The tea room fell silent.
Even Tang Ran stayed for a few seconds before realizing that Luo Zhan's "Sister Tang Ran" was calling her.
Not to mention Tang Luo's pale face this time, her mother Lin Manmei's expression changed.
But in front of Mr. Luo, Lin Manmei still tried her best to suppress her emotions, and asked with a stiff smile, "Luo Zhan, you and... Xiao Ran, you seem to be quite familiar with each other, don't you?"
"I know." Luo Zhan narrowed his eyes and returned to his casual tone.
Lin Manmei: "Xiao Ran has been staying at home because of her bad eyes. This is your first time here, right? How did you meet Xiao Ran?"
"… "
No matter how good the tone of this kind of questioning is, Luo Zhan would be too lazy to answer it in ordinary times.
But he knew better - if he didn't explain the reason, after he left, the people in the main house would have to bother Tang Ran.
Luo Zhan frowned slightly.
"Her bionic robot has always been in charge of applause investigation and functional maintenance in our laboratory, and she has been there for debugging before."
When Old Man Luo heard this sentence, he recalled the fact that Luo Zhan told him about the "robot" on the terrace, and immediately frowned.
The old man held it for a few seconds, but he didn't hold back, and snorted coldly:
"No business."
Lin Manmei was stunned when she heard the words, thinking that it was her own words that caused the discord between the grandfather and the grandson, and hurriedly settled the situation: "Sir, Luo Zhan's professional prospects are excellent, and domestic and foreign people are paying more and more attention to this aspect, absolutely It has to be done right.”
"… "
Luo Zhan naturally knew what Mr. Luo was talking about.
Hearing that Lin Manmei had misunderstood, he didn't explain it, and only curled the corners of his mouth indifferently, with a lazy tone.
"My pleasure."
"!"
The old man was almost furious.
It's just that Mr. Luo didn't want a third person to know about such a "humiliating" thing. So even if he was aggrieved, in front of the Tang family, he could only hold back his fire and glared at Luo Zhan angrily.
Then the old man turned his head and said nothing with a stern face.
On the Tang family's side, Lin Manmei said helplessly under the urging of her daughter's eyes: "Luo Zhan, you have also seen the situation of Xiaoran's eyes, it's really inconvenient. Besides, Xiaoran herself doesn't like going outside... "
"Did you ask?"
"Ah?" Lin Manmei was taken aback and looked at Luo Zhan in astonishment.
I saw Luo Zhan, who was leaning listlessly in the seat, raised his head at some point, and his dark eyes stared at her coldly: "You said she didn't want to go, did you ask her?"
Lin Manmei was speechless.
Being pressed by the younger generation in such a rude tone, after she recovered, she couldn't hold back her face, and smiled shyly: "I understand Xiaoran's character, so I don't need to ask—"
"Since you didn't ask, how do you know she doesn't like going out?"
Lin Manmei finally couldn't take it anymore. She clenched her fists slightly, took a deep breath, and looked angrily at the little girl in the corner who had never been there with her.
Lin Manmei said, "Tang Ran, Brother Luo Zhan asked you if you want to accompany him and your sister. You can make your own decision."
"… "
In the corner, Tang Ran slowly clenched the blind stick in his hand.
Of course, she could hear the warning in Lin Manmei's voice, and she also knew that in this room, except for Luo Zhan, probably no one wanted her to go.
No one even expected her to be here.
It's been like this since I came back.
No matter what occasion it is in the Tang family, as long as she appears, no matter how cheers and laughter everyone is laughing in the first second, they will all quiet down the next second, as if they didn't see her.
When she was only a seven or eight-year-old girl, they went out of their way to show her how unpopular and hated she was in every way she could feel.
But Luo Zhan is not.
Only he is not.
So even if it was the first time that she wanted to disobey the elders of the Tang family who didn't like her, even if she might be questioned and embarrassed later, she still wanted to stand on Luo Zhan's side.
She was all too familiar with the feeling of being alone and helpless in front of everyone. She didn't want Luo Zhan to feel that way, and she didn't want to let him down.
After thinking about all this, Tang Ran finally gathered up the courage in his heart.
She clenched her blind cane and raised her head.
"I… "
"There's something wrong with me."
At the same time that Tang Ran spoke, the languid tone she was all too familiar with suddenly came out, "coincidentally" interrupting Tang Ran's words.
Then the chair was dragged away, and in the darkness, the footsteps came slowly and slowly, until they reached in front of her, and slowly retracted—
"I don't usually invite people, but if I do, I can't refuse."
