Luan Ran x Xi Shangchen
Xi Shangchen had a medical kit in his car. He took out cotton swabs and alcohol to disinfect first. Luan Ran saw that he had a stern face and didn't know what to say.
"In the future, I will never let you go to see your mother alone in this situation." Xi Shangchen said this with a cold face. What he regretted most now was why he let her go into the office alone at that time. If he had been with her, she might not have been injured.
If this injury was caused by someone else, it would have been returned a hundred times or a thousand times, but the person who hurt her was her mother, the mother who gave birth to her.
Blame him for not protecting her well.
Luan Ran smiled casually: "It's okay, just a minor injury. Don't tell my sister about this. She finally eased her relationship with her mother. If she knew that I was injured..."
Luan Yan protected her sister just like her child. If something happened to Luan Ran, she would not let it go. If she made a big fuss again, then this family would really not be together.
She considered many people and many things, but she didn't consider herself.
Xi Shangchen felt a pain in his heart. He put his long arms around her neck and held her in his arms: "Ms. Luan, have you ever heard the saying that the crying child gets candy? If you are very sad, it's okay to cry. No one will blame you with me."
Luan Ran's nose was sore. She couldn't be comforted. The more others criticized her, the more strong she became. She was like a raging fire. Anything she encountered could be burned to ashes, and only gentle water could extinguish it. When Xi Shangchen coaxed her, she wanted to cry a little, but her personality was like that. She was different from Luan Yan. They had completely different personalities. No matter how wronged she was, she would never learn to lie on a man's shoulder and cry. That kind of thing was not suitable for her.
"When I was little, no one gave me candy when I cried. My mother would let me cry on the ground until I couldn't cry anymore, and she wouldn't let anyone help me."
"My sister and I were both raised by our grandmother. Before she died, she told us not to hate our mother, and told me to protect this family because my sister is more stubborn than me and will have many conflicts with our mother in the future. I am the mediator between them, and I must not let this family break up." Luan Ran leaned on his shoulder. For the first time, she wanted to confide in him. It was probably because she felt safe enough with Xi Shangchen, and she spoke unconsciously.
Xi Shangchen's fingers ran through the broken hair on her temples. God knows how much he felt sorry for her: "This is not your responsibility. You don't have to bear so much pressure."
Luan Ran knew that this was not her responsibility, but she had been used to it for so many years, and she had feelings for her family. How could she just let it go? She was born in an incomplete family, so she was destined not to have a healthy family relationship.
"I remember when I was in elementary school, someone bullied us, but my mother didn't care. She felt that people who couldn't even solve small problems were not worthy of being her daughter. My sister and I have always solved problems by ourselves since we were young. My sister would help me no matter what, so we have such a good relationship. In fact, my sister is much braver than me. At least she dares to resist. I can only be aggressive to others. I dare not say no to my mother. I just listen to what she wants me to do. If she wants me to be trained as an heir, I will do it. It seems that... I don't have any ideals in life."
At the end, Luan Ran was stunned. She was more confused than Luan Yan. She never had anything she particularly liked or wanted to fight for. She had been in her place for 25 years, like a puppet. Luan
Ran looked at him and said, "I don't want to listen to her anymore. That day I insisted on bringing Su Lianqing out because of this."
Xi Shang listened to her in silence.
Even Luan Yan didn't know about this matter. It has been buried in Luan Ran's heart for so many years.
At that time, Luan Ran was only a teenager. She was still studying. Luan Suqing said that he would train her and had already arranged a university for her. Regardless of whether she was willing or not, she still agreed.
It was her first time to go to such a place. Luan Suqing took her to meet several partners to see how they negotiated business. Because her mother was with her, their private room was very clean. She had no idea about those things, but when she came out after the business, she saw a girl in the corridor, asking her for help.
The girl was about the same age as her, in her teens, not yet an adult. She was soon dragged back to the private room by two strangers. She struggled several times, but failed to break free. The door was closed and she could not see the situation inside.
Luan Suqing was there at the time and saw it, but her approach was to warn Luan Ran not to meddle in other people's business.
Luan Ran did not dare to disobey her mother, even though she wanted to save the girl at the time, but once she was scolded, she lost her courage and obediently followed her mother. She did not save her.
Later, Luan Ran saw on the news that someone died in the private room, suffocated to death when being raped.
She was deceived by her classmates and did not come here voluntarily. Luan Ran still remembers her last look of asking for help. If she had called the police at that time, she might not have died. She could have been saved, but she was not. Luan Ran always believed that it was her cowardice, timidity, and fear that killed a person.
Luan Ran murmured, "I feel like an accomplice. In fact, I wanted to save her, but I didn't. If I were braver, maybe it wouldn't have happened. Su Lianqing is also a teenager. When I saw him, I felt sympathy."
Occasionally, she would dream about it. This incident was a shadow in her heart. She didn't dare to tell anyone, and Luan Yan didn't know either. But today she told Xi Shangchen.
She had completely let down her guard and was completely honest with Xi Shangchen. She could tell him the good and the bad, instead of just showing him the good side.
Xi Shangchen felt indescribable after hearing this. Looking at her moist and clear eyes and her self-blame, he realized that crying is not the only way to be pitied. He would feel sorry for Luan Ran no matter what she did, even if she just sat here quietly, even if she said something dark, he would have the urge to hold her in his arms and cherish her.
He was hopeless.
Xi Shangchen pecked her forehead with his lips and stroked her ears with his fingertips. There was no trace of lust, but only an action full of love. He said in a gentle voice: "It's not your fault. Our Ranran is very good. You were only a teenager at that time. There were so many people there, but they didn't save her. You were brave enough."
"Only you and sister comfort me like this." Luan Ran was very satisfied. At least they loved her.
Sometimes Xi Shangchen hoped that Luan Ran would be a little more selfish, but on the other hand, what he liked was the strong and arrogant character as well as the soft and kind nature of Luan Ran. This was her loveliness, and she could not be changed, so he had to support her and take extra care of her, so that she could maintain her own character while living a relaxed, carefree and happy life.
Xi Shangchen had an imminent goal. He had to marry Luan Ran home as soon as possible and let the glass doll in the window live in a free and warm environment. He could no longer bear to see her fragile appearance. If she continued like this, he would be heartbroken.
After treating the wound on her neck, Xi Shangchen fastened her seat belt and said, "I'll take you home first. Go back and get some sleep. Don't worry about other things. I'll take care of everything. Don't worry."
"No, I don't care about your business rivals, but I want to handle the scandals I have." Luan Ran shook her head. She is no longer a teenager. Luan Ran in her twenties has the ability to solve problems. She said, "These things will never happen again. I can handle it."
Luan Ran once said that they don't talk about business, each of them talks about their own things and doesn't interfere with each other. She has her own ideas. Xi Shangchen has no objection and said, "Okay, tell me if you need anything. After these things are dealt with in a few days, I will come to talk to Ms Luan."
He talked to Ms. Luan? Luan Ran blinked in confusion and said, "What do you want to talk to her about?"
" about Marrying you."
Xi Shangchen said these two words firmly.
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