Chapter 84 Why don't they want to know about the acquisition of Da Ning...?
Meanwhile, Tang Ran returned to Shengming Mansion.
Having not slept all night, and further devastated by the news of Lin Jixin's betrayal, Tang Ran felt utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.
She planned to take a bath first, and then go to sleep for a while, but she unknowingly fell asleep while taking the bath.
I was only awakened when I heard the sound of the bathroom sliding door.
Song Zhixu frowned slightly as he glanced at Tang Ran's slightly bewildered face and noticed that her hands, which were gripping the bathtub, were wrinkled and white from being soaked in the tub.
Tang Ran sent her a message after leaving the hospital. It was less than 2 a.m. then, and now it's already past 4 a.m.
"Why did you fall asleep here?" Song Zhixu touched the water temperature in the bathtub and relaxed his brow.
The water is still hot; it must be on a thermostat.
"I was too sleepy to notice."
Tang Ran stood up from the bathtub and grabbed a towel to dry her body.
Song Zhixu turned on the heater, took a bathrobe from the rack, wrapped Tang Ran in it, carried her out of the bathtub, and placed her on the sink.
She took the towel from Tang Ran and dried her hair.
Tang Ran leaned lazily against Song Zhixu's shoulder, closing her eyes to enjoy her care.
Her long hair, still damp with water droplets, fell down, with a few strands landing on Song Zhixu and wetting her shirt.
"Are you very tired?" Song Zhixu asked.
"Mmm," Tang Ran uttered a very soft nasal sound.
My body is tired, but my mind is even more tired.
After drying the water droplets from her hair, Song Zhixu took a hairdryer and dried her hair for her.
Tang Ran had faint dark circles under her eyes, which was obviously because she was too worried about Tang Wanru and hadn't slept well.
"Didn't you sleep much last night?" Song Zhixu asked with some concern.
Tang Ran nodded.
Song Zhixu ran his fingers through her long hair to make sure it was dry before putting down the hairdryer.
"Do you want to go back to sleep for a while?" she asked.
"What time is it now?" Tang Ran lifted her head from her shoulder.
Song Zhixu unplugged the hair dryer and put it in the drawer. "It's past four o'clock."
"I'm not going to sleep anymore, I have to go to the hospital later." Tang Ran shook her head, then her mind slowly returned to the question, "Why are you back so early?"
When she came back at this time, Tang Ran assumed that she had a social engagement that evening and was just changing clothes.
"I came back because there was nothing urgent." Song Zhixu turned around to get Tang Ran's clothes.
Tang Ran reached out and pulled the person back, a smile finally appearing on her face after a gloomy day. "You came back early to keep me company?"
"Mm." Song Zhixu nodded.
Tang Ran hooked her arm around Song Zhixu's neck, gently pulled her forward, and kissed her on the lips.
Tang Ran was tired of saying "How can you be so good to me?", so she decided to take action instead.
Song Zhixu smiled and patted her head, then went to get her clothes. When she turned around, she saw Tang Ran yawn again.
"I asked the attending physician this morning, and Aunt Tang's health will improve after a period of rest, so don't worry too much."
As Song Zhixu spoke, he put the clothes back and bent down to pick up Tang Ran.
Her sleep-deprived brain couldn't concentrate, and she only focused on Song Zhixu's action of picking her up, subconsciously filtering out what Song Zhixu was saying.
Tang Ran was startled and quickly hugged her neck.
He was even more surprised to see her carrying him to bed.
What is Song Zhixu trying to do? She only kissed Song Zhixu, it shouldn't cause such a big reaction, right?
Seeing Song Zhixu put her on the bed and about to take off her bathrobe, Tang Ran quickly raised her hand to press down on her hand and whispered, "We still need to go to the hospital later."
She had just taken a bath, and her face was already flushed. Coupled with her nervous expression, she seemed to be playing hard to get.
Song Zhixu thought of teasing Tang Ran, but stopped herself when she saw the dark circles under her eyes.
"Let's go to the hospital later." Song Zhixu let go of her hand, turned around and took a nightgown from the closet, handing it to Tang Ran. "You sleep a little longer, and I'll go to the hospital with you after dinner."
Hearing her words, Tang Ran realized that she had misunderstood, and her face turned even redder.
Song Zhixu, feigning ignorance, asked, "Why is your face so red?"
"It's hot in the bathroom."
Tang Ran took the nightgown and quickly changed into it with her head down.
