Chapter 42: Substitute

Gu He once again experienced the pain and struggle of being trapped in darkness. Fortunately, Yun Ran did not deliberately say anything that he could not accept. After a while, he finally calmed down.

The moment he regained his sanity, he stared at Yun Ran with an unprecedented coldness in his eyes: "How do you know what happened back then?"

After Qin Qing's death, everything that happened during the kidnapping was erased by him. No one knew what happened at that time except the Qin family and him.

Yun Ran was surprised: "Isn't it possible for me to know? Ah, it seems that this is true, but the news has been blocked and has not been leaked."

"I remember that not long ago, I accidentally overheard a conversation between Qin Ruo and someone else."

"Ruoruo?" Gu He's face turned grim. "Her exact words were, 'I killed Qingqing?' Impossible!"

Yun Ran lowered her eyes. Qin Ruo certainly wouldn't say that.

Even if she thought so in her heart, she would not be stupid enough to deliberately expose the fig leaf.

It would not be wise to just admit what Gu He said. Qin Ruo would not say this to others and would definitely deny it with confidence.

But that doesn't mean she hasn't said similar things to others.

As long as he made up a reasonable story, even if Gu He asked Qin Ruo, Qin Ruo would feel guilty.

As long as she felt guilty, she could directly "prove" Yun Ran's words.

Following Qin Ruo's tea art tone, Yun Ran gave Gu He a "original statement": "She said, 'If Brother He hadn't saved me, I wouldn't have died. I am the one who let my sister down.'"

"So, isn't it because you gave up on Qin Qing that she was killed by the kidnappers?"

Gu He moved his lips: "It's not like that... What happened back then was an accident!"

Qin Ruo might indeed say such a thing, and most of Gu He's doubts were eliminated.

But when Yun Ran, who had never shown any abnormality, suddenly brought up this matter, he still doubted the other party's intentions.

Yun Ran shrugged. "I heard this not long ago. I was just looking for an opportunity to ask you about it, but I didn't expect to hear the conversation between Qin Ruo and Wei Luo first."

"I didn't suspect you were a cruel person, but your reaction to what happened just now really made me think more."

She laughed. "Qin Ruo said I was imitating Qin Qing on purpose... I can't prove anything, but I just want to ask, Qin Qing and I have never met before, so how can I imitate her?"

"With such little information, he's so similar to her that even you're confused. Isn't that a bit too outrageous?"

That's a problem.

After hearing what Yun Ran said, Gu He also realized that imitation was impossible.

He figured it out, but now it was Yun Ran's turn to take the initiative.

She looked at Gu He and asked seriously, "But since you care so much about this, could it be that it's really like what Qin Ruo said, that you're with me just because I look like Qin Qing?"

"Boss Gu, you keep saying you like me, but could it be that you're just treating me as a stand-in for someone else?"

"I didn't!" Gu He subconsciously took a step forward and denied it.

No one wants to live as someone else's shadow, he knows this very well.

Even though he could use money and cooperation to make Yun Ran stay with him, he still chose to pursue her.

A canary will never have the freedom of a goshawk, but Qin Qing is a goshawk soaring in the sky without any constraints.

If he kept Yun Ran in exchange for some conditions, even if she looked like Qin Qing, her most important character would be worn away one day until she was completely different from Qin Qing.