Chapter 34 Illegitimate Child

Ji Min: "..."

He lowered his eyelids, and counted the bags in Lu Ran's hand without leaving a trace.

At least ten.

This is the result of having already gone upstairs to deliver them once.

Ji Min slowly retracted his gaze and paid no attention.

But the paper bag hanging by his knees was shaking again.

The handle of the paper bag slowly slid down from someone's arm, and was lifted up by the net with difficulty.

The movement was so large that it almost hit Ji Min's face.

Ji Min's eyes followed the paper bag and slid to the boy's somewhat thin arm.

After a pause, he still asked in a calm voice: "Didn't you take the funding from the Shen family? Why are you still doing these?"

He finished speaking.

With a "beep", the elevator reached the floor.

The elevator door opened.

The boy beside him was walking out with the pile of paper bags.

After squeezing out of the elevator door, he paused and turned to look at him.

The pair of black eyes with a well-behaved arc looked at him fiercely.

"Of course he is lying on the straw and daring, and has evil intentions."

Ji Min frowned.

This is what he said that day.

The boy turned around completely.

Instead of being embarrassed by being accused, he looked at him with a righteous look.

Zhang Yang said, "You also said that those things don't belong to me."

"This doesn't belong to me, and that doesn't belong to me either. There are so many good things in the world, but there are always people who give me a stamp, saying that I don't deserve it."

Lu Ran's eyes were bright, "If I really accept my fate, then I might as well not live. So what if it doesn't belong to me, can't I snatch it?"

Ji Min was stunned for a long time.

It has been many years since anyone spoke to him in this tone and with this attitude.

And what he said was still a sophistry.

When he came to his senses.

The boy had already run away with the paper bag.

Because he was stunned for a long time, the elevator door slowly closed.

It locked Ji Min who was about to get out of the elevator.

Ji Min was so angry that his liver hurt. He felt

a little bit of a heart attack, and also a little angry at his lack of resistance.

He had already given Lu Ran the opportunity to fly high on his own.

Lu Ran insisted on his own way and had to make peace with the Shen family.

He was not in the habit of saving fools.

But he didn't know why.

The fire that flashed in the boy's eyes just now seemed to be branded in his mind.

When the elevator stopped again, it was already another floor.

After Ji Min came out, he glanced through the window.

He happened to see Lu Ran delivering the takeaway and walking out of the building with the few remaining paper bags.

The boy lowered his eyes and walked into the cold wind.

There was no trace of the Zhang Yang look that he had just shown to him.

After just a moment's glance, Ji Min controlled the wheelchair and left.

The Spring Festival is approaching.

Pre-orders for new spring products from major luxury brands have begun.

Mrs. Shen, who had been depressed for a long time, finally began to look radiant again. She took Shen Xingran and made an appointment with the rich ladies to relax in the mall.

The idle rich ladies gathered together and praised Mrs. Shen who came out of the fitting room.

"With your figure, you really can't tell that you gave birth to three sons."

"You really have a good figure, and you look good in anything."

Mrs. Shen smiled lightly and took a few new products for Shen Xingran to try.

"Hey, why haven't I seen Mrs. Zhang recently?"

Mrs. Shen pricked up her ears silently.

Because the Shen and Zhang families have similar status, Mrs. Shen inevitably wants to compare with Mrs. Zhang.

The wealthy ladies around her all revolve around the Shen family and knew what she wanted to hear:

"Oh, you're busy organizing the annual meeting at the company. How can you

have time to relax like us?" "You don't even have time to go shopping or get a beauty treatment

, do you?" "You make yourself like a worker. Won't the son you raised have any future?"

Mrs. Shen suppressed the smile on her lips. Seeing Shen Xingran coming out of the fitting room, a little pride flashed in her eyes.

At this time, the devil appeared.

Turning around, she saw Mrs. Zhang passing by the store with her bag in a swift and dashing manner.

She was accompanied by several foreign customers.

Mrs. Zhang spoke fluent Portuguese, and everyone in the store was stunned.

Mrs. Shen's good mood for the day was half gone.

She looked down at the clothes on Shen Xingran and pretended not to see Mrs. Zhang.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhang came in and greeted her acquaintance when she saw an acquaintance.

Mrs. Shen thought of the limited edition new jacket she was wearing, and she also looked up and greeted Mrs. Zhang: "I haven't seen you for a long time. There are many new products with good designs here. Would you like to try them?"

