Chapter 668: She's a bitch, what are you?

"What, what are you doing! I, mmph mmph..."

Before Zhong Xiaoyao could finish her sentence, several people rushed up and pinned her down. After gagging her and putting a blindfold on her, they stripped her in a flash, leaving Zhong Xiaoyao with only her bra and panties.

Her hands were tied behind her back, and they dragged her by the rope up to a bedroom on the second floor.

As soon as the door opened, an extremely unpleasant smell wafted out.

It wasn't the kind of stench caused by a messy or dirty home.

Some drug addicts like to wear perfume to mask the scent naturally secreted by the human body after consumption; it's a foul smell, and it was exactly what filled this room. Although Zhong Xiaoyao didn't know what this smell represented, it didn't matter...

What was important was that a very familiar voice came from inside the room.

"Hey, wake up."

After throwing Zhong Xiaoyao onto the bed, the men slapped the face of another man lying on the bed hard.

He lifted his head blankly and instinctively curled up. "Don't, don't hit me anymore... Didn't, didn't you say I didn't have to pay back the money? Please, give me some more 'medicine,' will you? I can't take it anymore..."

Ran Ruqiu also walked up, her eyes full of disdain.

She lifted her chin slightly and said indifferently, "Here, I was afraid you'd be lonely, so I specially brought you a girl. If you serve her well, as for the 'medicine'... naturally, you'll have as much as you want. Hurry up, I'll be watching right here."

After speaking, she sat directly on a chair, watching the man with great interest.

He... He is Zhong Xu!

Zhong Xiaoyao had recognized the voice long ago!

He was her cousin. Although not her biological brother, they had a very close relationship. She doted on this younger brother very much. When they were little and their parents weren't around, they both grew up at their grandparents' house. They weren't biological siblings, but they were closer than that.

She struggled to make muffled sounds, hoping Zhong Xu wouldn't do anything absurd.

But he was already "possessed" by his addiction.

Under the stimulation of the drugs, he barely knew he was still a human being.

Plus, with Zhong Xiaoyao's face covered and her being completely naked, Zhong Xu certainly couldn't recognize her. He only knew that now he not only had a girl to screw, but her figure was also quite good... Her collarbone was very pretty, and after he was done, he could get his fix.

"Thank you, Boss! Thank you, Boss! Hahaha, then I won't be polite!"

At this moment, Zhong Xu seemed to have transformed into a beast.

Zhong Xiaoyao trembled violently all over. Thinking about what was about to happen, she couldn't help but feel anger and terror. She felt truly nauseated and struggled desperately, trying to get up and escape, but she was pinned down tightly by Zhong Xu, and with her bonds, she couldn't move at all!

"Alright, pull him away and give him some more of that."

Ran Ruqiu said indifferently, stood up, and glanced at Zhong Xiaoyao without any expression. "It's enough for her to know the severity of the problem. Take her back down; I think she will definitely be very happy to cooperate with us now."

...

An hour later.

Ran Ruqiu left the villa, feeling satisfied.

After sending people to take Zhong Xiaoyao away, she drove to the [Chunshen Medical Affiliated Hospital].

The [Ranji Chunshen Group] also has a pharmaceutical company under its umbrella called [Ranren Pharmaceutical Group], and [Ranren Pharmaceutical Group] sponsors the [Shanghu Chunshen Medical University]. This hospital is the affiliated hospital of that university.

Strictly speaking, it counts as an asset of the [Ran Family], although it is relatively peripheral.

The [Ran Family]'s main profit point used to be real estate, but now it is her [Semiconductor Chip] company.

The hospital's scale is standard; it is merely a private hospital operating under the guise of a public hospital.

Arriving inside the patient room.

"Isn't he still alive?"

Ran Ruqiu glanced at [Ran Gaopeng], who was lying on the hospital bed unconscious, and the relatively stable ECG on the bedside monitor; her voice carried no emotion. She had never had any feelings for this younger brother, and instead felt somewhat impatient. "You didn't call me here just to watch this piece of trash, did you?"

These words were spoken without the slightest bit of consideration.

"Ran Ruqiu! What do you mean by that!?"

The woman beside the hospital bed gritted her teeth and snapped, growling, "He is your brother!"

Ran Ruqiu looked at her indifferently, as if to say, so what?

