"Oh, you're finally here. This must be Jiang Lan. What's going on with these people beside you? Did you arrange for them to come? Or is this situation the same as those before?"
Qin Longtian did not know who Su Lielin and the others were. He simply assumed Jiang Lan had brought them.
Although this was a little, well, if Jiang Lan really had brought them, he could grit his teeth and accept it.
"No. Mr. Jiang didn't bring them. They said of their own accord along the way that they wanted to come here. I didn't think that much about it at the time."
Qin Ling hurried to explain, afraid that Qin Longtian would misunderstand. After all, her task this time had been to bring Jiang Lan back. If things turned out, well, that would be far too awkward.
"Then didn't you know to refuse? Do I need to tell you what things are like out there?"
He was simply speechless. Things here were already troublesome enough, yet they had gone and done this, making it particularly awkward.
"I did refuse, but Mr. Zhang said that would look terrible, and we might as well bring them along. Besides, if we were sincere enough, it wouldn't really matter."
They were not particularly far away, and Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu both heard what they said clearly.
"What do they mean by that? Are they blaming you? That wasn't their attitude when they invited you here."
His voice was not loud, but it was enough for the people beside him to hear clearly.
"Yes, I'm wondering what exactly they mean, too. But it doesn't matter. I don't care what happens here or what they do in the first place."
Jiang Lan smiled faintly, his expression showing a rare hint of seriousness.