Chapter 101: Something Is Wrong With Chu Jinchen

At that moment, the silent computer suddenly sounded an alarm.

The red progress bar lay across the center of the screen, the red lettering prominent.

—Program destruction in progress.

The other party wanted to destroy these videos.

Shi Ran smiled grimly.

So naive.

Her fingers flew across the keyboard so fast they were barely shadows.

The progress bar that had been moving forward stopped.

She lowered her eyes and moved faster.

After about ten minutes, she finally stopped what she was doing.

Without the restraints, the red progress bar sped up. In the blink of an eye, the progress bar reached its end.

Program destruction successful.

Then Shi Ran created a folder.

The documents that the other party wanted to destroy were now lying intact in her computer.

She packed up all the information and sent it out.

She did not forget to add a sentence.

—One hundred million.

That's right, this was the move that she had used to threaten Zhou Yufan.

'Never tired of it.'

She had been worried about money and she had not expected them to come knocking on her door.

She looked down, and a cold light appeared.

... .

The Wen Manor

Wen Gongliang let Wen Yufei return to her room first while he went to the front yard to call his subordinate.

"How did it go? Did you bail them out?"

"CEO Wen, we can't bring them out. Third Young Master's men are there," the other party said.

"What did you say? Chu Jinchen?!" Wen Gongliang was shocked, then gritted his teeth. "Chu Jinchen actually did this for that woman!"

"Not only that, but the phones were intercepted by the police. Even though we destroyed all the relevant numbers inside, they still managed to trace back to Snow Manor."

"Are the things destroyed?" Wen Gongliang asked.

"The program is all destroyed. Even if they do find it, they won't find any evidence."

"Very good," Wen Gongliang said with a satisfied smile. "So what if they find out about Snow Manor? They still won't be able to get anything on us."

'You go and do one more thing for me now ...'

"Go ahead, President Wen."

"Find out who saved that woman and see if it's Chu Jinchen's people. Also, I don't want that woman on the variety show. Do you understand what I mean?"

Half of Wen Gongliang's face was hidden in the darkness, and his eyes were as cold as poison.

"Yes, President Wen."

After ending the call, Wen Gongliang was about to return to his room when his phone rang again.

He answered impatiently. "What now?"

"President Wen, bad news. We just received an email from your own email address," the other party said in panic.

"Are you kidding me? When did I use email..." Wen Gongliang's tone faltered as he suddenly realized something. "What's the email content?"

"It's all the files of our Snow Manor system!" The subordinate was clearly on the verge of collapse.

If the documents were to spread, all of them would be implicated. It would no longer be a matter of going to jail!

"Didn't you destroy it? Don't you know how to do things properly? A bunch of trash!" Wen Gongliang was so angry that his face was ferocious.

"We destroyed them immediately, but the other party somehow got hold of these documents. They were even sent to us via your email address, President Wen."

"Hacker! It must be a hacker. Check, check who it is!" Wen Gongliang said loudly, his eyes bloodshot.

The other party was extremely afraid, but he still said, "President Wen, we've checked. No matter how we check, the IP address displayed in the end is the Wen family."

"Damn it!" Wen Gong cursed. "Did she say what she wanted?"

"A hundred million."

Wen Gongliang's eyes flashed.

"You want money? Ask her for her card number! Check her card number! Find her, I want her dead!"

"CEO Wen, she's already given us the card number. We've checked, but the account holder is... is..."

"Who is it?" Wen Gongliang asked uneasily, the ominous feeling in his heart growing stronger.

"It's yours—"

Wen Gongliang felt his vision darken.

"Transfer! Transfer the money to her!" he said through clenched teeth.

"Yes."

He slammed his fist into the trunk. Blood ran down the dark brown trunk until it was lost in the night.

Veins popped out on Wen Gongliang's forehead as he clenched his fists.

Who was it?!

'Who exactly?'

Could it be Chu Jinchen?

Impossible. If it was Chu Jinchen, how could he just want money?

'Could it be that actress called Shi Ran?'

Wen Gongliang sneered in disdain.

She was just a bitch. How could she have the ability to threaten him?

He was puzzled.

However, at this moment, Shi Ran had already heard the conversation between Wen Gongliang and his subordinates.

She lay comfortably on the sofa with her head propped up on her hand, lazily looking at the fierce Wen Gongliang on the screen.

The Wen family was in the bodyguard industry, so their security system was stronger than anywhere else.

There were naturally no fewer cameras.

Of course, it would be difficult to hack in.

But it was still child's play in front of Shi Ran.

She replayed the recording of the call between Wen Gongliang and his men.

She hit pause when she heard, "Third Young Master's people are there."

'Chu Jinchen?'

Why had Chu Jinchen trapped those people in the police station?

'Because of her?'

She recalled everything that had happened since they met.

She bit her lip.

Something was wrong with Chu Jinchen.

Something was very wrong.

The next day.

Shi Ran went to the set early in the morning to film.

As soon as she stepped into the set, a staff member almost bumped into her. Luckily, Ji Wenfeng blocked him in time.

That nervous look made Shi Ran laugh.

"What happened yesterday really had nothing to do with you." She laughed in spite of herself.

Last night, Ji Wenfeng went to the apartment to look for her with an anxious expression.

After understanding the situation, she realized that Chu Jinchen had called to say that he wanted to change her manager.

The matter was then resolved.

But she owed Chu Jinchen dinner.

Shi Ran looked down and pondered.

She felt that she had fallen into Chu Jinchen's trap.

The three of them walked towards the dressing room and met Wen Yufei waiting at the door.

Seeing them, Wen Yufei smiled. "Shi Ran, I heard that something happened to you yesterday. Are you alright? What happened?"

"Are you sure you don't know what happened?" Shi Ran raised an eyebrow.

Wen Yufei's heart skipped a beat.

Looking at Shi Ran's interested eyes, uneasiness invaded her entire body.

'What did Shi Ran find?'

'Does she already know that it was Father who did it?'

Then did Jinchen also know?

Panic gripped her. She backed away.

Finally, she tried to put on a puzzled expression. "I... don't know."

"Really?" Shi Ran tilted her head. "I saw you with Brother Ji last night, so you should have heard from him."

Wen Yufei was stunned at first, then she heaved a sigh of relief.

She raised her smiling face. "Anyway, I'm glad everything's okay now."

"Yes." Shi Ran gave a half-smile and went back into the dressing room.

Ji Wenfeng followed behind. Before closing the door, he glanced at Wen Yufei through the gap in the door.

Her head was bowed in thought, but her fists were clenched at her sides.

Ji Wenfeng's eyes darkened as he closed the door.

KT Group President's Office

San Yu pushed open his office door. "Third Young Master."

Chu Jinchen looked up from the document and took off his gold-rimmed glasses, revealing his deep black eyes.

He smiled at the grim expression on San Yu's face. "Did you find out who the mastermind was?"

"Yes." San Yu nodded glumly. "The mastermind behind Miss Shi's kidnapping last night... has been found out."

Chapter 102: I Will Marry Her

"The Wens?" He twirled the fountain pen in his hand, his fingers long and bony.

"Yes, we have information that the men had originally planned to send Miss Shi to the Snow Manor to feed the dogs. Snow Manor is You Te's property."

"And this You Te is one of the instructors of the Wen Corporation's bodyguard company. He's also... President Wen's man."

"Feed the dogs?" Chu Jinchen chewed on the word carefully.

"Snap—"

San Yu quivered.

He could clearly see a crack on the smooth pen that Chu Jinchen was playing with.

He knew.

President Wen had completely angered Third Young Master this time.

"Keep going."

San Yu hurriedly said, "We followed You Te and President Wen's leads and found out that President Wen had someone pull out 100 million in liquid funds overnight yesterday."

"I think he got an email, but San Mu couldn't decipher what it said. Whoever sent it was a better hacker than he was."

"A hacker?" Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows.

"Yes." San Yu nodded. "Not many people are involved in this. Miss Shi happens to be a hacker. I wondered if it was Miss Shi, but..."

Seeing that he wanted to say something, Chu Jinchen leaned back in his chair. "Just say it."

"But Miss Shi probably isn't as capable as San Mu. The only person in the world who could keep San Mu out is Ray. Is it possible that it was Ray?"

Previously, they thought they had news of Ray, but it turned out to be Miss Shi herself.

However, the only person whose hacking skills could surpass San Mu's was Ray. Unfortunately, this matter was also related to Miss Shi.

San Yu didn't think he understood.

"It's not him," Chu Jinchen said firmly. "He doesn't show up that easily."

"Actually, I have an idea that might force Ray to show up," San Yu said carefully.

"Oh?"

"Hackers are mostly aloof and unconventional. They hate it when someone else takes their name. Maybe we can use Miss Shi as bait to—"

The cold light fell on him.

The rest of his words were drowned out by Chu Jinchen's cold gaze.

"Third Young Master, I've overstepped my boundaries." San Yu immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

Chu Jinchen's lips slowly curled up, and his thin lips parted slightly. "You're more than outrageous to let the future Young Madam be bait."

'The future young madam?'

San Yu was shocked.

Has the Third Young Master and Miss Shi reached this stage?

Still ...

"Third Young Master, Miss Shi doesn't seem to have realized her feelings," San Yu said while paying attention to Chu Jinchen's expression.

Actually, what he wanted to say more was that Miss Shi did not seem to like Third Young Master that much.

But it was better to be safe than sorry.

"It doesn't matter." Chu Jinchen propped his chin on his hand and traced the cracks on his fountain pen with his fingers. He smiled happily. "In any case, I'll marry only her in this lifetime."

San Yu was dumbfounded.

However, before San Yu could come back to his senses, Chu Jinchen stopped smiling.

His dark eyes were cold and stormy.

"Send a few people to tie Wen Yufei up the same way as last night."

"What?" said San Yu, thinking he'd misheard. "Third Young Master, this matter has nothing to do with Lady Wen—"

Chu Jinchen's lips curled up. He was clearly smiling, but it made people feel fear.

"You want to protect her?"

"I wouldn't dare!" said San Yu, bowing his head.

"She and Wen Gongliang are not innocent in this matter. Since they dared to attack her, they should learn their lesson."

"Yes," said San Yu, unable to calm down.

He did not expect Third Young Master to attack Miss Wen for Miss Shi.

But this time, the Wen family had indeed asked for it.

He only hoped that Miss Shi could live up to Third Young Master's liking.

He backed out of the office in silence.

Night came.

After filming, Shi Ran walked out of the set alone.

She glanced at the car on the left, as if by accident.

The ordinary car was unremarkable.

She took a few steps forward and

the black Maybach came into view.

Shi Ran stepped forward, consciously opened the door, and got into the car under those smiling eyes.

"Actually, I can protect myself," Shi Ran said.

"Oh?"

"Your people are ... somewhat obvious," Shi Ran tried to be tactful.

San Yu: ?

'Third Young Master's men?'

Could she be talking about the bodyguards that Third Young Master had sent to protect her??

Obvious???

Those were the few most powerful mercenaries in hiding.

And yet Miss Shi said it was obvious???

San Yu felt his worldview shatter.

Had the mercenaries become weak, or...

Or had Third Young Master told her about them?

Chu Jinchen was also a little surprised.

"I'm worried," Chu Jinchen said slowly.

His finger slid across the phone a few times as he typed the next line.

—Your people are too weak and have been discovered.

The reply came quickly.

—Weak?? What kind of bullshit joke are you talking about? Which huckster discovered it?

Chu Jinchen narrowed his eyes.

'You have a problem with my future wife?'

A long question mark floated by.

He turned off the phone, met Shi Ran's eyes, and chuckled. "What is it? Something on my face?"

"No." Shi Ran looked away, lips pursed in silence.

Chu Jinchen did not press.

They sat across from each other at the Chinese restaurant.

Chu Jinchen put the chicken into the bowl.

Without waiting for Shi Ran to say anything, he spoke first, "Wen Gongliang was the one who did it last night. He's Wen Yufei's father."

Shi Ran was surprised. "You're telling me that?"

She knew that Chu Jinchen could find out if he wanted to.

However, she did not expect Chu Jinchen to tell her.

"I've always been honest." Chu Jinchen smiled teasingly. "Besides, you can guess even if I don't say it."

"Indeed," Shi Ran admitted with a nod. "Thanks to you again."

"Sorry," Chu Jinchen lowered his eyes and said hoarsely.

Shi Ran couldn't bear to see him blaming himself.

"Actually, it's nothing," she said awkwardly.

She didn't know how to comfort people, especially men.

In her previous life, those brats she trained would be beaten up when they were sad.

But Chu Jinchen...

It would take too much time to beat him up.

Chu Jinchen, who did not know that he had dodged a bullet, looked up.

Seeing the seriousness in Shi Ran's eyes, he said seriously, "To make up for my apology, I can give myself to you and be your fighter."

"No need." The refusal was immediate.

Chu Jinchen was not surprised.

Instead, he could not help but laugh at Shi Ran's speechless look.

He propped his face up and stared at the beautiful face. "Do you know that Wen Gongliang was threatened by a hacker last night?"

"I don't know." Shi Ran looked normal.

Chu Jinchen's smile deepened. "He found a hacker on the black hat list to investigate in secret. If that hacker isn't careful, something might happen."

"We have to remind her to be careful. We have to deal with that 100 million properly. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if Wen Gongliang targets her."

There was a hidden meaning in Chu Jinchen's words.

Shi Ran's gaze sharpened and she asked bluntly, "Are you talking to me?"

"I was talking to the hacker," Chu Jinchen said innocently.

Shi Ran was helpless. "The hacker heard you and understood your good intentions."

"That's good." Chu Jinchen nodded happily. "Actually, that hacker can ask me for help occasionally. I'm quite useful. What do you think?"

Shi Ran smirked. "Hackers like to rely on themselves. They don't rely on someone else."

"I'm 'someone else' ?" Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows.

"Aren't you?"

He lifted a brow, his voice low and rich. "It's bad enough that you saw me naked and refused to take responsibility, but you even see me as 'someone else' ?"

Chapter 103: I Should Be Responsible For You

"I also remember being naked at the time when we were leaning against each other," Shi Ran argued.

"You're right." Chu Jinchen tapped his chin.

Shi Ran nodded.

She thought to herself that this strange topic was finally coming to an end.

Unexpectedly, Chu Jinchen said something shocking again, "Then I should be responsible for you."

"No need for that." Shi Ran refused decisively, without hesitation.

"But..." Chu Jinchen frowned in confusion. "Our family has a rule that we have to marry a woman once we've seen her naked."

Shi Ran: ???

'Did she look like a fool?'

How could Chu Jinchen say such a ridiculous reason without batting an eyelid?

"When were the rules made?" Shi Ran asked.

"Just now."

Shi Ran was speechless.

Seeing that she was speechless, Chu Jinchen chuckled softly. "I don't have to take responsibility, but at least don't treat me like a stranger. We're friends, right?"

"Sure," Shi Ran said after a moment.

Compared to marrying him, being friends was obviously much better.

Chu Jinchen smiled. "I left three bodyguards to protect you in secret. They are all trained mercenaries. You can order them around if you need anything."

"Can I refuse?"

"This is a gift I carefully prepared as a friend. I'll be very sad if you don't accept it," Chu Jinchen said as if it was true.

In the end, Shi Ran had no choice but to accept it.

Somehow she felt that she had been tricked.

After dinner, Chu Jinchen sent Shi Ran to her apartment.

He watched as the figure gradually disappeared into the night before looking away.

His phone rang.

It was Wen Yu.

"Jinchen, I want to talk to you."

Chu Jinchen's eyes darkened and the smile on his lips faded.

"San Yu, to the Night Scenery."

The black Maybach sped away.

... .

Shi Ran had reached her home.

The instant she opened the door, she became alert.

Slowing down her steps, she walked silently into the room.

With the moonlight from the window, she realized her apartment had been turned upside down.

The pillows on the sofa and the ornaments on the storage cabinet were casually thrown to the ground.

Shards of the vase in the corner fell to the floor and the flowers lay scattered everywhere.

She looked around to make sure the room was empty, then turned on the light.

The apartment looked like it had been burglarized. Things were thrown everywhere, and cabinets were opened.

She headed straight for the study.

The computer was on.

His fingers worked briefly.

Her gaze sharpened.

Someone had gone through all the files on her computer, even the recycling bin.

It was Wen Gongliang's men!

"Da da—"

The sound of hurried footsteps outside the door grew fainter.

Without hesitation, Shi Ran rushed out, not forgetting to close the door before she left.

That man took the stairs so she went straight down after him.

The two of them were so far apart that she could only vaguely make out a man in black.

Shi Ran's face darkened.

She grabbed the stair rail and used it to leap.

The distance shortened.

The man ran fast, but she was even faster.

He fled and she chased.

After running out of the apartment, Shi Ran finally saw the man's back clearly.

He was short and thin, but extremely fast with his movements.

The man turned around to see if Shi Ran had caught up with him, only to realize that Shi Ran was less than five meters behind him.

"Shit!" he spat, and ran faster.

Was this woman normal? How could she be so fast??

No, they weren't there yet. There were surveillance cameras everywhere so he shouldn't be caught.

A second later, however, the back of his collar was grabbed.

The man froze and turned around mechanically. He realized that Shi Ran was less than a meter behind him.

