Chapter 140: Settlement (I)

As she expected, Yu Mingze showed an expression of pity and emotion.

"An Ran, when you marry me, I will definitely not let you suffer any injustice!"

"Can I stay tonight?" Zheng Anran asked shyly.

Yu Mingze smiled and said, "Of course, if you wish."

"Mingze, thank you!"

The plan was half successful, the smile on Zheng Anran's face became more and more obvious, and she subconsciously wanted to move closer to him.

But Yu Mingze suddenly stood up from the sofa, and she was stunned where she was.

"Mingze?"

"Didn't you say we wanted to watch a movie? I'll pick one. Or, An Ran, do you want to watch anything?"

"I can do anything."

Swallowing the strange feeling in his heart, Zheng Anran smiled and nodded.

It doesn’t matter what movie you watch; what matters is what happens after you watch the movie.

Zheng Anran thought that Yu Mingze should have understood her hint and did not reject her.

Maybe they could have a drink first to liven things up?

Seeing Yu Mingze turn on the projector and sit in front of it carefully selecting, Zheng Anran took a deep breath and said, "Mingze, just watching a movie is too boring. Do you want to drink something?"

Yu Mingze didn't even turn his head and asked her, "What do you want to drink?"

"Well, do you have any wine at home?"

"Yes, in that cupboard over there."

"Okay, I'll get it!"

Zheng Anran clapped his hands excitedly, stood up and walked towards the wine cabinet.

When she came back with the red wine and the glass, Yu Mingze had already found a movie and prepared some food.

He took the heavy bottle of wine from her hand and said with a smile, "An Ran, thank you for your hard work."

"No, I just saw that your wine was unopened, so I just took a bottle."

"Um."

She just picked up the most expensive bottle. Should he praise her for her good taste?

Yu Mingze calmly pulled out the cork from the red wine and poured it for the two of them.

"An Ran, here you go."

"Thank you."

Zheng Anran sat on the sofa, his eyes attracted by the picture on the wall.

Why does this movie look familiar?

Oh, now I remember, she watched it with Qin Lang in the afternoon.

"An Ran, this is probably your first time watching this movie, right?"

Hearing Yu Mingze's voice, she nodded: "Yes, I haven't seen it before."

"Well, we can watch it together!"

In order not to expose herself, Zheng Anran, who clearly remembered the plot of the movie, had to pretend that she was watching it for the first time, crying when she should cry and laughing when she should laugh.

Yu Mingze shook the red wine in his hand and brought it to his mouth from time to time.

Not much is actually drunk.

An hour and a half later, the movie ended.

Zheng Anran wiped away her tears, she was really tired of acting.

She covered her mouth and yawned, then leaned on Yu Mingze's shoulder and whispered, "Mingze, I feel a little sleepy."

"Really? Then let's look at something else."

“……?” This was different from what she imagined!

She said she was sleepy, shouldn't he take her upstairs to sleep?

"An Ran, my friend sent me some 'good' stuff a few days ago, how about we take a look at it together?"

"Haha, okay, I'll listen to you."

Even if Zheng Anran was reluctant, she didn't dare to show that she was too anxious, as that would easily arouse suspicion and affect her perfect image.

While she was in a daze, Yu Mingze walked out for a while and then brought back a bulging file bag.

He placed the briefcase on Zheng Anran's lap, interrupting her thoughts.

"Uh, Mingze, didn't you say you wanted to watch a movie? What is this?"

"Let's watch the movie later. This is my gift to you. Why don't you open it and take a look first?"

Zheng Anran touched the things in the file bag, full of doubts.

What is this?

She couldn't feel anything, so she opened the file bag herself.

"Mingze, is this a photo?"

"Can you take it out and have a look?"

Zheng Anran had already touched them, and took them out at Yu Mingze's signal.

"What photos...ah!"

The moment she saw the photos clearly, she threw them away immediately as if she had been burned.

Photos were scattered all over the floor, each showing her hugging and kissing another man.

Seeing Zheng Anran curled up on the sofa and trembling with fear, Yu Mingze sneered.

"An Ran, don't you like the gift I gave you?"

Zheng Anran's hands and feet were cold. She looked up at Yu Mingze and ran over to pull his hand. "No...it's not like that! Mingze, listen to my explanation!"

"Yes, the photo is photoshopped! It must have been photoshopped by someone else! They want to frame me, you must not believe them!"

Yu Mingze let her hold him, bent down and pressed the switch, releasing the "good stuff" he had just mentioned.

"Mingze, if you believe me, I..."

"Qin Lang, the zipper of my skirt seems to be broken, can you help me take a look?"

Zheng Anran's eyes widened when he heard his own voice coming from the stereo.

She turned her head mechanically and stiffly, and saw herself on the screen talking and laughing with another man.

"Qin Lang, I'm going to change my clothes, you are not allowed to peek!"

"Qin Lang, I want to eat apples, peel them for me!"

"Qin Lang..."

Then the screen went dark, and a man's voice came out from inside: "An Ran, when you and your boyfriend get married, you must find me!"

Then her sweet voice came again: "Qin Lang, you are my friend so I won't hide it from you. I will not marry him!"

"Why?"

"Because……"

Zheng Anran herself didn't know that she and Qin Lang had told so many secrets.

She didn't even dare to look at Yu Mingze's expression, and her hand had already loosened from his arm.

"An Ran, don't you want to explain to me? I'm still listening." Yu Mingze stood in front of her, his eyes were cold, but his tone was still so gentle.

So gentle that it's scary!

Zheng Anran felt the storm coming under the calm, and her lips couldn't help trembling: "Mingze, I..."

What now?

The photos can be said to be fake, but how do we explain the video and audio recordings that follow?

"An Ran, if you don't want to say it, let me say it."

Yu Mingze picked up the photos on the ground and placed them one by one on the coffee table in front of him. "How long have you been with this man? When we weren't seeing each other, were you always with him?"

He knew all the answers, but he still wanted to ask her in person.

Zheng Anran was already in panic and in tears. She didn't dare to look at the photos. She just grabbed a corner of Yu Mingze's clothes and sobbed, "Mingze, no! I'm not with anyone else except you!"

"Really?"

"Really? Believe me! I...I was just playing with him. We are just friends!"

"Heh, I've never seen friends of the opposite sex who are so close that they can sleep in the same bed."

Yu Mingze emphasized the words "a bed" and "opposite sex" and watched the woman in front of him cry with cold eyes.

"Mingze, you have to believe me, he and I are really just friends! I...I'm going to break up with him right now and never have any contact with him again!"

Zheng Anran didn't wipe her tears, she just looked at him pitifully: "Mingze, will you forgive me?"

Yu Mingze suddenly laughed.

"Of course."

Zheng Anran was extremely surprised.

"Mingze, I will definitely..."

"Of course not!"

"Mingze!"

Yu Mingze was in a high position, looking down with a look of mockery in his eyes.

"Zheng Anran, do you think I'm that magnanimous?"