Chapter 108 Bad Luck

After walking up to Si Yanxiao, the two looked at each other, their eyes filled with disdain.

Jiang Ran said symbolically, "Then I'll begin."

After saying that, he went straight for the ten acupoints on his head, but was caught off guard by Si Yanxiao's hand blocking him and grabbing his wrist.

Jiang Ran's brow furrowed coldly, and she tried to struggle free.

Si Yanxiao had clearly used all his strength, and she still couldn't break free.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran frowned and asked in a cold voice, "What do you mean by this? Didn't you say you wanted a massage?"

"What? You want to go back on your word?"

Si Yanxiao looked up at her, his eyes full of scrutiny, and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Of course not."

"But your actions make me feel that you are deliberately settling personal scores."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran chuckled softly, "How could that be? But you, are you afraid of acupuncture?"

Si Yanxiao understood the provocation in her words, sneered, but did not respond.

He retorted, "I dare to let you stab me, but do you dare to fulfill your duties as a wife?"

A wife's duties?

Jiang Ran looked puzzled and didn't react for a moment. Then she noticed that Si Yanxiao was looking at her intentionally or unintentionally.

She instantly understood what he meant, her expression changed, and she said coldly, "Don't forget that we are only husband and wife in name only. I have no obligation to do so!"

Jiang Ran refused sternly. Although the two already had a child, it was conceived through artificial insemination, and it couldn't be compared to that kind of thing.

“Heh…” Si Yanxiao sneered: “A couple in name can also become a real couple.”

"Although I don't like you, I have no choice but to make do. After all, I don't have any other options. I'm sure you don't want me to go looking for other people outside."

After saying that, he paused slightly, then continued, "Furthermore, I was in a coma for five years, and of course I had needs during those five years."

As Jiang Ran listened to his words, she suddenly recalled the reaction he had when she wiped his body earlier...

Her face froze, a blush spreading across her cheeks, even her ears turning slightly red. She felt incredibly embarrassed and annoyed.

She looked at Si Yanxiao with displeasure, her eyes filled with disgust, before calming herself down.

He let out a cold laugh and scoffed, "You?"

She looked him up and down, glancing at him sideways, and continued, "You can't move your lower body right now and you have to rely on a wheelchair. Where do you get the courage to say such things to me?"

After saying that, he paused slightly and said, "I'm starting to wonder if your lower body is already ruined. You should come back to me after you've recovered from that."

His words were full of disdain, and his face showed a hint of mockery.

Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao was slightly taken aback, and his expression turned ugly, alternating between pale and purple.

Which man can tolerate hearing others say he's inadequate?!

His words and actions were full of provocation.

Jiang Ran noticed the change in Si Yanxiao's expression, but pretended not to see it, and continued to mock him, "Stop saying such presumptuous things, it's laughable."

Hearing the sarcasm in her words, Si Yanxiao frowned, his eyes turned cold, and he forcefully pushed Jiang Ran down onto the bed with both hands.

Jiang Ran was standing right in front of him, so close that she was caught off guard and couldn't avoid him. He just pressed her down.

Si Yanxiao leaned close to her ear and scoffed, "Don't believe me? Then I'll test you."

Jiang Ran frowned slightly, feeling extremely disgusted by his sudden approach, and a hint of malice welled up in her heart.

She tried to break free, but couldn't. Looking up, she saw Si Yanxiao looking at her with a mocking expression.

A barely perceptible flicker of panic crossed Jiang Ran's eyes. Feeling Si Yanxiao's powerful suppression, a self-mocking thought flashed through her mind.

I thought he was a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others, but little did I know that I was the one who was the clown!

The repeated use of force to suppress them already demonstrated the vast difference in strength between the two.

I thought he was still weak and listless; I hadn't even realized he was gradually recovering.

Jiang Ran then felt Si Yanxiao's hand lightly touching her collar, and she felt a chill run down her spine.

She closed her eyes slightly, unwilling to look at the scene before her. Just as she was about to resign herself to her fate, she heard a cold snort from above.

