Chapter 88: Sudden Bitter News

After saying that, she glanced at him sideways, a slight smirk playing on her lips, her face full of mockery.

Hearing Jiang Ran's undisguised sarcasm, Si Yanxiao's face turned very ugly, and then he sneered.

"Sharp-tongued... I don't know how you got into the Si family, but now that I'm awake, you should leave."

"Don't think you can act recklessly just because you have the old man backing you up. You have no right to speak here!"

Jiang Ran lowered her eyes to listen to his warning, then suddenly scoffed, "Ha... do you think everyone is after your family's wealth?"

Si Yanxiao was taken aback by her words, looked up at her coldly, but did not refute her.

The disdain in their eyes and brows conveyed a message, didn't it?

"Don't worry, I don't care about these material possessions. You can't take them with you when you die. I'm just here to treat your illness."

"You don't like it?" Si Yanxiao scoffed at her words.

If Gu Nan hadn't told him about her actions beforehand, he would have been completely fooled by her facade.

Too lazy to argue with her, he showed his displeasure and said, "I don't need it."

Jiang Ran acted as if she hadn't heard him and walked towards him. Si Yanxiao watched her approach step by step, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. He casually picked up the cup on the table and threw it to the ground.

"Smack—"

The cup shattered with a crack, and Jiang Ran frowned, raising her eyes to look at him sharply.

"Can't you understand human language? Get out!"

Seeing his exasperated state and the faint signs of his spiritual energy becoming chaotic, Jiang Ran's eyes flashed, and she stood still, coldly mocking him.

"Oh? So you're speaking human language. People who don't know better would think it's bird language."

She spoke without holding back, for she had never been one to submit to injustice, especially since Si Yanxiao had been aggressive and clearly disliked her from the start. Since they disliked each other anyway, she saw no need to endure it any longer.

Gu Nan saw this scene as soon as she entered the room and couldn't help but rub her forehead.

In a short while, the two started arguing again.

He forced himself to step forward, his tone tinged with helplessness: "What's wrong now?"

"Anan, kick her out!" Si Yanxiao looked at Jiang Ran, his eyes filled with disgust.

Upon hearing this, Gu Nan looked at Jiang Ran with a complicated expression. After hesitating for a moment, she advised, "Ayan has just woken up and can't handle any more stimulation, you see..."

He felt ashamed even saying that, as he used this excuse too often.

Jiang Ran stared coldly at Si Yanxiao, remaining silent for a moment before coldly scoffing, "Since he's not thinking straight, I won't bother with him."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Si Yanxiao saw that she couldn't resist mocking him before leaving, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "How arrogant."

Gu Nan pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then gently comforted her, "She never thinks before she speaks, you'll get used to it."

"In the future?" Si Yanxiao's pupils suddenly contracted: "Who has any future with her? I was unaware of this marriage. I will divorce her once I have recovered a little."

"It's just a marriage contract, what's the constraint?"

“But the old man…” Gu Nan reminded him from the side, “I’m afraid he won’t let you have your way.”

Upon hearing this, a hint of annoyance flashed in Si Yanxiao's eyes, and a figure vaguely flashed through his mind, causing his expression to ease slightly.

She asked softly, "Where's Zhuwei? I haven't seen her anywhere."

Logically speaking, as his girlfriend, she should be by his side immediately.

Gu Nan's eyes flashed, and a hint of hesitation crossed her face.

Si Yanxiao took in his expression and felt a sudden tremor in his heart, a vague sense of foreboding creeping in.

His brow furrowed slightly, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Has...something happened?"

Gu Nan pursed his lips and remained silent, which made Si Yanxiao feel a little flustered and anxious. He reached out and tightly gripped Gu Nan's wrist: "Say something!"

"Miss Bai died in that car accident..."

"What?!" Si Yanxiao's expression changed drastically, his pupils dilated, his body stiffened, a chill surged from within him, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Gu Nan gently broke free from his grasp, her face filled with sorrow. She parted her thin lips slightly to comfort him, saying, "Since it's already happened, there's no point in being sad anymore..."

My condolences.

Si Yanxiao was lost in his own thoughts and couldn't hear what Gu Nan was saying beside him.

