Chapter 93 Unwilling to give up

"That's all." Lu Ran said.

He put the remote control back and secretly glanced at Ji Min who was playing with the mechanical puppy seriously.

Thinking of the gifts Ji Min received today, he whispered: "I don't have much money, and maybe I'm not well prepared."

After a moment of silence, he raised his chin again and said: "But I have been very attentive, so don't be picky."

Ji Min raised his eyes to look at him and said, "What if I must be picky?"

Lu Ran: "..."

He stretched out his hand angrily, trying to pull the puppy back from the wheelchair remote control: "Then give it back to me!"

Ji Min blocked his hand and hid the puppy in his palm.

"No." He said hurriedly, "I like it very much, every one of them, and the performance you prepared."

Hearing this, Lu Ran raised his head to see his expression.

As if trying to determine the truth of his words.

"Really."

Ji Min was rarely honest.

He thought for a moment, then spoke slowly and harshly: "No one has ever celebrated my birthday so attentively."

"No?" Lu Ran was a little surprised.

Just now, in order to facilitate remote control, he simply sat on the floor next to Ji Min's wheelchair.

Now he was leaning on the armrest and looking at the man.

"But there are many people coming to your birthday party. Haven't you been like this since you were a child?"

Ji Min just pulled the corner of his mouth and said nothing.

Lu Ran thought of Ji Yue whom he met today.

He couldn't help asking: "Are your family members not nice to you too?"

Hearing the word "also" in the child's words, Ji Min laughed and said, "What's wrong, are you comparing yourself with me?"

"No, I'm just curious." Lu Ran said.

Ji Min stroked the metal puppy in his palm with his fingertips.

He slowly talked about the past:

"My mother and father were married for business, and after I was born, my mother went abroad."

Ji Min's mother died on a sea trip when he was five years old.

His father brought his first love back to the Ji family, and the old man Ji was so angry that he went to the hospital.

It was rare for the Ji family to have a love-minded person like his father.

Not only did he love his first love deeply, but he also loved the stepson brought by his first love very much, and even wanted to leave all his shares in Ji's company to the stepson.

Ji Min's life seemed glamorous at that time, but it was not easy in fact.

Because his father favored a step-son who had no blood relationship with him, he ignored his biological son.

The young Ji Min therefore attached more importance to blood ties and took good care of his illegitimate brother.

This was also the reason why Ji Yue was fearless during this period.

But the final result was that he was stabbed in the back by the illegitimate brother and his leg was broken at the critical moment.

Lu Ran listened and put his chin on the armrest of Ji Min's wheelchair.

Hearing this, he exclaimed "Ah" and stood up:

"So you mistakenly thought I was an illegitimate child at that time, so you said those words!"

Ji Min: "..."

He put his finger on his lips, coughed lightly, and whispered: "Didn't I apologize to you later?"

Lu Ran didn't care about this.

He put his chin on the armrest again and stared at Ji Min for a while.

The man's expression was still calm when he mentioned these old things.

But there was some coldness in his eyes.

"Boss, you are so pitiful." Lu Ran said.

He thought for a while and asked again, "So you are so good to me, is it because our relatives are unreliable?"

Ji Min lowered his eyes and looked at him, and said, "Guess?"

Lu Ran glanced at him, lowered his eyes to look at Da Huang who was lying on the ground playing with a ball, and did not answer.

Ji Min reached out and touched his head, and said, "There are some of these reasons."

But only some.

Ji Min rubbed his fingertips into the boy's soft hair and stroked it gently.

He thought of the day when he had a car accident.

There was a problem with the car, and Ji Min quickly realized who was responsible.

But there was no emotional resentment, but he quickly regained his composure and took serious measures.

Otherwise, he would have lost more than just a pair of legs.

After being admitted to the hospital, it was not unexpected for Ji Min to learn of his disability.

Over the years, he has clearly felt the inconvenience of life and the various looks from people around him.

Ji Min has a very bad temper, but he is always calm.

He clearly knows that this is just the price the Ji family must pay for seizing power, and it is also because he does not know people well.

As for Ji Chi, who was sent to prison by him, in Ji Min's eyes, he is just a defeated opponent.

He doesn't even have much anger for being betrayed.

Until some time ago, during the negotiation with Shen Xingyu.

Shen Xingyu mentioned the engagement.

Ji Min did not show any fear at the time, and replied frankly that he would consider it.

But after returning, he thought for a long time alone in his room.

The next day, Ji Min asked Butler Chen to find a list of suitable candidates from various aristocratic families.

He put the information on the computer and carefully screened it every day.

