She never knew that in her obliviousness, there was someone who had always loved her.
She never knew that when she felt abandoned by the world, there was someone genuinely caring for her.
Ye Ranran found her phone and dialed Jun Mochan’s number.
He picked up after only two rings.
Hearing the words on the other end, Ye Ranran covered her mouth, unable to utter a single word.
"Ranran, what’s wrong? Has something happened?" Not hearing Ye Ranran talk, Jun Mochan became anxious.
"Bang." The door was pushed open from outside, and an enraged Huo Yi appeared in front of Ye Ranran.
On seeing Ye Ranran’s face covered in tears, her eyes swollen from crying, the words died in his mouth.
On seeing Huo Yi, Ye Ranran pulled out a tissue, quickly wiping away the tears from her face: "What are you doing here?"
"Ye Ranran, you’re really impossible to change." His voice was like winter rain, chilling Ye Ranran to her core.
While remaining on high alert, Ye Ranran’s face remained stoic as she replied calmly, "What’s it to you if I don’t change?"
"You pretend to be kind and accompany Xiao Zi out, but you left her alone outside, soaking wet in the rain. Don’t you know? Ever since that incident, she’s been weak... and till now..." Huo Yi wished he could kill Ye Ranran right there.
"Mr. Huo, I think you’ve misunderstood two things. First, it wasn’t me who volunteered to take her out. She asked me to accompany her, and I didn’t want to, so there shouldn’t be anything wrong if I left early, right? Second, what does your wife’s fondness for getting soaked in the rain have to do with me? Perhaps, you should ask your lovely wife what exactly she’d done."
Ye Ranran raised her head to look straight into Huo Yi’s eyes, her lips curling into a derisive, arrogant smile.
Huo Yi truly loved Xu Zi. Such a man of few words was actually questioning her for Xu Zi’s sake.
Such deep affection, she didn’t see it at all, truly, youth blinds you.
"Still trying to frame Xiao Zi with your vile tricks? You think I’ll believe you?"
His cruel voice felt like the sharp edge of a dagger, piercing Ye Ranran’s heart.
She stared intently at Huo’s eyes and then responded slowly with a laugh, "Yes, Huo Yi, I am really vicious, unrepentant. I really wish Xu Zi were dead! If you two can’t stand it, why don’t you disappear from my sight right now?"
Huo Yi grabbed Ye Ranran by her neck, lifting her up entirely.
"What are you doing?" A roar echoed from the doorway.
Jun Mochan threw a punch at Huo Yi.
Feeling the pain, Huo Yi’s hold became even tighter.
Ye Ranran felt like she couldn’t breathe and her eyes rolled back.
Jun Mochan grabbed a fruit knife from the table and sliced at Huo Yi’s wrist. In pain, Huo Yi finally released Ye Ranran.
"Ranran, are you okay?" Jun Mochan held Ye Ranran after she fell.
Ye Ranran shook her head at him.
A bruise had already appeared on her neck, showing that Huo Yi had, indeed, intended to strangle her.
"Brother, do you hate her so much?" Jun Mochan held Ye Ranran tight.
He stiffened his arm, slightly trembling, scared to imagine if he had arrived a moment too late...
"Didn’t you hear what she said...
"I did hear it, brother, it’s you who hasn’t heard her." Jun Mochan’s expression was cold.
"What happened?" Xu Zi appeared at the door.
Seeing Huo Yi’s bleeding hand, she was shocked: "How did you get hurt?"