But Mrs. Zhang looked at the clothes on her, and there was no surprise in her eyes.

She just smiled faintly and said, "The brand has delivered it to your home."

Mrs. Shen: "..."

After Mrs. Zhang left, the atmosphere in the store also became much more down.

Several people were chatting idly.

A familiar figure passed by outside the store again.

Someone was sharp-eyed, poked the person next to him, and whispered, "Isn't that Mrs. Hu?"

This voice made everyone look over.

"Mrs. Hu, she hasn't come out for a long time, right?"

"No way, why does she look so haggard, and no one comes out!"

"I heard that there is a problem with the family business..."

Mrs. Hu outside the store came closer.

She used to be just like these rich ladies, but now her face was full of haggardness, and her clothes were not as good as before.

There were even a few white hairs on her temples.

Someone deliberately raised his hand and called out, "Mrs. Hu!"

Mrs. Hu heard the voice and subconsciously looked into the store.

Seeing the rich ladies who were so different from her now, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face again.

She did not enter the store. She

smiled unnaturally and walked over with her head down.

But when she walked to the other side of the glass door, she looked up and saw Mrs. Shen coming out of the fitting room.

Seeing the glamorous Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Hu paused.

The embarrassment and discomfort on her face froze, and she slowly revealed an uncontrollable anger.

The next second, she rushed in regardless.

Before the ladies and the shop assistants who were chatting could react, she reached out and grabbed Mrs. Shen's hair.

"Ah! What are you doing!" Mrs. Shen was shocked and screamed.

"What are you doing? I'm hitting you!"

The other people in the store were also confused and stared blankly for several seconds before rushing over.

Mrs. Hu beat Mrs. Shen like crazy.

A group of people rushed to separate them, pulling her hair and clothes.

The clerk in charge hurried to find the manager.

The manager hurriedly called the security guard.

When the security guard rushed over and pulled them in.

Both Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Hu had messy hair, red marks all over their faces, and their delicate makeup was all smudged.

"You crazy woman, why do you rush over to hit people for no reason!"

Mrs. Shen was helped to sit down, and she was furious.

Mrs. Hu reached out to slap her in the face.

Because she was held back and couldn't hit him, she immediately spat, "Bah! And you still ask me why I hit you? Your son is fighting with his illegitimate son and dragging my Hu family into it, so I can't hit you?"

"If it weren't for the Shen family, how could our Hu family be targeted by the Ji family and end up like this?"

Mrs. Shen didn't hear a word of what was said afterwards.

Her mind was full of the word Mrs. Hu said - illegitimate son.

The rich ladies who were trying to stop the fight also showed expressions of watching melons.

"Illegitimate son?" Mrs. Shen thought it was ridiculous, and she laughed angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You don't know?" Mrs. Hu looked at her and suddenly laughed sarcastically, "Hahahahaha, Shen Hongyuan has an illegitimate son who wants to fight for the family property. The whole Beijing city has spread it, and you don't even know?"

Mrs. Shen's expression was completely frozen.

Mrs. Hu spat at her again: "Your son ordered my son to deal with the illegitimate child, which caused my son to accidentally get into trouble with the Ji family. I really don't know, go ask your son!"

Mrs. Hu said as she broke away from the security guard behind her.

She stood up, tidied her hair, and left with her bag.

Mrs. Shen stood there in a daze, feeling a burning pain on her cheeks. She

didn't know if it was because Mrs. Hu had just scolded her, or because she was annoyed by the word "illegitimate child".

She felt ridiculous in her heart. When did Shen Hongyuan have an illegitimate child?

But there was another voice in her mind that was suspicious. For a period of time, Shen Hongyuan did not touch the family.

Even now, he often goes on business trips for more than a month...

Mrs. Shen suppressed her panic

. She remembered that there were outsiders present, and forced a smile, saying, "This woman is not in her right mind, what nonsense is she talking about."

The people around her also echoed, "That's right."

"My Hongyuan is a special family, how could he mess around outside and have an illegitimate child?" Mrs. Shen tried to convince herself.

She turned around to seek approval, and accidentally met the eyes of the little sisters around her.

But she found that none of these people dared to look at her.

They all looked away with some guilt.

Mrs. Shen felt even more absurd.

Panic spread step by step.

She could no longer sit still.

She always felt that the people around her were always staring at him with a look of pity or watching a good show.

At this time, Shen Xingran, who had walked out of the store to chat with friends, also came back.