Song Zhixu subtly curled the corners of her lips, pulled the blanket over her, and gently patted her, "Go to sleep."
The familiar scent of white tea in the quilt was comforting, but Tang Ran couldn't fall asleep at all.
She had something on her mind that she wanted to tell Song Zhixu, but when she looked up and saw that her front was still wet, she changed her words and said, "Your clothes are all wet, you should change them first."
Song Zhixu hummed in agreement and went to change her clothes.
Instead of changing into her loungewear, she went to the walk-in closet and found a casual suit, so she wouldn't have to change again when she went to the hospital later.
In the bedroom.
When Tang Ran saw her return, she propped herself up and sat up again. "I can't sleep."
"What happened?" Song Zhixu sat down next to her.
Tang Ran sighed, leaned on Song Zhixu's shoulder, and told Song Zhixu about how Tang Wanru had fallen ill yesterday because of an argument with Lin Jixin, and how Lin Jixin had secretly transferred assets.
After hearing Tang Ran's words, Song Zhixu wasn't too shocked.
She had some doubts when she saw Tang's financial statements. After finding out that there was no problem with the machine distributor, she still asked her assistant Jiang to check the relationship between the legal representative and Lin Jixin.
While she hadn't found any concrete information, Tang Wanru had thoroughly investigated the matter.
After listening, Song Zhixu pondered for a moment and asked, "What does Aunt Tang plan to do?"
If this was done by an outsider, then all that's needed is to immediately call the police, apprehend the person, and open an investigation.
Considering Lin Jixin's status, Tang Wanru probably wouldn't do that.
“Mommy wants a divorce. If Mommy returns the money, Mommy won’t pursue anything else,” Tang Ran said.
Song Zhixu pulled her into his arms and tentatively asked, "So what do you think your mother would do?"
Tang Ran thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head.
She had no answer and couldn't guess what her mother would choose.
Lin Jixin is no longer the mother she knew.
Song Zhixu patted her shoulder reassuringly, "Do you need my advice?"
Tang Ran lowered her head and hummed in agreement.
If it were just the two mothers arguing, Tang Ran wouldn't want to tell Song Zhixu, but things have developed like this, and she can't possibly keep it from Song Zhixu.
Moreover, she herself was in a state of great turmoil and needed Song Zhixu to give her some advice.
Song Zhixu kissed her forehead. "First, contact the public relations department to issue a statement and find a plausible reason to suspend her from her position as president."
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"We also need to have someone check if she has any records of leaving the country."
Since they couldn't predict what Lin Jixin would do next, they decided to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Lin Jixin has been hiding for so many years just to make money, and Song Zhixu doesn't think she will easily give the money back.
"you mean……"
Tang Ran stopped halfway through her sentence; she didn't want Lin Jixin to make that choice.
"in case."
"It's better to be prepared," Song Zhixu explained. "Perhaps I'm overthinking it."
*
After having dinner at Shengming Mansion, Song Zhixu accompanied Tang Ran to the hospital. Since Lao Zhang was driving, Song Zhixu stayed at the hospital until after 10 p.m.
After seeing Song Zhixu downstairs, Tang Ran returned to her ward. After she locked the door, Tang Wanru suddenly called out to her, "Ranran."
"What's wrong, Mommy? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Tang Ran quickly went over and reached out to press the nurse call button.
"I'm fine." Tang Wanru asked her to sit down next to her, and said seriously, "Mommy wants to ask you something."
"What's wrong?" Tang Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
Tang Wanru looked at her and asked, "Mommy heard that your friend helped you when you were in the hospital yesterday?"
"yes."
Tang Ran was caught off guard by the question. She instinctively flinched, but spoke quite naturally.
Tang Wanru stared at Tang Ran and noticed the slight unease in her daughter's eyes after hearing her question.
He became even more certain of his guess.
"Aunt Liu said it was Miss Ran."
Tang Wanru leaned back, her face calm, but her fingers under the blanket were already tightly curled. "How come I don't remember having a friend with the surname Ran?"
These words made Tang Ran feel even more guilty.
"This." She hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to say it or not.
She didn't want to lie to her mother, but she was afraid that her mother would be angry if she did.
Tang Wanru could read her daughter's mind perfectly well.
She sighed softly and said earnestly, "Ranran, don't lie to Mommy."
"Mommy, do you know?" Tang Ran looked at her in surprise.
Tang Wanru stared at Tang Ran, her voice soft, "Is it her?"
Tang Ran nodded.
