Chapter Ten: Arrested

Chapter Ten: Arrested

Chapter Ten: Arrested

When Zhou Ran woke up, she saw the familiar roof and breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter how strong your heart is, it can't withstand being transported to a different place as soon as you fall asleep, experiencing an extreme escape.

This time, they finally didn't cause any trouble.

He had just forgiven God for a second when he stood up with a smile.

He saw a strange man sitting not far away, staring at him.

"grass!"

Zhou Ran knew that damned fate wouldn't let him off easily.

The man had striking eyebrows and bright eyes, with handsome features; he was the Creator's most satisfying creation.

With his appearance and the aura of a predator that makes him seem unapproachable, he's bound to attract attention.

Zhou Ran felt that this trouble was more difficult than the previous ones.

"woke up?"

Xia Chenggan didn't hesitate and spoke first, his tone calm.

It was like a casual expression of concern from a familiar friend.

Zhou Ran felt the hairs on the back of her head stand on end, and she immediately became extremely wary.

What's this man up to?

"Who are you?"

Zhou Ran wasn't sure if he knew the person he was in front of him before, but he had to pretend he didn't.

Distancing oneself is the first step to self-preservation.

"Hehe, how come you don't recognize me after just one day?"

Xia Chenggan pointed to his wrist.

"When you threatened me with your life, you looked... more pleasing to the eye than you do now."

Xia Chenggan carefully considered the wording and changed "obedient" to "pleasing to the eye".

Zhou Ran rolled her eyes inwardly.

Is it pleasing to the eye? It's easy to manipulate, isn't it?

Was the suicide wound on his hand caused by the person in front of him? This statement doesn't seem to be entirely true.

This kid is testing him; he must have discovered something.

Wealthy and intelligent people are not easy to deal with.

"You don't like me? That's fine, I don't like you much either."

You dislike me, and I dislike you too.

Who is more noble than whom?!

Upon hearing these words, Xia Chenggan's gaze suddenly turned fierce, as if he wanted to devour someone.

Zhou Ran stared into that gaze and fearlessly pushed it back!

Let's show our might! Who's afraid of who!

A few minutes later, Xia Chenggan laughed.

He laughed heartily, with an air of triumph, like a victor.

When Zhou Ran saw that smiling face, she was momentarily amazed, and then felt annoyed.

It seems I've revealed too much.

He had no memory of Zhou Ran, and with the little information he had, he couldn't piece together much.

Who knows what kind of relationship Zhou Ran and Xia Cheng had in the past?

When there are too many flaws, I stop pretending; there are flaws everywhere anyway.

"You're so unlike him!"

Xia Chenggan looked at Zhou Ran's face, but his gaze went through her soul, meeting the eyes of the person inside Zhou Ran's body.

"Oh, people always change after they die once!"

Zhou Ran simply stopped caring. He leaned against the headboard, arms crossed, casual yet arrogant.

Xia Chenggan remained seated, admiring the dramatic change in the person before him.

If he was a somewhat cunning little lamb before, he is now the big villain who controls everything.

Xia Chenggan laughed even more heartily.

"You wanted to provoke me? Congratulations, you didn't succeed!"

I knew the person in front of me was not easy to deal with; they were smart and perceptive, not someone who could be easily fooled.

"Having died once? Is that a necessary condition for your presence here?"

Zhou Ran shrugged. "Who knows!"

This is the truth; he doesn't know why he came into this world.

He didn't know whether his own body was dead or had been taken over by another body.

To deal with clever people, you have to tell the truth, but of course, the truth should be ambiguous, so that they have room to maneuver.

To completely disregard everything and place absolute trust is the most foolish thing to do.

"Heh, you're smarter than that idiot!"

"Who the hell are you cursing? How can your mouth be so foul!"

Zhou Ran retorted that comparing him to that idiot "Zhou Ran" was an insult to him.

"You're more interesting than him."

Zhou Ran glanced at him; he was clearly making fun of him.

Xia Chenggan looked Zhou Ran up and down as if she were a commodity waiting to be sold.

"What kind of look is that? Are you trying to sell me? Or are you trying to buy me?"

