Lin Ziming watched, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Xia Ran like this doesn't cause too much worry.
"Gu En, when you talk about me, why don't you consider who you are? What gives you the right to say such things to me?"
"Just because I am..." Gu En almost blurted out the words, but in the end she held back.
No, the time isn't right yet. He can't tell Xia Ran, otherwise it will affect what he wants to do in the future.
"Just because I'm Gu Zheng's brother, and just because he married you because you look like me, not because he likes you, everything you just said is stolen from me, stolen from me, do you understand?"
He originally thought that saying this would make Xia Ran emotionally unstable, or even cause her to break down, but Xia Ran didn't care at all and even chuckled.
"Really? So what? What does it matter?"
"Aren't you afraid that your current boyfriend will mind if he finds out you were married before?" Gu En suddenly looked at Lin Ziming.
Being suddenly called out, especially for something so funny, Lin Ziming couldn't help but laugh.
"Really? Do you think I would have come here with him if I minded? Only a person with a dirty mind would think that others would mind certain things."
"Xia Ran has so many good qualities, why should I fixate on that one small problem? And is that really a bad thing? She's just been married before. Who hasn't encountered a few jerks before meeting the right person?"
Lin Ziming did not explain his relationship with Xia Ran. Xia Ran was worried that Lin Ziming might mind, but it seems that he doesn't.
However, since Gu En had already misunderstood, he didn't want to explain anything.
He had things to do here, and he didn't have much time to waste discussing trivial matters with Gu En.
Gu En was both angry and jealous after hearing Lin Ziming's answer.
He was angry that Lin Ziming was mocking him, and he was also jealous of Xia Ran for being able to meet such a good person who didn't look down on him!
What right does Xia Ran have?! What right does she have?!
Gu En suddenly thought of what happened back then. He wondered if his life would be completely different now if he hadn't thought Gu Zheng would look down on him back then.
But there are no "what ifs," and things are already like this, so he can only accept it.
"Gu En, I don't have that much time to talk to you. I just came to ask you, why did you investigate my grandfather? And why did you post it online?"
"You can take your conflict out on me, but you shouldn't involve my grandfather!"
Speaking of this, Xia Ran became very angry and even stood up and grabbed Gu En's clothes at the chest.
He couldn't imagine how upset and pained his grandfather would feel if he knew that the thing he had buried so deeply in his heart had been revealed.
He couldn't imagine what he would do if his grandfather got into trouble because of hearing about that.
Suddenly pulled up by Xia Ran, Gu En was stunned for a moment, and his heart skipped a beat when he heard Xia Ran's words.
He did that so secretly, how did Xia Ran find out?
"What are you saying? I don't understand. Xia Ran, you'd better let me go, or I can report you to the police for trespassing!"
Anyway, Gu En is now determined not to admit it. As long as he doesn't admit it, Xia Ran won't do anything to him.
That's right, even now Gu En never imagined that Xia Ran had already found evidence.
"Fine! Go ahead and call the police! I want to see how they'll judge you for what you did online! Gu En, you didn't actually come here without finding anything, did you?"
"You don't think I don't know what you had Zhang Qiang do, do you? Gu En, if you don't want people to know, then don't do it! I'm warning you, if you dare to do anything again, I guarantee you will pay the price!"
After Xia Ran finished speaking, she forcefully loosened Gu En's clothes and threw Gu En onto the sofa as a result.
Xia Ran's face was filled with indescribable anger and coldness.
Lin Ziming sat beside Xia Ran without disturbing her or helping her, mainly because he understood her.
Xia Ran preferred to handle the old man's matter herself.
Moreover, Xia Ran's grudge against Gu En is not only because of the old man, but also because of her brief marriage with Gu Zheng.
Lin Ziming believed that Xia Ran preferred to handle these matters herself, and that Xia Ran might not be happy if he were to get involved.
Gu En, who was thrown heavily onto the sofa, knew that the truth could no longer be hidden when he heard Xia Ran mention Zhang Qiang's name.
He straightened his clothes, which had been crumpled by Xia Ran's tugging, with an indifferent expression on his face.
"So what if it is? I did have someone do it."
Gu En also figured it out. Even if Xia Ran found out, it wouldn't matter. After all, Xia Ran wouldn't do anything to him. At most, she would just give him a warning.
"Besides, if your grandfather dared to do it, why can't I say it? But all the men in your Xia family are equally shameless and despicable, and of course, equally pathetic."
Gu En's face was full of sarcasm; every word he said was deliberately meant to stab Xia Ran in the heart.
Lin Ziming's expression suddenly turned cold, and the smile he usually feigned in his eyes vanished completely upon hearing Gu En's words.
It seems that Gu En really needs to be taught a lesson!
However, Gu En did not notice Lin Ziming's expression and continued to speak recklessly.
"You could say your old lady eloped with a man and got abandoned, but now you've followed the same old path. I don't know whether to pity your family or just be pathetic. If it were me, I'd..."
"Smack!"
A loud slap rang out, interrupting Gu En's words.
