When Rong Lan said that Bai Rongran was the prospective heir of the Bai family, Han Xiaoshuang already believed eight out of ten of her words. All the questions she asked Rong Lan afterwards were just for testing. She was thinking that if Bai Rongran was the prospective heir of the Bai family and if the two of them could really be together, even if Xiao Chuan couldn't return to the Chu Group in the future, there would still be the Bai family as a backer. Moreover... Chu Hengyuan wouldn't dare to lay a finger on her anymore out of respect for the Bai family.
She had stayed in the mental hospital for so many years. Although most of the time she lived quite well, from time to time she would be teased by those bribed by Chu Hengyuan. She always had to be on tenterhooks, worrying about when Chu Hengyuan would strike. Besides, when Xiao Chuan hadn't yet established himself in the Chu Group, her life in the mental hospital was worse than death. Every day, all that awaited her was either a bucket of cold water in the early morning or spoiled food. It was only after Xiao Chuan had established himself in the Chu Group that her life got better.
She didn't want to go back to that kind of life in the mental hospital.
"Ms. Han, what's your decision?" Rong Lan could tell from Han Xiaoshuang's feigned expression of entanglement that she had succeeded 99%.
"Are you really not going to harm Xiao Chuan?" Although she had been convinced by Rong Lan, Han Xiaoshuang still felt a bit uneasy.
Rong Lan scoffed lightly. "I'm not stupid. Do you think I'd beat someone up in public and then wait for kind - hearted people to call the police and arrest me? Ms. Han, you can rest assured. I don't have the ability to harm Chu Chuan in front of so many people. And I don't need you to do much. Just call Chu Chuan and invite him to meet at that popular hot - pot milk tea shop. Of course, I hope that when you call, you won't mention that it's my younger sister Rongran who wants to see him, or he might not go."
Han Xiaoshuang fell silent, her heart filled with endless entanglement.
"Moreover, after you were released from the mental hospital, I didn't stop you from meeting Chu Chuan. If I really wanted to use you to do something to Chu Chuan, I wouldn't have let you meet him." Rong Lan glanced at the watch on her wrist. "My younger sister Rongran has been waiting there for over an hour. If you really don't want to, Ms. Han, I'll ask her to go back."
"Wait!"
Hearing Han Xiaoshuang's anxious tone, Rong Lan curled her lips. It seemed that the fish she had been fishing for had taken the bait.
Han Xiaoshuang tightened her grip on her phone. Her gaze towards Rong Lan still carried a hint of uncertain suspicion. "I can make this call to Xiao Chuan."
"Alright then." Rong Lan pretended to look relaxed as if she had finally completed a task and stretched. "It seems my younger sister Rongran owes me two favors. Since we've come to this point, I'll tell you a secret, Ms. Han. The reason you were released was actually because my younger sister Rongran pleaded with me, not because you answered those questions that I could have investigated myself."
Han Xiaoshuang, who had originally believed Rong Lan 90%, now believed every word after hearing this "secret".
She snorted and put on her self - satisfied air again. "I'll call Xiao Chuan right away."
Rong Lan watched Han Xiaoshuang make this call, afraid that something might go wrong.
And as it turned out, her ability to persuade people was quite good. Nothing went wrong. Han Xiaoshuang's actions met all her perfect expectations. It seemed that Han Xiaoshuang really believed every word she said.
When Han Xiaoshuang called Chu Chuan, she neither mentioned that Rong Lan had come to see her nor that Bai Rongran was waiting for him at One Plaza. She just said that she had gone to One Plaza alone to relax but felt a bit unwell. So she went to the newly opened popular hot - pot milk tea shop nearby to rest and asked him to come and pick her up.
After the call, Han Xiaoshuang threw her phone onto the coffee table. "I've done what I promised you. You won't come to me again in the future, right?"
Rong Lan could tell that Han Xiaoshuang didn't welcome her. She got up with a smile. "Of course." She definitely wouldn't come to see Han Xiaoshuang again in the short term.
However, Han Xiaoshuang was easier to deceive than she had expected. Now Han Xiaoshuang probably thought she had a firm hold on her younger sister Rongran. The self - satisfied look on her face made Rong Lan find it funny.
"I still have to go and cheer my younger sister Rongran on. I won't bother you anymore, Ms. Han. Goodbye." After saying that, Rong Lan walked straight towards the door without asking Han Xiaoshuang to see her off.
Han Xiaoshuang, who had no intention of seeing Rong Lan off in the first place, sat still on the sofa. When she heard the door close with a bang, she even thought it was bad luck and spat.
She had a good plan. With Bai Rongran's gentle and weak personality, once Bai Rongran got back together with her Xiao Chuan, she could manipulate Bai Rongran at will. By then, she wouldn't have to be afraid of Chu Hengyuan or Rong Lan.
What Han Xiaoshuang didn't expect was that as soon as Rong Lan, who had said a hasty goodbye, got out into the corridor, she couldn't wait to send a message to Bai Rongran.
- The plan is successful. It's up to you now.
Bai Rongran, who finally received Rong Lan's message, simply replied with a "Okay" and then waved to the waiter to start making arrangements.
Who said it was inconvenient to take action in a crowded place? Money makes the mare go. As long as she was willing to spend money, there was nothing she couldn't do.
It took Rong Lan a full one and a half hours to rush from Han Xiaoshuang's residence to One Plaza. When she arrived at the popular hot - pot milk tea shop, there was a sign hanging at the door saying "Temporarily Closed". The sign clearly stated the reason for the closure - a boss had rented the whole place to propose to his girlfriend, so the take - out and dine - in services were temporarily suspended.
Rong Lan directly pushed the door and walked in. The milk tea shop was bustling. The people sitting at the table near the door stood up instinctively when they saw someone coming in. After taking a closer look and realizing it was Rong Lan, they sat down again and silently nodded to greet her.
Rong Lan looked around but didn't see her younger sister Rongran. She walked up to the nearest person and patted him on the shoulder. "Where's Rongran?"
The person who was addressed immediately sat up straight. "Report to the eldest miss. The young miss has already controlled the target and taken him upstairs."
"Chu Chuan came so quickly?" Rong Lan was surprised. "Then I'll go up and take a look too. You guys continue acting."
"Okay." The person replied.
Rong Lan greeted the waiter in the shop and then left through the back door of the shop.
One Plaza had a characteristic. The first five floors below the plaza were the commercial area, and from the sixth floor onwards, it was the residential area. The location of this popular hot - pot milk tea shop was very special. If you went out through the back door and turned a corner, you would reach the elevator of the residential area.
The elevators in the commercial area and the residential area were not shared. Unless you had the elevator card of the owner, you couldn't take the elevator from the commercial area to the residential area. So the elevators on the second to fifth floors of the residential area were usually very empty because only the owners could use them. Moreover, to prevent ordinary tourists from going to the wrong elevator, the elevators of the residential area were located in a very corner.
When she reached the elevator entrance, Rong Lan took out the owner's elevator card from her pocket. She swiped the card on the sensor and waited for one of the elevator doors to open.