Chapter 161 Talking Like a Chicken and a Duck
"who?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Ran was startled, her expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly turned around, only to see Si Yanxiao standing outside the door with a gloomy face, his eyes shooting straight at her like cold swords.
Upon seeing Jiang Ran's face clearly, Si Yanxiao's expression flashed with surprise, and he asked coldly, "How come it's you?"
His eyes flashed, and he saw the jade pendant in her hand that she hadn't had time to hide. He strode forward and snatched it from her hand. His eyes were filled with malice, and he gripped the jade pendant tightly in his hand, staring at Jiang Ran in front of him with a livid face.
"How did the jade pendant end up in your hands?!" he exclaimed, his brows furrowed and his face contorted with anger. "What did you do to Zhuwei?!"
Seeing that he had misunderstood, Jiang Ran quickly explained, "I didn't."
"Heh..." Si Yanxiao suddenly scoffed, his face full of disbelief, and said coldly, "No?"
He then looked around, his expression turning even colder, and said in a deep voice, "Then why are you here? No wonder you can always get ahead of me; you've been plotting behind the scenes."
"Jiang Ran, you really will stop at nothing to get this position! How can there be such a vicious woman as you in the world?"
Si Yanxiao's face was full of anger. Jiang Ran listened to his stern rebuke, pursed her lips, and looked up at him seriously: "I said it wasn't me. I just arrived recently, and this is the first thing I see. I'm also looking for evidence! Besides..."
Before Jiang Ran could finish explaining, Si Yanxiao interrupted her, coldly saying, "Find evidence? What a joke!"
"The facts are right in front of you. Don't you find it ridiculous to still be trying to argue?"
His tone was full of sarcasm, and he stared intently at Jiang Ran, his eyes filled with disgust.
Seeing Jiang Ran remain silent, Si Yanxiao's expression grew even more unpleasant. He spoke sharply, "Where is she?! Hand her over for the sake of the child, and I might let you off the hook."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran suddenly let out a cold laugh, looked up at Si Yanxiao, and said self-deprecatingly, "We're talking past each other."
Judging from Si Yanxiao's attitude, he had clearly decided that he was the culprit who orchestrated all of this, and any further explanation from him would be futile; Si Yanxiao would not believe him anyway.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran's eyes darkened, she lowered her gaze, pursed her lips, and didn't bother to say anything more.
Her silence was tantamount to tacit agreement in Si Yanxiao's eyes. His brows furrowed and his expression turned cold. Gu Nan strode in from outside the door and was stunned when she saw the scene before her.
Then, looking at Jiang Ran, he asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Ran pursed her lips slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing across her face, before slowly speaking, "If I said it was a coincidence... would you believe me?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Nan raised an eyebrow, her expression of surprise deepening: "This..."
Si Yanxiao suddenly scoffed coldly: "Still trying to argue even now!"
Then, with a displeased look, he glanced at Gu Nan and coldly ordered, "Take him away!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Gu Nan and Jiang Ran were left staring at each other, a slightly awkward atmosphere permeating the air.
take away? !
He can't just forcefully take those thugs away when they're busy, can he?
For a moment he was at a loss, then slowly asked, "Shall we go?"
Jiang Ran lowered her eyes and looked in the direction Si Yanxiao had left, sighed softly, and replied helplessly, "Okay."
Si Yanxiao led the person back to the villa without saying a word the whole way. Gu Nan saw that he had a cold face the whole time and knew that this matter had touched his sore spot, so she didn't dare to say a word.
Jiang Ran followed behind Si Yanxiao, while Gu Nan looked up and watched them enter the hall before driving away.
I don't want to get involved in this kind of thing. The two of them are arguing and they're about to argue. If Old Master Si finds out what happened, he'll call me over to ask him questions. It's better to just avoid it and pretend I don't know anything.
Si Yanxiao's face was full of anger as he walked into the hall. The servants beside him were confused and were about to go forward to greet him when Si Yanxiao coldly shouted, "Get out!"
The maid was startled but dared not say a word. She hurriedly retreated, leaving only the two of them in the huge living room. The atmosphere instantly turned icy.
Si Yanxiao stared coldly at Jiang Ran, his eyes filled with malice, and said in a cold voice, "I've given you time to think it over, so why don't you confess?"
