Chapter 147 Substitute Bride

Chapter 147 Substitute Bride

Chapter 147 Substitute Bride

"I'm sorry, I'll be down in a bit, I won't cause any trouble for you."

Nanzi apologized to Zhou Ran, feeling embarrassed.

I breathed a slight sigh of relief. Thank goodness the elevator came; otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to escape today.

Nanzi extended her hand to greet Zhou Ran.

"My name is Nanzi, thank you for today."

Zhou Ran looked at the outstretched hand, tilted her head and smiled.

Nanzi felt as if her heart had been struck by lightning.

How can there be such a cute and well-behaved boy?

Oh my god, my heart is pounding!

It was a devastating blow to her.

"My name is Zhou Ran, nice to meet you."

Zhou Ran is both obedient and kind.

The bodyguard standing behind him couldn't help but shiver.

My spine is frozen in shock!

"Oh my, little brother, you're so cute!"

Nan Zi restrained her urge to pounce on him.

How can a younger brother be so well-behaved?

"Can we add each other on WeChat? I'll treat you to dinner later, okay?"

Nanzi unconsciously softened her tone.

She was afraid that if she made a loud noise, she would scare her younger brother away.

The bodyguard behind him secretly rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses.

This world truly judges people by their appearance.

Their unscrupulous bosses use their looks to deceive innocent young girls.

Given their boss's personality, he definitely wouldn't agree to add them on WeChat.

I usually find walking a little extra distance too tedious, so why would I agree to add you on WeChat?

"OK."

When Zhou Ran agreed, the bodyguard even took out his phone.

He also quietly took out his own phone.

Check the weather.

Has a typhoon been hoisted today?

Or has their boss gone mad?

"well."

Nanzi excitedly took out her phone and added Zhou Ran on WeChat.

He stared eagerly as Zhou Ran agreed to the WeChat message.

He excitedly stomped his feet while holding his phone.

She wasn't unlucky today; in fact, she had an unexpected surprise.

The elevator quickly arrived at the first floor.

As Nanzi rushed out of the elevator, she gestured to Zhou Ran.

"Let's keep in touch on WeChat. I'll treat you to dinner later! Don't forget!"

"good!"

Zhou Ran smiled obediently and waved goodbye.

It looks like a smiling lucky cat.

A group of people who chased down the stairs rushed towards Nanzi's direction.

The elevator doors closed.

Zhou Ran stopped being so obedient.

He spoke indifferently.

"Find out who Nan Zi is! I need all her information within half an hour!"

"Yes, boss."

The bodyguard put away his phone and solemnly agreed.

He confirmed that there would be no typhoon today.

Their boss is just joking.

The elevator went back up to the floor it had just been on.

This time, no one suddenly rushed out to interrupt him.

Zhou Ran exited the elevator smoothly.

The nurses and doctors saw Zhou Ran and her group approaching.

I stood aside and waited until he passed before leaving.

A new nurse arrived after Zhou Ran left.

I couldn't help but ask the elderly nurse next to me.

"Who is this? What a grand entrance!"

"These are family members of our VIP ward."

"Family member? The younger brother? Their family has really good genes, they're all so handsome."

The nurse couldn't help but swoon.

She had met that VVIP patient.

He's really handsome.

He's even more handsome than big stars.

The family members who came before were all very good-looking.

Here comes an even better one.

The whole family is handsome and rich.

It makes people envious, jealous, and resentful.

"Keep your distance; the people inside are not people we can even dream of."

The older nurse reminded her.

The old nurse had seen many people trying to climb the social ladder.

How could someone like that possibly be interested in them?

Even if you really have some thoughts about it.

It's just for fun.

The subsequent troubles were even greater.

The old nurse's kind reminder.

Getting into the VIP section isn't easy.

The nurse acted coquettishly.

"How could that be? I know my own limitations. I won't be happy about it; I'm just here to enjoy the show!"

"Yes, it's good that you understand."

The nurse turned around and looked in Zhou Ran's direction.

I sighed to myself, "People have different fates!"

Zhou Ran pushed open the door and entered the ward.

Xia Chenggan sat on the hospital bed, while his assistant stood beside him, handing him documents.

Hearing the sound, Xia Chenggan looked up warily.

Seeing that it was Zhou Ran, he instantly relaxed.

He continued looking down at the document.

Zhou Ran isn't really a child.

They might run over and knock over the documents to get attention.

He sat down on the sofa to the side without a second thought.

I grabbed an orange, picked up a fruit knife, and deftly peeled it.

They ate oranges like they were apples.

She gnawed the fruit all over the place, and juice dripped down her fair hands onto the ground.

Zhou Ran finished eating messily before pulling out a wet wipe to clean her mouth.

He casually tossed the used wet wipes on the ground.

All of these actions were caught by Xia Chenggan out of the corner of his eye.

He frowned.

I'm confused and have a cleanliness obsession with myself.

How can anyone tolerate having such an unkempt person by their side?

Even if it's just a marriage partner who benefits oneself.

This isn't his style of choosing people.

Could it be that I hit my head before and am not clear-headed?

"What? You don't like it?"

Zhou Ran noticed his subtle actions.

What a jerk, he's so obviously disgusted with me.

"Um."

Xia Chenggan wasn't embarrassed at all when he realized he'd been caught peeping.

He still had that same expression.

He handed the documents he had checked to his assistant.

The assistant put away the documents and stood silently to the side, watching the show.

"If you don't like it, keep it to yourself! I'm not someone you can tell me what to do."

Zhou Ran was extremely arrogant.

It's clearly a well-behaved face.

Now he has become unrestrained and dissolute.

