His fingers were slightly cold.
An Ran gripped the edge of the washbasin nervously, "No, don’t..."
"Don’t what?" Chi Cheng bent over, "It’s you, little Ranran, who isn’t behaving. How should I punish you then?"
His voice was seductive and dangerous.
An Ran felt as if she was trapped in a massive vortex, being gradually pulled into the abyss of sin by a force beyond her control.
Not far away, the sounds of laughter and chatter from the crowd could be heard.
Yet here by the washbasin the scene was quite different.
A strong sense of sha surged through her heart.
There seed to be the sound of footsteps approaching faintly.
Soone was coming this way!
An Ran’s heart skipped a beat, she pushed him frantically, "Please go away..."
Chi Cheng, as calm as ever, lifted her chin, a devilish smile appearing on his face, "What if I say no."
The footsteps grew nearer.
An Ran felt her heartbeat almost leaping out of her throat, her eyes pleaded, "Chi Cheng... soone is coming."
"You called what?"
"Please..."
The footsteps stopped next to the washbasin, Chi Cheng had already let go of An Ran and stood beside her, casually washing his hands.
Oh my god...
An Ran cald her breath, feeling truly frightened to her very legs.
The newcor turned out to be an acquaintance of Chi Cheng, and Chi Cheng chatted jovially with him.
Compared to An Ran, he didn’t show any sign of panic at all.
This terrible man!
An Ran clenched her fists and dashed out without looking back.
*——*——*
Throughout the birthday party, An Ran was very quiet.
Actually, it was just her nature to be sowhat introverted.
Xiyan thought An Ran was just unfamiliar with the people around her, which was why she was acting this way.
She took An Ran’s hand, "Do you want to accompany you for a walk outside to get so fresh air? The scenery nearby is quite nice."
An Ran nodded desperately, "Yes!"
"Then let’s go." Xiyan stood up.
Ou Jue was talking with so elders, but his attention seed to be always on Xiyan’s side.
The mont Xiyan stood up, his dark eyes looked her way, "Going where?"
"Um, just walking around nearby with An Ran."
Ou Jue glanced at the ti, eight in the evening, still reasonable, not too late.
He put down his wine glass, naturally tossed Xiyan her coat, "Put it on."
Xiyan suddenly felt delighted.
Ou Xiaoluo had finished her cake and ran over happily, raising her tiny hands, "I want to co too!"
"Eh?"
Xiyan, worried An Ran might feel uncomfortable, looked at her inquiringly.
With little Luoluo being so adorable, An Ran liked her very much.
No big pressure with Luoluo around, An Ran nodded and smiled, "Sure, let’s take Luoluo with us."
"Then... let’s go!" Xiyan made a ’go’ gesture happily.
Yin Qianze considerately said, "Just wander around here, don’t go too far."
"Got it~~"
The two girls, hand in hand with little Luoluo, walked out of the mansion.
This is a villa complex, not just the Ou Family mansion, there are many other wealthy families living here too.
The environnt within the villa area is top-notch.
The silhouettes of two girls and a little dumpling wandered on the cobblestone path, totally unaware that... not far away, a pair of eyes were vigilantly watching them.
The breeze brushed through her hair.
The evening wind of this season was quite pleasant, gradually blowing away the restlessness in An Ran’s heart.
"Can you talk about it?" Xiyan turned her head to look at her, beneath thick eyeglasses were a pair of eyes dazzling like stars.
"Huh?"
"What exactly is going on? I feel you’ve been acting strange tonight."
"I..." The balance in An Ran’s heart began to tilt, unsure whether she should reveal the secret about Chi Cheng to Xiyan.
If it weren’t for Chi Cheng and Ou Jue being brothers, An Ran would surely complain to Xiyan without any reservations.
But... but.
Xiyan had always been a well-mannered girl, seeing An Ran so troubled, she didn’t press further.
Everyone has their own secrets, even their very best friends.
When soone didn’t want to share sothing, she refrained from forcing her friend to speak just because of their close relationship.
Xiyan shifted the topic, "Does coming out for so air make you feel a lot better?"
"Yeah, it’s actually my first ti in this area." An Ran’s gaze swept around.
This place was Imperial Manor, divided into several sections.
An Ran’s new ho was also in the manor, but in a different section.
One at the far south, the other at the far north.
The distance was such that even driving took more than ten minutes.
This just shows how spectacular the manor was.
Luoluo wriggled free from Xiyan and An Ran’s hands, running forward with his little steps.
The little guy was dressed in strap overalls over a white shirt today, looking incredibly adorable.
Xiyan quickly called out, "Luoluo, slow down, don’t fall."
"I know~ Miss, don’t always treat Luoluo like a child, okay?"
Xiyan couldn’t help but laugh, "If you’re not a child, then what are you?"
"Luoluo has already celebrated his sixth birthday, I’m a little man now, I can protect Miss, I’m not a child!"
The childish words sohow ward the hearts of those who heard them.
An Ran linked arms with Xiyan, "He seems to really like you."
"It seems so. From the mont I first saw him, it has always been like this..." Xiyan lightly touched her lips as she thought.
The first ti she t Luoluo, she also felt an extraordinary closeness.
That kind of closeness was like a natural-born force.
Unbeknownst to them, the three had reached the entrance of the villa area.
Luoluo pointed at the 24h convenience store at the entrance, "Miss, Luoluo wants so water."
"Alright, let’s go buy so."
As Xiyan and An Ran entered the convenience store with the little guy, they picked out two bottles of water.
While chatting with An Ran and waiting to check out, Xiyan, upon glancing up, realized that Luoluo, who had been standing at the entrance of the store just monts earlier, was nowhere to be seen.
With a heavy heart, Xiyan didn’t even bother grabbing the water, and ran out, her eyes frantically scanning the surroundings.
"Luoluo? Luoluo——"
Just cars passing by the entrance, and hurried pedestrians.
After finishing the checkout and carrying the water, An Ran too ran out, "What’s going on? Where is Luoluo?"
A terrible thought spread through her mind...
"An Ran, let’s divide and search separately, you check over there, and I’ll look here, quickly..."
An Ran was startled and quickly nodded, "I know!"
The two girls began searching for the little guy separately.
While searching, Xiyan anxiously asked the passersby, "I’m sorry, have you seen a six or seven-year-old boy, very cute looking?"
"No, sorry."
Undeterred, Xiyan continued to ask people and search along the road.
Her entire body was trembling, her mind buzzing loudly.
Luoluo, where are you?!
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