Ning Ran quickly let go of her and no longer had any worries. He smiled, picked up the tomatoes, washed them, put them on the cutting board and cut them into thin slices of the same size.

Yan Siying looked at her, her eyes moving slightly. Even if she was not her biological daughter, she had always treated her as her biological daughter. She had missed her every moment over the years, even though the Ning family's life was a thousand times better than theirs.

She was also vaguely worried whether Ning Ran... was living a really good life.

"Xiaoran."

"Um?"

Yan Siying's face suddenly became a bit worried: "Mr. Ning seems to have said that you are not allowed to see us again. Does he know about your return?"

Ning Ran was stunned by the question. She pursed her lips and slowed down her movements of chopping tomatoes.

Yan Siying knew it without further explanation, and her face fell instantly: "So many years have passed, why can't you bear it, how can you come back without permission?"

The woman's tone was full of blame, and Ning Ran was stunned for a moment, but his attention was focused on what she thought of after she finished speaking, and she panicked for a moment.

Is it her imagination?

Although they haven't seen each other for many years and there must have been a lot of changes, why do they always feel weird when they come back this time?

Especially the woman in front of her who once regarded her as a treasure seemed to be hiding some secrets that she couldn't let her know.

Ning Ran put down the knife, turned around and looked at Yan Siying, and said: "Mom, do you have something..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yan Siying interrupted her seriously: "Tell me honestly, are you really living well in the Ning family?"

Ning Ran moved her lips and swallowed back the unfinished words.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Yan Siying had guessed something, sighed, and said: "In this case, you shouldn't come back."

"You should have lived in such an environment. You should have been born as the daughter of a wealthy family, a lady, and are not from the same world as us. It is because you have followed us since childhood that you are prone to be soft-hearted and nostalgic.

I want to come back one day, but, Xiaoran, since you have returned to the place you should return to, you should forget about this place and us."

When Ning Ran heard this, his body trembled slightly, as if the person in front of him was telling a cold joke.

She looked at the woman, trying to see the slightest joke in her eyes, but there was no trace of it. There was only a touch of sadness in Yan Siying's eyes, as if she was really doing her best, and maybe she really said these words so that she could

It would be easier in the Ning family, but this kind of life was never what she wanted.

But as Yan Siying said, if it hadn't been for the mistake she made back then, she would have been living in the Ning family, living the life she least wants to live now.

"Well, I understand." Ning Ran's long eyelashes covered her eyes with a slightly lonely mood. She picked up the knife and cut off the last few slices of tomatoes and put them on a plate. "Grandma Jiang, would you like to trouble me?"

Go ahead and let me know that I have something to leave, so I won't go to eat. I promise this will be the last time I come back."

"..."

The relationship between the two has never been as tense as it is now. Ning Ran finished the small things he had to do, took a paper towel to wipe the water droplets on his hands, and walked out of the kitchen.

Seeing that the living room was empty, she walked out of the house again and found no one in the yard. She took out her mobile phone and was about to send a message to Jing Nanxuan when the door in front of her was pushed open.

What came my way was not the person I expected, but the unexpected.

Shao Zitong was wearing a black vest, hip-hugging skirt, and Martin boots. He looked like he had just come out of the bar. He walked in with a colorful fruit basket, and the word "impatient" was clearly written on it.

On her face, she thought she could see Yan Siying's joy and excitement, so she quickly took the fruit basket from her, but she didn't expect to see Ning Ran.

That luxury car outside...

Shao Zitong didn't need to think about it further to understand, and there was an unobvious disgust in his eyes: "Why are you here?"

Ning Ran's expression was indifferent, while he lowered his head and typed in the dialog box with Jing Nanxuan, he replied: "I'll come back to see them."

I don't know whether it was because she thought that she was the couple's daughter, but they couldn't get over the other person's body behind their backs, or the attitude of the girl in front of her made her very unhappy. Shao Zitong said sharply: "They

It has nothing to do with you a long time ago."

"Ning Ran, you are not satisfied with returning to your real home, and you want to rob my parents, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Ran chuckled and asked sarcastically: "Do you regard them as your parents?"

"Ningran, what do you mean?!"

"Tongtong?" The two of them were interrupted by a voice as soon as they exchanged sharp sparks.

Yan Siying stood in the room and looked at the two people. No, to be precise, her eyes were looking at Shao Zitong. She casually wiped her hands on her apron and walked quickly to Shao Zitong.

"Tongtong, why are you back?" She looked happy and hurriedly took the fruit basket from Shao Zitong's hand.

Shao Zitong frowned: "Didn't you call me back?"

"Well, yes, yes." Yan Siying responded quickly with a smile.

She then looked at Ning Ran, obviously not hearing the confrontation between the two, and introduced: "Tongtong, this is Xiao Ran, what you have seen before is..."

"That's the person I hugged by mistake, right?" Shao Zitong answered with a smile in his eyes.

"Mom, she has only been with you for eight years. Do you remember her so much? Or do you always miss her coming back to you, just like before?" Shao Zitong said, his voice getting sharper.

Even if the corners of his lips are raised, there is no hint of gentleness.

Yan Siying's face changed suddenly, and she nervously explained: "Tongtong, no, how could you think so..."

Shao Zitong shook off her hand and smiled reluctantly: "Who else could think otherwise?"

"Okay, I'm back, and I've brought some fruits to express my condolences, so I'm leaving now. You can greet the 'daughter' you miss so much."

"Tongtong..." Yan Siying hurriedly stepped forward to hold her, her voice humble, "I only have you as my daughter. It's rare for you to come back today, so why don't you spend more time with us?"

Shao Zitong's eyes were filled with impatience, but she showed a strong look and glanced at Ning Ran.

It seems to be saying, there is her without me, there is me without her, I must choose one in front of them today.

Yan Siying also understood, and embarrassment and guilt rolled in her heart. Finally, her eyes hesitantly fell on Ning Ran.

The riddle game between the two was still going on, but Ning Ran felt chilled as never before.

This feeling is a hundred times stronger than being trapped in the basement by Ning Xiangchen.
Chapter completed!