Ma Rongna?
Who is Ma Rongna?
And who is this woman claiming to be my aunt?
After receiving the strange call, Li Qianfan was utterly confused. "Who exactly are you? And who is my aunt?"
Although the music in the disco had softened from its earlier wildness to a more gentle melody during the "intermission," the surroundings remained noisy. Li Qianfan had to shout to be heard on the phone.
The woman whose fingers were intertwined with his immediately caught the mention of "aunt" and leaned in, pressing her ear to his phone.
"I'm your west neighbor."
Ma Rongna cried, "Your aunt is injured, severely injured! She's bleeding heavily and is about to die. Hurry and come! Li Qianfan, I beg you, please come quickly."
She's our west neighbor?
Li Qianfan instinctively exchanged a glance with Su Nanyin.
Together, they suddenly recalled the night he first moved to Jinling Road. He had been drinking and being loud with Gao Lingwang and others, and the girl from next door had knocked and yelled at them, asking if they were holding a funeral.
But how could that girl, who was clearly out of her mind, be his aunt?
What a joke!
"Let's go, let's go home!"
Li Qianfan didn't think anymore. He stood up abruptly, pulling Su Nanyin's hand, and they hurried out.
No matter why Ma Rongna claimed that crazy girl was his aunt, upon receiving this call, he had to rush home to check.
After all, Ma Rongna said the crazy girl was on the verge of death.
Life was at stake.
Any questions could wait until he got home!
Jiao San and the others, sitting not far away, saw Li Qianfan drag Su Nanyin and leave quickly and realized something had happened.
Jiao San also immediately stood up. Without rushing to ask what was wrong, he followed behind them and walked out of the disco.
It was already ten o'clock.
Time rewound an hour and a half.
As Li Qianfan entered the disco, Ma Rongna, who had just returned to the spare bedroom to shower and rest, heard the doorbell ring.
That afternoon, following the "lure the snake out of its hole" plan devised with Luo Huayin, she had wandered the streets until evening with no success.
Instead, she had tired herself out considerably.
On their way home, they found a place to eat and, upon returning, began discussing where to "lure the snake" the next day.
Now, their minds were entirely focused on the perverted killer, and they had temporarily put aside the matter of a certain man potentially coming to find Ma Rongna at any moment.
But when the doorbell rang abruptly, Ma Rongna's nerves instantly tensed up!
It turned out that in the past few days, her subconscious had never forgotten that someone would come looking for her.
As Ma Rongna's face suddenly turned pale, Luo Huayin, who had returned to the master bedroom, also immediately realized this upon hearing the doorbell. She hurried to the spare bedroom. "Go see if the person ringing the doorbell is him."
Ma Rongna, very nervous, nodded vigorously.
Seeing her tension, Luo Huayin smiled calmly and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, with your aunt here, no one can harm you."
That's right.
Auntie is very capable. She can dent the iron railings of a bridge with one punch.
And besides, Li Qianfan is in the east neighbor's house.
Ma Rongna's tensed nerves immediately relaxed.
"Stick to the plan. Go."
Luo Huayin said, and then quickly walked back into the master bedroom.
As Ma Rongna went downstairs and out of the living room to open the courtyard gate, Luo Huayin emerged from the master bedroom again.
She was now wearing a black fox mask.
She glanced up at the rafters, tapped the floor of the second-story corridor with her toes, and leaped onto the railing. With another jump, she extended her right hand, hooked onto the rafter above the living room, swung like a monkey, and then curled up inside the triangular beam.
This was the plan she and Ma Rongna had agreed upon.
If that person came, Ma Rongna would open the door, and Luo Huayin would hide in the rafters.
After Ma Rongna brought that person in, they would likely talk in the living room first.
If the man was reasonable and wouldn't use force to harm Ma Rongna, Luo Huayin would generously spare his life.
But if the man dared to treat Ma Rongna violently, well, then she couldn't be blamed for unleashing her thunderous methods upon him!
Soon.
Ma Rongna arrived at the courtyard gate.
She took a deep breath, calming herself further, before opening the small gate on the door (book-sized, specifically for seeing who was outside) and looking out.
She saw a man in a trench coat standing outside.
The man was wearing a large mask, obscuring his features, and only his eyes were visible.
As Ma Rongna opened the small gate, Ye Qingfan also strategically took a step back.
The moment their eyes met, a gentle smile appeared in Ye Qingfan's eyes.
Conveying an innocent smile with one's gaze was one of Ye Qingfan's most characteristic traits.
Because he knew very well that a gentle smile always created a subconscious favorable impression on people, greatly reducing their vigilance, thereby increasing the success rate of his intended actions.
As for a gaze like Liu Sheng Longqi's, which was aggressive even to look at, even a blind person could sense he was a dangerous individual and become extremely wary of him.
Indeed.
