Suspicions were so deep in her heart that Qu Ranran always looked a little bit wrong during dinner.
Guan Hao's observation of words and expressions seemed to have something innate in him. When he saw her eating movements slow down for a second, he couldn't help but ask, "What, are you worried?"
Qu Ranran lied and shook her head, "It's okay...it's just that Sister Chen hasn't been feeling well these past two days. When I called her, she always told me not to worry."
Guan Hao stopped eating and said considerately, "I'll ask someone to come over and see her."
"No, her soreness in the waist and legs is an old problem. I will ask her to get more rest."
"Um."
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At night, thinking about what he had discovered during the day, Qu Ranran could not sleep.
With her back to Guan Hao, she tossed and turned unable to sleep.
Guan Hao is a person who wakes up easily. Qu Ranran's tossing and turning woke him up. He closed his eyes and asked, "Why are you still not sleeping so late?"
Qu Ranran turned around and looked deeply at Guan Hao's profile.
In the dead of night, Qu Ranran could hear her pounding heartbeat, not because of her fear for him, but because of the tension and panic inside her.
When Qu Ranran didn't answer, Guan Hao asked again, "You were so restless when you came back in the afternoon. Do you have anything else you want to ask me?"
Qu Ranran reached out and hugged Guan Hao, and followed his question and answered, "I'm wondering if you really love me!"
Guan Hao laughed, "Fool!"
Qu Ranran asked, "I'm still thinking, how many women have you said the words 'I love you' to?"
Guan Hao tightened his long arms and hugged Qu Ranran into his arms, and said calmly, "Only for you."
"No, you lied to me."
Guan Hao opened his sleepy eyes, glanced at Qu Ranran's downcast face, and the smile at the corner of his mouth spread wider, "Tell me, why did I lie to you?"
"I heard you talking to Qin Zixin on the phone, and you told her the same thing at the time."
Guan Hao frowned slightly, "Oh, when did it happen?"
Qu Ranran pointed out, "That time at the Meiwei Palace Club, you were on the phone with Qin Zixin in the corridor. I heard it with my own ears."
Guan Hao thought for a moment and replied, "I answered two phone calls that day, and the second one was from my mother."
It would make sense if the second call he answered was from his mother. After all, his voice was gentle and doting when talking to his mother, and he had never hidden the feelings between mother and son from his mother.
.
Qu Ranran asked again, "Then how much do you love me?"
Guan Hao pondered for a moment, "Why do women like to ask such questions?"
Qu Ranran raised her pink fist and punched Guan Hao lightly, "Look, you've exposed yourself... If you haven't said this to other women, how do you know that women like to ask this question?"
Guan Hao grabbed Qu Ranran's hand, his handsome smile deepened, "If you deliberately pick on my speech, how can I speak better than you?"
Qu Ranran said dissatisfied, "You haven't answered me yet, how much do you love me?"
Guan Hao's black eyes flashed evilly, "Didn't I tell you the answer every night?"
Qu Ranran blushed and said, "I don't want you to avoid this question. Answer it quickly."
Guan Hao kissed Qu Ranran's pouted mouth and said, "Go to sleep and pester people with questions in the middle of the night."
Qu Ranran grabbed Guan Hao's hand and stared at his handsome face, "You haven't answered me yet!"
Guan Hao grabbed Qu Ranran's hand again, with a sleepy look on his face, and coaxed, "Stop making trouble. If I don't have enough sleep and stay at home tomorrow morning, you will drive me to the company again."
Seeing how sleepy he looked, Qu Ranran said nothing, but still couldn't fall asleep.
She believed in Ji Lingtian's character and it was impossible for him to send such pictures to her out of nowhere.
But she did not rule out that the photo might have been photoshopped, so she had already sent the photo to an IT company, and she would know the answer tomorrow.
If it is confirmed that there is nothing wrong with the picture, combined with the shopping list found in the store today, then...
Qu Ranran didn't dare to think about it anymore...
