Chapter 41 My aunt is helping me so much because she wants to...
The scene from my memory reappeared.
Song Zhixu slightly turned her head away.
A slight movement of his throat caused a rapid flush to rise on his snow-white neck.
Or perhaps...
Tang Ran deliberately moved closer.
This time, he managed to catch a glimpse of a flicker in Song Zhixu's eyes, which he had been avoiding.
The smile in his eyes deepened.
Song Zhixu was not as she claimed, and did not require her to exchange anything.
At the very least, Song Zhixu is interested in her.
A gentle breeze is blowing.
The resentment that had been weighing on her heart dissipated with the fluttering strands of hair, disappearing into the wind.
"My aunt is helping me so much, could it be that—" She curved her lips into a smile, her face radiant, and drew out her words, "that she wants to change the marriage partner to herself?"
The moment the words left her lips, Tang Ran saw Song Zhixu's eyelashes tremble slightly.
A rare joy welled up in her heart, and a soft laugh escaped Tang Ran's throat.
Song Zhixu turned her head to the side and looked down at her.
The gentleness in his eyes was like water, like moonlight that had been shattered.
Tang Ran's breath hitched.
My heart skipped a beat, then started beating faster again.
The wind in the garden had stopped at some point.
The air became thick.
My heart was pounding so fast it felt like it was going to jump out of my throat.
Tang Ran abruptly shook off Song Zhixu's hand.
He turned and ran away.
When they returned to the living room, the two families had already reached an agreement.
Tang Ran touched her face and only went inside after she felt it wasn't so hot anymore.
The family said goodbye and left.
After getting into the car, Tang Wanru's expression turned cold.
Tang Ran knew that she was angry with her mother.
She didn't want her two mothers to fight, but she also knew there was nothing she could do.
As if sensing Tang Ran's unease, Tang Wanru patted her hand, indicating that she shouldn't worry.
I returned home in silence.
Tang Wanru stopped Tang Ran from getting out of the car and had the driver take her to Shengming Mansion.
She was unaware that Tang Ran had overheard their conversation last night.
She just didn't want to confront her wife in front of her daughter, letting her daughter know that her mother had 'sold' her for the company.
Tang Ran obediently listened to him.
This was the first time in her life she had ever seen her mother so angry.
I spent a restless night.
Tang Ran went home immediately after getting up.
Tang Wanru was eating breakfast.
As if she knew Tang Ran would be back early in the morning, Tang Wanru asked the housekeeper to bring out Tang Ran's breakfast.
Tang Ran carefully observed her expression, and as usual, she no longer seemed angry.
She glanced around the living room again but didn't see her mother.
"I went to Beijing to meet with a client."
Seeing her so cautious, Tang Wanru felt both amused and sorry for her.
She and Lin Jixin had never argued in front of Tang Ran, so even though she knew her daughter was worried, she still let her go back to Shengming Mansion alone yesterday.
"Don't worry about the adults' affairs." Tang Wanru took the breakfast from the aunt and placed it in front of Tang Ran.
Tang Ran obediently finished her meal.
Tang Wanru called her to the small living room on the second floor.
Looking at her with a serious expression, he said, "Now that you've finished eating, tell Mommy what you did during your life imprisonment?"
My daughter isn't petty; if she were just having a tantrum, she wouldn't hate Song Wuqi so much.
It must be Song Wuqi who did something to hurt her.
Tang Ran's nose tingled, and her voice choked with emotion as she spoke, "Mommy."
Tang Wanru hugged her tenderly, "It's okay, Mommy's always here."
"Um."
Tang Ran sniffed, trying to hold back her tears.
Tang Wanru didn't want Tang Ran to worry, and she didn't want Tang Wanru to worry either.
Skipping over the matter of being reborn, Tang Ran told Tang Wanru about Song Wuqi's affair with Ye Xiaoyu.
After hearing this, Tang Wanru's face turned cold.
She usually smiles a lot, and Tang Ran rarely sees her truly cold face.
Tang Wanru is just as angry as she was last night.
Tang Wanru gently smoothed the hair on Tang Ran's forehead and said with certainty, "Nannan didn't expose her directly, she has other plans, right?"
"Mm." Tang Ran smiled reassuringly at Tang Wanru.
Mommy really is the one who understands her best.
"Baby, feel free to do whatever you want."
