Chapter 8
Lin Ran was a little surprised and said calmly, "Are you here to look for Chen Zhi? I'll go call her."
She instinctively rejected He Yuanbai's kindness.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Shen and He families will marry, and He Yuanbai will marry Shen Zhi in the future. She doesn't want to have anything to do with He Yuanbai, lest Shen Zhi go crazy and it will be very troublesome.
He Yuanbai withdrew his hand and said with a faint smile: "I'll pick up the golden retriever."
If he hadn't known that she had returned to Chen Garden, how could he have been willing to let Chen Zhi borrow his dog.
Lin Ran was silent. The He family also lived in Banyue Mountain. The two families were not far apart, only about ten minutes' walk away. No wonder he appeared here.
"I." She started to speak, and was about to find an excuse to go back to Shen Garden, when she suddenly felt dizzy and felt dizzy.
He Yuanbai quickly supported her, frowning and saying, "Why do you look so bad? Are you suffering from low blood sugar?"
Lin Ran's face was pale. She clutched his clothes tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll be fine after sitting for a while."
Vertigo is just one of the physical symptoms, which is why she can only paint one picture a year.
Over the years, Ivan always asked her to see a psychiatrist, but she knew it was useless. She could only rely on medication to suppress it and let time ease the pain.
He Yuanbai helped her sit under the street light, reached out to touch her forehead, and felt a prick of ice on his big hand.
He looked at her pale, bloodless face, took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to her: "If you feel that life is too bitter, then eat a candy to sweeten it."
It was toffee, the kind she loved as a child.
Lin Ran's eyes moistened slightly as she took the candy and ate it. When she was little, her family was poor, so she would save her pocket money for a long time, right up until Chinese New Year. Then she would go to the village store and buy this toffee. She would share one, and her grandmother would share one. The two of them would eat together under the covers. Back then, life was as sweet as candy.
Later, her grandmother passed away, and she never tasted such sweet candy again. Her life seemed like a sea of suffering with no end.
Lin Ran lowered her head and suppressed the moisture in her eyes.
"I'm much better, thank you."
He Yuanbai saw her with her little face lowered, her soft black hair covering her shoulders, like a helpless and sad little animal, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch her hair.
"What are you doing?" a sharp voice came.
Chen Zhi suddenly rushed forward, angrily pushed Lin Ran away, grabbed He Yuanbai's hand, and cried, "Brother Yuanbai, did she pretend to be pitiful to seduce you?"
Lin Ran was pushed down by her with great force, and bumped into the street lamp behind him in a mess. He gasped for air, and didn't know whether it was because of the pain or dizziness.
He Yuanbai's expression changed, he helped her up, and angrily said, "Chen Zhi, what are you doing?"
Chen Zhi had never seen him protect someone like this, and it was Lin Ran, whom she hated the most. She immediately went crazy and said, "I did it. She is a bitch. Have you forgotten that she seduced my second brother before? He Yuanbai, who do you think you are? She is my second brother's woman, a worn-out slut."
The most secret corner of He Yuanbai's heart was exposed by her, and his handsome face turned slightly ugly.
Lin Ran broke free from He Yuanbai's hand, stood firm, and said coldly, "Then how come you're not even as good as a slut? Chen Zhi, have you really lost your mind over the years?"
"Pa——" Chen Zhi was so angry that he slapped her hard.
Lin Ran's face tilted when she was hit, and she caught a glimpse of the gate not far away.
A tall and slender figure stood at the door. Shen Jinghan's handsome face was covered with a layer of ice, his hands were in his pockets, and it was unknown how long he had been there.
Her face turned pale and she forgot to fight back for a moment.
"Chen Zhi!" He Yuanbai said coldly with an ugly expression, "Don't be unreasonable."
He Yuanbai went to help Lin Ran, and following her gaze, he saw Shen Jinghan not far away, and his face changed. Why is he here?
Among the children of Hong Kong's wealthy families, He Yuanbai alone is wary of Shen Jinghan.
Not to mention him, even his father and eldest brother said that Shen Jinghan was unfathomable.
As the only heir to the Mei family and Shen Garden, Shen Jinghan received the top aristocratic elite education since childhood.
When he and Shen Zhuoyu were still rebellious teenagers, Shen Jinghan had already attended shareholder meetings with the old man of the Mei family and had hundreds of millions of funds in his hands to participate in the capital game.
When he and Shen Zhuoyu were in high school, Shen Jinghan was already the founder of several companies and single-handedly created Shanshi Technology, which was beyond the reach of the younger generation of the aristocratic family.
Although he is only a few years older than them, they seem to be from two different worlds.
It was Shen Jinghan who personally expelled Shen Zhuoyu and Lin Ran. Even Shen Zhongqi did not dare to challenge his decision and could only watch his beloved son being sent away.