When he saw the situation in the store, he was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly walked towards Madam Shen: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Madam Shen looked at Shen Xingran and pulled the corner of her mouth with difficulty.

She was completely out of the mood to go shopping. After a few simple greetings, she took Shen Xingran away.

Shen Xingran had no idea what happened. She

only found that Madam Shen was absent-minded on the way back.

After returning home, Madam Shen took a bath and lit some incense, trying to take a nap and have a good rest.

But even when she lay on the bed, she still tossed and turned, not sleepy at all.

Could it be that Shen Hongyuan really...

has reached the point of fighting for the family property, which means that the illegitimate child is already quite old.

Could it be that it has been many years ago...

Madam Shen's eyes darkened when she thought of this.

She was angry at Shen Hongyuan's betrayal.

Thinking about how people outside might have looked at her like a fool for so many years, Mrs. Shen was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood.

But then, Mrs. Shen comforted herself.

Maybe it was just Mrs. Hu talking nonsense, and she couldn't be fooled by that crazy woman.

Mrs. Shen calmed down, opened the safe, and went to see the gift Shen Hongyuan gave her.

But she suddenly remembered that Shen Hongyuan didn't go home for their wedding anniversary this year.

For several years in a row, the gifts were sent by his assistant.

She tossed and turned for the whole afternoon.

It was evening.

Mrs. Shen had basically calmed down when she went downstairs, and put Mrs. Hu's words behind her.

It was snowing outside.

Shen Xingran had just come back from outside, and there were some snowflakes on her hair.

"Look at you, why are you so careless, what if you catch a cold?"

Mrs. Shen hurried to meet him.

She took the towel from the servant and helped Shen Xingran wipe off the snowflakes. She

quickly asked the servant to make some ginger tea.

After a while, the servant brought ginger tea and stewed desserts.

Mrs. Shen took off Shen Xingran's scarf and sat down with her: "Eat something hot quickly."

"Mom, you eat too."

Shen Xingran scooped a spoonful and handed it to Mrs. Shen's mouth.

Mrs. Shen felt relieved.

But at this warm moment, looking at her most beloved little son.

Mrs. Shen suddenly recalled Mrs. Hu's words:

"Go ask your son!"

Mrs. Shen slightly turned her eyes away and forced a smile: "Eat it yourself."

Shen Xingran ate the dessert seriously.

Mrs. Shen calmed down.

She took the black tea handed to her by the maid and took a sip.

After a while, she asked casually: "Ranran, your father has been out recently..."

"What?" Shen Xingran looked up and asked blankly.

"It's just..." Mrs. Shen was a little annoyed and felt that she couldn't say it.

Finally, she hardened her heart and closed her eyes and said: "Have you heard that your father has another woman outside?"

Shen Xingran laughed when she heard it: "Mom, you are imagining it again."

Mrs. Shen was in menopause some time ago, and she often asked questions like this.

Shen Xingran was used to it, but she was still a little annoyed.

He didn't show it on his face, and comforted her gently: "Dad loves you the most, and he doesn't have time."

Mrs. Shen's heart sank back to her stomach in an instant.

She patted her chest: "Oh, I was just imagining it."

As she said that, she touched the dessert bowl in front of Shen Xingran, and called the servant: "This bowl is cold, take it away and change it."

Mrs. Shen apologized: "It's all the nonsense spread by people outside."

"What did you hear?" Shen Xingran smiled and chatted with her.

Mrs. Shen: "It turns out that your father has an illegitimate child outside."

Shen Xingran paused with the hand holding the spoon.

"Click".

The smooth and delicate white bone china soup spoon collided with the stew pot.

It made a slightly harsh sound.

Madam Shen looked towards Shen Xingran.

Shen Xingran's expression was too much to be restrained in time, and he was seen clearly.

The relaxed smile on Madam Shen's face slowly froze.

Shen Xingran hurriedly controlled his emotions.

He stirred the porcelain spoon in the stew pot, and because he was a little flustered, he couldn't help making some noise.

Shen Xingran simply put down the spoon, looked at Madam Shen and said, "Mom, what illegitimate child or not, people outside will really spread it."

Madam Shen must not be allowed to know that the rumor came from her.

Madam Shen didn't know what Shen Xingran was thinking.

But she saw Shen Xingran's evasive eyes.

Her heart dropped.

"Really... not?" Madam Shen asked.

