Unexpectedly, Lan Xiatong would not follow her own example. Lin Ruoran could only leave the bar depressed. However, she was accidentally hit by someone when she was leaving the bar. By the time she realized what she was doing, her cell phone was gone.
"Asshole, catch the thief... catch the thief..." Lin Ruoran shouted nervously, but unfortunately no one heard him in the noisy bar, and even if he heard, no one would pay attention.
Lin Ruoran's face was extremely ugly. It didn't matter whether she had the phone or not. The main thing was the photos in it. Although she had backed them up, if they were spread out, she could almost predict how she would die.
After a restless night, until there was no movement the next day, Lin Ruoran finally felt relieved. Maybe the other party was just an ordinary thief.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruoran's nerves became less tense.
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Lan Xiatong left the bar, her ears finally quiet. There was still no message from Mu Ruyi on her phone. Thinking of the address provided by the woman, her eyes deepened.
"Book me the earliest flight to the United States tomorrow." After hanging up the phone, Lan Xiatong looked back at the bar and drove away.
The whole street is decorated with lights and colorful decorations, which is full of Chinese New Year atmosphere, but makes people's hearts feel even colder.
Just then Lan Xiatong's cell phone rang.
"Brother, where are you?" Lan Xueyan has been missing Lan Xiatong lately, and sometimes no one answers her phone calls. But when the call was connected, she asked excitedly.
This year is destined to be an uneasy New Year for the Lan family.
"I'm in the car, where are you?" Lan Xiatong felt a little guilty about his sister. A series of accidents had happened recently, and he couldn't take Lan Xueyan's emotions into consideration.
"Brother, go home later, I made something delicious." Lan Xueyan tried her best to sound cheerful.
"Okay." Lan Xiatong replied quickly.
Lan Xueyan's face finally showed a long-lost smile.
Lan Xiatong arrived home half an hour later. Lan Xueyan happily opened the door for Lan Xiatong and carried her shoes, as attentively as a little daughter-in-law.
"Brother, have you been drinking?" As soon as Lan Xia Tong approached Lan Xueyan, she smelled a strong smell of alcohol. In Lan Xueyan's memory, her eldest brother almost never drank alcohol.
"It's okay." Lan Xiatong's drinking capacity is not bad. He was a little dizzy when he was in the bar. After coming out, he felt a lot more sober after blowing some cold air. He may be a little dizzy, but he is very sober.
Lan Xueyan stopped talking and silently helped Lan Xiatong hang up her coat.
Lan Xiatong had already walked to the dining table. Looking at the large table of sumptuous dinner, he raised his head in confusion, "Can the two of us finish it?"
Lan Xueyan on the side lowered her head when she heard her brother's words, two red clouds rose up on her fair face, and she reluctantly said, "Brother, there will be someone else in a while."
In the past few years, Lan Xiatong has traveled back and forth between the United States and S City, rarely staying here. In addition, Lan Xueyan deliberately concealed it, so Lan Xiatong did not know about her relationship with Smith.
After listening to Lan Xueyan's words, Lan Xiatong looked at Lan Xueyan with searching eyes. Seeing that her sister's expression was abnormal, she immediately understood what the sentence "There is still someone" meant.
"It's quite hidden." Lan Xiatong said amusingly.
"Brother..." Lan Xueyan scolded, her face turning even redder.
Lan Xiatong also had a smile on his face, and was quite curious about what kind of man could conquer his always manly little sister.
Ding dong…ding dong…
Just then the doorbell rang, Lan Xueyan wiped the sweat from her palms, her face flushed, she really said Cao Cao Cao Cao was here, this was the first time she introduced a man to her eldest brother.
Lan Xueyan and Lan Xiatong lost their mother and father when they were young. It can be said that Lan Xueyan was raised by Lan Xiatong single-handedly. It is said that an elder brother is like a father, which is more appropriate for Lan Xiatong and Lan Xueyan.
"Why are you still standing there? Your lover is here, are you willing to stay outside and enjoy the cold wind?" Seeing Lan Xueyan in a daze, Lan Xiatong urged her jokingly.
"Brother..." Lan Xueyan was so embarrassed that she almost had nowhere to put her face. She was completely different from the past. In order to prevent herself from looking too weird, Lan Xueyan hurriedly ran in and applied cold water to her face before leaving.
