Chapter 269: 0269 Can only say that he brought it upon himself Chapter 269: 0269 Can only say that he brought it upon himself “Brother Heng, are you blaming me? Are you?”
Her soft and fragile tone was filled with difficulty and restraint. Speaking, she lowered her head, wounded.
“It was clearly Sister who was targeting me. She knew that Yun Feng and I had a collaboration, and she guessed that I would definitely bid for him. Yet she relentlessly drove the price up, just to make things difficult for me, I…”
The more Su Xinyan spoke, the sadder she felt, as though Su Ran had truly done something to bully her.
“Yun Feng is Xiao Ran’s artist. Isn’t it natural for her to bid for him?”
Su Xinyan was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.
She looked at Gu Heng with a disappointed expression, tears welling up in her eyes more and more until they finally slid down her cheeks.
“Brother Heng, why do you speak up for Sister? You clearly saw everything. Is it that in your eyes, I am always wrong? I’ve endured her attacks time and again, but you…”
Su Xinyan’s countenance radiated desolation, her beautiful face a bit pale, her woeful plight making Gu Heng’s heart twist uncomfortably. He sighed softly and took her into his arms, his voice also becoming more gentle.
“Don’t be sad; I’m not blaming you. I just don’t want you and Xiao Ran to be at odds. It’s hard for me to be in the middle.”
Xinyan was the woman he loved most; of course, he didn’t want to see her upset. But Xiao Ran…
He owed her an apology, and he hoped she could be happy too!
Gu Heng’s voice was rarely so powerless, making Su Xinyan feel an ache inside.
“Brother Heng, I’m sorry. I didn’t consider everything thoroughly. I was so desperate to be with you I didn’t want to lose you easily, so please don’t leave me…”
Seeing her , Gu Heng felt pained, but also felt a deep sense of guilt.
He had always known that Xinyan lacked a sense of security; how could he have forgotten that she needed his protection and trust?
He wiped away the tears from Su Xinyan’s face. “Stop crying; when did I ever say I was going to leave you?”
The tone was helpless yet filled with indulgence.
“What do you like? I’ll bid for it for you later,” Gu Heng said tenderly.
Su Xinyan looked at him and shook her head.
“I don’t want anything as long as I have Brother Heng. That’s all I need.”
Gu Heng pinched her small hand and smiled gently.
Ye Zhichen glanced at the two being affectionate not far away, rolled her eyes, and then lifted her gaze to Su Ran beside her with a smile.
“You were too harsh just now.”
Su Ran redirected her gaze from the list of items back to Zhichen, looking puzzled.
Ye Zhichen leaned back in her chair and raised an eyebrow.
“Su Xinyan, seven and a half million, that’s going to hurt her for a while.”
The key point was that the seven and a half million would ultimately be d under Yun Feng’s name. The thought brought immense pleasure to Ye Zhichen’s heart.
What’s called making wedding clothes for others; this was precisely it.
Su Ran’s eyebrows lifted slightly.
“If she hadn’t tried to compete with me for everything, that seven and a half million should have been my bid.”
After a moment’s thought, Ye Zhichen chuckled:
“You’re quite mischievous!”
Su Ran arched an eyebrow, unconvinced.
“How am I mischievous?”
“You guessed from the start that as soon as you bid, Su Xinyan would certainly follow suit. So, you’ve been setting a trap for her from the beginning. Are you not mischievous?”
Su Ran shrugged her shoulders, somewhat helpless.
“You can’t blame me for that; it’s just deserts.”