18 – The Manor is About to See a Change
“Call the police.”
A concerned customer took out their phone and dialed the police.
“Bai Ruanruan! Tell them clearly, isn’t it you who hit my face?” Mu Xuan, holding a bouquet of roses, pointed angrily at Bai Ruanruan.
“It wasn’t me, I didn’t. You were confessing your feelings to me with the roses, and when I refused, you… you…”
Bai Ruanruan bit her crimson lips, leaving the rest to everyone’s imagination—something better understood than spoken aloud.
Mu Xuan laughed in anger. “Me confessing to you? You’re the one who’s been head over heels in love with me, you…”
“How shameless!”
“He really knows how to flatter himself. With that sleazy look, even a dog would want to bite him twice.”
“How dare he say the fairy sister beat him up like this? What a joke! With her slender figure and strength that couldn’t even break a flower, how could she possibly beat him up like this?”
“Spouting nonsense in broad daylight?”
Bai Ruanruan, who supposedly couldn’t even break a flower, lowered her head, her eyes slightly upturned at the corners, nodding obediently again and again.
Mu Xuan was so furious his arms trembled uncontrollably.
Couldn’t break a flower?
Had they not seen how she had just nearly knocked his skull off?
Bai Ruanruan, this wretched woman, who clearly loved him to the bone—how could she bear to treat him like this?
Could it be that she had really gotten together with Jiang Yihan?
Impossible. Just a few days ago, she had poisoned Jiang Yihan for his sake.
She must be angry with him for not rescuing her from the Jiang family.
Once her anger subsided, she would surely regret what she had done to him today. He would wait and see.
Outside, the sound of police sirens approached.
Standing nearby, Bai Ruanruan slowly raised her head. Her bright red lips curved into a faint smile as she tilted her head slightly, her eyes lifting in a strange arc. Her gaze, dark as ink, glanced at Mu Xuan, and she mouthed two words to him: “Goodbye.”
He could go enjoy a few days of tea at the police station.
“They’re here, they’re here.”
Mu Xuan practically shouted, “We’re a couple! I didn’t harass her!”
“You can explain that to the police at the station.”
“What’s going on here?” The police officer, radiating an air of righteousness, walked in.
“There’s a sleazy guy here who harassed this fairy sister in broad daylight in the flower shop. We all saw it, and we can testify,” the concerned customer said.
Mu Xuan’s face was swollen and painful, truly infuriated.
Saw it?
Saw what?
Were they blind?
Clearly, he was the one who had been beaten—the victim.
“Fairy sister?” The police officer looked up.
Bai Ruanruan stood by the window, with sunlight streaming in behind her, enveloping her in a halo of light. Her eyes seemed to shimmer like water, captivating with just a slight turn. The white dress she wore seemed as if it could flutter and dance at any moment.
Truly, she was like a fairy.
Turning to look at the pitiful state of Mu Xuan, the officer remarked, “Hah, indeed, he looks sleazy enough.”
Mu Xuan: “…”
This is really too much.
Was one arrow not enough? Did they have to add two, three more?
“Did he harass you?” the police officer asked Bai Ruanruan gently.
“I didn’t, Officer.”
“I didn’t ask you to speak. Shut up!” the officer snapped harshly at Mu Xuan.
“…”
After scolding Mu Xuan, the officer immediately changed his tone, asking softly, “Miss, tell me yourself.”
Bai Ruanruan nervously fidgeted with her hands, nodding. “Yes.”
“Can you come to the station with me to give a detailed statement?”
“My boyfriend is waiting for me at home. Can I come tomorrow?”
As soon as Bai Ruanruan finished speaking, she shattered the hearts of many in the shop.
Ah, it’s true—pretty girls always have boyfriends. Who knows which lucky pig got her?
Just as Bai Ruanruan was reluctant to go to the police station, a customer spoke up: “It’s fine, I can go to the station on behalf of the fairy sister and testify to clarify what happened.”
