Chapter 54: 53. Sun Ermin's Confidence (Second Update)

"In all these years, have you never thought that Zhang Siyan might be related to me?" Zhang Ran ignored Zhao Chunlan's warning and asked.

Although he had guessed it in his heart, he still wanted to ask, to ask this woman whom he had rescued back then!

Panic appeared in the eyes of both Sun Ermin and Zhao Chunlan at the same time.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Sicheng looked so much alike, and they both had the surname Zhang; how could they have not made any connections?

In fact, it was precisely because they had made these connections that they treated Zhang Siyan this way; making Zhang Siyan suffer gave them a sense of vengeful pleasure.

Seeing their expressions, Zhang Ran confirmed his guess, "So, you were actually taking revenge on me?"

At this moment, Zhang Ran no longer seemed angry, as if he were merely describing something unrelated to him in a very calm manner.

But the more he was like this, the more nervous Sun Ermin and Zhao Chunlan became, especially Sun Ermin; he thought of Zhang Ran's ruthless methods from back then, and his heart began to tremble.

"Fine, I admit it, your revenge was a success."

"Zhang Ran, what do you want to do? This is a society ruled by law now. If you dare to make a move, I can call the police to arrest you right now." They were birds of a feather; Sun Ermin's words were identical to Zhao Chunlan's.

Moreover, after saying this, Sun Ermin also seemed to realize that things were not as they used to be.

At first, he had been frightened by Zhang Ran, and then, because of Zhang Ran's sudden appearance, he was startled and simultaneously reminded of the painful memories of the past—memories that had already become his psychological trauma.

Therefore, the first thing Sun Ermin felt upon seeing Zhang Ran was fear and terror, to the point that even his thinking became rigid.

Now he had also realized that this was not the past.

Although he did not know how Zhang Ran had appeared so suddenly and was actually related to Zhang Siyan, so many years had passed, and things had long since changed.

Furthermore, it looked like Zhang Ran was not doing very well; otherwise, Zhang Siyan would not have failed to mention him, and Zhang Siyan had suffered so many grievances in their home without ever seeing Zhang Ran step forward.

This seemed to prove one thing: that Zhang Ran was doing very poorly.

However, even so, Sun Ermin still felt a bit uneasy, so he began to use a powerful name to bolster his confidence.

"My son's girlfriend is the daughter of the Chairman of Yaotian Group. If you dare to touch us, believe it or not, you'll be in big trouble." As he spoke, Sun Ermin actually gained some confidence.

Perhaps because Yaotian Group occupied such an unreachable position in his heart, Sun Ermin's confidence grew.

At the same time, his thoughts became agile again; he thought of the events of the past once more, but this time it was not fear, but resentment and excitement.

Although he did not know why Zhang Ran had not appeared for so many years and why his appearance had changed so little, judging from the situation of Zhang Siyan and Zhang Sicheng, Zhang Ran must not have been doing well all these years.

"Zhang Ran, you broke my leg back then. If you kneel and apologize to me now, I might reluctantly forgive you, otherwise... hehe!" Perhaps because he had imagined too much, Sun Ermin had already begun to conclude in his heart that Zhang Ran was far inferior to him now.

What's more, he was now leaning on Tian Yaohui; to him, Tian Yaohui was a super big shot.

Zhang Ran just watched Sun Ermin's performance quietly, his eyes showing no change, as if he were looking at a clown.

However, just as he was about to speak, some movement caught his attention. He turned his head and discovered that Zhang Siyan and Qian Li were quietly hiding on the side eavesdropping, and upon hearing that Sun Ermin's leg had been broken by Zhang Ran, the two were startled and accidentally made some noise.

Zhang Ran ignored Sun Ermin and the others and looked at Zhang Siyan, his eyes filled with guilt. He had always felt guilty toward the Zhang siblings, and now he discovered that the grievances Zhang Siyan had suffered at her in-laws' house for so many years actually stemmed from him.

"Siyan, take the things and go out for a moment; I have something to discuss with them." Zhang Ran took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

Zhang Siyan looked at Zhang Ran with complex eyes; they had actually heard the entire conversation between Zhang Ran and Sun Ermin just now.

Not only was her former father-in-law's leg broken by her own father, but her former mother-in-law had also been rescued from her former father-in-law by her own father.

And there was a reason why her former parents-in-law disliked, or even loathed, her so much.

She had never been able to figure it out before, but now she understood everything at once.

For a moment, Zhang Siyan felt a bit dizzy.

At the same time, Zhang Siyan was also worried; from Sun Ermin's words just now, it was clear that he wanted to humiliate and take revenge on Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran saw the worried look in Zhang Siyan's eyes and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, no matter what, I won't be threatened by these two mere small fries."

"Yanyan, why don't we leave first? Susu will be out soon," said Qian Li.

As a bystander, Qian Li actually saw it very clearly: from beginning to end, Zhang Ran had not shown a trace of panic.

She was actually quite curious about her best friend's father now; what kind of person was Zhang Ran back then?

That was breaking someone's leg, yet Zhang Ran looked very calm, as if it were a very ordinary matter; this was not something an ordinary person could do.

When Zhang Siyan heard Qian Li mention Susu, she snapped out of it. After thinking for a moment, she stopped insisting and only said to Zhang Ran, "You don't need to argue with them. We will live our own lives from now on and have no more contact with them."

She was considering Zhang Ran's face; her intention was actually to tell Zhang Ran not to push himself. Leaving now would be fine; he didn't need to do things that would put himself in a difficult position for her sake.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "It's really fine, we're just catching up on old times, don't worry."

At this moment, Zhang Ran really looked like he was going to catch up with Sun Ermin and the others; his tone was very calm, without any hostility.

After Zhang Siyan and Qian Li left holding Susu, Zhang Ran turned his gaze back to Sun Ermin.

For some reason, while Zhang Ran was speaking, Sun Ermin tried to interrupt several times, but never actually opened his mouth.

Meng Mingxuan looked at Zhang Ran and, finding that Zhang Ran had no intention of letting him leave, did not move, just stood on the side watching quietly. Of course, he would not believe that Zhang Ran was really going to kneel and apologize.

"Was I wrong back then?" This was what Zhang Ran asked while looking at Zhao Chunlan.

Zhao Chunlan, perhaps because Sun Ermin's words had given her confidence, said loudly, "I don't care if you were right or wrong, my business is none of your concern. You broke my husband's leg, you must kneel and apologize."

Hearing her words, Zhang Ran let out a dry laugh and shook his head; he really was stupid to still be asking her such a question.

He was indeed wrong back then; the mistake was not being ruthless enough.

"Your confidence comes from Tian Yaohui, right? Fine, today I will let you die with a clear understanding." Although Zhang Ran's tone was calm, a trace of violence gradually flashed in his eyes.

And when Sun Ermin and the others heard Zhang Ran's words, a wave of unease surged in their hearts. Zhang Ran knew Tian Yaohui? And he didn't seem afraid of him at all?