Chapter 332 Utopia
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran pursed her lips slightly, her gaze falling on Si Zuochen with a meaningful look, but she didn't say anything more.
She hadn't expected that Si Zuochen's current abilities would allow him to repel evil spirits, which also indicated that they had made progress on their cultivation path.
Jiang Ran lowered her eyes and looked around, then said in a low voice, "This is not the place for pleasantries. Let's go outside and talk."
"Okay." Si Zuochen responded in a low voice, and Si Youlin nodded repeatedly from the side.
Led by Jiang Ran, the two of them, who had been walking around the same spot for an hour without getting out, reached the other side of the woods in just five minutes.
Upon seeing the scene before him, Si Youlin's eyes lit up, and a look of surprise flashed across his face. Si Zuochen's eyes were also full of astonishment.
Unexpectedly, the desolate wilderness that the two had disliked turned out to be like a paradise after they emerged from the woods. Birds sang and flowers bloomed everywhere, streams babbled, and life was in full bloom, making people feel refreshed and relaxed.
Si Youlin stared in shock at everything before him, his face filled with disbelief.
Seeing their expressions, Jiang Ran's lips curled up slightly, followed by a faint smile. From their behavior, it was clear that this location was perfect.
Si Zuochen couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Just like in the book, after the darkest hour comes the dawn..."
Jiang Ran's eyes flickered slightly as a plan came to mind. She then said softly, "Then you can live here in your spare time."
"Stay?" Upon hearing this, Si Youlin's face flashed with surprise, and he asked in confusion, "There's a place to stay here?"
"Of course," Jiang Ran replied softly, then led them forward. Following the stream upstream, they saw a courtyard-style house standing not far away.
Si Zuochen and Si Youlin were both surprised to find a place to live in such an environment, and they both looked on with envy.
Jiang Ran looked down at their reactions without saying anything more. After leading the two of them in, she went to call Jiang Yuechen.
"The location here is excellent, and the house itself is fine; it just needs some minor modifications."
"There's just one thing I need you to tell him."
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuechen's face flashed with a hint of doubt, and then he asked in confusion, "What did you say?"
"How much is he planning to offer for this house?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuechen was taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "He wanted to retire there and asked you to help him look at the feng shui, how could this happen..."
Before he could finish speaking, he abruptly stopped, suddenly realizing the deeper meaning behind Jiang Ran's words.
Surprised, she asked repeatedly, "You've also taken a liking to that house?"
Jiang Ran turned to look at the twins, who were full of curiosity about nature, a hint of a smile appearing in her eyes, and replied softly, "Mm."
When Jiang Yuechen saw her agree, a hint of helplessness flashed across his face. He had been so confident in helping people deal with the situation, but now he was starting to fight over territory with them. What kind of situation was this?!
He would never refuse anything Jiang Ran asked for. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he replied in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll take care of it."
After saying that, he waited for Jiang Ran to give a slight response before hanging up the phone.
After thinking it over and over, and hesitating for a moment, I finally picked up my phone and called my friend to apologize.
At first, the other person was unwilling, but in the end, Jiang Yuechen had to use both threats and inducements, and even offered two seaside villas in exchange, before they were able to successfully exchange them.
On the other side, Jiang Ran saw the twins looking around at the courtyard house with a slight smirk, then she slowly walked to their side and softly asked, "Do you like it?"
Si Youlin nodded repeatedly and replied, "I like it! This place is even closer to nature than where Grandpa lives."
Although Si Zuochen didn't show it as obviously as he did, he nodded slightly in agreement.
Si Youlin paused slightly as he spoke, a hint of hesitation flashing across his face: "But..."
Seeing his hesitation and reluctance to speak, Jiang Ran's face showed a hint of doubt: "But what?"
"The inside is nice, but the outside is quite different," Si Youlin said, then continued to complain, recounting the whole story of being trapped in a maze outside.
As Jiang Ran listened, her expression gradually hardened. She didn't doubt the truth of what they were saying; someone as astute as Si Zuochen would never get lost.