Shen Xingran said firmly, "How could that be possible? Don't think too much, Mom. Maybe you haven't slept well recently and are too nervous..."

Listening to Shen Xingran's concern, Mrs. Shen's heart kept sinking.

It fell straight into the cold ice cellar.

Mrs. Shen was really heartbroken at this moment.

He loved Shen Xingran so much.

Shen Xingran actually hid him for Shen Hongyuan!

He refused to tell her the truth until now!

She cared so much about this family. She

gave so much for every child and even gave up her career.

But now, no one stands on her side?

Mrs. Shen forced a smile.

She pretended to believe it, and left the table and went upstairs after a few prevarications.

After she left.

Shen Xingran first clenched the spoon in her hand.

Then she couldn't help throwing the spoon away.

He was a little panicked and didn't know what to do.

In short, he must not let Mrs. Shen believe this rumor, let alone let her know that it has anything to do with him.

Otherwise, how would Mrs. Shen look at him?

Shen Xingran stood up and walked around the living room.

He went up to the third floor again.

After closing the door completely, he took out his mobile phone and called Shen Xingzhuo.

Shen Xingzhuo was not in the country during this period.

His studio had funding problems, so he asked Shen Hongyuan to borrow money, but was scolded by Shen Hongyuan.

So he went abroad to seek an investment.

The international call took a long time to get through.

As soon as Shen Xingzhuo's voice came out, Shen Xingran immediately burst into tears: "Brother! Please help me!"

"If mom calls you..."

Shen Xingran was indeed right.

After Mrs. Shen returned to her room, she hesitated for a long time and called her second son.

She asked directly, "Shen Xingzhuo, tell me the truth, does your father have an illegitimate child outside?"

Shen Xingzhuo, who picked up the call from Shen Xingran, of course said the same thing. He

insisted that there was absolutely no such thing. She was just imagining things. If she hadn't seen Shen Xingran's expression just now. If Shen Xingzhuo had shown doubts instead of speaking with the same firm tone as Shen Xingran, maybe Mrs. Shen would have believed it a little. But now, after hearing Shen Xingzhuo's reply, Mrs. Shen was completely certain of one thing. It was over. Shen Hongyuan really had an illegitimate child outside! The child was at least the same age as Shen Xingran. And the whole family knew about it! Only she was kept in the dark. Is this still her home? Are they still her sons and her relatives? Shen Xingran was still very nervous after the phone call with Shen Xingzhuo. It was not until she received Shen Xingzhuo's reply that she felt relieved. No matter what, as long as the rumor can't be pinned on him, it's fine. The next day. Shen Xingran came down from the stairs. He paid close attention to Mrs. Shen's expression. Mrs. Shen was sitting on the sofa with a fashion magazine at her side. There were several paper bags beside her. It was obvious that she had just come back from shopping. "Mom, what did you buy again?" Shen Xingran walked over and asked with a smile. Mrs. Shen raised her head and took out the box from the paper bag: "This is a new necklace from H family. There are only ten in the whole city of Beijing." The tone of her voice was no different from usual. Shen Xingran's hanging heart finally let go. "Mom, let me help you put it on." Shen Xingran came over, picked up the necklace in the box, put it on Mrs. Shen's neck, and praised: "Mom! You are so beautiful." Mrs. Shen admired with a mirror. Then, she picked up another box as if nothing had happened, and inside was a white ceramic watch. "Mom saw this watch when she was shopping, and it seems to suit you very well. Try it on." Mrs. Shen often bought things for him, and Shen Xingran had long been accustomed to it. He tried on the watch and was about to take it off. Mrs. Shen said, "Wear it on you, it looks so good." Shen Xingran didn't want to make her unhappy at this moment, so he put it on his wrist. He had classes today, and after eating something, he went back to school. After Shen Xingran left the Shen family, Mrs. Shen's smiling face sank slightly. She turned on her mobile phone and clicked on an app. The GPS positioning on it showed Shen Xingran's location. After doing all this. Mrs. Shen reached into the paper bag again. What she took out was not a receipt, but a piece of paper with an address written on it. Mrs. Shen remained calm. She changed into low-key clothes, did not use the family driver, and took a taxi to the address on the note. The address was very hidden, it was a private detective studio. Mrs. Shen wore a hat and a mask, and pushed the door mysteriously and walked in. She walked to the table and sat down, and threw out a stack of cash very impolitely. The person in charge opposite immediately became very enthusiastic: "Madam, what do you need?" Mrs. Shen lowered her voice: "Help me check my husband's illegitimate child." "This illegitimate child should be about the same age as my son, and he knows both of my sons..." Lu Ran was busy working and knew nothing about the turmoil in the Shen family. But occasionally when he came home at night, he still felt that the atmosphere was wrong. Just like today. He came back with Da Huang, and as soon as he stepped into the living room, he heard what seemed to be a quarrel inside. Shen Hongyuan asked in confusion: "Why is there such a large amount of expenditure in the family recently?" Mrs. Shen, who had taken the large amount of expenditure to the private detective, sneered: "You should ask yourself, right?" Shen Hongyuan was confused: "Why are you so gloomy?" Mrs. Shen suddenly raised her voice: "How dare you ask? What did you do outside? Don't you have any idea in your mind?" Shen Hongyuan really didn't know. He didn't know that the hat of cheating had already been put on his head. At this moment, he even smiled and comforted Mrs. Shen: "What's wrong with you recently? Whoever offended you, just spend the money, don't..." "Heh." Seeing him like this, Mrs. Shen became more determined, "I think you feel guilty?" Shen Hongyuan was stunned: "What do I feel guilty about?" "Think about it yourself!" Lu Ran wiped Da Huang's feet while listening to "You are cold, you are ruthless, you are unreasonable." "What's wrong with the two of them?" Lu Ran muttered to Da Huang. Da Huang didn't understand, and just gave him a stupid smile. "Forget it." Lu·illegitimate son·Ran thought about it and felt that no matter what, it must have nothing to do with him. So he took Da Huang back to the room calmly. The next day, he took Da Huang for a walk. As usual, he sent Da Huang to the security booth of the orphanage. But this time, he found that the person standing in the security booth was not the security uncle he was familiar with. Instead, it was a younger stranger. When the young security guard saw him, he reached out to stop him: "Who are you? What are you doing here? Register first." "Hey, why did you bring a dog?"

