Chapter 246 Suddenly in Danger
Brother Xiaochuan?
Jiang Ranxing searched his memory for the name several times.
"I don't remember. Whose name is it?" Jiang Ranxing shook his head indifferently.
Fu Shenyuan, who had been filled with questions just moments before, could no longer voice them.
Jiang Ranxing didn't remember at all, and he hadn't heard her babbling in her sleep clearly on the two occasions before. In their past life together, he had never heard Jiang Ranxing mention this name.
Is he really overthinking things?
Fu Shenyuan had no choice but to give up: "Alright, I was just asking casually, it doesn't matter if you don't know."
Jiang Ranxing had no idea what he was thinking, and she didn't care. There was no need to care about someone who had nothing to do with her.
"Is there anything else you want to say? I have to get back to work. I won't be going back to the villa for the next few days, so don't bother me."
Jiang Ranxing treated it as a question and didn't actually wait for Fu Shenyuan to give any answer before returning to the studio.
"Take care of yourself, and contact me if anything happens..."
Before Fu Shenyuan could speak, a large door separated the two of them.
Fu Shenyuan looked at the door in front of him, sighed softly, and had no choice but to stop bothering her.
Mia kept an eye on the outside world from inside the studio until Fu Shenyuan left, at which point she went to tell Jiang Ranxing.
"Sis, Fu Shenyuan finally left. I thought he was going to stay!" Mia said with a hint of disdain.
Jiang Ranxing flipped through the design drafts and replied perfunctorily, "We don't need to worry about him anymore. We can just focus on our own things."
Jiang Ranxing picked out the drafts he was satisfied with and handed them to Mia: "These are not bad. The rest need to be revised. I will give you the revision suggestions after I have marked them. Go and communicate with the client first."
"Alright, career comes first!" Mia took the manuscript and left Jiang Ranxing's office humming a tune happily.
After finishing his work, Jiang Ranxing started working on the last bit of the clothes he had promised to give to Mai Mai.
After finishing, Jiang Ranxing took a picture and sent it to Xiao Hui.
【Xiao Hui, show this to Mai Mai. If there's anything he's not satisfied with, I'll revise it for him.】
Xiao Hui returned the call shortly afterward.
Jiang Ranxing answered the phone, and a sweet, childlike voice came from the other end.
"Aunt Ranxing, I have no complaints at all. Mai Mai really likes this dress. Thank you, Auntie!" Mai Mai said happily.
Jiang Ranxing smiled and said, "Great! I'm happy that Mai Mai likes Auntie."
Mai Mai said, "Auntie, are you working now? Can my mom and I come to see you? Will it bother you?"
Jiang Ranxing glanced at the time: "Of course, Mai Mai, give the phone to Mom, and I'll tell her the address."
"Ranxing, MaiMai is insisting on coming to see you and bringing you some cakes he made," Xiaohui said as she took the phone.
Jiang Ranxing nodded: "That would be great, perfect timing. When you arrive, I'll take you to lunch. There's a pretty good restaurant near my studio."
Xiao Hui: "Okay, Mai Mai and I will be heading out in a bit. Wait for us."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ranxing sent Xiao Hui the location of the studio and called the restaurant where they were going to have lunch to make a reservation.
After finishing these tasks, Jiang Ranxing continued working for a while. Around noon, Mia came over to invite her to lunch.
"Sis, let's have lunch together, it's on me," Mia said.
Jiang Ranxing had no choice but to politely decline: "I'm sorry, Mia, I have lunch plans with the kids. Let's do it another time."
Mia: "Okay, whose child is this? My son?"
Jiang Ranxing shook his head: "No, it's a friend's child. I made him a set of clothes."
Mia looked at her workbench and saw a set of children's clothes.
"Alright, alright, I won't bother you any longer. I'm going to have lunch with Manager Shen and the others in a bit."
"Okay, sure."
Jiang Ranxing continued working while waiting for Xiao Hui and Mai Mai to arrive.
About forty minutes later, Xiao Hui called: "Ranxing, we've arrived."
"Okay, I'll be right out, wait for me."
Jiang Ranxing carried the clothes rack for Mai Mai out of the office, greeted her colleagues as she passed through the office area, and then got into the nanny van parked at the door.
The car door opened, and Xiao Hui smiled as Mai Mai waved her delicate, white arm at him.
"Aunt Ranxing!" Mai Mai cheered, "Hurry up and get on the bus, I've saved a seat for you!"
After Jiang Ranxing got into the car, she told the driver the location of the restaurant. After the car started moving, she handed the clothes to Mai Mai.
"Try it on, Auntie, see if it fits?"
As soon as Jiang Ranxing finished speaking, Mai Mai unzipped her pants, put them on, and turned around, asking the two adults questions.
"Mom, Aunt Ranxing, how do I look? Does Mai Mai look good in it?" Mai Mai asked.
