☆, Chapter Forty-Nine: Exposed
Then the housekeeper suddenly thought of something, hesitated slightly, and said, "Madam, I think it would be better if you delivered it yourself."
"If you are worried that the young master will not accept it, you can say that it was made in the small kitchen."
Jiang Ran listened, lowered her eyes, and after a moment of thought, replied, "Alright, I'll go see how he's recovering."
After saying that, he picked up the lunchbox and walked towards the door.
The housekeeper watched her departing figure, a look of relief on his face.
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"Why are you here again?" Si Zuochen looked at Jiang Ran, his brows furrowing slightly.
Seeing his unwelcoming attitude, Jiang Ran pouted and placed the lunchbox on the table.
"What do you mean 'again'? I didn't come in this morning."
Si Zuochen glanced at her sideways as he listened, but didn't reply.
Unlike Song Yuqing, Jiang Ran could drive Song Yuqing away, but he couldn't control Jiang Ran, so he could only treat her with mockery or indifference.
Seeing that he remained silent, Jiang Ran opened the lunchbox herself, and a rich aroma wafted out.
Si Zuochen and Si Youlin both turned their heads, their faces showing confusion.
Jiang Ran ladled out a bowl of medicinal food. Si Zuochen walked over, looked at the food in front of him, and frowned, asking, "What is this?"
"The medicinal cuisine was prepared in the small kitchen," Jiang Ran replied, then prepared to walk past him toward Si Youlin.
To her surprise, Si Zuochen blocked her path, his eyes scrutinizing her: "Little Kitchen?"
Jiang Ran looked up at him and said seriously, "Yes."
"Is it Aunt Zhou?" Si Zuochen asked casually, "It's kind of her to go out of her way."
Jiang Ran knew that the person he was referring to was the nanny, and replied, "Yes, she was very worried, so she did this on purpose."
Upon hearing her admit it, Si Zuochen suddenly scoffed and knocked the bowl out of her hand.
The medicinal food was brought over in an insulated lunchbox and was still piping hot; most of it ended up on Jiang Ran's arm.
"Hiss—" Jiang Ran frowned, only to see Si Zuochen watching coldly from the side.
Then, in a disdainful tone, he said, "You're lying!"
Jiang Ran looked up, her brows furrowing in pain, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion.
Then Si Zuochen continued, "Aunt Zhou has taken care of us for so long, how could she not know that Alin is allergic to goji berries?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran suddenly gave a low, self-deprecating laugh.
Oh……
So that's where the problem lies. She exposed herself all along. He tested her with every sentence, but she fell into every trap.
I felt a strange sense of sadness.
In this world, it's so hard to even be a good person.
Si Zuochen noticed that the area on her arm that had just been burned was gradually becoming red and swollen.
But instead of immediately rebuking him, she just laughed to herself.
Is he out of his mind?
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Old Master Si and Gu Nan walked in and saw Jiang Ran and Si Zuochen facing each other.
There were still some spilled medicinal food on the ground, and the bowl was broken into pieces. Looking at the redness and swelling on Jiang Ran's arm, she quickly realized what had happened.
He quickly approached Jiang Ran and said, "Go get some cold water to rinse it and relieve the pain."
Then he said to Gu Nan, "Go and fetch a doctor."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran nodded and went into the bathroom to rinse herself with cold water.
Only then did Old Master Si look at Si Zuochen, his face showing a hint of displeasure.
He slowly sat down to the side, his brow furrowed, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened? Did you do this on purpose?"
Si Zuochen lowered his eyes and remained silent.
"What? Now you're hiding things from me?"
“No…” Si Zuochen murmured, just about to explain, when he heard Jiang Ran’s voice coming from behind him.
“You’ve misunderstood him.” Jiang Ran wiped the water stains with a tissue, her brows furrowing slightly. “I didn’t hold it properly and accidentally buckled it. You came in just as I saw it, and he hadn’t come to help me yet.”
After hearing this, Old Master Si asked doubtfully, "Really?"
Jiang Ran smiled slightly: "Of course, I'm the victim here, I wouldn't joke about something like this."
Si Zuochen watched Jiang Ran's eloquent explanation with a cold eye, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.
hypocritical!
Did she think he would thank her if she cleared his name?
dream!
Noticing the unfriendly look from Si Zuochen, Jiang Ran acted as if she hadn't heard it.
She didn't expect Si Zuochen to feel guilty. It was just a small matter, and there was no need for it to cause a fight between the grandfather and grandson.
Furthermore, it was indeed her unnecessary effort to prepare the medicinal cuisine, which was seen through, so it was to be expected that he would not accept it.
Gu Nan also invited the doctor over. After examining Jiang Ran's injuries, the doctor applied burn ointment, wrapped the wound with gauze, gave a few instructions, and then left.
Not long after the doctor left, Si Youlin slowly woke up.
Upon first seeing Jiang Ran, he frowned, his expression showing displeasure. But when he saw Old Master Si standing to the side, his expression softened slightly.
She asked softly, "Grandpa, what brings you here?"
Grandpa Si slowly sat down by the bedside: "I've come to check on your recovery."
"How are you? Still feeling unwell?"
Si Youlin shook his head.
Then, remembering that nothing unusual had been found about this matter, Old Master Si couldn't help but ask, "How did you end up there?"
Si Zuochen and Si Youlin exchanged a glance. Both of them had sensed something was amiss about that matter, but they couldn't explain it to the old man.
Just as they were wondering how to respond, Jiang Ran spoke up from the side, saying, "I know about this."
Si Zuochen looked up, his eyes sharp.
Thinking that Jiang Ran was taking the opportunity to badmouth them, they couldn't help but frown.
Jiang Ran glanced at him with a hint of disdain on her face, and then said, "I took them there before. I guess the two kids got so caught up in playing that they forgot about the time."
"Because it's close to the river, it's probably because it caught a cold."
"This is also my fault. I was in a hurry and didn't expect them to go there."
Jiang Ran took all the responsibility upon herself, and Si Youlin looked up with a hint of doubt on his face.
Is she covering for them?
After listening to Jiang Ran's explanation, Old Master Si glanced at her with displeasure but said nothing.
As one of the few people in the know, Gu Nan naturally knew that Jiang Ran was lying.
What he didn't expect was that she knew exactly how much the old man valued this matter, and was even willing to use all her connections to find someone.
She made such a big fuss, but she turned it all over with just a few words.
Even knowing that the old man would be displeased, she still took the blame.
Her behavior made him increasingly unable to understand her.
Gu Nan pondered this in secret, but Si Zuochen saw Jiang Ran's actions as deliberate.
His prejudice against her was so extreme that when he saw her take the initiative to take responsibility, he even thought she had ulterior motives.
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