The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 353 - Chapter 353 0353 Im waiting for you

Chapter 353: 0353 I’m waiting for you Chapter 353: 0353 I’m waiting for you The woman had not finished speaking when a loud slap fiercely landed on her face.

Her face turned to one side, with five finger marks clearly visible, swiftly swelling up.

“If you dare spread rumors about her, I will never let you off.”

The woman looked up at him, a moment of shock crossing her face, but it quickly returned to calm, her expression and voice undisturbed.

“Whether it’s a rumor or not, you know in your heart, but remember this slap, one day, I will make you pay it back double.”

The man sneered disdainfully.

“You? Don’t overestimate yourself!”

With a mocking glance, the man clearly did not take her words to heart and, having said that, he turned and left from the other side.

The woman stood stubbornly on the spot, her hand covering her face, not shedding a single tear.

Su Ran walked out from the shadows indifferently, while the woman still stood alone, her expression vacant and confused, as if she could not snap back to reality.

Perhaps hearing footsteps, the woman looked up and, at the sight of Su Ran, a flash appeared in her eyes.

“You saw everything just now?”

Su Ran sized her up, the woman’s figure slender and her dress subdued, without any ostentatious embellishments–everything appeared so simple and proper, straightforward, yet not without beauty.

“It seems every time I see you, you’re in quite a plight,” Su Ran remarked.

The woman chuckled coldly, her face grimacing from the pain that followed her smile, her expression looking a bit stiff, yet not disheveled.

“So, are you pitying me?”

Su Ran curved her lips, asking in return.

“Do you need my pity?”

The woman hesitated for a moment, surprised as she looked at Su Ran, but after a while, she shook her head.

“No need.”

Su Ran nodded, not surprised at all.

“So, there’s nothing pitiful about you.”

The woman let out a scornful laugh, dripping with irony.

“Everyone thinks I’m pitiful, except for you… you’re really as the rumors say.”

Su Ran raised an eyebrow, “And what do the rumors say I am? Unlikable? Cruel-hearted? Ungrateful?”

“All of the above, I guess!”

Su Ran chuckled lowly, obviously not taking those negative comments to heart.

“As long as you don’t feel sorry for yourself, does it really matter what others think?”

The woman fell silent for a long time, then took a deep breath.

“You’re right,” she responded, looking up at the clear night sky with a tranquil tone, undisturbed by tumult.

Su Ran smiled at the corner of her lips, “You’re looking to enter the entertainment industry?”

The woman paused and then turned to look at her with a self-mocking expression.

“Yeah, but after so many years of effort, it still ended up a fruitless joy,” she replied.

Su Ran remained silent, just observing her.

The woman’s emotions were on the verge of collapse tonight, as if she wanted to pour her heart out.

“I’m not reconciled, even though I know the entertainment industry is a huge dye vat, and it’s hard to stand on your merit, but still, I harbored fantasies, wanting to try hard.”

As the woman spoke, she sighed softly, her voice trailing off into a murmur.

“Is it really that difficult to carve out a niche for oneself without relying on one’s family?”

“Who says it’s difficult?”

The woman looked at her, her bewildered eyes gradually becoming clearer.

Su Ran curved her lips and pulled out a business card from her handbag, handing it to her, and the woman caught it instinctively.

“You can come find me anytime.”

In the multicolored light, the woman could see the words on the business card clearly.

“You want to get into the entertainment circle, or rather, do you want to take revenge for today’s slap?”

The woman was somewhat stunned but still responded:

“…Yes.”

Su Ran curved her lips into a smile, her jade-white fingers gently caressed her swollen cheek, the movement tender and careful, her expression soft as water.

“Then come find me, I’ll take revenge for you.”

The mild voice carried a bewitching tone, the moonlight and the lamplight shining into her starry eyes, the bright moon’s allure pulling at the heartstrings.

The woman stood in stunned silence, somewhat unable to react.

“Why? I don’t have any value for investment.”

“Because… I quite like you.”

Moonlight poured down, softening the overly forceful intimidation emanating from Su Ran.

The enchanting curve of her brows and eyes made the woman’s heartbeat suddenly accelerate, her cheeks blushing involuntarily.

Su Ran chuckled lightly, “I’ll wait for you!”

Having said that, she turned and left the poolside.

By the glistening waters, the woman stood still, holding a business card in her hand, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

–

Su Ran left from the other side of the swimming pool, only a wall away from the banquet hall, yet it was a world apart.

Down the lengthy corridor, void of any extra rooms, what stood was a grand piano room.

The two characters on the nameplate were strong and vigorous, the door slightly ajar.

She furrowed her brows slightly, contemplating whether she had lost her way, when suddenly, a pleasant piano melody wafted from the piano room.

Gentle as a stream, crashing as waves.

Silent yet full of motion, like drifting fluff, fleeting and ethereal, finally finding peace.

Su Ran’s expression changed subtly, her starry eyes narrowing, her intense gaze suddenly shot towards the piano room.

At that moment, the continuous and smooth melody abruptly transformed,

the piano notes sharp, exalted, yet not discordant, full of magnanimous zeal, as if poised for battle, embracing an expanse of ten thousand miles.

It was like countless steeds galloping, spirited and intense…

And the song concluded!

Su Ran couldn’t help but praise inwardly with a “Great”!

Just as she was about to leave the way she came, an aged voice that was not old came from the piano room.

“Is the young friend outside also interested in the sound of the piano?”

Su Ran paused in her steps, somewhat surprised–her position was such that she could not be seen by the person in the piano room.

Yet his words signified a certainty that someone was outside!

Su Ran’s gaze flickered, growing more cautious, and after a moment of consideration, she pushed the door open and entered.

“I did not intend to offend, I’ve disturbed the master’s piano practice.”

In the piano room, an elderly man clad in a Sun Yat-sen suit was seated in front of a black and white piano, his wrinkled hands still resting on the keys, his eyes marked with a touch of indifference, but showing no displeasure from being disturbed.

The old man looked up at her, gesturing towards the piano before him.

“Can you play?”

Su Ran hesitated for a moment, “I know a thing or two.”

The old man stood up, looking at her.

“Would you try?”

Su Ran was somewhat taken aback, smiling as she shook her head.

“I would not presume to show off in front of a master.”

The old man chuckled lightly, “Whether you’re showing off or not, you’ll only know if you try.”

With the conversation having reached this point, Su Ran no longer demurred.

She slowly sat down on the stool, her demeanor undergoing a dramatic transformation.

Both donned in formal attire, one displayed intellectual elegance, a noble grace befitting a lady of renowned family, while the other was sharp as morning frost, astute and efficient.

Her entire demeanor became vibrant and commanding, the atmosphere around her instantly heightened!

The elder’s eyes brightened at her, his interest in Su Ran intensifying.

A faint smile graced Su Ran’s delicate features; she tested the keys first and then laid her hands on the piano, beginning to play.