Lu Ran was stunned while holding Da Huang, and asked, "Where is Uncle Li?"

"Uncle Li is sick and has taken some leave. He is old, and his children are going to arrange for his retirement early."

"Oh, thank you."

Lu Ran did not make things difficult for the new security guard.

Originally, Da Huang could be left in the security booth only because the previous security guard Uncle Li was soft-hearted.

Now that Uncle Li is not here, of course Da Huang cannot be left behind.

Lu Ran held Da Huang and walked back to the roadside.

Da Huang sat beside him.

Lu Ran stood not far from the gate of the orphanage, quietly looking at the "home" where he had lived for more than ten years.

The golden red morning glow emerged, shrouding the quiet and lonely orphanage.

The rising sun was like a piece of red paper doodled by a child, quietly hanging on a corner of the eastern eaves.

Lu Ran felt a little sad.

Dean Lu was gone.

Now Uncle Li has also retired.

Lu Ran always felt that the orphanage was not his home, and he wanted to find his own home.

But now, he inexplicably felt that his home was gone.

The wake-up bell of the orphanage rang.

Lu Ran stood outside and could see a figure walking slowly in the corridor inside.

He slowly retracted his gaze, bent down and greeted Da Huang, who was also watching attentively: "Let's go."

Lu Ran found a short-term foster home for Da Huang.

He continued to go to work in the coffee shop.

In his spare time, he searched for part-time jobs on his mobile phone.

Da Huang cannot stay in the orphanage, and the foster fee for Da Huang is another expense.

Moreover, Da Huang is an old dog, and the fee will be even higher.

The key is that if Da Huang is placed in an ordinary pet store, Lu Ran is not very reassured about his safety.

He was busy until the evening.

Many employees of Ji's came to eat again.

Lu Ran took a break from his busy schedule and listened to some gossip about Ji's.

The topic was still about which low-pressure devil.

But this time it was obviously admiration and praise.

"Then the contract was signed!"

"Oh my god, that person in charge is so difficult to deal with. My teacher's team has been arguing with him for half a month, but he still talks nonsense and wants to take advantage of us."

"But the chairman came out and signed it with just one sentence?"

"Fuck, the chairman is still charming!"

As they chatted, they returned to the eternal topic.

"Alas, it's a pity that the chairman has bad legs..."

Lu Ran retracted his ears and wiped the table carefully.

Disability seems to have become a label that Ji Min can't get rid of.

