Chapter 71 Xie Ran As long as you remember her, she will always exist. …
Ning Heng saw Xie Ran. She was wearing a white dress, with long, shiny black hair brushing her shoulders. Her clothes were simple, but her facial features were strong, almost exactly the same as when he first met her.
They should be strangers, but Xie Ran's greeting to him was very natural, and the communication process was also very natural.
She started by complaining to them, saying, "I was half an hour late, and you guys just sat there? You didn't even order any food?"
She was really impressed that she had to do things like ordering food.
She asked them if they wanted anything to eat.
Gao Shule replied: "I'm not picky about food, anything is fine."
Xie Ran looked at Ning Heng and raised his chin, meaning, "What about you?"
Ning Heng said nothing, just looked at her quietly.
Xie Ran asked again, and Ning Heng finally spoke, saying two words: "All is fine."
Xie Ran resisted the urge to roll his eyes and called the waiter to place his order.
Ever since she entered the room, Ning Heng's eyes have been on her. The tone of voice, the movement of the chin, and the impatient expression were almost identical to Gao Luoru.
Are there people in the world whose words and actions are so similar? Even twins may not be able to do it, not to mention that there is a 20-year age difference between them.
Another question that puzzled Ning Heng was that as Gao Luo's biological sister, Xie Ran seemed to have no impact at all on her sister's disappearance in the river.
Ordinary people couldn't even eat, but she was in the mood to discuss the menu with the waiter, and then ordered every specialty dish recommended by the waiter.
Ning Heng was concentrating on observing her when she suddenly turned around and said to him, "A Luo said you want to invite me to participate in the last episode of "Wonderful Holiday"?"
Ning Heng opened his mouth and said, "So that's the plan... But now there shouldn't be a last issue."
How could the variety show continue to be filmed normally after such a big incident happened to Gao Luo? The last episode of the second season was already the last one.
"Accidents always happen unexpectedly, director, don't be too sad." Xie Ran advised him.
His words were quite sincere, but his expression didn't show any sadness at all.
"Aren't you sad?" Ning Heng asked her back.
"Life is unpredictable. Many times, many people have no way of knowing when to see each other for the last time, and no way of saying goodbye to each other one by one. There will definitely be regrets, but as long as you remember her, she will always be there."
It was a very official way of comforting, but Ning Heng listened very carefully. He pondered her last words over and over again, and murmured, "She will always be here?"
Xie Ran uttered a soft "hmm", very short and affirmative.
"So you don't have to keep looking for her."
Ning Heng did not respond. After a while, he asked an irrelevant question: "How many times have I seen you today?"
Xie Ran held up four fingers, "Four times."
The first time was at Yigu Hotel. It was the five-star hotel where the celebration party for the movie starring Guan Liuliu was held, and it was also the place where we met today. Ning Heng originally thought that Gao Shule had put a lot of thought into booking this hotel, and now it seems that she had indeed put in some "thought".
The second time they met was on the day after Gao Shule had a car accident. Ning Heng went to visit her at the hospital where she was being treated.
It was a double room with a curtain between the two beds, which was half drawn. There was a girl lying on the bed next to her, facing inward, and she seemed to be sleeping.
The third meeting was still in the hospital, which was the fifth day after Gao Shule had the car accident. Gao Shule tactfully suggested that he stop looking for Gao Luo.
There is a window in the ward through which you can see the garden outside. The girl in the next bed is standing in front of the window eating potato chips, and the crunching sound continues. Ning Heng was a little angry after hearing what Gao Shule said, and he became even more annoyed when he heard the sound of potato chips.
Because all his energy was focused on finding Gao Luo, Ning Heng didn't look at the girl carefully twice. Thinking back now, her figure is actually somewhat similar to Xie Ran.
"Are you the one in the car?" Ning Heng asked.
Xie Ran said, "It's Gao Luo."
The person sitting in the car was Gao Luo, and the person entering the hospital was Xie Ran. Ning Heng recalled the scene when he first met her.
Perhaps the hint to him had been there from the very beginning, but he just didn't notice it.
Before the meal ended, Ning Heng asked Xie Ran: "Will there be a chance to invite you to my variety show again in the future?"
Ning Heng used the word "again", hoping to hear an accurate answer from Xie Ran.
But Xie Ran did not answer "yes" or "no". She just said: "I have no intention of entering the entertainment industry."
Ning Heng raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction: "That's not the right answer."
Xie Ran raised his lips and smiled: "This is my answer."
Answering a question that is not related to the question is also an answer. Some things are unnecessary or cannot be explained clearly. Ning Heng understood.
After finishing their meal, the three of them left the restaurant together and took the elevator downstairs.
Xia Shi was waiting for Xie Ran in the hotel lobby. When he saw her come out, he called out, "A Luo, this way."
He was going to talk to Xie Ran about the game company today and had agreed to pick her up here.
Xie Ran said hello to the other two people and left with Xia Shi.
Ning Heng was stunned when he heard the name, and after a while he said, "A Luo?"
Gao Shule explained: "Xie Ran's nickname is A Luo."
"They all call her A'Luo..." Ning Heng realized belatedly: "So you knew about this long ago?"
Gao Shule shook her head first, then nodded and said, "She has always had this nickname. She is my aunt, of course I know it."
Although the answer was not the question he asked, Ning Heng understood it.
After returning this time, he stopped the search and rescue operation and put his energy back into his work.
Gao Shule is also preparing to join the crew to film.