The air stopped for a few seconds.
The armrests on both sides of the chair where Tang Ran was sitting sank, and she heard the voice leaning over slowly in the dark, the voice was low and hoarse, and it also smiled coldly with a bit of unruly ruffian.
"Little girl, do you understand what your brother is saying?"
Tang Ran's hand on the arm of the chair was held down by Luo Zhan, and the man gently drew an "x" on the back of her hand.
Tang Ran understood, and shook his head slowly in coordination: "I don't understand."
Luo Zhan was so amused by the girl's serious expression that he almost broke.
After a few seconds, he lowered his eyes, deliberately lowered his body forward, and his voice was slightly hoarse—
"It means, if you dare to say no, just wait for your brother to take care of you in the future."
"Luo Zhan."
The old man couldn't listen anymore, so he stopped the person in warning.
After a few seconds, he frowned and said, "How did you talk to your sister Tang Ran?"
Luo Zhan turned back lazily: "It's just a friendly exchange." He lowered his hand and touched Tang Ran's head, his voice low, "Right, little girl."
"… "
The little girl was touched obediently, motionless.
Falling into the eyes of other people, it is naturally a pitiful appearance of being oppressed by Luo Zhan.
A few seconds passed.
The girl said softly, "I'll go."
"Well, that's about the same."
Luo Zhan withdrew his hand and did not forget to rub the top of the little girl's head before leaving.
He sighed and smiled with his eyes down:
"No matter what your brother says in the future, you have to be obedient, you know?"
After a few seconds of silence, the girl nodded.
"understood."
"… "
Among the other people in the room, Mr. Luo and Butler Lin were the only ones who knew the truth about this "threat and being threatened".
Lin Yi stood on the spot with a smile on his face, his expression unchanged. The old man had an expression of "can't bear to look at him", and turned his face away in disgust.
So, in front of everyone in the Tang family, Tang Ran was forced to agree to accompany Luo Zhan and Tang Luoqian to M city due to "prostitution" and the matter was settled.
On the scheduled return day.
Early in the morning, Tang Ran was invited to the main house by the family's servant, saying that the old lady had something to ask.
Tang Ran entered the main hall under the lead of the servant. Before she could sit still, she heard the voice of the old lady in the hall with no emotional ups and downs.
"I asked you to go out with Luo Zhan and Luo Qian today, do you know what to do?"
Tang Ran was stunned for a few seconds and shook his head.
Mrs. Hang frowned displeasedly: "you know what Luo Zhan's identity is. After being here for so long, you should also listen to the servant at home that he is going to marry Luoqian in the future - in other words, he is Your future brother-in-law. In this relationship, you must know how to avoid suspicion with him."
"… "
"If you go out with them today, remember to stay away. If you have anything, don't bother Luo Zhan, let alone delay the two of them getting along. If you really can't, you will find an excuse for someone to send you back in advance - I have a good impression on your sister. It won't do you any harm in the future."
"… "
Tang Ran pursed her lips, and even though she wanted to refute more in her heart, she didn't say anything in the end.
The little girl lowered her head and said nothing.
Old Mrs. Hang caught a glimpse and frowned even more: "when the elders are talking to you, at least you have to squeak. This is polite and more educated!"
Tang Ran was shocked by the old lady's sudden increase in the volume of her voice.
After returning to her senses, she clenched her fingers and said softly, "I'm sorry, I was not brought up well."
"!"
The old lady frowned.
She never thought that this quiet little girl would dare to talk to herself like this.
What more did she want to say, the servants in the family had hurriedly entered the main hall and bowed beside her ear: "Young Master Luo's companions have arrived at the main entrance first, let Luo Qian and the others prepare to leave."
Old lady Hang frowned when she heard the words: "Luo Zhan didn't arrive?"
Servant: "The two companions said that Luo Zhan walked from his own house alone and didn't go all the way with them, so it should be soon."
"... Hmm. You go upstairs and urge Luo Qian, and tell her to come down when she's ready."
"OK."
A quarter of an hour later.
Tang Luoqian, who was not satisfied after changing several dresses upstairs, finally came downstairs belatedly.
She secretly glared at Tang Ran with bad eyes, and compared the two's outfits in her heart, and then she was satisfied and walked out with her head held high.
Tang Ran followed behind with a blind cane, and was almost thrown away by Tang Luoqian and the servants who were walking slowly in front of him several times.
In this way, I walked out of the main house, passed the front yard, and arrived at the main entrance again.
Before Tang Ran could stop, he heard the familiar laughter of the store manager—
"Sister Tang, you look so good today!"