The docile aura around her also dissipated.

It's like a little white rabbit shedding its disguise to reveal a ferocious beast hidden inside.

"Heh, so this is the real you, isn't it? Interesting!"

Xia Chenggan saw Zhou Ran like this.

Dislike turned into interest.

He said he couldn't believe he had agreed to such a foolish decision as a contract marriage.

If the object has this face.

That makes it easier to explain.

He's trying to trap this person.

"There's something even more interesting, would you like to see?"

Zhou Ran waved.

The bodyguard handed over a document.

The assistant silently took it and turned to hand it to Xia Chenggan.

Xia Chenggan opened the file to view it.

His expression remained unchanged, but a flash of shock crossed his eyes.

Are you sure this is true?

"I don't know! I only found this information."

Zhou Ran looked indifferent, as if the authenticity of the document was of no importance.

Xia Chenggan solemnly closed the document in his hand.

Who knows about this?

"Oh, a lot of people, you want to silence them?"

Zhou Ran gave a lazy reply.

Xia Chenggan was very dissatisfied with this answer.

"Then shut your men up. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Zhou Ran nodded with a smile.

Then he said, "You wish!"

"you……"

Xia Chenggan wondered how he hadn't been driven to death by Zhou Ran after being married to her for so long.

"What's wrong? Keep it to yourself. Tell your people to stay away from me. If you delay my business, I'll kill you."

Zhou Ran gave a fake smile, put her five fingers together, and made a throat-slitting gesture.

"good!"

Xia Chenggan suppressed his anger and replied with an "okay".

Seeing that he was sensible and had achieved his purpose of visiting the sick today, Zhou Ran knew he should leave.

It's so boring here.

Moreover, he got angry when he saw Xia Chenggan.

Xia Chenggan saw Zhou Ran leave without any hesitation.

He clenched his fist in resentment.

Suspicion again,

Why would he choose such a contract partner?

"Did he lie like this before?"

The assistant shook his head.

"No, Madam was just lazy and didn't like to move before."

"What's wrong with him?"

Xia Chenggan did not understand.

Since Zhou Ran didn't treat him like this before, why is she acting crazy now?

Why treat him like this?

We can't just give him a nice look.

She has such a cute and adorable face.

How can they be so fierce?

They even threatened him.

But he looks kind of cute when he's angry.

The assistant hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He didn't dare say that his wife had gone even crazier before, directly slapping the president.

He saw it by chance three or four times.

This shows how comfortable he is with smoking in private.

I'm just going to provoke him with a couple of words.

They didn't take action, probably because the president was sick.

Seeing that the president looked unhappy, he didn't dare to speak up directly.

“You handle this matter personally. I want to see who is causing trouble in my name.”

The assistant nodded in agreement.

Open the document Zhou Ran gave to the president.

There is a lot of evidence above.

There are transfer records and some screenshots.

Each one pointed to the Xia family.

Some testimonies even explicitly state this.

It was Xia Chenggan who instigated it.

They wanted Xia Chengping to disappear from this world.

The assistant broke out in a cold sweat.

The Xia brothers have a fairly good relationship.

At least it doesn't have the typical melodramatic plot of a wealthy family.

A set on the surface.

There's a hidden agenda.

On the surface, they are brothers and sisters.

Behind their backs, they wished the other party could be utterly destroyed.

The Xia brothers have their own preferences.

It also has its own place.

There was no drama of property disputes.

Moreover, as far as he knows...

Of the brothers, Xia Chengping was the most useless.

They have the least interest in family property.

President Xia has completely taken control of the Xia Group.

Even Old Xia couldn't shake his position.

There was absolutely no reason to harm a brother who posed no threat whatsoever.

However, the chain of evidence here is too comprehensive.

Every report points to President Xia as the murderer.

If it weren't for the assistant knowing President Xia so well...

I know the Xia brothers too well.

Just look at this document.

Everyone can easily imagine a dramatic, soap opera-like story from a wealthy family.

For the right of inheritance.

The elder brother plotted to kill his younger brother.

Then, he used a self-inflicted injury to get himself hospitalized and escape suspicion.

It's a perfect plan.

"Keep an eye on it; there's probably some negative public opinion going around lately."

Xia Chenggan has amnesia, not stupidity.

To pull such a stunt.

It also allowed Zhou Ran to find this record.

The people who do these things behind the scenes.

They'll definitely pin all the blame on him.

Using public opinion to escalate the situation is the fastest method.

"Yes, I will have someone keep an eye out for it, and I will find out about this as soon as possible."

The assistant discovered a key figure in this evidence.

That's the person who died with Xia Chengping.

According to the evidence.

This person is simply following orders.

This is also the key to this accident.

If we find out who he is, we'll understand half the story.

The person is dead.

The body is still there.

His family is still alive.

If they act quickly enough, they can find a lot of information.

The assistant is a person of action.

Having found the key, I took the document and left to investigate.

Xia Chenggan lay down.

The hospital was his best option.

He wanted to see who was plotting against him.

Xia Chengjun got up early to catch his flight.

He needs to go back.

The eldest brother and the fourth brother were both injured.

There's no peace and quiet back home.

He needed to go and check to feel at ease.

I wonder if his family is experiencing a period of bad luck.

It seems bad luck is still knocking on our door.

Why are things always going wrong lately?

Xia Chengjun got out of the car and entered the airport, went through the VIP channel, and entered the waiting area.

As soon as I entered the waiting room, I was greeted by a bright smile.

Xia Chengjun frowned. What was he doing here? Author's Note: Thank you to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for your support! For more exciting content, please leave a message for this book on Liancheng Reading.