He has a bad temper, and others will say it's because of his disability. He

works well, and others say it's a pity that he is disabled.

Going around in circles, there is no way around it.

Lu Ran cleaned up the garbage left by the previous table of guests.

Hearing the doorbell ring, he looked up and said out of habit: "Welcome, what can I do for you?"

There was no sound for a long time.

When he looked up, he saw Shen Xingzhuo, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, looking at him with a sullen face.

Seeing Shen Xingzhuo, Lu Ran's eyes lit up.

His black eyes glowed with the brilliance of seeing RMB.

It's really a pillow when you are sleepy.

Just when you are short of money, you meet a big injustice.

Triple salary, this is going to be in your hands right away!

"Welcome!"

Lu Ran shouted again.

This voice is not a conditioned reflex, but a true feeling.

Shen Xingzhuo's face, which was pulled tightly, was loosened a little by his howling.

He saw the light in Lu Ran's eyes like a relative, and he was even a little uncomfortable and embarrassed.

Normally when Lu Ran saw him, he would either ignore him or be so angry with him that he would not forgive his life.

Shen Xingzhuo did not expect that Lu Ran would be so enthusiastic after he came back from a trip abroad.

He snorted, and even forgot about his annoyance when he saw Lu Ran working.

He found a seat and sat down.

He looked as if he was a big shot, but he was actually a little bit agitated.

See.

Sure enough, he would miss me after not seeing me for a while.

Shen Xingzhuo tried to be more reserved.

Lu Ran brought the menu happily: "Please order, guest."

He pronounced the word "guest" very clearly.

Intended to see Shen Xingzhuo's previous furious look.

But Shen Xingzhuo was still agitated at this moment.

The brain automatically replaced the word "guest" with "brother".

So he picked up the menu with a clear conscience.

Lu Ran: "..."

He glanced at Shen Xingzhuo.

Shen Xingzhuo was studying the menu carefully.

Lu Ran tried hard to think about what was wrong. He

couldn't figure it out.

He simply stretched out his hand to cover the menu in front of Shen Xingzhuo. Shen

Xingzhuo looked up at him in confusion.

Lu Ran gave him a professional smile and tried to hint: "I'm working here." Yes, I

'm working.

I'm working!

Their eyes met.

Something beautiful shattered.

Shen Xingzhuo frowned: "Lu Ran, what do you think of me?"

Lu Ran answered seriously: "An idiot."

Shen Xingzhuo: "..."

Lu Ran tried to persuade him: "The price has been reduced this time. Don't triple the price, just double the salary!"

Shen Xingzhuo took a deep breath: "You wish, what do you think of me?"

Lu Ran lowered his eyes and stared at him for a while.

After confirming that he had no intention of paying, he turned around and left decisively: "Oh, the electronic menu, you can order by yourself."

Shen Xingzhuo: "..."

He slowly took back his hand that was holding the phone.

The crowd of people for dinner gradually faded away.

Lu Ran was about to get off work, but Shen Xingzhuo hadn't ordered yet.

He was about to ask when he saw the door of the store open and another person rushed in.

Chen Sheng waved to Shen Xingzhuo: "Brother Zhuo! Come on, don't wait, the car has been fixed!"

As he was talking, he saw Lu Ran: "Hey, Brother Lu! Are you off work? Let's go together after work?"

Xiao Wang, who was playing games in the kitchen, heard the voice.

Thinking that it was Lu Ran's classmate who came to find him, he hurriedly said: "There are not many people in the back, I'll just watch here, you go and play."

Lu Ran did not agree immediately, but looked at Chen Sheng and asked specifically: "Who's paying?"

Shen Xingzhuo thought of the large bill he had last time, and also asked: "Who's paying?"

Chen Sheng was embarrassed by the two of them asking.

Thinking of the mistake he made last time, he quickly patted his chest and guaranteed: "I'll pay, it must be me!"

Lu Ran then changed his clothes and followed him to have a free meal.

The place where Chen Sheng invited guests was an outdoor barbecue club.

This time he was more careful and invited people who were very familiar with Lu Ran.

This familiarity refers to people who have witnessed Lu Ran's battles with Lin Yi and Zhang Lin.

These people have one thing in common.

They are all "very respectful" of Lu Ran and will not think of causing trouble.

Otherwise, Lu Ran might do something as heroic as pushing people onto the barbecue grill.

What's more...

next to this outdoor barbecue club, there seems to be a horse farm.

