After being murdered by my whole family, I was reborn

Zhang Ran couldn't reveal that the luxury cruise ship belonged to Lin Jing, so she explained evasively, "He owes me, so spending some of his money is nothing."

Er Ya and Yang Tao exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke again.

The group waited quietly.

Zhang Ran was getting bored while waiting, so she looked around and suddenly saw a familiar person getting closer and closer in the crowd. She turned away and pretended not to see the person.

The other person's eyes lit up when they saw her, and they immediately walked over quickly.

"Zhang Ran!" Liu Yihao pulled his suitcase, looking at Zhang Ran and his group with surprise and delight. His gaze fell on Zhang Ran. "You went on a sea trip with your friends?" He had heard a few days ago that Zhang Ran had been falsely accused of embezzling charity funds. He had wanted to go and see, but he had failed his exams and his father had locked him in the study and whipped him with a belt. He had been recovering from his injuries ever since.

"Hmm," Zhang Ran replied dismissively, letting out a snort through her nose.

Overjoyed to receive a response, Liu Yihao chattered on and on: "Are you going to H country or R country? I'm going shopping in H country with my mom..." Then he remembered his mother who was traveling with him and turned to look at a wealthy woman in a mink coat slowly walking over.

"Xiao Hao, who are these people?" Mother Liu glanced disdainfully at Zhang Ran and her group, noticing their bulky clothing and lack of jewelry. "Neither male nor female [Qiu Yu], and what's this cripple [Dong Chan, missing a finger while wearing gloves]? Who are these people?"

"Mom, this is Zhang Ran, my senior from the same school." Liu Yihao was very happy when he introduced Zhang Ran. He knew Er Ya and introduced her as well: "She is Zhang Ran's friend." When his gaze swept over Yang Tao, a shadow flashed in his eyes, but he pretended not to see her. As for the others, they were all bodyguards and had no right to let him introduce them.

It turned out that she was from the same school as her son, and as a junior, she had no right to ask her to greet her. Liu's mother noticed that something was off when her son looked at a woman of his generation, and stared at her, suddenly asking, "Why aren't you introducing this woman?"

Liu Yihao followed his mother's gaze to Yang Tao, his eyes dark and unreadable, and said, "She is the housekeeper hired by Zhang Ran."

Yang Tao was also sizing up Liu's mother. It turned out that this was Yang Yang's biological mother. She was younger than her, more fashionable and well-dressed, pampered and elegant, and very beautiful.

A servant? Liu's mother felt a sense of unease and sneered at Zhang Ran: "Why did you bring the housekeeper with you on your trip?" With your means, you still need a housekeeper? That's just a nice way of putting it. He's probably just a maid or servant.

Yang Tao lowered her head in self-consciousness.

Zhang Ran gave Liu's mother a deep look, then reached out and affectionately took Yang Tao's arm, leaning her head against it. "I'm happy to."

Yang Tao felt a warmth in her heart and looked up at Zhang Ran with a loving smile.

"What kind of attitude is that?" Liu's mother was furious. No one had ever dared to give her a hard time since she was a child, let alone be confronted by a junior in public.

Liu's mother snapped at Zhang Ran, which startled Liu Yihao, who quickly reached out to pull her back. "Mom, she always talks like that, don't take it to heart. Aren't we supposed to board the ship? Let's go."

Liu's mother was forcibly dragged by Liu Yihao to the crew to have her ticket checked and board the ship.

The mother and son turned around and saw that Zhang Ran and the others were still standing there without moving. Liu's mother said sarcastically, "Some people, if they bought ordinary tickets, should just obediently queue up. This is the VIP channel, not just anyone can come in."

Hearing his mother say this, Liu Yihao realized something was wrong. He turned to Zhang Ran and asked ingratiatingly, "Why don't you go inside? It's so cold standing on the dock in the dead of winter."