Chapter 259 - 140: Su Ran: Both Are My Girlfriends

Chapter 259: Chapter 140: Su Ran: Both Are My Girlfriends

Something’s fishy!

’You won’t tell me, huh? Then I’ll just have to listen for myself.’

"DING! I Know Women’s Hearts has been activated. 5 uses remaining. Please select a target."

Su Ran recalled a missed opportunity. Yesterday, Sister Piaopiao had said he "pecked her neck." ’If only I’d known, I would have used I Know Women’s Hearts to find out if it was true.’

’Oh well, I’ll worry about that later.’

For now, Su Ran chose Mrs. Xiao.

"DING! The current thoughts of Mrs. Xiao, Li Lv’e, are as follows:"

’This kid Su Ran really is handsome, and a good match for my airheaded daughter, I suppose. Sigh... The problem is, a man like him is too perfect. There must be tons of women throwing themselves at him, one after another. It’d be a miracle if my airheaded daughter could fend them off. There’s nothing wrong with finding an outstanding man, but finding a top-tier one who’s *too* outstanding is just asking for a lifetime of misery. Whoever becomes his girlfriend will be public enemy number one, fighting off rivals every single day. And you gave yourself to him so early! Life is long, and men always chase novelty. Once enough time passes and he gets tired of you, he’ll leave you. What will you do then? You silly girl. But... Su Ran really is exceptional. If I were nineteen years younger and met a handsome, sweet guy like him, I probably wouldn’t have been able to stop myself from giving him everything, either.’

COUGH COUGH COUGH COUGH...

Su Ran coughed violently. Xiao Wanqing hurriedly patted his back while Mrs. Xiao handed him a tissue.

"Xiaosu, are you alright?"

"I’m fine, Auntie. It just went down the wrong way."

Su Ran sucked in a sharp breath. ’You really can’t go around listening to women’s thoughts, especially not your future mother-in-law’s!’ He swore to himself that he would not be listening to Sister Piaopiao’s thoughts anymore.

...

"We’ve pretty much finished eating, and it’s getting late. Xiaosu, you must be tired after coming all this way. I’ll go get you some of your Uncle Xiao’s clean clothes. You can take a shower and get some rest."

"I’ll get them."

Xiao Wanqing got up and went to the room. Mrs. Xiao followed her in and saw Xiao Wanqing taking new clothes she had bought out of the closet—Calvin Klein underwear, a Versace T-shirt, Nike slippers, and so on... They were all designer brands.

These had cost Xiao Wanqing over ten thousand yuan.

"You bought these?"

"Mhm."

"..."

Mrs. Xiao was speechless, pressing a hand to her forehead. ’She’s really fallen for him. Already starting to play the part of a virtuous wife and loving mother.’

"Silly girl, you asked me for ten thousand yuan just to buy clothes for Su Ran?"

"Mhm, Su Ran only wears brand-name clothes. I would have been embarrassed to buy him anything of poor quality."

Their views on consumption were different. Xiao Wanqing was a Shanghai girl, just like the ones in "Little Era"—they all love luxury goods. For people of their class in Shanghai, luxury goods were a necessity. So, of course, what she bought for Su Ran were luxury goods too. But when a woman’s heart is truly in it, she’ll naturally buy something even more expensive.

Mrs. Xiao smiled, reaching out to stroke her daughter’s cheek. She said with a sense of relief, "As long as you’re happy. You’re young, you shouldn’t have any regrets. When it comes to matters of the heart, as long as you feel it’s right, that’s all that matters. Mom won’t interfere."

With that, she left the room, went to the living room, and dragged the talkative Mr. Xiao up. She said to Su Ran, "Xiaosu, go to bed early after your shower," and then hauled Mr. Xiao back to their room.

Su Ran sat in the living room. ’Er... to be honest, it feels a little awkward staying the night at someone else’s house.’

"Su Ran, the shower is ready."

Xiao Wanqing had gotten the shower ready and was now standing at the bathroom door.

"Okay."

He got up from the sofa, walked into the bathroom, and grabbed the doorknob. Looking at Xiao Wanqing at the door, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Er... Sister Wanqing, my back is itchy."

Xiao Wanqing tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her peripheral vision catching the master bedroom door behind her. She knew Mrs. Xiao was definitely eavesdropping from behind it. Her face flushed slightly as she said in a low voice, "Su Ran, have I been too good to you? I scrub your back every time. It’s not good for you to make a habit of it. Scrub it yourself."

She handed him a bath towel and returned to her own room.

Xiao Wanqing lay in bed. After a while, she heard the bathroom door open, followed by the closing of the guest bedroom door. Su Ran was back in his room.

’Lights out, time to sleep!’

Xiao Wanqing turned off the light and hugged her blanket.

One minute passed.

She tried sleeping on her side.

Three minutes passed.

She tried sleeping on her stomach.

Ten minutes passed.

She tried sleeping spread-eagled.

’Why can’t I fall asleep?’

’Is it because Su Ran is sleeping in the next room?’

’No, no, I can’t get any more hooked on him. I can’t be like this.’

Xiao Wanqing clutched her head, going crazy. It felt like an invisible magnetic field was pulling her to open the door to Su Ran’s guest room and climb into his bed.

"Impossible! I’m Xiao Wanqing, not that kind of woman! Go to sleep!"

...

「Half an hour later.」

CREAK~

The door to the guest bedroom was slowly pushed open, and Xiao Wanqing tiptoed inside. She stood by the bed and saw Su Ran leaning against the headboard, playing on his phone.

Looking flustered even in her own home, Xiao Wanqing asked, "Why didn’t you close the door?"

Su Ran replied very calmly, "I knew you were coming. Why would I close the door?"

"What the..."

Xiao Wanqing was speechless. ’He even predicted I would come? Is he that good?’

"Scoot over."

Mustering her courage, Xiao Wanqing kicked Su Ran, threw back the covers, and slipped into the bed. She pushed Su Ran over a bit, then rolled over to lie in his arms, staring at the chat on his phone.

"Who are you chatting with?"

"Cao Wo."

"Fuck... me?"

"Yep."

"Gross!"

Su Ran chuckled. "You’re overthinking it. He’s my classmate. His surname is Cao, given name Wo. Cao Wo."

"Ew... why would his parents give him a name like that."

"That’s nothing. We also have a guy in our dorm named Zeng Cao."

"Chastity? I’m speechless. What kind of names are these?"

Su Ran stroked the smooth, tender cheek of Xiao Wanqing in his arms and said, "What about your chastity?"

"I gave it to you."

"Haha, don’t worry. I’ll treasure it."

"You’d better treasure it, or I’ll be the one with egg on my face."

Xiao Wanqing had just spoken so decisively to Mrs. Xiao. If she was proven wrong, she wouldn’t be able to live with herself, and Su Ran wouldn’t live, either!