With Tan Chengbi’s permission, Yun Ran smoothly made her way to their side.
"How did you come here?"
As she spoke, there was a clear trace of surprise in Yun Ran’s eyes.
However, upon approaching and seeing the assistant in the wheelchair, Yun Ran frowned slightly after recognizing the assistant’s face.
The middle-aged man beside Tan Chengbi, his expression immediately darkened.
Indeed, a nuisance, utterly devoid of the manners and composure expected of a rich heiress.
Ever since Yun Ran arrived, he had been observing her. For someone of their young master’s status, there were too many who threw themselves at him, employing all sorts of methods.
But previously, the young master had been discerning, rendering all those efforts futile.
Yet now, this burden from the Yun Family was somehow viewed differently by the young master, who knows what methods she used.
The middle-aged man already had a poor first impression of Yun Ran, not to mention how much more disdainful he felt seeing her obvious shock upon noticing Xu Heng (the assistant).
"Did you encounter some trouble?"
Tan Chengbi was originally happy to see the lively Yun Ran, only to be caught off guard by her sudden change of tone.
"Your assistant has been hit with the Forget Spell and is injured, is this provoking someone from the Xuan Sect?"
If it were anyone else, Yun Ran might not have spoken up.
But since Tan Chengbi was quite decent, having previously helped her indirectly find the cause of Hirano Jiro’s death, earning her quite a bit of merit,
Tan Chengbi looked at Yun Ran with a hint of caution in his eyes. The assistant forgetting a segment of his memory was not something that should have leaked.
The only people who could know this are the perpetrator and Yun Ran, yet she figured it out in a glance. Such a coincidence was naturally unbelievable to Tan Chengbi.
He was no fool; families like theirs always had powerful Dark Masters consecrated.
They also knew quite a lot about the affairs within the Xuan Sect. Even if Yun Ran did possess some Xuan techniques, at her age, most are still learning and couldn’t possibly recognize high-level curses.
Moreover, anyone with a bit of knowledge knows that important children of these families, from birth, are protected by talismans specially made by family-consecrated Dark Masters to prevent them from being secretly harmed.
Those closely serving them as maids, subordinates, and bodyguards also have some protective items one way or another.
Yet now, Yun Ran straightforwardly mentioned Xu Heng being struck by the Forget Spell, making him hard to believe in Yun Ran’s innocence.
Due to gentlemanly manners, he didn’t interrupt Yun Ran immediately, however, he harbored some suspicions about her deep inside.
Disappointment flashed through his eyes, saddened that his first encounter with a friend outside their circles would end in such a way.
The middle-aged man was even more certain now; Yun Ran was no different from those who tried to get close to the young master, yet she didn’t realize she had kicked an iron plate, remaining smugly proud.
He had never seen someone so fond of courting popularity, stirring up trouble right in front of the Tan Family, utterly ridiculous!
Yun Ran was completely unaware of the shift in the atmosphere, nor did she know she was being judged with a prejudiced view.
At the moment, her focus was entirely on the assistant.
It had been a long time since she had seen someone use such a clean and accurate Curse technique, clearly showing the person’s remarkable skill.
Yun Ran clasped her hands in a Sealing gesture, in the eyes of others, it appeared as if Yun Ran was performing a needless display of fancy maneuvers.
As Yun Ran’s voice fell, the assistant suddenly felt a severe pain in his brain, his face twisting into a grotesque expression.
This sudden exclamation from the assistant instantly changed the expressions of the Tan Family members.
They knew exactly who Xu Heng was. For him to say such a thing, there must be a grave danger he had discerned.
"Lady Yun, we have some urgent matters to deal with..."
At this moment, Yun Ran finally sensed that something was amiss in the atmosphere, but she didn’t think it had anything to do with her.
"Alright, I’ll head back first then."
Ginsengfruit scratched his head: [Host, I feel something weird, they...]
When books are needed, they are seldom around. Ginsengfruit didn’t know how to describe it, but felt that the Tan Family harbored malice towards the Host.
Yun Ran casually waved her hand: "Rich people are all , babbling nonsensically, just get used to it."
Ginsengfruit immediately felt that the Host’s words were right—it must be their insane babbling.
When Yun Ran returned to her seat, the people from the Tan Family had already left.
"Miss, what happened just now? Why did the Tan Family members leave in such a hurry?"
"Better not to meddle in other people’s affairs~"
He only wanted to say that Miss Three really had a big heart; had it been someone else, they wouldn’t let go of such connections, what a pity.
People from the Xiyeno Family, upon the arrival of the Tan Family members, were paying close attention to them.
Seeing Yun Ran laughing and talking with an influential man from the Tan Family, their hearts sank even more.
The aggressive approach of the Bartley family, if the Tan Family members also got involved, would mean double the pressure for them.
The negotiator of the Xiyeno Family gestured a pause to Xiyeno Natsuo.
Both parties entered a temporary break.
"Miss, I’m afraid we can’t continue this stalemate with the Yun Family. Yun Ran is deeply connected with the Tan Family..."
Xiyeno Natsuo’s recent days had not been easy. Initially, she returned to the country planning to make a big impact, not expecting to make mistakes at every turn.
At this moment, her gaze, devoid of her prior spirited flair, turned sullenly towards the Yun Family.
"Let’s step back another 20%, tell them if they don’t agree, we might as well break the net."
Clearly, the situation had pushed Xiyeno Natsuo to her limit. If it broke, nobody would have an easy time.
After the break ended, the next round of negotiations went smoothly, and both sides quickly reached an agreement.
The Yun Family received satisfactory compensation, but it meant they were now completely enemies with the Xiyeno Family.
In the future, any business encounter would undoubtedly be a fight to the death.
Yun Jinyang, needing to be cautious of them, naturally had to make more preparations, becoming too busy to pay attention to Yun Ran.
Xiyeno Natsuo’s eyes were filled with murderous intent, completely focused on Yun Ran, as if she couldn’t swallow this grievance unless she killed her.
From afar, Yun Ran could clearly see Xiyeno Natsuo’s silent lip movement: "Wait for it, I will kill you sooner or later!"
Yun Ran felt truly wronged. Could she say that all of this was just coincidence?
It was all caused by that idiot Yun Qing; now she had become the scapegoat.