Even though she had already guessed it, Tang Wanru still couldn't suppress the emotions that surged up in her heart when she finally received confirmation.
Her chest heaved violently, startling Tang Ran, who immediately went over to pat her back to help her catch her breath, saying, "Mommy, don't get too agitated."
Tang Wanru took a deep breath to calm herself down. "How do you know her?"
She had lost contact with that person before she married Lin Jixin.
Tang Ran shouldn't know her.
"Did she contact you?" Tang Wanru guessed.
“No.” Tang Ran shook her head. “She visited my grandfather when he was hospitalized…”
Tang Ran recounted her first meeting with Anna.
Tang Ran's words were completely unexpected by Tang Wanru.
Given Anna's personality, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to visit her father after what happened back then; it was her father who had to contact her first.
But why would her father take the initiative to contact her?
Seeing her in a daze, Tang Ran tentatively called out, "Mommy?"
Tang Wanru snapped out of her daze and said, "I'm fine, please continue."
"I haven't seen her since. When I graduated from high school, I went to the United States for a summer camp. I encountered some trouble, and Anna helped me."
"After that, before my grandfather passed away, he told me that if I encountered any difficulties in the future, I could contact Anna and she would definitely help me."
Actually, before Tang Ran's rebirth, she didn't have much contact with Anna. It wasn't until after her rebirth and the Da Ning incident that she took the initiative to reach out to Anna.
Tang Ran was certain that Anna would help her not because of her grandfather's words, but because in her previous life, after the Tang family went bankrupt and her mother passed away unexpectedly, Anna took the initiative to approach her and said she would help her.
After that, several of Song's projects ran into problems one after another, and Song Wuqi was extremely busy and overwhelmed.
After that, Tang Ran was reborn, and what happened after that is unclear.
But it's estimated that Song Wuqi won't fare any better.
After saying this, Tang Ran thought Tang Wanru would ask something else, but Tang Wanru didn't say anything more. She closed her eyes, leaned against the bed, and had a calm expression on her face, revealing no emotion.
Tang Ran opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
She sat on the cot, thought for a moment, and then took out her phone to send Anna a message.
Auntie, Mommy knows you've gone back to Jiangcheng.
Less than five seconds later, the other end replied: 【What did she say?】
They only asked how we came to be in contact.
After sending the message above, Tang Ran added, "But she doesn't seem angry."
Anna did not reply to the message.
Similarly, aside from that night's conversation, Tang Wanru didn't ask Anna about anything else.
After Tang Wanru stayed in the hospital for two more days and it was confirmed that her condition had stabilized, Tang Ran discharged her.
She was worried about Tang Wanru, so she moved back home with her.
The company issued a statement, and thankfully nothing went wrong, but Lin Jixin still couldn't be contacted.
On the day she returned home, the private investigator sent Tang Ran a new message.
She had been so worried about Tang Wanru's health these past few days that she had forgotten about this matter.
The private investigators found no evidence that Song Wuqi had committed arson, but they uncovered something else entirely.
Tang Ran thought for a long time and suddenly came up with an idea.
*
In the bar.
The dazzling lights shimmered and flickered, and the crowd in the dance floor swayed and danced wildly and unrestrainedly to the loud music.
Sun Jiaojiao walked through the crowd, heading straight for the bar with a clear purpose.
He raised his hand slightly to the bartender and pointed to the glass of the customer next to him, "A drink just like hers."
The person next to her paused in their drinking, turned their head and saw that it was Sun Jiaojiao. A hint of disgust flashed through their mind, but they only glanced at her before looking away, their face showing complete indifference towards her.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Sun Jiaojiao's face, but she still bit her lip and said, "Senior."
"Sun Jiaojiao, don't mess with me." Song Wuqi turned to look at her, his eyes icy cold.
Her face was flushed, her rationality largely eroded by alcohol, and when she saw Sun Jiaojiao, she thought more of the woman from her dreams.
Sun Jiaojiao drugged her, climbed into her bed, and even filmed it to blackmail her.
Song Wuqi's eyes darkened. She picked up her wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and slammed it heavily on the bar.
The voice was chilling as it warned, "You can't afford the consequences."
Her fierce and sinister appearance sent chills down Sun Jiaojiao's spine.
She stared at Song Wuqi in shock.
The person in front of her was not at all the gentle and refined senior she had secretly admired for many years.
Song Wuqi pushed the stool away, got up and left.
Sun Jiaojiao snapped out of her daze and called out to her, "Don't you want to know why Da Ning's acquisition failed?"
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