So, what is he here to do?
He Yuanbai subconsciously stood in front of Lin Ran. He hated Lin Ran so much, didn't he want to kill her?
"Brother." Chen Zhi saw him as if she had seen a savior, and cried, "You have to take charge of this for me. That bitch Lin Ran seduced Brother Yuan Bai behind my back. I saw it with my own eyes."
Shen Jinghan walked out from the shadows, his eyes deep. Seeing her hiding behind him, his shoulders shook like a sieve, and a sneer appeared on his thin lips.
What a clever trick! He's only been back for a few days, and he's already found such a powerful backer?
Doesn't she know that he is the toughest person in the whole of Hong Kong?
"Second Master He, I'm sorry to have made you laugh." Shen Jinghan said coldly, glancing coldly at the crying Shen Zhi. Every day she was either crying or hitting people. Was she a super hero?
This idiot still wants to marry into the He family and form a marriage alliance with the Shen He family? She can just dream about it.
Chen Zhi was shocked by the coldness in his eyes and was so scared that she stopped crying immediately.
He Yuanbai nodded. "Mr. Chen, I just came to pick up my dog. I saw Lin Ran had low blood sugar and helped her. The Chen family is known as the richest family in Hong Kong, but I didn't expect them to treat their adopted daughter so harshly that they wouldn't even give her food. It's a bit too harsh to tell others about it."
Lin Ran wanted to say something but stopped herself. She didn't have hypoglycemia, but this kind of thing was hard to explain, so it was better to keep quiet so as not to make things worse.
Chen Jinghan narrowed his eyes slightly: "It's not up to outsiders to interfere in the affairs of Chen Garden. If Young Master He becomes the son-in-law of the Shen family in the future, it won't be too late to intervene."
He Yuanbai: “…”
Shen Jinghan had a blank expression on his face: "It's late, it's time for He Ershao to go back."
Chen Zhi shouted in disbelief: "Could it be that this matter is just going to be let go like this?"
Their expressions suddenly darkened.
He Yuanbai looked at Lin Ran: "Your second brother and I have been friends since childhood. When Zhuoyu left, he asked me to take good care of you. If you have any problems, just come to the He family to find me."
Unfortunately, they were all too young back then and had never thought things through. After he went to England, he asked his eldest brother to take care of Lin Ran, but later he learned that Lin Ran had disappeared after leaving Hong Kong and had not been heard from since.
Is it true that Shen Zhuoyu was just afraid of Shen Jinghan that she didn't dare to return to Hong Kong these years?
He felt that Shen Zhuoyu was afraid to face Lin Ran, who had been missing for seven years. How could they make up for the seven years they had left behind, one to England and the other to America?
Lin Ran lowered his eyes and said hoarsely, "No need, I'm in Shen Garden, I'm fine."
The last two words were incredibly difficult to say. Good or bad, these years have passed. I didn't need their pity back then, and I don't need it now.
Seeing that things had come to this point, He Yuanbai had no choice but to take Jinmao back.
When Chen Zhi saw him leaving with a cold face, he burst into tears and ran back to complain.
After the two left, only Lin Ran and Shen Jinghan were left under the street light.
The night is deep and covers the earth.
Lin Ran stood still, the sugar on the tip of her tongue melting little by little. She could only take a breath secretly in the small corner under the street light. Even so, he still wanted to invade this world and tell her that in this big world, there was no place for her.
Her emotions surged, and she suddenly didn't want to go back to that suffocating cage.
Shen Jinghan waited for her for a few seconds. Seeing that she stood there stubbornly, as if silently resisting something, he frowned and said, "Even if He Yuanbai doesn't marry Shen Zhi, he will marry another daughter of a famous family. If you have any common sense, you should know what to do."
Lin Ran lowered her eyes and smiled sarcastically. Did he think that she wanted to seduce He Yuanbai and marry into the He family to escape her miserable fate?
She is not a weak dodder. The wealthy families that everyone is vying for are like nightmares to her. She just wants to live a quiet life, nothing more.
Shen Jinghan ran out of patience, raised his voice, and said coldly: "Lin Ran, it's time to go back."
She laughed softly, looked up at him, and said self-deprecatingly: "I remember that Big Brother drove me away before. Now you want me to go back and kneel in front of Shen Zhi to let her vent her anger?"
If she goes back, the evil man Chen Zhi will definitely complain to her and make things difficult for her.
She is not made of clay, she doesn't want to move, she doesn't want to go back!
Shen Jinghan suppressed anger in his eyes. He came forward, pinched her chin, pushed her against the dark blue lamppost, and without saying anything, lowered his head and kissed her fiercely.
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