"Lele!"

Gu Zhixuan's voice echoed in the parking lot, with a hint of urgency and uneasiness.

He finally caught up with Gu Ranle before she drove away.

Gu Ranle seemed not to hear his call, and her actions were decisive and cold.

She opened the car door, got in, closed the door, hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered the window.

"Is there something wrong, second brother?" Her voice was extremely cold.

Even in the past seven years, she had rarely shown this side of herself.

"Lele..."

Gu Zhixuan was a little at a loss.

He knew that she was disappointed and sad today.

If it were him, he would probably be more sad than her.

Moreover, her sadness was mixed with a hint of sorrow.

He pursed his lips, supported his hands on the car body, leaned over, and looked at Gu Ranle through the car window.

After a few seconds of silence, he sighed heavily, "I know you are disappointed and sad."

"No." Gu Ranle denied it flatly, her voice calm and cold, "I was just a little angry. But now, I'm not angry at all, I just feel ridiculous. I ridiculously thought that the person who was stuck in the quagmire was struggling because she wanted to get out and needed my help, so I pulled her and pulled her out. But now I know that she didn't need me to pull her out, because she didn't really want to get out at all."

"LeLe——"

Gu Zhixuan tried to say something but was interrupted by Gu Ranle.

She said: "Brother, we are seven brothers and sisters, and we are finally adults this year. Adulthood means independence, which means we have to be responsible for our own choices and our own lives. I have done what I can do, and I have a clear conscience. The rest of the way, you have to walk on your own."

Gu Zhixuan heard the determination in her words and understood what she meant.

There was a flash of pain and reluctance in his eyes, "Le Le, are you going to kick my brother and me out of the house?"

Gu Ranle did not answer directly, but started the engine.

The sound of the engine starting was particularly abrupt in the quiet parking lot, as if heralding a new beginning and announcing the end of the past.

"After the entrance banquet, you all should move out."

Gu Ranle's voice was calm and resolute.

After saying that, she didn't give Gu Zhixuan any chance to speak, rolled up the car window, and drove away.

*

The afternoon was leisurely and peaceful. Gu Ranle chose to stay at home and enjoy this rare peace.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the curtains, sprinkling onto the floor of the study, adding a touch of warmth to this quiet space.

After waking up from her nap, she immersed herself in the sea of ​​books, as if the only sounds in the world were the turning of pages and her own breathing.

The mobile phone that was casually thrown on the sofa was flashing. There was an incoming call, but because it was set to silent mode, it did not disturb the person who was reading.

Downstairs, Butler Zhao called several times but no one answered.

In desperation, he could only go upstairs to call for help.

However, the doorbell echoed in the empty corridor, but it was like a stone falling into the sea, and there was no response.

Are you sleeping, miss?

Time passed by minute by minute, and Butler Zhao wandered anxiously outside the door, and the doorbell rang almost non-stop.

Gu Ranle, on the other hand, was completely immersed in the world of the book, unaware of anything happening in the outside world.

Sometimes she frowned in thought, sometimes she smiled, and she was completely immersed in the book.

It was not until she finally closed the book, took a long breath, and stood up to get a glass of water that she vaguely heard a noise outside the door.

She walked towards the door with some confusion.

At this time, Butler Zhao had been ringing the doorbell for a full hour.

"Miss!"

When Butler Zhao saw her, he almost cried.

"Old Zhao, is something wrong?"

When Butler Zhao saw that she was safe and sound, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Miss, I thought something happened to you. I was scared to death."

There was a hint of reproach in his tone, but more of relief.

Gu Ranle smiled slightly and opened the door. "What can I do for you?"

"I called you but you didn't answer. I rang the doorbell and knocked on the door but you didn't open it. I thought something happened to you. Captain Gao almost climbed up to the fifth floor through the window!"

As soon as Butler Zhao finished speaking, an unexpected figure suddenly appeared outside the window. It was Captain Gao.

He was like Spider-Man, clinging to the glass, with his arms stretched out as wide as possible, holding on to both sides of the window frame, trying to keep his balance.

Butler Zhao's mouth twitched, "I, I didn't expect Captain Gao to act so quickly."

There was a hint of embarrassment in his words, and he obviously had not expected Captain Gao to be so "positive".

Gu Ranle walked to the window and slowly opened it.

Fortunately, the window was a sliding type, otherwise Captain Gao might have been pushed directly down the stairs.

"Boss, are you okay?"

When Captain Gao saw Gu Ranle, he immediately smiled.

Gu Ranle didn't give him a good look. She grabbed his collar and pulled him towards the window.

Captain Gao was dragged directly into the house through the window.

After letting go of her hand, Gu Ranle sneered, "You are so brave. You climbed to the fifth floor with your bare hands without any protective measures. Aren't you afraid of falling off the building and smashing into pieces?"

Captain Gao chuckled and said, "Don't I have tools with me?"

He shook the hammer hanging around his waist, as if it was his life-saving straw.

"Are you going to use this hammer to smash the glass?" Gu Ranle stretched out his hand and knocked on the glass. "Come on, smash it hard. If you break it, I'll give you one million."

There was a hint of teasing in her tone, and it was obvious that she didn't believe Captain Gao could do it.

Captain Gao's eyes lit up immediately, "Boss, are you kidding me?"

As he spoke, he had already rolled up his arms and prepared to get to work.

One million is not a small sum for him.

Butler Zhao raised his hand to his forehead and said with his eyes closed, "Captain Gao, this glass is bulletproof glass, and it is specially made with extra thickness."

There was a hint of helplessness in his tone, and he obviously found Captain Gao's "naivety" somewhat amusing.

Captain Gao's eyes widened when he heard this, "Then why are you asking me to climb up the stairs and climb through the window?"

Butler Zhao explained: "I told you to climb through the window, not to break the glass. I thought the windows in the corridor might not be locked from the inside, so I asked you to try your luck."

"Try your luck?" Captain Gao clenched his fists. "Are you trying to kill me so that you can inherit my inheritance?"

"That's enough," Gu Ranle scolded, "If you're stupid, don't blame others for giving you blind orders. You even play with drones so often!"

Captain Gao was stunned and slapped himself on the forehead. "How could I forget about the drone?"

"What do you want from me?" Gu Ranle finally asked the key question.

She knew that Butler Zhao and Captain Gao had gone to such great lengths to find her, there must be something important going on.

"Jin Heng brought Jin Zilin to the door, saying that he came to apologize for his crime."

There was a hint of seriousness in Butler Zhao's words.

He had also heard that something had happened at the Jin family company, but he had not yet found out the specific reason.

But looking at the current situation, it is probably related to the eldest lady.

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