If you are not careful, you may come into close contact with animal feces.

Thinking of this,

Chen Sheng felt that today's dinner was really a banquet for the rich.

Pray that nothing will go wrong.

Amitabha.

Even though he said that, Chen Sheng was a gossipy person by nature.

Not long after getting off the car, he couldn't help squatting beside Lu Ran and asking insinuations.

"Brother Lu, what happened between you and Zhang Lin?" Chen Sheng asked.

As he spoke, he offered a bunch of roasted meat and bones in his hand.

"What's the matter? Didn't you see it that day?"

Lu Ran took the skewers. He thought they were not roasted thoroughly enough, so he put them on the grill for a while.

And sprinkled them with a lot of chili peppers.

Chen Sheng felt a stomachache just looking at it.

"It wasn't that day."

Chen Sheng asked quietly, stretching his head, "It was that day! How come Zhang Lin and the one from the Ji family were found in your room?"

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows.

I didn't expect the details of that day to be passed on so clearly.

"What else could it be? Wouldn't it be clearer if you ask the two parties involved?" Lu Ran said.

Chen Sheng almost knelt down before him: "Do I dare?" Shen

Xingzhuo came over and overheard, frowning and asked: "Did Zhang Lin come to trouble you?"

Lu Ran glanced at him and remembered that this guy was not present that day.

He felt a little pity and exaggerated: "It was at the 50th birthday party of your biological father, the head of the Shen family."

Shen Xingzhuo's eyes darkened when he heard this.

He frowned and said nothing. He

just reached out and snatched the skewers that Chen Sheng had just roasted, and stuffed his own roasted ones into Lu Ran's hands.

With a mocking tone: "You dare to eat what a fool roasts?"

Chen Sheng was unhappy: "Hey! Brother Zhuo, who are you talking about?"

Lu Ran patted him soothingly, and gave Chen Sheng one of the skewers given by Shen Xingzhuo.

Chen Sheng was grateful: "Brother Lu, you are such a good person!"

Lu Ran watched him eat it gently.

Then he asked: "Is it not poisonous? Doesn't your stomach hurt after eating it?"

"..."

Chen Sheng's tears of gratitude slowly flowed back.

So they are using him to test for poison?

Shen Xingzhuo heard it and yelled: "Lu Ran!"

Lu Ran ignored him and concentrated on eating.

Chen Sheng and his group had nothing to do.

Rich kids have many ways to entertain themselves, such as drinking, chatting and bragging.

There is also a golf course not far away.

They can even compete with each other while talking.

In addition to his family background, Shen Xingzhuo's ability to eat, drink and have fun is obviously first-class. He always

takes the lead.

Lu Ran has no interest.

He just thinks that the people present are a bunch of idiots. It's a waste of food if they don't eat the grilled food.

So he sat in the corner and ate silently like a hamster.

Shen Xingzhuo came back from playing basketball.

He saw a skewer piled in front of him.

But Lu Ran's stomach was not bulging at all.

It's hard to believe that this skinny guy can eat so much.

Shen Xingzhuo was tired from playing, so he walked to the side and pulled a chair to sit down.

On the lawn nearby, someone brought a Border Collie over and was playing with a Frisbee.

The Border Collie is black and white.

From the back, it looks exactly like a black dog.

Shen Xingzhuo watched for a while.

He turned to look at Lu Ran, and suddenly asked a question he had wanted to ask a long time ago:

"Why did you... raise that yellow dog? It's so small, and it's called Dahuang."

Lu Ran was also watching the Border Collie playing with a Frisbee.

He was stunned when he heard the question, then he touched his chin and said, "Yeah, it seems that the black one is more handsome."

When the boy said this, it seemed to be just a subconscious response.

There was a complete confusion in his eyes after his memory was covered, and his black eyes seemed to be covered with a thick layer of fog.

It seemed that in his subconscious.

He still remembered that he wanted to raise a black dog.

But when he saw a yellow puppy, he vaguely thought that someone seemed to like it, as if it was someone very close and important.