It was as if he had really become Lu Ran's elder.

He was carefully screening suitable marriage candidates for his children.

He wanted someone with a good family background, good character, and strong personal abilities, and could not rely solely on his family.

He set a lot of conditions here and there.

The most important prerequisite was: good health and no disability.

Ji Min sat in front of the computer and flipped through the entire document.

He looked like a caring "elder".

However, he venomously criticized everyone in the document.

Like a shameless competitor.

Finally, looking at the blank bottom page of the document,

Ji Min suddenly felt a surge of rare hatred.

At that moment, he clearly realized that he even wanted to kill Ji Chi.

If it weren't for Ji Chi, his legs wouldn't be broken.

He wouldn't have to sit in front of the computer and read the document with such unspeakable struggle and pain.

If it weren't for Ji Chi, he could naturally appear on this list.

At the very front.

Ji Min thought he could really be willing to be an "elder".

Until that day, he saw those vague marks on Lu Ran's neck.

Ji Min lowered his eyes slightly, and the fingers that were entangled in Lu Ran's hair moved.

He pushed aside the ends of the boy's hair.

Near the collar, the glaring red marks had disappeared.

Ji Min rubbed his fingertips lightly.

He thought, if one day... could he really tolerate the boy having marks left by others?

The man's fingers lingered for a long time.

Until Lu Ran couldn't help it, and asked in a trembling voice:

"...Boss, what are you looking for in my hair?"

Ji Min was stunned.

The boy raised his head, looked at him with horror and asked: "There won't be cockroaches in my hair, right?"

Ji Min: "..."

He retracted his hand and patted the child lightly: "So you know how to be afraid?"

He was about to reach out and touch again.

But Lu Ran covered his head and refused to let him touch it.

He reached out to pick up the four mechanical dogs.

Ji Min raised his eyebrows and asked, "Isn't this for me?"

Lu Ran: "..."

He was silent for a while, looked at the man in the wheelchair, and said in a lingering way, "Do you think I can afford it?"

Ji Min: "..."

"I borrowed this from a classmate who is doing Daichuang." Lu Ran couldn't help but look up to take credit, "But I did the assembly and programming myself!"

Ji Min thought of the horrible performance just now and nodded, "I see."

It probably took a long time to learn programming and assembly on the spot.

These days, he stayed up until midnight.

He even took the time to secretly make a cake for him.

The next day, Lu Ran returned the four mechanical dogs.

But he didn't know that these four mechanical dogs were soon bought by a "mysterious man".

After finishing Ji Min's birthday, Lu Ran remembered what Gu Zhi said that day, and went back to Shen's house.

There were two cars parked in the yard of Shen's house today, and it seemed that there were guests.

When Lu Ran entered the living room, he was surprised. It turned out

that Lino's family was sitting there.

The three of them were chatting with Shen Hongyuan, and the atmosphere seemed very peaceful.

There was no sign of some "unpleasantness" some time ago.

Lu Ran felt a little awesome.

Shen Hongyuan was awesome. Last time Shen Xingran almost offended people to death, but he actually coaxed them back.

Lino's family was also awesome.

He drank that thing at the dinner hosted by Shen Hongyuan, and he was able to get together with Shen Hongyuan.

It has to be said that he is adaptable.

But these few people who can put aside such a big grudge and get together, probably have bad intentions in their hearts.

When Shen Hongyuan first saw Lu Ran coming, he was also stunned.

A sense of tension suddenly appeared on his face.

He subconsciously glanced at Lu Ran's feet, and did not see the dog, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Ran did not bring a dog, which was equivalent to not bringing a weapon.

Think about it again...

today he just asked someone to emptied the wastepaper baskets in the bathroom on the first floor.

There should be nothing for Lu Ran to do.

Shen Hongyuan was completely relieved, gave Lu Ran a kind smile, and asked:

"There is no busy class in school today, why did you come back so early?"

"I came back to get something."

Lu Ran paused after entering the door.

He glanced at the three people present, and then at Shen Hongyuan.

He clearly felt that the bad water these four guys were holding back was related to him.

But Lu Ran didn't care about this the most.

He looked at Shen Hongyuan and asked, "Are you sure you didn't forget to give me anything?"

Shen Hongyuan's heart skipped a beat when he was asked by Lu Ran.

He carefully observed Lu Ran's expression and asked with a smile, "What did you leave behind? Ask your mother later?"

Lu Ran looked at him and smiled, "You don't have to tell me."

He didn't force Shen Hongyuan.

He went to the backyard for a walk.

Watching him leave, Shen Hongyuan smiled helplessly and shook his head.

