Chapter 319 Fire

Si Yanxiao's eyes suddenly turned cold, but he still considered their past friendship and did not refuse harshly. He pursed his lips and said indirectly, "Take care of yourself first."

Bai Zhuwei didn't catch the underlying meaning in his words, only thinking that he was concerned about her. A warm feeling rose in her heart, and she replied softly, "I will."

Jiang Ran felt a chill run down her spine as she looked at her shy, downcast expression. As an observer, she was speechless.

Fortunately, Bai Zhuwei didn't say much. She then asked a few simple questions about Si Yanxiao's situation. After Si Yanxiao gave a brief response, he turned and left.

Watching her departing figure, Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow, a hint of disdain flashing between her brows, and let out a cold sneer.

A person skilled in calculation is indeed able to take things in stride.

After what happened before, the facts are right in front of us, yet you can still chat here like nothing happened. You have a really thick skin!

Seeing the coldness flash across her face, Si Yanxiao pursed his lips and was about to change the subject when Jiang Ran suddenly turned to look at him.

Then, with a slight tilt of his chin, he gestured to the lunchbox on the table and quipped, "Look, it's someone's kind gesture, don't waste it."

Si Yanxiao lowered his eyes to look at the food, his gaze slightly sharp, but his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Then, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he slowly replied, "Didn't you say I can't live without spicy food? This is too bland."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's face flashed with surprise. Realizing that he was making a statement, she suddenly chuckled.

How could she know what Si Yanxiao's taste was? What she just said was just something she made up on the spot to deliberately embarrass Bai Zhuwei, but she never expected it to become Si Yanxiao's way of teasing her.

Then, changing the subject, he asked, "Getting back to the main point, about the orphanage..."

On the other side, Bai Zhuwei's expression suddenly changed as soon as she stepped out of the president's office. Gu Nan saw her displeasure and smiled slightly, instantly understanding.

He must have lost the argument earlier, which explains his expression.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ran could make even the old man helpless suffer a setback, and a trace of admiration flashed through his eyes.

Bai Zhuwei drove away with a cold face, stepping on the gas and recklessly venting her anger.

She never expected that after enduring so much hardship and patience, this would be the final result.

Si Yanxiao had clearly sided with Jiang Ran. The smile that used to dote on her was now gone, and he was extremely cold towards her.

Suddenly deviating from her expectations, Bai Zhuwei frowned, and a ruthless idea came to her mind.

She attributed Si Yanxiao's change in attitude and everything else to Jiang Ran, and her hatred for her deepened.

Then she put her ideas into practice, ignoring the twins' previous warnings, and directly attacked Jiang Ran's online store. She even went so far as to try to take down Jiang Ran, but she managed to thwart all of them.

Seeing that she was on guard, Bai Zhuwei realized that such tricks were useless against her. Her eyes darkened, and just when she was at a loss, a sudden inspiration flashed through her mind.

Bai Zhuwei immediately began to use all her connections to find a person skilled in metaphysics.

However, in this society that values ​​science, those who possess profound knowledge of the arts do not reveal themselves to the public, and the few who are famous may not necessarily have real talent and ability.

So she wasted a lot of energy on this, but fortunately she found out about the existence of a reclusive master.

He hurriedly went to the master's residence and paid a high price to bribe him to do some divination for him.

"What do you want to calculate?" the master asked in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhuwei was speechless for a moment. What did it mean? She had never thought about this question before.

After a moment's thought, she replied in a low voice, "I want to know what she's been doing all this time for?"

Why did Si Yanxiao suddenly change his attitude towards her so drastically? Rumors say she was arrogant and domineering, so why is she now personally involved in the affairs of the orphanage?

All these things made her increasingly suspicious, so she asked aloud.

Hearing her question, the master pursed his lips and replied in a deep voice, "Then tell me in detail what has happened to her recently."

After Bai Zhuwei finished speaking, the master slowly closed his eyes, calculating the cause and effect with his hands.

After a long while, she opened her eyes and replied in a low voice, "She did it to accumulate merit."

