng Ran trying to snatch it, she quickly dodged and tightly gripped the transparent syringe.

"What exactly do you want to do? What's in here? What do you want to do to Yan Yan?!"

She couldn't imagine what terrible consequences would have occurred if she hadn't impulsively checked out the children's room.

Nan Jiao's eyes reddened as she glared at Feng Ran.

Lu Yanyan opened his eyes groggily. He blinked in disbelief at the scene before him, then asked in confusion, "Mom... Aunt Feng, you're here too?"

The door opened, and Lu Xiao rushed in, followed by several employees who had heard the commotion and rushed over.

Seeing that so many people had been alerted, Feng Ran gritted her teeth in resentment.

She didn't want to go this far in the first place.

She spent a lot of points to redeem that potion from the system, which made her feel the pinch for a while. After that, Feng Ran redeemed a teleportation talisman. Once she successfully injected the potion into Yan Yan, Yan Yan would transfer her maternal love for Nan Jiao to herself.

This was the only idea she could think of that could salvage the plot.

In the book, she and Lu Xiao became connected because of their child. Lu Xiao needed to see her gentleness towards the child before he would become interested in and fall in love with her. In that case, if Yan Yan was on his side, Lu Xiao would naturally fall in love with her as well.

But no matter how much they planned, they never expected that Nan Jiao would suddenly appear in the room.

Now that so many people are coming, she has no chance to escape.

Feng Ran opened the system shop again, and sure enough, she had already spent all her points.

"What happened?" Lu Xiao walked over, glanced at Feng Ran, and frowned. "Feng Ran, what are you doing here? How did you get in when the gate was locked?"

Nan Jiao was also startled when she heard this. She had been so worried that she hadn’t had time to think about anything else.

Only now did I belatedly realize that something was wrong with Feng Ran.

She must have some secret.