Not good, he thought.

He couldn't care less.

"Come out now!" the man shouted.

At this moment, a group of men poured out of the alley in front of them. They were tall and burly in black vests and camouflage pants.

They were running towards Shi Ran in a mighty manner.

The muscles and tattoos on their arms and their ferocious appearance frightened the surrounding crowd into screaming and fleeing.

In just a few seconds, with Shi Ran in the center, there was no one else around. Almost everyone had taken refuge in a nearby supermarket.

And the group had already got Shi Ran surrounded.

"Shit!"

The mercenary in charge of protecting Shi Ran immediately rushed forward.

They stood behind Shi Ran with imposing auras.

There were about ten people standing opposite him, and there were only four people on her side, but their auras were not weak at all.

"Miss Shi, let us protect you," the mercenary behind Shi Ran said.

"No need. You guys stay behind. I'll do it myself." The tip of Shi Ran's tongue touched the corner of her mouth, and her smile gradually became wider.

It had been a long time since she had fought to her heart's content after coming to this world.

However, the mercenaries looked at each other.

"Miss Shi..."

"I can handle it. When you guys see that I can no longer fight, you can take action then."

The three mercenaries looked conflicted and tried to persuade her otherwise.

"Get over there," Shi Ran said to them, pointing to a safe corner.

The instructions they received were primarily those of their employers.

Therefore, even if they were unwilling, they could only silently walk to the position that Shi Ran had mentioned.

"Are we really going to let her fight alone?" Night Six asked, looking at his other two partners.

"It's an order from our employer. We have no choice but to follow it," Night Four said grimly.

"Is she serious? The group of people opposite us are obviously trained mercenaries. She actually won't let us fight?" Night Six was speechless.

Night Five said calmly, "Before I came, I read my employer's information. It's said that she once fought a dozen hooligans alone and won."

The corners of Night Six's mouth twitched. "She doesn't think she can beat up gangsters and even mercenaries, does she?"

"This group of people doesn't even care about the surveillance cameras here. They clearly came prepared." Night Four frowned.

"I'm speechless. If anything happens to this woman, the three of us will be the ones to take the blame." Night Six curled his lips.

He rolled his eyes at Shi Ran, who was now surrounded. "I know you can't be disrespectful to your employer, but I'd really like to say this woman is out of her mind."

"Just the hooligans she had beat up in the video, I could beat them down alone. But for this group of people, even the three of us might not be able to win them. Yet she wants to do it herself!"

Night Six got angrier and angrier. In the end, he simply leaned against the wall. "After tonight, I want to apply for a transfer. I don't want to protect idiots like this."

Neither Night Four nor Night Five said anything, but they were obviously thinking the same thing as Night Six.

Meanwhile, the crowd hiding in the nearby supermarket was carefully watching the scene through clear glass windows.

"Who did that little girl offend? It looks like they're here for revenge!"

"They look so fierce. It's scary."

"It looks like an emotional dispute to me. This woman doesn't seem to be behaving herself. Maybe she cheated on some big shot."

"The odds are against her."

The crowd was abuzz.

Someone had already quietly called the police.

Others picked up their phones and turned on the video function, trying to capture the scene.

They were not far from Shi Ran's side, so the shot was very clear.

The camera focused on Shi Ran's face and zoomed in a little.

When they saw the exquisite face on the screen, someone gasped and looked shocked.

"Isn't... isn't that Shi Ran?!"

Chapter 104: The More Beautiful A Woman Is, The More Savage She Is

"Shi Ran?!!!" Everyone was shocked.

Everyone turned on their cameras and zoomed in.

"Holy shit! What a coincidence!"

"What's going on? Did she offend someone? Did she offend a possessive fan? Oh my God, how scary."

"Who's Shi Ran?"

"A female celebrity."

"Then this is big news!"

"Film it!"

"Are those three Shi Ran's bodyguards? Why did they retreat? Did they fight among themselves?"

The crowd was puzzled.

"Should we go help? Otherwise there's going to be a murder."

"What's there to help? The bodyguards aren't even helping. We're going to get ourselves killed."

"That's right. High and mighty celebrities like them won't be grateful to us even if we save them."

"The police have been called anyway. We can just wait for the police."

"I'm just afraid that when the police arrive, Shi Ran will already be a corpse lying there."

The crowd turned on the camera and chattered.

On the other side, Shi Ran was still holding the thin man's collar.

No matter how the thin man struggled, he remained motionless.

The thin man finally shouted at them, "What are you standing there for? I've already lured her over. Save me!"

"Is that what you meant by luring her here?" Someone pointed to the surveillance cameras on the street.

"What choice do I have? Who knew she could be so fast?" the thin man said through clenched teeth.

"You're the one who's too slow."

At this moment, a man in a vest stood up. His eyes were lustful as he looked Shi Ran up and down.

"You didn't tell your bodyguards to stand down because you thought you could beat us, did you?"

Shi Ran's lips curved. "I won't know until I try."

The man in the vest smiled even more wretchedly. He took a few steps forward and said to the people behind him, "I'll try her first."

"I expect the police to be here soon. We should attack her at once. Better to get it over with quickly," someone disagreed.

"How long do you think it'll take to take care of her? It'll only take a minute. I'll cripple her hands and feet first. You two can finish her off then."

"Just make sure she's dead and we can leave her body here. We'll just run when the police arrive. No need to worry about the cops catching us."

The guy in the tank top was confident.

Shi Ran's face hardened.

'Did he want to kill her?'

Seeing that no one behind him had any objections, the man in the vest took a few steps forward again.

He looked at Shi Ran and licked his lips with the tip of his tongue. "You're so beautiful," he said softly. "What a pity. If I wasn't in a hurry, I wouldn't mind even if it's a corpse."

"F*ck! They want her dead! Ignore our order and let's just attack," Night Five said hurriedly.

"Women are trouble," Night Six said angrily.

As one, the three of them charged forward.

However, the other party reacted faster.

The other seven people blocked in front of the three of them, forming a wall of flesh.

"Shit! Go!" Night Six cursed and took the lead.

The other two were not to be left behind.

The group quickly fought.

"They really are mercenaries!" Night Five said grimly.

'If these people were mercenaries, then Miss...'

He looked horrified and jerked his head in the direction of the commotion.

How could Miss Shi defeat a mercenary!

Sure enough, the man in the vest had already attacked.

The guy in the vest was swinging his fist at Shi Ran's face.

His fist was even bigger than Shi Ran's face.

"Oh no!" Night Six saw this and his heart jumped.

But the men ahead were still in his way.

He could only defend himself. He moved his feet towards Shi Ran as far as he could.

The fist was getting closer to Shi Ran's face.

"Ah—"

Some of the crowd screamed in fear.

Many people covered their faces, not daring to watch.

The guy in the vest smiled smugly.

The fist was inches away.

Just as it was about to hit Shi Ran's face, she turned her head and dodged.

She said coldly, "Too slow."

A second later, she was behind the man in the vest.

No one saw how she suddenly appeared behind the guy in the tank top. She was too fast, and everyone's attention was on the guy again.

Shi Ran then kicked her leg like the wind and hit the waist of the man in the vest.

With a wail from the man in a vest, she continued to attack, striking with incredible speed.

Punch to punch.

In the blink of an eye, the man in the vest had been knocked to the ground.

His bare arms and legs were still bloody as he lay on his back.

Shi Ran was standing beside him, looking down at him.

"You bitch!" the guy in the vest cursed. He put his hands on the floor and started to get up.

Shi Ran smiled coldly.

She raised her foot, moved swiftly, and simply stamped down.

"Ah—" The vest man's anguished voice echoed in the pitch-black night.

Night Four and the others, who were fighting fiercely, couldn't help but clench their legs when they saw this scene.

The other men did the same.

At this moment, Shi Ran was stepping on the most vulnerable part of the man in the vest. She smiled coldly like a demon whispering, "Is crippling your third leg the last hit?"

Everyone: !!!

"So bloody! So violent!"

"I feel like I can barely stand. It hurts, it hurts!!"

"Shi Ran is actually so terrifying!"

"But actually, if it was Shi Ran who lost, she probably wouldn't have ended up any better."

"This combat power is simply off the charts."

"Indeed, the better-looking a woman is, the more savage she is."

Night Five dodged the other party's kick and the corners of his mouth twitched. "This woman... Do you have to be so ruthless!"

"It's okay to let her deal with just one mercenary. Don't forget, there are two more people there. Let's quickly find a way to save her!" Night Six said.

"It's too late! That man just now clearly let his guard down, that's why he was taken advantage of. But if those two men dealt with Shi Ran at the same time..."

Night Five's expression was extremely ugly, and his attacks became faster and faster.

"If they're only taking Shi Ran away, she might be able to stall for time, but these people are after her life!"

At this moment, the crowd also noticed that the other two people were rushing towards Shi Ran.

"There are two more! They look stronger than the man just now! How can she beat them?"

"Having seen how their mate was beaten up, the two men look pissed."

"I feel like Shi Ran will die even more miserably this time!"

"Why aren't the police here yet!"

"I can't look!"

The two men swept towards the Shi Ran.

Their faces were filled with killing intent, as if they would not stop until they killed her.

Shi Ran calmly defended.

She was extremely fast and agile.

A minute passed, but the two men did not even manage to touch the corner of Shi Ran's clothes.

Instead, they had to jump up and down during the attack, looking extremely pathetic.

"She's quite... agile."

Night Six knocked down another and managed to take a look before another filled in.

He breathed a sigh of relief as he fought.

Fortunately, at least she could avoid getting hit.

"Damn it! You're treating us brothers like monkeys?!" The man finally realized and glared fiercely at Shi Ran.

"You just realized?" Shi Ran threw up her hands and dodged the man's attack with ease.

The two men were thoroughly irritated.

They put their hands to their waists.

Shi Ran had stopped too and kept a distance from them, her eyes wary.

Then the men took out their daggers.

Under the streetlight, the dagger flashed with a terrifying silver light that slanted into Shi Ran's eyes.

"Holy shit!! They have knives!"

"That's shameless. Two grown men fighting a woman with a knife?"

"She's dead! She's really dead this time."

"It's a matter of one slash! How could Shi Ran win?"

"I really can't watch it this time. I... I'm not recording anymore. It's too scary."

"Someone's really going to die!"

Chapter 105: I Like An Eye For An Eye

Night Six was fighting with all his might, punching the person in front of him to the ground.

Then a flash of light blinded him.

He turned his head instantly.

Seeing the knives in the men's hands, he shuddered.

"Shit! Turning to weapons when you have bad fighting skills!" he swore again.

He immediately ran in the direction of Shi Ran.

However, the two men had already aimed their knives at Shi Ran's heart.

Everyone held their breaths as they watched this scene.

"Shit!" For once, Night Four was panicking.

The tip of the knife inched closer, but this time, Shi Ran did not stand on the spot.

She came at the men head-on.

"Is she crazy?!"

"What's she going to do? Instead of running away, she wants to get herself killed?"

"What are they doing? I can't understand them!"

"She just wants to die. What else can she do? How unlucky. I've just bought this apartment and someone is about to die!"

"No... she... she..." Someone was too shocked to speak.

Everyone looked over.

In the next moment, Shi Ran bent down and grabbed the two wrists holding the daggers with both hands. Using the momentum to somersault, she jumped behind them.

The men's hands were forced backwards and they had no choice but to lean back.

Suddenly letting go of her grip, Shi Ran then struck them hard at the bend of their legs before they could react.

"Bang—"

They were forced to their knees with a dull thud.

The pain in their knees made them grit their teeth.

They was about to get up.

But Shi Ran instantly appeared in front of them and grabbed their wrists again. With a twist of her wrist, the daggers fell from their hands.

Shi Ran then kicked the dagger in Night Six's direction.

She raised a nasty smile.

Punch, sweep, elbow, flying kick, somersault...

Her moves were simple, but every strike made the other party unable to defend themselves.

The two men were instantly defeated by her.

Everyone: ????!!!

"Am I really not dreaming?"

"Can this really happen in real life?"

"You're sure this is a celebrity? Could she be a doppelganger? Maybe she's actually a female agent!"

"They don't even dare do that on TV!"

"So... so cool!"

"I can't believe a woman can be so handsome!!!"

"I can't take it anymore. I feel like I'm already in love with her! I want to be her fan. I want to support her."

The man's other companions saw that something was wrong and tried to help, but they were held back by Night Four and Night Five.

Night Six was also shocked speechless.

Under the night sky, the woman's face was beautiful. Every move was clean and neat, as beautiful as a dancing elf.

Night Six's lips slowly curved.

Okay, he had to admit that the woman was strong.

Seeing that the situation on Shi Ran's side was about to be resolved, Night Six directly joined Night Four and Night Five. The three of them worked together and soon finished off the remaining few people.

The men in vests were sprawled on the ground, all unconscious.

"Miss Shi." Her bodyguards gathered in front of Shi Ran.

"I'm sorry about earlier," Night Five said sincerely, bowing.

Night Six touched his nose. "I'm sorry, Miss Shi. I didn't know your strength just now and said that you overestimated yourself."

At this moment, he felt especially guilty.

He finally understood what it felt like to be slapped in the face.

A moment ago, he had thought that this woman was asking for trouble. Later, he realized that the mercenaries were asking for it.

"It's okay." Shi Ran waved her hand.

"Miss Shi, I am Night Four."

"Night Five."

"Night Six."

"We were sent by Third Young Master to protect you. This time, it was our negligence that allowed this group of people to take advantage of us," Night Four said with his head lowered.

"Don't take it to heart," Shi Ran said lightly.

She scanned the group on the ground.

They all had the same tattoo on their right arms, like a tiger or a dragon.

"Do either of you know what this tattoo is?"

Night Six squatted down to take a closer look.

Then, he stood up and said with a frown, "It's a foreign force. This group was previously stationed in the Capital and was later wiped out by the police. I don't know why they appeared here again."

"Looks like we missed something." A glint flashed across Shi Ran's eyes.

This matter was definitely related to the Wen family.

... .

The Night Scenery Club

Chu Jinchen had gone straight to the VIP room.

In the private room, the lights were dim. Wen Yu was tall and standing in the darkness.

Qiu Yaohang sat in the middle with a hot beauty in his arms. The two of them were behaving intimately.

He saw Chu Jinchen walk in.

Qiu Yaohang quickly patted the woman's butt and whispered suggestively, "Good girl, wait for me outside."

"Then I'll really wait for you. Don't lie to me," the woman said sweetly.

After the woman left, Qiu Yaohang returned to his cynical appearance.

He poured a glass of wine for Chu Jinchen and handed it over.

Chu Jinchen took it and downed it in one gulp. The spilled wine streaked across his sexy Adam's apple and finally sank into his collar.

He leaned back on the sofa, the cigarette dangling from his lips and said nothing.

After a long while, Wen Yu couldn't help but say, "Last night, the police asked me to help with a case. I received a case midway and went to the scene."

"Is this the beginning of a suspense story?" Qiu Yaohang looked around at the darkness.

Seeing Wen Yu's solemn expression, he subconsciously shrank his neck.

"I didn't pay attention to who reported it, but I heard it in the car. The person who reported it was Shi Ran."

"Shi Ran?!" Qiu Yaohang was shocked. He subconsciously looked at Chu Jinchen.

Chu Jinchen bit his cigarette and didn't light it. He just smiled evilly and waited for Wen Yu to continue.

"I saw the Snow Manor written in the transcript so I checked. It's You Te's house on the outskirts and You Te works for my uncle."

"So?" Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows.

"I'm guessing that my uncle must have attacked Shi Ran for Feifei this time. You should have found out as well. I apologize to you on behalf of my uncle."

Wen Yu picked up the half-empty bottle of whiskey in front of him. He stood up and raised his head to the bottle.

Gulp, gulp.

He finished the rest of the bottle in two or three gulps.

Wiping the wine from his mouth with the back of his hand, he looked at Chu Jinchen.

"Something happened to Shi Ran yesterday? And it was because of your uncle?" Qiu Yaohang was completely confused.

This feeling of having a big melon in front of you and being completely unaware of it was really heart-wrenching.

No one answered Qiu Yaohang's question.

Chu Jinchen crossed his legs and said lazily, "This has nothing to do with you. You don't have to apologize."

"Will you... attack my uncle?" Wen Yu asked uncertainly.

Yesterday, he was at the police station. He knew that Jinchen's men had detained the three kidnappers and refused to let anyone bail them out.

Clearly, Shi Ran had an extraordinary status in Jinchen's heart, which was why he, who had always done things flawlessly, would help her.

What about now? Would he also deal with Uncle for the sake of Shi Ran?

Under Wen Yu's probing gaze, Chu Jinchen smiled meaningfully. "You know, I've always liked an eye for an eye."

Wen Yu frowned.

Before he could figure out what Chu Jinchen meant, the phone in his pocket buzzed.

It was the house phone.

After he picked up, Wen Yufei's mother's upset and angry voice sounded. "Yu, Feifei was almost kidnapped tonight!"

"What?!" Wen Yu subconsciously looked at Chu Jinchen.

He saw Chu Jinchen casually playing with his lighter, the smile on his lips flickering.

