Chapter 776


    “But they say that you''re quite close to the woman. How is it possible that you don''t know?”


    With a flick of Ruan Anxi''s hand, a slit appeared on Li Xiaolong''s pants.


    “Do you want to know how eunuchs were castrated in the past? I happen to master the art of


    castration. Would you like to try it?” Ruan Anxi asked.


    Beads of nervous sweat dotted Li Xiaolong''s forehead. “No, no. Please, I don''t want to be a eunuch.


    Let me think. I''ll recite all the names of the women I know with the surname Lu!”


    “Go ahead.”


    Then, Li Xiaolong uttered over a dozen of names with the surname Lu.


    The problem was, Ruan Anxi wouldn''t recognize the name of the woman that he was looking for.


    “Among these women with the surname Lu, who has two children?” Ruan Anxi couldn''t think of any


    other way to ask him.


    “Let me think. I think none of them have children,” Li Xiaolong said weakly.


    “I''m looking for someone with children. A pretty woman with children, and she had gone missing a few


    days ago,” Ruan Anxi exined.


    “Missing? None of the women I mentioned are missing. Some of them even had fun with me justst


    night,” Li Xiaolong said.


    “Think harder. This woman is no ordinary woman. She''s really special. Among those Lu women you


    know, who is the most extraordinary?”


    Li Xiaolong was forced to reconsider and finally said, “Well, if I really have to mention one, it''ll have to


    be Lu Jingyuan. She''s really one of a kind. I heard that she''s really rich, and she''s quite pretty as well.


    Right, I also heard rumors of her having children, but I don''t know for sure, because I''ve never seen


    them.”


    “Lu Jingyuan? Does she have a mansion?”


    Ruan Anxi reckoned that she was the woman whom he was looking for.


    “Yes. She has a mansion. I''ve had a few exchanges with her, and I unluckily got the shorter end of the


    stick,” Li Xiaolongmented.


    “Give me her address,” Ruan Anxi snapped.


    The next day, Ning Ran, who was just done filming a scene, went back to the lounge area to take a


    rest, when Cheng Xiangyun approached her.


    “Ms. Lu called you. Would you like to call her?”


    “Did she mention anything?” Ning Ran asked.


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    “She said it''s something minor and didn''t borate further,” Chen Xiangyun replied.


    Ning Ran took over the phone and called Lu Jingyuan.


    The call went through and Lu Jingyuan''s voice could be heard saying, “Hi, pretty.”


    Ning Ran smiled. “Hey, beautiful. What''s up?”


    “I left in a rush and left a bag in my house at Livingsfill. It''s in the second drawer in my study room.


    Could you retrieve it and send it to me?” Lu Jingyuan asked.


    “Hmm, I don''t think I can enter the house though. I don''t even have the keys to your ce,” Ning Ran


    muttered.


    “I''ve mailed you the keys. Just help me get them when you''re free.”


    “You might as well order me to go since you''ve taken the liberty to mail the keys here.” Ning Ran


    chuckled.


    “I don''t intend to order you around. It''s fine if you''re busy. I''m not in a rush to get the bag either,” Lu


    Jingyuan exined.


    “I thought you''d sold your ce here. Don''t worry. I''ll help you get itter.”


    “I''m nning to sell it, but the ce is not worth a lot. So, I''ve decided to just keep it for the time being.


    Don''t worry about getting the bag if you''re busy. Just go retrieve it at your convenience,” Lu Jingyuan


    said.


    “I''m getting off work early today. So, I''ll get your bagter and mail it to you tomorrow.”


    “Why don''t you send it here yourself and bring along my godson while you''re at it?” Lu Jingyuan


    suggested with a smile.


    “I''m afraid I can''t make it. You have to make a trip here if you miss him that much. After all, you''re the


    one with more time to spare.”


    Lu Jingyuan let out a sigh and said, “I can''t leave at the moment. My brother doesn''t let me go


    wherever I please now. We''ll have to see how it goes.”


    “All right, then. Remember toe and pay a visit to your godson when you''re free.”


    Ning Ran continued filming after she was done chatting with Lu Jingyuan.