Moreover, what they said was exactly the same as the scene she encountered when she went up the mountain to find them before. The reason she found out that they had come here was because of the white tiger illusion.
The White Tiger illusion would never appear unless it was in danger.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran's eyes flickered slightly, and she couldn't help but become more curious about what was in the woods.
Noticing the two people's gazes on her, Jiang Ran could only temporarily suppress her suspicions and softly replied, "Nothing strange happened when I came in."
"Don't worry, I'll go check it out."
With Jiang Ran's affirmative answer, the two felt much more at ease.
After the group strolled around the courtyard, Si Zuochen could tell that Jiang Ran was very satisfied with the place and implied that she planned to settle down there.
His eyes flickered slightly, then he said in a deep voice, "Are you avoiding Daddy?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran paused for a moment. Before she could reply, Si Zuochen bluntly said, "We already know what happened. You don't need to make excuses to cover it up."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran instantly understood the deeper meaning behind their visit.
With a slight pursing of her lips, she made no attempt to hide it from them, and then replied in a low voice, "Yes, I just suddenly realized that we are all too obsessed. Perhaps he and Bai Zhuwei are a match made in heaven."
She still harbored doubts about Bai Zhuwei, and her words were tinged with defiance. But in a moment, she suddenly realized that perhaps even if it wasn't Bai Zhuwei, someone else would end up by her side.
Since that's the case, it's better to cut ties cleanly as soon as possible to avoid further complications.
"How could that be?!" Si Youlin exclaimed in surprise, and quickly denied it, saying, "Bai Zhuwei is vicious. If Daddy is with her, wouldn't we be repeating the same mistake we made six years ago?"
As he spoke, his brow furrowed slightly, his words filled with sarcasm towards Bai Zhuwei.
“That’s his business, it has nothing to do with me,” Jiang Ran replied softly, her eyes darkening slightly.
Seeing this, Si Zuochen pursed his lips and stepped forward to persuade him, "But Daddy has already shown a clear change, and hasn't the relationship between you two improved as well?"
"How did things suddenly get to this point?"
Their attitudes were clear; they obviously wanted to reconcile the two.
Jiang Ran lowered her gaze slightly and replied softly, "No matter how things change, how can they compare to the affection between people?"
"Why do you think Bai Zhuwei dares to keep shouting? Isn't it precisely because Si Yanxiao gives her the confidence?"
"Why should I suffer this resentment for a man? I'd rather live a peaceful life alone."
Seeing that Jiang Ran had made up her mind, Si Zuochen's eyes narrowed slightly. He turned his head slightly to meet Si Youlin's gaze. Seeing that he also looked blank, Si Zuochen pursed his lips and looked helpless.
“But you…” Si Zuochen was about to continue trying to persuade them.
Jiang Ran interrupted him, saying, "You all know that the reason we got married was to break the fixed calamity in his destiny."
"Now that his health is gradually recovering and improving, there is no need for me to stay any longer. It's time to retire after completing my mission."
As Jiang Ran spoke, she suddenly chuckled softly, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief.
Upon hearing this, Si Zuochen and Si Youlin exchanged glances, a strange emotion flashing in their eyes.
It was clear that she had made her stance clear again, obviously wanting to distance herself from Si Yanxiao, and could only temporarily suppress her desire to persuade him.
After all, in their view, they had finally seen a glimmer of hope between them, a possibility of further development, so how could they allow them to separate like this?
The two of them held the opposite attitude to Jiang Ran, but they wanted them to be truly together.
After Jiang Yuechen resolved the matter, he completed the transfer of ownership on the same day.
After receiving the message from him, Jiang Ran opened it and saw that the name of the holder on the land deed had changed to her own.
They began to gradually add furniture and other items, but the location was remote, and it was quite troublesome to move them up, taking a lot of effort.
Fortunately, they gradually got everything ready, and Si Zuochen and Si Youlin started supervising the work, spending all their time with Jiang Ran.
He claimed it was to help, but in reality he was secretly looking for opportunities to make his presence felt and try to change her mind.
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