CH 15.1

Chapter 15: Use Gentle Methods and Force (1) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.

Shu Lan didn’t go with Xiao Lang, so Xiao Lang couldn't leave either, and Wei Da, who heard the sound and came, reached out his hands to hold Xiao Lang’s arms behind his back.

Seeing Xiao Lang was trapped by Wei Da, Shu Lan climbed down and pointed to Xiao Lang’s face with a fleshy index finger: “Uncle, he hit the big brother to death!”

Wei Da was startled. He didn’t bother to distinguish his age and asked with a pale face, “Where, where is the master?”

Thinking of Cheng Qingran’s crooked appearance on the chair, Shu Lan burst into tears, and without answering Wei Da’s words, she spread her calf and ran towards the lilac tree. Wei Da pulled Xiao Lang, gnashing his teeth, and chased after her, followed by two sturdy courtyard guards with lanterns.

Seeing Cheng Qingran’s figure from a distance, Da Wei’s heart jumped. His legs were weak and he almost couldn’t stand. Master wouldn’t have been hit to death, right?

Shu Lan even hugged Cheng Qingran’s arm and sobbed, “Big brother, wuwuwu...”

Xiao Lang looked at Shu Lan who almost threw herself on the man and regretted why he didn’t drown her back then!

The back of his head hurt so badly that Cheng Qingran was already a little conscious, but when he heard the cry close to his ear, he slowly regained consciousness. As soon as he got up, he first met a pair of icy and penetrating eyes. After a short period of stunningness, Cheng Qingran’s peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly. He reached out and hugged Shu Lan to his lap, touching her head to comfort her, and then raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Lang.

Well, he looked 13 or 14 years old. His skin was a slightly dark wheat color. Although his facial features still have the immaturity of a young boy, they have faintly tough lines. Especially those tightly pursed lips and eyes that look at him coldly which made his heart chill.

Cheng Qingran thought about it for a moment and determined that he did not have such a little enemy. He couldn’t help but wonder: “Who are you? Why did you hit me?”

Xiao Lang didn’t speak but stared closely at Shu Lan, who was sitting in Cheng Qingran’s arms and looking up at Cheng Qingran with surprise on her face. At the same time as he was angry, he also felt like he was strangled by his neck, and his chest was tight and uncomfortable.

His master was fine. Wei Da heaved a deep sigh of relief, and said solemnly, “Master, this kid seems to know Miss Shu. I heard him ask her to go with him just now.”

“Oh?” Cheng Qingran frowned suspiciously, lowered his head, and asked Shu Lan, “Do you know him?”

Shu Lan pouted. Her small hand grabbed the jade pendant on Cheng Qingran’s waist, and said crisply, “I don’t know.” She didn’t even glance at Xiao Lang.

“Shu Lan, you have no conscience. I worked so hard to save you, but you lied with your eyes open? You don’t know me, who gave you melon seeds to eat when you were a child? Who washed your clothes? Who caught sparrows for you to play with? Very good, now you know someone, you pretend you don’t know me. Don’t think he will be nice to you. Just wait and see. As stupid as you are, when you cry, who will come and save you!” Xiao Lang’s eyes were red with anger and he yelled at Shu Lan with his neck stretched.

Shu Lan suddenly turned her head to look at him, wanted to reply, but met Xiao Lang’s fierce eyes. She shrank her neck and snorted, jumped from Cheng Qingran to the ground, and took Cheng Qingran’s hand before leaving: “Big brother, ignore him, let’s go sleep!”

It was like punching cotton. You use all your strength, but the other party didn’t hurt or itch.

Xiao Lang stared intently at Shu Lan’s hand and was frightened. He knew the lazy girl was stubborn, but he was angry when he was angry. When he thought of the lazy girl sleeping in the same bed with the man who was neither male nor female, Xiao Lang thought he would do that kind of thing to the lazy girl, he anxiously wanted to raise his head and howl.

No, he couldn’t let Shu Lan go with that man!

Xiao Lang closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a soft light like water in his eyes: “Ah Lan, don’t be angry, older brother shouldn’t yell at you, but you don’t know, when uncle and aunt noticed that you were gone, they were anxious. My aunt was crying. Your older sister has been crying non-stop, and her voice was hoarse. They are always so kind to you, do you have the heart to make them worry?” He didn’t see the scene of the Shu family, but it should be similar.

When Shu Lan heard this, she seemed to see her mother and older sister holding each other and wiping tears. Her tears also flowed out, but she didn’t believe it, and looked at Xiao Lang eagerly: “You talk nonsense, my mother doesn’t want me anymore, how can she look for me?”

“What nonsense, you are my aunt’s daughter, and she loves you so much, why doesn’t she want you?” Xiao Lang couldn’t understand Shu Lan’s meaning. Seeing Cheng Qingran looking at him inexplicably. He decided Shu Lan had been deceived by him. Thinking of his own small strength, he couldn’t help but regret it. If he knew he shouldn’t have acted rashly.

Cheng Qingran and Wei Da looked at each other. Do they really know each other?

When things got to this point, and knowing that he had misunderstood Shu Lan’s mother, Cheng Qingran stretched out his hand to signal Wei Da to let go of Xiao Lang and whispered a few words to him. Wei Da nodded and quickly withdrew.

As soon as Xiao Lang was free, he dragged Shu Lan to his side with a cold face and stared at Cheng Qingran vigilantly.

Shu Lan was still thinking about her family, and it was rare that she didn’t struggle.

Cheng Qingran looked at Xiao Lang who was protecting Shu Lan behind him with interest. He smiled and sat back on the chair, “How did you find this place and how did you get in?”