At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ruan Xingwan finished her work, checked the time, and after making sure that there was nothing else in the studio for the time being, she picked up her things and prepared to go out.
She had already visited once yesterday. Now she knew where Li Xue lived and could go directly to her door.
And even if they leave, you can always get some clues by asking the neighbors.
But as soon as Ruan Xingwan walked to the door, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.
The other party smiled at her, looking a little embarrassed.
Ruan Xingwan paused for a few seconds and then spoke first: "Miss Ji."
Ji Ran smiled bitterly and said: "Don't be so polite. The Ji family is already in that situation now, so I am still Miss Ji."
Ruan Xingwan looked at the stroller in front of her and took two steps back: "Come in first."
I don't know if it was because of taking care of the child, but Ji Ran was dressed very simply and plainly, without even a decent piece of jewelry. She was not at all as high-spirited as the eldest daughter of the Ji family before.
Ruan Xingwan asked the little girl at the front desk to help pour two glasses of water in, and then took Ji Ran to the lounge inside.
During the whole process, Ji Ran seemed a little embarrassed. After the glass of water bottomed out, his expression relaxed a little.
Ruan Xingwan said: "Ji..."
She originally subconsciously wanted to call her Miss Ji, but then she remembered what Ji Ran had said just now, and stopped when she reached her lips. She didn't know how to call her for a moment.
Ji Ran put down the cup and took her words: "If you don't mind, just call me Sister Ji Ran."
Ruan Xingwan nodded slightly: "Sister Ji Ran."
After a pause, she continued: "Sister Ji Ran came to see me today. What's the matter?"
Mentioning this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Ji Ran's face, and he said after a while: "Actually, I should have come a long time ago. It's just that there are too many things at home and the child is young, so I really can't leave. That's why I delayed it for so long.
So I came to you because I wanted to... apologize to you."
Ruan Xingwan was confused for a moment: "Apologise to me?"
Ji Ran seemed a little nervous, and took a deep breath before saying: "I have always been prejudiced against you before, and I often spoke ill of you behind your back."
Hearing this, Ruan Xingwan just smiled: "It doesn't matter. After all, when I married into the Zhou family, it was indeed...not very honorable. It's normal for you to have prejudices against me."
"No."
Ji Ran said, "Besides this, I...I also..."
Ji Ran couldn't say what happened next.
Seeing her embarrassment, Ruan Xingwan said: "Sister Ji Ran, in fact, the past is in the past. We should all look forward."
Ji Ran shook his head: "Although the matter has passed, I must say it out. I am troubled by this matter every day. I often have nightmares at night. I am always on tenterhooks and afraid..."
Halfway through, she lowered her eyes and looked at the sleeping child in the stroller.
"As a mother, I have the responsibility and obligation to take responsibility for the wrong things I have done in the past."
Ji Ran closed his eyes and continued, "Do you still remember that you fell into the water in Zhou's swimming pool?"
Probably because he didn't expect that she would suddenly mention this, Ruan Xingwan was stunned for a moment and then said: "Remember."
It was also that time that Zhou Cishen discovered that she was pregnant.
Ji Ran said: "Actually, it was not an accident. I found someone to do it."
Ruan Xingwan was stunned and subconsciously asked: "Why?"
"At that time, Zhou Anan was like crazy and wanted to settle accounts with you. I saw something was wrong, so I stopped her to find out about your pregnancy. During that time, Huai Jian happened to come back from abroad, and you and he got close, so
Zhou Anan and I both feel that the one in your belly..."
Ruan Xingwan calmly took over her unfinished words: "Maybe it's the child Ji Huai met."
Ji Ran nodded: "At that time, the Zhou family and the Ji family were about to get engaged. I didn't want the marriage to fail due to such changes, so I made that decision.
Now that things have happened, I don't expect you to forgive me for saying this. I just feel that it is not an option to keep escaping like this.
Instead of living in fear every day, I should readily admit that no matter what the consequences are, I should bear them."
Ruan Xingwan's eyes fell on the stroller, and there was no emotion in his voice: "You should have been about to give birth when the accident happened."
Her words seemed to touch on Ji Ran's pain point, and her eyes turned red in an instant.
Even though she didn't want to admit it, she did want the life of the child in Ruan Xingwan's belly at that time.
After a long while, Ruan Xingwan suddenly smiled: "I didn't expect that, just a child, there would be so many people who couldn't tolerate him, and even deprived him of the opportunity to come into this world."
"Ms. Ruan is really sorry, I..."
Ruan Xingwan retracted his thoughts and said with a very calm expression: "Forget it, apologizing has no meaning. It can't change what happened in the past, and it can't change the destined ending."
It's just that she really didn't expect that there would be such a thing in the middle.
Ji Ran wiped his tears: "No matter what, our Ji family owes you a favor. If you need anything in the future, just ask and I will help you even if I have to give everything."
Ruan Xingwan said: "Ms. Ji's words are serious. There is nothing I can do that requires you to give everything you have to do."
Hearing her change of title, Ji Ran opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
After a few seconds, Ji Ran stood up and said, "Then... I'll go back first. If anything happens, you can always come to me."
Ruan Xingwan also got up: "Let me see you off."
Walking to the door of the studio, Ji Ran couldn't help but turned around and said, "Miss Ruan, I know you won't forgive me. I'm not saying these things to excuse myself, but I think... things are a little strange."
Ji Ran said: "You also know that Zhou Anan's character is to follow the wind and rain. She suddenly ran to find you at that time. She probably only knew about your pregnancy. If she had known about it before, she would not have waited until
of that time.
And that day, I know she... was also there."
After hearing this, Ruan Xingwan couldn't help but frown.
Ji Ran continued: "I don't know if I'm overthinking it, but I later discovered that the hospital where you have been doing prenatal check-ups is also the hospital I often go to. Knowing that she has been there with me several times, I... maybe I
You shouldn’t say this without any evidence, but I heard that Miss Ruan recently moved into the Lin family, and I still want to say something more. Just pay attention if you can. Zhiyi and I have known each other for more than ten years, and it was also recently.
Only then did I realize that she was not who I thought she was at all.”
After Ji Ran finished speaking, he did not stay any longer, nodded slightly to Ruan Xingwan, and left.
Ruan Xingwan looked at her back and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.