Ruan Nanzhi immediately stood in front of Jiang Lai.
She had never seen him in person, but had seen his photos.
This is Jiang Lai's biological father.
"You're fine with being a slacker, with a luxury car and bodyguards, Jiang Lai. Now that you've become rich, you don't know how to honor your father and instead hide away. Luckily, I'm capable and have found you."
Jiang Lai grabbed Ruan Nanzhi's clothes, hid behind her, and said nothing.
Even though I hadn't been beaten for a long time, I hadn't seen this so-called father.
But the memories of being beaten as a child were still awakened.
She was clearly capable now and wouldn't be beaten by him, but she couldn't control her instinctive fear.
"No."
Ruan Nanzhi held her hand and comforted her, "I'm here, he can't touch you."
Besides, with Chi Si and the others around, it’s impossible for Jiang Hai to get close to Jiang Lai.
"Ruan Ruan, let's go..."
"Well, let's go."
Ruan Nanzhi opened the car door and let Jiang Lai in.
At this moment, Jiang Hai spoke softly, "Jiang Lai, I heard that you're dating a well-bred young man. They're most afraid of anyone with a stain on their name. You'd better stop right there."
Jiang Leiton stayed where he was.
Suddenly, her vision went dark.
The light smell of tobacco mixed with a unique crispness penetrated into her nostrils.
A gentle voice wrapped in deep magnetism fell into my ears.
"Don't look."
The moment Jiang Lai knew it was Chi Zhan, her tense body relaxed.
Ruan Nanzhi took a step back to make room for them.
Zhou Fang hugged her and asked, "Are you okay?"
Ruan Nanzhi shook his head.
"You must be Jiang Lai's fiancé."
Jiang Hai's eyes were full of brilliance. "I am your father-in-law."
Chi Zhan just looked at him, his dark eyes were deep and without any other emotions.
Without saying a word, just raising his hand, Chi Si immediately took Jiang Hai away.
"You treat your father-in-law like this? I'm telling you, if you don't have 10,000 yuan, don't even think about marrying my daughter!"
"Kill me if you dare, or you'll have to support me in my old age!"
Chi Zhan noticed Jiang Lai trembling, and his palms were slightly wet.
Turning her around, she seemed to be crying.
His thumb gently wiped away her tears, and his voice became even gentler.
“It’s not worth it.”
Jiang Lai reached out and hugged him, buried her face in his heart, and wet his clothes with tears.
Chi Zhan didn't say anything else, just hugged her and let her vent.
I had originally decided to shoot in the ancient city of Dian, but now I have to cancel it.
Everyone got into the car quietly, leaving them space.
Ruan Nanzhi whispered to Zhou Fang, "Didn't you say you were watching closely?"
Zhou Fang pressed his eyebrows and said, "I'm checking."
Seeing that he looked a little tired, Ruan Nanzhi let him lie on her lap and pressed his head.
"If the Chi family knew about this, there would be another commotion."
Zhou Fang patted her hand gently to comfort her.
Ruan Nanzhi glanced out the car window, feeling a little annoyed.
Jiang Lai finally got through the day.
"I remember Jiang Hai borrowed high-end loans and couldn't pay them back. He was even chased. Those people would kill you if you didn't pay them back."
Zhou Fang understood what she meant. "Yes, and he also owed money to the casino. He almost died in the casino at that time."
"Then why?"
"Before, I didn't pay much attention to why it was Qi. Later, when Jiang Lai and Chi Zhan fell in love, I started to pay attention."
Ruan Nanzhi's mind raced, "You mean, when you intervened, the Chi family and Wen Zhaoqing also took action?"
Zhou Fang nodded. "This is the only thing the Chi family can do now to stop Jiang Lai and Chi Zhan from getting married. Wen Zhaoqing, needless to say, will do anything to trip up Chi Zhan."
"Besides, Chi Zhan slapped Wen Zhaoqing's face hard. He is a very vengeful person. There is no way he wouldn't take action."
