Having gained the trust of the Xu family and Ye Ran, Xu Xiaocao quietly stole all their money and fled to another town.
That's why Ye Ran couldn't afford to spend a single penny when Manman fell ill, and had to sell her house and leave her hometown.
During another train journey to another place, Ye Ran inadvertently saw Xu Xiaocao. At that time, Xu Xiaocao was adorned with jewels and had bodyguards following behind her, and she looked like she had already made a name for herself.
Ye Ran could only embark on her journey to another place with resentment.
Therefore, no matter how pitiful or innocent Xu Xiaocao may seem now, Ye Ran will not underestimate her.
It was obvious that after her simple words, Wei Jinlian had calmed down and started to play the victim: "My poor son! How could you be so stupid!"
You saw someone fall into the water and jumped in to save them, but they're fine while you got sick! Now they won't even acknowledge it, what are you going to do?!
Sure enough, the villagers who had been watching began to change their tune and started whispering among themselves.
"What? Kiyohiko is sick? What happened?"
"Yesterday, Ranran fell into the water, and Qingyan pulled her out."
"Really? I am Qingyan. He's a good kid, and he's handsome. He's different from the Xu family."
"What does Wei Jinlian mean? Does she think Ranran doesn't acknowledge this relationship? That's really unfair!"
Gradually, the crowd began to look at Ye Ran with disapproval, and even some contempt.
Ye Ran found it amusing; these people were just like that, easily fooled with a few words.
Just like in her past life, as soon as the Xu family said she was not a virtuous woman, the village immediately believed it, and many rumors spread, which were said in great detail, as if they had really been seen by others.
To be precise, this is how these people are in their hearts: they can't stand seeing others do well, they only want to hear what they want to hear, and believe what they want to believe.
Only in this way can they stand on the moral high ground to criticize others!
Not only the people of Willow Leaf Village, but there are such people everywhere in the world. Ye Ran will never be swayed by these people again! Nor will she care about other people's opinions.
Nothing is more important than living a free and fulfilling life. Only when you become strong can you shut those people up and leave them speechless!
Ye Ran said casually, "Really? Qingyan is sick? What happened? I didn't know?"
Wei Jinlian, her face contorted with rage, trembled and screamed, "It's all your fault, you little slut! I pulled you out of the river yesterday, and my poor Qingyan, who's so weak, fell ill right away and is still lying in bed!"
The villagers started gossiping again, and began to overwhelmingly criticize Ye Ran.
Seeing that public opinion was beginning to turn in her favor, Wei Jinlian became even more smug, and she arrogantly raised her head.
"You tell me what to do! My son saved your life, and now he's so sick. How are you going to make it up to you?"
Ye Jun and Bai Yue were trembling with anger, and were about to speak when Ye Ran stopped them.
Seeing Wei Jinlian's smug expression, Ye Ran didn't say much, only innocently saying, "But it wasn't Xu Qingyan who pulled me out!"
This sentence was like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan; it immediately caused an uproar among the crowd…
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