    After getting off work, Ning Ran went back to Mountview Inn and took the keys that Lu Jingyuan mailed


    her so that she could go take thetter''s bagter.


    These were precarious times, and Ning Ran had to have someone protect her while she was out and


    about.


    Qiao Zhan insisted on following her to Lu Jingyuan''s vi when he knew about it. He wanted to see


    what Lu Jingyuan''s vi looked like.


    Ever since Lu Jingyuan went back to the capital, Qiao Zhan felt empty, as if there was a void in his


    heart.


    Being a reserved man, he told no one about it. These days, he was always spotted standing alone in a


    corner, staring nkly at Livingsfill''s blue sky.


    For some people, a city was never the same without the presence of the people they cared about.


    Ning Ran realized the oddity in Qiao Zhan''s demeanor. However, she didn''t know how tofort him.


    There wasn''t always a happy ending to rtionships. Some were destined to end even before they


    started.


    She wanted to let Qiao Zhan know that he could only gaze upon some people from afar and that no


    amount of sincerity or waiting could bring the possibility of fruition.


    Though there was the saying that perseverance was the key to oveing any obstacles, there were


    times when it just wouldn''t work.


    This was especially true when it came to rtionships. It was futile to force these feelings, foolish even,


    to think that hard work alone was enough to make someone fall for you.


    Why waste the effort to pursue the impossible? If fate had it that Qiao Zhan was not destined to end up


    with Lu Jingyuan, Ning Ran reckoned that it was best that he refrained from grasping at the wind.


    On the way to Lu Jingyuan''s vi, Qiao Zhan drove in silence, perhaps in contemtion of his


    unrequited love.


    In the end, Ning Ran could no longer rein herself in and said, “Qiao Zhan, do you have a girl you like?”


    Still in a daze, Qiao Zhan blurted out, “Yes.”


    It was already toote when he realized that he had made a blunder.


    He quickly added, “Oh, that''s not what I meant. I''m a rough man, and I don''t understand anything about


    romance, and I don''t wish to understand it either.”


    Ning Ran smiled. “Oh,e on. How could you go back on your words like that? I''ve always thought


    you''re an honest man and didn''t think you''d lie.”


    “Madam, I''ve always been honest, and I really don''t have someone I like,” Qiao Zhan replied bitterly.


    It was apparent that he had a lot on his mind.


    To be honest, Ning Ran pitied the man. A dense man like Qiao Zhan wouldn''t know how to deal with


    rtionship matters. Stubborn as he was, he wouldn''t know when to give up his futile feelings either.


    It was impossible between him and the woman he fell for. Not only was there a wide gap in the


    socioeconomic statuses of their two families, but they were also ipatible with each other in every


    other aspect.


    Having nothing inmon, they were like two parallel lines that would never cross paths with each


    other.


    “If you don''t have someone you like, why don''t I introduce a girlfriend to you? You''re not getting any


    younger. It''s time for you to look for a partner and settle down,” Ning Ran suggested with a smile.


    “Who are you nning to introduce me to, Madam?” Qiao Zhan asked.


    “I haven''t thought about that. I need to ask what kind of woman you like and see if I know anyone you


    might like,” Ning Ran replied.


    Qiao Zhan fell silent for a moment and said gloomily, “I don''t know.”


    “What do you think about a woman like Lu Jingyuan?” Ning Ran asked.


    Qiao Zhan stiffened in response.


    Before he could answer, Ning Ran replied, “I don''t think you should fall for a woman like that though,


    because a woman like her is not for you. I''m not saying that you''re not good enough. It''s just that a


    woman like heres from an influential and wealthy family. Besides, she''s the adventurous type and


    enjoys traveling. She''s not the type to stay at home. I don''t think she''s wife material.”


    “You''re right, Madam. Someone like Ms. Lu should be together with a rich man, someone like Sir Chen.


    That way, she won''t have to worry about money and will be free to do as she pleases.”


    Realizing that his metaphor was inappropriate, Qiao Zhan exined, “What I''m trying to say is that


    they''re both elites, and people like them are a match made in heaven. Havingmon interests is the


    key to living a happy and blissful life together.


    Right then, Ning Ran knew that she had underestimated Qiao Zhan. He understands it all.