Tang Wanru patted her daughter's shoulder encouragingly and then instructed, "But baby, remember that Mommy is always here. If you need anything, be sure to tell Mommy, okay?"
According to her daughter, she discovered that Song Wuqi was cheating on her with Ye Xiaoyu almost two months ago.
During this time, her daughter never mentioned it to her on the phone or showed any unusual behavior.
"I know, Mommy."
Tang Ran hugged Tang Wanru and acted coquettishly for a while. Seeing that she wasn't so serious anymore, she carefully asked again.
Did Mommy and Mommy have a fight yesterday?
Don't even mention her mother; Tang Ran was also angry yesterday after her sadness.
She wanted to ask her mother why she did that.
But she could tell that her mother was even angrier.
Moreover, her mother made her return to Shengming Mansion because she was afraid that she would be sad and didn't want her to know what her mother had done.
Tang Wanru tapped her forehead, her tone light, "So concerned at such a young age."
Mommy once again avoided her question.
Tang Ran was very sad.
Last night, after returning to Shengming Mansion, Tang Ran comforted herself, thinking that perhaps her mother had some unavoidable difficulties in doing so.
Obviously, things didn't go as planned.
If her mother truly had her reasons, her mother wouldn't have kept it from her.
on Monday.
Tang's Group issued an appointment announcement, appointing Tang Ran as the company's vice president.
Tang Wanru doesn't understand management, but she's right about one thing: the Tang family business will belong to Tang Ran in the future.
Therefore, no one had any objection to Tang Ran becoming the vice president.
In the afternoon, Mr. Yu knocked on her office door and asked if she still wanted to meet with a client.
The client was originally scheduled to meet Tang Ran; he was the one she mentioned last time who liked watching polo.
Tang Ran did not refuse.
The position under her bottom has changed, but there is still a lot she needs to learn.
Mr. Yu is a good mentor.
Tang Ran also trusted her.
Besides spending so many days together, it's also because in the previous life, Mr. Yu was one of the senior executives who stayed with Tang's until the very end, only leaving after Tang's bankruptcy and restructuring.
After being reborn, Tang Ran specifically investigated President Yu and several other senior executives, and discovered that they all had a common characteristic.
They were all employees hired when her maternal grandfather was still managing the company, and they all served as his assistants for varying periods of time.
Tang Ran thought that these people's loyalty might not only be to the Tang family, but also to her maternal grandfather.
The meeting place was the polo match box that Tang Ran had helped me book last time.
The renewal negotiations with our long-term clients went very smoothly.
As the sun began to set, the daytime match was drawing to a close.
Tang Ran went to the restroom.
When I came out, someone blocked my way.
"Oh, what a coincidence, Miss Tang." His tone was as flippant as ever.
A blue and white printed headscarf, a large black t-shirt with red graffiti, and denim shorts with metal chains attached.
His unconventional hip-hop style clashed with the simple and elegant surroundings.
Sun Xiao glanced at Tang Ran up and down, then whistled happily.
Tang Ran wore a beige shirt and shorts suit today, with a C brand panther brooch on her chest.
Her sophisticated urban style and high-IQ aura caught Sun Xiao's eye, and his desire to conquer her began to stir.
Tang Ran walked past her without even giving her a second glance.
Looking at Sun Xiao even once is disrespectful to one's own eyes.
Sun Xiao followed behind her, grinning, and said, "Miss Tang, are you planning to erect a monument to your chastity? You don't even dare to talk to anyone else?"
In the feudal era, widows who died without remarrying would have chastity arches erected for them.
Sun Xiao said this simply to curse Song Wuqi and, incidentally, to mock Tang Ran.
It would be even better if Tang Ran got angry.
She just loved seeing Tang Ran angry.
Unfortunately, Tang Ran wasn't angry.
If Sun Xiao could curse Song Wuqi to death, she would erect a longevity tablet for Sun Xiao and enshrine her in a temple.
Sun Xiao was a little disappointed that she didn't seem angry.
However, the more Tang Ran ignored her, the more she wanted to conquer her.
Just as she was about to walk up the fan-shaped staircase to the observation deck, Sun Xiao took a step forward and spread his arms to completely block her way.
Tang Ran lifted her eyelids slightly and coldly uttered two words, "Get out of here."
"Oh, so you're not going to stay chaste anymore?"
