Chapter 123

sweet……

Jin Chuwan couldn't help but chuckle as she listened. He believed everything she said, but so be it. She didn't want to explain to him now.

Anyway, he's not willing to talk to her properly now; he either puts on a sour face and throws a tantrum or makes unreasonable and wild guesses.

He wasn't like this before.

The red sedan circled the ring road once and returned to its original spot. Kim Cho-wan followed the traffic and turned into the apartment.

It was already 7:30. Usually, she would have finished dinner and be sitting on the sofa watching her favorite TV series by this time, but now she had to try to discuss things peacefully with Ran Xian.

"Although it's my home, it's actually Cheng Ya's house. There are many people at home right now. Since you're coming to visit, please don't bring your negative feelings towards me into it..."

Ran Xian raised his eyelids slightly. "A lot of people?"

"Yes, Cheng Ya and Cheng Xiucheng are both here, and Jiang Chen and Li Xing'en are staying here temporarily..."

After listening, Ran Xian paused in his action of opening the car door, thinking that Jin Chuwan was joking.

"How come they're still able to get along peacefully?"

Jin Chuwan understood the meaning behind his words. She calmly picked up her backpack and locked the car door.

"Does this mean we have to fight instead of staying at peace, or do you just treat me with sarcastic remarks like I do?"

Kim Cho-wan finished speaking and left.

Ran Xian, who was following behind, watched her walk away and silently followed after her.

He didn't refute anything, but just impatiently loosened his tie.

The apartment building has great greenery, but perhaps a little too much. You can always hear all sorts of strange noises, like insects chirping and birds singing. Combined with the poor lighting in the residential area, the atmosphere around it feels a bit odd.

Ran Xian frowned. He was about to say something when he suddenly heard Jin Chuwan's exclamation from ahead.

He immediately gave chase.

Jin Chuwan took a half step back while holding her bag. She looked at the man squatting downstairs at the apartment building, remained silent for a while, and then pressed Meixin down.

"What's wrong?"

Ran Xian hurried over, put his arm around Jin Chuwan's shoulder, and swept his gaze over her coldly.

"Huh? Ran Xian... how did you two get together?"

Yin Zhihua patted his pants and stood up. After being kicked out of the car by Jin Chuwan that day, he felt resentful no matter how he thought about it, so he shamelessly came over again today.

However, he did not come empty-handed.

Jin Chuwan sighed and looked helplessly at Yin Zhihua: "Didn't I tell you to go back? Why did you come here to find me again?"

Hearing Jin Chuwan's disdainful tone, Ran Xian glanced at Yin Zhihua, who seemed used to it and didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he swirled the wine in his hand and leaned closer with a smile.

"I've already arranged my work. I just came to have a drink with you today. You're not even willing to do that? Are we no longer friends?"

friend……

When Jin Chuwan heard this, she was reminded of the time when he had pursued her to become his friend.

"Okay, but let me make this clear first, I won't take care of you if you're drunk, and there's no place for you to stay at home..."

"I'm not picky, just give me a sofa..."

Seeing the two of them huddled together, looking like they had a good relationship, Ran Xian gritted his teeth and followed them with a cold face.

As they were getting on the elevator, Yin Zhihua suddenly raised his arm and put it on Ran Xian's shoulder.

"By the way, when did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me?"

Ran Xian glanced at his shoulder, somewhat annoyed but still patiently replied.

"yesterday."

Yin Zhihua nodded, but Jin Chuwan suddenly laughed when she heard it.

"Yesterday... it turns out you came to cause trouble as soon as you got back. You really do like me..."

There was a moment of stillness in the air, until the elevator doors opened with a ding.

Yin Zhihua glanced at Ran Xian in surprise, then stroked his chin and slowly walked out.

Jin Chuwan was about to follow, but was pulled back the moment she took a step.

Someone pressed a button forcefully, and the elevator doors closed again. Yin Zhihua, who had just stepped out, looked back and realized something was wrong.

He slapped it twice, then realized it wasn't right, so he took two steps back and looked anxiously at the numbers on the screen.

Ran Xian held onto the elevator with one hand and pressed on Jin Chuwan's shoulder with the other. He lowered his head, and the corners of his eyes were slightly red.

"What, is it that disgusts you that I like you? When others confess their feelings, you hesitate and struggle to refuse, but when I like you, you ignore them and make sarcastic remarks... Am I really that worthless in your eyes?"

The elevator buttons next to me were lit up haphazardly.

Jin Chuwan looked up and saw that his eyes were moist again, and his gaze was lowered.

The elevator went up floor by floor.

"You did this to me first..."

Jin Chuwan turned her head away. She didn't want to argue with Ran Xian either, but he started it first.

"You were the one who rejected me first—"

Ran Xian stared intently at Jin Chuwan, trying his best to hold back his tears.

He's already embarrassed enough.

Before the revenge she had planned could even begin, she had already seen through his intentions. What he had refused to admit for six years, she could expose with just a smile.

Do you know what I've been through these past few years?

Ran Xian lowered his head, his breathing becoming heavy.

"That crazy woman who called you 'Auntie' just wanted to vent her anger and left Ranmin and me homeless. I almost lost everything... But what about you? You've already forgotten about me, haven't you? Do I, Ranmin, or we even have the slightest weight in your heart?"

