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Zheng Mengni smiled brightly as she pushed the door open. Gao Lei was already tied up, kneeling at the entrance, waiting for her attention.
She bent down, resting her knees, bringing her gaze level with his, and said softly with a smile, "How about I take you out to play later?"
The sudden closeness made Gao Lei's heart race, and he blinked in confusion. "Where to?"
Zheng Mengni squinted her eyes in apparent delight. "Anywhere but here."
Inside the luxurious private room, Xia Shu anxiously watched Ye Bingran as she entered. Back when they were in the same orphanage, Xia Shu had never thought much of her. But at some point, this stern woman had forcefully invaded her life.
From initial curiosity to a mix of respect and fear, Xia Shu couldn't pinpoint exactly when things had changed. Yet every time she faced Ye Bingran, she would break out in a cold sweat.
"Boss, you... you’re here," Xia Shu stammered.
Ye Bingran responded with a casual "Mm," sitting on the sofa opposite Xia Shu and tracing the uneven scars on her palm.
"Tsk, really troublesome," she thought.
Having fallen into the hands of a reckless young man, she felt as if she was half a foot into the gates of hell. She had overlooked a crucial figure.
Tan Yan had secretly investigated all the orphanages and hospitals in the city after learning about Zheng Mengni's background. Recently, upon discovering his true identity, he intended to eliminate him without Zheng Mengni knowing.
To keep an impostor in a position that didn’t belong to her, Tan Yan had truly gone to great lengths.
Ye Bingran remained silent, which only heightened Xia Shu's anxiety. She feared that her reckless actions could have dire consequences—she had nearly gotten Ye Bingran killed at Tan Yan's hands. Surely now she would be facing retribution.
Xia Shu dared not sit; instead, she stood before Ye Bingran and trembled as she spoke. "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have taken it upon myself to lock Zheng Mengni in the storage room. I just thought that if I could use that opportunity to help her, it might lighten your burden and make things go more smoothly."
Ye Bingran's expression remained calm. "It has nothing to do with you."
"What?"
Ye Bingran continued nonchalantly, "If we’re discussing faults, it’s only fair to say I overlooked a step. Everything you did was arranged by me; if things have become complicated, it's my own fault for underestimating the situation."
Xia Shu stared at the grotesque flesh-colored scar on Ye Bingran's forehead, her heart filled with dread. Ye Bingran had spent nearly half a month in the intensive care unit before being discharged. Tan Yan was truly intent on killing Ye Bingran, even targeting such a frail girl.
The disparity in their strengths was too great; if she continued to follow Ye Bingran, she would inevitably be dragged into danger. By then, her dreams of joining the prestigious family would be shattered, leaving her trapped in an abyss from which she could not escape.
With trembling hands, she placed the necklace she had clutched tightly onto the coffee table, tears streaming down her face in heavy drops. "I'm so sorry, Boss. I was just too scared. I was foolish enough to steal your necklace, and you were kind enough not to blame me but even gifted me such an expensive item. But I truly cannot bear this kindness; Tan Yan is someone we cannot afford to offend."
Ye Bingran did not even glance at the necklace that had been snatched from Tan Yan during the auction. He maintained a blank expression, staring vacantly at Xia Shu as if lost in thought, looking through her rather than at her.
Xia Shu tried to reason with him, her body shaking like a leaf in the wind, cold sweat soaking her back. "Maybe we should just let it go. I don't think the Zheng Family is that great; perhaps it would be better outside... Tan Yan is really not easy to deal with."
Upon hearing that name, Ye Bingran finally showed some reaction; a chilling glint flickered in his dark eyes. His current situation was indeed dire.
Originally, he had planned for Zheng Mengni to retrieve Xia Shu's sample from the welfare home and take the opportunity to tamper with the paternity test, making her believe that Xia Shu was the true heiress she sought. However, Xia Shu had unwittingly caught Tan Yan's attention; that man was meticulous and particularly focused on Zheng Mengni. The two situations combined made it easy for him to piece together what had happened. Once he handled sending the samples for testing, there would be no chance for deception.
He had anticipated that Xia Shu would eventually be exposed but never expected that it would be Tan Yan who discovered her first. If Zheng Mengni had been the one to find out first, he was confident he could manipulate her into making mistakes and conceal the truth while sending Xia Shu into the Zheng Family.
One misstep led to another; a chain reaction resulted in his identity being exposed in Tan Yan's eyes. He hadn’t expected that the so-called male lead had already given his heart to someone else and would go so far as to eliminate the original heiress just to protect his beloved's secret.
A Qi prided himself on his exceptional abilities and claimed he could activate various cheats. Ye Bingran initially wanted him to use those cheats to eliminate Tan Yan, this fickle Official Male Lead, to avoid further trouble. But A Qi insisted that involving main characters meant cheats could not be used. Moreover, since this was an Official Male Lead, he could neither dismantle nor destroy him.
Ye Bingran couldn't be bothered with this fool; cheats were too limited and cumbersome. She decided that she would leave Tan Yan for herself to deal with.
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