Chapter 669: Chapter 577

"Go back and tell Jun Ran this: Gu Shaojun and I have a marriage agreement set by our ancestors. We were destined for each other from birth. Compared to my Brother Shaojun, what does Bai Junfan even count for? Everyone knows Jun Ran was toyed with and abandoned by Bai Junfan. She’s bitter, but that’s no reason to take her nasty temper out on other people. If she doesn’t know what’s good for her and reverts to her old ways of gossiping and spouting nonsense, I’ll go straight to Elder Jun and have her sent abroad to stay for another three full years! This time, even anorexia won’t be an excuse to come back. And if she has a psychotic break? Perfect. I hear the psychiatric hospitals over there are well-equipped—much better than the ones we have here!"

Having said her piece, Xiao Man dismissed her and gathered her things to go perform acupuncture on a patient. Huang Minyan stood there stunned, completely ignored. The doctors and nurses were all incredibly busy, not sparing her a single glance. Huang Minyan had no choice but to grab her things and leave.

Back at the Jun family home, Jun Ran was languidly leaning against a large white wicker chair, flipping through a magazine. Seeing Huang Minyan enter, she asked with a smile, "Little Yan, you’re back so early? Didn’t we agree you’d stay out longer today and visit a few more friends? Why are you upset again? Who was so blind as to upset our dear Little Yan?"

Huang Minyan threw her shoulder bag onto Jun Ran’s wicker chair and snapped, "Fun? What fun? Visit friends? I’m about to die of anger! Cousin, you just made all that up, didn’t you? Saying Tang Manman’s first love was Bai Junfan, that she was a mess after he dumped her and wanted revenge, so she went to seduce Gu Shaozhen’s older brother to destroy your relationship... How is that even possible? Tang Manman said she and Gu Shaojun have a marriage agreement from their ancestors. Even Bai Junfan can’t compare to Gu Shaozhen in terms of bearing and appearance, so his older brother must be incredible! The Gu family is much more powerful than the Bai Family, too. Tang Manman doesn’t look stupid. Why would she throw away a diamond for a pebble, ignoring a perfect match waiting for her just to run off and date Bai Junfan? Why did you lie to me?"

The more Huang Minyan spoke, the more furious she became. She ran to the coffee table, making a racket as she poured a glass of cool water and GULPED it down. Turning back, she sat and proceeded to rattle off every word Xiao Man had told her to relay. Finally, she slammed the glass down on the table and glared at Jun Ran, yelling, "What was that all about? You were just setting me up, weren’t you? Whatever kind of person Tang Manman is, the Gu family adores her. If I want to marry Gu Shaozhen, I have to get on good terms with Tang Manman. But you not only gave me that rotten idea, you even lied to me! Now I’ve completely offended her. Do you think Gu Shaozhen will give me the time of day now? How can I ever show my face to the Gu family again?"

Jun Ran watched her cousin’s fiery display. When she finished, her smile remained gentle, but her gaze darkened, and a vicious glint flashed deep in her eyes.

"Look at that temper. Can’t you have a little more composure? Someone just fans the flames a little and you explode. And here you are, trying so hard to learn etiquette and be a proper lady. If you can’t even control your own emotions, all your efforts are for nothing!"

Jun Ran took out a handkerchief, covered half her face, and coughed lightly twice. She used the moment to smooth over her stiffening expression, then forced a relaxed smile.

She had been obediently staying home to recuperate for so long. She had finally put on some weight, regaining some of her former beauty and charm. She was quite pleased with herself and had just been thinking of finding an opportunity to go out and start socializing again. But then, she suddenly heard that in July, the Gu and Tang Families were preparing to host a joint banquet to celebrate Tang Manman’s birthday and hold a grand engagement ceremony for her and Gu Shaojun.

Upon hearing this news, Jun Ran was an absolute wreck.

’All this time, even though I never mention Gu Shaojun in front of my family, have I ever once let him go in my heart? Even when I was abroad, I thought of him constantly. I loved him to the point of obsession, to the point of stupidity. That’s why someone was able to take advantage of me, trick me, and take my most precious virtue. I almost got trapped in that filthy, terrifying underground market with no way out... After sacrificing so much for love, in this life, no one deserves to have Gu Shaojun but me, Jun Ran!’