Chapter 106: Shi Ran Was Almost Murdered Tonight

"What's going on?" Wen Yu lowered his voice, his gaze still fixed on Chu Jinchen.

Mother Wen sighed. "When Feifei went home tonight, a few people suddenly rushed out of the van beside her. They wanted to kidnap Feifei! Fortunately, the bodyguards were nearby."

"Feifei was terrified. When she got home, she hid in her room and cried. She wouldn't stop no matter who tried to persuade her. She even had a high fever but she's finally asleep now."

Wen Yu suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and asked as calmly as possible, "Have you found out who did it?"

"Your uncle is already investigating but I thought that your intelligence network was more developed and wanted you to help investigate who dared to attack our Feifei!"

Hearing Mother Wen's resentful tone, Wen Yu lowered his eyes. "I understand, Aunt."

After hanging up, he turned to Chu Jinchen. "Is it you?"

Chu Jinchen smiled without answering.

"Why are you doing this?" Wen Yu clenched his fists at his sides, trying his best to hold back. "Fei Fei is innocent. Why are you implicating her?"

"What happened?" Qiu Yaohang was confused.

What did Jinchen do to Yufei?

"What happened last night was my uncle's fault. Every injustice has its perpetrator and every debt has its debtor. What's the point of kidnapping Feifei?!" Wen Yu growled.

Kidnapping?!

Qiu Yaohang looked at Chu Jinchen in shock.

Jinchen had someone kidnap Yufei???

Damn!

'Are you serious?'

'What's the situation?'

"Shouldn't the most innocent person be Shi Ran?" Chu Jinchen slowly curled his lips and looked straight into Wen Yu's fiery gaze.

Wen Yu was in disbelief. "Feifei is your fiancée! You kidnapped her for another woman, and now you're saying that the most innocent person is that woman?"

He took a deep breath. "Admittedly, my uncle was in the wrong for this, but he must have just wanted to scare her into backing off."

"From a father's perspective, I can understand his methods. I also believe that Uncle is not the ruthless type."

Wen Yu's words were powerful.

Chu Jinchen looked up. "Do you think she escaped tonight because of the Wen family's bodyguards?"

"What do you mean?" Wen Yu was stunned for a moment.

But soon, he thought of what Chu Jinchen had just said.

—An eye for an eye.

So it was because Shi Ran was saved last night that Feifei was only almost kidnapped today?

'Then if Shi Ran was really kidnapped yesterday...'

Wen Yu trembled and suddenly looked at Chu Jinchen.

He dared not think further.

However, Chu Jinchen said slowly, "You should be glad that she's fine. Otherwise..."

The rest of the sentence went without saying.

Wen Yu felt incredulous.

"In your eyes, is Feifei not better than Shi Ran?"

Chu Jinchen placed his hands behind his head and said lazily, "Don't ask such a stupid question."

Through these two people's words, Qiu Yaohang finally understood what had happened.

He put his hand to his forehead and was about to say something to smooth things over.

"Hum—"

The phone beside him vibrated violently. Qiu Yaohang was shocked.

He picked it up and saw that it was Chu Jinchen's phone.

He threw the phone at Chu Jinchen.

Chu Jinchen glanced at the caller ID and his eyes darkened.

He slid the answer button to his ear.

His expression became even more sinister.

He stood up and fixed his gaze on Wen Yu.

Wen Yu felt a chill run down his spine. In the blink of an eye, cold sweat broke out on his back.

After Chu Jinchen left, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong with Jinchen? Why is he so scary?" Qiu Yaohang rubbed his arms.

After knowing him for so many years, this was the first time he had seen such an expression on Jinchen's face.

Wen Yu shook his head.

He didn't know either, but that last look from Jinchen...

He frowned.

He had a vague sense of foreboding.

Seeing that he was deep in thought, Qiu Yaohang patted his shoulder and asked, "Your uncle failed to kidnap Shi Ran, so Yufei was also almost kidnapped today?"

"Yeah." Wen Yu hung his head, the shadows covering the expression on his face.

He walked to the edge of the table and picked up the beer. As if venting, he tilted his head back and downed it.

He finished the bottle and slammed it down on the table.

"Feifei has been pampered by her family since she was young and has always been safe and sound. I didn't expect that her first kidnapping was done by Jinchen."

"For a woman! A woman he'd known for less than a month, and he did this to Feifei!"

Wen Yu gritted his teeth, enunciating each word.

Qiu Yaohang listened quietly, his expression indifferent.

After a moment, he said, "Yu, you shouldn't be like this."

Wen Yu looked up at Qiu Yaohang, looking confused.

"You've always been rational and upright. Why can't you see things clearly when it comes to your own family?" Qiu Yaohang walked to the sofa and sat down.

"What do you mean?"

Qiu Yaohang said tirelessly, "As far as I know, Jinchen and Shi Ran are still one-sided. Shi Ran doesn't even like him."

"If your uncle felt that Jinchen had let Yufei down, he should be looking for Jinchen and not find someone to kidnap Shi Ran."

"You know Yufei will be afraid if she goes through a kidnapping. What about Shi Ran? Is it ok for her to experience the fear of getting kidnapped everyday?"

"What your uncle did last night only provoked Jinchen. Jinchen is right. The most innocent person in this matter is Shi Ran."

Wen Yu clenched the bottle in his hand and smiled bitterly. "Yaohang, although I'm not biological siblings with Feifei, to me, she's my sister. I can't be rational."

"From a brother's point of view, I feel sorry for her."

He lowered his head. "Feifei silently accompanied Jinchen for so many years, but in the end, Jinchen hurt her for a woman he had known for less than a month."

"Fei Fei is his fiancée. Can't their years of friendship be comparable to Shi Ran?"

Qiu Yaohang glanced at Wen Yu and said calmly, "Years of friendship? Wasn't it all decided one-sidedly by you guys?"

When Wen Yu looked over, he looked away and stared at the ceiling, his emotions unclear.

"You said that Yufei has accompanied Jinchen for many years but for Jinchen, he has never wanted to be alone with her."

"You should know that Jinchen has never agreed to this marriage from the beginning. Do you think he will listen to Old Master Chu out of pressure?"

"If you really feel sorry for your sister, you should persuade her to give up. In the past, it was already impossible for Jinchen to marry her. Now that there's Shi Ran, don't you think it'll be even more impossible?"

Wen Yu fell silent.

He pursed his lips and stared at the sloshing liquid in the bottle, lost in thought.

After a long while, he said in a low voice, "I was impulsive, but..."

He paused. "I've always insisted that Uncle was only trying to scare her. He couldn't have actually tried to kill her."

The uncle in his memory was a gentleman who had always treated people with a smile. How could he do such a thing?

Qiu Yaohang tried hard to recall Wen Gongliang's appearance.

He rubbed his chin and said, "It certainly doesn't look like it."

At that moment, his phone rang.

"Why are there so many calls tonight?"

He mumbled as he took out his phone.

Ji Wenfeng called.

Glancing at Wen Yu, he put him on speaker.

Ji Wenfeng's deep voice sounded. "There's a document that needs your signature as soon as possible."

"What document? Your Shi Ran is trending again?" Qiu Yaohang teased.

Ji Wenfeng was silent for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Yaohang was puzzled.

Ji Wenfeng's tone was solemn. "Shi Ran was almost murdered tonight."

Chapter 107: Secretly Holding Hands

"What did you say?!" Qiu Yaohang jumped up from the sofa in shock, his voice cracking.

"It's all over the Internet now. I'm at Shi Ran's side. Hurry up and sign the document." With that, Ji Wenfeng ended the call.

Qiu Yaohang and Wen Yu looked at each other.

In the next second, they reacted in unison and rushed outside.

... .

As soon as Chu Jinchen stepped into Shi Ran's house, he saw a mess.

The curve of his lips was cold.

Behind him, San Yu was also a little surprised when he saw this.

Especially when he noticed that Shi Ran's face was calm and did not look like she had just experienced murder. He really admired her from the bottom of his heart.

"Third Young Master, I'll get someone to come up and clean up."

"Yes," Chu Jinchen replied casually.

He walked over to Shi Ran and sat down. "How's it going?" he asked with a lazy smile.

"They've already been taken away. I just finished recording my statement, but it caused a lot of public discussion and Brother Ji is handling it."

Shi Ran pointed in the direction of the balcony.

Ji Wenfeng was on the phone, one after another.

All about what had happened tonight.

"What about you?" Chu Jinchen asked.

"I'm fine," Shi Ran said honestly.

"Okay," Chu Jinchen only replied indifferently and did not speak again.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent, except for the sound of Ji Wenfeng speaking on his phone on the balcony.

Shi Ran looked at Chu Jinchen suspiciously.

Tonight, he was exceptionally quiet.

But why?

At this moment, Ji Wenfeng finished his call and walked in.

He sat down on the sofa and rubbed his brow wearily.

"The social influence from what had happened is great. Videos of you almost getting killed are all over the Internet now."

He sighed. "Fortunately, it doesn't affect you in any negative way. In fact, your popularity has skyrocketed because of it."

As a manager, he should be happy that his artist's popularity has reached such a high level.

But now his heart felt incredibly heavy.

"Who were those people? Why did they want to kill you?" Ji Wenfeng looked at Shi Ran.

Shi Ran held a pillow in her arms and said casually, "There was a thief at home. He probably flew into a rage out of humiliation and wanted to ask someone to kill me."

She spoke as if they were discussing the weather, her tone light and casual.

San Yu heard this as soon as he entered the room and stopped in his tracks.

'Would a normal woman react like that after she was almost killed?'

'Fine.'

The person who was almost killed in the video was not Miss Shi, but the other party.

He silently walked behind Chu Jinchen.

"Only because he flew into a rage out of humiliation?" Ji Wenfeng frowned, clearly not believing this.

"That's right." Shi Ran nodded seriously.

She knew that Ji Wenfeng liked Wen Yufei.

If she directly said that Wen Yufei's father was behind tonight's incident, it was very likely that Wen Yufei was also involved.

Ji Wenfeng's world would probably collapse.

'Oh well, let's put it aside on the account of my manager having worked so hard.'

It was rare for her to be a good person again.

Chu Jinchen's cold black eyes swept across Ji Wenfeng.

He understood Shi Ran's fear of hurting Ji Wenfeng.

It could be considered Ji Wenfeng's good luck.

If he was the one being asked, he would not care about Ji Wenfeng's so-called mood.

Such lies were unnecessary to begin with.

If a man couldn't even withstand such a blow, he should just scram and retire.

Ji Wenfeng still did not believe Shi Ran's words. He turned to Chu Jinchen, "Third Young Master, have you found out who did it?"

Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows and a nasty smile flashed across his eyes.

His thin lips parted. "Of course..."

She was about to tell Ji Wenfeng the truth when his arm felt warm.

At some point, Shi Ran had gotten closer to Chu Jinchen.

Using the pillow as cover, she quietly held Chu Jinchen's wrist and scratched the bulging veins with her fingertips.

The hint was strong.

His heart, which had been dark and biting when he arrived, suddenly brightened a little.

His lips curved wickedly.

He tugged his hand and Shi Ran's manicured and round nails brushed past his wrist before landing in his wide palm.

The next second.

Chu Jinchen closed his palm and wrapped it around Shi Ran's delicate hand.

Shi Ran shuddered in her heart.

She looked at him immediately.

Chu Jinchen looked at Ji Wenfeng and smiled happily. "The truth is that the thief flew into a rage out of humiliation."

Afraid of being discovered, Shi Ran could only struggle slightly.

However, Chu Jinchen tightened his grip.

Beneath the bolster, they held hands.

Her soft little hands were irresistible.

But he also knew better than to overdo it.

So he quickly let go after a while.

Shi Ran retracted his hand and glared at Chu Jinchen coldly, silently keeping a distance from him.

Chu Jinchen did not mind. Instead, he smiled even more happily.

However, when he saw Ji Wenfeng, he felt that Ji Wenfeng was a little annoying.

He then picked up another pillow from the sofa and hugged it like Shi Ran. He said casually, "Wen Yufei was kidnapped tonight."

"What?!" Ji Wenfeng stood up from the sofa with a whoosh.

Shi Ran was also a little surprised.

Ignoring Ji Wenfeng's emotions, he continued, "I heard that she was so frightened that she had a fever."

Hearing this, Ji Wenfeng became even more anxious. He picked up his phone and wanted to make a call.

Chu Jinchen spoke again, "You can go to the Wen family to look for her."

Ji Wenfeng subconsciously looked at Shi Ran.

He did want to go, but he also had a job to do.

"I'm here," Chu Jinchen said.

He looked normal, but there were only two words in his mind.

—Get out!

Feeling worried, Ji Wenfeng could only say, "I'll deal with the public opinion online but I'll go and see Yufei first."

With that, he left eagerly.

Chu Jinchen smiled.

The third wheel finally left.

He rested his head in his hand and leaned sideways to look at Shi Ran. He was about to speak when

there was another commotion at the door.

Then, Qiu Yaohang and Wen Yu appeared at the same time.

Chu Jinchen turned to the door with a devilish smile.

Two more came.

Qiu Yaohang and Wen Yu trembled in unison, feeling flustered.

"We heard about what Shi Ran went through earlier, so we came to take a look." Qiu Yaohang laughed dryly as he silently moved in the direction of Shi Ran.

Wen Yu glanced at Chu Jinchen and rubbed his nose awkwardly.

His eyes flickered upon seeing Shi Ran.

The first time he saw Shi Ran was at the amusement park. At that time, he only saw her from afar.

At this moment, her figure was even thinner than he had imagined.

It was hard to imagine that such a delicate-looking girl is the ruthless woman in the video.

"Are you all right?" Qiu Yaohang asked with concern.

"I'm okay," Shi Ran said.

"That's true. It should be that group of people who aren't ok," Qiu Yaohang said.

They'd watched the video circulating on the Internet on the way here.

Shit!

He thought he was seeing things.

Previously, when Shi Ran fought the hooligans, he could still understand that as they were weak fighters.

But this time...

Those men were several times stronger than her and yet she actually defeated them with just a few moves!

He felt like his worldview was about to shatter!

"Oh, right!" Qiu Yaohang suddenly reacted. "Let me introduce you. This is Wen Yu, a friend of Jinchen and me."

"Wen Yu?" Shi Ran raised her eyebrows.

'Last name Wen?'

"Yufei's cousin," Qiu Yaohang explained.

"Hello, I want to ask who attacked you tonight?" Wen Yu didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"What do you think?" Shi Ran asked.

"Is it... my uncle?" Wen Yu asked hesitantly.

Chapter 108: Sealed With A Kiss

Shi Ran did not answer.

It was a silent acknowledgment of Wen Yu's suspicion.

"It's really him?!" Wen Yu found it hard to accept.

Shi Ran got up quickly.

All eyes were on her.

She headed for the study.

When she came out again, she had a stack of documents in her hand.

She then handed the information to Wen Yu.

Puzzled, Wen Yu took it and flipped it open. Soon, his eyes were filled with shock.

After he finished reading all the information, the shock in his heart was beyond words.

"What is it?" Qiu Yaohang asked curiously.

Shi Ran answered him directly, "Three years ago, a foreign force surged in, causing chaos in the country. The anti-terrorism forces were mobilized and that force was eliminated."

"Yet twenty of them managed to flee the country. Since then, all twenty have received a sizable sum every month."

"The money flowed from a number of channels to the underground money house and finally to their card. We followed that lead and finally confirmed that it was from You Te."

Shi Ran's tone was clear, and when she spoke, her tone was unhurried and concise.

"You Te? Why does that name sound familiar?" Qiu Yaohang frowned.

The next second, his eyes widened. "Damn! Isn't You Te one of your uncle's men, as you just said?!"

"It's him," Wen Yu said dully.

He had mixed feelings now.

His uncle, whom he had always respected, was actually so ruthless as to kill an innocent woman.

To think that he had even vowed that his uncle was not such a person.

In the end, he was too naive and blinded by so-called kinship.

He was ashamed. He looked at Chu Jinchen and opened his mouth again. In the end, he only said, "Sorry."

He looked at the stack of information in his hand. There were still pictures of the men. They were people who had appeared in the video.

It was impossible for him to deceive himself with such detailed information.

Still ...

"How did this information come about?" Wen Yu wondered.

He had also helped the police cooperate many times.

And this information had obviously only been found tonight. The people on it had also appeared tonight.

Only less than an hour had passed since the fight had ended.

Not to mention finding information on these people, just finding their monthly financial flow would be difficult, right?

There was only one way to do this.

"Did you get someone to investigate this?"

Only a hacker could find such detailed information in such a short time.

He remembered that one of Jinchen's subordinates was a hacker who was ranked second in the black hat.

"Didn't Sister Shi Ran take this from the study? She must have checked it herself," Qiu Yaohang said with his legs crossed.

Seeing Wen Yu's surprised expression, he explained, "Sister Shi Ran is a hacker herself."

Wen Yu was stunned, but he still didn't want to believe it. "You know a hacker friend?"

Was such exquisite and fast technology really possible?

In addition to Wen Yu, there was also San Yu who found it hard to believe.

In San Yu's heart, although Shi Ran was a hacker, she was only a small hacker.

He had worked with San Mu before, so he naturally knew.

It would probably take San Mu an hour to get the information Miss Shi had.