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The next morning, the IT company's report arrived.
They were very professional and gave a eloquent English explanation of the technical appraisal. The final conclusion was that 99% of the pictures had not been computer processed.
When the fact that he had always feared was finally confirmed, Qu Ranran could no longer remain calm.
Therefore, in the afternoon, Qu Ranran called Guan Hao who was busy in the company.
"Well, Sister Chen's old problems are much more serious this time. I'm afraid she can't take care of herself by herself. I want to go back to City T to see her."
"I'll go back with you."
"No, you have to fly to City T for project matters in two days. I'll wait for you to pick me up!"
Guan Hao seemed to have paused from his work, and his tone was no longer as calm as before, but full of reluctance and concern, "I don't worry about you being alone."
At this time, Qu Ranran heard Guan Hao's secretary reminding Guan Hao about the meeting on the phone, and said smoothly, "Go to the meeting quickly, I'm fine. I used to go to other cities alone, not to mention that T city is still my favorite city."
familiar place."
Guan Hao pondered for a long time, and finally said, "Okay, I'll send someone to go back with you. Call me as soon as you get there."
"Um."
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After packing a few simple clothes, Qu Ranran dragged her luggage to the first floor.
Guan's mother was arranging flowers to cultivate her temperament. When she saw Qu Ranran dragging her luggage, Guan's mother immediately stopped arranging flowers and asked in surprise, "Ranran, what are you..."
Qu Ranran put down her luggage, hugged Guan's mother affectionately, and smiled flatteringly, "Auntie, I want to go back to City T."
Guan's mother looked worried, "Did you quarrel with Guan Hao?"
Qu Ranran shook her head quickly, "No, my relative in City T is sick, and I want to go back and see her."
Guan's mother asked, "That Sister Chen who has been taking care of you?"
"Yes, she is closer to me than my mommy."
"Then you really have to go and see her. Old people are always afraid of being alone, let alone being sick. Next time you take her to New York... But now you go back alone, how can I rest assured?!" Guan's mother said lovingly
He stroked Qu Ranran's black hair and said, "How about letting Guan Hao go back with you?"
Qu Ranran shook his head, "He has been very busy these two days, and I don't want to disturb his work. Besides, it's okay for me to go back alone. He also arranged for someone to accompany me, Guan Hao, so don't worry."
"Then when will you come back?"
"Guan Hao will return to City T in two days. I will come back with him then."
"Okay, I'll ask the driver to take you to the airport."
"Um."
In front of the hall of the villa, after saying goodbye to Guan's mother, Qu Ranran, who should have got in the car directly, thoughtfully said to Guan's mother, "Auntie, Guan Hao has been very busy recently and hasn't been home much. You are alone."
You should take good care of yourself and call Guan Hao when you have time."
Guan's mother smiled and nodded, "You don't have to worry about me, Guan Hao still cares about me as a mother."
Qu Ranran showed jealousy, "Yes, I heard him say that he often expresses his love to you. Huh, he hasn't even told me that he loves me a few times!" She admitted that she wanted to talk to Guan's mother at the moment.
Verify what Guan Hao said last night.
"You little girl, how can you be jealous of your future mother-in-law? He said that loving me is about family affection, but loving you is about fun."
Guan's mother gave Qu Ranran the answer she wanted. Qu Ranran's uneasy mood calmed down a little, and then she shyly stuck out her tongue and said, "I won't tell you anymore. I'm catching a flight. Let's talk when we get back..."
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More than ten hours later, City T.
When Qu Ranran got off the plane, he naturally went to see Sister Chen first. Of course, Sister Chen had an old problem with waist and leg pain, but it had never been a serious problem, so after seeing Sister Chen, Qu Ranran gave Qi Siya a shot.
Got the phone call.
At this moment, standing under a high-end apartment building, Qu Ranran was looking up and talking on her cell phone, "Siya, I'm downstairs in your new apartment!"