"Explain what?" Jiang Ran frowned slightly, a hint of disdain flashing across her face: "I've said everything I needed to say, but you just didn't believe me."
"What's the point of me saying anything? You've already decided I'm the mastermind, so any explanation from me would just be sophistry. Isn't admitting it the so-called 'truth' in your eyes?"
Jiang Ran's lips curled slightly, her words full of sarcasm.
Si Yanxiao's expression changed upon hearing this. He couldn't deny that what Jiang Ran said was indeed what he was thinking, but he wasn't just making baseless guesses and accusing her.
Then he replied coldly, "The room was in a mess at the time, and you were the only one there, holding her jade pendant in your hand. What? Weren't you there to cover your tracks?"
"Furthermore, you've been obstructing my search for her at every turn, and you're unwilling to relinquish your position as Mrs. Si. If we're talking about suspects, aren't you suspicious?"
Si Yanxiao mocked coldly. Jiang Ran heard this and was about to retaliate when a questioning voice suddenly came from upstairs.
"Can we really suspect it's her based on just these facts?"
Si Zuochen's voice suddenly rang out, and Jiang Ran was startled. She looked up and saw him and Si Youlin walking quickly down from upstairs, and then walking straight to her side.
He explained, "We heard you arguing in the room, but we didn't expect it was about this."
Jiang Ran pursed his lips slightly, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face. It was truly laughable that he had gone to such lengths for his first love.
Si Yanxiao looked at the two of them, his face showing displeasure, but he softened his expression slightly and said gently, "This matter has nothing to do with you. You should go back to your rooms first."
“How can it not be related?” Si Zuochen chimed in, “Daddy, isn’t it unfair to you to make wild guesses about a woman who doesn’t even exist and assume she’s the murderer?”
"No matter how much you hate her, it doesn't change the fact that she is our mother."
Jiang Ran listened, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She hadn't expected Si Zuochen to stand firmly on her side, even at the cost of opposing Si Yanxiao.
The word "mother" in his words subtly touched me. The original owner's previous relationship with them was extremely bad, to the point that they were unwilling to accept her.
The fact that he is saying such things now shows that a significant change has taken place.
Thinking of this, a warm feeling rose faintly in Jiang Ran's heart.
Seeing that Si Zuochen was clearly protecting her, Si Yanxiao's face flashed with a coldness. He frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "I am not making wild guesses, but I have reason and evidence. In that kind of environment, if you were in her shoes, you would also think that she was the mastermind."
"Otherwise, how could she have gotten the news before me, when I just found out?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed across Si Zuochen's face. He looked up at Jiang Ran, only to see her slowly shaking her head at him.
Si Youlin saw her actions and instantly understood her unspoken meaning: the secret she didn't know was something she couldn't reveal.
Thinking of the online store she owned, Si Zuochen and Si Youlin exchanged a glance, clearly believing her words to some extent.
Si Youlin pursed his lips slightly and continued, "But even if you have doubts, Daddy, you should at least provide solid evidence. Besides, your indiscriminate accusations are really damaging to our image."
Seeing that he had suddenly become the target of everyone's criticism, Si Yanxiao's expression changed drastically. His brows furrowed tightly, and a look of confusion flashed across his face.
"I..." Just as he was about to retort, he heard Si Zuochen speak up and reply.
“Ah Lin is right. There’s something I’m not sure I should say, so I’ve never mentioned it to you.”
"But now that I'm about to face the destruction of my family, I can't care about anything else."
After saying that, he paused slightly, then continued, "I know that woman means something to you; you're even willing to go against Grandpa for her sake."
"But in my opinion, regardless of whether that woman is alive or not, or what her situation is, you shouldn't lose your composure and take your anger out on your own family because of her!"
Si Zuochen said solemnly, his brows furrowed with a fierce expression despite his young age.
At the same time, as her voice fell, the aura of the white tiger on her body suddenly surged, her whole body was covered by a white mist, and in front of her was the phantom of the white tiger. A powerful pressure spread in all directions.
Jiang Ran watched the scene unfold before her, her eyes filled with shock.
Just now, when he was speaking, he took two steps forward and walked directly in front of me, and now it seemed that he was protecting me.
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