Everyone turned to Shi Ran, waiting for her answer.

Chu Jinchen leaned forward and took the information from Wen Yu's hand. He flipped through the pages, and the smile on his lips deepened with every page.

Thinking of 'an eye for an eye', Wen Yu no longer had the mood to ask Shi Ran.

After struggling for a while, he said, "I won't interfere with how you attack Uncle, but Feifei is innocent. Please don't implicate her this time."

"Oh?" Chu Jinchen smiled faintly.

He placed the information in his lap and looked at Shi Ran. "What do you think?"

Shi Ran leaned back in her chair and her gaze landed on Chu Jinchen's face. "You were the one who kidnapped Wen Yufei?"

At first, she thought that the person who kidnapped Wen Yufei was the man who saved her last night.

But now it seemed that the person in front of her was more likely.

Qiu Yaohang looked at Shi Ran and Chu Jinchen with a burning gaze.

'Here it comes.'

As long as Jinchen admitted that he was taking revenge for Shi Ran, his favorability would definitely be maxed out!

What a great opportunity for him to display his affection for her!

And he actually had a chance to see this.

Qiu Yaohang stared at Chu Jinchen excitedly.

Chu Jinchen's thin lips slowly opened.

Qiu Yaohang's gaze burned even more.

"Because I thought it was fun."

Qiu Yaohang: "?"

Shit!

'Fun?'

'Is that some contemporary buzzword?'

Why was this plot development different from what he had imagined??

Everyone was speechless.

Wen Yu's mind was not on the two of them as his gaze was fixed on Shi Ran.

He knew that Jinchen had handed the decision-making to Shi Ran as a way of warning him.

"I apologize on behalf of the Wen family for what happened. I have no objection to what you want to do with Uncle, but Feifei is my sister. She's innocent."

"Innocent?" Shi Ran muttered the word.

Wen Gongliang wanted to kill her, so how could Wen Yufei be innocent?

She laughed softly and said, "I won't hold it against you."

Inwardly, she added, As if.

However, if she were to say something like revenge, it would be too obvious.

She had always preferred a low-key approach.

Wen Yu believed her. He stood up and bowed deeply to Shi Ran.

This was his apology to Shi Ran and also to Chu Jinchen.

"Are you done talking?" Chu Jinchen asked in a low voice.

"We're done," Qiu Yaohang said immediately, afraid that the two of them would clash again.

"You can get lost now." Chu Jinchen's eyes turned cold.

Qiu Yaohang shuddered.

Ignoring the gossip, he grabbed Wen Yu's hand and ran out.

In the blink of an eye, only Chu Jinchen and Shi Ran were left.

There was also San Yu whose presence was negligible.

"Are you in a bad mood?"

Shi Ran keenly sensed that something was wrong with Chu Jinchen tonight.

'Is this about her?'

Or could it be that he felt bad for kidnapping Wen Yufei and scaring her?

'It's the latter, isn't it?'

"Is it obvious?" Chu Jinchen stared into Shi Ran's eyes and asked.

"Obviously," Shi Ran said. "Is it because of Wen Yufei?"

"Huh?" Chu Jinchen's dark eyes narrowed, and a dangerous chill surged. "Why do you say it's because of her?"

She thought that she had guessed Chu Jinchen's thoughts.

Shi Ran said helplessly, "You don't have to take what happened last night to heart."

"I know that you did this because Wen Yufei is your fiancée and the Wen family did such a thing to me. In order to apologize to me, you did this."

Chu Jinchen's smile deepened, his meaning unclear.

When San Yu saw Chu Jinchen's expression, he already realized that something was wrong.

He prayed silently for the moment.

He tactfully left and did not forget to close the door.

Shi Ran ignored San Yu and said seriously, "I know that you were afraid that I would attack Wen Yufei, so you attacked first."

"Actually, I might really have done the same. But anyway, you've helped me before. And she's your fiancée. For your sake..."

She never finished the sentence.

Her waist tightened and she was forced to lean forward.

The next moment, her slightly parted lips were covered with warmth.

Her eyes widened. All she could see were those dark, sulky eyes.

Chapter 109: Kiss And Bite

'Is he angry?'

Why?

Shi Ran did not understand and reached out to push Chu Jinchen away.

Unexpectedly, Chu Jinchen grabbed her hands and pressed them down.

She pressed her back against the back of the chair, her hands shackled at her sides.

As their breaths intertwined, the caress of their lips became hotter.

Anger flashed in her eyes as she opened her mouth to bite down.

The taste of blood spread in her mouth.

Chu Jinchen stopped what he was doing.

His deep black eyes stared at Shi Ran's embarrassed expression. There seemed to be flames flickering in them.

He licked his lips, but the tip of his tongue stung.

She had bit really hard.

"You..." Shi Ran's face darkened and she was about to question him.

Chu Jinchen lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a shadow under his eyes.

His thin lips were pursed tightly, and there was a frown on his face.

At this moment, Shi Ran changed the topic. "What's wrong?"

Chu Jinchen bent down and buried his head in her shoulder.

Her body instantly stiffened.

The breath on her neck was warm and itchy.

From time to time, Chu Jinchen's soft black hair brushed past her cheek.

She frowned slightly and was about to push it away.

"I'm in a bad mood," Chu Jinchen said calmly, his tone imperceptibly depressed.

She paused and did not say anything, but she did not push him away.

Chu Jinchen was indeed very strange tonight.

This was the first time she had seen Chu Jinchen like this.

Chu Jinchen sighed, his voice low and hoarse.

"I was born into the Chu Family and when I was born, there was a fortune-teller who determined that I could lead the Chu Family to a higher height."

"But there's a prerequisite. I have to marry a woman before I'm thirty. If I don't, I'll die an unnatural death."

"This woman has to fulfill three conditions. She must be younger than me. Her family's ancestral mansion should be located in the southeast of the Chu Residence. Also, she must be born on the 7th of July."

He paused and asked sarcastically, "Isn't that ridiculous?"

She remained silent.

She wanted to say that it was ridiculous as this kind of thing had no credibility.

However, in the original book, Chu Jinchen rejected the engagement with the Wen Family.

After that, he really did die at the age of 30.

His death was inexplicable and unexpected.

She did not want to believe in this superstitious stuff, but the fact that she had transmigrated to this world was already very mysterious.

Without waiting for an answer, Chu Jinchen continued, "After that, I was labeled as the heir."

"Other people played around in their childhood, but I had countless classes to study until I was four years old. On July 7th, the Wen Family's child was finally born."

"Wen Yufei." Shi Ran said.

"Yes," Chu Jinchen replied, rubbing his cheek against her neck.

Before he realized it, he continued, "Two children were born that day, but one of them died early."

"Therefore, this is how my engagement with Wen Yufei came about. The two families have decided that the four-year-old me is insignificant. They won't listen to my opinion."

"When I was thirteen, I made it clear that I would not marry her. I only wanted to marry someone I liked. After that, I was kidnapped."

"Kidnapped?" Shi Ran frowned.

"Because of this, Grandpa believes in fortune-telling even more. I don't believe in evil. I resisted again at the age of 15, but I was kidnapped again. But this time, it's different."

"Huh?" Shi Ran turned her head and her face brushed past Chu Jinchen's hair. There was a faint smell of sea salt.

Chu Jinchen stood up and their eyes met.

"My engagement with Wen Yufei is just the wishful thinking of the two families. It's impossible for me to agree. I just want to follow my heart."

As he spoke, his lips slowly curled up.

Perhaps it was because his gaze was too hot, Shi Ran suddenly felt uncomfortable and avoided it.

She touched her nose and said, "Our fate is ultimately in our own hands."

"Then do you think I should marry her?" Chu Jinchen raised his eyebrows and asked.

Shi Ran was puzzled and tilted her head. "Didn't you say to follow your heart?"

"Yes," Chu Jinchen said in a low voice.

He stood up and smiled meaningfully. "I'll settle the Chu family's matter. Wait for me."

Wait?

At this moment, Shi Ran did not understand.

However, Chu Jinchen had already left.

She hugged the pillow, her exquisite face filled with confusion.

Why wait for him?

She pursed her lips and trembled.

Then, she suddenly realized.

Chu Jinchen did it on purpose!

First, he pretended to be pitiful, then he left an ambiguous sentence.

It was so that she would not pursue the matter of her being kissed!

... .

When Chu Jinchen left the apartment, he was in an extremely good mood and was still humming a song as he walked.

San Yu followed behind, curious.

Although he did not know what the Third Young Master was humming.

But the Third Young Master seemed to be in a good mood?

Miss Shi actually dispelled Third Young Master's anger so easily?!

Just as they reached the car, Wen Yu and Qiu Yaohang were still there.

Wen Yu took a few steps forward and was about to speak.

Chu Jinchen raised his hand to stop him.

"I'm in a good mood now. You'd better shut up."

With that, he got into the car, leaving Wen Yu with a cold profile.

Qiu Yaohang could only say helplessly, "No one can change Jinchen's decision. You should stay by Yufei's side and protect her for the time being."

"Yes," Wen Yu replied gloomily.

The Wen Family Mansion

"Bang—" Wen Gongliang slammed the table and stood up, his neck red and his face filled with anger.

"Useless! What a bunch of useless things. I've raised them for so many years, but they can't even kill a woman!" He was so angry that his face was ferocious.

The subordinate opposite him said carefully, "Shi Ran has three bodyguards protecting her. Other than herself, those three bodyguards are also very strong."

"It must be Chu Jinchen!" Wen Gongliang gritted his teeth. "I didn't expect Chu Jinchen to actually send someone to protect her."

At the mention of Chu Jinchen, he became even more furious. "Feifei's kidnapping tonight must have something to do with him."

"He's warning me! But I didn't expect him to be so ruthless as to attack Feifei! This heartless thing!"

His subordinate also looked a little uneasy. "CEO Wen, will Third Young Master trace what happened tonight to us?"

Wen Gongliang's expression froze.

That was what worried him the most.

It would be fine if Shi Ran died. At the very least, the marriage alliance with the Chu Family could be preserved.

However, she was still alive now. If Chu Jinchen hated heimnow, the gains would not make up for the losses.

"Last night, we failed to kidnap that female celebrity. Today, he copied us and did the same thing. Then tonight's matter..."

"Impossible!" Wen Gongliang said firmly.

"Even if it's because of Old Master Chu, he definitely won't dare to do anything to me."

"My future son-in-law has always been meticulous in everything he does. He doesn't dare to offend me completely. Moreover, that female celebrity's weight isn't enough for him to do this."

Hearing this, his subordinates heaved a sigh of relief.

"But that female celebrity is indeed more troublesome than we thought. She actually escaped time and time again."

Wen Gong's face darkened. "Did you get the video back?"

The subordinate's expression froze as he shook his head. "The other party hasn't sent it to us for a long time, and we can't contact him. Could he have gone back on his word?"

"How dare he!" Wen Gongliang slammed the table and began to think of a solution.

At this moment, his subordinate looked at his phone and was overjoyed. "President Wen, she sent it!"

Wen Gongliang took the phone and opened it. There was a sentence written on it.

—Video sent.

He scrolled down, but there was no video.

Read latest Chapters at Wuxia World . Site Only

"Where's the video?" Wen Gongliang frowned in confusion.

"Ding—"

Another email.

He opened it.

— Aiya, I accidentally sent it to the police.

Chapter 110: Master Ran Is Famous Now!

"Damn it!" Wen Gongliang was so angry that he threw his phone out.

The phone immediately shattered.

He took a few deep breaths and his pent-up emotions finally eased a little.

"Investigate! Investigate! You have to find information about her. I want her to die without a grave!" He gritted his teeth and said word by word.

"Yes," his subordinate immediately replied. Then, he said, "President Wen, if she really hands the evidence to the police, You Te will be completely exposed."

Wen Gongliang sighed.

He sat in the boss's chair and rubbed his eyebrows before saying helplessly, "We can only sacrifice him this time."

Shi Family

"Dad, Mom, Sister is on the hot search tonight," Shi Wenfei said anxiously.

"What's wrong with her again?" Mother Fang Junyue frowned impatiently.

She did not care about this adopted daughter at all.

"I don't know who Sister offended, but she was almost killed."

"What?!" Shi Huoli and Fang Junyue were shocked.

"Show me the news." Shi Baili waved.

After he and Fang Junyue finished watching the video, their expressions turned solemn.

"How scary. Fortunately, Sister is agile." Shi Wenfei patted her chest as if she still had lingering fears.

"Who did Shi Ran offend? These people are clearly trying to kill her!" Fang Junyue was puzzled.

Shi Wenfei sighed. "Unfortunately, Sister doesn't like to stay with me. Otherwise, I would be able to protect her."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Fang Junyue immediately stopped her.

She held Shi Wenfei's hand and said earnestly, "Whether Shi Ran lives or dies has nothing to do with you. Your own safety is the most important."

They had never been close to Shi Ran.

The reason why they were willing to accept Shi Ran was only because of the conditions proposed by the Old Master.

Otherwise, they would rather have another child than adopt one.

"Yes, your life is more important," Shi Baili replied in a low voice.

Over the years, if Shi Ran had been more hardworking, they would not have despised her so much.

Originally, on account of Third Young Master Chu, he still wanted to repair his relationship with Shi Ran.

Unexpectedly, it became worse and Shi Ran even threatened him.

Shi Shili narrowed his eyes. "We have to get the 5% shares back as soon as possible."

"Yes, this ingrate has broken off ties with us now. The shares must not fall into her hands! Moreover, Feifei and Yufan should settle down soon," Fang Junyue said.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Shi Wenfei lowered her head shyly.

Fang Junyue smiled lovingly. "We know about your relationship with Yufan. Good things are about to happen."

"The Zhou Family is also a large family. If you marry them, our Shi Family will not be shabby. With this 5% of shares, you will have more confidence in the Zhou Family."

Shi Wenfei hugged Fang Junyue gratefully. "Dad, Mom, you're too good to me. I'm really touched."

"Silly child." Fang Junyue wiped the tears off Wenfei's face.

Shi Wenfei bit her lip. "But Sister shouldn't be willing to give it to us, right? Why don't we give it to Sister? Perhaps Sister will marry into the Chu Family in the future."

"Impossible!" Shi Shili said firmly. "The Chu Family looks down on people of unknown origins like her."

He pondered for a moment. "But you reminded me that she's becoming more and more fearless now that she's hooked up with the Third Young Master. Looks like we'll have to do something."

Hearing this, Shi Wenfei smiled to herself.

The next day

They arrived at the set early.

As soon as the car stopped, they heard the cheers of the fans.

"Another bunch of fans of Best Actor Bai and Wen Yufei. It's so lively," Fang Tongtong said with a pout.

"Yes," Shi Ran replied.

She put on a mask and hat and got out of the car.

For convenience, she wore a black tank top and camouflage pants today.

The cheers became louder.

She originally planned to go in directly as usual, but the cheers of the fans stopped her in her tracks.

"Master Ran!! Master Ran!!!"

The fans cheered excitedly. Some of them still persisted even after their voices broke.

She looked in the direction of the fans.

She saw them standing outside the barrier placed by the production team with smiles on their faces and holding her poster.

—It was a fixed makeup photo of "Going Home with the King".

Under the hot sun, they were as passionate as fire.

Although she had experienced many such scenes in her previous life, she was still a little caught off guard.

"Sister Ran! It's your fan!! It's yours!!!" Fang Tongtong's reaction was very excited.

Then, she immediately stood protectively beside Shi Ran.

She finally had a chance to protect Sister Ran. Oh yeah!

"Don't be nervous." Shi Ran patted Fang Tongtong's shoulder and chuckled.

Fang Tongtong smiled shyly.

At this moment, she stepped forward amid the cheers of the fans and looked at the vicious sun above her.

"It's too hot here. There's a milk tea shop nearby. Tongtong, bring them to the milk tea shop to rest later and order some food and drinks. It's on me," she said gently.

"Alright, Sister Ran," Fang Tongtong replied.

The fans screamed in gratitude.

Shi Ran hugged some of them and gave out her autograph.

"Master Ran! Were you injured last night? Why didn't you rest well and come to the set?" A fan said worriedly.

At this moment, she stretched out her arms and turned around. "They're the ones who are injured."

"Master Ran is too cool!" The fans jumped around excitedly.

"I've decided. I want to learn Taekwondo not only to protect myself but also the people around me!" One of the fans said firmly.

"It can strengthen your body and is useful for self defense. Not a bad idea." Shi Ran smiled.

After chatting for a while, the fans reluctantly bade farewell.

Fang Tongtong brought her fans to the milk tea shop.

When she returned to the lounge, her cheeks were red with joy.

"Sister Ran, we're going to be famous!" she cheered.

Shi Ran laughed.

Fang Tongtong continued, "The video of Sister Ran beating up those people last night has already gone viral. Our Weibo fans have also soared to 10 million!"

"Many official accounts even praised Sister Ran for being fearless in the face of danger, saying that Sister Ran is the model of modern women."

"The netizens are also criticizing those men while praising Sister Ran."

"There are many girls who want to learn martial arts because of Sister Ran!"

She sat in the rocking chair and flipped through the script.

Compared to Fang Tongtong's excited appearance, her reaction was much calmer.