Xia Ran didn't stop after slapping Gu En; she immediately punched him again.
"Gu En! I've told you, don't involve my grandfather!"
Xia Ran's eyes were red, which was of course due to anger.
If he could tolerate what Gu En just said, he wouldn't be a man!
Gu En was caught off guard by Xia Ran's sudden punches, but after he realized what was happening, he immediately retaliated.
"Xia Ran! How dare you hit me!"
But as soon as he retaliated, Lin Ziming, who was standing next to him, held him down.
Gu En was destined to lose against both of them alone.
Lin Ziming twisted Gu En's hands behind her back and said in an icy tone,
"It seems you haven't realized your mistake yet. In that case, Xia Ran, we don't need to be polite anymore."
Chapter 354 Unethical
It's certainly unfair for two people to fight one, but it depends on who they're dealing with. Talking to someone like Gu En about fairness and justice is a complete waste of time.
The most effective way is to beat people into submission, to make them utterly fear and dread them – that's the real solution.
Xia Ran's anger had not diminished in the slightest. He had only come to warn Gu En and had no intention of taking action.
But now, he couldn't hold back any longer.
"Gu En, do you know why Gu Zheng doesn't want you anymore?" Xia Ran grabbed Gu En's hair, forcing him to look up at her.
"Because you have malicious intentions, because he never liked you at all, because he never knew what love was. He only treated you specially because you were always there for him back then. In other words, even if it was a dog that was always there for him back then, he would still treat it differently, understand?"
With Xia Ran pulling his hair and Lin Ziming holding his hands down, plus the punches Xia Ran had just thrown at him, Gu En was now covered in injuries and unable to speak.
Because his scalp would throb with pain whenever he spoke, he could only look at Xia Ran with resentment and bitterness.
He wanted to see what else Xia Ran could say. He was the one who had let Xia Ran in today, which was why she had been humiliated like this. After today, he would definitely not let Xia Ran off the hook!
Xia Ran paid no attention to Gu En's gaze and spoke again without any mercy.
"If Gu Zheng really liked you, do you think he would still marry me? Do you think he would still have Xiao Chen? Gu En, you're just a toy for him to amuse himself, not even a proper family member!"
If it weren't for today's situation, Xia Ran would never have imagined that he could have such a sharp tongue.
Indeed, it wasn't that he wasn't sharp-tongued before, but he simply didn't want to bother with it. However, Gu En's actions have now completely crossed his bottom line.
Lin Ziming remained behind the scenes, acting as a mere tool, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Xia Ran.
Although he also had a good impression of Xia Ran's kind and soft heart, he felt that this kind of Xia Ran was more appealing, since being too soft-hearted would only make her vulnerable to being bullied.
"Gu En, this is just a warning. If I find out you dare to do anything underhanded again, I guarantee the price you'll pay will be a million times worse than today!"
Xia Ran loosened her grip on Gu En's hair.
Seeing this, Lin Ziming let go of his grip, but he also added a warning.
"I can also tell you that if you make any more underhanded moves, I guarantee you will pay a heavy price, Li Ming. If you don't believe me, you can try."
Lin Ziming slowly uttered an unfamiliar name. Xia Ran didn't react at all when she heard it, and was even a little confused, wondering why Lin Ziming would say this name.
But Gu En, who had just caught her breath, widened her eyes when she heard the name.
"Shut up! Don't call me that! Shut up!"
Ignoring his own pain, he started yelling at Lin Ziming.
However, Lin Ziming simply scoffed dismissively.
"What? Are you scared? But that suits me just the way it is. Since you know fear, you should also know that since I was able to find your name, I should understand that I have the ability to make you wish you were dead."
"Of course, if you have any doubts, you can try it, right, Li Ming?"
As if deliberately trying to disgust Gu En, Lin Ziming kept repeating that name.
"Shut up! Didn't you hear me tell you to shut up?! There's no Li Ming! There's only Gu En! My name is Gu En!"
Gu En was so excited that he even tried to stand up and push Lin Ziming, but as soon as he moved, Lin Ziming kicked Gu En in the knee, causing Gu En to fall to the ground again.
Lin Ziming didn't even bother to look at Gu En, but instead looked at Xia Ran, his tone becoming gentler.
"So, are you leaving? Or do you want to stay a little longer?"
At this moment, Lin Ziming's lips curled slightly, and his arrogant tone made him seem like a thug.
Xia Ran was a little stunned when she saw Lin Ziming like this for the first time, but she still answered Lin Ziming's question.
"No need, I've already warned him. If he dares to do anything again, I'll call the police. Anyway, I have the evidence and testimony provided by Zhang Qiang."
After speaking, Xia Ran looked at Gu En, whose face was extremely pale.
"Don't think that just because you let that detective do the work, everything will be foolproof and you can get away unscathed. As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place."
To be honest, Xia Ran never imagined that Zhang Qiang was sent by a detective, and that the detective was doing his job for Gu Enqian.
If Lin Ziming hadn't had someone hack the detective's phone, they really wouldn't have been able to find out about the relationship between Gu En and the detective.