After listening to the servant's words, Luo Zhan frowned.
He turned his head and glanced diagonally across the corridor, his figure was vaguely reflected in the glazed art mirror—under the V-neckline of the loose physiotherapy clothes, half of the clavicle line was sharply exposed, but the other Around the lower neck and shoulders of the side, the white bandages stretched from his shoulders and necks to the neckline, and wrapped around his chest and back again and again.
Since Tang Ran made a special trip back to K City, he must have heard the news. If a little girl sees him like this...
Luo Zhan frowned.
When Luo Zhan hesitated, Luo Qingtang in the corridor had come out.
"The Tang family? Is it the Tang family that your grandfather wants you to marry?"
Luo Zhan raised his eyes and said nothing.
Luo Qingtang: "The young lady of the Tang family who came to you is the one who refused to marry you if you would rather inherit the family law? Since you don't like her, why do you still ask her to come alone, afraid that she will come to you to settle the bill? "
"This has nothing to do with you." Luo Zhan answered coldly. Then he turned to the servant: "You lead her to the small hall, I'll go down later."
"Yes, sir."
After waiting for the servant to leave, Luo Zhan turned his eyes and put in his trousers pocket expressionlessly: "Being consistent is what you taught me. I think the same is true of being a parent. Since you choose to be stocked, don't worry about it in the end. , In this way, our way of getting along will probably be more filial to the father and son—what do you think, Dad.”
Luo Qingtang said calmly: "Neither your mother nor I will restrain you nor interfere with your choices. But as parents who are not very competent, I think we at least have the right to know?"
Luo Zhan frowned and raised his eyelids: "What do you want to do."
Luo Qingtang thought for two seconds, then motioned for the stairs: "I'll go down with you and meet the little lady of the Tang family?"
Luo Zhan fixed his eyes on Luo Qingtang. During this period, Luo Qingtang's face that was four or five similar to him did not change in the slightest, and he remained calm as usual.
After staring for a few seconds, Luo Zhan sighed softly, his eyes drooping.
Luo Zhan: "Do I have room for rejection?"
Luo Qingtang: "I don't care."
Luo Zhan raised his eyes in disbelief.
Luo Qingtang: "But if your mother hears about it and you don't let her see it, then she will probably try her best to achieve her goal."
Luo Zhan didn't know what to think, his face darkened.
Luo Qingtang was calm, and turned to Luo Zhan in a slow tone: "You know her ability to toss people in this regard."
Luo Zhan: "… "
Luo Zhan sighed, turned and walked to the other end of the corridor.
Luo Qingtang asked unexpectedly, "You're gone too?"
"See."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"Change clothes."
"?"
Luo Qingtang was stunned at the entrance of the stairs, looking at the slender and straight back of his youngest son, it took a while before he unexpectedly came to his senses.
Luo Qingtang wondered to himself: "When did he start to care about other people's eyes or perceptions?"
While wondering, Luo Qingtang turned his head, his eyes followed the stairs and fell in the general direction of the small hall on the first floor.
Tang family, tea room.
Old Mrs. Hang clenched her cane and raised her eyes in shock: "You said Tang Ran entered the Luo family's house? They just let her in?"
Tang Shixin lowered his head and said, "That's it."
"The Luo family deceives people too much! That old man didn't deal with Luo Zhan because of his family law, saying that he has thanked the outside world for the past month, and even refused to see you again?"
Tang Shixin hesitated for a long time, and then said carefully: "The Luo family has indeed thanked the outside world for more than half a month. As for Xiaoran, she may be an exception."
"She's an exception? Why?"
"The Luo family, or Luo Zhan... may have different feelings for Xiaoran."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I suspect that Luo Zhan may have remembered what happened back then."
"This is impossible!"
Old Mrs. Hang's face changed greatly, her hand holding the cane suddenly tightened, and the wrinkled skin on the back of her hand was like withered bark.
Tang Shixin sighed: "Even if he doesn't remember, his feelings for Xiaoran are not ordinary."
"Are you saying that he refused Luo Qian because of Tang Ran?" Mrs. Hang frowned, "what evidence do you have?"
Tang Shixin: "When Tang Ran lived in a side house before, he went out several times, and the servants at home saw Luo Zhan on the main road outside the hospital."
"What?... Why didn't you say something like this earlier!"
Tang Shixin's expression was gloomy: "Mom, I just think that the feelings between the juniors should be considered by them themselves."
"nonsense!"
The old lady Hang interrupted Tang Shixin's words without hesitation. She sat in her seat with a gloomy expression on her face, thinking about something.
There was silence in the tea room for a long time, and the old lady slowly exhaled a turbid breath: "If it is what you said, it is not surprising that the Luo family came to discuss the marriage contract before."
Tang Shixin was stunned for a moment: "Mom, you mean, the Luo family agreed on purpose for Tang Ran's sake? Then they are not afraid to go back and regret-" Before he finished speaking, Tang Shixin thought of something and stopped.