Qi Siya on the other end was very happy, "My dear, I didn't expect you to come so soon... I have already said hello to the building manager. You go there to get the keys and rest in the apartment for a while. My show
It'll be over soon, be right back!"
"good."
Putting down the mobile phone next to her ear, the expression on Qu Ranran's face gradually became dim. After looking at the building intently, she took a deep breath and walked into the building.
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Pushing open the door, Qi Siya's apartment came into view.
It is no longer the innocent and innocent place that I used to like as a little girl. The layout of this room is obviously much simpler, mainly in black and white. At first glance, it looks like a room for men.
If you take a closer look, all the furniture is very high-end, it is obvious that Qi Siya's quality of life has been greatly improved.
After changing her shoes, Qu Ranran came to Qi Siya's room.
Compared with the overall decoration of the apartment, it is obviously much softer, and Qi Siya's little girly thoughts are reflected in everything.
After hesitating, Qu Ranran opened Qi Siya's cloakroom.
Qu Ranran, who felt a little relieved after getting Guan's mother's answer, suddenly felt as if her heart had been taken away from her when she saw the scene in the closet, and she froze in place.
In the wardrobe, several pieces of clothes that were exactly the same as those Qu Ranran bought in the xxx luxury brand store were hanging there quietly at the moment, while Qi Siya's daily bags were placed on the low cabinet, all of which were new.
, but those bags belonging to the xxx brand are also particularly conspicuous.
Looking at everything in front of him, Qu Ranran's body gradually began to tremble, and his heart felt a suffocating pain that made even breathing painful.
After being unable to adapt for a long time, Qu Ranran suddenly took out all the clothes and bags belonging to the xxx brand from the closet and stepped on them uncontrollably.
Immediately afterwards, she opened all the drawers in Qi Siya's room like crazy.
The room suddenly became a mess, clothes and bags were scattered on the floor, and the jewelry in the jewelry box was torn off. Qu Ranran had no reason to speak, and her heart felt like it was being burned.
Finally, Qu Ranran found the supplementary card in an exquisite jewelry box on the bedside table.
The color of the card is black like the main card. The card is very new, but there are faint traces of fingerprints that have been touched frequently. It is obvious that Qi Siya will lie in bed every night and look at this card that she has carefully collected.
If such a picture was not enough to make Qu Ranran's tears fall, when she saw the low-key but tasteful business card with the word "Guan Hao" printed on it lying at the bottom of the jewelry box, her tears finally became uncontrollable.
The flood water from the embankment took it out of Qu Ranran's eyes.
This is the business card he always carries with him, but if he doesn't give it to anyone easily, only a handful of people can get his business card...
"Woo..."
His body instantly became limp, and Qu Ranran fell to the ground, finally crying like a wronged child...
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I don't know how long it took, but there was a twisting sound from the door, accompanied by Qi Siya's cheerful voice, "Dear..."
Before the word "的" could escape her lips, Qi Siya was already shocked by the scene she saw in front of her.
In the messy room, everything was scattered on the floor. Qu Ranran was leaning on the end of the bed as if dead, her eyes were red and swollen, and the black card and business card she held in her hand had slipped between her weak fingers.
Qi Siya covered her mouth with her hands and stood still, unable to recover for a long time.
Qu Ranran raised her dull eyes little by little, stared at Qi Siya for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed out loud, "Siya, the first time you and Guan Hao went to bed was..."
Here?"
"Ran Ran..." Qi Siya noticed the scattered cards and business cards in Qu Ranran's hand, her voice was hoarse.
At this second, Qu Ranran stood up slowly, without reproach, anger, or tears, but quietly passed by Qi Siya's body.
“Ran Ran!!”
Qi Siya reached out in time to grab Qu Ranran's slender arm.
Qu Ranran turned his back to Qi Siya and stood frozen in place, staring blankly ahead without saying a word.
Qi Siya walked up to Qu Ranran, her eyes with smoky make-up were shedding black tears because of the tears welling up, "Listen to my explanation."