He sighed at the Lino family and said,

"Don't worry, my son is at an active age, but now he is forced to stay with that person... all day long. It's normal for him to be upset."

The three Lino family members nodded in understanding.

Old Lino sighed with regret and said, "It's not easy."

After Shen Hongyuan finished speaking, he thought of what Lu Ran had just asked and still felt a little worried.

He found an excuse to get up and followed Lu Ran in front.

After Shen Hongyuan also left.

The three fathers and sons of the Lino family looked at each other.

Jin was the first to ask: "Father, what do you think? Do you really want to give this project to the Shen family?"

Old Lino remained calm, but sneered: "How can such a good thing happen."

However, he pondered for a while and said: "But the matter of marriage can be considered. Let alone that messy Shen Xingran, this Lu Ran is still okay."

"Marriage?" Jin was a little dissatisfied.

He did have some interest in Lu Ran.

Moreover, because of the relationship between Lu Ran and Ji Min, this feeling of hunting people made him enjoy it more.

But Jin didn't think Lu Ran was worthy of marriage with him.

Just for fun.

He frowned and said, "Father, this Lu Ran and Ji Min..."

Old Lino saw the evasion in his words and said coldly, "You know nothing. It's because of the relationship between Lu Ran and Ji Min that I let you take action."

Jin didn't understand: "What if Ji Min is against us because of this Lu Ran..."

Old Lino took a puff of cigar, squinted his eyes and said,

"That's not necessarily true. I heard that some time ago Ji Min found a list of eligible candidates from major families. It seems that he is screening the right people to contact Lu Ran."

Speaking of this, Old Lino smiled and sighed:

"It seems that Ji Min really loves him. He even feels that he is not worthy of this Lu Ran and is willing to protect him all his life."

Old Lino looked up at Jin and said,

"If you can really coax Lu Ran to be loyal to you, maybe this will be an opportunity for our Lino family!"

Over there, Shen Hongyuan found Lu Ran and saw him checking the rooms of the villa like a bandit.

"What are you looking for?" Shen Hongyuan stepped forward.

But he was stopped by the two bodyguards following Lu Ran.

Lu Ran didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Where is the gift that the Gu family sent me?"

Hearing his words, Shen Hongyuan was stunned at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace.

He said, "Well, I thought you were going to say something. How could your father keep the gift for you? I just didn't find the opportunity to give it to you."

Shen Hongyuan went upstairs, opened the door of his study, took out a gift box from inside, and handed it to Lu Ran.

Lu Ran lowered his eyes and took a look, and found that it was a wristwatch.

It looked quite expensive.

But if Shen Xingran secretly took this thing and wore it, Lu Ran could still understand it.

But he didn't think that Shen Hongyuan would hide a watch specifically.

"That's all?" Lu Ran asked.

Shen Hongyuan's eyes were calm, and he said, "The relationship between the Gu family and our family has faded a lot in recent years, so it's understandable that he only gave a watch."

Lu Ran looked at Shen Hongyuan deeply, said nothing, and put the watch away.

He stopped staring at Shen Hongyuan and strolled in the corridor for a while.

Surprisingly, he met Shen Xingzhuo.

Shen Xingzhuo had just come out of the bathroom and was a little surprised to see Lu Ran.

Then his eyes lit up: "You kid still remember to come back!"

"Tell me, did that Ji guy bully you?" He stretched out his hand to grab Lu Ran's neck.

His hand was blocked halfway.

Shen Xingzhuo looked up and saw two bodyguards standing on the left and right behind Lu Ran.

"What are you doing?"

He raised his eyebrows, waved away the bodyguard's hand, and tried to grab Lu Ran again.

He waved but didn't move, and was blocked firmly.

The bodyguard explained in a deep voice:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ji has ordered that the Shen family cannot get within two meters of Master Lu Ran."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xingzhuo's eyebrows almost rose to the sky.

"He is still very nosy? I'm his brother!"

The bodyguard brother said straightforwardly: "Mr. Ji has ordered that we should pay special attention to stopping people who claim to be brothers."

Shen Xingzhuo: "..."

Lu Ran didn't bother with him, and asked: "Do you know what the Gu family sent me on the night I officially returned?"

"Huh? They sent something specifically?"

Seeing him like this, Lu Ran lost the desire to communicate with Shen Xingzhuo, and turned around to go back to the living room.

But after taking two steps, he looked at the bathroom door behind Shen Xingzhuo and asked again: "Did you just finish?"

"Yes." Shen Xingzhuo nodded.

Hearing this, Lu Ran finally smiled at him and said, "Well done."