Shen Anran stared at the gradually disappearing figure, and the light in his eyes became deeper.

Protect her? She really wanted to see what Shen Jiahe meant by "protection".

Just as this thought flashed through my mind, a crisp ringtone broke the silence in the room.

Shen Anran quickly concealed the complex emotions in her eyes, walked to the side, and reached out to pick up the ringing phone.

An unfamiliar number popped up on the screen, and she gently pressed the answer button.

"Hello." Her voice was calm.

"Xiao An'an, I'm back. Come out and get together." The female voice on the other end of the phone was full of excitement.

"Fu Ying?" Shen Anran asked with a hint of uncertainty.

"No way, even though we've been apart for so long, you can't even recognize my voice?" The voice on the other end of the phone was teasing.

"Have you returned to S City?"

"Yes, Aunt Jiang said she was going to hold a banquet and invited me back to eat for free!"

Shen Anran's eyes darkened slightly. In her previous life, Fu Ying had not returned to China. Could it be that she also...

This guess was denied in an instant. Fu Ying's carefree personality made it impossible for her to hide anything.

On the other end of the phone, Fu Ying's excited voice came over: "Xiao An'an, come out quickly, I'll be waiting for you at the Royal Court. We must drink to our heart's content tonight and not leave until we are drunk."

"Forget it, I've experienced your drinking capacity before."

Shen Anran remembered that Fu Ying could get drunk after just one drink, but she didn't want to see her going crazy after drinking again.

"Are you looking down on me? Let me tell you, my alcohol tolerance is much better now than before. It's absolutely no problem for me to get you drunk." Fu Ying said with a hint of pride.

"Did you come back alone?"

Shen Anran did not continue to discuss the drinking issue, but instead asked about her situation.

"Yes, they are usually very busy. I had no intention of coming back, but when I heard about you, I decided to come back. I can't bear to see my friends being bullied." Fu Ying said firmly.

"Who told you I was bullied?"

"No one, I just guessed it myself. There are only a few kinds of troubles that rich families go through. I can recite them by heart."

Shen Anran: "..."

Fu Ying noticed Shen Anran's silence and began to act coquettishly: "Xiao Anan, are you coming or not? You are my only friend here. If you don't come, I will have to drink alone."

"Wait, I'll be right there."

"That's great, I love you the most, my baby..."

Shen Anran didn't have the patience to listen to her continued chatter, so she decisively hung up the phone, changed her clothes and hurried out.

In the lobby, she met Jiang Wanqing.

Seeing Shen Anran hurried out, Jiang Wanqing asked curiously, "Anran, are you going out?"

"Well, Fu Ying is back. I'll go pick her up."

"She arrived so soon? Why didn't she come directly to our house? What a kid." Jiang Wanqing said with a hint of blame.

Shen Anran thought for a moment and explained, "Maybe she's embarrassed."

"Hey, we're all family, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. She's too reserved."

Shen nodded in agreement, "Yeah, she's thin-skinned."

"Then An An, go quickly. I'll talk to her when she comes."

As soon as Shen Anran stepped into the gate of Huangyu Mansion, she witnessed a man bullying others.

After Shen Anran recognized the face of the bullied woman, his expression immediately turned gloomy.

This person is Liu Yiyi's friend Xiaolan.

Shen Anran strode forward and grabbed the man's arm as he raised it to hit someone.

"Is it appropriate to use violence against a weak woman?" Shen Anran asked in a cold tone.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you interfere in my affairs? Do you know who I am? With just one word from me, I can make it impossible for you to gain a foothold in S City." The man responded arrogantly.

Shen Anran raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of sarcasm, "Okay, I'll be here, waiting for you to drive me out of S City."

The villain in the novel is too childish, always repeating the same cruel words that are nothing new, which is really boring.

The man saw through Shen Anran's identity at a glance and burst into laughter.

"Ha, who was it I thought? Turns out it's that shameless fake daughter who insisted on staying in the Shen family."

The onlookers around are more or less connected to the wealthy families.

They had also heard about the incident of the Shen family taking the wrong child, and now they began to whisper to each other.

"She's really shameless. She even has the nerve to stay in the Shen family. If it were me, I would have found a hole in the ground to crawl into and would be too embarrassed to see anyone."

"I think she's just after the Shen family's wealth and status. After all, who would be willing to give up such a luxurious life after falling from the clouds to the mire?"

"That's right. If it were me, I wouldn't want to live a life of extravagant spending."

……

Shen Anran heard every word of the discussion, but she acted as if she didn't care, as if the discussions were nothing but wind in her ears.

Xiao Lan behind her clutched the corner of her clothes tightly and said weakly, "I'm sorry."

Shen Anran turned her head, her eyes calm, and responded with a smile: "It's okay, Liu Yiyi and I are good friends, she once mentioned you to me."

Xiao Lan also takes good care of Liu Yiyi, and she would never watch her being bullied.

Xiao Lan's eyes lit up instantly, but soon dimmed again, because she clearly remembered that Liu Yiyi was no longer alive.

Seeing this, the man shouted even more arrogantly, "This woman is just a fake daughter. What qualifications does she have to stay here? Where's the manager? Why don't you kick her out right now? Have you forgotten the rules here? Only members are allowed in."

A wealthy young man wearing glittering gold clothes nearby echoed, "Yeah, if people like this can come in so easily, how can our personal safety be guaranteed?"

At this time, the manager was called over. It happened to be the supervisor Shen Anran met when he became Liu Yiyi.

He asked apologetically, "I'm sorry, what's the problem here?"

The man pointed at Shen Anran and said mercilessly: "Manager, this person is a fake and doesn't have a membership card. Why don't you kick her out quickly and don't let her insult the value of our Royal Court."

The manager had no idea what had happened and could only remain silent.

Shen Anran frowned slightly, wondering, when did the Royal Court of Imperial Court start to implement the rule that only members can enter?

She remembered clearly that this place was originally open to ordinary people.

Only some high-end areas and VIP areas require membership cards to enter.

Seeing that the manager did not respond, the man continued to fan the flames.

"Maybe she's here to steal, Manager. People like that can come in so easily. The security at the Royal Court needs to be strengthened."

Shen Anran looked at him coldly and asked, "Since when did the entrance standard of the Royal Court become that non-members are not allowed to enter?"

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