Chapter 71：It Wasnt Her Fault (1/2)
”Engagement?” Xian Zihao looked down at Cui Liuxian
He was in Beijing a few days ago. Even though his subordinates had accepted the invitation in his place, he was too busy to notice it.
With a slight suspicion in his eyes, he stared at Jiang Ruolan's disappearing figure.
”Even though we are not friends with the Ling Family's daughter, but our family still familiar with each other in the business world. I had received the invitation on behalf of our family, so you must participate it too.” Cui Liuxian approached Xian Zihao with a face full of dependence, her watery eyes glistening with hope.
”I heard that Vice President Han will be promoted and I also heard that your relationship with him are not good. I heard that he had set up an Anti-Corruption Unit in Ling Company to investigate all the major and minor issues within the company.”
”Anti-corruption?” Xian Zihao laughed coldly, ”You're talking about Han Xuegang?”
Xian Zihao pulled his arm away from Cui Liuxian's grip and looked at the watch on his wrist. He then took his coat and walked to the door without looking back.
”Eh? Zihao!” Cui Liuxian looking at him in astonishment. ”This weekend is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Grandpa said you haven't visited him for a while. Will you come with me too?”
Xian Zihao didn't stop, nor he responds to her question. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
Cui Liuxian looked at the door, which no longer showed Xian Zihao's figure, in disbelief. Her slender nails were clamped tightly on her palms.
”Liuxian, Zihao is finally married. No matter how much he loves you, there will always be a suitable distance for you two. You have to get used to it.” Zhan An comforted her gently.
Cui Liuxian blinked and looked at her adoptive mother in surprise. ”Mom, you--”
”What's wrong?”
”Didn't you know about Jiang Ruolan's past? Didn't Bingqing already tell you while we were in Boston? That Jiang Ruolan, she--”
”What had happened in the past was due to the mistakes of the previous generation. It wasn't Ruolan's fault. Moreover, she was a good girl. Zihao already married to her. Since both of them had already received the marriage certificate, this marriage had been decided.”
Zhan An smiled and looked at Cui Liuxian with reluctance in her eyes. Without saying anything, she walked back to the kitchen. She saw a table full of breakfast that was not eaten and sighed.
Looks like she won't be able to get into the kitchen for the rest of her life.
”But mom, didn't you say that when you came back from Boston, you will uphold justice for me?! You said that no one else was fit to be your daughter-in-law other than me.” Cui Liuxian immediately walked to Xian Shuren, her eyes full of anxiety.
”How can you be on outsiders' side? Jiang Ruolan clearly used public opinion to be Zihao's wife! Zihao didn't even know her! Actually, he could easily divorce that woman. Zihao didn't love her! They have no feelings with each other! This marriage was destined to be doomed! Mom, you said that you would help me!”
Zhan An just staring at Cui Liuxian. ”Liuxian, mom knew that you love Zihao. You lived in Xian Family for the last twenty years, and throughout your life, you have long known that you are destined to marry him. Mom also knew your dream since you were young is to quickly grow up and marry him. However, marriage is not a joking matter. Since Zihao and Ruolan are living a good life, you should bless their life. Mom will definitely take responsibility this time and help you choose a good husband.”
Cui Liuxian lowered her head and suddenly smiled, tears flowing from her eyes. ”So, you also know how important Zihao is to me.”
”Also, concerning your father and grandfather, as long as you praise and say something good about Ruolan, surely their anger will be gone. The old man loved you like his own granddaughter. His daughter-in-law whom he rarely talked to for more than twenty years, suddenly became useless. Liuxian, I rarely go home. When the situation calms down, only then can I enjoy my life!” Zhan An patted Cui Liuxian's hand lightly. ”Listen to your mother, stop crying.”
Cui Liuxian didn't say anything. She held the Chanel Pouch tightly in her hand. Her expression didn't change, but her cold eyes were no longer looking at Zhan An.
***
To go to her company, Jiang Ruolan had to walk a few minutes to get to the bus stop. At first, she was a bit stuffy, but her mood immediately improved when she inhaled the fresh morning air.
As she was walking, a familiar black Land Rover appeared behind her and stopped next to her.
