In front of the Yuan family's mansion.
There was a woman there at this moment.
The woman was wearing a beige dress today, standing outside the Yuan residence.
She just stared at the main gate of the Yuan family.
Yuan Xin didn't take it seriously at first. He thought it was just some crazy woman who was dissatisfied with the Yuan family and came to pick a fight.
Only the servant reported.
That woman just stood at the gate.
She neither cried, nor laughed, nor made a fuss, nor spoke.
She just stood there.
Staring at the Yuan family.
Yuan Xin didn't care. He said that as long as she didn't disturb the Yuan family, they could just let her stand there.
But after a while.
There was an urgent voice behind Yuan Xin.
"Have you found a host body?"
Yuan Xin nodded.
Thinking of Jun Xin, that girl, he still felt a bit uncomfortable.
"Is it Jun Xin?"
Yuan Xin nodded.
"How come I didn't know that the madam of the black - market was interested in this?"
Rong Yan was anxious, and her body swayed a bit. She walked up to Yuan Xin and said, "Why her? I was the one who sent her to your mansion back then. You promised me that you would raise her well."
"Of course I've raised her well. Over the years, when have I ever treated her badly? But I've made efforts, and there should always be a return. Jun Xin is grown up now, and it's time for her to repay me."
"Do you know who she is?"
"You told me back then that she was an abandoned baby with great talent. If I raised her, she could be a great asset to my Yuan family. Look, now she has indeed become a great asset to my Yuan family, just in a different way."
Rong Yan took a few steps back.
She looked at him in disbelief.
"Yuan Xin, Jun Xin called you foster father. How could you do such a thing to her?"
"So what? Those who strive for great causes never stick to trifles. Moreover, she's not my real daughter. I don't have that much affection for her."
Rong Yan shook her head.
"You're wrong."
"I'm not wrong, madam. You gave me that abandoned baby, which means from then on, she belongs to my Yuan family. I can use the things of the Yuan family however I like. It's my freedom."
"You'll regret it."
"Regret? The word'regret' never exists in my mind."
Rong Yan said, "Go and take a look at that woman outside the door. After seeing her, you should understand."
Yuan Xin stood up.
He wanted to call Rong Yan back and ask for the truth.
But Rong Yan shook her head and left.
Outside the door, Rong Yan saw Jun Lanran.
Jun Lanran had no expression on her face.
"Have you seen him?"
"Yes."
Jun Lanran said, "He's still as cold - blooded as ever."
Rong Yan: "Do you regret it? Regret sending Jun Xin to me back then, regret letting me bring Jun Xin to him, regret hiding Jun Xin's identity?"
Regret?
Of course she did!
No one could understand how she felt now. Jun Lanran felt that even being slowly sliced to death would be a hundred times more bearable than how she felt at this moment.
She thought her heart had died long ago.
But she didn't expect that this dead heart could still be stabbed several times, and it could still hurt.
"What are you going to do next?"
Jun Lanran was expressionless.
"What else can I do? He ruined me and our daughter. I won't let him live an easy life. After I finish these things, I'll go down to accompany Xin'er. I'll go and apologize to her. I'm sorry for her."
Rong Yan sighed.
"I shouldn't have taken this deal back then."
Jun Lanran: "It's not your fault. All of this is the result of my own actions. Now I'm tasting the bitter fruit."
"I'm sorry."
"You can go. Thank you."
Rong Yan left.
Not long after she left, Yuan Xin also came out.
After he came out, he asked the servant. The servant said that the crazy woman was standing under the locust tree, staring at the Yuan family.
Yuan Xin looked in that direction.
Finally, he saw Jun Lanran.
She was wearing a beige dress, standing quietly under the locust tree, looking at him.
It had been many years since they last met, but Yuan Xin could still recognize this woman at a glance.
He walked towards her.
Seeing Yuan Xin walking towards her, Jun Lanran smiled.
It was as if they were back nineteen years ago. Yuan Xin had also walked towards her like this, asking her, "Miss, do you know where the post - station is? I seem to be lost."
Yuan Xin arrived.
"You, why are you here? How did you end up like this?"
Jun Lanran looked at Yuan Xin.
There were still the servants of the Yuan family following behind Yuan Xin.
She walked up to Yuan Xin with a smile, then lifted Yuan Xin's hand and lovingly placed it on her head, rubbing it gently.
Then, she bit down hard on Yuan Xin's hand.
"Crazy woman, let go of our master quickly!"
"My lord!"
But Yuan Xin raised his other hand and waved the servants back.
"You all step back."
The servants had no choice but to retreat.
The woman bit until she was tired and then let go. There were now two deep rows of tooth marks on Yuan Xin's arm, and there was already congestion around the marks.
"I'm sorry."
Why did the master apologize to this crazy woman after she bit him?
Who on earth was this crazy woman?
"Lanran, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what happened back then. That night, I was out of my mind and did such a stupid thing."
"I'm sorry, Lanran."
Jun Lanran took a few steps back.
There was no longer the aura in her eyes that she used to have.
All that could be seen in her eyes now was a dead silence.
"Lanran, what's wrong with you?"
"Brother Yuan, can I go into the Yuan mansion and take a look?"
She wanted to see the place where her daughter had once lived.
"Of course you can."
Yuan Xin quickly stepped aside. Jun Lanran was the pride of the Jun family. Back then in the Qingyun Kingdom, he wasn't completely indifferent to her. He had also felt a flutter in his heart.
But in the end, he still couldn't convince himself, because in his heart, he was still thinking about Su Su.
That night, he drank a lot of wine.
He passed out in Jun Lanran's yard.
When he woke up the next day, both Jun Lanran and he were lying naked on the bed.
Looking at the scarlet stain on the bed.
Yuan Xin naturally understood what had happened last night.
But he was too flustered. So when Jun Lanran woke up and just called him Brother Yuan, he didn't even have time to respond. He quickly put on his clothes and left the scene.
He didn't know what happened after that.
The next time they met was now.
Jun Lanran entered the Yuan mansion. She touched the stones, pillars, and rockeries again and again.
"Lanran, when did you come here? You didn't even tell me."
Jun Lanran didn't say a word.
She kept walking forward.
The people of the Yuan family saw that the woman was followed by the master of the family, so they didn't dare to say a word and quickly made way for the woman.
Jun Lanran stopped in front of a side room.
She had known before that this was the room where Jun Xin had lived when she was a child. At that time, she could hear Jun Xin's laughter even from across the courtyard.
"Lanran."
"Shh, listen—"
"Listen to what?"
"Listen, there's laughter."