Chapter 52 Too Clever, Isn't He?
Chapter 52 Too Clever, Isn't He?
Chapter 52 Too Clever, Isn't He?
Xia Chengan has been even busier since he finished analyzing Zhou Ran's words.
Before, I could see people in the morning and evening, and they would go home after get off work. Now, I don't see them even once a week.
Zhou Ran had nothing to do during this period, and since she couldn't avoid going to school, she continued attending, with the same driver picking her up and dropping her off.
This time was much better than before; no one bothered him.
Xia Chengping fawned over him, treating him like a boss, so obsequious that one might suspect he had been possessed.
"Brother Zhou, breakfast is ready!"
Xia Chengping handed breakfast to Zhou Ran.
After the incident, Xia Chengping and Xia Chengan were going to go back and live with Xiahou Nan and the others.
However, Xia Cheng'an was afraid of water and would vomit whenever he saw the fountain at the entrance. The large indoor swimming pool further exhausted all his energy.
Xia Cheng'an moved out and continued to live outside, but not in the previous villa, but in a small villa in the same community as Xiahou Nan's villa.
Anything resembling a pool is absolutely not allowed here.
Xia Chengping was worried about Xia Chengan, so he moved in with him, and the two became more accustomed to each other's presence.
Zhou Ran couldn't get up, so she always got up right on time and entered the classroom as the bell rang.
There's simply no time to eat breakfast.
Xia Chengping, being a sycophant, took the initiative to take on the task of serving him and buying him breakfast.
"Can you be normal? Like before?"
Looking at the bright, smiling face in front of her, which was distorted due to its excessive flattery, Zhou Ran couldn't help but find fault.
"OK."
As Xia Chengping spoke, the smile on his face remained unchanged.
Zhou Ran couldn't be bothered to care anymore.
Zhou Ran was annoyed that he had fallen asleep in class again. It wasn't intentional; he just simply had no affinity for studying.
He calculated the dates, and Xia Chenggan said he had booked a plane ticket for him for the day after tomorrow, to accompany him to find Xia Chengjun.
Their wedding was postponed due to a sudden trip abroad, and will now take place on the 11th of next month.
After calculating, there are still more than twenty days left, enough time for him to go abroad on business.
No matter what, he had to go and see if there were any clues. He needed to know if the person using Ning Rui's name was really him, or someone who knew him.
As he passed by the flower bed, he heard a girl inside stammering as she confessed her love.
"I...I...I like you! Can...can you go out with me?"
Zhou Ran clicked her tongue inwardly. Kids are so brave; they dare to rush up and say they like someone just because they have a little bit of affection for them.
Youth always offers many opportunities to make mistakes.
Of course, when you're young, you can make many irreversible mistakes.
The girl's stuttering voice merged with a fragment of memory.
A girl with short, ear-length hair stood in front of him, her face flushed with embarrassment.
His eyes shone with intense light, and he spoke haltingly, with all his courage.
"I like you!"
On that still-childish face, there was an indescribable intensity.
It was so hot that people dared not approach it, and so scorching that it felt like it was about to burst into flames.
Who hasn't been young?
"Sorry, I don't like you! I can't date you."
Compared to the girl's stammering due to nervousness and shyness, the boy's voice was firm and indifferent.
"Can't you just try to like me? If you don't like something about me, I'll change!"
"No need, I won't like you no matter what."
The resoluteness of the refusal was firm.
Zhou Ran nodded. That's how it should be—decisive and without lingering thoughts to avoid potential problems.
The voice sounded somewhat familiar.
Zhou Ran curiously peeked out to take a look.
Oh wow, it really is someone I know.
He was one of the people I had met once at the entrance, standing with Xia Chengping.
It seems like one of the Four Young Masters was named Li something, right, it's Li Quan.
This girl has good taste and is brave enough to directly choose one of the ceilings to conquer.
The little girl eventually ran away crying.
When do you want to see it?
"We watched the music end and the audience leave!"
Seeing that she had been discovered by the person involved, Zhou Ran shamelessly walked out and continued to watch the show.
"This girl seems pretty good. You don't like her type? What kind do you like?"
Seeing Li Quan glare at him without replying, Zhou Ran continued on her own.
Do you prefer someone innocent, glamorous, or ordinary?
"I have a fiancée!"
Seeing that Zhou Ran's guesses were getting more and more outrageous, Li Quan shut him up with a single sentence and turned to leave.
"Oh dear, it's so pitiful that they're already trapped at such a young age."
Zhou Ran muttered softly.
"It's better than getting married at such a young age!"
Li Quan stopped and retorted.
Unexpectedly, she was met with a rebuttal. Zhou Ran raised an eyebrow; Li Quan's attitude was off.
"Hey, hey, you don't actually like Xia Chenggan, do you?"
Li Quan's face darkened, and he said that one unnecessary sentence.
Talking so much to a lunatic will only lower your own standards.
Li Quan left without a trace.
Zhou Ran scratched her head. "So what if he got confessed to? Why that attitude?"
"You don't know, his cousin likes Brother Xia, and she almost became Brother Xia's fiancée."
Fu Xuan, like a poisonous mushroom, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and answered Zhou Ran's questions.
"Huh? Why didn't it work?"
"I don't know. You can ask Brother Xia. It was Brother Xia who refused. But I heard that Cousin Li Quan was heartbroken for a long time and even went abroad."