"I want to take another look," Fang Tongtong said happily.

She turned on her phone and scanned the trending searches. Her eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh my God!" she exclaimed, covering her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Shi Ran asked.

"Sister Ran, that... the television station and the official Jingdu account have all praised you," Fang Tongtong said with a stiff expression.

"And?"

"It says that the group of people last night were all from the underworld. Previously, when the anti-terrorism forces were swept through their nest, they escaped and were never found."

"In the end, not only did this group of people appear in the capital, but Sister Ran also helped the police to arrest them."

"Not only that, this group of people is also involved in many missing persons cases. It has already attracted widespread attention. Sister Ran, look."

Fang Tongtong handed the phone to Shi Ran.

She took it and looked at the trending list. Two of the words attracted her attention.

#The mastermind behind the human trafficking case is the coach of the Wen Corporation's bodyguard company#

#The current CEO of the Wen Corporation's bodyguard company was attacked#

Chapter 111: It's Just A Kiss. I Don't Mind

She clicked on the first trending topic.

This morning, the police issued a statement.

Last night, someone anonymously submitted evidence. The police had now confirmed that the missing girls had been kidnapped to the Snow Manor and brutally killed.

The Snow Manor belonged to You Te. He was a high-level coach of the Wen Corporation's bodyguard company and had an annual salary of a million yuan.

He had already confessed and admitted that he was the mastermind.

The group of people who attacked last night were all once from the underworld and had also participated in killing those girls. They were all arrested and imprisoned.

[Damn it! Such scum should be severely punished and sentenced to death!]

[How many families and girls have they destroyed!!]

[My Grandpa Ran was almost killed by the hands of these dregs!]

[Bodyguards are clearly a profession that protects people, but this beast attacked those innocent girls.]

[If Master Ran was just a weak woman, would last night be... Hmph! The death penalty! We must mete out the death penalty!]

[With this incident, who would still dare to use the Wen Corporation's bodyguards?]

[I suggest the police investigate everyone in the Wen Corporation's bodyguard company. Otherwise, no one will dare to use their bodyguards.]

Shi Ran did not find it strange.

Although You Te was Wen Gongliang's man, be it this case or his contact with the dark forces, there were only traces of You Te alone.

She had tried to find traces of Wen Gongliang.

But there was nothing!

However, be it the kidnapping case that day or last night, they were all related to Wen Gongliang.

Clearly, Wen Gongliang was the real mastermind.

It was just that he was cautious enough.

Such people were often not easy to deal with.

However, the grudge between her and Wen Gongliang was completely formed.

At this thought, she opened the second trending topic.

#The current CEO of the Wen Corporation's bodyguard company was attacked#

Attached was a video.

Wen Gongliang's car accidentally collided with an electric scooter. The driver got out of the car to deal with it, but he was still sitting in the car.

It was half past seven in the morning, and there were not many people and cars on the road.

At this moment, a group of men in black tank tops and camouflage pants appeared.

They were dressed exactly the same as the group of people who attacked last night. Even their vests were the same.

The group of people opened the door of the back seat of Wen Gongliang's car and dragged him out.

Wen Gongliang was so frightened that his face turned pale.

The bodyguards immediately rushed over and entered an intense battle.

No matter what, the Wen Family was in the bodyguard industry, so Wen Gongliang's skills were naturally not bad.

However, there were only two people on his side.

With the disadvantage in numbers, Wen Gongliang was forced to retreat step by step.

Someone pulled out a knife and stabbed towards Wen Gongliang.

Wen Gongliang could not dodge in time and his arm was cut, leaving blood that dripped onto the asphalt road.

The police moved out and the riot was stopped.

The surrounding people kept taking photos with their phones, and Wen Gongliang's expression was extremely ugly.

[The same group of people?! No way, are they attacking everyone they see???]

[I don't even dare to go out anymore.]

[Isn't this group of people too lawless? They're killing people in broad daylight???]

The police quickly gave a statement.

They claimed that these people were from the same group as last night. They had come to look for Wen Gongliang because of a personal grudge. Now, all the people from that group had been captured.

Everyone felt relieved.

[Something happened with Wen Corporation's bodyguards one after another. First, it was the coaches, and then, it was an attack.]

[Perhaps this CEO offended that coach and he sought revenge.]

[I thought that a bodyguard company should be very strong.]

[Isn't this strong? It's already very good, okay?]

[Master Ran was also surrounded by people, but she was at ease and unscathed. This CEO is even worse than our Master Ran.]

[Previous poster, please don't compare her to our Master Ran. She's an abnormal being.]

[In comparison, Master Ran is too cool!! My love for her has deepened!]

[Grandpa Ran loves you, just like how rats love rice.]

[I want to become as cool as Master Ran too. I want to learn martial arts!!!]

"How terrifying. They attempted murder on the streets. They're really lawless," Fang Tongtong said as she patted her chest.

"They've already been captured. Don't be afraid." Shi Ran comforted her gently.

She lay on the rocking chair, picked up her phone, and opened Chu Jinchen's chat box.

This time, Wen Gongliang's attack was exactly the same as her situation last night.

Other than Chu Jinchen, she could not think of anyone else who could do this.

She wanted to ask Chu Jinchen how he found this group of people in such a short time.

She looked at the words "Chu Jinchen" on the chat box.

The scene from last night's incident on the sofa suddenly flashed across her mind.

She touched her lower lip.

In the end, she decided to suppress her curiosity.

Just as he was about to close the dialog box, Chu Jinchen's message was sent first.

[Chu Jinchen]: I found those people in the black market. They thought that they were safe and were jumping around.

She frowned.

How did Chu Jinchen know what she wanted to ask?

She looked at the chat box and thought about it.

Shi Ran still did not reply.

But soon, she revealed a conflicted expression.

If she didn't reply, wouldn't it seem like she cared too much about last night and was being a little unreasonable?

Chu Jinchen did not seem to take last night's kiss to heart.

Should she be more carefree?

After all, the two of them had accidentally kissed once before.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was right. She directly replied.

[Shi Ran]: Ok.

She nodded in satisfaction at her own answer.

This meant that she did not care about last night!

[Chu Jinchen]: I thought you wouldn't reply to my message today.

Her expression stiffened.

[Shi Ran]: It's just a kiss. I don't care.

[Chu Jinchen]: I didn't say that you cared. I thought you had already forgotten.

At this moment, she suddenly turned off her phone, her cheeks slightly red.

Just now, did she...

Reveal what she intended to hide?

Before she could think, there was a knock on the lounge door.

Bai Jingtian walked in.

"I heard about last night. Are you injured?" he asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Shi Ran shook her head.

"That's good. When I saw that video, I was really frightened. I was afraid that your mood would be affected," Bai Jingtian said.

"Don't worry, I'm not that weak." Shi Ran smiled.

"With this matter, you're considered popular. However, I don't want you to be on the trending searches in this way again." Bai Jingtian walked to the sofa and sat down.

The door of the lounge was wide open, and Shi Ran and Bai Jingtian sat opposite each other.

"As an actor, I'll prefer that I'm here because of the trending topic on the show," she said faintly as she leaned back in her chair.

Bai Jingtian smiled. "With your acting skills, it's only a matter of time."

She curled her lips and was about to say something when she saw an uninvited guest at the door.

Wen Yufei's face was still a little haggard. She was looking at Shi Ran.

Behind her, Wen Yu and Ji Wenfeng followed her like guardians.

"Whose manager is Big Brother Ji?" Fang Tongtong pouted and muttered unhappily.

Wen Yu looked at Shi Ran in the room and thought of the video from last night. His eyes were filled with fear.

Wen Yufei walked in and smiled gently at Shi Ran. "Shi Ran, can I talk to you alone?"

Chapter 112: Framed

When Wen Yu and Ji Wenfeng heard this, they immediately felt that something was wrong.

They looked at Shi Ran at the same time.

"Sure." Shi Ran did not refuse.

"You can only talk alone?" Wen Yu asked with a frown.

Although she had said last night that she would not fuss about it...

Shi Ran's combat strength was really remarkable.

If she attacked Fei Fei during the conversation, she would not be able to make it in time even if she waited outside.

"Brother, it's fine." Wen Yufei smiled and comforted him.

Seeing that Wen Yufei insisted, Wen Yu sighed helplessly. "Alright, call me if there's anything. I'll be nearby."

As he spoke, he looked at Shi Ran warily.

In the blink of an eye, everyone retreated.

Fang Tongtong, who was the last to leave, did not forget to close the door.

Wen Yufei sat on the sofa with an upright posture and smiled at Shi Ran. "Sit."

Shi Ran was not angry at her behavior.

She sat down casually.

Wen Yufei looked around the lounge. "The lounge has your style."

"It's fine."

"At that time, when my father dismissed you, did you go to beg Jinchen? Is that why he was willing to help you?" Wen Yufei smiled at Shi Ran.

However, this smile did not look friendly.

"What are you trying to say?" Shi Ran did not want to beat around the bush.

"I was almost kidnapped last night. Do you know who the culprit is?"

Shi Ran supported her cheek with her hand and remained silent.

Wen Yufei did not intend to let Shi Ran answer.

Her gaze was distant as her lips curled into a gentle smile. "Since I was young, I've had a dream of marrying Jinchen and becoming his bride."

"From the moment I was conscious of things around me, the people around me told me that I was to marry into the Chu Family when I grew up and become Jinchen's bride."

"At first, I was unwilling. I didn't know him. Why should I be his bride!"

"I met him on my eighth birthday. Mother told me that my future groom was coming over that day."

"I saw him. With that one look, I found my dream."

"He looks kind and gentlemanly, but he's actually very distant from the people around him, including me."

"But it doesn't matter. I firmly believe that as long as I'm with him, he'll look at me one day."

"So I tried my best to study all kinds of socialite courses so that I could stand beside him one day."

Wen Yufei lowered her head, and the smile on her lips became bitter. "I thought that this day would really come, but you appeared."

"He actually asked someone to kidnap me to avenge you. He knew very well that I would be afraid, but he still did it."

At this moment, Shi Ran was not interested in the story between Wen Yufei and Chu Jinchen at all.

However, Wen Yufei's last sentence piqued her interest.

"So were you the one who kidnapped me?" she asked.

Wen Yufei's long eyelashes trembled slightly as an alarm rang in her heart.

She did not expect Shi Ran to be so rational. She could even take the opportunity to probe her at this time.

"It wasn't me." She sighed helplessly. "But because of you, Jinchen blamed my father and me."

Shi Ran smiled faintly.

She did not expose her.

Wen Yufei looked at Shi Ran and smiled confidently. "Actually, I don't take you seriously."

"Oh?" Shi Ran replied lazily, extremely perfunctory.

"Even if you and Jinchen get together one day, it's impossible for you to enter the Chu Family."

"Not to mention that you're just an adopted daughter with an unknown background, even if you're really the daughter of the Shi Family, you're still not worthy of Grandpa's attention."

"From the moment we were born, my marriage with Jinchen was already destined."

"The old fortune-teller said that if he doesn't marry me before the age of thirty, he'll die an unnatural death."

"Do you think a person values love more than their own life?"

"He'll still marry me sooner or later."

Shi Ran raised her eyebrows. "You're actually so confident? Then why are you looking for me?"

Wen Yufei's expression froze.

She tightened her grip on her skirt and pretended to be calm. "I'm here to talk to you on a condition."

"Let's hear it."

"I want you to withdraw from the recording of 'Love Warning'!"

Seeing that Shi Ran did not answer immediately.

She continued to lobby, "The reason why you participated in the ensemble was to clear your name and increase your reputation."

"I can provide you with high-quality resources and let you become famous in the entertainment industry, but I only have one condition. Leave Jinchen!"

Her lips curled up. "You think that as long as I leave him, he'll marry you?"

"Of course!" Wen Yufei said confidently. "If not for your appearance, he would have liked me sooner or later."

"According to what you just said, you've known him for 16 years, right? Then did he fall for you?" Shi Ran asked.

Wen Yufei's face turned pale.

Then, she suddenly looked at Shi Ran with a ferocious expression.

"Shi Ran! You're telling me so much because you're unwilling to leave Jinchen, right?!"

"You just want to marry into a rich family and transform into a phoenix! Stop dreaming. No one will believe that you can get together with Jinchen!"

She stood up and looked down at him. She gritted her teeth and said, "You don't want to lose your life because of a man, right?"

This was already a blatant threat.

Shi Ran sneered. "You've revealed your true colors?"

"Shi Ran, my engagement with Jinchen is not only related to the interests of the two families, but also to Jinchen's life."

"Just based on this, the Chu Family won't tolerate you. If Jinchen continues to be stubborn, the Wen Family won't be the only one who wants to kill you."

"You survived last night because my father underestimated you. But what will happen after that? Do you think you'll still be so lucky?"

"The Shi Family treats you like an ingrate. In front of the Wen Family, no matter what, you're just an ant. Between an ant and an elephant, who do you think can win?"

"Is that so?" Shi Ran smiled meaningfully.

In the next second, she stood up and grabbed Wen Yufei's slender neck with her right hand.

Her movements were so fast that Wen Yufei did not even react.

Wen Yufei's eyes widened in fear.

She wanted to scream, but she had already retracted her hand.

She gritted her teeth. "What do you want?"

At this moment, Shi Ran crossed her arms and said indifferently, "You're not even an ant after leaving the Wen Family. It's easy for me to kill you."

"Is that so?" Wen Yufei smiled sinisterly. "Then let's give it a try and see if everyone will choose you or me in the end."

With that, she suddenly raised her hand and slapped her own face.

"Pa—"

It was a crisp and loud slap.

Wen Yufei's cheeks quickly turned red.

Then, she fell in the direction of the table. Her entire body hit the table, and her stomach hit the edge.

The cup on the table fell to the ground with a clang.

There were anxious footsteps outside.

The lounge door opened.

Wen Yu, Ji Wenfeng, and Fang Tongtong arrived one after another.

Wen Yufei's face was pale, and the bright red palm print on her cheek was especially obvious.

At this moment, she was lying on the table in pain, her hand tightly holding her stomach as she looked at Shi Ran in disbelief.

On the other hand, Shi Ran's clothes were neat, and she stood at the side as if she was uninvolved.

At first glance, this scene looked like she had slapped Wen Yufei and pushed her away.

Chapter 113: Seeing Through Wen Yufei's True Colors

"Feifei!" Wen Yu exclaimed and immediately rushed in.

He supported Wen Yufei with a worried expression. "Are you alright? Where does it hurt?"

"Brother, I'm fine. Perhaps I was frightened last night, so my body is a little weak. I accidentally fell," Wen Yufei said weakly.

Ji Wenfeng stood at the door in a daze. When he saw this scene, he subconsciously closed the door.

This matter could not be seen by the staff.

If the scene was captured by someone with ulterior motives, it would be difficult to explain.

Fang Tongtong came to Shi Ran's side and asked softly, "Sister Ran, are you alright?"

Shi Ran shook her head.

She was a little surprised just now.

She did not expect Wen Yufei, a gentle and weak young lady, to be so ruthless to herself.

Just to frame her?

"Shi Ran!" Wen Yu looked at Shi Ran angrily. "I really trusted you wrongly. To think I believed your words last night. I thought you really wouldn't mind!"

"She fell herself," Shi Ran said calmly.

"What about the slap mark? You're not going to tell me she hit herself, are you?"

"She hit herself," Shi Ran said frankly.

"To think you could come up with such an excuse! I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless woman. Jinchen was really blind to take a liking to you."

Wen Yu gritted his teeth with a resentful expression.

She sneered. "Your eyes aren't any better."

"This matter won't pass easily. Even with Jinchen protecting you, I won't let you off easily." Wen Yu stared at Shi Ran and said word by word.

"Then let's wait and see. Let's see who will fall first." Shi Ran's eyes were cold.

Their eyes met. One flashed with anger, the other was cold.

The atmosphere immediately became tense.

Wen Yufei smiled smugly.

She grabbed Wen Yu's clothes and said in a weak voice, "Brother, bring me back to the lounge."

"Alright." Wen Yu's tone immediately softened.

He picked up Wen Yufei and left without looking back.

Ji Wenfeng was about to follow when Fang Tongtong immediately said, "Big Brother Ji, where are you going?"

"I'll go take a look at her," Ji Wenfeng said with lowered eyes, his tone a little dull.

Fang Tongtong glared angrily and could not take it anymore.

She said directly, "Big Brother Ji, whose manager are you?! It's fine if you accompanied Wen Yufei here this morning, but you're still thinking about her now!"

Ji Wenfeng frowned. "I accompanied her over this morning because she was frightened last night."

"Who cares if she was frightened? Could it be that what she experienced was more terrifying than Sister Ran's attack? Sister Ran was almost killed!"

"As for you, Big Brother Ji, as Sister Ran's manager, you kept looking for Wen Yufei!"

"If you really like Wen Yufei, you can just be her manager!"

Ji Wenfeng was surprised and turned to Shi Ran.

Did Shi Ran think so too?

At this moment, Shi Ran's expression was indifferent and she did not speak.

She could tell that Ji Wenfeng liked Wen Yufei.

If it was before, she might have ignored it.

But just now, her relationship with Wen Yufei had become completely set.

It was impossible for her to keep a time bomb by her side.

