Chapter 292


    A weekter, Ning Ran appeared at the Flower City International Airport. She was there to pick Cheng


    Xiangyun up. As she had gotten there 40 minutes before her arrival time, she stayed in her car while


    browsing through her phone.


    The crew was already in their final stages of filming. The n for today was to shoot the scenes which


    were unfinished due to Zheng Lunlun’s prior absence. As such, Ning Ran got to enjoy a day off.


    Cheng Xiangyun had requested for Ning Ran to pick her up. She carried a few pieces of luggage with


    her, which made it inconvenient for her to take a cab. Since Ning Ran was free today, she dly


    agreed.


    The woman had specially set off an hour earlier as she was not confident in her driving skills. She was


    also worried that there might be a traffic jam.


    To her surprise, the road conditions were pleasant. That was why she had reached way before time.


    Ning Ran started to feel drowsy after browsing her phone for a while and decided to get some shut-


    eye.


    However, as she was feeling tiredtely, she ended up falling into a deep slumber.


    After a while, Ning Ran was awoken by the ringing of her phone. It was Cheng Xiangyun calling.


    “Cheng, have younded?”


    “Ran, hurry over! I’m caught in a situation,” Cheng Xiangyun sounded like she was in distress.


    Ning Ran panicked and she asked, “Where are you? I’ll go there immediately.”


    “I’m at the international arrivals gate.”


    “Why are you there? Aren’t you supposed to be at the gate for domestic flights?”


    “Juste here first! I’ll exin to youter!”


    “OK, I’ll be there right away!” Ning Ran hung up and got out of her car.


    She spotted Cheng Xiangyun at a distance. However, the woman wasn’t alone. Instead, she was


    surrounded by a few others.


    Ning Ran rushed towards her aunt and saw two men and one woman closing in on her.


    The men were younger, whereas the woman was middle-aged and seemed quite well-off. She was a


    rather attractivedy.


    Although she was already past her prime, she had definitely retained her charm.


    It wasn’t hard to imagine how beautiful the woman must have been when she was younger. Even the


    most popr actresses these days might not have her allure.


    “Aunt, what’s going on?” Ning Ran asked.


    “Who are you calling ‘aunt’,” the middle-ageddy had assumed Ning Ran was addressing her and


    wasn’t pleased.


    “I’m calling her, not you,” Ning Ran rified.


    The middle-ageddy was not convinced, as Cheng Xiangyun looked too young to be an ‘aunt’.


    This woman must be hinting that I’m old and mocking me! That’s outrageous!


    “Ma’am, she is really referring to me. This is how we usually call each other and it has got nothing to do


    with age,” Cheng Xiangyun tried to exin.


    “Well, she’s your ally. Did you get her toe here so that both of you can team up to ridicule me?”


    The middle-ageddy started to raise her voice.


    “This is not the case at all. I’m sorry if we have offended you, but you’re really overthinking,” Cheng


    Xiangyun said.


    “What on Earth is going on?” Ning Ran asked Cheng Xiangyun again. She made sure not to call the


    woman ‘aunt’ this time, as she did not want to risk infuriating the middle-ageddy again.


    “I was careless and had identally bumped into thisdy while I was walking. I was holding a cup of


    coffee which spilt on her dress... “


    “Is there really a need for you to drink coffee right after you touch down? If you have a cup of coffee in


    your hands, shouldn’t you be more alert while you’re walking?” Ning Ran felt a sh of irritation when


    she heard Cheng Xiangyun’s ount of the events.


    “I was really thirsty. As you know, I am not a fan of airline meals, so the first thing I did when I got off


    the ne was to get a cup of coffee, I didn’t think I would... “


    “So this a-a...dy wants you topensate her for the dress? Just pay her then,” Ning Ran said.


    “But she’s insisting that her dress is priceless. She said it was custom-made and that she had had it for


    a long time. She is asserting that it’s not something money can solve,” Cheng Xiangyun exined.


    Ning Ran sensed they had a knotty situation at hand.


    The middle-ageddy’s dress had indeed been sshed with coffee, and the stains were rather


    obvious.


    “What do you propose then? What should we do for us to be able toe to an amicable conclusion?”


    Ning Ran asked the middle-ageddy.


    “How would I know? She was the one who caused the trouble. Why are you asking me what to do?”