“She’s dead…” Si Yanxiao muttered to himself, his face deathly pale. “Impossible, absolutely impossible…”

His eyes were vacant, his face haggard, his eyes filled with intense pain, and his hoarse voice was full of stubbornness as he struggled to rush out the door.

However, due to physical weakness, she stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Gu Nan quickly reached out to support her and comforted her.

"Don't worry..."

Si Yanxiao couldn't listen to anything anymore, and he used his strength to walk towards the door.

"Ayan!" Gu Nan stood by, unsure whether to pull him or stop him. Seeing his absent-minded appearance, she shouted sternly.

Si Yanxiao's movements suddenly stopped. Coming back to her senses, she looked up at him, her eyes filled with sorrow: "I'm going to see her."

Gu Nan frowned: "How can you go looking like this? Besides, what good will it do if you see her? Can she really bring you back to life?"

A look of bewilderment flashed across Si Yanxiao's face, and in an instant, he felt as if all his strength had been drained.

Yes... The car accident back then is a done deal, even if he went, what could he change?

“Ayan, things have come to this point, you shouldn’t be dwelling on the past and unable to move on,” Gu Nan said softly from the side. “Bai Zhuwei probably wouldn’t want to see you like this either.”

Upon hearing her name, Si Yanxiao calmed down slightly, closed his eyes in silence, and forcibly suppressed the grief in his heart.

Their elopement back then was a huge mistake from the very beginning. If they hadn't been so stubborn, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Thinking of how Bai Zhuwei had longed to marry him, but now they were separated by death.

Si Yanxiao's eyes were filled with deep regret, and then he thought that this position was now occupied by a woman who didn't even exist.

Without asking why, she reaped the benefits without lifting a finger.

Thinking of this, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he felt even more disgusted with Jiang Ran.

Seeing that his emotions had calmed down a bit, Gu Nan knew that there was no point in saying anything more about this; he could only figure it out himself.

He then said, "Then you should rest well first, I'll go out now."

Having said that, just as he was about to leave, Si Yanxiao suddenly called out to stop him: "Anan."

Gu Nan turned around, a hint of doubt flashing across her face.

Then he continued, "Collect evidence of her entanglement with other men and her infidelity."

Then his gaze sharpened: "This marriage must end!"

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On the other side, Jiang Ran had just come downstairs when she saw Old Master Si sitting in the hall, obviously waiting for her.

She pursed her lips, walked slowly toward him, and sat down beside him. Seeing his furrowed brow, she spoke softly.

Are you still upset about what happened earlier?

Upon hearing this, Old Master Si nodded slightly, his voice tinged with a sense of vicissitude: "I didn't expect that the first thing he did upon waking up was to argue with me."

"But this is for his own good, and nothing he says can change that."

Jiang Ran naturally knew what he was referring to when he mentioned it. Old Master Si realized he had spoken out of turn, looked up at Jiang Ran, and saw that her expression had not changed, so he felt a little relieved.

Just as he was about to say something to change the subject, he heard Jiang Ran slowly say, "Don't be too sad. He's a little out of it right now, so it's normal for him to say things he doesn't mean."

"Once he calms down, he will naturally apologize to you."

Hearing Jiang Ran's words of comfort, the old man's emotions calmed down, and a hint of guilt appeared in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Ran.

"To be honest, I was the one who caused this whole thing, and I'm the one who's wronged you for making things this way."

As Old Master Si expressed his apology, a hint of emotion flashed across Jiang Ran's face as she lowered her eyes and listened quietly to what he had to say next.

“I know Ayan’s temperament. He will not compromise easily and let it go so easily.”

"I hope you can consider the child's sake and not hold it against him. Thank you for your hard work during this time."

Jiang Ran listened, thought for a moment, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

His words were subtle, but what he really meant was that in addition to being tolerant, one should also take good care of others.

But considering that he meant no harm and said many nice things, she didn't hold it against him.

She didn't care about his apology at all. Anyway, she didn't have any feelings for Si Yanxiao. She just wanted to use his spiritual energy to break through her own realm.

It's simply a matter of each person getting what they need.

Noticing the gaze that Old Master Si was casting on her, Jiang Ran snapped out of her reverie and replied softly, "It's nothing, it's what I should do."