After Shi An left, Ruan Qing'an sat on the sofa, looking at the two movie tickets in her hand, her leaden eyes slightly narrowed.
037: [It seems the male lead has some little secret of his own.]
"……I know."
Ruan Qing'an kept his eyes half-closed, but didn't say anything more.
...
In the afternoon, the warm sunlight climbed up the window frame, casting dappled shadows through the foliage onto the table by the window. He Xiu was sitting at the table, slowly sipping tea.
A moment later, a tall figure strode over.
Shi An sat down directly opposite He Xiu, crossed his long legs, interlaced his slender fingers, and slightly raised his dark eyes: "Speak."
This matter was naturally handled by He Xiu to avoid exposing Ruan Qingling.
Hearing Shi An's words, He Xiu smiled and said, "It seems that you also want to know what the real truth is about the time you were blacklisted. The fact that you came shows that you are interested."
"Although Li Xin was the scapegoat at the time, and the blame was placed on the eldest young lady, it was actually the second young lady who did it."
He Xiu paused; “It’s your sugar daddy, Ruan Qingan.”
Shi An's fingers remained interlaced, his eyes half-closed, seemingly showing little reaction, cold and restrained.
Seeing that Shi An did not react, He Xiu frowned slightly and continued, "Regarding this matter, you were actually fooled by the Second Miss. This was just a means for her to make you submit at the time."
"Yes, indeed."
Hearing Shi An's voice, which showed no emotion whatsoever, He Xiu became even more puzzled. According to her and Ruan Qingling's analysis, they should first use this incident to sow discord between them, and then use money and power to lure Shi An.
But……
How could something unexpected happen at the very first step?
Shi An slowly exhaled, as if he was enduring something, and his voice deepened: "I understand, so what?"
"Don't you care about this?!"
He Xiu raised her voice and sneered, "Shi An, if you don't care, why did you come out? If you didn't see that it was Ruan Qing'an who orchestrated the blacklist, why did you come out at all!"
"..."
Shi An didn't speak. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and his dark eyes were half-closed, making the atmosphere around him seem a bit tense.
She was squatting in front of him, eagerly asking for his autograph;
She would be so frightened by a single phone call from him that she would fall over;
She stood up even when he himself didn't feel wronged;
Or perhaps, it's the hardworking woman in the GK advertisement who captured his heart.
There were so many, so many that Shi An had lost count. He couldn't even explain what the two movie tickets he had handed out before coming meant...
A silence fell over the room, then he suddenly spoke.
"Even if Ruan Qing'an did indeed replace me in 'No Return' and cause me to be blacklisted, so what? Did she cause me any harm? Did she harbor any ill will towards me?"
"On the contrary, the semi-ban that caused us to suffer losses, the drugging and kidnapping me to a hotel—weren't those things worse than what Ruan Qingan did?"
Shi An's indifferent voice carried a subtle hint of sarcasm.
When he looked up, his icy aura almost instantly stunned He Xiu, her face stiffened, and she clenched her hands tightly.
He Xiu took a deep breath: "Then why did you come out?"
"Summon your master to come out and see me."
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Shi An tapped his fingertips on the table: "Only a dog that is leashed and led by its owner has the courage to come out and bark wildly."
Upon hearing this, He Xiu couldn't help but widen her eyes in anger.
But at that moment, Shi An suddenly stood up, took a long stride, and strode towards the back. When He Xiu couldn't help but stand up to stop him, he pulled open the curtain that was blocking the way.
Behind the curtain was Ruan Qingling sitting in a separate room.
"Found it."
"You, you..."
This caused Ruan Qingling's voice to tremble uncontrollably, and she subconsciously took a half step back: "How did you find out about me?"
At this moment, He Xiu also rushed over. As for how she discovered it, it was because on several occasions, when things did not go as planned, Shi An noticed that He Xiu's gaze was involuntarily looking in their direction.
But Shi An didn't explain. He bent down and grabbed Ruan Qingling's collar: "What are you trying to do, hiding like that?"
"Let go of the young lady!"
"He Xiu, get out."
Ruan Qingling forced herself to calm down and gave He Xiu orders until the cubicle was closed again. Then she said, "He Xiu made a mistake just now. What you care about is not the truth."
"Shi An, you're with Ruan Qing'an, going against your conscience and being forced to fawn over this troublesome girl, all for money and power, isn't it?"
At this point, Ruan Qingling became increasingly confident. Although she was still being pulled by the collar, she spoke with great confidence, because no one could resist such a temptation.
Ruan Qingling continued, "Compared to Ruan Qingan, I can provide you with greater assistance, and you can choose any resources you like."
"And all you have to do is make her eat this."
As she spoke, Ruan Qingling tossed a small, transparent bag onto the table. Upon seeing it, Shi An narrowed his eyes, released his grip, sat down in his chair, and picked it up to examine it.
This is a small, transparent package containing white powder.
Shi An suddenly realized something, and he tightened his grip on the small package. Just then, Ruan Qingling's voice suddenly rang in his ears: "How is it?"
"It's just a small thing, I can give you more."
When Shi An's attention was drawn back to the package in his hand, Ruan Qingling had somehow already walked around the table and come to Shi An's side, practically pressing herself against him.
Shi An's face instantly turned cold.
At that moment, a chaotic sound came from outside the curtain, accompanied by He Xiu's attempts to stop her. It was a mess, and the next moment—the curtain was suddenly pulled open.
"Second Miss, you really can't go in!"
"Is there something else you're hiding?"
Ruan Qing'an said coldly. When she saw the situation inside the cubicle, she was stunned for a moment. From her perspective, it looked as if Ruan Qingling was about to fall into Shi An's arms.
Her face turned completely ugly.
After realizing what was happening, Ruan Qingling noticed Ruan Qing'an's extreme displeasure and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Shi An took a step back, but before he could speak, Ruan Qing'an stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and pulled him outside, saying, "There's nothing to say to her."
"Wait a minute, little sister."
As Ruan Qingling watched Ruan Qing'an pull Shi An away, she chuckled and blew Shi An a kiss: "I almost forgot to mention, your man is really nice, my dear sister."
Ruan Qing'an paused, turned her head, and smiled gently.
"Sister, a potential marriage partner once said that you were an old woman no one wanted, but I never expected you to be so thirsty now."
"Stop arguing about the Ruan family, just find a man to marry."
Ruan Qingling's expression darkened. Only after Ruan Qing'an and Shi An were out of sight did He Xiu step forward and ask, "Miss, is it really alright to give that thing to Shi An?"
"What? I only asked Shi An to come out and talk to him about treating my sister well, didn't I?"
"Yes, yes, Miss is right."
Ruan Qingling's eyes turned cold: "Forget it, we don't need to care about that good-for-nothing Ruan Qing'an anymore. But she really cares about Shi An."
He Xiu whispered, "This is the Second Miss's weakness."
"It's a weakness..."
"Now we'll have a way to deal with her."
Ruan Qingling's smile was ruthless and resolute, appearing cold and heartless.
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