Chapter 6 Thank you, Aci. I will be more restrained. ...
Lu Ran's body trembled.
Apologize?
What a joke! You're going to apologize to some commoner?
Lu Ran found it utterly incomprehensible that his Aci would say such a thing. Of course, as her fiancé, he should obey unconditionally. But not now, not in front of everyone.
Feeling the gazes that kept falling on him, Lu Ran stiffened.
But under the girl's calm gaze, his mind suddenly went blank.
Suddenly, an idea struck him—
Will I get a reward if I'm obedient?
Just as the stiff words were about to escape his lips, an arm suddenly wrapped around his neck. Jing Lin, who had squeezed into the camera's view, interjected with a smile, "Miss Pei Ci, please let our Brother Lu off the hook. Doesn't he have any pride?"
"Alright, alright, we were definitely wrong, and we're really sorry, Ye Qingyu." Jing Lin winked at Pei Ci, his round cat-like eyes carrying a hint of cunning, then helped Ye Qingyu up from the ground.
"Ye Qingyu, we're so sorry, we made a mistake. Please, this beautiful and kind classmate, don't hold it against us. We'll make it up to you, okay?"
"How much money do you want? Or what do you want? You can tell me."
Jinglin's words were quite appropriate, surprising everyone present. They hadn't expected such a fickle young master. Just a few minutes ago he was bullying people, and now he was apologizing so readily.
Lu Ran frowned, feeling a bit strange. But then he thought about how Jing Lin often played around with minor celebrities and liked sweet-looking young girls, and thought it was impossible.
Ah Ci has a severe case of mysophobia, and anyone who truly likes Ah Ci will remain chaste.
He had no choice but to swallow back the words he was about to say.
Pei Ci was taken aback by Jing Lin's words, but in her opinion, Jing Lin and Lu Ran were on the same side, so it wasn't unreasonable for Jing Lin to apologize. She didn't dwell on such details, but focused more on Ye Qingyu.
Shaking off Jing Lin's hand, Ye Qingyu also looked at Pei Ci.
She was certain of two things.
First: The outrageous rumor circulating on campus that Lu Ran likes Pei Ci is true.
Second: This young lady is quite naive, actually thinking that a rich young master like Lu Ran is a good person.
Apologize?
Make a noble young master apologize to him?
What are they thinking? Do they think they haven't stirred up enough hatred?
However, she didn't dwell on this grudge and said expressionlessly, "I'll be leaving now that the misunderstanding is resolved."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
At this moment, Jinglin suddenly grabbed Ye Qingyu, his smile quite sweet, "Ye Qingyu, would you like me to see you off? I'd be happy to help!"
Pei Ci's eyes widened slightly upon seeing this scene. In the broken storyline, Jing Lin had played the role of an accomplice. But now, it seemed that something had happened that made him interested in the female lead again.
This is clearly following the original plot.
Pei Ci chose to wait and see.
"Let's see them off." Pei Ci rubbed her temples, then suddenly mentioned Lu Ran, "Lu Ran should go too."
Lu Ran: "..."
After a long silence, Lu Ran, noticing Pei Ci's tired expression, said, "You should go to sleep."
"Hmm." Pei Ci, who got out of bed, took a sip of water to moisten her throat. "Lu Ran, remember to compensate the people who were called in today."
After thinking for a moment, she still said, "Don't bully people."
Lu Ran didn't say yes or no, he just urged Pei Ci to go to sleep. Seeing her insistence, Lu Ran frowned and impatiently hummed in agreement.
Pei Ci then hung up the phone.
Today's events were unexpected, and to complete her mission, she really needed to think carefully about what to do next. Of course, not now.
She really should go to sleep.
Thus, this absurd and ridiculous incident came to an end.
Meanwhile, Jinglin and Lu Ran were taking Ye Qingyu back to school. The car belonged to Lu Ran, and they had hired a designated driver. Lu Ran didn't give Ye Qingyu a friendly look, so he sat in the front. Jinglin and Ye Qingyu sat in the back.
The back row had a lot of space, and Ye Qingyu sat on the far left, her attitude of rejection was obvious.
Jinglin was fine, and he chatted with Ye Qingyu casually, asking about her background, hobbies, and all sorts of other things.
"Look closely, Ye Qingyu is quite pretty~" As they approached the school gate, Jing Lin said with a smile, "Hey classmate, I think I'm pretty good, what do you say...?"
