Mu Xingfeng walked out of the crowd and saw An Ran standing by the car, her eyes slightly red as she looked at him. His heart ached, and he restrained the cold aura emanating from him. He walked up to An Ran and hugged her, saying, "Don’t worry, honey, I’ll handle it."

An Ran was gently held by Mu Xingfeng, her gaze falling on Jia Chenggang behind him.

Even though she was standing far away just now, Huang Xiaoyu’s words still reached her ears without missing a single one. Those women privately gossiped about her, suspected her, and Jia Chenggang, as a team member, why did he say that? Did he see something, or did he hear something?

During the time she had been here, she rarely went out, only exchanging pleasantries with a few wives, and she hadn’t even met Jia Chenggang a few times. What right did he have to slander her and defame her like that?

Although Mu Xingfeng said he would take care of it, An Ran was still upset. She pushed him away and asked, "Captain Jia, did you see my loneliness and solitude, or did someone tell you? Did you personally see me with Liu Hu?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Jia Chenggang didn’t expect An Ran to confront him directly. Talking bad about someone behind their back and getting caught on the spot—even though Jia Chenggang was somewhat prepared for this, he still felt his face heat up.

But thinking of Wang Xia and her son’s outcome and An Ran’s usual manner, he felt she was being unreasonable. Otherwise, why would so many wives talk about her behind her back?

The wives usually chatted casually in their free time, but rarely did they talk about someone else’s family conduct behind their back. As family members, they had to have this awareness.

But these wives talked about An Ran. If they hadn’t actually seen something, why would they talk about such baseless rumors?

Thinking of this, Jia Chenggang felt more confident. "I neither saw nor heard these things, but if you didn’t do anything, why would those wives say such things? Actually, people saying these things is for your own good, to remind you that as a family member, you should have the awareness of one. Be careful with your words and actions, don’t mistake recklessness for innocence, or rudeness for straightforwardness. Always leave a way out for yourself; being considerate to others is being considerate to yourself."

As Jia Chenggang finished speaking, the cold aura from Mu Xingfeng intensified again.

An Ran reached out and held the man’s big hand, giving him a reassuring look.

"Captain Jia, I don’t quite understand this. Whether I’m reckless or innocent, rude or straightforward, it’s up to my man to decide. What does it have to do with Captain Jia? Also, what have I done that made Captain Jia so concerned about giving me a way out?"

An Ran crossed her arms, her eyes fixed on Jia Chenggang, neither humble nor pushy.

She wanted to get to the bottom of how she had offended Jia Chenggang, prompting him to smear her without regard for his image.

"Hmph, pretending to be confused when you know exactly what’s going on, putting on a facade of innocence. Who are you trying to fool? Everyone in the courtyard knows what you did, so why are you still acting?" Jia Chenggang sneered, looking at An Ran with disdain, as if he were looking at a heinous criminal.

An Ran chuckled at Jia Chenggang’s words. It was the first time someone had evaluated her like this; it was quite novel.

"Then please enlighten me, Captain Jia, on what I’ve done to make everyone despise me."

Jia Chenggang was deeply provoked by her sunny smile. Why? After hurting others, she could still smile so smugly, while others could only hide in a corner, quietly sobbing?