Open the door.
Smith was carrying a lot of gifts. Although he knew that Lan Xueyan had no relatives, he still had to be polite. But what Smith knew better was that he and Lan Xiatong still had a tough battle to fight.
Open the door.
Lan Xueyan took the thing from Smith's hand roughly as usual, her voice returned to its normal tone, "Come in."
"What's wrong with your face?" Smith noticed that Lan Xueyan's face was blushing, and after splashing it with cold water, it made it even hotter.
"It's nothing?" Lan Xueyan was holding something and couldn't move her hands away, so she could only pretend not to feel anything.
"Do you have a fever? Smith stretched out his hand to touch Lan Xueyan's forehead. It was indeed very hot. He directly put his face against Lan Xueyan's face, neutralizing the cold and heat.
As a result, not only did Lan Xueyan's temperature not cool down, but her face became even hotter.
"Let me go quickly." Lan Xueyan struggled back, her eldest brother was still inside.
"I haven't touched you before? Have you learned to be shy now?" Smith deliberately teased Lan Xueyan.
"I told you, let go." Lan Xueyan broke away, carried the things and walked inside. Smith's face was still smiling, but the next second he saw Lan Xiatong, he suddenly turned cold.
Lan Xiatong also looked unhappy.
"Brother, Chu Li, wash your hands and eat!" Lan Xueyan didn't notice the change between the two of them at all. She put down her things and shouted cheerfully, but then she felt something was wrong.
"By the way, brother, this is Chu Li, I...my boyfriend, everyone calls him Smith, and Chu Li is my brother, Lan Xiatong." Lan Xueyan introduced to the two of them.
"Hello, Brother Lan." Smith took the initiative to extend his hand. After all, he was the one who kidnapped this girl.
"Hello, Master Chu." Lan Xiatong stretched out his hand and shook it back. The two of them shook hands seemingly calmly, but underneath it was a turbulent contest, but it was not so obvious because of Lan Xueyan's presence.
"Brother, do you know each other?" Lan Xueyan said excitedly as she didn't expect her brother to know Smith.
"Yes, we know each other, but not very well." Lan Xiatong said with a smile to Lan Xueyan.
"It doesn't matter, we'll get to know each other later." Lan Xueyan didn't expect her brother to know Smith, so she wasn't so nervous now. She went up to hold Lan Xiatong's arm and said cheerfully.
Smith on the side was a little unhappy, and he had never seen this woman be so enthusiastic towards him.
"Yes." Lan Xiatong nodded and glanced at Smith lightly.
"Yeah, we'll get used to it later." Smith replied meaningfully.
"Hahaha, let's eat then." Lan Xueyan was too nervous to smell the smell of gunpowder between the two of them.
Lan Xiatong nodded, and Lan Xueyan entered the kitchen happily.
Smither was directly ignored.
After a while, Lan Xueyan brought out the remaining hot dishes. The dishes were rich, and Lan Xueyan put all her effort into packing them.
"Xiaoyan, what did you cook?" Smith looked at Lan Xueyan in surprise. This was the first time he saw Lan Xueyan cooking. He was a little surprised. He always thought that Lan Xueyan didn't know how to cook.
"Of course, is it you who did it?" Lan Xueyan said proudly.
Lan Xiatong looked at the cute expression on her sister's face, and looked at Smith with an even more dangerous look.
But Smith seemed to have no feeling at all. He sat swaggeringly next to Lan Xueyan without being polite at all. Since he decided to be with Lan Xueyan, he already knew that he had to go through this hurdle. The boss didn't show any mercy at the beginning.
The real relationship between Lan Xiatong and Mu Ruyi is also related to his relationship with Lan Xueyan.
"Young Master Chu, have you ever thought about when you will marry Xiaoyan?" Lan Xiatong's question was very sharp as soon as he opened his mouth.
"As long as Xiaoyan agrees to this, it can be done at any time." Smith's answer was impeccable. But who is Lan Xiatong? How could he really hand over his sister to Smith, who has a bad reputation? What's more, his war with Huangfulie will begin sooner or later.
In the beginning, no matter who wins or loses, it will be impossible for them to live in peace.