The moment their eyes met, Ma Rongna was deceived by these "gentle, smiling" eyes. Her inner unease quickly subsided, and she softly asked, "Who are you?"
"You are Nana, right?"
Ye Qingfan asked back instead of answering, then smiled and replied, "I am Fan Qingchen. Mr. Ma introduced me as your fiancé."
It was him!
Ma Rongna's heart skipped a beat.
However, she hadn't expected that Ye Qingfan, under the alias Fan Qingchen, would be such a gentle and refined speaker.
This was completely different from the kind of man Ma Rongna had imagined (in her impression, those who liked to play with young married women were either brutish or had sinister eyes).
He didn't inspire fear at all; instead, he made people involuntarily feel good about him.
Creak.
Ma Rongna opened the courtyard gate and, lowering her head slightly, softly said, "Mr. Fan, please come in."
Ye Qingfan stepped inside.
Ma Rongna, feigning calmness, closed the courtyard gate, then gestured for him to follow, leading him towards the living room. "Mr. Fan, please follow me."
"Thank you."
Ye Qingfan thanked her politely.
He didn't look scary at all.
She hoped he would be reasonable and, after she explained that she only loved her husband and her child, he would fulfill her wish for them to live a sweet and happy life again.
That way, Auntie wouldn't have to appear and harm him.
As Ma Rongna thought this, she suddenly stopped and looked back.
Her sudden stop caused Ye Qingfan, who was two meters behind her, to also stop.
Those gentle eyes met hers, conveying the signal, "What's wrong?"
Sorry, nothing.
Ma Rongna replied with her gaze, gave an apologetic smile, and then turned to continue forward.
Just a moment before she turned back.
She experienced an intense illusion—
Behind her followed a ferocious and lustful wolf!
The wolf's eyes were fixed on her swaying waist and bouncing hips, ready to pounce on her at any moment, gnawing at her!
It was this instinct that made Ma Rongna suddenly turn back.
"Why would I be suspicious of a man with such gentle eyes?"
Ma Rongna muttered to herself, puzzled, and opened the door to the living room. "Mr. Fan, please sit. Would you like tea or coffee?"
As she asked, she subtly glanced at the ceiling.
"Plain water, please. Thank you."
After entering the room, Ye Qingfan began to survey the layout.
He had to admit, Luo Huayin was quite clever.
Every night, she would prepare for Ye Qingfan's visit to Ma Rongna, erasing all traces of her presence in the house (like shoes).
If one didn't go into the master bedroom, one couldn't tell that two people lived in this house.
After Ye Qingfan sat down, he removed his mask.
Revealing that face, which could make countless young girls and married women "fall in love at first sight."
Ma Rongna, holding the cup of water, also visibly paused upon seeing Ye Qingfan's face.
She truly hadn't expected Ye Qingfan to be so manly!
But she quickly lowered her gaze.
It was normal for people to be momentarily stunned by a striking visual impact when encountering an attractive member of the opposite sex.
However, this did not mean that Ma Rongna would develop feelings for Ye Qingfan or that her resolve to stay with her husband for life would waver in the slightest.
Ma Rongna's reaction did not escape Ye Qingfan's notice.
He was secretly pleased. "I didn't expect this woman to be able to resist my outstanding looks. Unlike those sluts who are infatuated with my appearance and flock to me! Hmm, playing with a woman like this will be more challenging."
"Mr. Fan, may I speak my heart to you?"
Ma Rongna gracefully sat on the sofa opposite Ye Qingfan and began, softly asking, according to the plan devised by Luo Huayin.
"Of course, you can."
Ye Qingfan smiled and nodded, picked up his water cup, and assumed an attentive posture.
"Perhaps you don't quite understand yet. I truly love my husband, and I deeply love the crystallization of love between me and Xinkang."
Ma Rongna pursed her lips and began to speak eloquently.
She spoke.
He listened.
Ye Qingfan's demeanor, like a close elder brother, successfully deceived this kind-hearted and naive wealthy young wife. She treated him as someone she could confide in, believing that if she could explain her feelings clearly, she could move him and make him grant her wish.
Someone else was also listening.
That person, of course, was Luo Huayin, hidden in the rafters.
Ye Qingfan listened with great interest.
Luo Huayin listened until she was drowsy.
She cursed inwardly, "Silly woman, why are you telling him about your love story, about these trivial matters of your life? Just ask him if he can fulfill your wish!"
The drowsy little fox, holding onto the rafter, actually fell asleep.
She was even drooling.
Suddenly—
"Ah! Let go of me! Let go of me! Auntie, Auntie!"
Ma Rongna's terrified scream woke Luo Huayin.
She suddenly opened her eyes and looked down.
She saw Ye Qingfan had already pinned Ma Rongna onto the coffee table, grabbed her clothes, and given a violent tug.