Chapter 3. She won't let Song Wuqi get away with this.
The moment the time was confirmed, Tang Ran couldn't wait to make a video call.
"Nannan."
Upon seeing that face from her memory again, Tang Ran's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Not wanting Tang Wanru to see her face, she raised her phone, only revealing her forehead.
"What is Nannan doing? Did she accidentally dial it?"
Not seeing Tang Ran's face, Tang Wanru assumed that she had accidentally dialed the video.
Tang Ran took a deep breath, trying her best to control her trembling voice, and called out to her in her usual coquettish manner, "Mommy, I haven't washed my face yet."
Tang Ran has always loved beauty, and Tang Wanru noticed her daughter's unusual behavior, but she immediately noticed that Tang Ran's voice sounded off.
"Why is Nannan's voice hoarse? Does she have a cold?"
Tang Ran covered the microphone and sniffed before speaking again, "No, no, I went to karaoke with friends yesterday and accidentally lost my voice."
"Then I'll have Auntie make you a sweet soup to soothe your throat and send it over. Honey, don't just focus on work; your health is the most important thing."
Despite being pampered growing up, Tang Ran is quite independent and has been living on her own since starting university.
Tang Wanru always treated her like a child, and every time she called, she couldn't help but give her a few more instructions, afraid that she wouldn't take good care of herself.
Having heard such things so many times, Tang Ran used to just give a few perfunctory and agreeable replies to get through it.
But when she finally wanted to hear it again, she could no longer.
Tang Ran held back her tears and listened carefully to every word Tang Wanru instructed. "I can take care of myself, Mommy, don't worry."
That's what she said, but Tang Ran felt like there was a hole in her heart, a hole filled with her sadness.
Without her mother and mommy, she couldn't take care of herself at all.
Her life was a mess, and she even lost her life at a young age.
Tang Ran's promise was meant for Tang Wanru, but also for herself.
If she could do it all over again, she would not only take good care of herself, but also protect her mother and mommy.
"Mommy's baby has grown up." Tang Wanru said with a happy smile.
"Mommy, how have you been lately?" Tang Ran changed the subject, showing concern for Tang Wanru's health.
Tang Wanru's health has never been very good, and she has to go to a sanatorium in S country every year to stay for a period of time to recuperate.
In the past, Tang Ran would accompany her, but this year she started working at her family's company, so she didn't go with them.
"Mommy's doing well, don't worry, little one. Mommy will be discharged from the hospital next week." Tang Wanru asked with a smile, "Does little one miss Mommy?"
Tang Ran nodded vigorously, "I really, really want to."
“I miss Nannan too. Your mother said she’s going to the US to meet a new client soon, so we might not be able to go back for a few days longer than expected.”
When she heard her mention the clients from Country M, Tang Ran's heart skipped a beat.
Her mother, Lin Jixin, was middle-aged and had always managed the Tang family affairs very well.
Tang Ran wasn't very interested in business matters. She worked at the company sporadically for several months and wasn't familiar with the basic operations.
She didn't know the specific problems the company had, but she remembered that her family's bankruptcy was largely due to a new client her mother had met.
If her family hadn't gone bankrupt, her two mothers wouldn't have died.
She absolutely had to find a way to stop the collaboration with this new client.
Tang Ran clenched her fists tightly to calm herself down.
Her mother hasn't met this new client yet. Business deals aren't made in a single meeting, so she'll definitely come up with a solution before the collaboration even begins.
There's still time.
It's not too late.
I tried hard to control my emotions.
After chatting with Tang Wanru for a while, Tang Ran reluctantly hung up the phone.
Tang Ran spent an afternoon processing the fact that she had returned to three years ago.
Besides protecting her two mothers, Tang Ran has another thing she must do.
That means there is no hope of retaliation against Song.
If customer M was the trigger for Tang's bankruptcy, then Song Wuqi was the despicable villain who fanned the flames and took advantage of the situation, and even more so, the executioner who pushed Tang to the guillotine.
