In a way, Xi Shangchen is still very grateful to his brother-in-law, Lu Sheng. If he and Luan Yan had not been separated, he would not have had the opportunity to live together with Luan Ran.
Luan Ran could not have thought that one day she would live with Xi Shangchen.
From childhood to adulthood, Luan Ran has lived in the Luan family and stayed under the control of Luan Suqing. She is not like Luan Yan, who has much courage to say no to her mother. Luan Yan would run away from home, rent a house outside as an adult, and not go home after becoming a star. She dared not and could not, so in the past 25 years, she seemed rebellious and had a strong personality, but she had never done anything to annoy her mother.
If Lu Sheng had not been called to the Luan family, Luan Suqing had not hit him, and Luan Yan had not fallen out with her mother, Luan Ran might still continue to live in this confined environment, and she would not have said those hurtful words to her mother and ran away from the Luan family.
Xi Shangchen saw Lu Sheng being invited into the Luan family. He could probably guess what would happen. He had heard about Luan Suqing's family affairs, so he called Luan Ran.
His car was parked at the gate of the Luan family. He didn't know what happened in the villa. He waited until Luan Yan and Lu Sheng entered and exited the Luan family, and Luan Ran was left alone. He jumped out, like a good man, and invited, "Miss Luan, get in the car, we'll talk in the car."
According to the past situation, Luan Ran would definitely not take his car. She said she would keep a distance from him, but this time Luan Ran had to find a way to go back if she didn't get in the car. She had no choice but to get on his pirate ship.
Luan Ran sat in his co-pilot seat, revealing a fragile look. She had a pure look, but her aura was too strong, covering up her own weakness. Now, she was like fragile glass.
Xi Shangchen felt a burning sensation in his heart, but he pretended nothing had happened and asked, "Did you have a fight with your mother?"
Luan Ran nodded, obviously not wanting to talk.
She was Luan Ran, but not the Luan Ran in Xi Shangchen's impression. The Luan Ran he had seen was tough, with a solid shell, a temper like a young lady, social skills, and strong work ability trained, but she was not so fragile and helpless, like an expensive and fragile item that didn't want to stay in the window, attracting people's attention and being stolen home.
Xi Shangchen stared at her curled eyelashes, just looking at her, without blinking, and without starting the car. Luan Ran was immersed in her own emotions and didn't notice his eyes. He suddenly said, "If you want to cry, you can cry."
Luan Ran raised her eyes blankly and looked at him in confusion with her clear and transparent eyes.
Xi Shangchen's mind moved, and he took her into his arms. Her little face was pressed against his broad shoulders. The soft and fragrant touch made his Adam's apple roll unconsciously. He said in a hoarse voice: "I feel that you want to cry. If you feel uncomfortable, you don't have to endure it."
Although it was a pirate ship, Luan Ran was grateful to him from the bottom of her heart. It was also the first time she showed her vulnerability to a man.
When Luan Ran was a child, she broke her leg and cried in pain, but she only got ridicule from her mother, not pity. She was taught not to shed tears and not to cry in front of others. Tears are the weakest and most useless things. The strong must learn to control their emotions.
Strength is something that only appears when no one comforts you. Once someone cares for you, Luan Ran's nose can't help but feel sour, but she is still not used to crying on a man's shoulder. How can she learn something overnight that she hasn't done for 25 years.
Luan Ran held back her tears, got up from his shoulder, and said in a muffled voice: "Thank you, I don't need it."
Her eyelashes were wet, her beautiful eyes were clear and bright, and her heart was so soft that it was about to break, but she had the strongest protective shell. This was her stubbornness and her loveliness.
Beauty is only a short-term visual confusion. What really determines long-term relationships is character. Xi Shangchen has seen many women, and there are some who are prettier than Luan Ran, but there is only one Luan Ran in this world.
Xi Shangchen glanced at the wet tear marks on his suit. There was no way, no way at all. He took out a tissue and handed it to her without saying much. At this moment, only Xi Shangchen knew that he was sincere.
"Where are you going? To Luanshan Group? Or one of your apartments?"
She definitely couldn't go to the company. She usually lived in Luan's house. Luan Suqing didn't allow her to move out, so the properties outside were either rented out or undecorated and without appliances, so it was impossible for people to live there.
"Just take me to the city center, I'll go find my sister."
Xi Shangchen frowned and said, "She must live with Lu Sheng, are you sure you want to be a light bulb?"
According to that, Luan Ran had nowhere to go.
She seemed to have everything, but she had no home, no place to live, and when she was really in trouble, she didn't even have a nest to hide and heal.
Seeing the lost, depressed, homeless look on her little face, Xi Shangchen felt distressed. He untied his tie, took a breath and said, "Let's go to my house."
"I won't go!" Luan Ran rejected it, "Just find a hotel, I'll stay in a hotel, it's not good to go to your house."
In addition to feeling distressed, Xi Shangchen also felt angry. What kind of purgatory is his home? She looked unwilling, and regarded him as a scourge? She would rather stay in a hotel than in his house! She had to be so stubborn and so stubborn, rejecting him thousands of miles away, and her dislike for him was written on her face.
"What's wrong with that?"
"We are not lovers, we have no feelings, and we are not very good friends. Moreover, our engagement will be cancelled soon, and we will not be an engaged couple in the future. It is not good for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room, even for just one night, so I'd better stay in a hotel tonight."
Luan Ran's words made sense. Xi Shangchen only caught one crucial piece of information: "Why do we have to cancel our engagement?"
"My mother doesn't agree with my sister and Lu Sheng getting married..."
Xi Shangchen interrupted: "What does Luan Yan's marriage have to do with our marriage?"
Xi Shangchen guessed that Luan Suqing was trying to break up the couple. This kind of opposition was not uncommon, but what did this have to do with them being engaged?
Luan Ran explained, "From the beginning, our engagement was arranged by my mother. She wanted me to find a suitable man to marry, so I chose you. She opposed my sister and Lu Sheng being together, so we had a falling out. I said that if she didn't agree, then I would not listen to her arrangement to marry you. With her character, she would not compromise, and neither would I. It is estimated that she would find you soon."
Luan Ran always felt that she would part ways with Xi Shangchen sooner or later. At most, in a few years, the engagement could be used for business, but not for real marriage. She said that she hated Lu Sheng, but she also envied her sister for having a favorite career and a favorite man, and a relationship without any mixed interests. She might not find such love, but she didn't want her future bedmate to only have a mutual benefit and win-win.
This time, she had a serious quarrel with her mother, and she said a lot without thinking. The marriage with Xi Shangchen might really fall through.
After Xi Shangchen heard this, he had a thousand curse words in his heart. His face darkened, and his thin lips were slightly pursed. His usually gentle and gentle temperament had a hint of coldness. There was a hint of anger in his eyes, and he started the car without saying a word.
Luan Ran couldn't understand his expression. Didn't he smile at everyone he met, and was he elegant and serious? Why did he look so weird...
Considering that it was thanks to him today that Xi Shangchen performed very well as his fiancé, breaking off the engagement would definitely hurt his face. Even if he wants to break off the engagement, he shouldn't make it too awkward.
Luan Ran said, "Don't worry, even if we cancel the engagement, Luan Shan and Guanghao will continue to invest. My mother won't let the money go unearned. Besides, I do know a few girls whose looks and family backgrounds are not worse than mine. Their families have big businesses. If you still need a fiancée, I can introduce them to you."
The more Xi Shangchen talked, the worse his face became, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Xi Shangchen was furious. He wanted to abandon him after using him. How could that be possible?
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