The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 432 - Chapter 432 April 30th not available

Chapter 432: April 30th not available Chapter 432: April 30th not available Su Zhongyuan didn’t even look at them.

“Don’t bother with them, come eat with Grandpa.”

Su Ran looked up at the people opposite her and, seeing the color drain from their faces, she curled her lips into a smile.

“Alright!”

It seemed that she was going to enjoy this meal very much!

The two headed towards the dining room, while Wen Peipei and the others stood frozen in place, their complexions growing uglier by the moment.

“Mom, how… How could Xiao Ran suddenly come back?” Tan Lirong couldn’t help but ask, feeling inexplicably anxious.

Wen Peipei glanced at her coldly and said in a deep voice:

“How would I know, let’s eat first!”

Su Xinyan and her mother, Tan Lirong, were both somewhat distracted as they followed Wen Peipei into the dining room.

Everyone took their seats and the servants began to serve the food, which Su Zhongyuan had specifically instructed to be prepared according to Su Ran’s tastes.

At the table, with each dish that was served, Su Xinyan’s and Tan Lirong’s expressions grew increasingly grim, until all the dishes were presented and there was a sharp “smack.”

Tan Lirong slapped her hand down on the table.

“Who prepared today’s lunch?”

The servants were startled and stood motionless, unsure of what to do.

“Aunt Zhang… Aunt Zhang…”

Aunt Zhang hurried out of the kitchen, and upon seeing the fury on Tan Lirong’s face, she instinctively took a step back.

Su Ran quickly picked up on Aunt Zhang’s subtle movement and frowned, her eyes narrowing abruptly.

“Lady of the House…”

Tan Lirong pointed at the dishes on the table, “Who prepared today’s lunch?”

“I did. Is there something wrong, Lady of the House?”

“Something wrong? Don’t you know Xinyan is injured and can’t eat spicy food? Look at what you’ve made; each dish is incredibly spicy. Are you trying to kill Xinyan or what?”

Tan Lirong directed all her anger towards Aunt Zhang, her tone sharp and shrill.

“It’s not like that, Lady of the House, this is…”

“Don’t think I’m unaware of what you’re thinking. I’m still the Lady of the House of the Su Family, and Xinyan is still the Miss of the Su Family. Thinking that you can ignore us after clinging to someone’s coattails? If you can’t even handle such a trivial matter, what use are you?”

Tan Lirong’s words were laden with innuendos and implications, causing Su Ran to feel a chill and was about to explode.

There was a loud “snap,” and a heavy sound came from behind.

Turning around, Tan Lirong saw Su Zhongyuan with a dark expression on his face, slapping his chopsticks down on the table.

“What an attitude you have! In a few days, will you start disregarding me as well?”

Only then did Tan Lirong come to her senses, realizing she had lost her temper in front of Su Zhongyuan and Wen Peipei.

But she couldn’t be blamed; her precious daughter had been repeatedly frustrated lately, each time because of Su Ran, and now, the main culprit appeared before her as bold as brass.

Not only that, but she showed no sign of remorse, which made Tan Lirong furious!

“Dad, I…”

Su Zhongyuan’s expression was cold, “Stop making trouble for no reason. I asked Aunt Zhang to prepare it. What’s wrong with this food? Is it going to poison you? Or is it beneath the dignity of being the Lady of the House?”

Tan Lirong’s face showed shock, and she involuntarily shrank back.

“Dad, that’s not what I meant, I didn’t know it was you…”

Su Zhongyuan snorted, “If you don’t want to eat, then all of you can get lost upstairs. Xiao Ran, come, this is the food Grandpa specifically asked Aunt Zhang to make for you, try it.”

“Thank you, Grandpa.”

The atmosphere in the dining room was somewhat oppressive, but Su Ran sat there as if nothing were amiss, enjoying the dishes Su Zhongyuan had served her.

It infuriated Xinyan and the others to the point of steaming anger, and the already unpalatable meal became even more difficult to stomach.

Wen Peipei’s face was cold and with a stern voice, she said,

“I hear you’re going to participate in this year’s design competition, too?”

Upon hearing this, Xinyan also looked up at Su Ran.

Su Ran nodded indifferently, “Mm.”

Wen Peipei frowned deeply, “What exactly are you trying to cause? Don’t you think you’ve embarrassed yourself enough? Do you even qualify to participate in that competition?”

Su Ran chewed her food carefully and swallowed before she looked up at her.

“Cause trouble? Is entering a competition causing trouble?”

“Isn’t it? Whatever Xinyan does, you have to follow? What exactly are you trying to compete with her for? As if the scandal online wasn’t shameful enough? Do you want the whole world to know the Su Family has a plagiarist? How much further do you intend to disgrace the Su Family?”

Su Ran placed her bowl and chopsticks on the table, and a maid nearby, seeing this, immediately approached with a towel. After that, Su Ran took it to wipe her mouth, placed it back on the table, and then lifted her gaze to Wen Peipei.

“Compete for what? I’ll compete for whatever I should, and I will reclaim what belongs to me without missing a thing. As for disgracing the Su Family? Ha, does the Su Family have any reputation left to lose? Haven’t you all thrown it away already? Rather than worry about my affairs, you might want to think about how to scrape together those seven hundred million.”

Wen Peipei’s face immediately collapsed, darkening to the extreme.

“How dare you, Su Ran! Do you no longer have any respect for me as your elder?”

Su Ran looked at her, “No!”

With that, she pushed back her stool and slowly rose to her feet, facing Su Zhongyuan.

“Grandfather, I’ve had enough to eat; I’m going to wait for you in the study.”

Su Zhongyuan nodded indifferently, remaining silent about the dispute between the two.

“That scourge, ever since she returned, the Su Family hasn’t had a day of peace.”

“Mom, please calm down, calm down!”

“Calm down? I’m almost angered to death.”

Su Ran was ascending the stairs and upon hearing this, the corners of her lips gradually lifted.

Was this all they had?

Su Zhongyuan’s study still looked just as Su Ran remembered, the decor inside unchanged as time passed.

But her memories of this place had changed dramatically.

This once had been her playground of mirth, but since the arrival of Xinyan to the Su Family, it had become her refuge from disaster.

–

Tan Lirong hadn’t eaten a single bite at noon and ultimately returned to her room with a stomachful of anger.

Worried that her mother was hungry, Xinyan brought over a plate of fruit and knocked on her door.

At that moment, Lirong was sitting on the bed, her back facing the door, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Xinyan walked in front of her and discovered that she was silently crying. She quickly placed the plate of fruit on the nightstand beside the bed.

“Mom, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?”

Lirong’s face wasn’t looking good, her eyes red as she looked at Xinyan.

“Xinyan, your mother is living such a hard life. You saw today how your grandfather discredited me in front of so many people. They barely regard us mother and daughter in this family.”

Xinyan’s complexion wasn’t much better, and the thought of Su Ran’s behavior that day left her choked with frustration that she couldn’t express.

“Xinyan, why do you think she came back today?”

Xinyan’s hands clenched slightly, “Mom, do you also feel she has another purpose for returning today?”

Lirong wiped the tears from her face, her eyebrows knitted in concern.

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