Chapter 1152 - Like Strangers (2/2)

When Xia Yanran left, she also looked at Yi Ran.

Yi Ran did not look at her and had her eyes on Xiao Yi, her gaze full of admiration.

Seeing this, Xia Yanran’s heart ached a little, but she did not stay too long and left the hall.

…

The Old Madam’s funeral was arranged by Xiao Yi and was very grand. He had lost a good deal of weight over the course of a few days.

After the Old Madam’s ashes were buried, Xiao Yi stood alone in the cemetery.

Yi Ran sat in a black SUV and looked out of the window. She could only faintly see Xiao Yi’s slender and tall figure. Beside Yi Ran sat a person wearing a hat and mask, who followed Yi Ran’s gaze and looked at that figure on the hill. “Why, do you still want to keep him?”

Yi Ran’s pupils constricted. “He has already been hypnotized by me, can you spare his life?”

“The Old Madam’s gone and if we keep Xiao Yi, are you going to let him foster his relations.h.i.+p with the Old Madam’s lawyer and the other elders? Now, all those who know him have left him. If we don’t do it now, we will arouse the suspicion of others even when our plan succeeds in the future!”

Yi Ran bit her lip hard.

To tell the truth, she really could not bear to get rid of Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi was the first man she had fallen in love with. He was unattainable and she experienced many hards.h.i.+ps and finally gotten him. She even had his child, but he could not live.

Yi Ran’s eyes welled up with tears.

When the man beside her saw her reaction, he laughed coldly. “Were you hoping that he would fall in love with you someday? No matter how much you look like Xia Yanran, you’re just a subst.i.tute. Money is the most reliable thing in the world. When we have the Old Madam’s fortune, you can have any man you want.”

Yi Ran looked down at her lower abdomen, her voice choked. “But, I’m pregnant with his child.”

“You’d better abort the child.”

Yi Ran’s pupils constricted and she used her hand to protect her lower abdomen. “I don’t want to abort the child, I really like him and he’s a part of me. I can agree to your requests, but I want to keep the child!”

“It’s up to you. As long as he’s dead, you can keep his bloodline if you want.”

Yi Ran nodded with tears streaking down her face.

…

When Tang Chao learned of the Old Madam’s death, he also came to attend her funeral. After Yi Ran returned from the cemetery, she handed a task over to Tang Chao.

Xiao Yi only returned in the evening and Tang Chao asked the maid to prepare the few dishes Xiao Yi liked.

“Brother Xiao, I know you feel miserable. Let me accompany you and let’s get drunk tonight!”

Xiao Yi looked at Tang Chao and his throat was slightly hoa.r.s.e. “Okay.”

Tang Chao opened a bottle of wine and poured a gla.s.s each for Xiao Yi and himself.

“Brother Xiao, now that you have inherited the Old Madam’s fortune, you must need some time to take over. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of the company in B City.”

Xiao Yi touched his gla.s.s with Tang Chao’s. “Thank you.”

“It’s fine. But now that Brother Xiao has changed and became a big boss with wealth, I’m really happy for you.”

They drank for more than half an hour and Xiao Yi felt a little unwell. He called the butler over to help him upstairs to rest.

Tang Chao looked at Xiao Yi’s unsteady figure and he frowned, feeling a suffocating feeling in his heart.