She drank too much yesterday and can't remember much of what happened. She only has fragmented memories of hitting Song Wuqi and then crying very sadly.
Her sadness wasn't because of Song Wuqi; her feelings for Song Wuqi had been gradually worn away after she discovered his infidelity.
Tang Ran was feeling sad for herself, feeling that she had drifted away from her friends because of a scumbag, wasted her youth, and even indirectly caused the deaths of her two mothers.
If she had any feelings for Song Wuqi, it was only hatred, a deep-seated hatred, a hatred so intense she wanted to tear Song Wuqi apart.
Even though Tang is safe and sound now, and her two mothers are still alive, she will not let Song Wuqi get away with it.
After all, Song Wuqi is not innocent now.
From the day he deliberately approached her and began a relationship with her, Song Wuqi had already pointed the knife at her.
After calming herself down, Tang Ran dialed a number—the private investigator she had hired in her previous life.
If she remembered correctly, at this point in time, the Song family already had the idea of getting her and Song Wuqi engaged.
The patriarch of the Song family came from a poor background, but through his own efforts and the favorable conditions of the times, he rose to prominence and built the Song Group, which covers three pillars: large-scale consumption, urban operation and construction, and integrated energy.
The Tang family started their business in the catering industry, and Xinghelou, the first century-old restaurant in Jiangcheng, is the Tang family's ancestral property.
After the economic opening up, Tangjia introduced foreign machinery and expanded its food processing business, becoming one of the leading food processing enterprises in Jiangcheng.
Mr. Song had a good relationship with Tang Ran's late maternal grandfather, Tang Jiye. Tang's supermarkets have always cooperated with Song's. Last year, the two companies acquired two adjacent new plots of land in the economic development zone.
The two companies have reached a cooperation agreement to jointly build a central kitchen project covering an area of over 30,000 square meters.
Although the cooperation between the two families was not based on marriage, Tang Ran's desire not to get engaged to Song Wuqi was not something that could be resolved simply by saying "let's break up."
Unable to think of a better solution immediately, Tang Ran could only try to seize Song Wuqi's weakness to increase her bargaining power.
According to Ye Xiaoyu, she and Song Wuqi got together around this time.
Didn't Ye Xiaoyu say that they were truly in love?
Then she'll lock this pair of scumbag women and mistresses up forever and send them both to hell.
After thinking for a long time, Tang Ran opened the message interface, entered a number etched in her memory, and a loquat tree icon popped up.
Tang Ran paused on the chat box for a moment, took a deep breath, and then mustered up her courage to type: I am Tang Ran. Can we meet?
In less than ten seconds, the other party sent a brief message: address.
Jiangcheng Airport.
Song Wuqi turned on the screen again, tapped the blank dialog box with his finger, and a shadow of gloom flashed across his face as he looked down.
She wanted to contact Tang Ran, but when she remembered Tang Ran's drunken outburst and the slap she received last night, she felt unwilling to give up.
"Manager Song."
Ye Xiaoyu's voice interrupted Song Wuqi's thoughts.
She handed the coffee to Song Wuqi, smiling slightly, and said, "Have a cup of coffee to perk yourself up."
The two of them didn't sleep all night, revising the PPT until dawn.
Song Wuqi took the coffee and withdrew his hand from typing.
Wait a little longer. Even if Tang Ran is really angry with her, she can't contact Tang Ran first.
She was the one who pursued Tang Ran in their relationship, and every time Tang Ran threw a tantrum, she was the one who apologized first.
This time it was Tang Ran who hit her. If she takes the initiative again, it will be difficult for her to suppress Tang Ran in the future.
She insisted that Tang Ran take the initiative to contact her.
Song Wuqi waited for almost a week.
The day before she returned from her business trip to Guangzhou, a new message popped up in her Green Bubble group chat.
