The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 450 - Chapter 450 0448 What a coincidence

Chapter 450: 0448 What a coincidence Chapter 450: 0448 What a coincidence From the pallor on Yin Xiner’s face, it was clear she had a cold–there was hardly any need to come all this way to the outskirts for a check-up.

Yin Xiner’s smile deepened, casting a shy glance at the man beside her.

“Mmm, Jichen is worried,” she said.

Su Ran nodded, her voice detached:

“Since that’s the case, I won’t disturb you two!”

Having said that, she glanced at the two, her gaze lingering on Wen Jichen, subtle and inexplicable.

Wen Jichen watched Su Ran’s retreating figure, a trace of indistinct emotion surging in the depths of his eyes.

“Jichen, let’s go in too,” Yin Xiner suggested.

Wen Jichen nodded, and the two of them entered the hospital as well.

Just as Su Ran had guessed, Yin Xiner was indeed just suffering from a cold, but because she had been filming with a harness, and afterwards, been caught in a bit of wind, she looked somewhat worse for wear.

During the check-up, Wen Jichen received a phone call and temporarily left. But even after all the check-ups were finished, there was no sign of him returning.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, still without any sign of him and with calls going unanswered, a sudden anxiety welled up inside Yin Xiner. She put away her phone and began searching the hospital for him.

“Excuse me, have you seen the gentleman who came with me earlier?” she softly asked the nurse in the clinic.

The nurse shook her head, clueless.

Yin Xiner’s delicate eyebrows knitted tightly together.

Seeing her concern, the nurse quickly said, “I’m sorry, I couldn’t be of help to you.”

Yin Xiner sighed lightly, “No matter, I’ll ask some others.”

The nurse nodded and hurried away!

Yin Xiner searched the hospital yet didn’t find Wen Jichen, and her calls remained unanswered.

Feeling somewhat disappointed, she hung up and decided to return to the clinic to see if Wen Jichen had already returned and was waiting there for her.

The suburban hospital was vast and quiet. The road ahead was straight and seemed endless, as if she could never reach the end, much like her relationship with Wen Jichen.

She closed her eyes tight then opened them again, preparing to head back to the clinic when suddenly, two figures streaked past her. Yin Xiner’s gaze halted, staring intently at the back of one of them.

The woman was dressed in a simple T-shirt and jeans, the most plain attire imaginable, her feet clad in modest white shoes, revealing dainty and pale ankles. Her straight legs were slender and proportional, outlining a perfect figure. Devoid of any unnecessarily complicated designs from head to toe, her intrinsic charisma and poise were incomparable.

Her voice was steady without a ripple, cold to the bone, yet carried a unique, crisp petulance.

“I’ve already made an appointment with him.”

“Yes, we have received the notification.”

“Can I go find him directly now?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, thank you!”

Yin Xiner frowned with her lovely eyebrows, her gaze lingering on the woman, suspicion flickering in her heart, and then she dismissed the thought.

Impossible!

She could not possibly be here.

With a slight relief, she hurried forward a couple of steps, her soft voice following behind them.

“Excuse me, could I ask…”

The two of them turned around at the sound. When the woman’s face appeared before her unexpectedly, Yin Xiner’s complexion turned ghostly pale.

“You…”

Light filtered through the gaps and fell upon the woman’s beautiful eyes, shimmering and dazzling as if all the stars in the sky were condensed within her bright eyes at that moment.

She was beautiful, striking and radiant, her features exquisite, each as if bestowed with heaven’s perfection.

Her beauty came with an oppressive force, her bright eyes slightly upturned, revealing a solitary allurement amidst the chill, her entire being exuding an unapproachable aura. Yet, it was paradoxical; it was precisely that proud and languid air that made it impossible to look away.

Seeing Yin Xiner, she paused for a moment and then looked her over with an indifferent expression.

From head to toe!

Garbed in designer clothes, she appeared to be living lavishly!

Hah!

She indifferently withdrew her gaze, turned, and silently left.

Yin Xiner stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the woman’s retreating figure.

A breeze caressed her, and she shivered all over, snapping back to reality with an indescribable sense of unease and panic rising in her heart.

So it really was her.

After leaving for so many years due to the Ling Family’s decline, she has… really returned.

Yin Xiner trembled uncontrollably, fear and dread sweeping over her entire body.

She didn’t know what she was afraid of, only that she felt almost suffocated even when breathing.

Jichen, does Jichen know she’s back?

Yin Xiner stood there, dazed, when suddenly her eyes widened.

No!

No way!

She can’t let Jichen know she’s back!

But where had Jichen gone?

Suddenly struck by a thought, Yin Xiner felt a tightness in her chest and hurriedly left in a flustered state.

–

Su Ran stayed in Yaosang Qianyue’s hospital room for almost an hour before she left.

After leaving the room and turning right, she unexpectedly came across a familiar figure at the corner, and her starry eyes flickered slightly.

The woman also showed surprise in her eyes upon seeing Su Ran, but in the next second, she regained her composure.

“What a coincidence!”

Coincidence?

Su Ran raised her eyebrows, indeed, wasn’t it a coincidence?

“I’ve been waiting for you.”

Confusion spread across the woman’s face as she looked at Su Ran.

“Waiting for me?”

Su Ran nodded, her lips curving into a smile as she watched her.

“Haven’t you considered it yet? I’m waiting for your response.”

The woman, named Chu Ling, was the same one Su Ran had met at the Xiao Family banquet.

They had seen each other several times in the industry. Despite being in the business for many years, her fame was even less than a newcomer’s.

In the entertainment industry’s big dye vat, without a background or connections, one only had the choice to go with the flow and play dirty.

This woman, untainted by all that, held herself in high regard, which is probably why the company kept her on ice, preferring to promote new artists rather than give her resources.

Chu Ling shook her head, a wry smile appearing on her lips.

“I’m sorry to disappoint you, but my contract hasn’t expired yet, and I can’t sign with a new company for now.”

Su Ran’s starry eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze profound as she looked at her.

“Is that so? But do you want to break the contract with your current company?”

Chu Ling nodded, taking a deep breath, her face filled with confusion and helplessness.

“I’ve been in the entertainment industry for four years now. Initially filled with expectations, but as time passed, I grew more confused and even lost sight of my original purpose, my initial drive, and goal.”

“I thought that as long as I persevered, it didn’t matter what my fame was, nor what sort of status I had. As long as my intentions remained true, I was pursuing the path I loved. But alas…”

She said, laughing at herself with a hint of self-mockery.

“You saw what happened last time; reality and human nature both gave me a harsh lesson. Tell me, was my choice wrong?”

Su Ran quietly listened until she finished, then shook her head.

“What’s wrong is never the choice itself, but knowing the choice is wrong and yet still acting like a moth to a flame.”