He immediately felt the weight on his body disappear, and Si Yanxiao got up, released her, and sat back in his wheelchair.

Jiang Ran's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she slowly opened her eyes. She saw a mocking smile in Si Yanxiao's eyes, his face disdainful as he sneered, "Is that all the courage you have? Nothing special." The sarcasm in his words was palpable. Jiang Ran quickly stood up and looked at Si Yanxiao with a wary expression.

She didn't want to get involved with this kind of person, especially if something accidentally happened between them.

That's really... bad luck!

Si Yanxiao, unaware of Jiang Ran's thoughts, continued sarcastically, "Weren't you just shouting? How come you're mute now?"

Jiang Ran slowly calmed herself down and coldly scoffed, "Because I've never really met someone as shameless as you before, I really don't know how to evaluate you for a moment."

"Shameless?" Hearing Jiang Ran's words, Si Yanxiao sneered, "Since you can't even get past this hurdle, why bother sticking to your post in the Si family?"

Jiang Ran lowered her eyes and remained silent.

He couldn't tell her the real reason, but the fabricated lie would be exposed as soon as he heard it, so it was better to keep quiet.

After saying that, a look of disgust appeared on Si Yanxiao's face, and he continued to insult her, "Someone like you really thinks I would touch you?"

"I'm not so desperate as to be indiscriminate in my choice of food."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's face flashed with anger and displeasure.

Isn't what he said basically mocking himself for being worthless?

If it weren't for his spiritual power, she wouldn't want to be here with him in her way.

You're getting a good deal and then acting innocent? What kind of person are you?!

Jiang Ran lowered her eyes slightly and replied coldly, "Likewise."

"I have absolutely no interest in you, so I hope you won't offer yourself to me."

"Offering yourself as a bedmate??" A sinister glint flashed between Si Yanxiao's brows.

Is he an actor or something? Why use such a term to describe him?

What a sharp tongue!

The two argued incessantly, neither willing to back down, thus falling into a vicious cycle.

Just as the two were about to clash, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Si Yanxiao was already in a bad mood, so his tone was naturally unpleasant as he asked sharply, "Who?!"

Si Zuochen, standing outside the door, paused slightly, then replied softly, "It's me."

Jiang Ran and Si Yanxiao exchanged a glance as a reflex upon hearing the noise outside the door.

Si Yanxiao frowned slightly. What was he doing here?

His previous actions were nothing more than a pretense to deliberately scheme against Jiang Ran.

Although I have a strange feeling for my child, reason prevails over emotion.

He then looked at Jiang Ran with a hint of hostility and warned her in a cold voice, "You'd better put on a good show in front of outsiders and not give yourself away."

"Heh..." Jiang Ran scoffed coldly, "What's the use of putting on this act? What a joke!"

Si Yanxiao ignored the sarcasm in her words and continued in a deep voice, "Otherwise, you can get out of the Si family!"

Jiang Ran's expression hardened slightly, her face showing displeasure. Si Yanxiao only dared to threaten her with this matter so often because he knew she wouldn't leave the Si family.

He really did have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Thinking of this, a hint of mockery flashed across Jiang Ran's face.

Si Yanxiao took in her expression, but he had other thoughts in mind.

He didn't know Jiang Ran's true purpose; he only assumed that she was lingering and unwilling to leave because she was vain and coveted the Si family's wealth.

It was precisely because he thought he had figured out Jiang Ran's thoughts that he dared to threaten her so recklessly.

Thinking of this, Si Yanxiao's disdain for Jiang Ran increased even more.

She was only after a little money, yet she put on such a pretentious act; only the old man believed her lies.

It's nothing more than bringing up the issue of fate.

Si Yanxiao remained skeptical about the matter, as he didn't believe in such things, but Master Xuanren was indeed a person with real skills.

The old man was still clinging to the matter and refused to budge, so he had no choice but to suppress his disgust and put on this pretense of "affection" with Jiang Ran.

On one hand, they wanted to see how far she could go after getting a good deal and acting innocent; on the other hand, they wanted to lower other people's guard.