    The middle-ageddy shouted.


    After yelling at Ning Ran, she turned to one of the men beside her and asked, “Is there anyone else


    coming?”


    “We were the only ones sent to pick Madam up. This way please, Madam,” the man answered


    respectfully.


    “I’m sure there’re other people who were supposed to pick me up. Why did they send you two small


    potatoes here?! This is too much!”


    It was obvious the woman wasn’t in the best of moods.


    And most likely, the reason for her foul temper was not because of her stained dress, but rather,


    something else instead.


    That was also why she refused to let Cheng Xiangyun off.


    “Can I make a suggestion? Since we don’t have a better solution right now, we can exchange contact


    numbers first, while you take your time to think about how we canpensate you for my friend’s


    carelessness. You can let us know your decision again. I understand that your dress is custom-made,


    in that case, we could also custom-make another one for you. If you prefer that wepensate you in


    mary terms, we could do that as well,” Ning Ran shared her opinion.


    “Does that mean you want to slip off? Thinking of running away before solving the issue?” The middle-


    ageddy raised her voice even more.


    “We’re not running away. In fact, we’ve been standing right here all the while, but you’re unable to tell


    us what exactly you want from us. We can’t just stay here forever right?” Ning Ran extended her arms


    in exasperation.


    “She was the one who started this, so shouldn’t she be the one to tell me what she should be doing to


    salvage the situation instead? I’m the victim, do you expect me to know what to do?” The middle-aged


    lady shouted again.


    The woman was starting to get on Ning Ran’s nerves.


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    It was indeed Cheng Xiangyun’s fault to have dirtied the woman’s dress and it’s only right that she took


    responsibility for it.


    However, the woman refused to eptpensation, nor was she able toe up with a better


    solution. She merely continued to make things difficult for Ning Ran and Cheng Xiangyun and was just


    being inly unreasonable.


    “If you don’t have anything in mind, the best we can do is to pay you for your damage. Alternatively, we


    can take your dress to a professionalunderer and get them to clean it. With today’s technology,


    getting rid of these stains shouldn’t be an issue,” Ning Ran said.


    “Pay me? I have enough money, I don’t need that!” The middle-ageddy said.


    “Then let us take your dress. We will make sure to recover it back to its original condition.”


    “The dress doesn’t seem recoverable to me in its current condition. Are you trying to fool me?”


    “I’m not trying to fool you. It’s really possible for it to look as good as new,” Ning Ran replied while trying


    to stifle her rising anger.


    “No way, that’s impossible.” The middle-ageddy was just not willing to give in.


    “Then, perhaps you could pass us the contact number of the tailor? Let us speak to him and get him to


    make a new dress for you. We’ll make sure it looks exactly the same as this one and we’ll pay for it.


    Would that work for you?” Cheng Xiangyun was at her wits’ end.


    “Nope, it has to be this exact same dress that I’m wearing right now. Even if you make a new one, it still


    wouldn’t be this one.”


    “It sounds like you’re just intentionally making things difficult for us. Since it seems like we won’t be


    able to reach a conclusion, why don’t we go to the police and let them handle it instead?” Ning Ran


    was getting restless.


    “You want to call the police? You want to pit yourself against me in Flower City? Try it then!” The


    middle-ageddy was furious over Ning Ran’stest proposition.


    Cheng Xiangyun fixed an intense gaze on Ning Ran, urging her to not behave rashly.


    “If not, what do you want us to do? We can’t keep wasting time here right?” Ning Ran asked.


    “You shouldn’t ask me what I want you to do, you should be telling me what you n to do instead. You


    need to give me a solution that I’ll be happy with!” The middle-ageddy was still very insistent.


    Ning Ran felt as if the woman was only interested in kicking up a scene.


    Just then, the middle-ageddy looked at her watch, and then her phone. It seemed like she was


    expecting a call.


    “Madam, please let us lead the way, there won’t be anyone elseing,” one of the men, who was


    wearing a suit, tried to persuade the woman.


    “Scram!” The middle-ageddy screamed at him.


    Although it was obvious from the man’s look that he was not delighted to be hurled at, he did not dare


    to retort and merely stayed still.


    Ning Ran was getting curious about the woman’s background, as she could notprehend her


    strange behavior.