Smith was Huangfulie's confidant, which made Lan Xiatong feel a little embarrassed. After all, he could tell from Lan Xueyan's face that she was really passionate about Smith.
"I wonder what uncle and aunt think?" Lan Xiatong heard that Smith had a fiancée whom he had chosen since he was a child, who was also a baby bride in ancient times. This kind of thing may not matter in other families, but in the Chu family
Different, like all military and political families, the Chu family must also attach great importance to tradition and lintel.
If nothing had happened to the Lan family a few months ago, then even if Lan Xueyan was not a rich lady of orthodox origin, she still had a strong backing. But now that the Lan family is in trouble, and it is also a political scandal, it is conceivable that Chu
How low are the chances of someone accepting Lan Xueyan?
Lan Xiatong's question seems ordinary, but it contains murderous intent.
"Of course I make the decision on my own marriage, and I think Xiaoyan should be the same, right?" Smith spent four ounces of money and returned the problem to Lan Xiatong.
"Of course, Xiaoyan is an adult, and her feelings are up to her to decide. But if someone dares to deceive Xiaoyan's feelings, then I, as an elder brother, will naturally not be polite." Lan Xiatong said with a smile.
"Brother, Chu Li, what are you two talking about?" Lan Xueyan felt a little embarrassed. She knew Lan Xiatong hurt her, but she didn't think she would talk like this. She felt awkward, and the temperature on her face had just dropped.
Came up again.
"Brother, this is for your own good." Lan Xiatong saw Lan Xueyan's appearance and patted her head lovingly. He almost forgot that his sister was already thirty years old. He always felt that she was still young and still the same.
When did the little follower who had been following him change?
It is said that when a daughter brings home her first boyfriend, her father feels like the cabbage he has worked so hard to grow all season has been eaten by a pig.
Lan Xiatong was in this mood at the moment, even though Lan Xueyan was just his sister.
"I know..." Lan Xueyan pouted and acted coquettishly for Lan Xiatong. Smith had never seen Lan Xueyan like this before, and the expression on her face with deep features was even worse.
"Hey, let's eat!" Lan Xueyan saw Smith making a show of face to her, and hit him roughly with her chopsticks to hide her nervousness. She was really afraid that her eldest brother would disapprove of her and Smith's affairs.
Comparing Lan Xueyan's attitude in front of him and Lan Xiatong, Smith felt even more disappointed. Although he knew that he was just Lan Xueyan's brother, how could his woman smile so sweetly at other men? She really should be educated.
Educate this woman.
She acts like a wild girl in front of herself, but she acts like a good girl in front of Lan Xiatong. The most important thing is that Lan Xiatong also looks very useful.
If he hadn't investigated Lan Xiatong secretly, even Smith would have felt that this man was handsome, upright, beautiful, and as good as God's perfect masterpiece.
It's a pity that no one is perfect.
"You should also eat more." Lan Xiatong served Lan Xueyan some vegetables.
"Yes, Xiaoyan, you have been tired and thin recently. Eat more." Smith saw Lan Xiatong's actions and did not show weakness.
After a while, Lan Xueyan's bowl was piled up like a hill. She looked at her brother and Smith dumbfounded. She didn't understand what they were doing.
When they usually ignore her, neither of them will ignore her. Now one of them will be nice to her, and the other will join in the fun? Can you stop making such a fuss?
"Okay, I'll eat it myself!" Lan Xueyan stopped her and pulled her bowl into her arms to prevent them from succeeding again.
Lan Xiatong glanced at Smith coldly, and Smith shrugged indifferently.
So the meal was finished in a very strange atmosphere.
After dinner, Lan Xueyan wanted to send Smith off but was blocked by Lan Xiatong, "Young Master Chu and I have something to say, you go and clear the dishes."
Lan Xueyan glanced at her elder brother helplessly, and was lazy again, but she still acted strangely. When she said goodbye, she even winked at Smith to listen to her brother's words.
Smith pretended not to see it and raised his head. Lan Xueyan was helpless.
After leaving the community, Lan Xiatong stopped.
"I remember that Young Master Chu has a fiancée, right?" Lan Xiatong got straight to the point.