Hearing her speak, Sun Xiao felt that he had won.
He opened his mouth right away.
Tang Ran took a step to the side.
Sun Xiao persisted, taking a step forward as well, raising one eyebrow, the skull eyebrow stud dangling from it.
"Tang Ran, do you still want the Tang family's loan?"
Her father said that Tang's loan had run into problems, which was the perfect opportunity for her to take advantage of Tang Ran.
She said it last time to scare Tang Ran.
This time it's for real; she doesn't believe Tang Ran can still be indifferent.
“If you come with me, I’ll have my dad release the loan to your family on time, how about that?” Sun Xiao raised his chin smugly, confident of victory.
According to her father, the tightening of national policies is not only happening this time, but also making it increasingly difficult for Down syndrome patients to obtain loans in the later stages. Even if the loans are approved, the amount of money involved is likely to be significantly reduced.
Tang Ran was already troubled by the loan issue, and Sun Xiao just had to poke at her at this crucial moment.
Her patience ran out.
However, the more you pay attention to someone like Sun Xiao, the more self-righteous he becomes.
Tang Ran didn't want to get entangled with her any longer.
She rolled her eyes, said nothing, and simply pointed towards the arena.
Sun Xiao looked in the direction she pointed.
The rider is directing the horse to cross the obstacle.
"What do you mean?" Sun Xiao frowned.
Did Tang Ran want to scold her for being a good dog who doesn't block the way?
But there aren't any dogs on the field, are there?
Tang Ran twitched the corner of her mouth and said speechlessly, "Even the horses on the racetrack understand human speech better than you."
Sun Xiao was stunned for a moment.
To directly criticize a national treasure.
Tang Ran was saying that she was not even as good as a beast.
"Tang Ran!" Sun Xiao gritted his teeth.
'Pfft!'
Sun Xiao raised his hand to force him, but was interrupted by a snicker.
A group of people came down from the corner of the stairs.
The one who laughed was a woman with long, wavy hair.
Sun Xiao didn't know her.
But I know a few other people.
Jiang Cheng □□, chairman of the equestrian association, head of the equestrian competition organizer, and the rest are all prominent business figures in Jiang Cheng.
There were a few people who had some connection with her father, and Sun Xiao knew them too.
The first thing Sun Xiao saw was Jiangcheng's [illegible].
Tang Ran immediately spotted Song Zhixu behind him.
To Song Zhixu's right was Xia Mo, and to his left was Murong Yi, who had just laughed out loud.
Tang Ran regretted it after running away from the garden the day before yesterday.
Why did she have to get so carried away and expose the truth?
These past two days I've been forcing myself to think about my mother and the company's loan issues, not daring to be distracted by anything else.
Especially Song Zhixu.
Song Zhixu also wore a beige suit today, with a style very similar to Tang Ran's, and even their brooches were from the same brand and series.
The difference is that Tang Ran is wearing shorts, while Song Zhixu is wearing trousers.
Their eyes met, and Song Zhixu's gaze was gentle, much like the breeze that night.
When Tang Ran first saw her, she couldn't quite describe her feeling.
It's like encountering a problem in an exam that has multiple solutions. She knows she can calculate the answer, but she can't figure out the optimal solution.
I haven't put pen to paper yet.
Tang Ran didn't even know what kind of expression she should show to Song Zhixu at this moment.
She averted her gaze and looked at Xia Mo beside her.
Xia Mo smiled slightly at her, and Tang Ran also curved her lips into a smile.
"Sorry, sorry." Murong Yi smiled sheepishly. "I suddenly thought of a joke and couldn't help it."
That's what she said, but Tang Ran's voice wasn't quiet, and they should have all heard her when they came down.
People just laughed off what he said in public.
Sun Xiao isn't stupid.
She was absolutely furious, but she couldn't afford to offend any of the people coming downstairs.
“But this young lady…” Murong Yi frowned slightly, as if she couldn’t quite tell her gender, “Miss? What a boastful tone! I wonder which bank your father is a manager at?”
As soon as she finished speaking, most people turned their attention to Sun Xiao.
However, not many people knew her; only a few people who had dealings with President Sun recognized her.
It was one thing to ignore others, but when Sun Xiao saw the □□'s gaze, he panicked immediately.
"I... I was just kidding."