Xiao Hui praised repeatedly, "As expected of Aunt Ranxing who designed it for you herself, Mai Mai looks especially good in it!"
Jiang Ranxing also praised, "Mai Mai is a handsome young man; he looks good in anything."
Mai Mai was overjoyed to hear this, picked up the camera that was casually placed on the back seat, and took a bunch of selfies.
The two adults didn't spoil his fun; they just told him to sit still in the car and be careful.
The restaurant and studio were only a ten-minute drive apart. After the driver parked the car, Jiang Ranxing led Xiao Hui and Mai Mai into the restaurant. The waiter led them to a private room they had reserved and sat down. As usual, Jiang Ranxing ordered several of the restaurant's signature dishes.
"If there are children, let's cook those dishes separately, half spicy and half not spicy."
Jiang Ranxing then heard the waiter explain that the head chef of a high-end restaurant would cook according to the guests' preferences, and of course, a service fee would be charged. Jiang Ranxing never cared about such things; as long as the people dining with him could enjoy their meal, that was enough.
Xiao Hui said, "Ranxing, you're so thoughtful. Thank you again today. You designed clothes for Mai Mai and took us out to eat. I hope it didn't disturb your work too much."
"No, don't worry about it," Jiang Ranxing shook his head. "I'm very happy that you could come. Thank you for having lunch with me."
Xiao Hui and she smiled at each other.
During the meal, the two chatted about some lighthearted topics. Mai Mai clearly liked the dishes Jiang Ranxing ordered, and her little belly was bulging out from eating so much.
Xiao Hui laughed and said, "You've come here to mooch off your Aunt Ranxing, haven't you? No wonder you haven't wanted to eat since this morning! You silly child!"
Mai Mai smiled and snuggled into Jiang Ranxing's arms: "Yes! I like Aunt Ranxing and want to have dinner with her!"
Mai Mai pulled Jiang Ranxing's hand and asked, "Auntie, shall we go shopping this afternoon? There's a new animated movie that's really good. Aunt Ranxing, would you like to go see it with me?"
Jiang Ranxing roughly knew which one Mai Mai was referring to.
"It's that foreign film about animals, Auntie wants to watch it too, and it just so happens that Mai Mai and I are thinking the same thing," Jiang Ranxing said.
Xiao Hui knew that Jiang Ranxing was just trying to make Mai Mai happy.
"You're so busy, are you really sure you can take Mai Mai to the movies?"
Jiang Ranxing patted Xiao Hui's hand: "Don't worry, I'll tell you the truth if anything happens. I'm really not that busy right now. I finished up most of my work this morning."
Xiao Hui is now relieved.
"Then let's go shopping at the nearby mall this afternoon. I'm thinking of buying some things I'll need for my trip abroad, and I'd like you to give me some advice," Xiaohui said.
As Jiang Ranxing sipped his mushroom soup, he casually asked, "Are you going abroad? Where to?"
"It's that country C you were in before. Lu Yuan mentioned it to me recently, saying that he would take Mai Mai and me abroad for a trip in a while. If we find a place we like, we can stay there for a while. That reminded me of the country you mentioned. The scenery is so beautiful and the place is so pleasant. It should be a good place for my family to go."
Jiang Ranxing pondered for a while and then realized why they were going abroad.
After handing over the tool that could bring down Fu Hongkai to Fu Shenyuan, Wan Luyuan was bound to go out and lay low for a while. Judging from Xiao Hui's expression, she probably didn't know about this yet. Wan Luyuan had managed to keep these dangerous things a secret very well.
Jiang Ranxing smiled and said, "Okay, when we go shopping later, I'll help you pick out some necessities."
Going abroad is a good thing, Jiang Ranxing thought. It would be a good thing for Xiao Hui and the child to be away from the troubles of City A.
Jiang Ranxing excused himself to go to the restroom and paid the bill at the front desk.
Upon returning, Xiaohui and Mai Mai got back into the nanny van and drove to a nearby shopping mall.
But when the car started moving, Jiang Ranxing looked at the scenery outside the window and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
She secretly patted Xiao Hui's hand, and Xiao Hui probably realized something.
Jiang Ranxing pushed Mai Mai into the corner of the back seat to prevent him from getting out, then continued chatting with Xiao Hui and casually asked the driver.
"This road is quite beautiful. It runs along the coastline and offers a continuous view of the sea. If you go further, you can even reach the suburbs. But we'll have to take a detour to get to the shopping mall we want to go to. Won't that delay the start of the movie? The kids will be unhappy."
As Jiang Ranxing spoke, the driver in the front seat did not react at all, and the car did not slow down at all.
Jiang Ranxing and Xiao Hui exchanged a glance, both knowing the truth.
The current situation is that the two of them and their child are going to be in trouble!
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