And willingly, he used the name that someone in his memory had given it. As if this could make him closer to the hidden home in his memory

when he was wandering outside. Shen Xingzhuo's throat tightened in an instant. It was like being strangled by a big hand, and he couldn't make a sound. His eyes were sore, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand. Shen Xingzhuo felt that his heart was about to burst. He took a deep breath, trying to make some sound. His mouth, like some broken instrument, made a harsh sound. Lu Ran was a little strange and turned to look at him. Shen Xingzhuo only had time to turn his back before Lu Ran saw him. He didn't know why. At this moment, he didn't dare to look into Lu Ran's eyes. "What's wrong with you?" Shen Xingzhuo heard someone ask behind him. As if he didn't hear his reply, Lu Ran said again: "Did you have an upset stomach? There's a toilet next to you, don't poop on the floor." Shen Xingzhuo couldn't help laughing again. Under the impact of two completely opposite emotions, his snot and tears almost burst out at the same time. "Huh, so disgusting." Shen Xingzhuo turned his head and saw Lu Ran looking at him with disgust. These eyes completely overlapped with the soft and sticky black eyes in his dream, which were full of attachment, trust and obedience. The owner of the eyes has grown up, but the tail of the eyes still maintains the arc of childhood. But the way those eyes looked at him had completely changed. Shen Xingzhuo went to the side, found a faucet to wash his face, and sorted out his mood a little. He returned to Lu Ran and asked, "I heard that you signed a funding contract with the Shen family?" Lu Ran nodded. He didn't know what Shen Xingzhuo was thinking. However, he was always a little wary of Shen Xingzhuo. Just like with Ji Min. On the day of the funding conference, Ji Min said that he could send him to study abroad. The moment he heard it, no one knew how excited Lu Ran was. In his previous life, he dreamed of escaping from the Shen family completely one day. He didn't have to worry every day and live in the shadow of the Shen family. But besides the excitement, the little wariness in his heart still prevailed. Ji Min met Shen Xingyu. It is inevitable that the help for studying abroad was not proposed by Shen Xingyu. Shen Xingyu is an amazing person. He is not like the other people in the book, who revolve around Shen Xingran, the pampered protagonist. What Shen Xingyu really cares about is the "Shen Family". And in Shen Xingyu's eyes, he, Lu Ran, is just an unstable element who disrupts the order of the "Shen Family" and threatens the reputation of the "Shen Family". He needs to be well controlled. If this is really the case, Lu Ran agreed to study abroad, which would be a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth. So Lu Ran rejected Ji Min. It was very uncomfortable and regretful when he refused. But there was no way. He didn't dare to trust anyone. If he couldn't even trust his blood relatives. How could he trust others. "I didn't know about this at the time." Shen Xingzhuo was still talking about the funding contract, "If I knew..." "Wow! This place is really big!" A familiar voice came. Lu Ran looked over and saw the person coming, his eyebrows twitched. Chen Sheng also heard the voice and immediately turned pale. Damn it. Why does something go wrong every time he organizes a party. Two people slipped in. One was Lin Yi and the other was Shen Xingran. The Coke in Chen Sheng's hand almost flew out. He called a few good brothers and immediately went over to form a human wall, trying to block the sight of Lin Yi and Shen Xingran. "Xiao Yi, Ranran, why are you here?" "Ah, it's not very convenient for us to play here... How about I accompany you to open a show another day?" The more they blocked, the more Lin Yi's temper came out. "Why are you stopping me?" Shen Xingran was a little unhappy after understanding the hidden meaning of Chen Sheng and the others' words. In the past, he was always welcomed wherever he went.

Why were they chased out again this time?

Chen Sheng quickly smiled apologetically: "Isn't this inconvenient..."

Lu Ran is a man who won't get angry unless he is provoked. It would be fine

as long as Lin Yi is stopped.

But Lin Yi directly used force to push them apart.

Chen Sheng was complaining in his heart.

He thought: If you insist on going in, then you will be the ones to blame!

Originally, Lin Yi thought that they were doing something shameful.

As a result, after pushing aside the human wall, he saw a man who made him tremble physically sitting next to the grill from a distance.

"Lu! Lu Ran!"

The terrible memory of being pressed into the squat toilet suddenly popped up.

Lin Yi wanted to leave reflexively.

He took two steps back, but felt embarrassed and stopped.

He grabbed Shen Xingran, mustered up his courage, and pointed at Lu Ran and Shen Xingzhuo beside him.

"Shen Xingzhuo! You are still playing with this illegitimate child of the Shen family?"

"Do you have a conscience?"

The word "illegitimate child" attracted Lu Ran's attention.

At the same time.

Mrs. Shen was looking at the seven or eight messages she received on her mobile phone:

"Madam! The illegitimate child you are looking for has been found."

"At XXX Outdoor BBQ Club!"