The old lady Hang sneered: "I don't know if it was the idea of the old man or the young boy. This trick is really vicious."
Tang Shixin was silent for a long time, frowned and said, "I was by my side that day, and Mr. Luo's family law didn't hold back Luo Zhan at all. Although it's not as exaggerated as the rumors of blood on the ground, but after all, the stick is solid, I think it's more Luo Zhan was indeed carried down the hard wound hidden in the blood... If it is a bitter plan, then the old man Luo is too cruel."
"You only see that the old man is cruel?" Mrs. Hang raised her eyelids with several layers of wrinkles.
Tang Shixin was taken aback: "You mean, Luo Zhan?"
"In my opinion, this plan is more likely to be Luo Zhan's own idea than the old man Luo who loves his youngest grandson the most." The old lady snorted coldly.
"This..." Tang Shixin broke down in cold sweat, "Impossible. He just, just for Xiaoran?"
Old lady Hang looked at him sideways: "isn't that your conclusion?"
Tang Shixin was speechless.
Old Mrs. Hang narrowed her eyes slowly, showing a bit of light from time to time.
The more she thought about it, the more condensed her expression became. When Tang Shixin was worried that the old lady didn't know when to get angry, she suddenly heard old lady Hang laugh.
Tang Shixin was startled: "Mom, what are you laughing at?"
Mrs. Hang restrained her smile: "I was still guessing who he was for. I would rather be dealt with by family law than marry Luoqian in death... It turned out to be because of Tang Ran. "
Tang Shixin was puzzled: "Is there anything to be happy about?"
Mrs. Hang didn't answer, but said, "at this stage, it's impossible to force him to marry Luoqian."
Tang Shixin nodded with a heavy expression: "I'm even more worried that the Luo family will directly use this time Luo Zhan was severely punished by the family law, and directly cut off communication with us."
"They do."
"Then what should we do? Over the years, I don't know how many people have been thinking about our Tang family's alliance with the Luo family. If the Luo family insists on breaking the wrists of the strong men, they may not suffer much damage, but the impact on our side may fluctuate too much. It's gone!"
"So," old lady Hang narrowed her eyes, "I should say, it's fortunate that it was Tang Ran."
Tang Shixin was stunned: "Fortunately it's Tang Ran?"
"Her surname is Tang after all."
Tang Shixin: "But they probably already know about Lan Jingqian's side. I'm afraid the Luo family is more willing to win over Lan Jingqian, and help Tang Ran leave the Tang family..."
"Is this something they can leave if they want?" Mrs. Hang sneered and stood up. "Half of Tang Ran's body is the blood of the Tang family. They can never deny this!"
Tang Shixin: "But Tang Ran has never been recognized as a child of the Tang family since she was a child, so even if she can marry Luo Zhan, we're afraid we-"
"She's not yet grown up."
"?"
"Didn't Lan Jingqian go to her medical birth certificate and want to change her birthday?"
Tang Shixin nodded subconsciously.
Old lady Hang: "don't want him to change, let's change it first."
"…?"
The old lady Hang laughed slowly, her eyes were cold.
"Tang Ran's 18-year-old birthday banquet was hosted by the Tang family - let everyone witness that she recognized her ancestors and returned to the clan in my Tang family and became a legitimate daughter of the Tang family."
Tang Shixin finally reacted, shaking in place: "Do you want to bind Tang Ran and the Tang family together?"
"That's right. Isn't Luo Zhan in love with Tang Ran, because she can even endure the family law and give up half her life?"
Old lady Hang walked out with a sneer.
"Then let everyone watch, as long as he and Tang Ran have a good day, they won't be able to touch the Tang family one hair a day - when they get married, in the eyes of outsiders, the Luo family and the Tang family will always be the most unbreakable. Allies!"
"… "
Tang Shixin watched the old lady's back go away, froze in place, and was speechless for a long time.
Tang Ran was restlessly waiting in the side hall of the Luo family.
The servant who brought her in brought her tea and then closed the door and went out, leaving her to wait alone in this side hall, and every minute and second passed as long as a year and a half.
When Tang Ran got up and took a few steps, clenching her fingers and determined to go out to have a look, her ears were very sensitive to catch the faint footsteps.
Tang Ran stopped abruptly and looked up at the door of the side hall.
After silently counting to three in the bottom of her heart, the door of the side hall was pushed open, revealing the fingers supporting the door with white and distinct roots.
Immediately after, a familiar slender figure entered the room.
Tang Ran's held breath suddenly loosened when she saw that person, she took a deep breath, and her face turned red after holding it for a long time: "... Luo Luo!"
Within a short distance, the little girl almost ran towards Luo Zhan.
Luo Zhan's heart jumped in shock—
Not counting the lost memory, since he knew Tang Ran, he has never seen her hurriedly walk past, let alone run away, because of the girl's eyes.
