Chapter 76 Bitch

like?

What does it feel like to like someone?

For An Eun-woo, it was impulsiveness, blindness, a desperate gamble leading to destruction, a grand and dazzling fireworks display.

This shouldn't have appeared in An Eun-woo's world.

“An Yinyou, you should remember, don’t do things you’re not sure you can handle,” An Yinyou’s father said to her. He had just ruined a banquet as he said this.

"Yes, Father." An Yinyou lowered her head and admitted her mistake. "I won't do it again."

The man smiled with relief; they had always been at ease with their child. He had shown remarkable precocity from a very young age. He was intelligent; he understood things with just a few words of guidance.

"Yes, An Yinyou." The man patted him on the shoulder. "I believe you can lead the An family to glory."

An Yinyou constantly anticipates outcomes and adjusts his words and actions accordingly to maximize his gains. He is handsome, possesses an extremely gentle personality, and his meticulous nature makes him incredibly successful in social situations.

Besides Pei Ci.

This eldest daughter of the Pei family was frequently mentioned by elders and those around her. People praised her beauty, lamented her frail health, and said she was just an innocent young lady who didn't know the ways of the world.

However, he suffered repeated defeats.

He couldn't stir any emotion in her at all.

Of course, that was before. Now, at this moment, An Yinyou's confession truly makes Pei Ci feel incredulous.

Does Ahn Eun-woo like herself?

Pei Ci blinked. In her memory, she and An Yinyou had almost no interaction. So where did this liking come from?

Moreover, given An Yinyou's personality, he actually blurted it out. What happened in between? Pei Ci felt completely unaware of this.

However, the only certainty is that if she truly likes him, she also has the right to use him. This will greatly help her investigation into the person behind the scenes.

But……

Do you really like it?

Pei Ci wouldn't rashly draw a judgment based solely on An Yinyou's one-sided account, because people can lie. She silently approached, her eyes fixed on those gentle eyes, tiptoeing closer, slowly closing the distance...

The tips of their noses were almost touching.

Then Pei Ci stopped.

She noticed An Eun-woo's body gradually stiffening, his trembling pupils, and...

An Yinyou's heart pounded deafeningly.

That's right.

An Eun-woo likes herself.

“Okay.” Pei Ci finally answered, “I need your help.”

From then on, An Yinyou became a frequent guest at the Pei family home. The two were practically strangers at first, but for some unknown reason, they grew very close. This was truly astonishing.

"No way, I really don't understand... Wasn't it said that Miss intended to get engaged to Young Master Lu? How come she's now getting along so closely with the young master of the An family?"

"Things have changed too quickly. Young Master Lu and Miss Lu didn't seem to be arguing."

"No, it's quite normal to choose Young Master An. Considering everything, his family background, appearance, abilities, and interpersonal skills are all outstanding."

"Yes, it's good that the two of them are engaged."

*

"Bang--"

He overturned a table full of priceless handicrafts to the ground, Lu Ran hunched over, his eyes bloodshot and his face pale.

This had been Lu Ran's state for several days in a row: irritable, easily angered, and prone to smashing things at the slightest provocation. He always vented his emotions wantonly because he was powerless against the culprit. And after his outbursts of rage, an almost innocent bewilderment would appear on his handsome face.

Why?

Why is Ah Ci ignoring people?

“Hey, I think the reason is very simple.” Jing Lin, who seemed to know Lu Ran’s mind, leaned closer. “Your sister-in-law is definitely not at fault. Someone must be seducing him.”

So it's not my fault?

Lu Ran rarely raised his face and looked at Jing Lin. Jing Lin winked and smiled at him, then mysteriously took out a newspaper from behind his back. In the place that Jing Lin pointed to, Lu Ran saw An Yinyou getting out of the car at the Pei family's gate.

An Yinyou acted like a noble young master, dressed in fairly ordinary clothes and without any special makeup. But Lu Ran could already sense the undisguised sassiness emanating from him.

An Eun-woo, that bitch!

He really wanted to seduce Ah Ci!

He's still up to his old tricks after all these years!

Lu Ran's eyes were bloodshot, a sign that he was about to explode in anger. Jing Lin, seeing this, was ready to add fuel to the fire, "According to the reports, it seems he's already been to the Pei family several times."

When did this happen?

“Just in the next few days, um…” Jing Lin said slowly, “After my sister-in-law returned to the country, he deliberately started to make his presence felt in the Pei family. He made quite a bit of his presence in Pei Chi’s area. After you left my sister-in-law’s place, he came again.”

Jinglin spoke vaguely, deliberately obscuring the timeline, and even added casually at the end, "Your sister-in-law seems quite satisfied with him..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran's mind went blank. From Jing Lin's few words and the information in the newspaper, he easily drew a conclusion—

It was An Yinyou who sabotaged this!

During the few days he spent with Aci, he must have been insanely jealous, so he started talking badly about her, and it's probably because he said things he shouldn't have that Aci ignored him.

The more Lu Ran thought about it, the more convinced he became that way.

That bitch!

He angrily got into his car and drove towards the Pei family's house. He wanted to explain to A-Ci that he was innocent, that this shouldn't have happened, and that it couldn't have happened like this!

Then--

As expected, Lu Ran was stopped at the door.

"Sorry, Young Master Lu, you can't go in," said the two security guards from the Pei family.

In fact, if Lu Ran really wanted to go in, he could just barge in; even the King of Heaven himself couldn't stop him. But facing the Pei family, he could only wait helplessly outside the door.

He was always extremely cautious and apprehensive towards Aci, as if walking on thin ice.

Lu Ran waited and waited, until the sun set and the sky turned a dusky yellow, but he was still not allowed to go in. Instead...

When An Eun-woo came out.

A newspaper is a newspaper after all; the print isn't very clear. But when Lu Ran saw An Yinyou, dressed impeccably and beaming with pride, emerge from the Pei family home, the tension in his mind snapped.

This shouldn't be the case.

That can't be the case.

People become calmer when they are at their angrier. Lu Ran silently watched An Yinyou get into the car and say goodbye to the maid who had brought him there. Then, as An Yinyou's car started to drive away, he followed behind.

They maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

Until they reached a place with very little traffic, Lu Ran floored the accelerator and sped off, and then—

"Bang--!"

Lu Ran's car crashed into An Yinyou's car.

Lu Ran has a habit of racing. He usually drives sports cars, most of which have been modified. Some are specifically for racing, while others are for hitting people.

Lu Ran was driving the latter today.