Jin Chuwan looked up and stared blankly at Ran Xian.

To this day, she still doesn't understand what true love is. She knows that starting to pay attention to someone means she has feelings for them, and she knows all the behaviors that come with love, but she... seems to have never been moved by it herself.

"The reason I didn't refuse Li Xing'en back then was because he had your and Ran Min's bloodline report, and I remember he burned them all... I didn't know things would turn out like this..."

Jin Chuwan lowered her head as she spoke; all those things about love and hate were too heavy for her.

She didn't want to carry these burdens.

"You can't take it all out on me, it's not my fault..."

Ran Xian seemed exhausted, but suddenly smiled.

"Yes, it's not your fault..."

"Then what am I supposed to do? Should I hate my parents who created all of this, or should I hate Li Xing'en who exposed everything, or should I hate you who so easily abandoned me..."

"Do I have to hold a grudge about something in order to keep going?"

The elevator dinged, indicating that it had reached the top floor.

Kim Cho-wan raised her sleeve and wiped the tears off Ran Hyun's face.

"I won't care about you..."

She raised her eyes, her light-colored eyes seeming to have made a decision. "Hate me if you want, but I won't care about you, I won't indulge you, I won't be nice to you. If you dare to curse me, I'll curse you back. If you dare to bully me, I'll make you cry. If you think that's the only way you can feel relieved and vent your anger, then let's just leave it at that..."

"Do you want to do this?"

Their eyes met, and Ran Xian's eyes grew even redder. The more frustrated and angry he felt, the more uncontrollable his tears became.

Finally, he closed his eyes as if giving up.

He felt her sleeve wiping his face haphazardly, and he smelled her faint fragrance.

Like some kind of enchantment, he couldn't help but lean on her shoulder.

When Yin Zhihua caught up, he saw two people who seemed to be hugging. He froze for a moment, then grabbed Ran Xian by the collar and threw a punch.

He was furious and felt cheated.

"You son of a bitch! No, I mean, you're not interested in Kim Cho-wan?"

Jin Chuwan glanced at Ran Xian, who was lying on the ground, but did not help him up.

"Serves you right."

She summarized in a low voice.

Upon hearing Jin Chuwan's words, Yin Zhihua immediately went into the elevator to check on her condition. The more he looked, the more irritated he became, and he couldn't help but glance down at Ran Xian.

Did he bully you?

After hearing this, Jin Chuwan stopped Yin Zhihua, who was about to continue fighting, and said, "There was no bullying, don't get agitated."

The elevator doors closed again. Jin Chuwan glanced at them and then pressed her floor button.

The elevator was eerily quiet, with only the sound of Ran Xian slowly standing up as he held onto the elevator. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and then looked up at Jin Chuwan.

"Your dog is very protective of its owner..."

Jin Chuwan stared at the constantly flashing electronic screen, not wanting to pay attention to Ran Xian, but Yin Zhihua raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

"Yours? Am I yours?"

His smug look left Jin Chuwan feeling helpless, and she pointed to the man standing on the other side.

"Is that the point? He's insulting you, isn't he?"

“Ah…” Yin Zhihua followed Jin Chuwan’s finger and looked behind him.

The two men met eyes, neither showing any pleasantness. But after Yin Zhihua looked away, a smile returned to his lips as he moved closer to Jin Chuwan.

"But if you like this kind of thing, it's not impossible for me..."

Kim Cho-wan thought he had lost his mind.

She smiled, glanced at the door, and said, "Excuse me, the elevator's here. I need to go home."

She walked forward, and Yin Zhihua immediately followed. However, as they went out, he still glanced warily at Ran Xian behind him.

"snort."

Just a minute ago, they were very compatible "partners," but now they clearly hate each other.

Jin Chuwan stood at the door and entered the password. Ran Xian straightened his collar and followed her inside.

There were indeed many people inside the house.

Cheng Xiucheng was mopping the floor while wearing an apron, Jiang Chen was sitting on the sofa typing on his computer, and Cheng Ya was sitting opposite him, applying a face mask and making a phone call.

"It really is true, they're as harmonious as a family..."

Jiang Chen was the first to see Ran Xian and Yin Zhihua enter. He got up, walked over, took Jin Chuwan's bag, and hung it on the coat rack.

He noticed that some of the people seemed a bit off, but he didn't ask any questions. He just glanced at Ran Xian, who was standing next to Jin Chuwan.

What happened to your face?

Before entering the house, Jin Chuwan had already "reminded" them, but even so, she was still a little uneasy.

They were pulled into the elevator, hugged, and then Yin Zhihua beat them up.

If I were to say these words, I don't even need to think about how my family would react.

First of all, Cheng Ya would probably just give them the order to leave.

Just as Jin Chuwan was lost in thought, she heard the young man beside her reply with a smile.

"It's nothing, just ran into a stray dog."

Ran Xian smiled as a greeting to Jiang Chen, and then went straight into the room.

Yin Zhihua, who was following behind, also twitched the corner of his mouth when he heard the dog.

dog?

Normally, if anyone dared to use that word to describe him, he would definitely teach them a lesson. But for some reason, if Jin Chuwan is added before the word, he doesn't seem to get angry.

That's so strange.

His gaze then turned to Kim Cho-wan.

"Is it a stray dog? It looks more like a domestic dog to me."