His fingers reached out to tug at Ye Qingyu's clothes, but Ye Qingyu had reached her limit and suddenly opened the car window and jumped out of the car.
Because they were almost there, the car wasn't driving fast. Ye Qingyu still rolled on the ground, and when she got up, her arms were badly scraped, and she was limping. In the darkness, her eyes were frighteningly dark.
Jinglin gave him a flirtatious flying kiss, then said to Lu Ran, "Brother Lu, we've delivered the person, let's hurry up and go~"
The car slowly began to move.
Lu Ran remained silent the entire way, reviewing the events that had transpired since leaving A Ci that night, pondering, swallowing, and analyzing them repeatedly. A Ci's emotions were too detached, something he had always enjoyed doing since childhood.
During the debriefing, he also noticed some of Jinglin's strange behavior.
Does the dog next to him really have no interest in A-Ci?
Lu Ran narrowed his eyes, and just then, Jing Lin spoke.
"Brother Lu, can you drop me off at the entrance of Nightfall?"
Nightfall is the biggest nightclub in Anta. Lu Ran paused, his finger pausing. "Why do you suddenly want to go?"
"I saw a pretty one." Jing Lin held his phone up to Lu Ran's side. Lu Ran looked down, and a girl appeared on the screen.
Shoulder-length black hair, reddish-brown eyes, a narrow jawline, and a somewhat androgynous style. Surrounded by handsome men and beautiful women, Lu Ran couldn't discern the beauty or ugliness of anyone except Pei Ci. However, he could still tell that this woman's features bore a resemblance to Ye Qingyu.
"You actually like this kind of stuff?" Lu Ran asked.
"Just having some fun." Jing Lin's eyes crinkled, revealing his innocent nature. "Your stubbornness is quite admirable."
"Really?" Lu Ran knocked Jing Lin's phone away. With a "thud," the driver slammed on the brakes, and Lu Ran's body swayed for a moment before remaining still.
Those eyes were jet black.
Jinglin seemed to have thought of something shocking, "Brother Lu, you're not doubting me, are you?"
Lu Ran remained noncommittal.
"My God, Brother Lu, if I had such intentions, why did I give up my right to help you back then?" Jing Lin said in disbelief.
He was referring to something that happened three years ago. Families like theirs had already begun looking for marriage partners long before that. It happened at the Pei family's birthday banquet, where the elderly patriarch and the young patriarch Pei Chi invited many young masters of similar age to Pei Ci. Lu Ran and Jing Lin were among them, as were An Yinyou, the eldest son of the An family, and Zhou Jiyue, the second son of the Zhou family.
These two may not be as good as Lu Ran in terms of family background and appearance, but their personality and abilities are far superior to Lu Ran's, and they are especially favored by Pei Ci.
"You like Miss Pei Ci, don't you?" Jing Lin spat out the chewing gum in his mouth and walked towards the little wolf king, whose body had been tense since the start of the banquet.
He knew he was nervous.
No one is immune to nervousness.
“I can help you.” Jing Lin blocked his way; he had round, cat-like eyes. “Brother Lu, I know you want to earn the right to develop feelings for her.”
This is the fundamental reason why we forged a three-year friendship.
Lu Ran also thought of what happened back then, but he didn't elaborate. He simply said, "You should be more careful about your decadent lifestyle lately."
Jing Lin immediately understood Lu Ran's implied meaning, "I understand, Brother Lu."
Lu Ran didn't say anything, but simply escorted Jing Lin to the entrance of Nightfall and then went home.
Lu Ran wasn't a meticulous person, but he was exceptionally thoughtful when it came to Pei Ci. After repeatedly calling to confirm that Jing Lin hadn't left halfway and hearing the moans of the man and woman inside the room, he finally felt relieved and opened the recorded video, his dark eyes fixed on Pei Ci in the video.
Black hair.
Fair skin.
Clear, bright eyes.
A listless expression.
"Can I defend myself, Ah Ci?" he asked, staring blankly into the air.
He smiled again, his handsome face dreamlike and ethereal. In a daze, he seemed to see the moon goddess nodding to him, so his fingers tightened, and his expression revealed a hint of uncontrollable shyness.
"Thank you, A-Ci. I will be more restrained."
A note from the author:
----------------------
Jinglin is pure; chastity is a man's best dowry!
As for why there are male and female voices, the multi-talented Xiao Jing can use voice imitation [let me see].
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
