Once, it was Zhou Xixue who took her to walk slowly on these streets, but this time, it became her alone looking at everything outside through the car window.

At this time, Lin Ran's phone rang, she glanced at the caller, and slowly answered: "What's wrong?" ”

"The message from the second uncle?" She raised her eyebrows slightly, "Is it decided?" ”

The person on the other side said a long list quickly, but Lin Ran just listened with a sinking face, her fingers unconsciously tapped her knees, and she didn't speak again until the other party was finished: "Since there is nothing to do with us, then there is no need to interfere, let's talk ......"

When he said this, Uncle Cheng heard Lin Ran's voice laughing softly: "What does this matter have to do with me, or even with the Lin family, helping them is love, and it is not our duty." ”

After she hung up the phone and pondered for a while, Lin Ran spoke again to tell Uncle Cheng what had happened: "Uncle Cheng, you help me find out what the relationship between the Xia family and the few small companies over there in Suzhou City is." ”

Uncle Cheng agreed, and then asked, "Miss, what's wrong?" ”

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that a subsidiary of the Xia family was found to have serious quality and environmental problems during spot checks." But Lin Ran frowned slightly, "But what makes me wonder is why I didn't have an accident sooner or later, but at this time." ”

Uncle Cheng seemed to remember something, and turned his head to look at Lin Ran while waiting for the red light: "Could it be the subsidiary that Sanfang has something to do with the Xia family?" ”

Lin Ran nodded: "That's why I asked you to help me go to check the Xia family, because I listened to that phone call just now, and the reaction from Yancheng's side is very small, if it is really like on the surface, there is only such a subsidiary is a cooperation, then it is impossible to be this reaction." ”

"But the He family ......"

"The words of the He family are not in a hurry," Lin Ran finally showed a smile, although that smile was full of calculations, and his demeanor was very similar to when Mo Zhi was talking about business, "They are going to be enemies of the Xia family, and they just left a gap for our side, since he has already sent this gap full of benefits to me, what reason do I have not to accept it?" ”

Zhou Xixue was actually full of fire after receiving a call from Lin Ran last night.

She finally spent a lot of money to find out Lin Ran's class schedule from others, and she originally planned to do it well, even if someone from the Lin family or even the Mo family stared at her, but there was no reason to stop her from going to the university town, and she would appear at the door of the Yan University classroom to surprise this eldest daughter, and from then on, she could be said to be nine out of ten for Lin Ran.

But she did a lot of calculations, but she didn't expect that Lin Ran would ask for leave from the school the night before she left, saying that she would go to the hospital for a follow-up and would not be able to attend classes for a day, and this matter was only known when the student from Yandali she bought before went to class today.

As a result, when she received a call from Lin Ran last night, she didn't even mention this matter, and it was difficult for her to take out this matter, isn't saying it tantamount to admitting to her that she did it on purpose?

"Yes, not yet," Zhou Xixue looked at her watch and said to the person on the other side of the phone, "I really think of myself as an eldest lady, and I keep saying that I hate everything in the family, but it turns out that I don't have the problem of raising a big lady, but it's okay, as long as such a girl takes her temperament, it is to let her go east and she will not dare to go west." ”

And at that time, Zhou Xixue couldn't help but let out a smug laugh, even if she had succeeded for the most part.

This is her biological daughter after all, can she not understand? was only disappointed in Qiao Jingyi in Suzhou City before, and in the face of his biological mother, no matter how he said it, he had to miss the old love.

After what the person on the other side said, Zhou Xixue couldn't help frowning, and said impatiently: "I know, I know, don't let her see it, but it's the same over there, you just let him do it?" Then there won't be much left in my hands then! ”

"Okay, I see," the woman looked down at her watch again, "You also contact the investor who gave us the contact information before, okay, I guess the eldest lady is coming over soon, I'll hang up first." ”

Zhou Xixue didn't notice that while he was drinking coffee while thinking about his plan, Lin Ran had actually been observing her in the car for a long time.

Uncle Cheng didn't know what Lin Ran wanted to do, but his consistent principle was that it was better not to know too much about what the eldest lady was thinking, because it was too much of a tangled matter to keep things in his heart and not to talk about it.

But this Uncle Cheng, who has never wanted to think too much, really couldn't stand this silence with a strong sense of oppression, and tentatively spoke: "Miss, you ......"