Three people stood beside the hospital bed: [Ran Gaopeng]'s parents—Ran Huaqin and Ran Hongyuan—and also [President Ran Hongchun]. Ran Hongyuan and [President Ran Hongchun] were currently the two most influential live-in sons-in-law of the [Ran Family].

"Alright, Huaqin, don't be too agitated..." Ran Hongyuan said, reaching out to comfort Ran Huaqin.

"Get lost! He is my son, how can I not be agitated? Let me tell you, Ran Hongyuan, he is not like you! You are a live-in son-in-law, just a dog of the [Ran Family], you are a piece of trash! [Ran Gaopeng] is a genuine descendant of the [Ran Family] who will inherit the family fortune in the future!"

Ran Huaqin glared viciously at Ran Hongyuan.

The two live-in sons-in-law didn't dare to make a sound; after all, this was part of their daily routine of being scolded.

"Pfft..." Ran Ruqiu couldn't help but laugh, saying contemptuously, "Inherit the family fortune? Does this piece of trash deserve it? Your fourth branch only occupies 5% of the family's shares, and there are two families in the fourth branch, splitting that 5%—does that even count as a family fortune? I advise you to watch your words; don't go around saying 'family fortune' every time you open your mouth. Be careful, or you won't get a single cent in the future."

Ran Huaqin clenched her fists tightly, wanting to snap back, but she held it in.

In fact, what Ran Ruqiu said was not wrong.

"General Manager Ran Ruqiu, let me speak." Ran Hongyuan took a deep breath and said with a bitter smile, "[Ran Gaopeng] originally wanted to take his girlfriend to the [Chunshen Club] for a meal, but he was beaten like this by that bitch [Jin Lu] for no reason..."

"Alright, I've heard the gist of the matter. He brought this upon himself, spewing filth from his mouth. It's not just [Jin Lu]; whoever it was would have been unable to control themselves and would have beaten him. Also, watch your phrasing; don't call [Jin Lu] a bitch."

"She is a direct descendant of the main branch and may inherit 55% of the Old Ancestor's shares in the future."

"If she is a bitch, then what are you?"

"Behave yourselves recently and don't always cause trouble. Although the [Shanghai Americas Club] has suffered losses these past two days, which is a major benefit for [The Group], even a rabbit will bite when pushed into a corner. Just make sure you don't get caught in the crossfire."

Ran Ruqiu acted just like a queen.

She was the only one sitting in the room, indifferently giving orders to everyone.

Even though Ran Huaqin and Ran Hongyuan were dissatisfied, they could only swallow their anger.

After all, they were only a side branch of the fourth house, the lowest of the low. And Ran Ruqiu was currently the most favored young heir in front of the Old Ancestor. With [Ran Xiang], who was originally the biggest threat, gone, it wasn't certain yet who would be in charge between her and [Jin Lu] in the future.

To do well in the [Ran Family], one had to know how to lower their head.

"I'm sorry, I didn't watch my words earlier..." Ran Huaqin forced a fawning smile.

Before she could finish, Ran Ruqiu waved her hand to interrupt her.

Instead, she walked up to [President Ran Hongchun] and said with a very sincere smile, "Uncle-in-law, I heard that you have been auditing many documents of our [Semiconductor Chip] company at [The Group] headquarters recently? And recently some of my proposals have been blocked. May I ask... why?"

[President Ran Hongchun]'s heart skipped a beat.

He had been careful enough; how did Ran Ruqiu still find out?

This was naturally arranged by [Zheng Qian], but... he couldn't just say that! Besides, since when did Ran Ruqiu's eyes become so oppressive?

Just then, Ran Ruqiu's phone rang.

She glanced at the content on WeChat, her expression changed slightly, and then she said, "Oh, Uncle-in-law, since you happen to be here, I might be going on a business trip for two days and won't be at the company. If there are any proposals at that time, please do not block them. Everything I do is for our family. Not just for Century Ranxing [Semiconductor Chip] Group, but even more so for [Ranji Chunshen Group]."

After speaking, she left in a hurry.

[President Ran Hongchun]'s back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Watching Ran Ruqiu's departing figure, he quietly let out a sigh of relief.

Only...

He also had a question.

It seemed that the time Ran Ruqiu spent disappearing on "business trips" had increased recently?

Where was she going on business trips?