Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 221 - 220: Only the Mediocre Are Free from Envy

Tan Chengbi was indeed a bit fortunate, despite a minor hiccup, he managed to destroy the antique mirror pretty smoothly.

Looking at what appeared to be the same courtyard, he still sensed some subtle differences, like how the temperature had gotten much cooler.

Gradually, sounds began to emanate from the quiet courtyard.

"The Old Madam has been sleeping poorly these past few days, quickly send some calming soup over..."

Hearing the familiar voice, a hint of a smile finally appeared on Tan Chengbi’s face.

The speaker, sensing someone behind him, turned his head and saw the house’s young master seemingly appear out of nowhere in the courtyard.

The butler was completely dumbfounded. When had the Helian Family estate become so insecure?

Even if the young master could come and go as he pleased, the butler was unaware of the sudden appearance of so many people in the courtyard.

What made him even more speechless was a faint stench that wafted over.

Thinking of something, the butler’s face turned pale.

He asked tentatively, "Young master, when did you all arrive?"

Tan Chengbi clearly didn’t want to satisfy his curiosity and directly said, "Hasn’t my aunt gone to rest yet? Go wait in the outer courtyard. No matter what you see, do not ask."

The butler looked at Tan Chengbi, for the first time seeing such a grave expression on the young master’s face.

Silently closing his mouth, he nodded and made his way to the outer courtyard.

The assistant watched the butler leave, then turned to the people who had followed and said, "Hurry and take care of these dirty things."

It was necessary to destroy the antique mirror before, but now, these things could no longer remain here.

Tan Chengbi pushed open the door to Madam Helian’s courtyard and walked in alone.

Half an hour later, he emerged, and no one knew what he had discussed with the Madam Helian inside.

All the assistant saw was that the young master’s complexion did not look good; he cautiously followed Tan Chengbi’s footsteps without daring to ask what happened.

The occasional stench that lingered in the air before had now completely dissipated, along with the destroyed antique mirror, which had been cleaned up.

"Prepare to return."

Upon hearing this, the assistant reflexively nodded, then looked up in surprise, "Young master, you mean..."

"Back to Yinghua Country."

The assistant paused, the situation here obviously unresolved, but the young master said they were returning to the country. Did the Old Madam say something?

But he didn’t dare to ask, feeling a kind of ineffable sense of decline emanating from the young master.

"Yes, I’ll arrange the flight details right away."

People of their stature, no matter where they went, had their own planes and flight routes. A single phone call was all it took, and they could leave immediately.

It wasn’t until the next day that Yun Ran found out from Gu Yuan’s mouth that Tan Chengbi had left Yinghua Country.

This made Yun Ran a bit surprised: "Wait, wasn’t he negotiating with the Special Administration Bureau about the situation here? How did he leave without a sound before the matter was resolved?"

Gu Yuan wasn’t sure, but he could guess.

Now, both the Tan Family and the Helian Family had sent heavyweight figures over; as a junior, he naturally didn’t have much say.

"Not too sure, but the people from the Helian Family are quite skilled; they managed to rescue Madam Helian..."

Yun Ran felt increasingly that something was amiss and then started feeling guilty; it was her who had told Tan Chengbi how to rescue the person.

Now it seemed the Special Administration Bureau had been made to lose face a bit, and Yun Ran was about to offer some sort of remedy.

Then she heard Gu Yuan say, "It’s better this way, let them fight among themselves, instead of fixating on us as if we’re after their secrets."

Knocks on the door interrupted Gu Yuan.

"Oh, I didn’t expect someone to be looking for you."

As he said this, Gu Yuan stood to open the door, only to see Xie Xuzhi’s confidant.

"Brother Yuan, Ranran, the sir has asked for you to come over."

Yun Ran was currently on injury leave, and under normal circumstances, no one would come looking for her unless it was something important.

Gu Yuan, now familiar with the routine, went ahead and fetched a wheelchair from next to the hospital room, obviously considering Yun Ran quite fragile, warranting careful attention.

Xie Xuzhi’s confidant looked at the wheelchair, his lips twitching. Just yesterday, he’d seen Ranran kick someone flying; her agility was impressive.

But since they were all on the same side, favoring one’s own was natural. It was a fact that Ranran was injured; it was only right to look after her a bit more.

"Here, I’ll push you over myself!"

Yun Ran felt just a slight awkwardness, then settled down on the chair without hesitation, realizing such blatant opportunities for laziness were few and far between.

Xie Xuzhi’s location was right next to this private hospital, in a leisure club. The facilities nearby were all privately owned by the Tan Family and Helian Family.

Yun Ran was wheeled over and quickly arrived at a spacious guest hall.

There were quite a few people inside, including several who had been rescued by her earlier, as well as someone who looked exactly like Tan Chengbi.

As soon as Yun Ran entered, she felt several unfriendly gazes fall upon her.

Gu Yuan whispered to Yun Ran, "It seems you really do manage to provoke these people’s animosity wherever you go."

"What do you know, this is called ’Only mediocrity escapes jealousy.’ Obviously, they’re envious of me, something you could never understand."

Gu Yuan: ...

He had always known Yun Ran was thick-skinned at times, but now he felt the awkwardness.

Nevertheless, whether Gu Yuan had his own thoughts about Yun Ran, seeing those unfriendly gazes, he stepped up to shield Yun Ran from them.

What nerves, to look at Yun Ran with such eyes!

Xie Xuzhi glanced at Yun Ran, then addressed the doubters, "I’ve brought the person you questioned, if you have any questions, ask directly."

Hearing this, Yun Ran immediately understood; the scenario she had anticipated had come to pass.

She lightly tugged at Gu Yuan blocking her view and stood up, moving to an empty seat by Xie Xuzhi.

She sat down confidently; she had this much tacit understanding with Xie Xuzhi.

The seat was clearly meant for her, and furthermore, Xie Xuzhi’s alignment was conspicuously on her side.

Those familiar with Xie Xuzhi knew that he was a man of ’persuasion through reason,’ not someone to abuse his authority.

Having her come over was just to put these people in their place once and for all.

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