“Stop sleeping! Wake up! Your fiancé ran off with someone else!”
Hearing this, Jiang Ranran abruptly sat up.
“Really? That’s a good thing?”
“A good thing?” Jiang Ye stared at his sister, his peach blossom eyes filled with astonishment. “Your fiancé running off is a good thing?”
“Of course,” Jiang Ranran said happily. “I wouldn’t want that kind of man even if he were given to me for free. It’s good that he’s gone!”
Jiang Ye: “But your wedding has already been scheduled for April. What will you do if there’s no groom by then?”
“Don’t worry,” Jiang Ranran reassured him. “Maybe the Earth will be destroyed before April even arrives.”
Jiang Ye: “…”
He was now starting to suspect that his sister might actually have something wrong with her brain.
Jiang Ranran was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, but she had been switched at birth and spent twenty years drifting outside, only recently being found and brought back.
Finding her and bringing her home had been a tumultuous process.
Back then, Jiang Ye first went to the university she attended, only to be told that Jiang Ranran had gotten into a fight with a rich second-generation heir at school and had been sent to a mental hospital by the other party.
So Jiang Ye went to the mental hospital.
The director of the mental hospital told him, “This Jiang Ranran was quite well-behaved when she first arrived. The patients all really liked her. I don’t know why she’s so popular with the mentally ill…”
“And then?”
“And then she actually incited the patients to rebel. We had no choice but to kick her out of the mental hospital!”
“…”
Jiang Ye then went searching on the streets and, after great effort, finally found Jiang Ranran, who was homeless.
Upon learning that she was a wealthy heiress, Jiang Ranran’s reaction was surprisingly indifferent, as if she wasn’t very interested in this identity.
It wasn’t until Jiang Ye said, “Mom and Dad went abroad for business and won’t be back for a while. I’ll take you to meet your fiancé first,” that Jiang Ranran showed any interest.
She immediately asked, “What kind of fiancé?”
“Our family has a marriage alliance with the Yi family. The Yi family’s crown prince, Yi Sichen, is your arranged marriage partner.”
Jiang Ye explained, “When you were born, the obstetrician saw that our family was wealthy and switched his own child with you, then abandoned you at an orphanage.”
“Mom and Dad raised that child as you, naming her Jiang Ying. Initially, she was the one engaged to Yi Sichen. Now that you’re back, it naturally has to be changed to you…”
They arrived at a restaurant and waited for half an hour before Yi Sichen finally showed up.
He was dressed in a high-end custom-made suit, handsome in appearance, with an extraordinary demeanor, fully embodying the air of a crown prince.
But he didn’t come alone. On his arm was a beautiful girl—Jiang Ying.
Jiang Ye’s face instantly darkened. “Young Master Yi, what is the meaning of this?”
“Isn’t it obvious enough?”
Yi Sichen sneered. “I don’t care about any true or false heiresses. I only love my little princess Yingying!”
Jiang Ye: “…”
Yi Sichen looked disdainfully at Jiang Ranran. “I came today to tell you that I won’t marry you, and you shouldn’t have any improper thoughts about me either.”
Jiang Ye was so angry he almost flipped the table. “Yi Sichen! If you have issues with the marriage alliance, go discuss it with the elders at home. Don’t act crazy in front of us!”
Jiang Ranran pulled him back.
“It’s fine, brother. I didn’t like him anyway…”
She sized up Yi Sichen carefully and said seriously, “He’s not that good-looking.”
Jiang Ye: “…?”
In terms of looks, Yi Sichen was undoubtedly top-tier.
With his tall, straight figure and superior features, there were few men in Dragon City more handsome than him.
Yi Sichen’s face darkened.
…Not that good-looking??
In all his life, this was the first time he had ever heard those words.
Was this woman blind!?
Jiang Ying immediately said, “Don’t mind her, Brother Sichen. She’s just pretending she doesn’t want what she can’t have.”
She looked at Jiang Ranran smugly. After all, her goal of flaunting her victory had already been achieved—she had won!
At the time, Jiang Ye thought the two were just putting on an act and causing trouble. After all, born into a wealthy family, marriage was a duty. Even if Yi Sichen had a hundred reasons to refuse, he wouldn’t dare defy his family.
But, to his utter surprise—
Three days later, Yi Sichen actually eloped with Jiang Ying!
And so, Jiang Ye shook Jiang Ranran awake from her deep sleep.
“If the world doesn’t end by April, what are you going to do?”
Jiang Ye pointed at her nose, exasperated. “Without a groom, how can the wedding go on?”
Jiang Ranran said, “At worst, I’ll just find someone to pretend to be the groom.”
Jiang Ye laughed in disbelief. “You think this is child’s play? Fine, if you can find someone to pretend and still avoid being laughed at, I’ll wash my hair upside down!”
Jiang Ranran yawned and said, “I don’t care how you wash your hair. I’m going to wash my face now. After that, I’ll eat.”
Jiang Ye: “…”
Truly hopeless.
Jiang Ye frowned. “After washing your face, change into something nicer. You’re a young lady now, you need to pay attention to your image.”
Jiang Ranran: “I don’t have money to buy clothes.”
Jiang Ye: “Didn’t I give you my parents’ supplementary cards? You can spend the money in them however you like.”
Hearing this, Jiang Ranran lowered her head awkwardly.
“But… I’m a very proud person. Spending my parents’ money right after coming back would make me feel embarrassed.”
Seeing this, Jiang Ye couldn’t help but feel a twinge of disgust.
So hypocritical and pretentious. He had seen too many of these “green tea” types.
Jiang Ranran bit her lip, then suddenly looked up with sincere, watery eyes:
“I really am too embarrassed to spend my parents’ money… So, brother, can I spend yours instead?”
Jiang Ye: “??”
Jiang Ye took a moment to process this, then finally pulled out a card.
“This is a shopping card for Dragon City Airport. Hurry up and buy yourself a few decent outfits!”
Jiang Ranran didn’t understand. “Why the airport?”
“It was a gift from a business partner,” Jiang Ye urged impatiently. “Alright, hurry up and go! Don’t come back until you’ve spent all the money on the card!”
…
Dragon City Airport.
Yi Sichen and Jiang Ying were waiting for their flight, both wearing masks.
Jiang Ying was a bit reluctant. “Brother Sichen, are we really eloping?”
Yi Sichen said, “It’s not exactly eloping. We’re just finding a place to hide for a while. My uncle is returning to the country.”
“Your uncle?”
“Yes. If he also disapproves of our marriage, we’ll be completely finished. So it’s better to avoid him.”
Jiang Ying had also heard that Yi Sichen had an uncle.
The man lived abroad year-round and was rumored to have been involved in many shady businesses. It was said he built his fortune on those dark dealings.
Yet, his public identity was equally lofty—the head of KS Capital, an international top-tier financial conglomerate.
Jiang Ying said, “Then why don’t you introduce me to him? Maybe he’ll approve of me!”
Yi Sichen shook his head. “No, it’s better if you don’t meet him…”
Every time he thought of that man, a surge of cold dread would crawl up Yi Sichen’s spine.
“My uncle… he’s a complete pervert…”