"Hehe, that's straightforward enough. I won't beat around the bush either. Why were you there?"

Zhou Ran stared intently at Xia Chenggan's face, scrutinizing him.

I'm once again amazed by the perfection of this face.

"What's your relationship with that brain-dead idiot?"

A brain-dead idiot sending himself to his death?!

Xia Chenggan thought about what Xia Chengjie had done, and although he didn't want to admit it, the description was spot on.

The young master of the prestigious Xia family is a man of status, talent, and higher education.

It's unbelievable that someone would be so brain-dead as to fight with a scheming woman over a blind idiot who doesn't love him.

Yes, in the eyes of the eldest son of the Xia family, Xia Chengjie is brain-dead and Gu Tingxiao is an idiot.

Their entanglement was so childish that he couldn't even be bothered to look at it.

He wouldn't have bothered with it if it hadn't almost resulted in a death.

That idiot Gu Tingxiao is trying to cover things up and suppress the truth; he's getting sillier and sillier.

"Are they your family members?"

Seeing that Xia Chenggan remained silent and his expression darkened, Zhou Ran tentatively asked.

Seeing his reaction, Zhou Ran knew she had guessed correctly.

He showed no mercy and burst into laughter.

"Haha, you're really pathetic! Do you even have any normal people around you?"

Xia Chenggan actually thought about it seriously.

Normal people? It seems there aren't any, including the one in front of me.

"Hehe, you're really interesting."

Xia Chenggan raised an eyebrow, not wanting to dwell on these pointless topics any longer.

"I can let you make one request, as a way of repaying the life-saving grace you owed to my brother."

It was confirmed that Zhou Ran was not a spy hired by anyone, nor a tool to deal with the Xia family.

Xia Chenggan generously gave him compensation.

"Give me one hundred million!"

When Xia Chenggan heard Zhou Ran's outrageous demands, he almost choked on his own saliva.

"You really dare to ask for that!"

"What? Didn't you just boast that you'd do anything?"

Zhou Ran hates people who show off, especially the person opposite him with that perfect face that he likes.

Xia Chenggan was puzzled by Zhou Ran's sudden display of disgust.

However, none of the people he encountered were normal. Who knows what kind of trouble the person in front of him will cause this time?

Anyway, they had no relationship before, and they won't have any relationship in the future.

"Change to another one, the amount is too large."

"Shouldn't rich people like you just grab a stack of checks, write one down, throw it at me, and send me on my way?"

Xia Chenggan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

“If we use company accounts, they’ll investigate and we’ll end up in jail.”

The checks are all held in the company account. Are you using those to give you kickbacks because you think it's not fast enough to get you in?

"Then use your own account! I don't believe someone as important as you could possibly not have some savings on the side."

"Yes, I do, but most of my money is invested, so I don't have that much liquid capital. If I issue a bad check, I will still be investigated and I will have to compensate for the losses."

Young Master Xia explained in a serious tone that rich people don't just give away their money whenever they want.

"What a hassle. If I can't do it, what am I supposed to say? A pretentious show-off."

Xia Chenggan was quite angry when he received such disdain, and his expression was rather cute.

Zhou Ran noticed that Xia Chenggan's gaze was strange, so she stopped complaining.

"I need to do something for you, and then we'll call it even."

"Tell me what happened."

Xia Chenggan was once again certain that Zhou Ran was no ordinary person.

You can tell from his speaking habits that he is used to giving orders.

Even with conscious restraint, one can still discern from their words and attitude that this person is the dominant one.

Xia Chenggan found things getting more and more interesting.

I'd like to break my promise this time and see what secrets this person is hiding.

"I want all of Zhou Ran's information. I believe that's a piece of cake for you."

"good."

Xia Chenggan smiled. Sure enough, Zhou Ran was a smart person.

Knowing how to utilize all resources without causing trouble.

Xia Chenggan tossed over the information he had gathered about the person in front of him.

A not-too-thick folder was tossed onto Zhou Ran's lap.

He bent down and took the folder.

He wanted to see what this body was really about, since it had been causing trouble from the very beginning!