At this moment, seeing the little girl running, Luo Zhan's heartbeat almost stopped.
He stepped forward completely instinctively, hugged the little girl by the waist, and picked it up.
A few steps behind Luo Zhan, Luo Qingtang and Bi Qingyan who followed behind just entered the door.
Before they could tell whether the "Luo Luo" was calling the name they imagined, they stopped in astonishment.
Inside the door, a petite little girl flushed her face, like a small apple, and she didn't know if she was scared or anxious.
At this moment, she was hanging her slender white arms, and was dazedly and obediently wrapped around her waist by their youngest son, holding her "only" in the air in front of him.
The little girl's toes were ten centimeters off the ground.
The four people in the room came to their senses.
Tang Ran turned his head in the air blankly and with difficulty: "Luo Luo?"
Luo Qingtang and Bi Qingyan: "—?"
"…cough."
At this point, Luo Zhan realized that he had overreacted a bit. He didn't look at the expressions of the two frightened elders beside the door, and put the little girl back on the ground first.
"Don't run around." Luo Zhan paused, frowned slightly, and added earnestly, "How long has it been since the stitches were removed from your eye surgery? Aren't you afraid of falling, what if you bump into it again?"
Tang Ran was trained to bow his head. After listening for a few seconds, he remembered his intention, and then quickly raised his face: "Your injury, I heard that Grandpa Luo beat you, is it true? Is he serious? Why is the store? Chang said you bleed a lot..."
The more the little girl spoke, the lower her voice became, and the corners of her eyes turned a little red.
She glanced at Luo Zhan cautiously and anxiously - but only at this moment did she notice that Luo Zhan was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and dark brown trousers today.
The young man was completely covered from head to toe, except for the scourged face, he didn't show the slightest bit.
This didn't make Tang Ran relax at all.
Instead, her eyes turned even redder, and anxiously raised her hand to touch the corner of Luo Zhan's sweater, trying to lift it up to see the injury below.
Luo Zhan's forehead twitched, and he quickly pressed the little girl's paw with his eyes and hands.
Tang Ran's eyes were red, her delicate and beautiful face was tight, and she was so serious that she was a little fierce: "Luo Luo, let me go, let me see."
- If it weren't for the redness around the eyes, it would be more perfect in terms of momentum.
Luo Zhan also rarely saw Tang Ran like this, and he was stunned for two seconds before he regained his senses.
After reacting, he held the little girl's hand soothingly and pressed it back: "Didn't I tell you to stop listening to Tan Yunchang's talk, is he accurate when he speaks? I just made a trick for Tang Shixin. Look, no injuries."
"… "
The little girl was silent for two seconds, the corners of her eyes were completely flushed, and the bottom of her eyes was full of water.
"You, if you're okay, you won't wear it today, and you will come out wearing this!"
Luo Zhan sighed, reached out and rubbed the little girl's head: "You're so good-natured, it would be nice if you were a little more deceived."
Tang Ran burst into tears.
Luo Zhan frowned in distress: "Don't cry, do you hear me? I hate watching a little girl cry, it's ugly."
Tang Ran held back hard, lowered her head and stubbornly wanted to lift the corner of Luo Zhan's sweater: "How bad it hurts... I want to see."
Luo Zhan held Tang Ran's hand again.
He promises—
Now the little girl's tears are still stagnating, but if she really lets her see those scars on his body that look terrifying in the mirror, it will definitely "release the flood" in the next second.
It has to be the kind that can't be stopped by the floodgates.
"I can't watch it." Thinking of that scene, Luo Zhan's brows tightened.
Tang Ran blushed and raised her eyes: "Why?"
"… "
Luo Zhan was silent for a few seconds and suddenly thought of something.
The little girl's fist was wrapped in his palm, Luo Zhan held her hand and pressed it to his side, turning around.
"I can't watch it now because someone else is there."
"?"
In front of Tang Ran, the sight of Luo Zhan's figure was only allowed to be opened. At the entrance of the side hall, the "playing" couple collided with her eyes.
The air froze for a few seconds.
Tang Ran's eyes did not return to normal. At this time, the light in the side hall was not bright enough. She looked at it for a while and tilted her head blankly: "Luo Luo, who are they?"
Luo Zhan: "This is my father and my mother."
"—?!"
Tang Ran was unprepared and stood still.
"You don't have to be restrained, just shout."
"Shout, shout." The little girl was so frightened that her soul floated away.
Just as Luo Zhan was about to speak, he stopped.
He couldn't hold back his bad intentions, and reminded with a hoarse laugh, "Just say, Mom and Dad, okay."
"Mom and Dad..."
The good words were not spoken, Tang Ran recovered, and looked up blankly: "?"
Luo Zhan couldn't bear it any longer, lowered his eyes and laughed.