Lin Ran came back from her thoughts as if she had been suddenly awakened, she raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, knowing that she had just been thinking about something because she noticed the change in Zhou Xixue's expression: "It's okay, Uncle Cheng, you drive back, I'll be able to go back later." "Dogs

Uncle Cheng's eyes sharpened: "I thought you would let me follow the convention?" ”

Lin Ran knew that Uncle Cheng's so-called practice meant that when he met some dangerous people who had made trouble to the point of tearing his face before, he would basically bring one or two people to avoid any uncontrollable incidents, and when it was inconvenient to bring people and needed to act in a low-key manner, he would definitely follow Uncle Cheng's trump card by his side.

But the situation is different now.

If you bring someone or Uncle Cheng, it is clearly telling Zhou Xixue that her current status and identity in the Lin family are different from what she imagined, and it is also obvious that she does not trust her biological mother at all.

It's not a good idea.

"Don't worry, Uncle Cheng," Lin Ran showed a soothing smile, "At least for now, there won't be a hair missing me if Mrs. Qiao is there." ”

Uncle Cheng wanted to say something more, but when he saw Lin Ran's calm expression as before, he knew that Lin Ran at this time would not change his mind because of the words of others.

Because when she faced the aggressive Lin Zheng and others at that time, she also had this expression on her face.

Uncle Cheng sighed, and could only take a step back: "I'll stay here." ”

Lin Ran knew that this was already his last bottom line for Uncle Cheng, who had been protecting him since he was a child, so he didn't insist any longer, and after nodding, he was ready to open the door and get out of the car.

But she thought about it, and still whispered a word to Uncle Cheng to reassure him: "Don't worry, Uncle Cheng, my mobile phone is 110, even if you don't worry about me, you still have to rest assured Uncle Police." ”

Uncle Cheng was stunned, and then Lin Ran saw the man reflected in the rearview mirror with a smile she hadn't seen for a long time: "For this, I am still very relieved of you, have a smooth journey." ”

Lin Ran felt that over the years, only when Uncle Cheng showed this smile did he slightly let people see Uncle Cheng's true face, just like the young man who once remained in the memory of many people, the young man who followed Old Man Lin silently but killed decisively.

Lin Ran restrained her aura outside the door of the coffee shop before daring to push the door in, after all, no matter how much she disguised her expression and eyes, the aura on her body that had been honed recently still had a trace of sharpness that could not be concealed in the original indifferent Buddhist system, which was very different from the former Lin Ran, but now she can't put away the aura around her body freely, and Lin Ran, who clearly understands this, sighed softly in frustration.

When she pushed open the door, the retro copper bell on the door made a crisp sound, which was particularly obvious in the empty store, and Zhou Xixue looked up at Lin Ran at the door at this time, and showed a gentle smile, and then she stood up and walked over to Lin Ran: "Ranran, there is nothing wrong on the road, right?" ”

Lin Ran had thought about what it would be like to meet Zhou Xixue countless times, but she didn't expect it to be such a calm ...... Or rather, a mild scenario.

Those unforgettable pains, those nightmares that made her toss and turn, those days and nights that were only dark, and the anger when she saw her mother's true face clearly, came to her heart at this moment, but Lin Ran felt surprisingly calm, and even thought about what kind of expression she should use to best match the current atmosphere.

Lin Ran finally stood in front of Zhou Xixue again, and she showed a bright smile that couldn't be more innocent: "Mother, long time no see." ”

When Zhou Xixue saw Lin Ran, the light emitted from the eyes that seemed to always be gentle was indeed enough to soothe people: "Ranran, how about coming all the way, you have never had jet lag, are you still used to it?" ”

If it were Lin Ran last year, he would definitely be moved by Zhou Xixue's words, you see, for his own sake, he went all the way to this place where he once let go of cruel words and never came again, and his first reaction was still to care about whether he was good or not, what else could he be if he wasn't sincere?

But now Lin Ran just made a surprised look on his face: "Mother, why did you come back here?" Didn't you say...... Do you have a lot of work? ”

Zhou Xixue still just smiled, and her voice was softer than before: "Where is my daughter important at work?" You see, your grandparents have also been out of the past, and they are really unfamiliar with life here, right? I have to come over to accompany you for a while to see if you are really doing well, so that I can go back to work with confidence. ”

"Mother, do you have any friends here?" Zhou Xixue thought that Lin Ran would be stunned for a while because of these words, and then showed a touched look on her face, but she never thought that Lin Ran would ask this after listening to it, and was stunned for a moment before answering: "Of course not, why would you ask that?" ”

"Because Mother you just said," Lin Ran blinked in confusion, and her long eyelashes made a beautiful shadow, "I'm really unfamiliar here, doesn't that mean that you have friends here, Mother?" ”