There are about ten people in this group, all of whom are peers from similar family backgrounds.
It's Lu Shuyang's girlfriend Xia Xin'er's birthday, and he's invited everyone to her family's villa for a birthday party.
Miao Tiantian was the first to reply, saying that she was away on a business trip and couldn't come back, but Tang Ran would help bring the gift over.
Tang Ran replied with an "ok" emoji after receiving her message.
In the first few days before her business trip, Song Wuqi was still thinking about intentionally being cold to Tang Ran. However, an unexpected incident occurred during the negotiations, and she was so busy that she didn't have time to think about her cold war with Tang Ran.
After their first argument, Song Wuqi hadn't been in contact for so long, and he was feeling uneasy.
Song Wuqi's concerns were not unfounded.
They learned Song Wuqi's true colors in advance.
Tang Ran no longer slacked off like she did in her previous life, but instead did her best to familiarize herself with Tang's business as quickly as possible.
She even carefully reviewed everything that happened in her previous life and specially tailored a plan for Song Wuqi to ruin her reputation.
After all, they had been together for more than three years, and she knew clearly how Song Wuqi had gradually gained a foothold and seized power.
May 27th.
Xia Family Villa.
Wanyuan Bank, controlled by the Xia family, is the largest joint-stock commercial bank in Jiangcheng. Naturally, the birthday banquet of the second young lady of the Xia family gathered celebrities from all walks of life.
The Xia family lives in a villa estate. The main building on the north side is mainly used for banquets, while there are several detached villas on the south side, separated by a garden, where the Xia family lives.
Tang Ran didn't want to engage in pleasantries, so she bypassed the banquet hall and went directly to Xia Xin'er's villa to find some familiar friends.
To avoid people, she deliberately chose a less crowded route, but she still ran into the person she didn't want to see.
The person opposite had a short, gray haircut, an oversized men's jacket, and baggy pants with a metal chain. At first glance, you couldn't tell that she was a woman.
Sun Xiao squinted and scanned Tang Ran from side to side. "Wow, Miss Tang has become even more beautiful since I last saw you."
After she finished speaking, she whistled in a vulgar manner, even more lewd than a street thug.
Tang Ran ignored her and walked past her into the building.
Sun Xiao grinned, took a step to the left, and blocked her path completely.
"What? Is Song Wuqi so strict that you can't even talk to people?"
She pursued Tang Ran for several years without success, but Song Wuqi won her over in just a few months.
When Sun Xiao heard that the two of them were getting along, he crashed his car to a total loss, which also landed him in the hospital. He only recovered a couple of days ago.
If the Tang and Song families weren't so formidable, neither of them would have had an easy time.
Tang Ran originally didn't want to pay attention to Sun Xiao, that lunatic, but when she heard her mention Song Wuqi, she immediately had an idea.
“Yes.” Tang Ran smiled sweetly. “My husband is very jealous. He won’t let me talk to other people, especially those with ill intentions.”
Sun Xiao had been watching Tang Ran for many years, and he could easily tell that she was deliberately showing off her affection for him, which made him furious.
"Tang Ran, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you! What's so great about that pretentious Song Wuqi? What do I lack compared to her?"
"Song Wuqi is good in every way, you can't compare to him in any way, you can't even compare to one of Song Wuqi's toes!" Tang Ran looked at her with disdain.
Sun Xiao is a mad dog. If she doesn't take this opportunity to make Song Wuqi hate her, she'll have lived a wasted life.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Sun Xiao was quick to anger. She wanted to hit Tang Ran, but didn't dare to, so she kicked a roadside tree instead.
The ornamental tree, which was taller than a person, was kicked in half by Sun Xiao and then hit a nearby street lamp, veering off course and crashing down on Tang Ran's head.
With Sun Xiao blocking her way, Tang Ran had no choice but to retreat.
She took two steps back, ready to start yelling, but unexpectedly her back pressed against something warm and soft.
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