Chapter 114 A Complete Breakdown
Jiang Ran looked at her coldly, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes, and sneered, "No! Don't call me that so intimately, I can't take that!"
"The scene of you scolding me before is still vivid in my mind."
Jiang Ran lowered her eyes and sneered, directly exposing her disguise. Did she really think she could control everyone?
"Ranran... I'm sorry, I spoke rashly in a moment of panic."
Jiang Ran ignored her apology, a slight sneer playing on her lips, and then said, "I don't want to hear your nonsense. Just say what you have to say."
Seeing that her words had been interrupted, Song Yuqing's face flashed with embarrassment: "Do you know that Lu Ziyi has come out?"
Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow slightly: "I don't know."
Seeing that Jiang Ran didn't know either, Song Yuqing felt a little relieved. She then recounted what had just happened, downplaying the important points and embellishing the story.
She deliberately concealed her relationship with Lu Ziyi and changed the target of An Li's mocking remarks to Jiang Ran.
He tried to provoke Jiang Ran's anger so that he could confront An Li.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran looked up at her, the mockery in her eyes obvious.
That's a great plan!
If I hadn't already known the truth, I might have actually been fooled by her tearful appearance.
"Ranran, look..." Seeing that Jiang Ran remained silent, Song Yuqing couldn't help but urge her.
Jiang Ran glanced at her sideways, finding it inexplicably ridiculous that she was still trying to play tricks on him.
I really don't know if she's genuinely stupid or just pretending.
Jiang Ran lowered her eyes slightly, parted her thin lips, and said in a cold voice, "An Li? I have no connection with her whatsoever, how could she say such a thing to me?"
"Of course it's because she likes Lu Ziyi. The two of them are in cahoots and have said a lot of bad things about you," Song Yuqing quickly explained.
"Bad things?" Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow, looking directly at Song Yuqing with a mocking expression. "But why do I feel like what you're saying is full of holes?"
There was a hint of doubt in her words, and Song Yuqing was startled for a moment, but she still tried to remain calm.
Just as he was about to explain, Jiang Ran continued, "You said she spoke harshly to me, but why didn't she say those things to me directly? Why did she have to relay them?"
"Moreover, as far as I know, the An family and the Si family have business dealings. She shouldn't be so brainless as to cause trouble at this time."
Jiang Ran slowly shared her insights, but Song Yuqing's expression grew increasingly grim.
She never expected that Jiang Ran, who used to get angry at the slightest provocation, could now see through appearances to the essence of things and speak with reason and evidence.
"You don't believe me?" Song Yuqing suddenly spoke, her face showing a heartbroken expression, as if Jiang Ran, who was her pillar of support, was now standing on the opposite side of her.
"Fine, since you don't believe me, there's no point in saying anything more." As she spoke, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
Jiang Ran coldly watched her retreat as a tactic to advance, and then sneered, "It's not that I don't believe you, but your words are full of loopholes, and I feel there's something fishy about them."
"What's strange about it?" Song Yuqing frowned slightly and asked in confusion.
Jiang Ran looked at her seriously, her eyes scrutinizing her, and said directly, "I always feel that you are trying to stir up conflict between me and her so that I can be the one to take the lead."
Jiang Ran spoke slowly, her face showing disdain.
Do you really think she's a sucker?
Si Youlin stood aside, clearly not expecting Jiang Ran to speak the truth so bluntly without any attempt to conceal it; a look of shock flashed across his face.
Upon hearing this, Song Yuqing was startled and quickly looked up at Jiang Ran. She saw that Jiang Ran's eyes were full of understanding, and she seemed to have everything under control, clearly already knowing the truth. Meanwhile, she herself had acted like a clown, rambling on and on in front of her…
It's like a joke!
Thinking of this, Song Yuqing's expression changed. She dropped her previous ingratiating demeanor, her eyes turned cold, and she seemed like a completely different person in an instant.
The gentle look in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Ran vanished, replaced by a sinister glint. He spoke in a cold voice, "You just want to see me make a fool of myself?"
Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow slightly, not giving a direct answer, but it was tantamount to admitting it.
