For a while, he hadn't expected to meet Shi Ran today, nor did he expect her to be so down on her luck working as a waitress at Fei Yun, and even less did he expect her to be trying to hook up with Huo Xiaohua!
Was this still the Shi Ran he knew?
Xi Xi, unfairly cursed, had a face that flushed and paled, looking quite displeased.
She glanced at Shi Ran and silently sat down beside Tang Si, saying no more.
Sensing the disdainful and contemptuous gazes from the other women, Shi Ran finally couldn't help but turn and leave the private room of the Rose Hall.
However, she didn't leave. Instead, she waited by the door, anticipating when people would disperse from the Rose Hall.
Two hours later, people began to trickle out of the Rose Hall. Shi Ran waited by Huo Xiaohua's luxury car. Seeing him approach, she immediately stepped forward.
"Mr. Huo, you've been drinking. Would you like me to drive for you?"
She looked at the tipsy Huo Xiaohua, mustered her courage, and volunteered, "My driving skills are quite good."
During the mahjong game earlier, she had noticed that while the other men held the women in their arms, touching them here and there, Huo Xiaohua hadn't touched any of them.
She believed he was a gentleman.
Huo Xiaohua raised a hand to rub his temples and let go of the blonde beauty who was supporting him. "You can go back. She can take me." Huo Xiaohua tossed the keys to Shi Ran.
Shi Ran was overjoyed. She immediately opened the rear door of the car and helped Huo Xiaohua inside.
Ignoring the envious gaze of the blonde beauty, she got into the car, started the engine, and drove away immediately.
"Jin Xi Bie Yuan."
After Huo Xiaohua stated the address, he closed his eyes and slept.
Along the way, Shi Ran said nothing more. She opened the navigation and drove diligently.
Forty minutes later, the car arrived at Jin Xi Bie Yuan, a luxurious private villa. Shi Ran parked the car, and the butler in the courtyard hurried out.
Shi Ran opened the rear door of the car and found Huo Xiaohua asleep. She dared not disturb him.
"Thank you for bringing Mr. home," the butler, who was over fifty, walked up and thanked Shi Ran politely. He then closed the car door. "It's so late, you should get going."
He was asking her to leave.
Shi Ran pursed her lips. "Oh, okay. I'll be going then."
As she finished speaking, the butler had already gotten into the driver's seat and driven into the villa. The intricately carved gate closed automatically.
Shi Ran looked back at the dark distance, and her heart sank.
It was so late, and she didn't even have a car. How was she going to get back?
Inside the villa, the car stopped steadily. Huo Xiaohua opened his eyes. "Did she leave?"
"Yes, sir."
The butler replied.
Huo Xiaohua raised a hand to pinch his temples, pushed open the car door, and got out. He walked towards the hall, reaching to unbutton his suit jacket.
Coincidentally, Zhao Wuyan was sitting in the hall watching a soap opera.
"You said earlier that Tang Si liked a girl named Shi Ran?" He casually tossed his suit jacket onto the back of the sofa and sat down on a single sofa next to Zhao Wuyan, asking in a deep voice.
Zhao Wuyan, wearing a face mask, was gently patting her face and nodded absentmindedly. "Mm."
"Is it also because of her that he refused to marry you after you came back?"
"Otherwise. Heh, he protects Shi Ran so fiercely, otherwise, I would have dealt with that little b*tch long ago." Zhao Wuyan was always fearless, so why would she be afraid of Shi Ran?
It was only because Tang Si had privately warned her that she dared not cross his bottom line.
"Are you sure it was her who affected your engagement?" Huo Xiaohua was half-believing, half-doubting.
"Of course."
Mentioning Shi Ran, Zhao Wuyan became inexplicably angry. She tore off the mask from her face and said huffily, "That b*tch is even living with Tang Si. It's her manipulative ways that have charmed Tang Si."
Huo Xiaohua was a smart man. Although Tang Si had appeared with a woman named Xi Xi today.