After hearing his answer, all the words Qu Ranran wanted to blurt out were swallowed back in his stomach in an instant.
"Well……"
She didn't know what else to say and froze in her chair.
She was not surprised that he could guess her purpose, but his indifference was far beyond her expectation.
She thought that he had helped her before, and even though their current relationship was no longer even friends, she was still pregnant with his child after all, so he wouldn't refuse such a small favor that he didn't have to put any effort into.
did not think of……
A burst of sobs suddenly rose up in his throat. For the sake of his father, Qu Ranran suppressed his emotions and spoke in a low voice again, "I know you are very busy, but tomorrow is when the court is hearing this case, and I can't delay...otherwise,
You give me the right to go to the famous lawyer who helped me litigate last time in your name. I think he will have a better chance of winning the case."
She didn't have to ask him for help, it was just that such a powerful lawyer and a judge who favored their side seemed to only be looking out for his face.
"get off."
After she finished speaking, he only answered her with these two cold words.
Her heart seemed to twitch, feeling that this was a kind of humiliation. She wished she could disappear in front of him immediately, but she still endured it and did not get out of the car, just because she knew that only he could help her now, so even if her body was already damaged
Although the door was shaking, she still held on to the car mat tightly.
"Guan Hao, I really..."
This time she couldn't finish her sentence at all, and he had already said coldly, "Roye."
"Yes." Royer, who had been waiting outside the door, immediately bowed down.
"Send someone to take her back."
"yes."
Qu Ranran froze on his seat, his throat so tight that he could no longer speak.
Royer opened the car door at this moment. Seeing Qu Ranran trying to straighten her body, Royer couldn't bear to spit out, "'Mrs. Boss, please."
Qu Ranran slowly loosened her grip on the car mat, and without any further fantasies, she slowly stood up with a slumped belly, and was helped out of the car by Royer.
Royer immediately made a call, but within a moment, a silver-white car had parked beside Qu Ranran.
At this moment, the driver opened the door and was waiting for Qu Ranran to get in the car.
Royer told the driver and returned to Guan Hao's car.
Qu Ranran bit her lip gently and finally walked towards the silver-white car.
At this time, Royer had also started the engine, and the next moment, the car drove directly to the parking lot.
Sitting in the car, Qu Ranran finally couldn't help but let tears gather in her eyes, but she did not allow herself to cry. Every time her eyes burned, she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes again and again with her hands.
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In the evening, Sister Chen called Qu Ranran again.
Qu Ranran did not refuse Sister Chen's request anymore, and made an appointment to meet with Sister Chen at a familiar tea restaurant.
…
When she saw Qu Ranran, whose belly was getting bigger and bigger but her body was getting thinner, Sister Chen's distressed tears fell instantly, "Miss..."
Not wanting to worry Sister Chen, Qu Ranran had already concealed her feelings, held Sister Chen's hand, and said with a chuckle, "What's wrong with you? We haven't seen each other for so long. People who don't know would think I'm bullying you, old man."
Woolen cloth!"
Sister Chen was already choking, "You have lost a lot of weight..."
Qu Ranran deliberately lowered his head and looked at himself, and then explained easily, "I was originally thin, but now because my belly is bigger, I look thinner."
She really didn't lose weight. In the Guan family, even if she was in a bad mood, she still took a lot of nutritional supplements.
Sister Chen cried loudly, "You said Mr. Guan was very good to you..."
Qu Ranran hurriedly stood up and hugged Sister Chen into her arms, "Don't cry, the guests around you will laugh at us... He is really nice to me, I didn't lie to you."
Sister Chen sobbed and cried for a while, then slowly adjusted her mood and pulled Qu Ranran to sit down.
Qu Ranran stroked Sister Chen's back gently like Sister Chen comforted her before, and said guiltily, "I'm sorry, I haven't been back to the Qu family, and I asked you to help look after the 'Qu family' at such an old age..." After all, Chen
My sister is in her sixties.
"Silly boy, I have been working in the Qu family for so many years without any worries. I have already regarded you and the master as my relatives. No matter how much I do for you, I will be happy."
"Sister Chen, thank you." Qu Ranran's eyes filled with tears as if she had found the long-lost warmth.
"What a stupid boy..."
Fearing that she was too attached to such a family relationship and that her emotions would be exposed, Qu Ranran quickly changed the topic, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about tomorrow."
Sister Chen asked, "Have you thought of a solution?"
Qu Ranran shook his head gently, and suddenly remembered the meeting with Guan Hao in the morning.
Seeing that Qu Ranran's eyes suddenly lost focus, Sister Chen asked nervously, "Did something happen? You asked Mr. Guan to help, but he didn't help?"
