Chapter 235: At the Door

"Ranran, be my girlfriend!"

The boy's youthful voice was full of spirit; just hearing it, one could feel his joy.

Before long, an equally young girl's voice rang out, "I haven't decided yet!"

Similar words repeated over a dozen times, from adolescence to young adulthood. The male voice went from "be my girlfriend" to "let's get married" to "let's break up," while the female voice went from "I haven't decided yet" at the beginning, to dodging the topic, to piteous pleading.

Yan Ranran's parents listened, their expressions constantly shifting among red, white, green, and black. At first their spirits soared, but in the end they sank to rock bottom.

Ke Yuan's parents went over, carefully pulling Ke Yuan to their side and gently patting him to soothe him.

Zhu Xueheng set up the computer and the projector that the butler had brought out.

"Let's now enjoy a look at Miss Yan Ranran and her boyfriend's daily banquet life!"

Zhu Xueheng read out the file name, grumbling inwardly. Su Xi was truly a genius at naming — paired with those audio recordings Ke Yuan had played, this name was dripping with irony!

Clicking open the first one, Zhu Xueheng read aloud, "Please enjoy the recent Ye Family birthday banquet."

The gagged Yan Ranran struggled desperately, trying to spit out the cloth strip in her mouth. Her tears streamed down as she looked at everyone pleadingly. Even Zhu Xueheng could read the meaning in her eyes: "No."

Zhu Xueheng's heart was iron — he ruthlessly and mercilessly clicked play.

Compared to cherishing delicate beauties, his brother mattered more!

Someone like Yan Ranran, that kind of clingy leech — if you didn't shake her off completely at the first opportunity, she'd only accumulate more and more filth afterward, becoming more and more disgusting!

In the video, Yan Ranran's pretty figure stood in place, holding a single flower in her hand. After a few seconds, a figure lunged toward Yan Ranran, scooping her up like a child.

Yan Ranran voluntarily wrapped her arms around the man's neck, burying her head against it.

"Crack!"

The wooden sofa was snapped in half by Ke Yuan's bare hands. Zhu Xueheng hurriedly clicked stop.

Ke Yuan's father's face was dark with rage. "Take your things and leave our house!"

Ke Yuan's mother quickly pulled her son away to apply medicine to him.

Yan Ranran was trembling all over. After the servants untied the ropes, she burst into sobs. "How could you humiliate me like this?"

Zhu Xueheng gritted his teeth. Humiliation, huh?

"You two, hold her up, put her on the stretcher, and follow me!"

The maid glanced at the master, then immediately held up Yan Ranran as Zhu Xueheng instructed.

"What are you trying to do? Are you trying to kill me? Wuwuwu!"

Yan Ranran was put on the stretcher by the maid, and the other Ke Family servants trussed her up like a rice dumpling in no time, even sealing her mouth shut again!

Zhu Xueheng swaggered off with the maid and the bound Yan Ranran, heading toward the Shui Family.

Yan Ranran looked in that direction, her face showing terror. "Mmm mmm mmm!"

She turned her head toward the house, hoping her parents would come out quickly and save her!

Yan Ranran's parents certainly wanted to chase after them, but Ke Yuan's father blocked them, demanding they take all those gifts away. Those gifts had previously been carried by the Ke Family's servants; now that the servants wouldn't help, the two pampered people scrambled to take everything together, and the more they rushed, the more mistakes they made. By the time they drove off with the gifts and found the group, Zhu Xueheng and Yan Ranran were already at the Shui Family's front gate.

"Hey, you Shuis! You're too cowardly! You knocked up Yan Ranran and then had her pin the child on someone else — have you no shame!"

Zhu Xueheng's words caused an uproar among the onlookers who had come running at the commotion!

This, this, this!

Zhu Xueheng having the Ke Family's maid bring Yan Ranran to the Shui Family — the meaning was crystal clear!

The Shui Family was practically left reeling from this baseless accusation dumped on them out of thin air.

The Shui Family's old master had just returned from outside. Hearing this, he bellowed in fury, "You Zhu Family brat, don't drag your surname through the mud — your brain's no good, and you open your mouth to slander people!"

The Shui Family was about to form a marriage alliance with the Ye Family!

Ye Ruotian and their grandson were nearly engaged!

The surrounding crowd watched the drama. Meanwhile, the girls who were close with Yan Ranran wanted to push the maid aside and untie her.

"This is kidnapping! You're restricting Ranran's freedom!"

Zhu Xueheng said righteously, "You're spouting nonsense. I'm clearly just worried that a pregnant woman might get emotional and accidentally take a fall and lose the baby! If you untie her and she loses the baby, you take responsibility — everyone here is watching!"

The people who had also wanted to go over and help paused, no longer daring to step forward.

The Shui Family's members came out one after another as well, furious to death upon hearing this!

"Are you deliberately picking a fight? The Ke Family is this shameless — if you don't like the girl, just part amicably. Why frame our Shui Family!"

Zhu Xueheng, sharp-eyed, noticed someone recording a video. He straightened his clothes and held his palm face-up. "Hand it over!"

The Ke Family servant, who had come running over panting, placed the printed photos into Zhu Xueheng's hand.

"These are the basic versions. There are even more explosive ones — do you want to take a look?"

Zhu Xueheng didn't have the black heart to show the pictures to the Shui Family's old master, but instead gave them to the Shui Family parents, whose hearts seemed more durable!

Seeing this, Yan Ranran fainted on the spot!

The carefully cropped images were lined up one after another, the atmosphere building layer by layer — from one person pouncing on another to finally disheveled clothing. Just looking at the pictures, everyone could imagine what Shui Shouhong and Yan Ranran would be doing in the photos that followed!

The Ke Family's servants were extremely good at reading the room — everyone present, whether enemy or ally, was given a copy.

Shui Shouhong had taken a renowned beauty in their circle, which already drew envy and jealousy. Now that he'd caused such a scandal, when the people at the scene posted it to group chats, those who had always been jealous of him forwarded it furiously, wishing the whole world would know!

The gossip-hungry crowd figured that with photos there was proof, and Zhu Xueheng had drawn all the aggro onto himself, so they likewise forwarded the matter to their family group chats, childhood friend groups, and social media feeds.

Group chats in their circle suddenly became active because of this.

Matters involving romantic gossip spread quickly. At the Su Family's banquet, many people were discussing this.

Lin Junzhi leaned in and caught an earful, feeling a chill all over her body!

When she had just returned to the country, the matchmaking list her family had drawn up also included Shui Shouhong. On the day of the blind date, she had unexpectedly run into Yan Ranran, been disgusted by her, and hadn't gone. Thank goodness she hadn't gone! If she had, the one making a fool of herself now would be her!

"Auntie, do you still remember me?"

Lin Junzhi looked at the familiar chubby little face and squatted down with a smile. "I remember! You're Xiao Yu!"

"Auntie, are you very cold? I just saw you shivering!"

Not cold, I just heard something not good.

Something not good? Do you need my family's elder to help?

No need, I can solve it myself!

Okay, Auntie, do you want to come play with me? I still have two little companions!

Thanks, my darlings, for voting~

The next chapter will be a bit late, I haven't finished writing yet.