He started stuttering as soon as he opened his mouth, and all traces of the arrogance he had shown when threatening Tang Ran were gone.
He withdrew his gaze and glanced at his secretary beside him, who nodded knowingly.
Those who recognized Sun Xiao also noticed □□'s subtle actions.
Everyone sighed inwardly: "President Sun's daughter is really a disgrace to her father."
When you get home, make sure to tell your younger family members to watch what they say when they're out.
Sun Xiao broke out in a cold sweat.
She could already imagine how her father would punish her when he found out about this.
"The restaurant is on the second floor. Just walk around this corner and you'll get there."
The equestrian manager smoothed things over and led the group to continue down the road.
After descending the stairs, Xia Mo walked towards Tang Ran's direction.
Seeing her actions, Murong Yi clicked her tongue lightly.
Song Zhixu lifted her eyelids and glanced at her.
Murong Yi immediately dropped her amused expression and avoided her gaze.
When Sun Xiao saw Xia Mo walking over, he subconsciously took a step back.
She was already a little shaken by the fact that she had tricked her father, and subconsciously felt a bit afraid of Xia Mo, who was with that group of people.
Xia Mo glanced at her indifferently, then asked Tang Ran with a slight smile, "Come to watch the match?"
Sun Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth.
Are Tang Ran and Xia Mo really that familiar with each other?
She gritted her teeth, glanced at Tang Ran, and turned to leave.
"Accompanying clients." Tang Ran nodded, not caring at all whether Sun Xiao left or not.
Xia Mo gently comforted her, "Don't worry about the loan."
After all, she works in this industry, so she has better access to information than the average person.
She had deliberately looked into the details of Tang's loan.
Tang Ran nodded, realizing that she was trying to comfort her.
Seeing that she didn't understand what he meant, Xia Mo pursed his lips slightly, "I'll help you think of a way."
Tang Ran was stunned for a moment upon hearing her words.
The first sentence could be interpreted as concern for an acquaintance, but the second sentence is somewhat unusual.
"I'm going ahead now." Xia Mo glanced back at the departing crowd. "When you have time, let's meet up, and I'll tell you what I know."
Her tone was gentle.
Despite being much busier than Tang Ran, he was willing to accommodate Tang Ran's schedule and still resolve the Tang family's problems.
If she can't even figure out why this is happening, she shouldn't be called Tang Ran; she should just change her name to Tang Chidun.
Tang Ran nodded blankly.
She was genuinely dumbfounded.
Putting aside Miao Tiantian's intention to play matchmaker for Qiu Yuan and Luo Qing, she found it somewhat unbelievable that Song Zhixu was interested in her, and now even Xia Mo was showing her affection.
Tang Ran even had an absurd idea.
Did I transmigrate into a romance novel by Lvjiang?
Or was her rebirth orchestrated by the God of Love?
Tang Ran immediately thought of the nonsense Miao Tiantian had spouted in the car that day.
Is Miao Tiantian's mouth blessed?
Watching Xia Mo leave, Tang Ran immediately took out her phone and sent Miao Tiantian a string of crows.
【？？？？】
[Who am I? Where am I? What happened? .jpg]
[Your humble servant is filled with trepidation.jpg]
[Looking around, glancing left and right.jpg]
Miao Tiantian quickly sent a series of emojis.
The last image is a funny GIF that Miao Tiantian made using her own portrait.
The stick figure's head and feet are topped with Miao Tiantian's big head, and a flowery headscarf is tied on its head, knotted on its nose.
Tang Ran almost burst out laughing.
She covered her mouth, trying to maintain her ladylike image.
He glanced around, intending to leave as if nothing had happened.
Unexpectedly, when I turned my head, I met a pair of serene eyes in the distance.
But only for a second, and the owner of those eyes turned around again, talking to the person next to him as he walked away.
Tang Ran bit her lip.
Suddenly it occurred to her, did Song Zhixu see Xia Mo come to see her just now?
Then she...
Tang Ran shook her head.
Let go of this strange idea.
What is the relationship between Xia Mo coming to see her and Song Zhixu?
My phone vibrated; Miao Tiantian had sent another serious message: "[What happened, sisters?]"
Tang Ran replied: "Nothing else, court is adjourned."
My finger accidentally swiped, and the chat interface went back to the previous level.
My gaze fell once again on the message from three days ago.
Next-door neighbor: [When are you free?]
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