Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Another Gift

Lin Anran stopped walking, turned to look at the Xue siblings, and said in a cold tone, "No need to eat."

"Ms. Lin, I'm sorry. I was too frivolous before." Xue Kai was pulled out of the car by Xue Ya and apologized to Lin Anran.

Xue Ya smiled at Lin Anran and said, "My brother always wants to chat up pretty girls. I've told him many times, but he still won't change. I really can't do anything about him."

Lin Anran raised an eyebrow. "Your family can't do anything about Young Master Xue, and you can't put him in front of me and make him scream and shout, disturbing my peace. I hope Young Master Xue can be more aware of being a good neighbor in the future."

Xue Ya didn't get angry when she heard this. Instead, she said, "Of course not, Miss Lin, don't worry. My sister and I just returned to China, so we don't really understand the social interactions back home. We've only learned this after interacting with so many people in the villa recently."

"Oh." Lin Anran responded perfunctorily.

Xue Kai looked like a spoiled brat. If Xue Ya hadn't been suppressing him, Lin Anran felt that Xue Kai would jump up and speak arrogantly and domineeringly to her.

Xue Ya reached out and patted Xue Kai, who turned away with a frustrated look on his face.

Lin Anran was speechless. She suspected Xue Ya and Xue Kai weren't here to apologize again, but to draw her hatred. It was just an apology, and she hadn't accepted it before, and she wouldn't accept it now. Why did Xue Ya force Xue Kai to come again? According to Cheng Dacai's words, the Xue family was powerful, so Xue Ya didn't need to do this. If he wanted to give her a perfunctory treatment, he could just give her a perfunctory treatment. Why was he pretending in front of her?

So were the Xue siblings liars? Or did the Xue family truly adhere to some kind of ridiculous etiquette? But Xue Ya and Xue Kai's behavior contradicted their supposed etiquette, and Lin Anran didn't think the Xue siblings were truly sorry for her.

"I have something else to do, please be as you please." Lin Anran did not intend to play Tai Chi with Xue Ya. She did not intend to have any dealings with the Xue family. She had no demands on the Xue family and was open and honest.

"Wait a minute," Xue Ya called out to Lin Anran, her eyes fixed on her curiously. "Ms. Lin, were you really the one who sold the Clivia that was served at the Lu Chuan Wang 80th birthday party?"

Lin Anran's clear eyes suddenly turned to Xue Ya: "Miss Xue, you've already made up your mind. Is there any need to ask others?"

Xue Ya looked at Lin Anran and said, "Miss Lin, please understand that for a family like ours, it's not difficult to find out something. You haven't shown up in public, but you haven't kept it completely secret. It's easy to find out about this in our wealthy circles. I just wanted to confirm it with you, and now it's confirmed."

Lin Anran said calmly: "Then you are very good at talking nonsense."

Xue Ya's smile froze. She observed Lin Anran, "I wonder if Miss Lin has heard that some kidnappers specifically target the wealthy. Many of their descendants have been kidnapped. Xue Kai and I have returned from abroad, so just in case, we need to investigate our neighbors and friends to reduce any danger."

Lin Anran rolled his eyes rudely. What high-sounding words. Although he knew that this was the reality, no one would feel happy but angry if they were told to their face that they were being investigated by others.

"Ms. Xue, can I understand that you are not here to apologize, but to provoke me?" Lin Anran pursed his lips and looked at Xue Ya coldly.

"No, I hope you don't misunderstand. In fact, I really want to establish a good relationship with your neighbor. I also want to buy an orchid from you, a unique orchid in the world." Xue Ya waved her hand and stared at Lin Anran with a twinkling eye.

Lin Anran smiled falsely, then said without hesitation: "Thank you, no sale."

"Not selling? Miss Lin, don't you know how valuable your orchids are? Don't you want to make more money?" Xue Ya was stunned for a moment, thinking Lin Anran was using Qiao to make more money. Then she understood, "Miss Lin, just name your price."

Lin Anran didn't bother to think about the meaning of Xue Ya's eyes. She smiled and held up a finger: "If you offer this amount, I can consider it."

Xue Ya: "Ten million? Sure."

Lin Anran shook his head, still wearing that overly bright smile on his face: "Add another zero."

Xue Ya was shocked.

Xue Kai exclaimed: "One hundred million?! Why don't you just go and rob it?"

"I'm not forcing you to sell it. If you're not happy with it, the deal won't go through. Why are you so excited?" Lin Anran sneered.

Xue Ya looked at Lin Anran with scrutiny: "Ms. Lin, you didn't intend to sell orchids to us from the beginning, did you?"

Lin Anran exclaimed in surprise, "So Miss Xue is so slow to react. I just rejected you."

Xue Ya: “…”

"Are you kidding us?!" Xue Kai glared at Lin Anran angrily.

Lin Anran didn't even bother to glance at Xue Kai. She thought the man was dirty even to look at him.