Jiang Ruolan wanted to ignore it, but the car was parked next to her, and there was no reason for her to pretend not to see it.
Jiang Ruolan stopped and looked at the driver in confusion.
The car window slowly rolled downwards, revealing a delicate face. Xian Zihao said nothing.
Even through her sunglasses, she could still feel the measuring look in his eyes. The confusion lasted for a while, and then Xian Zihao asked as if nothing had happened, ”Isn't there a bus stop across the street from Greenville Residence? Why do you have to walk this far?”
”Not to my company.” Jiang Ruolan secretly rolled her eyes behind her sunglasses. This young master born with a golden spoon in his mouth must have never taken a bus before. No wonder he did not know that the bus had a fixed route.
Xian Zihao smirked and pretended he didn't see the mocking look in Jiang Ruolan's eyes. He casually placed his arm on the window sill. He then glanced at the bus stop not too far from them. ”Aren't there too many people there?”
”It's just a bus. It's normal to squeeze. A dollar can take us this far. It's worth it.” Jiang Ruolan replied indifferently and continued walking towards the bus stop.
Xian Zihao was driving his car at a slow speed by her side. The closer she got to the bus stop, the faster her footsteps became.
Suddenly, in the crowd, a man in his early twenties, sneaking his hand into the pocket of a middle-aged woman who was waiting for a bus.
The act was clearly visible from Jiang Ruolan's side.
Xian Zihao saw it and his eyebrows furrowed. Jiang Ruolan acted as if she didn't see anything.
When the man secretly took out the middle-aged woman's wallet, Xian Zihao quickly took out his phone, wanting to record this scene.
Jiang Ruolan, with her sharp eyes, saw his movement and immediately rushed to the door, suppressing his action. ”What are you doing? Are you crazy? What picture did you take?!”
”What if the thief's accomplice saw your actions? People like them, who were used to stealing, might just be desperate. If you meddle in other people's business, have you thought of how they are going to deal with you?! Where is your common sense?” Jiang Ruolan snatched Xian Zihao's phone and when she saw that he had already taken the photo, she glared at him. ”What a meddler!”
Xian Zihao stared at her for a moment before sneering, ”Who doesn't have common sense?”
As he said that, he took his phone back from her and signaled her with his eyes to get in the car.
Jiang Ruolan couldn't be bothered with him. Seeing that he was adamant, she turned around and walked towards the bus stop.
Xian Zihao raised his eyebrows and hit the horn.
Jiang Ruolan stopped her steps. The thief seemed to be watching them. She turned her head and glared at Xian Zihao while gritting her teeth. ”You did it on purpose, didn't you?”
”If you don't want to be retaliated against that thief, get in the car.” Xian Zihao raised his eyebrows, no warmth in his eyes.
No matter how reluctant she was, when Jiang Ruolan saw the thief took a call, only asking a single sentence, then hung up, she immediately knew that something bad will happened.
She saw him narrowing his eyes and looked at her as if he already knew that they had recorded his crimes and was waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Jiang Ruolan wasn't stupid. She quickly got in the car. She put her bag down heavily, raised her hand to comb the hair behind her ear, and angrily said, ”You little fucker!”
Xian Zihao looked at her with a smile that wasn't a smile. He did not rush to drive but glanced at the anger in Jiang Ruolan's eyes and said, ”No wonder my friend who works in ZF said that the number of phone calls is too few and he doesn't even get many reports. So it turns out that most people have the same mindset of turning a blind eye just like you.”
Jiang Ruolan sneered. ”What can I do even if I don't turn a blind eye? In this world, how many young people dare to speak frankly? In the end, there are still five sentences, 'who dares to do it'?”
Xian Zihao started the engine and drove the Land Rover away from the bus stop.
He's not talking, but his eyes didn't seem that he agreed with her.
Jiang Ruolan laughed. ”This is society! I am just like everyone else, an ordinary citizen who does not dare to say anything because she is afraid of causing trouble! Unlike you, who are high up in the sky, if those criminals want to do anything to you, I'm afraid they'll have to look themselves in the mirror to see if they have the strength to do so!”
”It seems like it's very easy to enrage you.” Xian Zihao smiled.