Suddenly, the phone rang. An Ran answered it groggily, and before she could say a word, she heard a furious yell: "An Ran, what’s your deal? You offended someone in the class, yet you had me go to the banquet for you and take the blame. Do you just not want me to have a good life? I never thought your heart could be so malicious."
An Ran woke up at the first shout and was both amused and angry when she heard An Sijia’s words: "Hey An Sijia, are you some kind of mad dog? Wasn’t it you who begged me to get you an invitation to that banquet? How did you turn out blaming me for your mess?"
"Even if I wanted to attend, shouldn’t you have warned me about the people you offended in the class? You did it on purpose, didn’t you?"
An Ran didn’t understand what she was talking about and didn’t bother asking. All she knew was that An Sijia’s attempt to enter high society through this banquet didn’t go as planned. Instead of getting the approval of the top producer, she got into trouble with the wrong people. And that was enough.
"So what if I did it on purpose? An Sijia, if you don’t like me, then stop asking me for favors." With that, An Ran hung up the phone, feeling pleased, and went back to catching up on her sleep.
But she hadn’t fallen asleep yet when the phone rang again.
An Ran picked up the phone and instantly became alert.
The caller was none other than Mu Xingfeng.
"Hello, Instructor Mu, what can I do for you?" An Ran answered the call, feeling a bit guilty.
"An Ran, have your studies been busy lately?" Mu Xingfeng had been coming to Longteng Xinyuan for weekends these past few weeks, but he hadn’t seen the little girl. The last time they spoke, she said she was busy with studies and would be reviewing at school. It’s been two weeks, and he was beginning to miss her a bit.
"It’s manageable," An Ran scratched her head, feeling a bit awkward. She wasn’t good at lying.
"I’ll pick you up at the school gate in a while and take you out for a meal." Mu Xingfeng’s voice on the other end was as indifferent and emotionless as ever.
"Huh? No... no need," An Ran quickly declined, "Instructor Mu, I’ve already made plans with Xiao Xiao to have lunch together."
"Then let’s all go together." His tone was firm and left no room for refusal.
An Ran felt like crying. She really didn’t want to be the "san." That sister was so good to her, even when she saw An Ran and Instructor Mu alone together, she didn’t say anything. She even lent her house to An Ran. Now that she knew Instructor Mu had a fiancée, how could she continue to go out with him and hurt that sister?
An Ran was determined not to ruin anyone’s happiness.
"No, Instructor Mu, we have something to do in the afternoon, we’ll just eat at school. Thank you for your kindness. That’s all, my friend is calling me, bye Instructor Mu."
Without waiting for Mu Xingfeng to speak, she hung up the phone. Looking at her phone, An Ran let out a sigh of relief.
Mu Xingfeng stared at the phone that had been hung up on, feeling an urge to drag the little girl right in front of him. This stubborn girl, what’s her deal? Wasn’t she not afraid of him anymore?
In the evening, the usually aloof and proud Captain Mu dialed the little girl’s number again: "Hey, do you have time tonight? I’ll take you to see a movie."
This was the result of his afternoon reflection. Mu Xingfeng had originally thought that since the little girl was afraid of him and resisted his request to be her boyfriend, he would stop bringing it up. He’d approach her slowly and lure her in bit by bit.
At first, this seemed to be working. Seeing the little girl living under the same roof with him without any wariness, no matter what she thought of him, he felt an incredible sense of satisfaction.