"Ms. Lin, I don't understand why you wouldn't make money if you had the chance?" Xue Ya, as the one in charge, suppressed Xue Kai and quickly asked, "I'm buying orchids from you out of sincerity. My mother's birthday is in a few months, and I want to prepare a very special gift for her. Luckily, you're my neighbor."

If someone didn't know the whole story, after listening to Xue Ya's words, they might be biased towards Xue Ya. But after listening to what Xue Ya said, she was sincere and played the emotional card. It turned out that this Miss Xue had a dirty heart.

Unfortunately, Lin Anran didn't buy it. "Let's not talk about the fact that I don't sell orchids. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have any. When Ms. Xue was investigating me, didn't she find out that all I'm growing are orchid seedlings?"

Xue Ya: "...Lan Miao?"

Seeing her expression, Lin Anran chuckled and said, "Did your housekeeper Carson not have time to tell you this news?"

"Miss Lin, you're joking. Even if our Xue family wanted to investigate someone, we wouldn't go into such detail. We'll just make sure there are no errors," Xue Ya explained. She then added, "Miss Lin, do you want to play basketball with us tomorrow? I've made plans with a lot of people, and you can get to know them on the court."

Xue Ya was sure that Lin Anran would not refuse. After all, Lin Anran was just a nouveau riche who made money by selling orchids. If he had the opportunity to make friends with more wealthy people, Lin Anran would definitely be tempted.

Unfortunately, Lin Anran would never follow Xue Ya's wishes, and she once again refused without hesitation.

Xue Ya was extremely surprised. This time, she couldn't control her expression. She looked at Lin Anran with a strange and puzzled look. She repeated, "Ms. Lin, are you really not going? I'm willing to introduce you to other people. You don't need to do anything."

Lin Anran also looked at Xue Ya strangely: "No, thank you for your kindness."

After sending away the Xue siblings, Lin Anran walked into the villa and called the security company immediately. She decided to continue hiring Zhang Yan as her bodyguard for half a year at first. She couldn't afford it for too long. Zhang Yan was very expensive, but expensiveness has its advantages. If she had more money, she would also hire Li Ming back to focus on protecting her and her orchid.

If a Xue Ya appears today, a Zhang Ya or a Li Ya might appear tomorrow, specifically targeting her orchids.

Lin Anran was happy that the orchids she grew were very popular, but she also knew that along with the benefits came some troubles that she was not yet aware of.

But when the enemy comes, we will fight him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

Zhang Yan had just returned to the company after vacation. Lin Anran called her and Zhang Yan immediately came to Mingyuan Villa with her luggage. With Zhang Yan as a bodyguard, Lin Anran felt much more at ease and could sleep peacefully.

Lin Anran was not surprised at all when she received Lu Honghui's invitation. She took Zhang Yan out to keep the appointment.

"Ms. Lin, long time no see. You look even more radiant than the last time we met." Lu Honghui had already arrived at the box and was waiting. When Lin Anran walked in, Lu Honghui naturally stood up and praised her.

Lin Anran immediately smiled, and she tactfully complimented him back, "Ms. Lu is the one who deserves it, and you seem even more high-spirited than the last time we met."

Lu Honghui's smile deepened. It was obvious that Lin Anran's words touched her heart. The success of her career made Lu Honghui seem a few years younger. She had an even stronger aura and looked really high and vigorous.

"Please sit down. I wanted to meet you earlier, but unfortunately, Boss Cheng said you went back to your hometown and he couldn't find you." Lu Honghui said.

"My hometown is far away, and it's really inconvenient to contact me." Lin Anran was frank and did not hide his background in this life.

Lu Honghui continued, "I learned from Boss Cheng that you were back in Shenzhen, so I immediately arranged a time to come from Hong Kong to meet you. My father knew I was coming to see you, so he wanted to come with me. He wants to see you."

Lin Anran was surprised: "Ship King Lu wants to see me?"

Lu Honghui nodded. "My father is crazy about Clivia, especially the one I bought from you, Ms. Lin. Now that Clivia has become his treasure, and even I, the one who gave it to him, can't touch it. Others can only look at it. Since you are a Clivia grower, my father naturally wants to meet you, but I was afraid it would be too sudden, so I refused to agree."

Lin Anran quickly drank a sip of tea and calmed down a bit. She said to herself with a self-deprecating smile, "If I met Lu Chuanwang in the box today, I would definitely not be able to calm down."

Lu Honghui shook her head: "I don't think so, Ms. Lin, you definitely won't be afraid of him." Because it wasn't Lin Anran who was asking for help, but her father.

Lin Anran smiled. The experience of Lu Chuanwang who started from scratch and became a wealthy man was magical and admirable. Most people wanted to meet him but couldn't, but now it was Lu Chuanwang who wanted to see her.

"Ms. Lin, I've prepared a gift specifically for you when I meet you this time." Lu Honghui suddenly said.

Lin Anran: “…”

Come again?