Bai Ruanruan looked at the customer gratefully. “Is that really okay?”
“Yes, yes.”
“Thank you.” Bai Ruanruan’s lips curved into a faint smile, blooming into a stunning expression.
Ah, it’s true—when a pretty girl smiles, it can make your heart skip a beat.
The police officer nodded. “That works too.”
Having a statement would suffice.
“Alright, take him away.”
“You should be arresting her.” Mu Xuan stepped back, pointing at Bai Ruanruan, each word gritted out between his teeth.
What kind of international joke is this?
The real perpetrator is right here, so how could he, the victim, be the one taken to the station?
The police officer paid no attention to his words, quickly apprehending him.
“Bai Ruanruan, I’m so disappointed in you. Don’t regret what you’ve done today.” Mu Xuan angrily shook off the officer’s grasp.
This fool, this bitch—has she lost her mind today?
He definitely wouldn’t forgive her easily. He’d wait for the day she regretted it and came crawling back to him.
This time, don’t think giving him a few apartments or cars would make him forgive her.
“Daring to assault an officer? If we don’t lock you up for ten days to half a month, you won’t even know how to spell the word ‘police.’”
Mu Xuan refused to give in. “I want to contact my lawyer.”
The police officer took another look at Mu Xuan and laughed in exasperation. “Contact your lawyer? Do it at the station.”
“……”
In the end, amidst the chaos, Mu Xuan was dragged into the police car by two officers.
Bai Ruanruan touched her cheek, smiling sweetly. Being called “fairy sister” was really quite embarrassing.
A few minutes later, Bai Ruanruan walked out of the flower shop holding a large bouquet of the most expensive red roses in the store.
Su Mengshu, Mu Xuan.
Let’s take our time playing.
No rush.
A breeze swept by, lifting the hem of Bai Ruanruan’s long skirt, leaving a graceful arc in its wake. With each step she took, it seemed as though hellish flowers were slowly blooming behind her.
Bai Ruanruan carefully carried the roses back to the car, but the driver wasn’t inside.
At that moment, the driver was waiting in a secluded corner for someone to come and apprehend their young mistress.
“What are you doing here?”
“Ah! Young, young mistress.” The driver jumped in fright.
“I’m done shopping. Let’s go home.”
“Go, go home?” The driver was suddenly confused.
He thought she would run off with some other man.
“Why not?” Bai Ruanruan lowered her long lashes, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at the roses in her arms, clearly in a good mood.
The driver’s gaze fell on the bouquet in the girl’s arms.
Right, these flowers were definitely from some other man. No wonder she was so happy.
“Then let’s go back, young mistress.” The driver rubbed his hands together.
Sneaking out behind the young master’s back to meet another man and returning with such a large bouquet—wouldn’t the young master break her legs this time?
“Mm-hmm.” Bai Ruanruan turned away cheerfully.
The driver stared intently at the girl’s retreating figure, smiling. The manor had already turned upside down—he wondered if she’d still be smiling when she got home.
Meanwhile, at home:
“Boom—!”
Even from a distance, the terrifying sound of shattering could be heard.
“What are we to do, Steward Lin? Not only has the young master had another episode, but he’s also drunk so much. Doctor Zhang is stuck in traffic and won’t be here anytime soon.”
“I knew it!”
Lin Da and several servants huddled in the corner behind the door, anxiously stomping their feet in nervous agitation.
He knew it!
That witch Bai Ruanruan had escalated her schemes.
She had coaxed the young master into personally letting her out, only to turn around and secretly meet with another man. How could she betray the young master’s trust like that?
She was taking advantage of the young master’s trust in her, cruelly twisting the knife in his already bleeding heart.
That black-hearted wretch!
“Crash—”
A wine bottle shattered near Lin Da and the others’ feet. The floor was a mess of debris, and all the servants were forced into corners, trembling in fear.
“Bai Ruanruan!! Bai Ruanruan! Bai Ruanruan!”
The man’s frenzied roars echoed through the entire estate, over and over again.