Ran Xueyi was already depressed when she saw Laura's message and when the disturbance that was coming from outside her room knocked on her door, all the irritation and coldness in her body started to ooze out as if it were a mist that would claim one's life once it touches your body.
The incessant knocking was thunderous and each time it landed against the wooden surface of her door, the sound would also get louder and louder, making her already aching head even more painful.
However, instead of finally exploding, Ran Xueyi still had a calm expression on her face, but that couldn't be the same with how her eyes flashed with silver gleam.
Ran Xueyi unhurriedly zipped her suitcase and brought it down the ground before pulling it towards the door. The people outside couldn't hear her actions and were even more anxious to get her attention. It was as if they can't grab her attention, the arrogance they should right now would soon turn into shame and humiliation.
Finally, when Princess Lydia couldn't take it anymore, she raised her legs to kick the door in anger. There were some guests who followed her to watch a good show so seeing her standing there like a fool for several minutes while the other person was completely indifferent to her intentions would be so embarrassing.
As her kick was about to land on the wooden surface of the door, the door was suddenly pulled open and she ended up kicking the suitcase placed right in front of where her foot was pointed at.
—BAM!
"Ah!" Princess Lydia exclaimed in pain as soon as her foot made contact with the hardness of the suitcase.
She originally wanted to fake kicking the door to let everyone see her strong front, but she ended up doing it for real in the end.
Ran Xueyi watched in silence and pure nonchalance as the princess made a fool of herself.
She inwardly wanted to laugh because in reality, the princess should have not felt any pain even if she kicked the door or the suitcase, but Ran Xueyi made it happen.
Well, it was not her fault that before kicking, the princess 'kindly' announced she was going to kick the door so in response to that, Ran Xueyi also 'kindly' assisted the princess to make her acting real.
No one, except Ran Xueyi, expected what happened. They were extremely shocked to see the princess being supported by her personal maids while tears of pain appeared on the corners of her eyes.
After a few seconds of agony, Princess Lydia once again shouted and pointed her finger at the woman in front of her.
"How dare you, you ugly—"
However, her voice was caught up in her throat as she couldn't continue her words.
Because in front of her, the word 'ugly' couldn't be used to describe her at all. On the contrary, there was no ugliness or imperfections that could be seen from the woman standing in front of her in silence while holding the handle of her suitcase.
Princess Lydia felt a little bit absent-minded.
But it was not only her who was feeling like this.
Even those who came to watch a good show couldn't believe what they were seeing.
Initially, they already knew that the woman that could capture the interest of the Earl would not be someone ordinary. But they never expected that she could be this beautiful without her mask!
Just where did this beauty come from exactly?!
Of course, if the other people could think of this, Princess Lydia was also torn apart by this realization.
It would have been a bit better if the other woman was a bit prettier than her, but nobody told her that it was a peerless beauty that appeared in front of her.
With jade-like skin as pale as the moon, black hair that stopped right below her waist and flowed like a silent lake, and a face that could topple the world, it was no doubt that this face was a calamitous beauty that many people described in annals and scholarly books.
Her exceptionally perfect looks alone stunned everyone to silence.
"You…" The princess's voice sounded dejected and soft when she spoke.
Ran Xueyi raised her eyebrows and stared at her.
"You're the one the Earl likes?"
The princess managed to say these seven words but her voice sounded like she ate a plate of freshly picked and captured flies.
Ran Xueyi did not say anything to her question.
The answer to that was not something she could say. After all, even she didn't know if the Earl liked her because of her identity or her face. The intensity of his 'like' was also something she couldn't judge anyway so what right did she have to answer that question? Besides, Ran Xueyi did not know if the Earl really liked her, and if he really did, shouldn't anyone ask him this question instead of asking her?
And so, Ran Xueyi remained silent the whole time.
However, her silence was taken as a confirmation of their suspicions. It even solidified their speculations that she and the Earl were a thing now.
Ran Xueyi, who graduated in this cliché dog-blooded misunderstandings, could perfectly guess what they were exactly thinking inside their minds. But honestly, she couldn't be bothered to explain anything to people who already made their own judgment.
As far as she could understand these people's characters, they certainly wouldn't believe her if she said there was nothing between her and the Earl. They would rather believe anything that would suit their sick fantasies about anyone.
But how could Princess Lydia accept this?
The man she admired from afar and could only secretly harbor some thoughts actually liked someone else? They even met for the first time last night and now, the Earl was smitten towards her?
How could she let that happen?
Naturally, Princess Lydia was burning in her self-made vinegar and now, she was almost oozing out in the scent of sourness and jealousy.
If she can't have the man she wanted, nobody could have him either!
Ran Xueyi did not have the time to waste to wait for the princess to make up her mind whether she should attack or stand there in daze. She had pressing matters she needed to take care of such as looking for her missing son.
Ran Xueyi was not worried about her son's safety since the person who took Xiao Zhanzhan still hasn't made their demands. For someone to take him away directly from inside her house, it could only mean they knew who she was and what she could do so naturally, they couldn't do something so drastic as hurting her son.
But that still didn't make her feel any better.
Xiao Zhanzhan was a child who didn't like being in the same space with strangers if Ran Xueyi was not around. He's an extremely smart boy with mysophobia. Though it was not severe and he could tolerate some things… But it only applies to the things he thinks of as 'his'.
In simple terms, Xiao Zhanzhan could already differentiate the things he treats as his own and the things he should treat as 'trash'. Those he treated favorably were given gentle and kinder treatment, as for those he deemed 'trash'… He wouldn't even glance at them and stay indifferent.
Thus, what Ran Xueyi was really worried about was her own son's indifference. Currently, she guessed that her son would not even give any importance to the people who 'kidnapped' him and treated them as nothing but dirt. But that is also accompanied by the danger he might face precisely because of this.
Focused on her son, Ran Xueyi turned to the side expressionlessly and impatiently stepped forward.
Princess Lydia was startled.
"Wait!" she called out.
However, Ran Xueyi did not even pause as she continued to walk forward and pass through the crowd gathered in front of her as if there was nothing there.
Princess Lydia was enraged for being ignored. She immediately spoke several words to annoy the woman and stop her in her tracks.
"I've known the Earl longer than you did. You only met him once, but I know him better than anyone else. He might shower you with a bit of his attention now, but know this, the moment he thinks you're no longer useful to him, you will be discarded to the side just like trash!" Princess Lydia spoke half-truths and half-lies based on what she heard about 'that man' from her brothers. "Don't even think that you've gotten his love when he just met you! He's a ruthless man who only want something that could benefit him, he—"
"Are you praising him or are you criticizing him?" said Ran Xueyi nonchalantly. Though she wasn't affected by her words, still, the Earl was kind enough to cover for her during the party. Besides, he wasn't as forceful as the prince when he approached her.
Though his intentions were unclear and might have been a bit too much in regards to him inviting her to the ball.
Ran Xueyi still wouldn't forget that he let her experience it for once.
Moreover, he told her he was her fan. As his idol, shouldn't she at least speak for him?
"I don't really like hearing people speak poorly of someone. Especially someone they admire… If you really like him, don't try to act like a saint while being a hypocrite," said Ran Xueyi in a low voice with her back still towards the princess and her hand on her suitcase. "If you have nothing else to say other than this, then I will leave."
Ran Xueyi, of course, did not really stay for the other to think of any reason to keep her there and listen to the other person's cliché threats. She tightened her hold on her suitcase and stepped forward uninterrupted.
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