Chapter 176: 0176 So what? Chapter 176: 0176 So what? “A daughter married off is like water splashed out, Xinyan, from now on, you’re a member of our Gu Family. Lirong, don’t be too reluctant to part with her!”
“Hahaha…not at all, with a mother-in-law who understands things so clearly, I’m very reassured.”
“It’s thanks to your upbringing, Xinyan is sensible and well-mannered, and she and our Gu Heng are a match made in heaven.”
Su Xinyan’s face turned red with shyness, and she didn’t know how to react.
By her side, Gu Heng and Wen Peipei looked at her with affectionate and gentle smiles, a picture of familial harmony.
Su Ran just quietly observed, her expression indifferent and eyes cool.
Upon hearing noises from the stairway, Su Xinyan looked up and saw Su Zhongyuan.
Tiantian called out, but her expression changed abruptly upon seeing Su Ran.
“Sister, you’re back.”
Su Xinyan’s voice was a bit stiff, her face showing surprise.
“Xiao Ran, you’re here too!”
The smile on Gu Heng’s face instantly froze, and his tone became somewhat awkward.
Su Ran didn’t even glance at them; she helped Su Zhongyuan sit down and then had Aunt Zhang make two cups of lemon water.
The atmosphere suddenly turned tense.
Gu Heng and Su Xinyan came back to their senses and greeted Su Zhongyuan.
He responded casually, his demeanor unaffected.
Su Xinyan bit her lip resentfully, clenching her hands into fists.
Su Ran looked at her watch and slowly spoke.
“If there’s something to say, say it quickly!”
Su Hongde’s face darkened slightly; he glanced at Su Zhongyuan next to Su Ran before speaking:
“We called you back today mainly to discuss Xinyan and Gu Heng’s marriage.”
Su Ran blinked, her face puzzled.
What did Xinyan and Gu Heng’s marriage have to do with her?
Gu Heng felt a certain heaviness in his heart as he met Su Ran’s serene gaze.
A suffocating desolation and indifference made it hard for him to breathe.
And Su Ran’s curt three words made the atmosphere even more strained; Su Hongde’s expression soured, and Wen Peipei didn’t look any better either.
Tan Lirong looked at Su Ran with a pleading face, her expression agitated.
“Xiao Ran, please, for auntie’s sake, let Xinyan and Gu Heng be together! Gu Heng’s heart isn’t with you, he and Xinyan… They truly love each other. No matter what, Xinyan is your sister; let her go and don’t ruin her happiness, okay?”
Su Ran frowned slightly; that made it sound as if she was the interloper?
Looking at the woman’s skillful acting, Su Ran felt a touch of daze.
She had heard them countless times since her childhood, and ironically, they came from the same person.
In the past, it was for herself, now for her daughter!
She and the Su Family, indeed, shared a karma from a past life.
Su Ran looked up, her gaze swept indifferently over Tan Lirong, and landed on Su Hongde with an indefinable expression, and arched an eyebrow.
“This is your taste?”
She had never understood why her father, who disdained her elegant and noble mother, had a soft spot for someone like Tan Lirong, who was artificially demure.
Or was it that all men preferred weak and naive women who appeared pitiful and needing protection?
Su Hongde, of course, caught the insinuation in Su Ran’s words; his face suddenly tensed, a mix of humiliation and anger.
“It’s just a man, after all. If your daughter likes him, I’ll let her have him. After all, she seems to like things that others have discarded. So, auntie, you needn’t be so pitifully pleading with me; I’m not a man, your act doesn’t work on me.”