’Especially not Tang Manman!’

That was why she had used her cousin to provoke and agitate Tang Manman. Of course, she had also goaded her cousin, hoping she would loudly publicize and spread Tang Manman’s "love history," intending to enrage her. Tang Manman would then surely seek out Huang Minyan, start a public fight, and settle the score. Combined with the slanderous rumors, even if Tang Manman’s engagement ceremony went forward, it would be an utter disaster!

’But who would have thought this stupid pig, Huang Minyan, would be so useless? She had one little clash with Tang Manman and came running back with her tail between her legs. She didn’t spread the news at all! Instead, she brought back a harsh comeback from Tang Manman. Is she trying to make me die of anger?’

Jun Ran ground her teeth in secret. ’That experience abroad still gives me constant nightmares. I don’t even have the courage to mention it to my family. I would rather die than go abroad again. If it weren’t for Tang Manman, would I have ended up in this state? And now Tang Manman dares to use it to stab me in the heart! She really is a damned jinx, a walking disaster, the bane of my existence! This won’t end until one of us is dead!’

’Who the hell is Bai Junfan? Tang Manman looks down on him, and I, Jun Ran, think even less of him. It’s just that my mother, Huang Wei, natters on in my ear all day about how great Bai Junfan is and how wonderful the Bai Family is, so I have to humor her. Toyed with and abandoned by Bai Junfan? Deceived? Hah! That damned Tang Manman really has some nerve!’

Fuming, Huang Minyan didn’t reply. Jun Ran took a breath and said, "I’ve told you before. If you like Gu Shaozhen and want to make a good impression on the Gu family, you should be trying to perform well for Granny Gu or Aunt Zhou. Why on earth should you have to suck up to Tang Manman? Why do you have to be on good terms with her? Are you out of your mind?"

"You’re the one who’s out of your mind!" Huang Minyan was also proud and arrogant by nature, not one to be easily subdued. Besides, feeling that Jun Ran had set her up, she was in no mood to buy what her cousin was selling. "Tang Manman is a few years younger than Gu Shaozhen, and she hasn’t even married into the Gu family yet, but Gu Shaozhen already calls her ’Sister-in-law.’ Look how eager he is. He obviously accepts her. Since I love him, I have to go along with what he wants!"

"Sucking up to Tang Manman for Gu Shaozhen’s sake? Are you an idiot?"

"I’ve thought about it. Listening to you was the idiotic thing to do. I never should have said those things to Tang Manman! If sucking up to Tang Manman in the future makes Shaozhen happy and gets him to pay attention to me, then I’d be more than happy to do it!"

Jun Ran was so furious she could have fallen over backward. She wished she could slap Huang Minyan a couple of times, but unfortunately, she didn’t have much strength right now. ’It’s one thing for this pig of a cousin to be disobedient, but to show signs of siding with Tang Manman? How could I tolerate that? I told her clearly that Gu Shaozhen’s older brother is the man I love, and that Tang Manman came between us and stole him away. Huang Minyan is supposed to be on my side. Daring to take Tang Manman’s side makes her my mortal enemy!’

Jun Ran’s gaze was sinister as she stared at Huang Minyan, the madness inside her twisting her face into a terrifying mask. "Tang Manman will never become Gu Shaozhen’s sister-in-law! Because she’s a damned jinx, a walking disaster who ruins everything good, destroys all good fortune, and brings calamity wherever she goes! You just watch with your eyes wide open. The Gu family will not marry Tang Manman. In the end, the one who marries Gu Shaojun can only be me, Jun Ran! I am the most suitable, the most perfect wife for Gu Shaojun! The person you should be sucking up to is me, not Tang Manman. Otherwise, you can just wait to die!"

Huang Minyan: "..."

This version of Jun Ran frightened her. She was just getting to her feet when she suddenly saw Jun Rui standing outside the door. She quickly ran over and grabbed his arm.

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