webnovelfull Chapter 273 is indeed unreliable.
Chapter 273 is indeed unreliable.
"I'll be right there!" With that, Qin Wenzhou rushed into the kitchen.
Qiu Lingyue stared at his back, her heart finally stirred. The emotional memories that originally belonged to this body seemed to be gradually returning.
When she left, Qin Wenzhou was still a spirited young man, full of vigor and vitality.
Now, even though her demeanor remains noble, her eyes are filled with vicissitudes and weariness, and her head is covered in glaring white hair.
Well, when I left, it was on the condition that the Fu family would guarantee Qin Wenzhou's safety during the power struggle. I made the decision on my own and did not seek Qin Wenzhou's consent.
I never expected Fu Luanyin to be so vicious. She never just wanted me to leave, but to die with my child.
Therefore, Qin Wenzhou was never the only one responsible for his daughter's tragic childhood.
Now he is just a pitiful loner, longing for some sense of belonging.
Meanwhile, in Jiang Manxi's car.
Ji Ran sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window with boredom, it was hard to tell whether he was thinking or just spacing out.
As Jiang Manxi drove, she couldn't help but steal glances at Ji Ran several times, feeling an unprecedented sense of security.
She looked at the dim sky before her, and the only visible part of the road was the area illuminated by car headlights.
Jiang Manxi only felt a deep sense of fear at this moment. She realized that she had been impulsive to come here on a whim. What if Xiao Leng hadn't been so kind? Would she have been scared to death on the way back alone?
"Xiao Leng..."
Ji Ran didn't even turn his head. "Speak."
Jiang Manxi bit her lip. "Could you put in a good word for me with Sister Xiaohua later?"
Ji Ran turned her head and looked at her strangely, "Say nice things?"
“Mmm!” Jiang Manxi nodded vigorously. “I mean, I don’t actually dislike her at all… oh no, no… I mean, I’m not that hard to get along with… oh no, that’s not right either…”
Ji Ran looked completely bewildered, not knowing what she was talking about, so she simply turned her head to look at the window again.
"Ugh..." Jiang Manxi frowned in frustration, "But what can I do..."
Ji Ran glanced back at her twice, thought for a couple of seconds, and then said:
"How about I drive?"
I always felt that Jiang Manxi was a bit unreliable, so I'll have to dig a ditch again later.
"No need!" Jiang Manxi refused decisively. Xiao Leng had already kindly given her a ride, so how could she let him be her driver again?
But then she realized that Xiao Leng's question meant she didn't quite trust her, and she felt even more frustrated.
"Xiao Leng, am I really that unreliable?"
Ji Ran carefully recalled his impression of Jiang Manxi and then gave an objective evaluation:
"It's definitely unreliable."
Jiang Manxi was so upset that she almost burst into tears.
Ji Ran felt a little embarrassed when he saw that she seemed even more upset because of his answer.
"So how exactly did you offend Xiaohua?"
Jiang Manxi was taken aback, then spoke with some difficulty:
"It's like before... I always thought my brother liked you, and since I like you too, I hoped you could be my... sister-in-law. And then... when my brother met Sister Xiaohua, he was so gentle with her, and I couldn't stand it..."
Ji Ran listened with a confused expression. She didn't understand the specifics of the situation, but based on Jiang Manxi's past behavior,
"You also called her ill-mannered?"
Jiang Manxi nearly crashed into the steering wheel and retorted:
"How could I be so rude?!"
After saying that, she suddenly remembered the first time she met Xiao Leng. It seemed that she had called her 'ill-mannered' because Xiao Leng had scolded Zeng Yichen.
Jiang Manxi immediately felt embarrassed.
Sigh... I always thought that under my parents' guidance, I was a decent heiress, but it turns out that the details don't hold up to scrutiny.
"Oh." Ji Ran shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.
"Ah! What should I do?! Will Sister Xiaohua not forgive me...?" Jiang Manxi wailed again.
Ji Ran picked at his ear with his little finger and said nonchalantly, "If you don't want to forgive me, then you don't have to."
There's no rule that says anyone has to like anyone else, or anyone has to be liked by anyone else.
"That won't do!! If she hates me and then hates my brother too, my parents and my brother will strangle me."
Upon hearing this, Ji Ran found it even more absurd. After all, from her observation, Xiao Hua and Jiang Baishen's relationship was somewhat delicate, but it certainly wasn't unpleasant, right?
and,
"Even if she hates your brother, that's her freedom. What impact will it have on your brother and your parents?"
“…Ugh!” Jiang Manxi gritted her teeth in frustration. “Because my brother likes her! If she hates my brother, he won’t be able to find a wife, and my parents won’t be able to find a daughter-in-law!”
"Oh~" Ji Ran seemed to understand somewhat; so that's what Jiang Bai was thinking.
Jiang Manxi thought she would give her some advice, but half a minute passed and she remained silent. She glanced at Ji Ran and saw that she had turned her head back to look at the glass.
"!"
This is infuriating! I finally understand the destructive power of Xiao Leng's "chicken-shit emotional intelligence" that Sister Chi Tao was talking about.
"Just 'Oh'??" Jiang Manxi couldn't help but ask.
"Then... what else?" Ji Ran also looked confused.
This matter has nothing to do with me, so what can I say?
"So you have to put in a good word for me with Sister Xiaohua!! Ask her to forgive my past ignorance!"
Ji Ran blinked. "I'll try my best."
"..." Jiang Manxi didn't know whether to admire Ji Ran's unwavering emotions or be speechless that she had evolved to be so indifferent to desires that she had even lost the gossip instincts of humans.
She became even more curious: what would a girl like this be like when she's in a relationship?
Suddenly, an image automatically popped into my mind: two stunningly beautiful faces, expressionless, holding hands, embracing, and kissing... before calmly debating academic points.
Then, because the imagined scene was so absurd, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
This sound confused Ji Ran even more.
Why are these mood swings so sudden? One minute I'm sobbing, the next I'm laughing.
She yawned, too lazy to ask any more questions.
Following her memory, Jiang Manxi drove the car to the ground floor of the IFC Mall.
Seeing that the car had stopped, Ji Ran unbuckled her seatbelt and prepared to get out.
"Hey!" Jiang Manxi grabbed her when she saw this.
Ji Ran turned around in confusion: "What?"
Jiang Manxi was a little embarrassed. "Um... I don't know which floor or which apartment she lives in. Why don't you ask her?"
Ji Ran rolled her eyes speechlessly and took out her phone to ask.
"Hey!!" Jiang Manxi suddenly pointed at the windshield and shouted, "Look, that's Sister Xiaohua!!"
Ji Ran looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the person who had just gotten out of the taxi in front was indeed Xiao Hua.