Especially when it concerns an important role like a manager.

Seeing the silence, Ji Wenfeng smiled bitterly. "I just can't believe that Yufei would become like this."

Shi Ran raised her eyebrows slightly.

"What do you mean?" Fang Tongtong did not understand.

Ji Wenfeng looked at Shi Ran and said helplessly, "I know you didn't push her, nor did you hit her."

"After spending some time with you, I still understand your personality."

"Ah? It wasn't Sister Ran?" Fang Tongtong came to a realization. "I thought it was Sister Ran. I wanted to say that it was a good hit!"

Fang Tongtong's reaction amused everyone.

She could not help but laugh. "This is the production team. I don't want to cause trouble."

"Alright." Fang Tongtong pouted. "So I'm the only one who can't tell."

"I couldn't tell at first, nor could I believe that she would become like this. She was clearly very gentle and kind in the past," Ji Wenfeng said sadly.

"It's just an appearance. Isn't this what rich families are best at?" Shi Ran sneered.

She had seen this kind of thing many times in her previous life.

In the circle, among the families, they looked harmonious on the surface and were like brothers.

But behind the scenes, they schemed endlessly and even hired people to commit murder. They could not wait to kill the other party.

No matter how pure a soul was, it would be stained heavily if it lived in such a place.

"That's right. Why couldn't I see it clearly in the past?" Ji Wenfeng leaned back on the sofa and said leisurely.

"I guessed some of it last time when you were almost kidnapped, but I told myself that it was only because she loved the Third Young Master too much."

"I don't know what she just talked to you about, but it should be related to the Third Young Master. She sacrificed a lot for him."

"That's why I thought she was too afraid of losing him that she became obsessed. I didn't expect that I just didn't see through her."

He was a manager and had seen too many different people in this circle.

In front of him, even though Yufei was already trying her best to disguise herself, he could still see through her at a glance.

Previously, he was just unwilling to accept it.

However, when he saw that Yufei was actually willing to harm herself to frame Shi Ran, he finally came to a realization.

At this moment, Shi Ran only listened quietly and did not respond.

She did not know how to comfort people.

Last night, she tried to comfort Chu Jinchen.

However, the consequence was that she was tricked by that man.

At the thought of this, her eyes narrowed as she silently remembered Chu Jinchen.

Ji Wenfeng turned his head and saw her dangerous expression.

Could it be that she was thinking about how to kill Wen Yufei?

If he had just met her, he might not have such thoughts.

But now...

He could not help but think about Shi Ran's ferocious combat strength.

In order to avoid being hated, he touched his nose and explained, "I was just about to follow them because I was afraid that they would spread this matter."

"Although I believe you didn't do anything, the others don't know. They'll only believe the facts they see before them."

"You're very popular now. Don't let this happen. Although Wen Yufei is an upright person, she's also very stubborn. I'm afraid she'll do something to you."

"Let her try it." Shi Ran shrugged.

... .

Wen Yufei's lounge

Wen Yu gently placed Wen Yufei on the sofa with a frown and a dark expression.

"Brother, I'm fine." Wen Yufei tugged at the corner of Wen Yu's shirt and said with a smile.

Wen Yu's heart ached when he saw the obvious slap mark on her face.

"You call this fine? Shi Ran is too much. She actually attacked you." Wen Yu's anger had yet to dissipate.

"No, I have to call Jinchen and tell him the truth!"

Wen Yu stood up and took out his phone.

Seeing this, Wen Yufei pretended to stop him and said awkwardly, "Brother, forget it. If Jinchen really likes Shi Ran, he will be sad."

"Even if he's sad, it's better than him being deceived."

Without any further discussion, he called Chu Jinchen.

Wen Yufei did not stop him. A victorious smile flashed across her face.

"What's the matter?" Chu Jinchen's lazy voice sounded.

Wen Yufei's heart trembled as she stared at Wen Yu's phone with burning eyes.

At this moment, Wen Yu was furious. He placed the phone to his ear and told him everything that had happened.

In the end, he concluded, "Shi Ran isn't as good as you think. Last night, she said that she wouldn't hold it against her, but today, she hit Feifei."

"I also thought that she was a broad-minded girl yesterday. Now, I realize that I was wrong. She's just pretending in front of you!"

Chapter 114: Unconditionally Standing On Shi Ran's Side

By the time Wen Yu finished speaking, his throat was dry.

He picked up the water on the table and drank it in one gulp, waiting for Chu Jinchen's answer.

A minute felt as long as a century.

Chu Jinchen finally spoke.

"What do you think I imagined her to be like?" he asked instead.

Wen Yu was speechless.

Chu Jinchen chuckled. "It's impossible for her to do that. Even if she did, so what?"

When Wen Yufei heard this, she was in disbelief.

Wen Yu was also in disbelief.

"Jinchen, are you crazy?! Do you not even believe your brother's words because of a woman?" Wen Yu asked loudly.

"You saw her hit and push people with your own eyes?"

Wen Yu froze. "No, but when I entered, Yufei was already lying on the table. There was a palm print on her face and broken glass on the ground."

"This is a phenomenon that can only be caused by being pushed away and falling on the table. Moreover, Feifei has been afraid of pain since she was young. How can she frame Shi Ran in this way!"

Wen Yu's analysis was logical.

"So you didn't see it with your own eyes. Your judgment is based on your feelings for your sister. Coincidentally, so is my judgment."

Chu Jinchen's tone was casual, but he clearly expressed his stand.

He stood on the side of Shi Ran unconditionally.

"Is she already so important to you?!" Wen Yu was shocked.

He had never seen Jinchen so biased towards a woman.

At this moment, a voice from Chu Jinchen's side sounded.

"Third Young Master, the meeting will begin in five minutes."

Chu Jinchen responded and said coldly, "Ah Yu, don't do such scenes of primary school tricks and complaining in the future. I won't buy it."

Then he hung up.

Wen Yu was still in shock.

On the other hand, Wen Yufei grabbed the blanket in a daze.

Why?

Jinchen was clearly not at the scene, right?

Why would he rather believe Shi Ran than her?

She gripped the blanket tightly, her fingers folding, her nails sliding across the sofa.

She had spent so much effort today just to let Jinchen see Shi Ran's true colors!

But Jinchen actually chose to believe in Shi Ran!!

What right did Shi Ran have!

Wen Yufei lowered her head, her eyes covered by her long hair were cold.

When Wen Yu looked over, Wen Yufei had returned to her weak appearance.

She laughed at herself. "Brother, he doesn't believe me. You don't have to tell him."

Seeing that she was sad, Wen Yu could not bear it and said firmly, "I believe you!"

"Of course. You're my brother!" Wen Yufei said coquettishly.

The depression in Wen Yu's heart dissipated a lot.

Wen Yufei's expression darkened as she pondered.

Then, she looked up in confusion. "Brother, do you think Jinchen misunderstood me and Father?"

"Huh?" Wen Yu looked at her.

Wen Yufei sighed sadly. "I was kidnapped last night and Father was attacked this morning. Was it done by Jinchen?"

"Did he misunderstand that the people who kidnapped Shi Ran and wanted to kill her were me and Dad? That's why he spoke like that just now."

"It's not a misunderstanding." As soon as the words left his mouth, Wen Yu caught a glimpse of Wen Yufei's clear eyes and swallowed his words.

Wen Yufei realized that something was wrong. She sat up. "Brother, are you hiding something from me?"

"I..." Wen Yu hesitated.

However, in the end, he sighed and said bluntly, "Yufei, the person who wanted to kill Shi Ran last night and the person who wanted to kidnap her that day were all You Te."

"You Te is Uncle's subordinate. I can understand that Uncle did this for you, but he was indeed in the wrong."

Wen Yufei narrowed her eyes.

It seemed like Jinchen and her brother already knew about this.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Brother, I actually know about this too."

"You know?" Wen Yu was surprised.

"Actually, this has nothing to do with Dad. You Te took matters into his own hands."

"He saw the scandal between Shi Ran and Jinchen and knew that Father was very angry about this, so he sent someone to kidnap Shi Ran."

"In the end, not only did he fail, but his own people also died. In a fit of anger, he sent someone to kill Shi Ran."

"Dad only found out about this last night. I didn't expect You Te to do this."

Wen Yufei said sincerely, "So, Brother, you misunderstood Dad too."

Wen Yu pursed his lips.

He lowered his eyes. "Looks like I misunderstood Uncle. I'll fnd a chance to apologize to Uncle and clarify things with him."

"It's fine. Daddy won't hold it against you." Wen Yufei smiled happily.

When he left the lounge, Wen Yu walked out of the production team, his heart filled with worry.

In the end, he called Qiu Yaohang.

"Hey ~ Why are you so free to call me? Aren't you working as a guardian?" Qiu Yaohang asked with interest.

Wen Yu rubbed his buzz cut, feeling vexed. "I want to talk to you."

"What's wrong? Are you doubting your life again?" Qiu Yaohang laughed gloatingly.

Wen Yu was already used to it, so he told Qiu Yaohang in detail what had happened today.

"Jinchen trusted her unconditionally. Only then did I know that Jinchen also had such romantic moments."

"Actually..." Qiu Yaohang paused." I also believe in Shi Ran. Do you think that I'm in love?"

Wen Yu gave a fake laugh. "If you don't want to be cut to death by Jinchen, you can think that way."

"Then forget it." Qiu Yaohang was still afraid. "Although I haven't known Sister Shi Ran for long, I don't think she's that kind of person."

"If you said that if it was a slap, that might be possible. But it doesn't seem like her to push someone down."

Another person who believed in Shi Ran.

Wen Yu was annoyed.

Qiu Yaohang rubbed his chin. "Logically speaking, you should be the first to discover the truth.

"You're really easily swayed by emotions. No wonder Jinchen said that you're not suitable to be a police officer."

Wen Yu frowned.

He tried to struggle. "You've known Feifei for a long time. Do you think she's that kind of person?"

"How many women are crazy about love? Have you forgotten that woman back then?"

Hearing Qiu Yaohang's words, Wen Yu's face darkened.

"I understand," he said solemnly.

Then, he hung up.

He stood there for a while and looked in the direction of the production team, scratching his head irritably.

He originally really believed Feifei, but just now, Feifei had lied to him.

Although he was easily swayed by emotions, he was not stupid. The fact that Shi Ran was almost kidnapped and killed was definitely related to his uncle.

He thought that Feifei did not know, but now it seemed that not only did she know, but she also helped his uncle to hide it.

Did that mean...

Feifei might also be involved?

He was frustrated.

He walked into the production team and walked to the lounge.

After hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand and knocked.

When Fang Tongtong opened the door and saw Wen Yu, she looked like she was facing a great enemy. "Who... who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Shi Ran," Wen Yu said directly.

In front of the petite Fang Tongtong, he was extremely tall.

Fang Tongtong shrank back in fear and turned to shout in Ji Wenfeng's direction, "Big Brother Ji, someone's looking for Sister Ran."

Shi Ran walked over while drinking her tea. When she saw Wen Yu, her expression turned cold. "Is there anything else?"

Wen Yu nodded.

His eyes burned as he looked at Shi Ran.

"Let's fight."

Chapter 115: Can I Add Your Contact Number?

Ji Wenfeng and Fang Tongtong were both shocked.

"Fight... fight?!" Fang Tongtong thought that she had heard wrongly.

However, Wen Yu looked at Shi Ran with a serious expression. "I've seen your video. You're very strong. I want to spar with you."

"Are you in a bad mood?" Ji Wenfeng asked.

He had known Wen Yu for many years.

Whenever Wen Yu was in a bad mood, he wanted to spar with someone.

"Yes." Wen Yu nodded.

He was silent for a moment before saying sincerely to Shi Ran, "I'm sorry for what happened just now. I was rash."

Shi Ran was surprised, but she only nodded coldly.

Ji Wenfeng sighed silently.

He could probably guess the reason.

"Then can you spar with me?" Wen Yu's question was very sincere.

It could be said to be his most sincere expression since last night.

Shi Ran held the cup and sized him up from top to bottom before finally stopping at his lower body.

She thought for a moment and said, "You're good, but I'm not free."

"You've... sparred before?" Ji Wenfeng was curious.

Otherwise, how would she know that Wen Yu was good at fighting?

"I can tell that his lower body is very stable. From the speed at which he rushed in just now, along with the subconscious movements he made, it's clear that he's trained."

As she spoke, she continued to return to her rocking chair. Clearly, she was not in the mood to spar with Wen Yu.

"You're indeed different," Wen Yu said sincerely.

"I'll take it as a compliment." Shi Ran flipped through the script without looking up.

"Can I add your contact information?" Wen Yu asked.

Ji Wenfeng blocked Wen Yu's line of sight and said righteously, "I'm her manager. Just contact me if you need anything."

With that, he whispered into Wen Yu's ear, "If the Third Young Master finds out that you asked for Shi Ran's contact number. Be careful not to let him spar with you!"

Wen Yu's body trembled.

Many scenes flashed through his mind, and he felt his muscles ache.

He coughed weakly. "Um, I still have something on, so I'll leave first."

With that, he left without looking back.

He really came and left in a hurry.

At night, in the apartment

After she came out of the bathroom, Shi Ran went straight to the study.

She opened the game she had downloaded in advance.

—Battle of the Gunslinger

The Team R that she was prepared to invest in was a professional team in the game "Battle of the Gunslinger".

This was a strategic shooting game released by the Tianqi Studio.

As soon as it was released, it ranked among the top with various popular games.

It's currently the game that's trending the most.

The Tianqi Studio was founded by Chu Jinchen with the backing of KT Group.

After three years of continuous research, it was officially launched five years ago and became popular on the Internet.

"Chu Jinchen." Shi Ran muttered these three words and smiled faintly.

If it's him, it would not be surprising.

She opened the game and registered a new account.

In less than three minutes, she finished the novice tutorial.

Actually, this was just a game of picking up supplies, constantly upgrading the equipment, and surviving until the end.

She was prepared to practice in practical combat.

She happened to see the arena on the home page and clicked on it without thinking.

Her character appeared, and there were a few people around her.

"Huh?" Shi Ran raised her eyebrows.

She saw a familiar name.

There were four other characters standing beside her character. Their names all began with an R.

Team R?

At this moment, the game was still in a "preparation" state.

She swept her gaze to the upper right corner. It showed that there were 350,000 spectators!

The spectator window below had already exploded. News flashed past one after another.

[!!!!!!!!]

[What's going on?!! Why is there a Level 4 newbie in a professional team battle? Is there a bug?]

[Did I go to the wrong place? Isn't this a competition between the two professional teams, R and TNO?]

[Team R has been lacking a teammate just now. Don't tell me they were waiting for this rookie?]

[Ever since God Qing left, hasn't Team R always lacked someone?]

[Team R is just too lousy. They were calling for teammates in the world chat, but not a single one came. Oh, no, a level 4 rookie came, hahahaha.]

[Isn't this a pure crushing game? Team R is becoming more and more trash. I don't understand why they haven't disbanded yet.]

Shi Ran held her chin.

So she had mixed into the competition between the two professional teams?

Her gaze swept across the titles on the screens of Team R and Team TNO.

They were all invincible war gods.

This was the highest level in the Battle of the Gunslingers.

She looked at her level again and fell silent.

—Newbie.

If the Invincible War Gods were at the top of the food chain in the game, the newbies were at the bottom.

It seemed like there was really a bug.

The arena was divided into individual and team competitions.

A team competition was usually a 5v5. Not a single person was dispensable.

However, no matter what, there would be a level restriction. It could only cross two levels at most.

Shi Ran operated the mouse with her right hand and prepared to exit.

However, before she could click on it, the scene flashed.

The original grassland scene instantly turned into a desert.

At this moment, the netizens were also sending messages.

[Team R is getting worse and worse.]

[It's already very good to have a rookie. It would be awkward if no one was willing to join and help them.]

[Even the system thinks that Team R is only worthy of rookies. Hahahahaha]

[Taunt from the system]

[Team R is asking for trouble. They're nothing after leaving God Qing.]

[Aren't they looking for investments? They seem to be planning to participate in this year's autumn competition.]

[Stop joking. With just them?? Which fool would invest in them?]

When Shi Ran saw the message flying past, her dark brown eyes turned cold.

Team R...

It should be the team she planned to invest in.

"I'm sorry for implicating you." A young man's clear and gentle voice came through the earpiece.

Team R was clearly scolded even worse. Not only was the youth not angry, he even apologized to her.

It was quite unexpected.

There were still three minutes before the game began. At this moment, he began to observe the nearby terrain.

"There's a sand tower there. Let's hide first." Another energetic voice sounded.

Shi Ran's fingers paused.

It was the voice of the young man at the front desk.

She glanced at the young man's IGN.

Team R—Qi Yuan.

They walked towards the sand tower together and climbed to the spot at the highest point.

At this moment, a message popped up in the window on the left.

[TNO—Luo Yi]: The competition will begin in two minutes. It's not too late to surrender now.

[TNO – Dayi]: Even the system has judged you to be newbies? Hahahaha.

The opposing team kept sending mocking messages.

The spectating players also echoed.

[Four pieces of trash and a rookie. Aren't they delivering themselves to the opponent's doorstep to be tortured?]

[I'm already looking forward to the competition later.]

