CHAPTER 459: CHAPTER 282: INCH BY INCH, HEART ERODING 2

Bei Ran also realized the seriousness of the matter, "What? How can Song Yunyin do such a thing? The children’s outlook on life and view of the world are currently forming. They need proper guidance from adults, not the instillation of these wrong notions when they start to embrace life perspectives. This will affect their entire lives..."

"I understand this too, which is why I am so anxious..." Ji Su said, and then couldn’t help but choke up, "How can they impose all the grievances of adults onto the children..."

Bei Ran comforted her: "Anxiously worrying now is useless. The most urgent thing right now is for you or Gu Yucheng to personally teach the child. What if she follows Song Yunyin and turns bad when she grows up?"

"I’ve already agreed to Gu Yucheng’s request, and he has agreed to let me teach the child!" Ji Su said.

"That’s good..." Bei Ran said, "After all, you two have many years of emotional ties, and you have a daughter..."

"Actually..." Ji Su chuckled self-deprecatingly, "My relationship with him has really hit a dead end. I’m returning mainly because of Wanwan... Bei Ran, I don’t know if I can persuade him not to fight with Qingchen. Anyway, his attitude towards me is now indifferent, so I don’t know if I can help you?"

Bei Ran looked at her, "Right now, focus mainly on teaching Wanwan well. Do what else you can! Anyway, you cannot let Song Yunyin ruin the child’s life. Every one of us, from the moment we are born, cannot choose our birth, but the path we take afterwards is our own choice. I am indeed luckier than you; my mother is simple and kind, and Auntie, Qingchen’s mother, has always been very kind to me. She gave up her career in the United States for a pair of children. But don’t be discouraged, who has a totally smooth life?"

The two chatted for a while. When Bei Ran was going to work, Ji Su also prepared to leave, but then they saw Gu Yucheng.

By his side, there really was a woman!

Bei Ran was somewhat surprised, "Isn’t that Xiaoli?"

"You know her?" Ji Su asked.

Bei Ran sighed, "It’s really a small world! Xiaoli is the niece of Director Zhuang. She calls Director Zhuang ’Uncle’ and is also our younger cousin. The reason she’s called ’little’ is that she just turned eighteen this year and is a freshman in college..."

Ji Su’s heart ached in an instant; she knew that Gu Yucheng, this person, would definitely not let her go easily.

Gu Yucheng must have known early about her relationship with Zhuang Shengxian, so when Xiaoli pursued him, he did not reject her but instead asked Ji Su to teach Xiaoli how to please him!

Although Ji Su had not officially recognized Zhuang Shengxian, the ties of blood and kinship are inseparable.

Gu Yucheng, you are too ruthless!

"Ji Su..." Bei Ran patted her hand, "What happened?"

"Nothing..." Ji Su said, "I suddenly feel really old..."

She too was once eighteen, she too had a vibrant youth, and it was also during that time that she met Gu Qingcheng and gave herself to him wholeheartedly!

But, as time passed, her youth gradually slipped away in the merciless years, and by his side, there was already someone else.

She gave her youth to him, but he left her with nothing but scars.

Bei Ran felt heartache for Ji Su; she was about the same age as Ji Su and felt the same. If at Qingchen’s side stood another woman, she, like Ji Su, would have to lament that she really had grown old!

Time is indeed the most heartless; the cherries ripen, and the banana trees turn green.

Ji Su adjusted her mood and said to Bei Ran, "Let’s go!"

Bei Ran and Ji Su left together.

Bei Ran drove to the Earth Wedding Company.

She and Su Dingmiao entered the elevator at the same time, and she greeted with a smile, "Manager Su, good morning!"

"Good morning!" Su Dingmiao still kept a stern face!

Bei Ran and Su Dingmiao stood side by side in the elevator, both of similar height.

Since Su Dingmiao was still Bei Ran’s boss, she naturally did not talk much as the boss kept quiet.

As soon as Bei Ran entered the company, Wu Kang excitedly called out, "Sister Ran, Zhuo sir said there’s a major discovery, he asked you to call him!"

Bei Ran entered the office, and after Wu Kang closed the door, she immediately called Zhuo Yufeng on her cellphone, "Yufeng, what’s the situation?"

Zhuo Yufeng said, "Bei Ran, we found Qin Shan’s fingerprints on your car. The last time he posed as Tian Xin and got on your car, we took the fingerprints. Fortunately, the fingerprints weren’t destroyed. Although his true face is still hidden in the fog, we have finally made a breakthrough."

Bei Ran immediately said, "Should we take the initiative to lure him out again?"

"I will discuss this with Qingchen. You should not get involved! Do you know, last time on the island, even I was terrified. Who is Qin Shan? His methods are brutal, and his psychology is extremely twisted. Now we have identified him as the prime suspect in the case of the Clubhouse Four’s skinning and slaughtering. As you know, this person is absolutely a public menace." Zhuo Yufeng immediately replied, he would definitely not agree to let Bei Ran be the bait again.

Bei Ran sighed, "I’m just worried, if such a person hides again, all our previous sufferings will be in vain. Moreover, he’s so dangerous, he could at any time commit extremely cruel acts, threatening other people’s lives. I just want to catch him quickly and reveal his true form."

