"How did you come up with this plan?" Chu Ji asked.
He had also thought about hunting terrorists, but he was a scholar, not a soldier. He didn’t have the courage to engage in such dangerous activities.
"I used my brain." Ye Ranran twirled her finger.
"Do you need me to arrange for someone?" Ye Ranran saw right through the hesitation on Chu Ji’s face.
He couldn’t be blamed, having grown up as a commoner who had never even held a gun.
If not, he wouldn’t have come up with such a stupid plan.
"Yes, that would be necessary." Chu Ji didn’t refuse.
The people he could recruit were no match for the terrorists.
"One, you organize this."
"Right." One looked at Chu Ji contemptuously.
Facing that kind of look, Chu Ji was on the verge of losing his temper.
"Why aren’t you resting? Why are you here?" Mother Huo walked in from outside, her brows furrowed in displeasure upon seeing Ye Ranran in the living room.
"There’s something I need to arrange." Ye Ranran struggled to get up.
"What’s so urgent?" Mother Huo’s displeasure increased.
"It’s nothing serious, it’s already handled. It’s cold outside, don’t go out if it’s not necessary." Ye Ranran, with One’s assistance, managed to rise to her feet.
"Don’t think you can deflect the topic..."
Mother Huo turned her head, recognizing Chu Ji’s face, her expression slightly altered. "Isn’t this the man from last time?"
She remembered clearly, Ye Ranran and Chu Ji standing together in a disheveled state.
"Mom, there’s nothing going on between him and me. We’re just discussing business." Ye Ranran tried to explain.
"Fine, I won’t interfere. You handle it yourself." Mother Huo walked away, visibly upset.
Chu Ji looked at them both, puzzled. Last time, Mother Huo couldn’t wait for Ye Ranran to disappear. What had happened in such a short time?
Why did it seem like she had accepted Ye Ranran?
"Is there anything else?" Ye Ranran looked at the lingering Chu Ji.
"No, you should rest now." Chu Ji touched his nose, leaving.
Just as he was about to go upstairs, Ah Xian, who was unlikely to show up at this time, arrived.
"Ah Xian." Ye Ranran got up excitedly.
"Be careful." Zhou Xian swiftly caught her as she was about to fall.
Ye Ranran asked urgently: "Did you get any news about him? Did you?"
No, Zhou Xian couldn’t bring himself to say the word. He could only look at her helplessly.
The hope in Ye Ranran’s eyes slowly turned into disappointment, and she finally let go of Zhou Xian’s sleeve that she had been gripping.
"I have sent out everyone I can." Zhou Xian consoled her.
"Did you come here for something?" Ye Ranran masked her emotions and slowly withdrew from his embrace.
"Just came to see how you are." Zhou Xian looked at her.
She seemed very weak. Even her well-applied makeup couldn’t conceal her frailty.
"Last night..." Zhou Xian didn’t dare to ask more.
After the phone call, he regretted it. Jun Mochan had never told Ye Ranran too much about the Jun family.
Though he kept mentioning bringing Ye Ranran back to City B, he never took action because the current situation was unstable.
Ye Ranran had no background, couldn’t strengthen the Jun family, nor lead it. The Jun family certainly wouldn’t welcome her.
Her situation would be very difficult. No matter how capable Jun Mochan was, there might be times he couldn’t protect her.
So, he kept stalling!
Yet, he impatiently disrupted Jun Mochan’s rhythm and forced her to face it all.