Listening to the laughter of Ruixin and An Ke outside, he thought it should be because Xia Li had received the news about *The Xia Min Dynasty*. That day, after taking An Ke to Xia Li's fan meeting and seeing An Ke so happy, he decided to give Xia Li a good promotion. Xia Li was actually a very talented actress. All she lacked was an opportunity.
"Don't be so hostile to An Ke," He Ting suddenly looked at Yuan Ping.
"How can I not be hostile? At first, she approached you with impure motives, trying to obtain the secrets in your mind. Then she disappeared for three years and came back. Who knows what she wants to do?" Yuan Ping looked back at He Ting.
"She has been trying to escape from me. If she had a scheme, she wouldn't need to do this." He Ting looked at Yuan Ping seriously.
Yuan Ping was a bit stunned when he heard this.
He Ting continued, "The reason I was in the forest this time was that An Ke tried to escape and I followed her."
He Ting didn't mention their argument or the plane crash. He didn't want Yuan Ping to have a deeper prejudice against An Ke.
"Who... Who knows if she is just playing hard to get. She is not worthy of my trust." After saying that, Yuan Ping left.
He Ting watched Yuan Ping leave without saying a word. He knew that in this regard, he couldn't say much. The more he said, the more Yuan Ping would suspect An Ke. Moreover, He Ting had never been a talkative person.
After An Ke and Ruixin returned to the hall.
"I want to take Ruixin out for dinner tonight," An Ke looked at He Ting.
"Okay. I'll ask Li Li to take some people with you," He Ting said without looking up from his newspaper.
"To monitor me?" An Ke was a bit angry.
"No, to protect you and prevent you from running away."
An Ke didn't say anything. She looked at Ruixin and then at He Ting.
"Fine." Then An Ke went back to her room.
"He is watching me more and more closely. I have to think of a good way to escape," An Ke said helplessly, covering herself with a pillow on the bed.
Night fell quietly.
"Let's go out for dinner now," An Ke walked up to He Ting and said.
"Li Li, follow the young mistress," He Ting ordered.
"Yes, young master. This way, young mistress," Li Li and his men made way for An Ke and Ruixin so that they could go out.
After getting in the car, Li Li looked at An Ke.
"Where would you like to go, young mistress?"
"Golden Splendor," An Ke said without looking up, just looking at her phone.
Golden Splendor was a place where An Ke and He Ting used to go.
"Okay, young mistress."
Li Li drove for about 20 minutes and An Ke and Ruixin arrived at Golden Splendor.
An Ke pulled Ruixin out of the car and walked into Golden Splendor.
It was really a narrow path for enemies. An Ke actually saw Jiang Man in Golden Splendor.
Jiang Man spotted An Ke at a glance and walked over with her group of sisters.
"Oh, isn't this our Young Mistress He?" Jiang Man gritted her teeth when she said "Young Mistress He", aiming to arouse the anger of those socialites. How many women in H City didn't adore He Ting?
An Ke ignored her and just pulled Ruixin towards the private room.
"Hey! Young Mistress He is really different. She doesn't even bother with us 'country bumpkins'," Jiang Man pretended to be pitiful.
An Ke knew that Jiang Man was subtly referring to her. They were all socialites, and only she wasn't. She was just from a poor family and didn't even have parents.
"He Ting didn't let you into his family because you're incompetent. Instead of admitting your own incompetence, you take your anger out on others," An Ke turned back and looked at her coldly, full of disdain.
The socialites present were a bit shocked, and some even showed mocking expressions on their faces.
"You bitch! What are you talking nonsense about? Do you believe I'll tear your mouth apart!" Jiang Man shrieked and was about to rush towards An Ke.
The socialites were all stunned. They had never seen this side of Jiang Man and never thought she would be so enraged. The Jiang Man they knew was willful but had never been so furious.
"Miss Jiang, please behave yourself, or I'll call the security guards," Li Li stepped in front of An Ke just in time when Jiang Man was about to rush over.
The aggressive Jiang Man stopped when she saw Li Li. She knew Li Li. He was a very capable bodyguard of He Ting. She didn't expect He Ting to send him to protect An Ke. Thinking of this, Jiang Man hated An Ke even more. She knew that woman had done it on purpose last time to make Brother He Ting stay away from her! This scheming woman!
Jiang Man looked at An Ke with even more hatred and then stormed out of Golden Splendor. The other socialites couldn't help but start whispering when they saw Jiang Man leaving angrily.
"Is what An Ke said true? Did Jiang Man really get kicked out by Young Master He?" Xie Ying's gossip piqued everyone's curiosity.
"Probably. Otherwise, why would she leave so easily? But it's none of our business. Since Jiang Man has left, we should also disperse," someone in the crowd said.
So the socialites all left one by one.
An Ke saw Jiang Man's even more resentful look and felt very helpless. She looked at Ruixin, who was a bit scared, and patted her on the shoulder.
"It's okay. Let's go," An Ke smiled at her.
Ruixin came back to her senses and nodded reluctantly.
An Ke knew that Jiang Man had ruined the mood for this meal, but she still tried her best to cheer Ruixin up.
Just when An Ke thought Ruixin would be in a daze for the whole day, Ruixin suddenly looked at her with a smile.
"Young mistress is so kind to me. In the future, if someone bullies you, I will definitely protect you," Ruixin looked at her sincerely, her eyes shining brightly and very pure.
An Ke didn't expect Ruixin to say such words. She thought Ruixin would just be busy being scared all day. She didn't expect Ruixin to touch her so much.
"Thank you! Thank you!" An Ke hugged Ruixin and shed a tear where no one could see.
"Let's go!" An Ke wiped away her tears and gave Ruixin a bright smile.
"Okay, young mistress," Ruixin also smiled.
An Ke didn't care whether Ruixin called her Ke'er or Young Mistress. She knew that after today, her relationship with Ruixin would get closer.
"Li Li, let's go back to the He Mansion," An Ke said to Li Li as she walked out of Golden Splendor.
"Yes, young mistress," Li Li and his men followed closely behind An Ke.
After Li Li took An Ke and Ruixin back to the He Mansion, he immediately reported what had happened today to He Ting.
After listening to what Li Li said, He Ting's face turned extremely gloomy. Li Li silently mourned for Jiang Man for three minutes in his heart.
"I see. You can go," He Ting's conversation with Li Li ended with this sentence.