This is her first time playing the leading female role, and it is a work by a big director, so she has to join the crew in advance to prepare.
*
On the night of the accident, Xia Shi was the first person to see Gao Luo's message in time, so he quickly contacted her and found them under the bridge.
At that time, Gao Luo had turned back into Xie Ran's appearance.
Gao Shule told him, "I can't leave now. Take Luo away quietly first. Don't let anyone find out, and don't tell anyone what you saw."
What she said was very strange, but Xia Shi had no doubts and just said briefly: "I understand, just be careful."
Then he took Xie Ran away.
From that moment on, Gao Luo disappeared from this world forever.
Before falling off the bridge, Gao Shule actually had two choices: one was to increase the speed of the car to get rid of Wen Cheng, which she could do and she was sure of it; the other was to fall off the bridge.
There are probably two benefits: one is that there is solid evidence, which will make Wen Cheng bear severe traffic penalties; the other is that it will give Gao Luo a legitimate reason to disappear.
This option is provided by the system.
After being rear-ended by Wen Cheng for the first time, the system appeared and told Gao Shule that as long as she fell into the river, Gao Luo could permanently turn back into Xie Ran, but it did not guarantee that they would survive.
She only had one second to make a choice.
That was the quickest and most important decision Gao Shule had ever made in her life. It was a matter of life and death, but she stepped on the accelerator without hesitation and crashed into the guardrail.
She knew how much Xie Ran wanted to return to her true self, and she also knew that she was worried that her secret would be discovered and her parents would be implicated.
She will protect Gao Luo and will definitely let her live.
After falling into the water, the cold river water quickly poured in through the open car window. She felt an overwhelming sense of suffocation. It would be a lie to say that she was not afraid, but there was always one thought in her mind: she must keep A'Luo alive.
Fortunately, she controlled the distance and the place where she fell into the river was not far from the bank. After unbuckling the safety belt, she swam forward for a while with Xie Ran and climbed ashore. Fortunately, Xia Shi arrived in time, before the police, so the plan was successful.
On the way, Xie Ran explained his secret to Xia Shi clearly, and explained to him in detail why he wanted him to take him away quietly first and why he had to keep it secret.
Xia Shi's reaction was flat at the time, and Xie Ran thought he was just pretending to be calm. Later, she found out that he had known for a long time that she and Gao Luo were the same person, and he even knew it earlier than Gao Shule.
Xia Mushi is the major shareholder of Yigu Hotel. On the day of the celebration party for the movie "The Crow", he came to inspect the work and saw Xie Ran and Gao Luo.
He had the most complete surveillance footage of that day and knew that Gao Luo was the only person who entered the hotel that day. Gao Luo entered the bathroom on the sixth floor, and then Xie Ran suddenly appeared. Then I saw Xie Ran enter the bathroom on the first floor, and then Gao Luo walked out.
After watching it, he destroyed the video. Therefore, Ning Heng later became suspicious of Gao Luo and Xie Ran's identities. When he wanted to investigate the surveillance footage of that day, he was told by the staff that the surveillance footage was damaged and the video could not be viewed.
*
After no longer having to film variety shows, Xia Shi's life returned to the present. He returned to the identity of Xia Mushi and confessed something to Xie Ran.
He told Xie Ran that he had acquired Song Rui's company and proposed to transfer 90% of the shares to Xie Ran free of charge.
He brought the agreement.
Of course Xie Ran was unwilling to accept it. Although the company's operating conditions had deteriorated significantly and was in a period of decline when he took over, she knew that Xia Mushi must have paid a high acquisition cost.
She was unwilling to sit back and reap the benefits for free.
Xia Mushi told her: "This company is the result of your hard work, it should belong to you."
Xie Ran understood that the company should belong to her and she should take it back. But not from here in Summerset.
It feels like someone has been cheated out of money by a bad guy, but in order to prevent you from being sad, your good friend uses his own money to pay it back for you.
The ones who suffer the loss are our own people, and we are not happy at all!
Xie Ran said that she couldn't take it for free, so she said she could go back to work in the company first, and when she finished making the next game, she could let Xia Mushi divide her shares based on the sales.
She has already completed the framework and some content of the game "Reshaping Skylight", and it will definitely be launched before the end of next year.
Xia Mushi prepared a second persuasion plan: "Why not let you invest in the technology first and become a small shareholder for the time being? This way you will have a say and can direct others to work more, so you don't have to work so hard."
Xie Ran listened and thought it was feasible.
After Xie Ran became a shareholder, work became much easier because Xia Mushi did not participate in any company decision-making at all. All matters were left to her, which meant that Xie Ran was the actual controller.
As the saying goes, if you can't lead a team, you will just work yourself to death. In the past, she was mentally unstable and took the initiative to work overtime every day. Now she has to recruit people, expand the team, and balance work and life.
Xie Ran worked for a while and suddenly thought of a question. After get off work that day, he asked Xia Mushi to go to Wen Yanju for dinner. After they had eaten together at Wen Yanju several times, Xia Mushi told her that he was actually the boss here.
During the meal, Xie Ran asked him, "When you acquired the company, did you know where I worked?"
Xia Mushi did not hide anything and told her directly: "I know you worked there, and I also know you left."
"So you acquired this company just to...give it to me?"
"Um."
"So generous?"
Xie Ran initially thought that it was because they became familiar with each other on the variety show and had a "cousin" relationship that he wanted to give the company to her. Later I thought, that’s not right. When the company was acquired, he had not yet participated in that variety show.
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