"Hmph, brought it on herself," Xiao Xiao picked up an apple from the coffee table and took a bite with a crunch.

An Ran said nothing. Hairong was a precocious child, and this matter would likely always be an unbridgeable chasm in his heart. There’s nothing more cruel than being deceived by the person you trust the most.

"By the way, I heard from the hotel’s staff that Hairong wants to see you," Mu Xingfeng turned his head to look at his young wife beside him.

"See me?" An Ran was a bit surprised.

"Yes, but everyone knows you’re not in the Guard Team, so they didn’t report it." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

An Ran pursed her lips, unsure how to describe her feelings at the moment.

Mu Xingfeng reached out and ruffled the top of her hair, "Stop thinking so much. You cram your little head with all these irrelevant people, aren’t you afraid it’ll wear you out?"

"Right, right, why think about them? Oh, An Ran, my mom’s coming tomorrow, so I won’t be staying here for the next few days. It’s my mom’s first time in Nan’an, I’m going to take her around," Xiao Xiao said.

"Aunt Xiao? Is she coming to see you?"

In An Ran’s memory, Xiao Xiao’s mom was a very frugal and simple woman who spent all her earnings on Xiao Xiao and never indulged herself in going out.

"Yeah, my mom got a promotion and became the head of the hospital’s cleaning team. She doesn’t have to work in the wards anymore, and the hospital leadership even gave her a week’s holiday, so she wants to come take a look at Nan’an."

Bringing up her mom’s promotion, Xiao Xiao was genuinely happy. Her mom will no longer have to work so hard, and her salary has increased significantly too, so her mom won’t have to live so tightly anymore.

"Aunt Xiao got a promotion? That’s really great, didn’t expect Aunt Xiao to benefit from misfortune in the end after being falsely accused."

An Ran said this while glancing at Lin Junyang. Aunt Xiao had worked at the hospital for so many years without a chance for promotion. It seems that some people’s friendships are indeed quite extraordinary.

The next day, right after breakfast, Xiao Xiao headed to the city.

Initially, An Ran was thinking of having Jiang Zhuo drop her off, but before she could finish breakfast, an unexpected guest arrived.

When Jiang Zhuo brought Jing Xiangyang, dressed in a light pink shirt and pure white trousers, into the house, An Ran couldn’t help but look at Xiao Xiao.

The latter was calm, as if she had anticipated his appearance. She finished the last bite of her bun and wiped her mouth, "Doctor Jing, wait for me a moment, I’ll go change my clothes and come down."

"Alright, go ahead. It’s my first time at the boss’s house, I should take a good look around," Jing Xiangyang smiled and waved, pacing the living room with his hands behind his back.

"Doctor Jing, have you eaten? Would you like to have something with us?"

An Ran felt dizzy from watching him turn around and spoke politely.

"You’re the one who cares about me, sister-in-law. I left early today and haven’t had breakfast," saying this, Jing Xiangyang helped himself to a seat at the dining table, picked up a bun, and gestured to Jiang Zhuo, "Could Housekeeper Jiang please get me a bowl of porridge?"

Just as Jiang Zhuo was about to move, Su Jin stepped forward first, "I’ll go."

"Doctor Jing, what are you doing up so early today?" An Ran wrapped an egg and passed it over, but just before it reached Jing Xiangyang’s hand, it was intercepted by the man sitting next to her.

Jing Xiangyang didn’t mind either. His hand switched direction, picking one up himself and wrapping it up.

His long fingers elegantly peeling the egg shell were quite pleasing to the eye.

"I heard Aunt Xiao is coming to Nan’an today, so I’m going with Xiao Xiao to pick her up."

"Pfft... Cough cough... Cough..."

An Ran choked on her millet porridge, and she coughed until her little face was red and tears welled up in her eyes.