Chapter 372: Reason
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yi Zheng was slightly stunned. He sat up straight and asked seriously, “Do you mind?”
“No.” Shi Man restrained the mockery on her face and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, I just couldn’t stand it just now, but this is indeed not your responsibility. I believe you can handle it and wait for your good news.”
Yi Zheng looked at her deeply. After confirming that she was just testing him and did not really mind Liu Ran’s existence, he was relieved and nodded helplessly. “Yes, as long as you’re willing to believe me, I have nothing to worry about.”
Shi Man looked up and her sharp eyes were like knives as she stabbed at Yi Zheng.
The atmosphere between the two of them was inexplicably solemn.
Shi Zhong coughed lightly and changed the topic. “It’s getting late. Let’s go downstairs for dinner first. We’ll talk tomorrow.”
Yi Zheng almost instantly regained his calm expression and a standard polite smile appeared on his face. “Alright, Uncle Shi, please go ahead. Manman and I will be there soon.”
“Alright.” Shi Zhong turned around and turned his back to Yi Zheng. He secretly gave Shi Man a look, indicating that she should not say too much lest she caused any unhappiness.
Shi Man nodded at him helplessly before Shi Zhong was willing to leave the study ahead of them.
Yi Zheng pursed his lips and gently moved to sit beside her. He pulled her hand and placed it on his lap. He said with a lonely expression, “Are you blaming me?”
“Why did you let her stay by Yi Kun’s side for so long?” Shi Man did not retract her hand, but her gaze was fixed on the subtle expression on his face.
Yi Zheng sighed softly. After interacting with Shi Man for so long, he had long known her principles.
Whether it was towards Su Tang, who she had once treated as her love rival, Bai Xue, who had been instructed to frame Shi Mu, or the female attendant who took the initiative to fawn over her in the cafeteria last time,
She seemed to have always been gentle and patient with girls.
She shouldn’t be used to using women as tools.
Yi Zheng knew that if he didn’t explain it to her clearly this time, she would probably still have a grudge against him.
He rubbed the calluses in her palm helplessly and explained to her carefully, “Actually, I had long thought of sending her away. Moreover, 1 did instruct Tang Zhe to do so, but Liu Ran didn’t agree to leave.”
“Why?” Shi Man frowned in confusion.
She had more or less heard of what kind of person Yi Kun was. Rumors about his hobbies were definitely not groundless.
If Liu Ran was really only doing this for Yi Zheng, her loyalty had long exceeded the standards of a subordinate to a superior. Shi Man did not think that she would be willing to leave so easily after everything was done.
However, if it was Yi Zheng’s instructions, Shi Man would have to reconsider her engagement with this man.
Yi Zheng was silent for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he sighed and told her everything. “Because she told me that she fell in love with a man.”
In the dilapidated room, the cold wind whistled past her head. Even though Liu Ran had already covered herself with a thick blanket, her body could not help but shiver in the cold wind.
When Yi Kun did not come to look for her, she often lay on the bed in a daze. She stared blankly at the floating ashes on the ground and watched them be blown to the corner by the cold wind. It was as if she saw herself drifting like a duckweed.
The door of the room was pushed open from the outside. Liu Ran jumped up from the bed warily and assumed a combat posture as she stared fixedly at the door. However, when she saw the person, a trace of shock flashed across her face.
“Butler, why are you here?”
The old butler walked into the house expressionlessly and handed the medication in his hand to her. “Before Young Master left, he asked me to give this to you.”
Liu Ran reached out to take it in a daze and relaxed. Only then did she realize that the wound behind her had been torn again because of her movements.
She gasped in pain and covered her shoulder with cold sweat. “Thank you. Put it on the bedside table. I’ll apply the medication myself later.”
The butler placed the medication according to her instructions and turned to leave.
Liu Ran suddenly called out to him, “Where did Young Master go?”
“This is not something you should ask.” The butler turned his head slightly and looked at her coldly. “Do what you have to do. Don’t ask or care about the rest. Otherwise, Master will be angry.”
Liu Ran lowered her head silently and put on a respectful and humble posture. It was not until the butler left the room that she picked up the medication again. Her eyes were filled with worry.
She had been in the Yi family for so many years and had long seen through Yi Che’s ambition. She also knew that it was difficult for him to move around in this family.
They were like a pair of butterflies who appreciated each other. Although they were in a cage, they yearned for the freedom that came with breaking out of the cage.
Her grip on the medicine bottle tightened, and the worry in Liu Ran’s eyes gradually became firm. She changed into black clothes and endured the tearing pain in her back. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, she quietly opened the door and sneaked into the night..