7: Chapter 7 Ex-Girlfriend

Beneath the mask was a mature yet captivating face… When Xiao Ran saw this face, his entire being felt unwell.

That feeling was no less intense than biting down on a lighter.

He was terrified it might explode if he wasn't careful!

“Xiao Ran, you heartless man! Open your eyes wide and see who I am.”

The woman's expression suddenly changed, and she angrily tossed her mask onto the table.

Xiao Ran took a deep breath.

Dead memories had already begun to attack him!

Her name was Bai Lu, a girlfriend he had during the summer vacation after completing his college entrance exams.

“Brother Xiao Ran, who is she?”

Murong Lan, her face wary, hugged Xiao Ran's arm, sinking deeply into his broad chest.

She felt a strong sense of crisis emanating from the woman in front of her.

Xiao Ran turned to look at her.

Her slightly panicked eyes made his heart tremble slightly.

He gently patted her hand: “It's nothing, silly girl. She’s a girlfriend I had before college. We’ve already broken up.”

Murong Lan felt a tiny bit of relief after hearing Xiao Ran's words.

An ex-girlfriend?

She carefully sized up her rival in love.

The enchanting, captivating face of an older sister, the naturally imposing aura of a mature woman, and that slightly larger, 'evil' presence, all made this schoolgirl feel a hint of inferiority.

‘This vixen!’

Murong Lan tightened her grip on the boy's arm, afraid he would abandon her there.

“An ex-friend? Xiao Ran! You actually said I'm just your ex-girlfriend!” Bai Lu's tone turned somewhat cold.

Murong Lan was a bit startled by Bai Lu and shrank further into Xiao Ran's embrace.

Xiao Ran quickly ruffled her head; this was the most comforting way for her to feel secure.

Murong Lan affectionately rubbed against his large hand that was stroking her, narrowing her eyes to enjoy this tenderness that belonged solely to her, and even gave Bai Lu a defiant look.

Bai Lu clenched her fists, her eyelids twitching, wishing she could tear apart this 'dog couple'!

Especially seeing Murong Lan's defiant gaze made her feel an unprecedented challenge!

Bai Lu, unable to tolerate it,

also stepped forward and pulled Xiao Ran's other arm, embedding it deeply into her even deeper 'mountain valley'.

Then, she too glared defiantly at Murong Lan, as if saying: I have one too!

Xiao Ran: “...”

“Ms. Bai Lu, please mind your image!”

Xiao Ran frowned tightly, completely ignoring the soft touch, and pulled his hand out of Bai Lu's embrace.

Meeting Xiao Ran's cold gaze and his ruthless warning, Bai Lu's mind seemed to freeze, leaving her stunned in place.

‘How could this be! He never used to be so fierce with me!’

“Ranran… you… you yelled at me!”

Bai Lu's eyes were somewhat moist, no longer possessing the assertiveness of a few seconds prior.

She seemed to want to salvage something, but her beloved boy was destined to disappoint her.

That beloved boy didn't give her a single chance, but instead directly interrupted her 'spellcasting':

“Ms. Bai Lu! Please stop being unreasonable, and please move aside!” Xiao Ran's tone was filled with chilling indifference.

Bai Lu, who had been so assertive moments before, drooped like a wilting fawn, lowering her head dispiritedly.

Her face was as pale as paper, and her lips were tinged with purple.

Indeed,

Bai Lu was Xiao Ran's ex-girlfriend, one of the achievements he had 'unlocked' in his 'manual'.

But if he had to choose between an ex-girlfriend and a current girlfriend, he would unhesitatingly choose to stand by his current girlfriend.

This was a matter of principle!

“Ranran… are you really… so cold-blooded towards me?”

Bai Lu raised the back of her hand to wipe away the glistening tears from the corner of her eye, asking with a voice full of grievance.

Murong Lan, who was beside them, suddenly felt a little sympathy for Bai Lu, and her guard dropped ever so slightly.

‘Putting myself in her shoes, if I were in her position, being scolded like this by the person I love, I'd probably break down too!’

Thinking this,

Murong Lan secretly glanced at Xiao Ran, then a gentle smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

‘What am I thinking? How could Brother Xiao Ran ever treat me like that?’

If Xiao Ran knew her thoughts, he might give her a thumbs up!

And praise her with: You're truly a prophet!

Bai Lu, still not giving up, asked in a wistful tone: “Ranran… do you really… not love me anymore?”

‘Love? My tenderness towards you only lasted until two years ago in the Demon Capital…’

Xiao Ran sighed helplessly in his heart,

Regarding Bai Lu, he had thoughts of lust at first sight, but there was genuinely no actual love.

“Sister Bai Lu! Please calm down!”

Xiao Ran didn't understand, could that so-called love really turn a mature woman into this?

“Calm down! What do you expect me to calm down with!”

Bai Lu's emotions seemed to be spiraling out of control, her white chef's hat had fallen off, and her disheveled hair made her appear somewhat ferocious.

“Brother Xiao Ran!” Murong Lan quietly hid behind him.

Xiao Ran felt her timidity, gently pulled her into his embrace, and whispered softly in her ear:

“A Lan, you go wait for me outside first. I'll handle this!”

“Brother Xiao Ran! Don't leave me!” Murong Lan's expression was somewhat flustered, her eyes gradually becoming moist, fearing that Xiao Ran would abandon her!

“Don't you trust me?”

His gentle tone calmed the girl's restless and panicked heart.

She greedily inhaled a few breaths of his scent and whispered:

“I trust you! I'll wait for you outside, be careful.”

After saying that,

she cautiously broke free from his embrace, glaring fiercely at Bai Lu.

Murong Lan understood that Brother Xiao Ran was protecting her, afraid she would get hurt, which was why she obediently left the space to him.

She believed he wouldn't abandon her!

After Murong Lan left, Bai Lu once again put on a seductive expression,

“Xiao Ran! That little vixen is gone! You must have deliberately sent her away, right? Can we do whatever we want now?”

She shed her chef's coat, exposing her devilish figure beneath.

Don't misunderstand, she was also wearing a purple qipao underneath, but that perfect S-curve indeed impacted Xiao Ran's senses.

“Sister Bai Lu, please let me go!”