Fu Xuan didn't know the specifics; he only heard it from his family gossiping.
Zhou Ran turned her eyes away. It had been relatively normal for a couple of days before, but these days, this poisonous mushroom looked even more poisonous.
It was so colorful, so vibrant, that he never imagined one person could withstand so many colors.
He has replaced his proper school uniform with colorful casual clothes.
Where's your school uniform?
"This is it! I specially ordered the exact same style, and carefully selected the color. Isn't it beautiful!"
"Hehe, I'm glad you like it."
Zhou Ran understood this peculiar habit.
Just like in his past life he had a younger brother who was particularly fond of reptiles, it's all a personal hobby, and he respects it.
"Zhou Ran, can you tell me again how you wiped out that group of people in one fell swoop, and then miraculously rescued Xia Cheng'an and Gu Tingxiao?"
Fu Xuan pestered Zhou Ran to tell him about his heroic deeds.
"How exactly did you determine the location of that villain, and why did you think of going to the sea to find Brother Xia and the others? How did you manage to subdue so many people single-handedly and bring them back unharmed?"
Meanwhile, Xia Chenggan and Xia Chengjun were on the phone again.
They also talked about this matter, and of course, Xia Chengjun had heard about it once.
I still couldn't resist my curiosity.
"Brother, how do you think he found that Robert?"
Robert is the boss who was talking to Zhou Ran.
Xia Chengjun checked the records and found that this person had been in ** for thirteen years.
He speaks fluent Chinese, is a China expert, and even has a Chinese green card.
He was very well hidden, so how did Zhou Ran manage to find him?
"It must be experience."
"Hmm? This is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Xia Chenggan put himself in Zhou Ran's shoes and explained to his younger brother how he found the person.
On the other side, Zhou Ran, having been pestered, was also analyzing Fu Xuan's judgment at the time.
At that time, both heirs were arrested.
Judging from Xia Chenggan's experience, this person either possessed weapons or was able to obtain them through connections.
Sniper rifles are not something that just anyone can get their hands on in **.
Through Xia's father's investigation, the list was quickly retrieved.
This list contains a total of eighteen people.
Those who have no vested interest in the Xia or Gu families are excluded.
There are only eight left.
Then comes the bold assumption.
This person could be a friend or relative of these eight people.
Familiar with the environment, accustomed to resolving issues through violence.
He can't change his ingrained habits, so he's definitely not a purebred **.
They are either people of Chinese descent returning to China or foreigners settling down.
He needs some influence to get things going in the capital.
People who are too young are ruled out; this person is impulsive, but very intelligent.
So, excluding those who are high-profile, his personality is such that he prefers to hide himself and stir up trouble.
A wealthy, free, and low-key foreign or Chinese elderly man.
These eliminate a large portion, leaving only three.
Arresting the heirs of these two families is such a huge risk; there must be enormous rewards involved.
With two companies in trouble and able to gain benefits, plus the previous conditions, only one company remains.
The home of Xia Chenggan's third grandfather.
Back when Xiahou Nan was in trouble, it was his uncle, the third grandfather who stabbed him in the back, who escaped the disaster because he was well hidden and did little.
I've returned to my hometown to live.
The information about the son of Gu Xiang's first wife is also the information about Gu Xiang's biological father.
It was discovered that the two companies had been in contact.
Therefore, it can be basically determined that it was Xia Chengan's third grandfather's side that took action against him.
The more dangerous a place is, the safer it is.
They must have a base in the capital, and given Robert's habits, it would certainly be in the safest place.
Then there's the property under the names of Xia San's grandfather and Gu Xiang's father.
There's only one place left, and we don't need to eliminate any more possibilities.
Zhou Ran sent men carrying signal jammers to loiter around the suspected location.
The intermittent signals that Zhou Ran and Robert used to communicate became the signals for action.
Zhou Ran stalled for time, notified the authorities, and had people arrested directly, leaving them no chance to escape.
"Holy crap! Young Master Zhou, your brain is amazing! How did you come up with all this?"
Zhou Ran brushed away Fu Xuan's hand that was about to touch his head; his noble hair was not something that could be touched casually.
"From now on, I'll call you Brother Zhou. You're amazing! From now on, you should take me as your boss... Pshaw! From now on, I'll take you as my little brother... Pshaw!"
Fu Xuan was so excited that he was incoherent, and it took him a while to finally get his words straight.
"From now on, you're my boss, and I'll follow you."
"Get out!"
Xia Chengjun on the other side wasn't much better. He had to put on an act in public, but he didn't have to in front of his brother.
A string of profanities is used as an exclamation mark.
"This kid's got some brains, bro. The guy you've got your eye on isn't simple. Can you keep him in check? Don't let him rebel and get rid of you."
Having picked up some of the openness of foreign cultures, Xia Chengjun couldn't keep up with serious conversation for more than a couple of sentences before he started making inappropriate remarks.
"Get lost!!"
"Hehe, brother, I was wrong. Your little brother was just a bit too excited. Zhou Ran wasn't this amazing before. Isn't something wrong?"
The second son is smart enough to guess the key point right away.
"Yes, I know, but it seems to be in our favor now."
"Big brother, you don't actually like him, do you? You're really smitten?"
"Get lost!" Author's note: Thanks to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for their support! For more exciting content, please leave a message for this book on Liancheng Reading.
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