Chapter 44: 44. Tian Yaohui

Zhang Ran watched Sun Gaixin's retreating back, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Hearing Meng Mingxuan's claim of credit, Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Not bad, it seems you weren't lying before."

Zhang Ran was referring to the remark Meng Mingxuan had made to him about his extraordinary ability to stir up trouble.

Meng Mingxuan said smugly, "Well, of course."

"Let's go, stop showing off, let's head inside first," Zhang Ran said.

"Uncle Hao, who was that person? Why didn't you come to help Gaixin just now?" Tian Ya asked after being pulled away for some distance by Hao Yuan.

Hao Yuan could tell that Tian Ya was blaming him.

Sun Gaixin had been beaten by Meng Mingxuan the whole time and had no time to observe the situation; once Meng Mingxuan stopped, he was pulled away by Hao Yuan.

Therefore, he had not seen Zhang Ran's face, otherwise he would likely have understood why he had received this beating today.

Hao Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Miss, don't ask who that person is for now; if you want to know, you can ask the boss directly."

Tian Ya immediately frowned; why was it still so mysterious?

Afterwards, no matter how Tian Ya asked, Hao Yuan remained silent. When they reached their destination and were about to get out of the car, Hao Yuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss, it is best not to provoke Zhang Siyan in the future."

"What do you mean?" Tian Ya was even more confused. Why tell her not to provoke Zhang Siyan? The way it sounded, it was a warning.

Sun Gaixin heard it too, but he was even more confused about what Hao Yuan meant. Had he suddenly developed a kind heart?

However, at the same time, he had a faint, unpleasant feeling in his heart, as if he had made a wrong decision.

But Hao Yuan said nothing more; some things were better left for his boss to tell her.

After leaving that place, Hao Yuan immediately parked the car in a spot and made a phone call to Tian Yaohui, recounting everything that had just happened.

Finally, Hao Yuan said with some hesitation, "President Tian, do you think what Zhang Ran said just now was a warning to us?"

Tian Yaohui on the other end said unhurriedly, "That is about the meaning of it."

"Then..." Hao Yuan's heart began to thump.

It wasn't that he was cowardly—Hao Yuan had been around for so many years, and truly few people dared to call him a coward—but the past events were simply too horrifying. If Hao Yuan himself were to end up in that situation, he would truly wish he were dead.

Tian Yaohui naturally heard Hao Yuan's worry and chuckled, "If it were before, perhaps we fellows would indeed be worried, but it is different now. We don't need to worry about that situation at all."

"Hm?" Hao Yuan could tell that his boss was indeed in a more relaxed mood, unlike the suppression he felt when he first learned of Zhang Ran's return.

Could it be that Tian Yaohui had already found a way to deal with Zhang Ran's unknown methods?

Tian Yaohui said, "Not to mention that those who came down from the Goddess of Destiny like Zhang Ran have not yet truly been cleared from observation.

Even if they were truly cleared, and there were truly no eyes on him, he is no longer a lone wolf; he has a family and dependents now."

Hearing the end, Hao Yuan could even hear the relaxed laughter in Tian Yaohui's tone.

Hao Yuan thought about it carefully; it was indeed so. Although Zhang Ran's methods were somewhat bizarre back then and he could be considered a ruthless person, the Zhang Ran of that time was a man who followed the rules—as long as you didn't use underhanded tactics against him.

As long as you beat him through normal means, Zhang Ran would always accept the loss, and he never retaliated or grew angry because of it.

On this point, Hao Yuan actually admired Zhang Ran from the bottom of his heart.

And now that Zhang Ran had a son, a daughter, and even a grandchild, his methods were effectively constrained by layers of ties.

Hao Yuan also thought about the time when the Goddess of Destiny was announced to have returned; many business figures appeared in high profile during that period to grab attention, and their exposure was much higher than before.

But after Zhang Ran and the others officially returned, these people all reverted to their original state. Thinking about it now, they must have had the same mindset as Tian Yaohui, having learned of Zhang Ran's situation.

At this moment, Hao Yuan seemed to understand the reason why Tian Yaohui did not stop Tian Ya and Sun Gaixin's affair.

It wasn't that he was completely unafraid of Zhang Ran, but rather that he seemed to want to use this to test Zhang Ran's bottom line?

Thinking of this, Hao Yuan felt a chill in his heart; Tian Ya was Tian Yaohui's own daughter!

Inside the mall.

Zhang Siyan and Qian Li had just seen off Zhao Jingyu and were tidying up the counter, preparing to welcome afternoon customers.

At the same time, they were also a bit anxious, especially Zhang Siyan; she was afraid now, afraid that Tian Ya would really use methods to take Susu away.

So she didn't want to keep entangled over child support anymore; if the agency matter could succeed, she would immediately go to get a divorce.

"Little Qian, Little Zhang, have you eaten yet?" The older sister who sold clothes next door walked in and asked.

"Liu Jie, we've eaten. Looking at your expression, did you encounter something happy?" Qian Li asked with a smile.

The two shops—one selling cosmetics and the other selling clothes—were not competitors, and being next-door neighbors, their relationship was quite good.

"What happy thing could there be? It's just that I saw two people fighting at the mall entrance earlier. One of them looked quite refined but got beaten up miserably. It seemed like two men chasing one woman; anyway, that's how it was.

By the way, I have a video here, take a look, it's really quite amusing," Liu Jie said with a chuckle.

She had deduced this from the interaction between Meng Mingxuan and Tian Ya recognizing each other. For middle-aged women like them, their imagination for such things was no worse than that of urban romance drama screenwriters.

Qian Li smiled and said, "Liu Jie, your hobby is different from others. You can be this happy watching people fight?"

"Hey, who doesn't have a couple of hobbies? I've already posted the video to my Moments, take a look, it's really quite funny," Liu Jie strongly recommended.

Seeing there were no customers, and with Liu Jie's strong recommendation, Qian Li and Zhang Siyan both opened their Moments.

Upon looking, both of them were stunned.

Qian Li recognized the man being beaten; it was Sun Gaixin, who had just left them.

As for Zhang Siyan, she recognized everyone. Although she had only met Meng Mingxuan once, she hadn't reached the age of being forgetful.

"How did these two start fighting?" Zhang Siyan muttered.

"Hey, Yanyan, do you know the person who was doing the hitting? Could it be some suitor of yours standing up for you?" Qian Li became interested upon hearing Zhang Siyan's words.

Zhang Siyan shook her head helplessly and said, "What are you imagining? Didn't I tell you? When I went to pick up my dad, there was a friend of his from before, and this person is that friend's son. We've only met once."

Qian Li listened to Zhang Siyan's explanation while happily watching the video. Seeing Sun Gaixin get beaten, she was naturally very happy.

"Little Qian, these two fighting is quite interesting, right?" Liu Jie saw Qian Li watching with such joy, wearing an 'I told you so' expression.

"Liu Jie, this video is really satisfying to watch! Hahaha," Qian Li said with a laugh.

However, she then seemed to see a somewhat familiar face. Looking closely, she exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, hey, hey, why does this person look so much like Big Brother?"

Zhang Siyan also saw Zhang Ran in the crowd of onlookers at this moment; she was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Meng Mingxuan did not provoke Sun Gaixin for no reason; clearly, there is no such thing as a coincidence in this world.

Thinking of this, Zhang Siyan felt somewhat conflicted for a moment, yet she faintly felt a kind of warmth she had not experienced in a long time?