Chapter 138 Don't Go
Jiang Ranxing interrupted the two people's back-and-forth banter.
She looked at Ji Shiheng and asked, "Mr. Ji, I didn't tell you the address, how did you find my house?"
Jiang Ranxing asked casually, intending only to interrupt them; otherwise, if the two continued talking like this, who knows how long it would go on.
Ji Shiheng shrugged: "I went directly to the HR manager, who looked at your resume. The address was on it, so I came over to take a look."
Ji Shiheng added, "It's fine to take it as a supervisor's way of showing concern for his employees."
At the time, Ji Shiheng was at the company and was about to make a phone call.
After thinking about it, he decided it would be better to come see her directly, so Ji Shiheng went to the personnel department.
"We're going abroad together the day after tomorrow. I'll come see you. If you get sick, I'll take you to the hospital right away."
Jiang Ranxing shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Ji."
Ji Shiheng paused for a moment, then asked, "You just called Shen Yuan, right? Are you two getting a divorce?"
Jiang Ranxing didn't want to hide it anymore; she hadn't intended to hide it from these two people when she answered the phone.
"It'll be done soon, just a few more formalities and we'll be divorced."
Ji Shiheng said "Oh" and then said to himself, "I'll be single again soon."
Being single again would be much better than being in a marriage now.
Being single also means that you can develop relationships with other single people.
It's not a bad thing.
Ji Shiheng glanced at her, then looked at Wen Qingrang. He felt a slight hostility towards this man; he didn't want to see Wen Qingrang by Jiang Ranxing's side.
They could both sense the repulsion between each other, a natural reaction that male animals in nature produce when faced with competition.
The scarcity and limited availability of females also make them a resource that males compete for.
"Would you like to go out for lunch together? We both have some free time, and we'd like to invite you along," Ji Shiheng asked Jiang Ranxing.
Jiang Ranxing shook his head again: "No need, President Ji. I want to rest at home. Maybe next time."
Jiang Ranxing's refusal was quite obvious, and Ji Shiheng couldn't say anything more.
Besides, with Wen Qingrang present, he didn't want Wen Qingrang to see him being rejected a second time.
So Ji Shiheng had no choice but to get up: "Okay, I'll go first, I'll come pick you up from your house the day after tomorrow morning, okay?"
Jiang Ranxing nodded: "Okay, I'll have to trouble President Ji then."
Jiang Ranxing got up and saw Ji Shiheng out.
After closing the door, Jiang Ranxing saw Wen Qingrang still sitting on the sofa.
She sighed softly.
Once one problem is solved, another one is waiting.
Jiang Ranxing sat back down on the sofa. Wen Qingrang looked at her face and asked with some concern, "What's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"
Jiang Ranxing remained silent for a while, then looked up at Wen Qingrang with clear and calm eyes, deciding to ask him about the matter she had been thinking about for a long time.
"I'm fine, Qingrang. I want to ask you something. If we're friends, can you tell me honestly?"
Wen Qingrang suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Go ahead," Wen Qingrang said.
Jiang Ranxing paused, then let out a long breath and said, "Did you know all along that I was pregnant? The time you took my pulse?"
Wen Qingrang stared at her blankly for a moment, his eyes darkening slightly before he slowly nodded.
After confirming his conjecture, Jiang Ranxing slowly connected the things he had suspected together.
"So, Lin Xuesha actually knew that too, right?"
Wen Qingrang glanced at her; he hadn't expected Jiang Ranxing to think of this.
"How could you..."
Jiang Ranxing sighed, but didn't show any emotion.
Jiang Ranxing said, "How would I know? Are all these recent events really just baseless rumors? After thinking about it, I realize I don't believe it."
Based on her intuition alone, things weren't that simple.
“You took my pulse and said I was just feeling a little unwell. I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time, just because of my health.”
"But then, Lin Xuesha orchestrated for Zhou Mozheng to break into my house, making Fu Shenyuan mistakenly believe that I had a relationship with Zhou Mozheng."
"At the time, I just thought Lin Xuesha was jealous of me and wanted to ruin my reputation. Now I realize what she meant by saying 'There are even bigger gifts waiting for you'."
Jiang Ranxing stared at Wen Qingrang and continued speaking in a calm tone.
Wen Qingrang felt that she didn't seem to be very angry.
