One Trick Works Everywhere

Shen Wuxiao smiled. "I'm sure you know that marriage contract of mine was forged. You must also be wondering why I did that, right?"

Ran Xincheng nodded.

At this point, Shen Wuxiao let out a soft sigh.

He gazed up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. "Rather than say I was helping you, it would be better to say I was fulfilling myself..."

"Huh?" Ran Xincheng's pretty face was filled with bewilderment.

If Yu Qiangwei had been there, she definitely would have called him a true connoisseur. Sisters, I've heard those words too!

"You remember this morning's misunderstanding, right?"

Ran Xincheng gave a quiet "Mm."

How could she forget?

Shen Wuxiao had held her so tightly.

"Perhaps it was because you resemble an old acquaintance of mine. Even though you aren't her, whenever I see you, I can't help but project her onto you."

"Wang Feifan and I have a bit of a grudge, so my people have been keeping an eye on him."

"When I learned he was going to fulfill a marriage agreement, I hadn't planned to interfere. But of all the people he could have gone after, he actually came looking for you!"

Shen Wuxiao looked deeply indignant. "When I found out that you were the one he was betrothed to, I couldn't accept it. So I had someone forge a marriage contract, intending to snatch you away right in front of him."

"I knew you definitely wouldn't want to fulfill that marriage agreement, so I might as well be the one to stir up trouble in the middle."

"It would ruin the marriage agreement while preserving the Ran family's reputation."

Ran Xincheng listened attentively and more or less understood.

Today, the Ran family could refuse to honor the marriage agreement, but if word got out,