Why, why would it be like this?
The more she had trusted Tang Si before, the more disappointed she was now.
Especially when she heard Tang Si say himself that he wanted to marry her only because he was disfigured, her heart nearly shattered at that moment.
All trust in Tang Si vanished completely, leaving only the bitterness of being stung by the 'truth'.
This day, Shi Ran lay alone on the bed, dejected and powerless.
Thinking back over the past month, Tang Si had seldom visited or called her, didn't that prove everything?
However, the bad news continued to pour in.
That afternoon, Shi Ran received a call from her mother.
As soon as the phone was connected, her mother's wails of agony erupted, "Wuwu... Ranran, save your brother, wuwuwu..."
Shi Ran snapped out of her sorrow, adjusted her state, and immediately asked, "Mom, what's wrong? What happened? Don't cry."
Hearing her mother crying so hard, she also felt sad and distressed.
Before going to the Hidden Clan, she had told her family she was going out of town for closed-door training, asking them not to worry too much.
But after returning from the Hidden Clan, she had only called home, never daring to go back to see them, fearing they would find out she was disfigured and be upset.
Now, hearing her mother crying so sadly, Shi Ran's heart tightened.
"Wuwu... Your brother, your brother is truly wicked. I don't know when he started gambling, and he lost over twenty million yuan at the casino! Now they've kidnapped your brother and are demanding money from us. If we can't pay, they'll kill your brother... Wuwu... Tell me, tell me what Mom should do. Wuwuwu..."
On the phone, Shi's mother cried hysterically, and Shi Father's scolding could vaguely be heard, wishing Shi Dong would just die outside.
Shi Dong was Shi Ran's brother. He had been working outside to earn money, and this brother was also especially good to Shi Ran.
Shi Ran never imagined that her brother would one day gamble outside and owe over twenty million yuan!
Over twenty million yuan!!
"How could this happen?"
She sat on the bed, anxiously running her hands through her hair. "What did the casino say?"
"The casino said that if we don't raise twenty-six million yuan within two days, they'll take your brother's life... Wuwu... Mom is so unlucky to have such a son, wuwuwu..."
Shi's mother wept heartbrokenly, and Shi Ran's heart shattered listening to her.
"Mom, don't worry, I... I'll find a way to solve it, I'll find a way. Don't cry, don't cry."
On the phone, Shi Ran comforted her mother, then let her father take the call and reassured him.
Half an hour later, after finally hanging up, she sat there dejected and powerless, her mind in a mess.
Suddenly, Shi Ran felt a pang of regret.
She regretted that after her face was disfigured, Old Chen Tou had compensated her with fifty million yuan, but in a fit of anger, she had thrown the card away upon learning that her disfigured face could never be repaired.
At that time, knowing she was permanently disfigured, she had almost despaired.
On the day she moved out of Imperial View Villa, she had thrown away everything that didn't belong to her.
"What to do? What to do?"
Shi Ran cried in distress.
She held her phone and finally decided to call Tang Si, but her calls went unanswered.
After several calls, no one picked up.
With each unanswered call, the mechanical voice saying, 'Hello, the user you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later...' made her heart grow colder.
Was it because she knew Zhao Wuyan was already pregnant?
"Ouch~~"
Shi Ran gagged, holding her chest.