"I am very serious about Xiaoyan." Smith did not directly answer Lan Xiatong's words.
"So what? Can Mr. Chu guarantee that your seriousness can bring happiness to Xiaoyan? If not, I suggest that Mr. Chu be merciful and let my sister go." Lan Xiatong is not someone who is easily fooled.
"Haha... Since she is the woman I recognize, I will naturally be responsible for his happiness." Smith showed no sign of weakness.
"Then I hope Mr. Chu is not just talking casually. As far as I know, Mr. Chu's fiancée should live in the Chu family, right?" Smith will investigate Lan Xiatong, and Lan Xiatong will naturally investigate Smith.
Bang...
Just when Lan Xiatong finished speaking, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground made both of them turn around in shock, and they saw Lan Xueyan standing behind them blankly, the thing in her hand fell to the ground, and she screamed
A harsh sound.
"Xiaoyan." The first person to react was Smith. He yelled Lan Xueyan's name and went up to hug her.
"Don't come over. Is what my brother said true?" Lan Xueyan subconsciously took a step back, avoiding Smith's embrace, and looked straight at him, begging for an answer.
Looking at Lan Xueyan's painful expression, Smith never thought that the secret he had kept for so long would be found out by Lan Xueyan unexpectedly. Originally, he wanted to resolve the matter by himself.
"Tell me, is it true?" Seeing that Smith didn't speak, the pain in Lan Xueyan's eyes became clearer and clearer, but she stubbornly wanted an answer.
"Yeah." Smith finally nodded.
Lan Xueyan couldn't control her tears and fell out all of a sudden. She really didn't expect that she was actually the third party in a relationship, a third party that everyone could kill.
"Why did you lie to me?" She should have thought that he always disappeared for no reason, could never be contacted, never introduced his family to her, and even broke up with her.
It turns out that she is not his marriage partner at all, and he has no intention of marrying him, right?
Lan Xueyan only heard the last sentence, but her heart seemed to be broken.
"I..." Smith wanted to say that he didn't lie to her, he just wanted to resolve the matter by himself and give her a marriage full of blessings without hindrance. However, at this moment, he found that these reasons were extremely pale.
"Let's break up!" In almost a minute, Lan Xueyan put away her fragile tears and said coldly to Smith, without even the slightest room for restraint in her tone.
That's not consulting, it's informing.
Smith stood there blankly, not expecting that the woman who was crying and clamoring to keep him would suddenly break up with him so decisively? He didn't think there was such a lack of room when he proposed breaking up, right?
Perhaps Smith once thought that a girl like Lan Xueyan should be so relaxed when breaking up, but when things really happened like this, Smith felt that she couldn't accept it at all.
A deep and tough handsome face was full of disbelief and suppressed anger.
"Can you say it again if you can?" Smith said through gritted teeth.
"Why bother?" It wasn't as cold as before, but the indifference in the voice still hurt Smith.
What Lan Xueyan hates most in her life is third parties. When her mother was pregnant with her, her father cheated on her and her mother died in childbirth. Later, her father felt guilty because her mother had a drunk driving accident.
Although she was young and didn't know it at the time, there were countless people who had whispered in her ears over the years, so Lan Xueyan's childhood was not good, even disgraceful. Without her brother, she could hardly imagine what she would have grown into.
Look.
Lan Xueyan subconsciously hated the third party and at the same time gave herself a bottom line, but Smith allowed her to break this bottom line without knowing it. How could she tolerate the other party?
If you try to stay, that's true love. If you give up, it's really unacceptable.
"Lan Xueyan, can't you just listen to my explanation?" Smith stepped forward and wanted to pull Lan Xueyan to his side, but was stopped by Lan Xiatong, who could only let Lan Xueyan look at him with a look of sadness and disappointment.
"It's getting late, Master Chu, please come back." Lan Xiatong added insult to injury seriously.
"You..." Smith glanced at Lan Xiatong angrily, and he knew that this man was the most cunning one.
"I will not give up on Xiaoyan." Smith vowed decisively in the cold night.
"I won't give it away." Lan Xiatong said coldly.
Lan Xueyan did not look at Smith, but stood quietly in the wind.
Smith turned around and left helplessly, but snow fell in the city, the first snow of the year.