Bai Rongran slowly shook her head. "I never thought about it. All those times when he was with me, pursued me, and treated me well, they couldn't all be fake, could they? Did he already know at that time that I was from the Bai family?"
Rong Lan was silent for a while. "It's possible that he knew about the engagement between the Chu and Bai families back then. To be honest, you look quite like Mom and Dad. Meeting you might have been an accident, but his pursuit of you later and making you fall deeply in love with him could have been premeditated."
She patted the back of Bai Rongran's hand, signaling her to listen to her analysis. "Think about it. He's an illegitimate child who's not recognized. If a girl from the Bai family is crazy about him and determined to marry him, and the Bai family is set on this marriage, the Chu family will have to recognize him into the family tree. His impatience with you probably started when he knew his plan wouldn't work. The Chu family only cares that the groom is Chu Hengyuan, regardless of who the bride is. Once his plan failed, you were of no use to him. Why would he still try to please you?"
The little fox felt more and more that she had the talent to be a detective as she talked.
It was Bai Rongran's turn to be speechless because she truly thought Rong Lan's analysis made a lot of sense.
"If that's really the case..." It meant that all the love she had given over the years had become a joke. She didn't want to admit it, but she had to. Otherwise, how could she explain the sudden change in Chu Chuan, who used to be so considerate and would give her whatever she wanted?
Rong Lan secretly stroked the fur on her fox ears. "Ranmar, can I ask you a question?"
Bai Rongran lowered her eyes and stared at the pillow in her arms. She didn't notice Rong Lan's little action. "Go ahead."
"Suppose, just suppose, if I didn't go abroad with you as I said on the phone, would you hate me?" Rong Lan asked extremely carefully, afraid that Bai Rongran would misunderstand her.
Bai Rongran was stunned for a moment. She looked up at the person propping her chin and waiting for her answer, then nodded without hesitation. "Yes!"
"Then would you take revenge on me?"
Bai Rongran didn't even think deeply and directly gave the answer. "Yes!"
Before Rong Lan could ask what kind of revenge method she would use, Bai Rongran explained, "Rong Lan, in my understanding, it was your biological parents who swapped the two families' children. Your biological parents took away the life that should have been mine so that their child could be a rich young lady. So I already disliked you."
Rong Lan: "..." If she didn't have exact evidence yet, she would definitely tell Bai Rongran that her understanding was wrong. Her biological parents had nothing to do with what happened back then.
"If I wasn't desperate, I would never trouble you. I'm really grateful that you agreed to come, but if you didn't come, I would hate you. Moreover, after I return to China, I would take action against you to take revenge on Chu Chuan." When her heart was filled with despair, she had simulated countless ways to make Chu Chuan lose everything.
Rong Lan was completely stunned. "You taking revenge on Chu Chuan is one thing. What does it have to do with me?"
Did Bai Rongran just see her as a tool to take revenge on Chu Chuan?
Bai Rongran slightly hooked the corner of her mouth, smiling coldly and dangerously. "Of course it has something to do with you. What Chu Chuan values most now is the Chu Group. The first step to make him suffer is to take away his Chu Group. It's too difficult for an outsider like me to plan such a thing. So I need the identity of the young mistress of the Chu family. Anyway, I dislike you. It doesn't matter if I take your identity. I won't feel guilty at all. With this identity, I can do a lot of things."
The little fox was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. She supported her chin and nodded understandingly. "I get it."
When she was dreaming and experiencing this part of her past life as a by - stander, she simply thought that Bai Rongran took away Chu Hengyuan to take revenge on her. It turned out that Bai Rongran had such a deep - seated plan.
Now she completely understood how the tragedy of the original owner in the past life happened.
Bai Rongran, who lost her child and was blackened after being hurt, was so ruthless that she couldn't compare.
"But this is just a hypothesis. I won't really do it." Bai Rongran grabbed the pillow. "Anyway, you'll cooperate with me. Help me persuade Chu Hengyuan to pay more attention to the Chu Group. As long as we get Chu Hengyuan into the position that Chu Chuan is in now, it'll piss Chu Chuan off."
Rong Lan blinked her eyes. "I'll try my best."
In the past life, after Bai Rongran pulled Chu Chuan down, Chu Hengyuan took over, which proved that her brother was capable of managing the company.
Now that Bai Rongran was going to deal with Chu Chuan, of course she had to help.
After all, if Chu Chuan seemed to be very rich and Chu Hengyuan took over Chu Chuan's work, she would never have to worry about not being able to afford roast chicken again.
"Speaking of which—"
Bai Rongran saw the suddenly serious look on Rong Lan's face. She thought Rong Lan had some other big move and silently sat up straight waiting for Rong Lan's words. However, Rong Lan's next words almost made her want to beat Rong Lan again.
"Speaking of which, Chu Hengyuan is your brother - in - law. Isn't it better for you to call him brother - in - law?" The little fox deliberately pretended to be serious to tease Bai Rongran.
Bai Rongran rolled her eyes and slapped Rong Lan's arm. "I can call him whatever I want. It's none of your business. Do you think I'm willing to call you sister?"
Rong Lan held back her laughter. "But you seemed quite willing to call me when you were crying. If it weren't for that call of sister, I might not have come."
It was okay not to mention it. Once mentioned, Bai Rongran's face darkened. She wondered if it was still too late to go back in time and beat up that crying and stupid self. Her intuition told her that Rong Lan would tease her about this for a long time. "I wasn't very calm at that time. Forget about this!"
Rong Lan shrugged and covered her mouth to yawn. "Okay, I'll forget it. Are you sleepy? Do you want to take a rest first? I'm sleepy. I want to rest for a while and then think about what to do next."
Bai Rongran hesitated for a moment. Seeing Rong Lan's sleepy and teary eyes, she finally nodded. "Then I'll take a nap too. Will you come to find me after you wake up or should I go to you?"
"I'll come to you." Rong Lan said as she got up and put on her coat.
Bai Rongran got up with Rong Lan and sent her to the door. "Okay."
"Then see you after we wake up, my dear Ranran sister." Rong Lan said goodbye to Bai Rongran with a smile and opened the door.
Looking at the smile on Rong Lan's face, Bai Rongran finally couldn't hold back the words that she had been suppressing for a long time. "Rong Lan, you're the eldest daughter of the Bai family. You won't be short of money."
When Rong Lan said on the phone that she was "poor and had no money", she was standing right behind her. Although she didn't know who Rong Lan was talking to, she had wanted to tell Rong Lan this as soon as she heard that sentence.
But when the words reached her lips, she hesitated, and the words were temporarily put aside.
She had endured it all the way. Every time she wanted to say it, she thought it was too blunt. However, her intuition told her that if she didn't take this opportunity, it would be even harder for her to find another chance. So she gritted her teeth and said it out.