Jian Ran didn't know how long she cried before she stopped. Qin Yue's clothes were completely soaked by her tears.
He had seen Jian Ran pretend to be strong, but he had never known how powerful she was when she cried. He had no way of dealing with her.
"Jian Ran …" Qin Yue reached out his hand, used his rough thumb to gently stroke her swollen red eyes, and wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes.
Jian Ran's body twitched uncontrollably after crying. Hearing Qin Yue's voice calling her, she twitched even more violently.
Qin Yue held her in his arms again and patted her back lightly as if he was comforting a crying child.
Jian Ran raised her head from Qin Yue's embrace and bit her lips, trying hard to control her emotions. "I have to take care of mother's affairs personally. I don't want Jian Zhengtian to get involved."
Jian Zhengtian didn't want her to see her mother. He wanted to get her to promise him something that she couldn't see the light of day.
However, Jian Zhengtian wasn't going to say it out loud. On the surface, he was going to put on a disgusting fatherly face and scold her for her wrongdoings.
Qin Yue nodded, "I happen to know Chief Zhang over here. Since I greeted him, Jian Zhengtian can't be bothered with his mother-in-law anymore."
Jian Ran rubbed her eyes and looked up at Qin Yue: "Qin Yue, why do you have friends everywhere? And all of them are that powerful? "
Jian Ran suddenly asked. Qin Yue was slightly surprised, but he replied, "Actually, it's not like we know each other. It's all due to benefits."
A person like Director Zhang did not have many principles. For the sake of profit, he could collude with Jian Zhengtian to prevent Jian Ran from seeing her mother for the last time.
On the Sheng Tian's side, if Chief Zhang contacted him and the benefits were greater, he would not hesitate to abandon Jian Zhengtian and work for the Sheng Tian.
With Qin Yue's words, Jian Ran understood. In the end, as long as they had money, they could hire people wherever they went and do things for them.
However, how much money did the husband she married have?
Why did she always feel that she could not see through him?
Under her measuring gaze, Qin Yue rubbed her head: "Go back and rest for a while. We can plan the future of our mother-in-law properly."
Jian Ran nodded. "Thank you."
If it weren't for him accompanying her and helping her, she might not have even seen her mother for the last time, let alone run her affairs.
"Qin Muzhi?"
Jian Xin's surprised voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
Jian Ran and Qin Yue turned around at the same time and saw Jian Xin standing about four to five steps behind them. Both of her eyes were fixated on Qin Yue.
"Jian Xin, what tricks are you playing now?" Jian Ran instinctively stood in front of Qin Yue. She did not want her man to be coveted by others. Especially since it was Jian Xin.
Jian Xin ignored Jian Ran and stared at Qin Yue for a while before saying, "Qin Muzhi, is it really you?"
Qin Yue nodded, and replied in a cold, polite and distant ma
er: "It's me."
Jian Ran's body stiffened when she heard Qin Yue's reply. When did the two of them meet? Had something happened between them that she didn't know about?
"So it really is you." Jian Xin smiled. With a lonely and sorrowful smile, she said, "I really didn't expect that you would marry my sister."
Qin Muzhi?
Qin Muzhi?
Qin Muzhi?
Jian Ran recited the name three times in silence, vaguely remembering its impressions. After some careful thought, she remembered.
Jian Ran remembered that when Jian Xin came back from her studies in the United States, she told her in secret that she once had a boyfriend, who seemed to be called Qin Muzhi.
Jian Ran raised her head and looked at Qin Yue. His eyes were cold like usual. There was no change in his mood. He didn't have any intention of explaining to her. She subconsciously took her hand out of his palm.
Qin Yue frowned slightly, then reached out his hand to grab Jian Ran.
Jian Ran wanted to withdraw her hand again, but this time Qin Yue held it very tightly. There was no way she could move it.
Holding Jian Ran, Qin Yue looked at Jian Xin again, and said politely as before: "Miss Jian, if there is nothing else, my wife and I will go first."
After saying that, Qin Yue put his arm around Jian Ran's waist and forcefully pulled her away without even giving Jian Xin a second glance.
"Xin Er, do you know that man?" Jian Zhengtian, who was hiding in the dark, walked out and asked as he watched Jian Ran and Qin Yue leave.
"I met him two or three times when I was studying in the United States." Jian Xin answered truthfully, but purposely didn't mention that she had a relationship with him in name only.
"What's his family background like?" Jian Zhengtian was always concerned with these issues.
"It should be an ordinary family that relies on scholarships to attend school." Jian Xin didn't know much about Qin Muzhi.
Although she had the identity of Qin Muzhi's girlfriend, the two of them had only met twice since they started dating and neither of them had ever held hands before.
Jian Xin's goal in this life was Gu Nanjing, so she didn't spend too much time and effort on Qin Muzhi.
She only knew that Qin Muzhi was an influential figure at Harvard University and received a scholarship every year. She heard that he was able to continue studying only because of the scholarship.
They did not know that the Qin Family was a famous clan and had its own methods of educating children. The education of the boys who took over from the Qin Family was especially strict.
When Qin Yue was young, he had relied on his own ability to earn money to support himself, and the school fees were all earned by him.
"If that's the case, then don't waste your time on him. It's better to keep an eye on Gu Nanjing." Upon hearing that Qin Yue was the child of an ordinary family, Jian Zhengtian lost all interest.
Jian Xin nodded and replied obediently, "Yes."
"..."
Only when they were in the car did Qin Yue let go of Jian Ran. Looking at Jian Ran's eyes which were as red as a rabbit's and biting her lips which had turned white, he sighed helplessly.
Jian Ran wasn't a stingy person. Rather, it was Jian Xin who had once tried to steal her fiance, so she was confident in this woman.
Now that she thought about how Qin Yue had dated Jian Xin before, she felt very flustered and confused. There was even a little bit of fear and hesitation in her heart.
She just wanted to let go of Qin Yue's hand and run away, but Qin Yue wouldn't give her the chance.
He held her hand and solemnly said, "I've seen her before and I've dated her before."
"dated? "What does that mean?" Jian Ran initially wanted to ignore him, but when she heard his words, she couldn't resist her curiosity.
Qin Yue said, "She dumped me when I didn't know it."
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