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Chapter 238 Shall we get some dyeing? (2 updates)
Gu Yuanyuan believes that he and Yun Ran are now half-siblings, and he can't tolerate people bullying his sister.

After hanging up the phone, she ran over to Xie Xuzhi and started criticizing him.

"Boss, look at these people. They're just relying on their connections to dare to target our Ranran."

Fortunately, Ranran is skilled in both literature and martial arts; otherwise, she would have been in real trouble. I'm just afraid that the Yang family's connections in the capital might turn against Ranran..."

Xie Xuzhi put down the documents in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly: "Ranran?"

Gu Yuan was interrupted and paused for a moment, somewhat unsure of what he had said wrong.

"what?"

"When did you and Yunran become so close?"

When did the boss start caring about these kinds of issues?

Gu Yuan was trying to smooth things over when this question suddenly hit him, leaving him somewhat stunned.

But she still answered honestly: "Ranran and I are sworn brothers, we are half-siblings."

Xie Xuzhi glanced at Gu Yuan with some disdain: "You underestimate her. If she needs anything, she will ask for it herself. There's no need for you to interfere."

Gu Yuan: ...

Why does the boss look at him like he's an idiot?

Now that the boss knows, he doesn't need to worry too much.

If you didn't know, that's fine, but now that you do, the boss is very protective of his own.

However, Gu Yuan still secretly had people keep an eye on the Wang and Zhou families to prevent them from interfering and affecting Yun Ran's performance.

Yun Ran had just finished breakfast when she received a message from Yun Jingyang's assistant: the Yang family was even more impatient than she had imagined.

Oh, it's not so much that they were impatient; it's more that they were reckless and unscrupulous.

"Third Miss, the Yang family has extended an invitation for cooperation."

Yun Ran chuckled: "Whatever their demands, just make things a little difficult for them. As for the rest, you can do whatever you want."

The other party was eager to kill her, and she was just as itchy to get her hands on him and quickly take care of him.

A battle-hardened bodyguard has an extremely strong sense of killing intent.

Even though Yun Ran was smiling, he could still feel the killing intent emanating from her, which made even someone like him feel uneasy.

"Miss Yun..."

"Go and investigate the situation of the Wang and Zhou families, and don't let them ruin my plans."

The book she was wearing mainly focused on Qu Ying and Yun Shaotang, with very little mention of the four major families of Kyoto.

But she wasn't without common sense. Even among top-tier aristocratic families, if they were evenly matched, they would definitely do plenty of things to trip each other up behind the scenes.

Some of her information, directed at certain specific people, can be temporarily withheld.

But these cut-off messages could not be kept from those at the very top.

Aside from the secrets of their respective families, other information is almost entirely open and transparent to people at their level.

Now that she's on the Xie family's side and wants to cause trouble, others naturally won't miss the opportunity to suppress her.

The bodyguard instantly understood Yun Ran's meaning.

The Wang and Zhou families came to Haicheng; they had indeed heard rumors.

Now we need to find out where they are, at least to prevent them from stabbing us in the back. "Okay, I'll have someone check right away."

The moment the two returned to the Royal Ding Club, the locations of the Wang and Zhou families were discovered.

This is too fast! It was at this moment that Yun Ran realized that Xie Xuzhi, the deputy director of the Special Administration Bureau, had not spent his time in Haicheng for nothing.

Wang Qianyu and Zhou Ying, who were under investigation, naturally received the news as well.

On one hand, Yunran deliberately made the investigators slip up.

On the other hand, it's also because the Wang and Zhou families are not to be underestimated; there are very few people who want to investigate them without alerting them.

"Ayu, do you think Yunran is subtly warning us that she knows we're in Haicheng and wants us to behave ourselves and not cause her any trouble?"

Wang Qianyu sat cross-legged on a mahogany couch, leisurely sipping the tribute tea that only emperors could drink in ancient times, displaying an air of complete enjoyment.

It seems they didn't take this matter to heart at all.

"Her attitude is not important. From beginning to end, our target has always been Xie Xuzhi of the Xie family. If he doesn't move, we naturally won't move either."

Who would have thought that a branch of the Xie family could be so powerful that the Wang and Zhou families had to send their direct descendants to suppress him?

Mentioning Xie Xuzhi slightly affected Zhou Ying's emotions.

"The Jing family of Haicheng and the Zhao family of South China, the richest families in the two regions, were both taken over by Xie Xuzhi. Tell me, how could a member of a collateral branch have such audacity?"

Wang Qianyu scoffed, "So what if they're from collateral branches? There are plenty of good-for-nothings among the direct descendants of the four great families of Kyoto."

Moreover, the eldest son of the Xie family is not only cunning but also adept at using people. He has never shown his face for many years, yet no one dares to challenge the Xie family.

Having a powerful member of a collateral branch in charge of the Special Administration Bureau, able to roam freely without restriction, already gives them a significant advantage.

The four great families of Kyoto were originally equally famous, but in recent years, thanks to the eldest son of the Xie family, the Xie family has been gradually gaining the upper hand.

If this continues, the Xie family will eventually put pressure on them.

Zhou Ying also sat down and casually picked up the teapot to pour himself a cup of tea.

"To be honest, I'm also very curious whether Xie Xuzhi would go against other powerful families in Kyoto for the sake of such an insignificant subordinate as Yun Ran."

"Then let's help him out."

The two exchanged a smile, clearly having come up with an idea.

When Yunran and the Yang family are locked in a life-or-death struggle, they will give them a final push, forcing Xie Xuzhi to intervene and protect Yunran.

Regardless of who wins or loses in the conflict between the Xie family and other prominent families, it will not be a good thing for the Xie family.

The Yang family is acting very urgently. If Yun Ran is indeed a pampered and noble young lady, perhaps the Yang family head would be willing to spend some time on her as a romantic gesture.

But now, Yun Ran's flaws are a thorn in the side for Yang, the head of the Yang family, who has always been a perfectionist.

If he didn't lash out at Yun Ran and hear her screams, he felt as if ants were gnawing at his entire body.

In the struggle for interests, Yun Jingyang almost lost his composure several times.

For someone as arrogant as Yun Jingyang, a person like the head of the Yang family is practically a cancer.

But in order not to affect Yunran's plans, he could only keep a straight face.

This gave the other party the illusion that the Yun family was eager to sell Yun Ran for a good price.

This inadvertently further provoked the Yang family head, who was already itching to torture Yun Ran to vent his anger.

(End of this chapter)