Tang Ran stopped.
Tang Luoqian, who was walking at the front, had already seen clearly that Tan Yunchang was the one who told them not to come to the stage at the door of the house before.
Hearing this, she held back her pride and raised her chin slightly: "We don't know each other well, who is your Tang—"
Before she finished speaking, Tan Yunchang had already walked past her.
Without squinting, she went straight to the little girl behind her.
"… "
Tang Luoqian, who was standing in the same place, suddenly froze.
When Tan Yunchang stopped beside Tang Ran, he turned around as if he had just noticed something, and glanced at Tang Luoqian's back.
He asked Tang Ran, "Sister Tang, did someone talk to me just now?"
Tang Ran only had to listen, and he could also guess how innocent the store manager would look at this time.
She lowered her head, holding back her laughter.
Tan Yunchang shrugged: "It seems to be an illusion - well, let's wait outside. Luo Zhan should be here in a while."
"it is good."
Tang Ran held the blind stick and walked out cautiously.
Tang Luoqian stood still. The more she thought about Tan Yunchang's two sentences and her own response, the more she felt annoyed and ashamed, her face turning white, red and blue.
If it was in a bureau built by outsiders, then Tang Luoqian would have lost her temper long ago, and turned around and left. But thinking that it was Luo Zhan's friend, she could only grit her teeth and endure it, and went out by herself.
After waiting for a while, the sound of a car motor came from a distance.
Tang Ran was the first to hear it, sensitively facing where the voice came from. Following Lin Qianhua, who seemed to have seen something, he shoved Tan Yunchang who was waiting beside the car in surprise.
"Senior, Brother Zhan has changed to a new car."
Tan Yunchang looked up and stared at it for a few seconds: "Fuck, really, this is the latest-generation supercar that was talked about in the lab some time ago, right?"
Lin Qianhua: "It seems to be."
During the conversation, the brand-new supercar with excellent performance has quickly braked and stopped outside the main entrance of the Tang family.
The driver's side door opens like a wing.
A long leg stepped forward, and a young man wearing sunglasses and a polo shirt got out of the car lazily and walked over.
Tan Yunchang sighed when he saw it: "Sure enough, the real car is even more handsome, coupled with the troubled face of our ancestors, absolutely..."
Lin Qianhua nodded in agreement: "It is absolutely absolutely."
"… "
Even Tang Luoqian next to her retreated from her anger just now. She blushed and tried to pretend she didn't care, but she couldn't help but look at the man walking past the car.
Only Tang Ran couldn't see it, so he could only feel itchy because of curiosity.
And the familiar footsteps were getting closer.
"its not right."
Tan Yunchang suddenly remembered something and raised his voice.
"When we chatted in the laboratory some time ago, what was the characteristic of this car in the online evaluation?"
Lin Qianhua hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "The co-pilot of the heart-shaped seat is exclusively for one person, and it is an artifact necessary for picking up girls."
"… "
Tang Luo's eyes lightened with joy.
Tan Yunchang: "Yes, yes, yes, at that time I asked Luo Zhan if he wanted to buy a car for everyone to feast their eyes on - he was so disdainful at that time, what did he say?"
Lin Qianhua recalled.
A few seconds later, he imitated Luo Zhan's tone and snorted coldly:
"shallow."
Luo Zhan who just stopped: "..."
Tan Yunchang turned his face reluctantly: "Ancestor, why did you suddenly change the car, wasn't the red one very good?"
Luo Zhan closed his eyelids and said in a lazy tone, "The color is too showy."
Tan Yunchang shook his head: "tsk tsk tsk, not long ago someone said that the online review of this car is too superficial, but as soon as the car was changed, I immediately changed it. I see some people, it is not only superficial, that is a double standard. Follow through-"
Before he finished speaking, Luo Zhan glanced lazily at him: "Are you still going?"
Tan Yunchang laughed: "What's the hurry, ancestor, I'm sorry, is it because I'm afraid that I will expose your shortcomings in front of the little girl?"
Stopped for a few seconds.
Luo Zhan twitched the corner of his mouth, and the smile he brought up was cold and lazy, and there was an inexplicable desire—
"What's the shortcoming? I'm not long everywhere?"
Several people were silent.
After a long while, Tan Yunchang gritted his teeth: "What the hell are you changing to a car? How can you be arrogant in that car??"
"… "
Lin Qianhua nodded in agreement.
Among the crowd, only Tang Ran raised his head.
The girl's beautiful face showed a bewildered look—
what length? What is it