She must be disappointed in him.
Jiang Ranxing continued, "She was plotting against the child I'm carrying now. She wanted Fu Shenyuan to think the child wasn't his. Am I right, Qingrang?"
Jiang Ranxing calmly recounted everything.
After learning she was pregnant, her mind was indeed in a state of chaos, so chaotic that she couldn't find a clue for a while.
But during the two days she rested at home, she gradually figured out the sequence of events, only lacking proof.
Therefore, she did not refuse when Wen Qingrang wanted to come to her house to visit her.
She also wanted to verify whether it was true, as she suspected, that Wen Qingrang had actually been hiding something from her.
In retrospect, Wen Qingrang's response explains everything.
Jiang Ranxing smiled faintly.
She couldn't help but wonder if there were any people around her she could truly trust.
Aside from Teacher Zhou, Mia, and her colleagues at the studio, how many of the so-called high society people she came into contact with were truly sincere?
She was really exhausted; dealing with these people was draining her both physically and mentally.
True feelings are always hard to fathom, and she didn't want to delve into them any further.
She had already learned enough from Fu Shenyuan that putting your heart into something meant taking the risk of getting hurt.
She didn't want to get hurt again.
"Burning Star, you..." Wen Qingrang was about to say something.
Jiang Ranxing chuckled and shook his head, saying in a calm tone, "Mr. Wen, please go back. Thank you for coming to see me today."
Jiang Ranxing has even changed how he addresses her, and they've gone back to being so distant from the beginning.
Jiang Ranxing lowered her eyes, then, as if remembering something, said, "Thank you for all the help you've given me before. The clothes I promised to design for you are finished. I'll have my studio colleagues send them to you another day. Then we'll be even. I think I should have less contact with Mr. Wen in the future."
Jiang Ranxing felt a little tired, so he stood up and wanted to go back to his bedroom to sleep for a while.
"Wait, don't go."
Just as Jiang Ranxing stood up, she heard Wen Qingrang say something, and then her wrist was grabbed.
Jiang Ranxing looked down and saw that the veins on Wen Qingrang's hand, which was holding her wrist, were bulging, but her wrist didn't feel much pain.
Wen Qingrang restrained his strength so as not to cause her pain.
"Burning Star, wait a minute, let me say a few words."
Jiang Ranxing looked at Wen Qingrang with some helplessness, and then slowly sat down on the sofa.
Wen Qingrang seemed to have made up his mind; he couldn't let go of Jiang Ranxing's hand at this moment.
Wen Qingrang looked at Jiang Ranxing and saw the coldness on her face. The last time they met, she had a faint, genuine smile on her face.
“I admit, I knew you were pregnant a long time ago, and Xue Sha... knew too.”
Jiang Ranxing looked over, and Wen Qingrang nodded. Wen Qingrang was somewhat reluctant to see the look in her eyes at that moment, but compared to the possibility that he would never be able to contact her again, he had to say something.
Wen Qingrang sighed: "However, I knew nothing about what Xue Sha did later. I only told her that you were pregnant."
Jiang Ranxing frowned slightly: "I don't quite understand why you did all this, and what role you played in it all?"
What Jiang Ranxing couldn't understand the most was this matter; in her opinion, she couldn't find Wen Qingrang's motive for doing so.
If he likes Lin Xuesha, he should do something to stop Lin Xuesha from being with Fu Shenyuan.
However, Wen Qingrang's approach was clearly different.
This made Jiang Ranxing even more confused. Could it be because...?
"Is it because of Fu Shenyuan? Or rather... because of the Fu family?"
Seeing that she had guessed the right direction, Wen Qingrang slowly nodded.
"Burning Star, you have to believe me. I have never had any ill intentions towards you. I just have some grudges with the Fu family."
He didn't want Jiang Ranxing to become estranged from him because of this, or to distance herself from him.
Wen Qingrang said with a somewhat dejected expression, "The Fu family is now the only dominant family in A City. They can turn the tide with a flick of their wrist and are respected by everyone. But back then, in the time of Old Master Fu, it wasn't like this."
"Back then, the Wen family stood shoulder to shoulder with the Fu family, and all the grudges were formed at that time," Wen Qingrang said.
Jiang Ranxing frowned slightly, sensing that she was about to touch upon some truths of the past.
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