Chapter 304: The Black Hand Behind the Scenes

The woman patted her chest hard, whispering in complaint: "How do you appear and disappear like a ghost? You walk without making a sound."

Zhang Wan said with a cold face: "Didn't you say you could ruin Su Ruo's reputation? Is that all you can do?"

The woman felt wronged after being scolded; if an ordinary girl were doubted and humiliated like this, she would be too ashamed to speak, and would never dare to show her face again.

Even if what she said was false, people only believe what they want to believe; she only needed to spread a few rumors, and Su Ruo would never be able to recover.

But who could have imagined that Su Ruo would be so vicious, not even hesitating before beating her.

And that little girl, so young yet sharp-tongued, with just a few words ruined the scheme she had painstakingly set up.

Not only did it fail to make people dislike and suspect Su Ruo, but it actually won her a wave of goodwill; now everyone praises Su Ruo for her magnanimity.

Zhang Wan immediately coaxed: "I know you feel wronged this time; next time we must make thorough preparations, ensure a decisive strike, and absolutely not give Su Ruo any chance to recover."

"Tomorrow morning we can take Qin Xiao and An'an to go foraging by the sea; there might be a surprise, and they will surely like it."

Zhang Wan was originally angry; the woman took her money but handled things this way—not only failing to ruin Su Ruo's reputation, but actually improving it, which is completely different from what the woman had promised her.

Bai Xinya could see it, and Su Ruo naturally could as well; besides, she wasn't stupid. After the previous incident where Lu Zhan used those two little nurses as an example to warn others, no one dared to openly target her like that.

"By the way, what do you think about what just happened? I feel that woman was deliberately targeting you; it's not just idle curiosity. Have you offended her?"

That woman's scheming expression doesn't look like illness at all; the only possibility is that someone is directing her.

But now the woman says she won't do it, and she panicked at once—how could she refuse? If she won't do it, where could I find someone so money-hungry? Even with Zhang Wan, I wouldn't dare try casually, because the more people who know, the greater my risk of exposure.

Su Ruo and the others walked all the way to the cafeteria, and their mood was unaffected by those unrelated people.

The woman saw Zhang Wan take out the money, her eyes lit up instantly; she snatched all the money from Zhang Wan's hand, smiling and saying: "Doctor Zhang, rest assured, I will definitely handle what you entrusted me to do."

Zhang Wan saw her money being snatched, her face instantly turned grim, but the woman gave her no chance to refuse, grabbed the cash and fled in a flash, showing no sign of injury whatsoever.

If today the woman acted this way and she's not mentally ill, then the only possibility is that someone is directing her.

The woman's expression improved a little; having been beaten so badly by that little bitch Su Ruo, she still had to endure being scolded by such a young girl—where could she put her face?

An'an didn't argue either; she just laughed and hid behind Su Ruo.

The woman's face was swollen from the beating, speaking hurt, but she forced herself to finish; although she liked money, she needed to be alive to spend it!

Su Ruo struck so hard; if there's a next time, who knows what would happen!

Bai Xinya told Su Ruo these things only to have her spend more time with the child, not to make her feel guilty; noticing Su Ruo's mood was off, she immediately changed the subject and said:

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They have always settled grudges on the spot, never wasting energy on irrelevant people; that would only torment themselves.

Along the way, An'an kept talking—about her longing for Su Ruo and the interesting things happening around her—while Li Zhaodi occasionally interjected a few work-related remarks, but each time she hadn't even finished two sentences before An'an took over the conversation.

Therefore, to ensure her plan proceeded smoothly, she would not let all her painstaking efforts go to waste.

After several times, Li Zhaodi pretended to be angry, pinching An'an's nose and saying: "You little heartless thing, I've taken care of you for so long with great effort, and I've never seen you so warm toward me; now that you see your mother, do you immediately cast me aside?"

Although An'an didn't say it, I know she had long wanted to come see you; so when Song Jingyu called this time, she immediately asked the school for leave, packed her things, and came happily.

Su Ruo was just puzzled about what benefit Zhang Wan had given that woman to make her work so hard for her.

Su Ruo didn't want these matters to affect Bai Xinya's mood, so she said: "These are just irrelevant people; you don't need to take them to heart. Since you're here, enjoy yourself for a few days. Although this place is remote, the island has many things that the inland lacks."

"This time it was my mistake, but I promise you, next time I will definitely ruin that little bitch Su Ruo's reputation completely."

Zhang Wan was furious inside, but seeing the woman's swollen cheeks, she gritted her teeth, took out two hundred yuan from her pocket, and handed it to the woman as compensation.

Su Ruo watched An'an and Li Zhaodi chasing and playing, a pang of guilt rose in her heart; she truly wasn't a qualified mother, having adopted An'an yet unable to give her love and companionship.

Su Ruo and Bai Xinya laughed while watching the two play, until they ran far away, then Bai Xinya said: "During this time An'an has really missed you; last time she came back from a competition, knowing she couldn't see you, she hid in her room and cried for a long time."

Bai Xinya said this with eyes both proud and aching.

The person behind the scenes is easy to guess; in this entire military region, aside from Zhang Wan, there would be no one else.

The woman rubbed her sore buttocks and said: "I can't complete the task you assigned; this Su Ruo is just a freak, completely unreasonable, I can't deal with her—you'd better find someone more capable."

Left alone, Zhang Wan's face darkened further, while she secretly hardened her heart; she would absolutely not let Su Ruo have an easy time, nor let Su Ruo take Song Jingyu from her hands.

Bai Xinya nodded with a smile; as long as she could be with Su Ruo, even doing nothing would make that girl happy, and Qin Xiao had clearly become An'an's little shadow—wherever An'an goes, he follows, and no one can separate them.

Bai Xinya glanced at Song Jingyu standing nearby; this man, even if he just stood there doing nothing, had a strong presence.

Bai Xinya quietly looked at Su Ruo and asked: "Have you really decided to marry him?"