[Team R is too arrogant. They want to challenge TNO? What are they thinking?]

[At least TNO entered the provincial competition. Team R doesn't even have the qualifications to participate, hahahaha.]

[Trash should stay in the trash field. Why are they showing off their existence?]

[If I were Team R, I would have long changed my IGN. It's embarrassing to wear this team's tag every day.]

Chapter 116: He's At My Side

Mocking laughter surged over from all directions.

The captain of Team R, Mu Yang, who had apologized to her at the beginning, was currently setting up tactics.

He was completely undisturbed by the sounds of the outside world.

Shi Ran smiled.

His temperament was not bad.

At this moment, Mu Yang walked towards her and threw a piece of equipment to her.

"This is a Gold-ranked armor. Pick it up and wear it. It can block a lot of damage," Mu Yang said.

In the entertainment venue and ranking competitions, players could obtain victory by picking up supplies and arming themselves.

However, in the arena, everyone could only rely on the equipment in their backpacks to fight.

She had just passed the novice tutorial. Other than the novice rifle, there was only an ordinary military dagger in her backpack.

As for the Gold-ranked armor, it was a defensive equipment with very high defense.

Shi Ran suddenly controlled her character to take a few steps back.

The rejection was very obvious.

Mu Yang said softly, "Actually, we're very grateful to the system for sending you over. We won't be mocked for not being able to find even one player."

"Therefore, in order to express our gratitude, we'll do our best to let you live to the end!"

Let her live to the end?

Her eyes flickered.

Someone had once said the same thing to her.

She smiled without a word.

She turned on the microphone in the game. "Give me a gun."

Team R: ???!!!

A girl???

"You're a girl?!" Qi Yuan was shocked.

"Is it very strange?" Shi Ran asked.

"I rarely see girls use this nickname," Qi Yuan explained with a dry smile.

Shi Ran glanced at her nickname.

—Indiscriminate Killer.

Wasn't that good?

"I'll give you this gun. It's A-rank equipment." Qi Yuan threw an assault rifle over.

This time, their equipment was well prepared.

"I'll give you this A-rank dagger too," Er Xiong, who had a rough voice, said.

The spectators could not hear the voices of the teams.

At this moment, seeing that Team R had taken the armor back and instead gave the rookie some A-rank equipment, everyone's faces were filled with question marks.

[Are you serious? Giving weapons to a rookie???]

[Isn't this clearly sending the rookie to his death?]

[Team R's style is really despicable!]

[This rookie is really pitiful. It's fine if he became the teammate of such a trash team, but now, he even has to be a target.]

[This team is crippled.]

The game officially began.

The competition began.

The other party clearly did not take them seriously as the provocative and mocking messages never stopped.

"Er Xiong, protect Indiscriminate Killer well. Qiyuan, you're in charge of sniping. Jue Mo, be on guard. I'll go out and find an opportunity to attack."

Mu Yang ordered calmly.

"No!" Qi Yuan was the first to object.

"This is a desert map. Once we go out and become discovered, we'll be courting death! You're the captain. If you die, who will command us?"

"I'll go," Shi Ran said indifferently.

"No way!"

"You're a girl. Don't take the risk. We'll go."

"We agreed to protect you until the end!"

"Stay here."

Everyone objected in unison.

Shi Ran smiled. "Don't worry."

With that, she controlled her character to jump out of the window.

This scene was unexpected.

[Jumped out of the window???]

[F*ck! Team R really let this rookie be a target?]

[What a joke. Why wouldn't a rookie be a target? Would he be an assaulter? Or main force?]

[It's just a Level 4 rookie holding two silver-rank equipment. What a waste.]

[Don't worry about that rookie. He'll probably die soon.]

"No way? She really went??" Qi Yuan shouted.

"Come back quickly. You're only Level 4 and aren't even familiar with this map. You'll be targeted!" Er Xiong said anxiously.

"Trust me."

With just two light words, all the objections suddenly quietened down.

After a long time, Mu Yang said softly, "Be careful."

Shi Ran's lips curled up and her character began to move forward.

This game allowed players to have a lot of freedom, and it simulated the real world.

The faster your hand speed and reaction speed, the more agile your character will be.

She first hid behind a cactus and moved the mouse to observe her surroundings carefully.

At this moment, footsteps sounded in the earpiece.

It was Team TNO.

Gunshots rang out continuously.

Team R and Team TNO had already started fighting.

She quietly stuck her head out and spotted the other party.

Behind the rock wall, three people were hiding. They were aiming their guns at the sand tower opposite them, but not shooting.

Only three people?

What about the other two?

Shi Ran quickly began to check other places.

"There's a sniper. I'm hit," Er Xiong's voice sounded.

"Where did you get hit?" Shi Ran asked.

"Shoulder."

She suddenly recalled Er Xiong's position when she left.

Hit on the shoulder?

That sniper should be...

She looked to the right of the sand tower. A lookout tower stood not far away.

However, she was a little far away and could not see if there was anyone on it.

She stood up and estimated the sniper's location. Then, she headed towards the watchtower swiftly.

No one noticed her actions. Everyone's vision was almost on the others.

She rushed forward. With the cover and her hand speed, she quickly reached the watchtower.

Now, she could already see the sniper above.

She suddenly approached the sniper.

The sniper heard footsteps and reacted extremely quickly. He took out his rifle and turned.

However, Shi Ran was even faster.

She held a dagger in her hand and slashed at the opponent.

Blood spurted out as the sniper was killed.

She was even using the A-rank dagger given by Er Xiong.

[???!!!!]

[F*ck!!! What's going on????]

[When did this rookie rush up???]

[I've always been looking through Luo Yi's perspective, and I didn't notice when she appeared.]

[Isn't her speed too fast???]

[Luo Yi was clearly already very fast, but this rookie was even faster!]

[Luo Yi must have underestimated his enemy, right?]

[How can a rookie defeat a professional player? What a joke!!]

[Luo Yi must have relaxed his guard when he saw that the trash from Team R was still in the sand tower.]

However, what they did not expect was still to come.

"You're so powerful!" Qi Yuan was shocked.

"How did you do it?!" Er Xiong's tone was the same as Qi Yuan's.

"Very powerful. She helped us solve a huge problem," Mu Yang said with a smile.

After dealing with Luo Yi, Shi Ran looted the crates.

In the arena, looting was allowed.

However, the supplies and equipment they looted could only be used in this round of competition.

She glanced at Luo Yi's equipment, picked up his sniper rifle, lay on the ground, and began to aim.

Bang!

Everyone only heard the sound of a gunshot.

System Notification: [Indiscriminate Killer] used 98k to eliminate [TNO-Da Yi].

After TNO found out that Luo Yi had died, they guessed that Shi Ran would loot the crates.

However, in their opinion, the reason why Luo Yi was eliminated by a rookie was entirely because Luo Yi underestimated his enemy.

Therefore, they did not take the rookie seriously.

In the end, they were the ones who really underestimated the enemy.

TNO quickly retreated.

However, it was useless.

Without the obstruction of the stone wall, they were all moving targets.

Shi Ran and Team R cooperated well and defeated all three of them.

"There's still one left. I can't find him," Mu Yang said in a low voice.

"Sister Killer, retreat first. It's too dangerous for you to be alone," Qi Yuan hurriedly said.

At this moment, Shi Ran heard some weak footsteps. She smiled with interest. "It's too late. He's here."

Chapter 117: Do You Like Me?

"Qiyuan, find an opportunity to snipe in the direction of Indiscriminate Killer. Jue Mo, follow me to support her."

Under such circumstances, Mu Yang was still very calm.

[Four members of Team TNO were eliminated???]

[Isn't TNO underestimating the enemy too much? No matter how trashy Team R is, they're still a former champion team.]

[That's too lame. You still want to participate in the autumn competition with your strength?]

[Isn't there still Qin Ming left?]

[Qin Ming can fight five people alone! The first one to die will be this rookie.]

[This rookie is dead for sure this time.]

[Qin Ming is the strongest in Team TNO.]

[Previously, I can only say that this rookie was lucky and encountered Luo Yi who had underestimated his enemy again. The rookie's definitely dead this time!]

Shi Ran stood up suddenly and listened to the approaching footsteps.

She first put on the silver-rank armor she had obtained from Luo Yi and found a pistol.

When the gunshot sounded, she immediately dodged.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Gunshots sounded one after another, and Shi Ran kept dodging.

After a tense shootout lasting three minutes, she was still unharmed.

[Isn't his aiming a little too inaccurate ? She's not dead yet??]

[Can this rookie see Qin Ming's screen? Why can she dodge Qin Ming's attacks every time?]

[Did you all not notice? This rookie is so fast!]

[The game can determine position by sound to begin with so it's not surprising that this rookie can dodge it.]

[A person's energy is limited. Just wait. This rookie won't be able to hold on for long.]

The other party's shooting continued.

Shi Ran kept dodging, her eyes sharp as she observed the trajectory of the other party's bullets.

After dodging another shot, she curled her lips. "Found you."

She picked up the assault rifle Qi Yuan had given her and aimed it in the lower right corner. Without hesitation, she pressed the trigger.

System Notification: [Indiscriminate Killer] has used a silver-rank rifle to eliminate [TNO-Qin Ming].

The game was over.

Team R won.

[!!!]

[This trash team actually won???]

[Team R still has some strength.]

[What strength? Isn't it all because of that rookie?]

[Who is that rookie? Could it be some Godly player's alternate account???]

[If I'm not wrong, she just confirmed the location of Qin Ming based on the sound, right?]

[Is her positioning so accurate even by sound???]

[Too strong!]

[Is there a system bug? Maybe she is actually not a rookie, but a professional player?]

[I went to look at her profile. She's indeed a rookie, and it's an account that was just registered today.]

Not to mention the spectating players, even the people from Team R were stunned.

However, before they could ask, Shi Ran had already left the arena.

However, to her surprise, her friend requests list exploded.

Because of her performance in the arena, people kept adding her as a friend. In the blink of an eye, the number of requests reached 99+.

She silently exited the game.

She was not interested in this game. The reason why she downloaded it was because she planned to invest in eSports, so she wanted to understand it.

However, she had also gained a lot.

At the very least, it proved that Team R was indeed worth investing in.

Thinking of the mocking laughter at the spectator window, she narrowed her eyes.

KT Group

San Yu walked into the CEO's office.

Chu Jinchen was wearing a white shirt with two buttons casually pulled open.

He had his head lowered and was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. His thin lips were pursed tightly, and his expression was serious.

"Third Young Master." San Yu placed the coffee on the table.

"Just now, the Sky Qi Studio reported that a bug appeared in the Battle of the Gunslinger tonight, causing a Level 4 rookie to accidentally enter a professional match."

"The strange thing is that not only did that rookie not sacrifice herself first, but she even defeated three professional team players.

Many clubs are looking for news of her now and have even come to us, hoping that we can provide information about her.

"I'm not interested in such things." Chu Jinchen did not look up, not caring at all.

San Yu rubbed his nose.

"Originally, this was indeed not worth reporting to you, but Tianqi Studio had found out about that rookie. It's Miss Shi."

Chu Jinchen's hand paused.

He looked up, a faint smile on his lips. "Where's the video?"

San Yu: "..."

What happened to not being interested?

Now, not only was he so interested that he put down his work, he even asked for a video.

As expected, the Third Young Master could not escape from Miss Shi.

San Yu handed over the tablet in his hand. It was a replay of the match between Team R and Team TNO.

Chu Jinchen leaned back in his chair and watched even more intently than when he was reading the documents.

"Indiscriminate Killer?" Chu Jinchen muttered these two words.

He chuckled softly. "It's quite her style."

San Yu stood silently at the side.

He specially asked someone to edit the video from Miss Shi's perspective.

Chu Jinchen looked down and commented from time to time.

"She's very fast and very good."

"Recognizing the location by sound? Not bad."

"Very cool."

San Yu: "..."

Third Young Master's tone and appearance were just short of blushing cheeks.

They were not yet in a relationship and he was already like that.

If Third Young Master got together with Miss Shi one day,

Then...

Would Third Young Master's cool and unapproachable image collapse?

He was inexplicably worried.

Chu Jinchen closed the tablet, his smile still lingering. "You just said that the professional clubs are asking about her?"

"Yes, this video has already spread online. The popularity is rising very quickly. It'll probably be trending in an hour or two."

Chu Jinchen took a sip of coffee casually. "Lock down all news about her and don't reveal it to any professional club."

"Yes," San Yu immediately agreed.

"In addition..." Chu Jinchen paused.

San Yu's heart tightened.

Third Young Master's expression was so solemn!

Could it be that there were other hidden dangers in Miss Shi's matter?

San Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Although he did not like Miss Shi much previously and felt that Miss Wen was more suitable for the Third Young Master...

He was still Third Young Master's subordinate at the end of the day.

Since the Third Young Master had decided on Miss Shi, he would treat her as the future Young Madam, thus he could not neglect her at all.

San Yu stood up straight with a relaxed back, waiting for Chu Jinchen's instructions.

"Help me apply for a game account," Chu Jinchen said lazily.

San Yu: "?"

Did he hear wrongly?

Game account????

"Alright, Third Young Master."

San Yu silently retreated.

Chu Jinchen was not in the mood to work anymore.

He picked up the phone on the table and opened the chat box with her.

...

Shi Ran was lying on the sofa and reading a script.

At this moment, her phone screen lit up.

It was a message from Chu Jinchen.

[Chu Jinchen]: "How do you feel about filming today?"

She looked at the chat box and looked at the words "Chu Jinchen" in a daze.

She recalled what Wen Yufei had said.

— If not for your appearance, he would have liked me sooner or later.

So what Wen Yufei meant was...

Chu Jinchen liked her?

She recalled everything that had happened after the two of them met and the hot kiss last night.

Shi Ran pursed her lips.

After some thought, she composed a message and sent it over.

[Shi Ran]: Do you like me?

Chapter 118: Isn't There A Candidate?

Chu Jinchen replied five minutes later.

[Chu Jinchen]: "Did someone say something to you?"

[Shi Ran]: Yes.

[Chu Jinchen] What others say doesn't count. What do you think?

She frowned slightly as all kinds of scenes flashed through her mind.

The first time the two of them met was in the hotel's bathroom.

At that time, she was drugged and was delirious which caused her to bite Chu Jinchen.

Oh...

They had seen each other naked.

Every time the two of them met after that, she could feel that Chu Jinchen was deliberately approaching her to take revenge.

But from a certain point onwards, she could no longer feel Chu Jinchen's desire to take revenge on her.

She lowered her eyes.

She typed a sentence on the chat box and sent it.

[Shi Ran]: I don't know.

This time, Chu Jinchen replied very quickly.

[Chu Jinchen]: "Since you don't know, why don't you let nature take its course? In any case, you don't hate me now so you can consider me as your friend, right?"

Shi Ran pursed her lips and thought about it. She felt that it made sense.

Her chaotic mind suddenly became much clearer.

Why should she think so much? No matter what, she should just let nature take its course.

Hence, they did not continue this topic.

Shi Ran and Chu Jinchen chatted about something else before ending the conversation.

Turning off her phone, she suddenly paused.

Chu Jinchen did not seem to have answered her question.

Forget it.

If Chu Jinchen gave her an affirmative answer, it would be very difficult for her to answer.

Without thinking too much, she stood up and left with the key.

At the internet cafe.

The members of Team R took off their earpieces and stretched.

"This is the first time I've seen such a powerful girl playing games! And this is only a Level 4 rookie. She's amazing!" Qi Yuan exclaimed.

"Could it be a professional player's alternate account?" Er Xiong guessed.

"Not likely." Mu Yang shook his head. "Her skills are very good, but I can tell that she's still unfamiliar with the equipment. She does look like a newbie."

"If she's just a newbie, her talent is indeed very powerful," Jue Mo said indifferently.

"I just added her as a friend, Captain! Can we invite her to our team? We're short of one person."

Qi Yuan suggested excitedly, his eyes shining.

However, the other three team members fell silent.

Jue Mo pursed his lips. "We don't have money. Even if she's willing to join, we can't give her anything."

The smile on Qi Yuan's face froze.

He lowered his head in disappointment. "I almost forgot. We're not the champion team we used to be."

"There are many people watching the arena this time. I reckon the video of this competition has already been posted online," Mu Yang said gently.

"I believe many professional clubs won't let go of such a talented player. It won't be our turn."

Qi Yuan slumped in his chair and looked at the ceiling. "That's right. Even the investors don't like us. Why would she join?"

"The autumn competition is about to begin. Let's not talk about the lack of teammates first. We can't even afford the quota fee." Jue Mo's expression was calm.

"Actually, I have an idea." Mu Yang lowered his head, his expression unclear.

"What idea?" Qi Yuan immediately smiled optimistically. "Has the Captain thought of something?"

Mu Yang smiled. Under everyone's gazes, his gentle voice was extremely firm. "Let's disband."

Qi Yuan's smile froze on his face.

The others also revealed looks of disbelief.

"What are you talking about, Captain?!" Er Xiong stood up.

Jue Mo frowned. "Mu Yang, stop joking."

"I'm not joking." Mu Yang avoided everyone's gazes and said in a low voice, "Continuing to stay as a team is just a waste of time."

