9 You Were Obviously the One Who Seduced Me

Bai Ran managed to turn the situation around with just these words.

Xu Chenglin didn't ditch me, she thought to herself. I didn't want Xu Chenglin!

Nevertheless, that crazy Quan Rui seems to want to play a prank on me. In that case, I'll conveniently play one on him.

Then we can call it quits.

Bai Ran had already sorted out these thoughts a while ago. She then took a deep breath and ambled leisurely toward Quan Rui under everyone's shocked gaze.

She looked up at him and smiled proudly.

"Master Quan, they said I seduced you! Tell me...did I seduce you, or are you seducing me?"

Bai Ran had always had an obstinate streak. She could kneel on the lawn and ignore the mockery simply because she was bent on finding the discarded ring.

However, she wasn't someone who could be bullied. She was no victim.

She had to put up with it when Jiang Yueping snatched her supposed fiancé away, but that's because Bai Ran didn't care about Xu Chenglin at all.

But now everyone is ganging up on me, she thought. Don't they realize they've gone overboard this time?

Fine! Since they started this, I don't mind playing along with them for a while.

Bai Ran chose to use Quan Rui to get back at these people and spite them once and for all.

And what about Quan Rui?

His initial plan was to get Bai Ran to approach him on her own.

There was no other reason; he simply liked her eyes.

He felt attracted to her the moment he entered the courtyard and saw her kneeling on the lawn in search of something.

Furthermore, he had obtained a relatively important piece of information about her.

Bai Ran was the illegitimate daughter of Grand Master Jiang.

In the past, he had only heard about the three siblings of the Jiang Family. He'd never heard about any illegitimate daughters.

...And suddenly this woman appears out of nowhere, he thought to himself. She's such an exciting person and quite a character…Maybe I could make some slight changes to my plans.

Quan Rui looked down and gazed at the pair of glistening eyes in front of him. A smile instantly formed on his cold, thin lips.

He reached out his finger and lifted her chin.

His long, thin phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as he approached her.

When he spoke, he sounded reckless and dangerous.

"You were seducing me." Naturally, he would not allow himself to have the lower hand. "You little fox."

When Bai Ran saw Quan Rui's evil expression, the only thing she felt was a numb sensation in her skull.

He was just going along for the ride. Did he have to make this so difficult?

Bai Ran felt helpless as the thought crossed her mind.

She immediately cracked a smile and rolled her eyes at Quan Rui from an angle where the onlookers couldn't see her. "I'm merely playing along with you. Don't push your luck," she said.

Her voice was soft, gentle, and sweet, like the best cotton candy he used to eat when he was a kid. It was comfortable to listen to.

At that moment, she was speaking softly so no one would hear.

Even though she was trying to restrain herself, her tone was filled with rage. Hearing this put Quan Rui in high spirits.

He moved even closer to her. Lowering his voice, he said, "How can you be sure this is just an act?"

Quan Rui never needed to rehearse or put up a front in his life.

"You..." Bai Ran was momentarily stunned. He claims he's not acting? So what's he doing then? she wondered.

Before Bai Ran could sort out how everything was related, Jiang Bangyuan, who was standing behind her, could no longer restrain herself.

"I am Quan Rui's fiancé in a name," she said. "Now that the daughter of the mistress has popped up so suddenly, what exactly does she want?"

Besides, didn't Quan Rui already confirm what went on here earlier? It was she who seduced him, Jiang Bangyuan thought to herself.

Bai Ran's a shameless wretch, just like that shameless mother of hers!