"Accumulate merit?" A look of surprise flashed across Bai Zhuwei's face.

"Hmm." The master responded in a deep voice, and then slowly explained, "Cause and effect are in sync. Doing good deeds will naturally add blessings to one's destiny. There are traces to follow in all of this."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhuwei's gaze darkened slightly, and she asked in a deep voice, "Then tell me, what should I do?"

The master's expression turned slightly cold as he slowly spoke: "According to what you've said, she is your mortal enemy. If you want to oppose her now, the only way is to thwart her attempt to accumulate blessings."

"But if you do that, it will inevitably affect your luck and lifespan, and your next reincarnation will probably be very miserable."

Bai Zhuwei listened to his analysis of the pros and cons, but she was already blinded by hatred and couldn't care less about anything else.

He then replied coldly, "I've lived this life timidly enough, so who cares what the next life will be like?"

Then, with a slight lowering of his gaze, he continued, "My mind is made up. You just need to tell me what to do."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, the master knew that there was no point in trying to persuade her further. Everyone has their own destiny, and he didn't need to interfere, since the ultimate goal was to make a profit anyway.

Then, speaking in a deep voice, she said, "If she wants to accumulate merit, she first needs a place with sufficient space, so you can investigate which Taoist temples she has visited before, and then design..."

Bai Zhuwei listened intently, and when she heard the master's explanation of the solution, her eyes narrowed and she looked surprised: "Is this the only way?!"

"What?" The master noticed the hesitation in her words, narrowed his eyes, and asked in a cold voice, "You're unwilling? But this is the only feasible way right now."

"If you don't want to do it, just let her accumulate merit. Once the merit is full, it will be extremely difficult for you to do anything."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhuwei's expression hardened, and she quickly denied it, saying, "Of course not!"

As he spoke, his brow furrowed slightly, his lips pressed tightly together, and after a moment of contemplation, he resolutely replied in a deep voice, "Alright! I'll do as you say!"

If we want to deal with Jiang Ran now, we have to resort to such crooked methods. If we do what the master said, it will be as difficult as climbing to heaven in the future. Wouldn't that mean we won't be able to do anything to Jiang Ran at all then?

Thinking of this, Bai Zhuwei's expression suddenly darkened. She had made up her mind; she would absolutely not allow this situation to happen!

So after leaving him, he immediately contacted paparazzi to investigate Jiang Ran's every move and reported all the previous relevant clues.

His gaze darkened, and his eyes instantly locked onto a Taoist temple.

Just as the master had said, there really was such a vessel. After making a few plans, he headed straight for the Taoist temple.

I went ahead to check out the area, then got back into the car, took out my phone, and dialed an unknown number.

A deep male voice came from the other end of the line, getting straight to the point: "What is it?"

Bai Zhuwei's eyes darkened slightly, a fierce look appearing on her face. She spoke in a low voice, "There's something I need your help with."

"Speak," the person on the other end said succinctly, without uttering any unnecessary words.

Bai Zhuwei then revealed her plans without hesitation.

The person on the other end was slightly surprised but didn't ask any further questions, and readily agreed: "Okay, I'll take care of it."

Without waiting for Bai Zhuwei's reply, he hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone from the receiver, Bai Zhuwei felt a surge of confidence as she realized that the other end hadn't stopped her.

Then he looked up at the plaque above the Taoist temple, his eyes narrowed, and a vicious glint flashed in his eyes.

The following morning, a fire broke out at a century-old Taoist temple in the suburbs, destroying all the items inside, including some ancient books, and it quickly became a hot topic in the news.

Upon seeing this news, Jiang Ran frowned and hurriedly drove to the Taoist temple to investigate.

The Taoist temple, which was bustling with worshippers when I last visited, had some rooms reduced to ruins overnight. The people inside were busy with their own affairs and had no time to pay attention to the visitors.

The fact that no one was there to serve her was exactly what Jiang Ran wanted. She turned around and walked into the inner room. Looking at the scene of the fire, her eyes suddenly darkened.