"Heh..." Song Yuqing scoffed coldly, "So you knew everything, so you were aware of Lu Ziyi's release too!"
Jiang Ran pursed her lips and replied softly, "You could say that."
After all, the Si family personally intervened in Lu Ziyi's matter, so naturally someone would have informed him in advance of his departure.
He was capable enough to come out; she had already gotten what she wanted, so there was no further obstruction.
Jiang Ran readily agreed, but Song Yuqing saw it in a completely different light.
"It was you! You deliberately got him out without telling me, and took the opportunity to swindle all my money. You had been trying every means to get me to invest before, so you had your eye on him since then."
Song Yuqing spoke up and accused him, portraying herself as a victim.
Jiang Ran looked at her coldly, but compared to Song Yuqing's frantic state, she seemed extremely calm: "I didn't rescue the person, so don't thank the wrong person."
Her words were full of sarcasm. After all, she had seen Lu Ziyi's current image as a scumbag, and she probably wished he would die in prison!
He paused slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "As for the money, you gave it voluntarily. I made it clear from the beginning that I was only responsible for finding the person; whether it would be useful or not, I don't know..."
"As for Lu Ziyi, he also found his own way out of prison. Does that have anything to do with me?"
After saying that, he shrugged, looking completely innocent.
But to Song Yuqing, this very attitude was utterly provocative and felt extremely irritating.
She had clearly seen all of this, yet she hadn't mentioned a word about it to him.
Anger welled up from the bottom of his heart and became uncontrollable.
Looking at Jiang Ran's hypocritical face, and recalling An Li's previous mockery of her, Song Yuqing immediately directed her anger at Jiang Ran.
Feeling a surge of anger, he lunged forward and reached out to slap Jiang Ran.
Upon seeing this, the maid quickly stepped forward to block her and pushed her away.
Jiang Ran stood behind her, watching her coldly and indifferently, a stark contrast to her current tantrum.
Having failed in her first attack, Song Yuqing knew she had no further chances and gave up on taking action.
She looked up at Jiang Ran and said sarcastically, "You think you can get away from me completely by staying away from me?"
"Haha... How ridiculous!" Song Yuqing burst into laughter.
Seeing her erratic behavior, Jiang Ran frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing across her face.
Then, Song Yuqing continued, "I heard that Si Yanxiao has also woken up. Do you think... he knows about what you did before?"
After saying that, she gave Si Youlin a meaningful look, her words full of threat, but Jiang Ran didn't care at all.
He retorted, "Are you threatening me?"
Song Yuqing raised an eyebrow slightly: "So what if it is?"
"Heh..." Jiang Ran scoffed coldly upon hearing this, "What I hate most is threats."
"It doesn't matter, say whatever you want, it's up to you."
Song Yuqing was puzzled by her calmness when she heard her continue, "Anyway, my child is here. I admit the mistakes I made before, and I will try my best to make up for them in the future."
"But you can't negotiate with me!"
"Child?" Hearing Jiang Ran's words, Song Yuqing laughed out loud as if she had heard a joke.
Jiang Ran looked at her with displeasure and gave her a cold, sidelong glance, only to see her continue speaking to herself.
"After how you treated them, how dare you mention the children now?"
As she spoke, she turned to look at Si Youlin, her eyes filled with mockery, and said in a cold voice.
"Why do you think she suddenly changed her behavior and became so nice to you all?"
"It was just a pretext to use you as a cover and take advantage of you to stay by Si Yanxiao's side. If it weren't for this, you would probably still be spending your time in the basement from time to time."
Jiang Ran frowned upon hearing her words and shot her a sharp glare.
Her words were clearly an attempt to sow discord between them, and she knew that Si Youlin was most sensitive about basements, so she deliberately brought it up again.
It was all just to provoke his own self-loathing.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran lowered her eyes slightly and cautiously looked at Si Youlin, observing his expression.
Si Youlin pursed his lips slightly, his face turned cold, and he looked furious.
Jiang Ran was startled and was about to retort when she heard Si Youlin's brow furrow slightly as he spoke first.
"What's it to you? Get the hell out of here!"
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