After coming back to his senses, Qu Ranran immediately shook his head, "No! Well, how could he not help? He is just at the US headquarters. I have called him several times in the past two days but I have not been able to contact him. I think he
Tian is probably busy with business, you know, he has to manage such a large company, and when he is busy, he does not allow anyone to interrupt his work."
I sweated all over the explanation, but fortunately Sister Chen didn't notice any clues.
Sister Chen said, "But tomorrow is the day of the trial. By the time Mr. Guan returns to China, it will be too late..."
Qu Ranran nodded, "Now we can only find a solution ourselves."
Seeing Qu Ranran's worried look, Sister Chen said with concern, "You are pregnant now, so don't worry so much. Even if you lose the lawsuit and 'Qu' is gone, it is not as important as your body."
"I know, I will take care of myself."
"Don't forget that I will always protect the Qu family silently."
"Um."
"Miss, since Mr. Guan didn't come back tonight, why don't you come back to Quzhou with me tonight..."
Before Sister Chen finished speaking, Qu Ranran's cell phone rang suddenly.
Glancing at the number displayed on the phone screen, Qu Ranran stiffened for a moment, hesitating between answering or not.
"Is this from Mr. Guan?" Sister Chen asked after seeing the number displayed on the screen of Qu Ranran's phone.
Sister Chen was doubtful, so Qu Ranran tried her best to smile sweetly, "Yeah."
"Then pick it up quickly. It would be best if Mr. Guan can help."
Sister Chen originally thought that it was impossible for Guan Hao to help Qu Ranran. After all, the accuser was the woman Guan Hao loved most. It can be seen that after Qu Ranran successfully obtained Guan Hao's help last time, Sister Chen no longer wanted to help Qu Ranran.
Prevent.
"Uh, okay." Under Sister Chen's helpless eyes, Qu Ranran answered the call that she least wanted to answer in her life, "Hello..."
Guan Hao's cold voice came from the phone, "Where are you?"
Her heart was cold, but she smiled and pretended to be coquettish, "I'm eating with Sister Chen outside!"
"Come back!" The two words without warmth meant that he was extremely unhappy at the moment.
"Okay, I'll go home right away, please send someone to pick me up!"
Toot, toot—
He ends the call.
Qu Ranran put down her phone, deliberately covering up her embarrassment with a shy expression, and whispered, "That's how he is, he gets very anxious every time he can't find me..."
Sister Chen nodded, "Then you go back first, and you can tell him about the master at night."
Although Qu Ranran's acting skills are good, Sister Chen is dubious.
Qu Ranran stood up and agreed bravely, "Okay... okay!"
After seeing Qu Ranran out of the cafe, it wasn't until she saw Qu Ranran getting into the car sent by Guan Hao to pick her up that Sister Chen believed what Qu Ranran said.
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The car drove into Guan's house smoothly.
Qu Ranran took a deep breath before walking into the villa.
Guan Hao was sitting on the soft sofa in the backlight of the hall, with his slender legs crossed and a glass of unknown liquid in his right hand.
At this moment, he was looking at the jumping arc of the liquid and said coldly, "You seem to have forgotten my warning to you."
He said that she was not allowed to go anywhere without his permission.
He used such a cruel way to make her remember every word he said, and she naturally remembered it, but she didn't want to talk to him at the moment.
Therefore, Qu Ranran stood not far from him, but remained silent.
She knew that she felt like this because of what happened in the morning, but she just couldn't control herself at the moment, even though she knew that doing so might have serious consequences.
"not talking?"
Guan Hao stood up, put down his wine glass, and immediately walked towards her.
She turned her head away, deliberately not looking at him.
He turned her face and looked at her deeply, his eyes exuding a strange danger in the dim light.
She closed her eyes, still being touched by him, but remained silent.
His slender fingers touched her face, and slowly slid down from her cheek to her chin little by little.
Suddenly, he grabbed her throat and used a slightly heavier force.
She was shaking all over in pain, but she gritted her teeth tightly and refused to open her eyes.
He slowly increased the force, causing her to tighten her eyebrows in pain, and her breathing became increasingly difficult...
When her face was still pale and almost dead, he suddenly let go.
She choked a few times, took a few steps back, then stroked her chest, looked at him as if in despair, and said weakly, "Let's do it, why don't you do it? Do you want me to die? I will help you."
, you kill me!"
As if he didn't care, he spoke coldly with his thin lips, "Do you really want to die?"
Her face was as pale as a withered flower, and she smiled sadly, "You are so sensible, how could you impulsively commit murder because of me... I'm just curious about where I offended you,
Is it worth your putting so much thought into taking care of me?"
