Sang Ran glanced at her indifferently.

After a long while, she made a decision: "Let's go."

Then she looked at Pei Jingping and wanted to say something to him.

Before she could speak, Pei Jingping knew what she meant and nodded: "I'll stay here and watch over Sang Ning."

Sang Ran and Qiao Zhi walked about ten meters to a place with few people. She stopped and said, "Let's talk here."

Qiao Zhi still looked very humble, and did not change his expression just because they were alone together.

"I received the bag you sent me. I'm sorry. I thought you were just pretending and misunderstood you."

Sang Ran hummed, without any particular reaction.

Qiao Zhi was chattering again: "My dad told me that the bag you gave me before was worth 200,000 yuan. You are too honest."

She scratched her head embarrassedly: "It makes me look petty."

Sang Ran nodded again, she agreed with Qiao Zhi's self-evaluation.

Seeing that Qiao Zhi seemed to have a lot more to say, she reminded him, "Who do you want to tell me first?"

"Yes!" Qiao Zhi recalled the important matter. "I left first that night. You should know Ning Xiaogu. She said she was your colleague. She found me through the bartender and told me that she had a lot of dirt on you. She asked me to invest some money and help push this matter to the top of the trending search."

Sang Ran asked, "Do you agree?"

"Of course not!" Qiao Zhi's face was full of justice, "I directly and righteously refused!"

Sang Ran looked at her quietly.

Qiao Zhi felt a little guilty when Sang Ran looked at her.

There was an awkward atmosphere in the air.

She took the initiative to admit her mistake: "Well, I was a little moved at that time."

When she said that, Sang Ran respected her honesty.

"So what happened next?"

"Actually, I didn't go home this time because I missed my dad. The school punished me and asked me to go home and wait for notice. I used all the money to start a business with my friends, so..." Her voice became smaller and smaller.

Sang Ran helped her add: "No money to buy trending searches?"

Qiao Zhi nodded and lowered his head.

Sang Ran understood: "No wonder you listened to your father, it turns out you have something to ask of him."

"Not entirely." Qiao Zhi refuted seriously this time, "The main reason is that I think what he said makes sense. And using methods like making up pornographic rumors is too shameful. I can't do it."

She can take revenge and hate someone, but she will never use such despicable means.

Sang Ran raised his eyebrows, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Zhi is not a bad person by nature.

Qiao Zhi raised one hand and swore: "I didn't mean to snatch Pei Jingping away, and I didn't know that you two were married and had children. I just couldn't save face at that time, so I said it casually."

Sang Ran was not aware of this matter.

She didn't hear Qiao Zhi's explosive remarks about wanting to snatch Pei Jingping's position.

I just thought Qiao Zhi was talking about the time Pei Jingping pursued her in the bathroom.

She asked: "Then do you know who provided help to Ning Xiaogu?"

Qiao Zhi became excited: "I saw the trending search later, so I asked a friend who works at Sina to check it out. Guess what? You know this person, she's your sister."

"Oh, no." She changed the subject again, "The half-sister."

Qiao Zhi paid attention to Sang Ran's reaction, but Sang Ran was not surprised at all.

Apart from Qiao Zhi, the biggest suspect is Li Chuchu. I didn't expect her methods to be so dirty.

Are you still unwilling to keep your distance from others?

She made a mental note of it.

Sang Ran noticed that Qiao Zhi had a friend working at an entertainment company, so she asked her, “Do you know Sun Yi?”

Qiao Zhi was stunned by the rapid change of topic.

She reacted immediately and said, "Yes, I know him. He's that famous star."

Sang Ran was actually interested this time: "Do you have her contact information?"

"Not really." Qiao Zhi told the truth.

The little spark of hope that Sang Ran had just ignited was extinguished.

The next second Qiao Zhi said, "But I know the address of her company. If you want to find her, I can ask my dad to give you an Alimu work badge."

"The two companies are now cooperating. With your work badge, you should be able to go in and find her."

The flames started again.

The matter was settled. Compared with a verbal apology, Qiao Zhi felt that providing help to Sang Ran could better demonstrate his sincerity.

On the way back, she kept muttering to herself: "You don't know how much my father admires you. He asks me to learn more about how to behave from you every day."

Sang Ran smiled but said nothing. She knew that she had left a good impression on Qiao Chang. After all, this was the purpose of her giving the gift in the first place.

But the effect was beyond her expectations. Although Qiao Chang doted on his daughter, he also had his own principles.

Qiao Zhi was a little curious: "Now that you know who is spreading rumors behind the scenes, what are you going to do next?"

Sang Ran looked up at the cherry tree and said, "Leave it to the police."

Evildoers will be punished one day, and there is nothing more satisfying than legal punishment.

However, I don’t know whether the He family will reconsider their engagement with Li Chuchu because of this incident.

Qiao Zhi nodded in agreement, and she repeatedly assured Sang Ran that she would send the work badge to Sang Ran that evening.

After Sang Ran expressed his gratitude, the two separated.

The cherry blossom garden was not big, so Sang Ran and Pei Jingping took some photos of Sang Ning together.

Since there was no one to help take photos, we asked passers-by to take a few photos of the three of us.

Pei Jingping sent them home and reminded Sang Ran before leaving: "I'll ask someone to come and help you pack your things tomorrow."

Sang Ran thought for a moment and said, "No need. Sang Ning and I only have one suitcase of stuff. I can just pack it myself."

She didn't bring much stuff back with her, so the tools for making clothes could be moved later without having to specially invite people over.

And…she didn’t want to move too early.

Pei Jingping nodded and didn't force it.

In order to thank Yao Ya for her care during this period, Sang Ran cooked a dinner herself in the evening.

Yao Ya, on the other hand, was not very happy and was in a bad mood throughout the meal.

She sighed, "I'm really not used to you moving away."

"Didn't you bring this together?" Sang Ran asked bluntly.

She knew very well who was responsible for Pei Jingping's mysterious appearances and disappearances.

Yao Ya laughed dryly and asked Sang Ning, "Do you have any thoughts?"

Sang Ning narrowed her eyes into slits, and after careful consideration, she spoke: "It's not me who's getting married, auntie, you should ask my mother."

Yao Ya glanced at Sang Ran and they smiled at each other.

Sang Ran suddenly changed the subject and asked the question in his mind: "Are you really not going to go home?"

……

“I don’t know how to face them.”

Yao Ya spoke in a low voice. She was in a bad mood and looked at Sang Ning who was wiping her mouth: "Go and help Auntie get a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet."

"Oh." Sang Ning agreed obediently.

Sang Ran sighed softly. She worried about Yao Ya even more than she did about Sang Ning.

But some things have to be experienced by the parties themselves. Yao Ya was spoiled by her parents since she was a child. Although she was very happy, it also had a great impact on her.

Until now, Yao Ya has not found something she truly likes, she is not very independent in her life, and she has hardly ever worked since graduating from university.

But she was still a stubborn person. During the years she had lived alone, her parents had contacted her many times and apologized to her, but she had not compromised.

After dinner, Qiao Zhi kept his promise and sent the work badge to Sang Ran.

She went to bed early tonight to be fully prepared for tomorrow.

The next morning, Sang Ran punched in at the company, briefly explained the reason to Yan Qi, and then took a taxi alone to Sun Yi's company.

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