"With Team R's current reputation, not to mention looking for investors, we can't even find teammates."

"You're all very strong professional players. You shouldn't waste your careers in Team R."

"After leaving Team R, there will still be other professional clubs wanting to take you in. I don't want to delay everyone."

With that, Mu Yang turned around.

His skinny frame looked a little desolate with his back turned.

He did not feel good about making this decision.

"I don't agree! I'm not going anywhere. Even if I die, I want to die in Team R!" Qi Yuan gritted his teeth, his eyes overflowing with tears.

"I can work a few more jobs and do anything. I don't believe our Team R will be like this forever!" Er Xiong said firmly.

"Team R is our dream and home. I won't leave."

"You guys..." Mu Yang was helpless.

The atmosphere immediately became extremely quiet.

DING!

The bell at the door rang.

Mu Yang rubbed his eyebrows. "I'll go entertain the guests first."

He walked out and saw a woman wearing a mask standing at the front desk.

"Hello, this is the Ruting Internet Cafe." He smiled and walked forward.

"Hello, are you the captain of Team R? I want to invest in Team R."

Hearing this familiar voice, Qi Yuan suddenly looked up and saw the person at the front desk.

He looked shocked and quickly walked to the front desk.

"It's you?!"

It was indeed her!

"You know each other?" Mu Yang came back to his senses and asked.

"She came to our internet cafe previously and said that she wanted to invest. I thought that she was the same as those investors before, so I didn't tell you." Qi Yuan scratched the back of his head.

Mu Yang retracted his shocked expression. Even he, who had always been calm, was a little careful at this moment. "Are you really going to... invest in us?"

"E-Sports investments are very costly."

She suddenly took out a card and pushed it in front of Mu Yang.

"There's 50 million here. If it's not enough, you can look for me again."

Everyone: ???!!!

"I... Am I dreaming?" Qi Yuan reached out and pinched Er Xiong's face.

"Hiss—" Er Xiong gasped.

"Does it hurt?" Qi Yuan asked in a daze.

Er Xiong nodded. "It hurts. It's not a dream."

"It's real!" Qi Yuan's voice was choked. He bit his lip tightly to prevent himself from crying out in embarrassment.

Mu Yang stared at the bank card on the table in a daze and did not take it for a long time.

After a long time, he said hoarsely, "Actually, we were originally prepared to... disband."

Shi Ran raised her eyebrows and her lips under the mask curled up. "Even if the former champion team wants to disband one day, they have to disband gloriously."

Mu Yang suddenly looked up at her.

The others also looked at Shi Ran.

They could not see her expression, but these words became the faith that supported them in the future.

Tears welled up in Qi Yuan's eyes. "We... don't have to disband. Team R is still here! Still here!"

Mu Yang looked at her. His lips curled up as he picked up the bank card on the table and nodded. "Yes, it's still here."

"However, I need to make it clear in advance that I don't know much about eSports, so you might have to do most of the work yourself," she said.

"No problem. Just leave it to me." Mu Yang smiled confidently.

He frowned. "There's a problem now. We're still short of an official player and a reserve player. Thus, we're still short of two people."

"However, with our Team R's reputation, it might be very difficult to find professional members."

"Isn't there a candidate already?" Qi Yuan raised his voice. At this moment, he looked energetic again.

"Who?" Shi Ran asked suddenly.

"Indiscriminate Killer!"

Chapter 119: Third Young Master Robs Master Ran

Shi Ran: ?

Indiscriminate Killer?

This name...

It seemed to be her game ID.

Seeing her puzzled expression, Mu Yang explained, "We just had a PK with the other teams. Indiscriminate Killer was our teammate."

Qi Yuan continued excitedly, "It should be a system bug which led her to join our team. She's only a Level 4 rookie, but she actually defeated the professional player opponents all by herself."

"We watched the replay of the competition. She's indeed a newbie, but her skills and game awareness are very strong. She's an extremely talented player." Mu Yang could not help but praise.

"If we want to recruit people, she's the first candidate I think of!"

"I think she's not bad either. It looks like she just downloaded the game. We can try inviting her."

The dejected atmosphere from before was swept away by Team R. They spoke one after another, especially excited.

As the youths' vitality was very infectious, Shi Ran could not help but smile along.

"By the way, have you played the game 'Battle of the Gunslinger' before?" Qi Yuan blinked and asked.

Shi Ran nodded. "Before I came, I played."

"Because this game is too difficult to play freely, very few people can play this game well."

"It's even rarer to see someone as talented as that girl. If only we could snatch her over." Qi Yuan was already completely excited.

"I sent a friend request to see if she would agree," Mu Yang said.

"By the way!" Qi Yuan clapped her hands. "Do you want to see the video just now?"

Shi Ran leaned against the counter and smiled helplessly. "I've seen it."

"It's on the trending searches." Jue Mo handed the phone screen to everyone.

# The Heaven-Defying Rookie in "Battle of the Gunslinger"

A player recorded a video from the perspective of "Indiscriminate Killer" and posted it online.

From avoiding the sniper's line of sight to reaching the observation deck to quickly attacking and killing the sniper with a dagger.

Then, the sniping and firing. She had cooperated tacitly with her teammates and finally resolved the enemy in the dark.

This series of actions coupled with the BGM in the video made one's blood boil.

[You're f*cking telling me that this is a newbie??? What kind of bullsh*t joke is this?]

[A God's alternate account???]

[If a newbie has such a level, those people from the professional clubs will fight for it.]

[Latest news, the professional clubs have already started fighting over this newbie.]

[She does look like a newbie. She doesn't seem to be very familiar with the map.]

[How can she hide so well if she's not familiar??]

[That's why they're called heaven-defying newbies.]

"Damn! Why is it on the trending searches!" Qi Yuan was vexed. "Then won't the other professional teams snatch her too!"

"There's no chance." Jue Mo spread his hands, his tone indifferent.

"She will definitely go to another professional team." Qi Yuan sighed regretfully.

Seeing everyone's depressed atmosphere, she said firmly, "She won't."

Seeing everyone look over, she did not give any explanation.

"What a pity. I thought there would be a girl on the team. Her voice is so pleasant. The girl must be very good-looking." With that, Qi Yuan sighed again.

"Speaking of voices..." Jue Mo looked at Shi Ran." Your voice is very similar to Indiscriminate Killer. "

"Then I'm even more certain that Indiscriminate Killer is a beauty." Qi Yuan grinned at Shi Ran. "Our investor is very beautiful. We can tell even with a mask."

Shi Ran could not help but laugh.

She turned to Mu Yang. "What do you think about the team members?"

Mu Yang pondered for a moment.

"With Team R's current reputation, it's probably very difficult to find professional players. Why don't we look for non-professional players on the top rankings?"

"However, I'm not sure if they're willing to join. Moreover, many of the contestants in the top ranks are streamers. Some are even substitute players for the professional teams."

"It will probably take a lot of time to contact them through the game."

She thought for a moment. "You can send me the candidates you think are suitable from the top rankings. I'll look for them."

"Alright," Mu Yang replied.

"Then... are we still running this internet cafe?" Er Xiong asked hesitantly.

"It's not open anymore, right?" Mu Yang smiled gently. "I'll lock it up for now. The autumn competition is coming soon. Now that the problem of the quota fee has been resolved, it's time to start training."

"Where do you live?" Shi Ran asked casually.

"We live here," Qi Yuan said with a smile. "We all eat and sleep in the internet cafe."

She looked around the internet cafe. It was not big and only had one floor. It did not look like it could accommodate people.

Er Xiong scratched his head awkwardly. "We all sleep on the ground. The rent in the capital is too expensive. We don't want to spend our money on that."

"With this money, you can buy a two-story house as your training base and dormitory. Do anything you want with this money."

"If it's not enough, tell me and I'll give it to you." Shi Ran's words were especially heroic.

The members of Team R were still confused.

They could not believe that all of this was real.

They felt like they had become sugar babies...

No!

They had just found an investor!

Next, Shi Ran discussed some follow-up matters with them.

After that, she left her contact information and left.

As soon as she left, Qi Yuan immediately jumped three feet in excitement. "That's awesome! Team R will not disband!!"

"Is this real?" Jue Mo looked at the bank card and was still a little puzzled.

Mu Yang logged into the banking system and entered the password that Shi Ran had provided.

When he saw the long string of numbers, even his heart raced.

"It's real." He nodded, his watery eyes shining.

Jue Mo was shocked. After a long time, he said, "A very strange person."

"That's right." Mu Yang recalled everything just now and chuckled. "She trusts us very much."

"Could it be a trap?" Jue Mo had always been suspicious. Coupled with Shi Ran's actions tonight, he felt even more suspicious.

50 million was not a small sum. Would a normal person be so at ease to give such a huge sum to others?

Wasn't she afraid that they would run away with the 50 million?

"I don't think she's a bad person. She's a good person," Qi Yuan said as she rubbed her chin.

With that, he nodded firmly.

"You think she's a good person just because she's a beauty," Er Xiong said with a smile.

"We have no choice but to believe her," Mu Yang muttered as he looked at the bank card.

...

After leaving the internet cafe, Shi Ran walked along the road.

She could not get a taxi so she had to walk out of the alley.

As she walked, the surroundings were silent, except for the sound of the wind whistling past.

Thoughts about the team members' questions floated in her mind.

If Mu Yang could give her a list of suitable people on the top rankings, she could directly hack into the Tianqi Studio to find information on these people.

But...

The Tianqi Studio was founded by Chu Jinchen. Wasn't it too unkind of her to do this?

How about...

Telling Chu Jinchen first and then hacking in?

Shi Ran was contemplating.

In the next second, her eyes turned sharp as she dodged the attack from the person behind her.

Her fingers turned into claws as she grabbed at the other party.

The wind blew.

The smell of mint tobacco on the other party's body blew past her nose.

It was a very familiar smell.

After guessing the other party's identity, she immediately retracted her attack.

Unexpectedly, the other party had no intention of stopping. Instead, he took advantage of the moment when she stopped and wrapped his arms around her waist, imprisoning her between him and the wall.

Shi Ran placed her hands on the man's chest and looked up, meeting his smiling black eyes.

The surroundings were pitch-black but his eyes were more dazzling than the stars.

In the next second, a warm palm covered her eyes.

The man's low and hoarse voice sounded in her ear. "Robbery."

Chapter 120: Rape, Is That Fine?

The night breeze of the summer night was a little cold as it blew on the hair on Chu Jinchen's forehead.

The ends of his hair swept across Shi Ran's forehead, making her feel ticklish.

It also blocked her vision so she could not see anything.

Chu Jinchen looked at her red lips and his eyes darkened.

He let go.

He saw her looking at him with a smile.

In the next second, she stood on tiptoe and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Chu Jinchen's body froze.

What was this for?

Their noses touched and their breaths intertwined.

There was a flirtatious smile on her lips. She lowered her voice. "Robbery or rape?"

Her low voice was like a demoness in a myth, seductive and exuding charm.

When she spoke, her breath was clear and sweet, as if she had candy in her mouth.

Chu Jinchen's eyes darkened.

He had tasted it before. It was sweet.

Seeing that Chu Jinchen did not answer, interest flashed across her eyes.

She leaned closer again. Their lips were no more than a finger apart.

Chu Jinchen's body stiffened in a daze.

This rare initiative side of Shi Ran made him a little helpless.

He felt his heart palpitate.

His grip on her waist tightened and he pulled her in more.

They were closely wrapped around each other at that moment.

He rubbed the tip of her nose against his and lowered his head, muttering magnetically, "Rape. Is that fine?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Jinchen leaned forward.

Just as their lips were about to touch, she reached out and pressed her index finger against Chu Jinchen's lips.

She chuckled. "Stop fooling around."

Chu Jinchen regained his composure regretfully.

It seemed like she was just teasing him.

But...

He did not mind if she did that a few more times.

"How did you know I was here?" Shi Ran asked.

Chu Jinchen walked beside her and said lazily, "The bodyguard took leave, so I'm covering his duty."

Shi Ran's eyes darkened.

She had forgotten that Night Four and the others were Chu Jinchen's people.

Did that also mean that they could report her whereabouts to Chu Jinchen at any time?

Chu Jinchen guessed her thoughts.

"They won't report your whereabouts to me. They had other missions tonight so they told me your location. I was worried, so I came over."

Actually, he just wanted to come over and see her.

Because he couldn't help it, he abandoned his work and came over.

Shi Ran had known Chu Jinchen for a while and knew that this man had always known his limits, so she did not say anything else.

Unknowingly, the two of them had already walked out of the street.

Chu Jinchen stood under the streetlamp at the entrance of the street and looked around.

"It's so late. What are you doing here?"

If he remembered correctly, the last time she was almost kidnapped, it was also here.

"I met a few people," she said casually.

She did not intend to tell Chu Jinchen about her investment.

After all, the investment funds were obtained from President Wen. It was not suitable for Chu Jinchen to know.

Chu Jinchen did not continue this topic.

They got into the car.

"Miss Shi." San Yu, who was the driver, was the first to greet her.

"Hi," she replied and sat beside Chu Jinchen.

Neither of them took the initiative to speak. They just waited quietly, but the atmosphere was not awkward at all. Instead, there was an indescribable warmth.

After sending Shi Ran home, Chu Jinchen hummed an unknown tune and returned to the car.

San Yu: "..."

When would Third Young Master change his habit of singing whenever he was in a good mood?

As soon as they got back into the car, the phone in the backseat buzzed.

Chu Jinchen's smile disappeared.

With a glance, the words "Chu family's old residence" were eye-catching.

He picked up the phone.

"Third Young Master, Old Master wants you to come back as soon as possible. President Wen came over and said that it's regarding what happened this morning."

Chu Jinchen hung up the phone, and the smile on his lips turned cold.

He sneered. "Old thing, you're quite good at complaining."

"Third Young Master, are we going back to the company or..."

"To the old residence."

...

The next day, at the production team.

Shi Ran was reading the script and labeling her understanding of the role.

At this moment, Fang Tongtong rushed over excitedly. "Sister Ran, did you see the trending topic?"

"What's wrong?" she asked without looking up.

"Yesterday, a heaven-defying rookie appeared in the Battle of the Gunslinger. She's so strong!!! So powerful!!!" Fang Tongtong exclaimed.

"At first, I thought that Team R was finished. Fortunately, there was that newbie and they finally won."

Fang Tongtong talked non-stop.

Shi Ran paused and looked up. After some deliberation, she asked, "Why did Team R compete with TNO last night?"

Fang Tongtong's eyes lit up. "Sister Ran, so you've also seen the trending topics! Are you also playing the Battle of the Gunslinger?!"

"I played it once," she said succinctly.

Fang Tongtong dragged a stool and sat opposite her before saying, "If you really want to talk about it, you have to start from three years ago."

"Three years ago, Team R could be said to be invincible. They won two championships in spring and autumn in one go and were guaranteed a spot in the global finals."

"At that time, Team R was very glorious, especially the head of the team, Xi Qing. People called him God Qing."

God Qing?

She had an impression of this name.

At that time, she had seen the players mention it at the spectator window.

Fang Tongtong cleared her throat and continued, "At that time, Team R had a bright future and many members. They couldn't even squeeze in another as there were already five official members."

"Xi Qing, Mu Yang, Jue Mo, Qi Yuan, and Xian Han have unparalleled tacit understanding. They're the champion seeded team of the global finals."

"But... they rigged the match."

"Huh?" She looked up.

"At that time, they entered the finals and were about to win, but in the end, they lost very abruptly. In the end, it was found that the person who threw the match was Xian Han."

"After that, Xian Han was stripped of his professional qualifications, and Team R's reputation was ruined. It was also at this juncture that Xi Qing was poached away."

"After that, the players from Team R left. They were almost all gone. In the end, there were only four people left, and one of them was even a reserve member."

"TNO had a conflict with Team R previously, but they couldn't beat Team R. Look, now they've found an opportunity. A tiger that falls from grace can be bullied by dogs."

Fang Tongtong sighed with emotion at the end.

"You know quite a lot," Shi Ran said with a smile.

"Of course." Fang Tongtong raised her head. "I like to play 'Battle of the Gunslinger too, but I felt that it was a waste of time, so I stopped playing."

Towards the end, Fang Tongtong's tone became a little depressed.

Shi Ran pursed her lips.

She did not expect Team R to have experienced so much.

Later that afternoon, Shi Ran continued filming. Although she was the second female lead, she had a lot of scenes.

After filming, she returned to the lounge and Fang Tongtong rushed in.

She said anxiously, "Sister Ran, I have something urgent at home. I want to take leave to go back first. Is that okay?"

"Alright, let me know if you need anything," Shi Ran said.

"Thank you, Sister Ran."

Fang Tongtong thanked as she left in a hurry.

Ji Wenfeng walked in. "The preview of 'The Chained Palace' is out tonight. Although you only had a few seconds of screen time, it's considered your first movie."

"Yes." Shi Ran did not care much.

She was only acting as cannon fodder. How could she be cut into the trailer?

After her scenes at night ended, she prepared to go back.

Just as she finished changing, she saw her phone vibrating on the makeup table.

She picked it up and put it to her ear.

"Sister Ran, save me. I'm at... Beep, beep, beep..."

The other party's call was forcefully ended.