Her words were filled with deep hatred. No one would know that when she said these words, she was pinching her thigh hard to remind herself of the pain——
Qu Ranran, you can't cry. Even if you have nothing, you can't lose your dignity in front of this person...
He didn't respond, just looked at her arrogance at the moment.
She looked over at him and asked as if sarcastically, "Why, Mr. Guan, you're not talking anymore?"
He frowned.
She noticed that his face was still cold and ruthless, and she seemed to want to say something else, but at this moment, her vision went dark, and she finally fell helplessly in front of him...
…
It was dawn early, the curtains were closed tightly, Qu Ranran woke up from her sleep, as if she had had a very painful dream, there were still wet tears hanging from the corners of her eyes...
Sitting up, she recalled the conversations she had with him last night still clearly lingering in her mind. She gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, as if nothing happened.
Suddenly thinking about today, she didn't think about how she ended up lying on this bed, caressing her belly, and immediately got out of bed.
Picking up the phone, Qu Ranran saw that there were several missed calls from Sister Chen on her phone.
She dialed it anxiously, but accidentally saw that the time displayed on the top of the phone was twelve noon, and Qu Ranran froze in place at a loss.
Just when Qu Ranran was in a daze, her cell phone vibrated suddenly.
Seeing Sister Chen's number displayed on the screen, Qu Ranran woke up from her thoughts and hurriedly pressed the answer button, "Sister Chen, court hearing..."
Sister Chen interrupted her in a relaxed tone, "With the help of the lawyer called by Mr. Guan, the trial will have a good outcome."
Qu Ranran's eyes widened in shock, "He...he helped?"
"Of course, didn't you ask him to help?"
"Uh, yes...you said the result was okay. What was the result?"
"Although the other party had sufficient evidence, our lawyer still found doubts. Because it was difficult for the judge to make a decision, he decided to have a second trial. The lawyer said that this time he was not well prepared and he would be sure to win the case next time."
Qu Ranran slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
"Miss, Mr. Guan said you were not feeling well last night. Are you okay now?"
"I'm fine. I may have caught a cold last night and my stomach has been uncomfortable..."
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In the afternoon, while walking in the garden, Qu Ranran still couldn't figure out how Guan Hao could help her, so she was confused for a while and sighed for a while...
Noticing Qu Ranran's expression, the servant couldn't help but ask, "Young Madam, are you troubled?"
Qu Ranran was supported by the servant and sat down on a wooden chair, and faintly said, "Have you ever been in love?"
The young maid raised her head and said, "Of course, how come there is no one in today's society who has not been in love?"
"Is your current boyfriend good to you?"
"He is very good to me... Although he is not very rich, he will come here to pick me up whenever I am on vacation, and then we will go shopping and watch movies. On the anniversaries of our acquaintance, he will also give me gifts
Flowers or gifts..." After a long list of words, the young maid belatedly covered her mouth and looked at Qu Ranran secretly.
In fact, everyone in the Guan family knew that the relationship between Guan Hao and Qu Ranran had broken down, and Guan Hao's kindness to Qu Ranran was also because of the child in Qu Ranran's belly.
Qu Ranran gave the maid an encouraging smile.
The maid said awkwardly, "Well, young lady, I didn't mean to mention this in front of you..."
"It doesn't matter, I've never been in love, so it's interesting to hear about your love experiences."
Hearing what Qu Ranran said, the maid opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Young lady, aren't you and your husband in a free relationship?"
Qu Ranran shook his head slightly, and then looked far into the distance.
The maid frowned and said, "Young lady, actually I think your husband is very good to you... I heard from several senior sisters in the Guan family that in the two years since you and your husband were married, he has always been very good to you. Later, it seems that
Because your husband did not attend your father's funeral, your relationship was in crisis..."
Qu Ranran smiled coldly, "Really? Do you think he is good to me?"
The maid nodded like a fool, "Young lady, please forgive me for saying this. In fact, we all feel that between you and your husband, it seems that you don't care about him anymore... In the past, every time your husband came home, you were neither cold nor indifferent."
Yes, later on the relationship went bad, so you let it go, but your husband was different. When he found out you were pregnant, he took you back. If you refused to eat, he forced you to eat. If you were willful, he would let you go.
If something happens to you, he will come back as soon as possible..."
It turns out that he was so "nice" to her, why didn't she feel anything at all?
What they saw was just his appearance. If they saw how ruthlessly he grabbed her throat yesterday and wanted to kill her, would they still think that he cared about her?
They simply don't understand that he is moody and has deep thoughts that are difficult to predict. Even if he suddenly treats her well, he probably has ulterior motives...