After being dumped, I turned around and married my ex-boyfriend's younger brother.

Chapter 81 He's different from other men

Since leaving that bureau last time, Su Yiran hadn't heard Meng Ran mention this matter again, and thought it was over. Unexpectedly, she heard a couple of days ago that Meng Ran had gone to someone else's house.

This was the first time she had ever seen Meng Ran pursue someone so actively.

That's really rare.

Speaking of this, Meng Ran slumped onto the sofa like a deflated balloon, "He's like a block of wood, stubborn and obstinate, with absolutely no sense of fun!"

Su Yiran teased her, "What, is there a man that Miss Meng can't handle?"

"He's different from other men!"

Meng Ran said, "I've been hanging around him every day for the past few days, but he acts like he doesn't even see me. I ask him out, but he won't come. I'm a girl, and I've been so proactive, but he hasn't shown any interest at all. What else can he be but a blockhead?"

Meng Ran got angrier and angrier as she spoke, and gulped down the water in the glass on the table.

"I don't know what to do."

Su Yiran leaned back on the sofa, a faint smile playing on her lips, and said, "In that case, why not rest for a few days?"

"..."

Meng Ran was taken aback by Su Yiran's words. "You mean you want me to ignore him?"

"Why not give it a try?"

"But what if someone takes advantage of the situation and breaks in?"

"If you can be won over by someone so easily, it means that this man is not right for you."

"..."

Meng Ran pursed her lips and nodded in agreement, "That's true. If he finds another woman in the blink of an eye, I'll consider myself blind to have fallen for such a thing."

Su Yiran said calmly, "That's right, we don't have to put all our eggs in one basket."

"...Something's wrong with you."

Meng Ran squinted at her and shook her head, "Something must have happened between you two these past few days, Yi Yi. I'm very good at judging people, please trust a woman's intuition."

"But there are times when it's not accurate, like now."

Su Yiran pushed away the person who was leaning closer. Her phone rang, and she glanced at it before getting up from the sofa. "You should focus on your own affairs and stop worrying about others. I'm leaving."

"Whether you tell me or not is up to me; I don't care to know anyway."

Meng Ran let out a muffled groan, thinking about her own troubles, which indeed gave her a headache.

Outside the gallery, Su Yiran received a phone call.

“Ms. Su, I did find this hospital from the business card you sent me. It was a plastic surgery hospital, but it went bankrupt ten years ago due to poor management.”

Su Yiran listened to the voice on the other end of the line without much change in expression.

So many years have passed, and finding a hospital through a business card is not difficult, but finding a "real" hospital is by no means easy.

"However, I have found information on several former hospital staff members. The specific details still need further investigation. I will let you know when there is any progress."

"it is good."

Su Yiran hung up the phone.

A few days later, Su Yiran's bad advice to Meng Ran proved useful. Early in the morning, she saw a man loitering at the entrance of the gallery.

"Mr. Song?"

Su Yiran tentatively spoke, and only when the other person turned around did she realize that she had not mistaken him for someone else.

"Mrs. Gu."

Song Yanqing knew her identity and looked at her respectfully.

"No need to be polite. In the gallery, I'm just Su Yiran. Please come in."

Su Yiran smiled at him and invited him to come in and sit down.

While she was making tea in the break room, she edited a text message for Meng Ran and sent it to her.

Su Yiran brewed some tea and brought it in. "Mr. Song, what brings you to the gallery so early today?"

"Thank you."

Song Yanqing took the tea. "I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd come and take a look."

"So that's it."

Su Yiran smiled and said, "Mr. Song, this must be your first time visiting our gallery. You haven't had a proper tour yet, have you? I'll arrange for someone to give you a presentation."

As she spoke, she immediately beckoned someone to come in.

Some things, some words, are best left unsaid even if you see through them; if you want to see through them, it has to be someone you care about.

"No need, Miss Gu... Su."

Song Yanqing waved his hand, "To be honest with you, I'm here today not for work, I just want to see Miss Meng."

"Miss Meng?"

Su Yiran feigned surprise, "Meng Ran?"

Song Yanqing nodded, "Yes."

Su Yiran said, "That's really unfortunate. You might have made a wasted trip. She didn't come today, so you won't be able to see her."

"She...it's not that I absolutely need to see her, I..."

As Song Yanqing spoke, he took the bag from his hand and handed it to Su Yiran. "Miss Su, this is what Miss Meng left at my house last time. Since she didn't come today, I'll have to trouble you to return it to her. Thank you for your help."

bag?

Su Yiran took the bag and glanced at its contents—

A ribbon was neatly arranged.

"no problem."

Su Yiran raised an eyebrow and gladly accepted it. "However, this thing may have to stay with me for a few days. Meng Ran won't be coming to the gallery anytime soon."

"Alright, you can decide."

Song Yanqing nodded, then paused for a moment before tentatively asking, "May I ask where Miss Meng has been these past few days?"

Su Yiran was shocked. "Didn't she tell you?"

"No."

"Go to the capital..."

Su Yiran pondered for a moment, "Since that's the case, I can't say anything. If you want to know, just ask her yourself. If she wants to tell you, she will naturally do so."

Seeing Su Yiran's predicament, Song Yanqing didn't press the matter further. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he took the initiative to leave.

As soon as Song Yanqing stepped out of the reception room, she heard other people talking.

"Did you hear that Sister Ran went on a blind date?"

"I heard about it. They said it was introduced by family members. I'm afraid we won't be able to see her for a long time."

"Maybe next time we meet, we'll get to eat their engagement candy."

"Makes sense!"

Song Yanqing listened to these words without missing a single one, and left the gallery in a daze.

No sooner had the person left than a group of people swarmed around Su Yiran, "Sister Yiran, were we going a bit too far with what we said? What if we scared them away?"

"If you're scared away like that, then you have no chance with your Sister Ran."

Su Yiran waved her hand and went back to her office.

The Meng family is no ordinary family. Song Yanqing is just a painter, and his family background is not comparable to that of the Meng family. The Meng family would probably look down on him. If he doesn't even have this much courage, he probably won't even be able to cross the threshold of the Meng family.

Not to mention, what good could possibly come of him and Meng Ran?

Su Yiran wasn't wrong. The Meng family had been looking for a suitable marriage partner for Meng Ran. Who knows, one day she might meet someone she likes, and then their relationship would truly end before it even began.

However, the outcome is none of her business.

The gallery is about to hold an art exhibition, and there are many things to do, keeping Su Yiran busy until late at night.

Faint footsteps sounded outside, the office door opened, and she looked up. "I didn't tell you to leave early, I..."

When Gu Yanli appeared in the office, the words she was about to say got stuck in her throat again.

She met Gu Yanli's gaze, remained silent for a long while, and then said, "Why are you here?"

In her memory, Gu Yanli rarely came to the gallery, and even when he did, he would wait for her outside after get off work.

His sudden entrance took Su Yiran by surprise.