Chapter 232: 2311 didn I t lie to you
Translator: 549690339
It was four o’clock in the afternoon when MO Zixuan rang.
Wen Ran had just finished the report in her hand, stretch her back lazily, drunk all the water in her cup, and was about to get up to get some more.
Seeing the incoming call, her eyes narrowed slightly, she put down her thermos, and pressed the answer button, “Hello!”
“Ranran, it’s me!”
MO Zixuan probably knew that she deleted his number after they broke up.
Hence, he identified himself first on the call. Wen Ran pursed her red lips and said nothing.
“Ranran, I heard from my mother that you went to the hospital to see Zhou Lin, and even had soup sent to her.”
MO Zixuan paused slightly, and then his voice came softly.
Wen Ran leaned back in her swivel chair, said lazily, “I wasn’t the only one, MO Xiuchen also with me. When we were there, your mother was blaming Zhou Lin for not protecting the child in her womb. Seeing her so pained, I felt sorry for her and acted rashly, having MO Xiuchen to help investigate who was trying to harm the child in her womb.”
After a brief pause, she asked tentatively, “You’re not going to blame me for meddling, are you?
If it were anyone else, MO Zixuan would not only blame her for meddling, he might also rebuke the person. But, this was Wen Ran, he couldn’t blame her no matter what she did, “How can I blame you, Ranran, I’m just a bit surprised that you could still help Zhou Lin without bearing grudges against Zhou Mingfu who has hurt you.”
“I’m not doing it for her.”
Wen Ran’s words slipped out, on the other end of the phone, MO Zixuan was taken aback, his voice slightly changing, calling out, “Ranran!”
She wasn’t doing it for Zhou Lin, could it be that she was doing it for him? That said, does Ranran still hold some affection for him?
Wen Ran heard the joy in his tone, frowned slightly, her tone slightly lowered, “I’m doing it for that innocent little life, MO Zixuan, whether you like Zhou Lin or not, it cannot change the fact that she is carrying your flesh and blood. I don’t know who poisoned Zhou Lin today, but–”
“I hate those who harm innocents most.”
“Ranran, before Zhou Lin and I got together, she had entanglement with different men. The child in her womb may not necessarily be mine.”
MO Zixuan sounded aggrieved when he said this.
He didn’t say this to get rid of her, but because the investigated fact was indeed like this. He believed Wen Ran also knew this, that Zhou Lin had dated before getting together with him.
Moreover, she had been intimate with other men.
Wen Ran was startled, she knew Zhou Lin had two boyfriends before, Zhou Lin was not that kind of innocent girl, if she had been in love, it wouldn’t be a pure hand-holding relationship, “Even if she has been in love before, it doesn’t mean the child in her womb is not yours. If you have doubts, go to get a test instead of irrationally harming your own flesh and blood.”
MO Zixuan’s retort made Wen Ran even more sure that today’s incident was linked to him and his mother.
“Ranran, you think too highly of Zhou Lin. If she had normal relationships with men, I wouldn’t suspect her. But besides dating, she also followed her father’s commands, accompanying some dirty men.”
Wen Ran’s eyes widened in shock.
“How do you know?”
She didn’t know that Zhou Mingfu would let his daughter do such disgraceful deeds.
“I investigated her. Ranran, whether the child in Zhou Lin’s womb is mine or not, I will not want that child, and will certainly not marry such a dirty woman. Before, I simply disliked her, but for the sake of the child in her womb, I forced myself to tolerate her. But now, knowing the truth, it’s impossible to be with her. ”
MO Zixuan seemed to have no reservations with Wen Ran, telling her everything.
“When did you find about her past?”
Wen Ran turned over her thoughts a few times, and asked calmly. MO Zixuan was emotional and had his guard down around Wen Ran. On her asking, he immediately responded with the truth: “Half a month ago. Today, I don’t want to hide it from you anymore.”
There was a moment of silence on the phone, with only the sound of MO Zixuan’s suppressed and thick breathing. Then his voice came again, filled with deep guilt:
“I not only found out about Zhou Lin’s past, but also the truth of that night. After the accident at your house, my mother, fearing you would seek help from me, conspired against you. Somehow, MO Xiuchen found out and persuaded Zhou Lin. In the end, the drug was drunk by me.”
“Ranran, I’m sorry. Although my mother didn’t hurt you in the end, I still want to say, I’m sorry!”
Wen Ran’s face changed slightly, and she felt inexplicably heavy in her heart. She tightened her grip on the phone, then abruptly changed the subject: “If you dislike Zhou Lin so much, why did you go to F City to pick her up before?”
“I went to pick her up because… my mother forced me to.”
MO Zixuan paused midway and changed his words.
Wen Ran frowned and said displeased: “MO Zixuan, if you don’t want to say it, just forget it. You don’t have to lie to me.”
“Ranran, I’m not lying to you. It really was my mother who forced me to go. Because Zhou Lin was pregnant then, she valued the child in her belly so much, fearing Zhou Lin would not be safe alone outside and asked me to pick her up.”
“Why didn’t Zhou Lin come back from F City? Don’t tell me she was waiting for you to pick her up.”
Wen Ran’s tone was full of heavy sarcasm, and MO Zixuan, who couldn’t escape answering, had to reply, “Of course not. She stayed there because your hometown is in F City. Her father, Zhou Mingfu, was planning to drive you out of the company while your brother hadn’t returned to it. She thought she might find something useful in F City to force you to hand over the pharmaceutical factory.”
Wen Ran’s eyes held a trace of doubt. She didn’t quite believe MO Zixuan’s words. Although his explanation sounded reasonable, she felt that it was not the case.
Her family had moved away from F City for more than a decade. As far as she knew, her father hadn’t kept in touch with F City, because her parents didn’t have many relatives.
What could Zhou Lin find there that could be beneficial to them?
Knowing that asking further would not get any result, Wen Ran found an excuse to hang up the phone.
On the afternoon of the third day, after sending a message through Little Liu, Cheng Jia finally couldn’t hold back and called MO Xiuchen.
The day before yesterday, she had asked little Liu to convey to MO Xiuchen and Wen Ran that Zhou Mingfu was the murderer of Wen Ran’s parents, and he was also the one who had her kidnapped in F City, intending to ruin her innocence.
She thought MO Xiuchen and Wen Ran would rush to ask her how she knew this, request her to explain more details upon hearing this, or demand evidence.
She waited for two long days and nights, but not only did she not receive any call from MO Xiuchen, even Wen Ran had no response..