Zhuo Yufeng listened and said, "I understand this better than anyone. Anyway, I’ve said it, Bei Ran, don’t take any rash actions..."

He was speaking when a subordinate came in to report, "Sir Zhuo, a case of a woman’s skin being peeled off occurred in East Suburb..."

"I’m on my way!" Zhuo Yufeng told his subordinate and then quickly to Bei Ran, "Bei Ran, I need to go to the scene now, let’s stop here."

"Okay!" Bei Ran’s hand holding the phone trembled, Qin Shan had struck again, and it was targeted at women...

Wu Kang looked at her, "Sister Ran, how is it going?"

"Yufeng said that Qin Shan’s fingerprints have been found, but another skin-peeling murder of a woman has occurred in East Suburb..." Bei Ran immediately drank the chocolate milk tea on the table, "Wu Kang, let’s go too!"

"Sister Ran, with such a terrifying death, you’re going too?" Wu Kang almost threw up, "It must be Qin Shan’s doing. He is provoking the police and threatening the safety of the public. This villain is too perverted!"

Bei Ran put down the chocolate milk tea cup in her hand, "I mean, we have a wedding in East Suburb today, let’s get ready and set off immediately."

East Suburb Restaurant.

When Bei Ran and Wu Kang arrived, the banquet was quickly prepared and started.

Today is the wedding of a pair of old classmates of Bei Ran, a female classmate from university, Wu Yan. Wu Yan sought out Bei Ran before, and only then did they recognize each other.

Tian Xin had also arrived, and she said to Wu Yan, "Congratulations!"

"Didn’t you bring your boyfriend?" Wu Yan asked.

"He’s busy!" Tian Xin smiled slightly, after all, Yang Junyi was indeed busy, and besides, she and him still...

While Wu Kang was making preparations, Bei Ran was in the makeup room, tidying up her appearance.

Suddenly, a tall figure approached her.

She looked up and smiled immediately, "Groom! The bride is not here, don’t be anxious, you’ll be husband and wife soon..."

This was their male classmate, Zhou Zhi, and Bei Ran felt that it was a legendary tale that they could still be together so many years after graduation.

Zhou Zhi, however, was ogling Bei Ran with lecherous eyes. Bei Ran, in her snow-white cheongsam embroidered with a bright red rose, looked thousands of times more beautiful than Wu Yan in Zhou Zhi’s eyes.

As he thought this, he already pressed towards Bei Ran.

Bei Ran realized the danger, and just as she thought about fleeing, Zhou Zhi blocked her between him and the makeup counter.

Bei Ran looked at him calmly, disdain apparent in her eyes.

"Bei Ran, after so many years, you are still so beautiful..." Zhou Zhi’s face was filled with excitement, "only more mature! But that’s what makes you even more charming!"

Bei Ran, seizing the moment he was off guard, pushed him away with one hand, "Zhou Zhi, you are the groom today, do not make Wu Yan sad!"

After speaking, Bei Ran ran towards the door. Just as she ran out, Zhou Zhi followed, grabbed her hair, and pushed her against the wall.

"Bastard!" Gu Qingchen came over and kicked Zhou Zhi away, daring to take advantage of Bei Ran when she was not aware.

Bei Ran didn’t expect Gu Qingchen to come, she looked at him with surprise: "How did you get here?"

"I knew Qin Shan was on the move, Yufeng is handling a female skin-peeling case, I was worried he might act during the banquet, to your detriment!" Gu Qingchen said, "Are you alright?"

"I’m fine!" Bei Ran gently shook her head.

Gu Qingchen looked at Zhou Zhi’s vulgar demeanor, "You are not worthy of liking Bei Ran, if you dare to do this again, I’ll personally use a scalpel to cripple you!"

However, as it turned out, Zhou Zhi indeed died today under a sharp scalpel!

And the most suspected person became Gu Qingchen.

The wedding was conducted vigorously.

Bei Ran looked at Wu Yan who was happily waiting for Zhou Zhi to appear, she almost spoke out, wanting to say to Wu Yan, how could Zhou Zhi be like this?

Wu Yan and her were from the same university, although not very close classmates, but still, Bei Ran was somewhat worried about Wu Yan marrying a person like Zhou Zhi.

"Wu Yan..." Bei Ran looked at her, "Do you know Zhou Zhi well?"

Wu Yan looked back at Bei Ran somewhat surprisingly, "We’ve been classmates for a long time, but we lost contact after graduation until recently when I saw him. It was more or less a shotgun wedding!"

Which means that currently, Wu Yan didn’t really understand the situation.

Just as Bei Ran was about to speak, suddenly the hotel’s power went out.

In an instant, darkness engulfed everything.

At that moment, Bei Ran felt a push thrusting her outward.

Since it was night and there was a power outage, the entire large hotel was pitch-black.

Unable to control herself, suddenly a warm hand embraced her, a familiar scent then surged forth.

She knew Gu Qingchen was there, and it was good that he was present!

In his embrace, she tightly clung to his waist, in the moment of impending danger, he was by her side, and in this moment, she felt an unprecedented warmth.