Ruan Nanzhi asked, "Is the investigation into Wen Zhaoqing over?"
"His affair wasn't difficult to investigate. They were twin sisters, so the Jiang family could just help clarify it. The woman he married would have the surname Jiang anyway, so it wouldn't affect him in any way."
Zhou Fang sat up. "But, losing face is a huge shame for him."
"He's the best at saving face."
Ruan Nanzhi could understand. After all, Wen Zhaoqing was a generation older than them and was considered an elder. How could he let the younger generation slap him in the face?
On this side, Jiang Lai gradually stopped crying.
Chi Zhan patted her back gently to help her calm down.
Then he helped her into the car.
Chi Yu handed over the thermos cup, closed the car door, and waited by the car.
In the car, Chi Zhan poured a cup of hot water and gave it to Jiang Lai to warm her hands.
He touched her head and kissed the top of it.
"He won't appear in front of you again."
Jiang Lai was wondering what was going on. He looked at Chi Zhan with the water cup in his hand shaking.
Chi Zhan quickly took it and didn't let the hot water scald her.
Jiang Lai didn't care about that and grabbed Chi Zhan's arm, "Don't dirty your hands."
She and Chi Zhan are worlds apart, and the journey of falling in love is already difficult enough.
If he brought shame upon herself, how could she still have the face to be with him?
"Don't worry, I won't."
In the past, he would have used any means necessary.
But now that we have her, everyone will give it more consideration.
Jiang Lai sniffed and said, "Please tell them for me that we were unable to film."
"Well, I'll take care of it. Don't even think about it."
Chi Zhan poured her another cup of hot water and said, "Drink some."
After she took it, he opened the car door and got out.
Chi Yi reported the situation: "Chi Yi said that there is another Jiang Hai over there."
Chi Zhan's eyes flashed with coldness and he knocked on the car window next to him.
Zhou Fang rolled down the car window, and Chi Zhan said, "I'll take the person back to Dong first."
"Um."
Chi Zhan told Chi Xu, and Chi Xu told Huo Xinran and Ji Jin.
"Sorry, Miss Third, Madam Huo, my young mistress is not feeling well. We'll make an appointment next time."
Ji Jin didn’t know what had happened, but Jiang Lai was crying like that, so she must be in trouble.
"Sister Jiang Lai is okay, right?"
"The young master will accompany you."
Chi Yu bent down and spoke to Du Bei again.
Du Bei had heard a little about Jiang Lai's situation, so he just said, "Please tell Master Chi to take good care of my schoolmate."
"Yes."
After Chi Zhan finished what he had instructed, Chi Xu drove away.
In the back seat, Chi Zhan took the water cup, hugged her, and placed her cold hands on his stomach to warm them.
Jiang Lai leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes, and absorbed his warmth.
After arriving at Huo Qinghuai's residence, Jiang Lai was carried out of the room by Chi Zhan.
He changed her clothes, gently removed her makeup and hair, and asked, "What would you like to eat?"
Jiang Lai shook his head.
Chi Zhan stood up and wanted to get some ice packs to prevent her eyes from getting swollen from crying, but she grabbed his sleeve.
Just a little bit, but he felt so heartbroken that it was beyond repair.
He had never seen Jiang Lai like this.
She pinched his sleeve carefully, afraid of being left behind and afraid of being disliked by him.
Chi Zhan immediately bent down and held her in his arms.
Tightly.
…
Huo Qinghuai knew that Chi Zhan would not be able to come out of the room for a while.
He saw Zhou Fang coming back from behind and immediately stepped forward.
"The media sent me a video."
"Come on in," Zhou Fang said, holding Ruan Nanzhi's hand. "It's cold outside, and my wife's hands are cold."
“…”
It doesn't matter whether Huo Qinghuai agrees or not.
He took Ruan Nanzhi to the living room and sat down, pouring her some hot tea.
Ruan Nanzhi shook her head, "I'll clean up first."
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