Qu Ranran raised his chin, holding back his breath and choking, his eyes still unfocused.
"I have no relationship with Mr. Guan. I don't know how to explain it to you, but things are really not what you think... I have always known that you and Mr. Guan are a couple, and I have never thought about getting involved between you.
In the meantime, more than a month ago, Guan Hao's subordinate Zou Ji came to me and gave me a 50 million card and asked me to hand it over to you. I was so angry that I went to Guan Hao to argue, and then..."
Interrupting Qi Siya's words, Qu Ranran seemed not to have listened to Qi Siya's explanation, and smiled coldly, "In one month, he lived in the most upscale apartment in T city, with countless brand-name clothes and handbags.
You are so generous!"
"Ran Ran..."
Qu Ranran was still minding his own business and escaped, "Even the house is decorated the way he likes it. I guess he often came to your place when he was in T City, right?"
"That's not the case, Ranran, I just..."
Before Qi Siya's words could fully escape, Qu Ranran had already taken a step forward, slammed the door and left without looking back.
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Walking on the busy street, Qu Ranran seemed like a soulless person, every step he took was like a walking zombie.
She wanted to find a quiet place, but there were people everywhere. Everyone passing by her was either in a hurry to do something, or chatting happily with the people around her about their satisfaction and ease in life.
, which made her, who was now in a state of despair, seem particularly out of tune with this society.
She just walked through a few streets in a daze, not knowing how long she had walked, until it got dark, Qu Ranran wiped away the tears that fell for the last time from the corners of her eyes, and sent a text message to Qi Siya——
If you are willing to remember that we were friends, I hope you will keep this secret for me. I don't want Guan Hao to know.
Qi Siya on the other end thought that Qu Ranran didn't want to ruin her and Guan Hao's existing life, so she immediately replied with the word "good".
After deleting the text messages sent and received on her mobile phone, Qu Ranran suppressed the bitterness on her face, put on a smile with all her strength, and dialed a series of numbers.
It was night time in New York, and Guan Hao's voice when he answered the phone was obviously lazy and hesitant, "Baby..."
Qu Ranran kept the smile on her face, but her eyes were looking forward as if they were dead, and her mouth was filled with the coquettishness she had shown in front of him these days, "Husband, I miss you, when will you come to City T to pick me up?"
?”
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The next day.
Qu Ranran woke up from the big bed in XX Hotel.
Judging from the brightness of the light, it should be past noon.
Qu Ranran put on a pajamas and a blouse and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the room, reaching out to open the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Suddenly, sunlight poured into the room, illuminating Qu Ranran's delicate face that had no trace of it.
Suddenly, Qu Ranran's cell phone rang.
Glancing at the number displayed on the phone, Qu Ranran calmly pressed the answer button, "Mr. Ji."
Ji Lingtian's voice was still as friendly as before, "I'm sorry, I was busy with something yesterday. What do you want from me?"
Qu Ranran looked into the distance and calmly said, "I have confirmed that all the pictures you sent me are true... You and Guan Hao have always been business partners, but there is no reason why you would ask someone to steal it -
To photograph his whereabouts, unless you have a relationship or a holiday with him, and judging from the fact that Guan Hao has repeatedly reminded me to stay away from you, there must be some holidays between you, so I want to cooperate with you, no
Do you know if you are willing?"
Ji Lingtian's voice turned cooler than usual, "You should know that the phone call you are calling me now may have been monitored!"
"I'm afraid I don't need to worry about this. Mr. Ji, you will take care of it, right?"
Qu Ranran's intelligence at this moment surprised Ji Lingtian. After pondering for a few seconds, Ji Lingtian laughed heartily, "Very good, I like talking to smart people. I hope we can have a happy cooperation!"
ps: Thank you to the friends who have been following this article. Thank you for your support and encouragement along the way. I hope you can continue to support the male and female protagonists and believe in their future. Also, thank you to the friends who sent monthly tickets, purses, flowers and coffee to Bing yesterday, okay?