Chapter 21
Shen Jinghan came out of the bathroom in a bathrobe, stood by the bed and watched for a while. Seeing that she was completely buried in the quilt, he pinched the back of her neck and said in a low voice, "Go back to your room and sleep."
Lin Ran's heartbeat quickened. He closed his eyes tightly, turned over, and continued to pretend to sleep.
Shen Jinghan frowned and sneered. She was really pushing her limits. It was up to her. If someone saw her, it would be none of his business.
He turned around, went to the cloakroom to change his clothes, and went out.
The sky gradually brightened, birdsong could be heard in the courtyard, and servants got up to clean.
Lin Ran listened for a while, making sure that Shen Jinghan had gone downstairs. Then she forced herself to get up and search for the key in the bedside table.
There were two bedside tables, but only one was locked, and it was obvious that something very important was locked inside.
Lin Ran looked at the old antique bedside table and searched the bedroom carefully, but still found nothing.
Her face turned slightly pale.
She has never been very good at hiding or finding things.
Where did Shen Jinghan hide the key?
Lin Ran listened to the noise in the courtyard and looked at the time. She knew that after the servants finished cleaning the courtyard, they would go into the house to clean. She could only find another opportunity.
She put on her clothes and went straight to the top floor, went down the stairs of the sky garden on the top floor, and then returned to her room through the courtyard.
This was the route she used to take.
At that time, she and Shen Jinghan had just fallen in love, and she was always worried that someone would see them. Shen Jinghan was not enjoying themselves enough, so she asked someone to build a small sky garden on the rooftop terrace and rebuilt a spiral staircase on the exterior facade, leading directly to the courtyard from the fourth floor.
So this route became her secret route.
She wouldn't meet any members of the Shen family along the way, and even if she was caught by the servants, she could say that she was going to the top floor to enjoy the scenery.
After many years, Lin Ran was filled with mixed emotions as he walked this route again.
I used to think that every little bit of it was love, but later I found out that it was just her wishful thinking.
He just did it for his own convenience.
Lin Ran didn't meet anyone along the way and returned to her room quietly.
All the work was in vain, and the progress is 0.
With trembling fingers, she took out a cigarette from her pocket, took off all her clothes, and sat in the bathtub to smoke.
She got the cigarette from Shen Jinghan's bedroom. After two puffs, the top of the cigarette passed through her lungs, and her emotions stabilized instantly.
She finished smoking with an expressionless face. She had to trick Shen Jinghan into telling her where the key was.
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Lin Ran slept until noon, and when she woke up, her whole body ached, as if she had been run over by a car.
She looked at her ghostly face in the mirror, went to rummage through her suitcase, and then remembered that in all these years, let alone blush, she didn't even have a lipstick.
The only lipstick she had was a Christmas gift from Ivan, who said she would suit the warmest red. Now that she thought about it, that lipstick had expired, and no one knew where she had thrown it.
Lin Ran splashed cold water on her face and left the room.
In the side hall, Lin Ruolan was listening to opera, quietly singing along. Her singing was melodious and beautiful, and her control was perfect.
Lin Ruolan is very versatile, especially good at intangible cultural heritage opera. It is said that it was with her song "Burial of Flowers, Persuading Dai" that she moved Shen Zhongqi and became one of his many lovers.
Lin Ran felt inferior to him.
Seeing that she actually slept until noon, Lin Ruolan said sarcastically, "Miss, you're finally awake? Look at your face. If someone didn't know you, they would think you were hanging out all night last night.
Come here."
Lin Ran didn't have the energy to speak and walked over without saying a word.
Lin Ruolan poked her forehead with her hand and said angrily, "Are you crazy or stupid? There is no way the He family would like you. Why are you putting so much effort into He Yuanbai? Chen Zhi hates you to the core now. Aren't you afraid that she will go crazy and throw you into the sea?
Her last name is Shen. Even if she did something like this, the Shen family would only protect her and would never seek justice for you."
Lin Ran lowered her eyes. Chen Jinghan was in a very bad mood last night and tortured her all night. At the moment, she really didn't have the mood to argue with Lin Ruolan about this.
Seeing that she was unmoved, Lin Ruolan lowered her voice and said, "Stop staring at He Yuanbai. There's no mistake about the way Chen Zhuoyu is looking at you.
Don't you two have an old relationship? Even if your uncle Shen disagrees, as long as Shen Zhuoyu likes you, this matter can still be discussed.
He will definitely have a share of the Shen family's fortune. This is your only chance to change your fate."
Lin Ran suddenly raised her eyes to look at her. Lin Ruolan thought that she and Shen Zhuoyu had an old relationship?
She didn't know about her and Shen Jinghan? What happened seven years ago had nothing to do with her?
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