Chapter 297: There Is Definitely an Affair
Chapter 297: There Is Definitely an Affair
"This child is definitely not Yun Tao’s." Zhao Ru, sitting next to Tang Siluo, speaks with a knowing smile. She glances meaningfully at Lei Jiang and adds, “There’s no way to make an issue out of this. That child looks just like Zhan Lian—and she’s super cute."
"Really?"
Since Zhao Ru puts it that way, Lei Jiang immediately drops the idea of stirring up trouble in that direction. Instead, he turns to Tang Siluo with a smile and says, "If you want Anran to go to District 3, why go through Zhan Lian? You can talk to Anran directly and convince her to come. She’s been through a lot—physically and mentally. Helping Anran is basically helping Zhan Lian, and Captain Luo will be happy about that."
Lei Jiang pauses, watching Tang Siluo’s thoughtful expression, then continues, "Besides, Anran didn’t let you kill Yun Tao, which means she must have deep feelings for him. You could tell her that Yun Tao is in District 3, or better yet, say that if she comes to District 3, she’ll get to see him."
Lei Jiang’s real goal is to get Anran away from Zhan Lian’s protection. If he can create conflict between them, even better. If Zhan Lian no longer wants to be involved with Anran, that would be the perfect opportunity for Lei Jiang to swoop in.
He hasn’t forgotten that Zhan Lian is the man who stormed into his territory in Xiangcheng and killed several of his men while searching for Anran and her daughter. The moment Lei Jiang arrives in Tiesi Village, his subordinate Zhou Xiang recognizes Zhan Lian at first sight.
That’s why Lei Jiang deliberately leaves Zhou Xiang behind when coming to this meeting.
Back in Xiangcheng, Lei Jiang never met Zhan Lian in person, and Zhan Lian doesn’t know him either. When Zhan Lian broke into the park, Lei Jiang wasn’t there. In the chaos of the apocalypse, people died quickly, and his team changed faces more than once. By the time he reaches Tiesi Village, Zhou Xiang is the only one left who witnessed Zhan Lian’s past actions. That means Zhan Lian won’t be able to piece things together just by seeing familiar faces.
That works in Lei Jiang’s favor.
As long as he can get Anran to District 3—where she will be isolated from both Zhan Lian and Yun Tao—he’s confident he can take control of her.
To him, Anran is nothing more than a weak wood-type ability user, even less useful than the water-type ability user in Tiesi Village. Without a man to protect her, she’ll be easy prey.
Of course, Lei Jiang isn’t the only one who thinks Anran is weak and insignificant. Tang Siluo, Zhao Ru, and practically everyone else in Tiesi Village think the same.
No matter how much Zhan Lian and Luo Feifan insist that Anran and Yun Tao are innocent, Tang Siluo and the others have already made up their minds. A powerless woman like Anran couldn’t possibly have survived the apocalypse and made it all the way from Xiangcheng to Tiesi Village unless she had been under Yun Tao’s protection.
There’s no other logical explanation.
To them, Anran and Yun Tao must have had an affair.
There’s no escaping it.
Lei Jiang glances at Tang Siluo and Zhao Ru, a faint trace of disdain flashing across his face. He can’t help it—ever since the apocalypse, every woman he has encountered has been foolish, weak, and easily manipulated.
Without exception.
Everyone believes Zhan Lian is powerful, loyal, and fiercely capable. In their eyes, it’s an absurd mismatch for someone like him to be tied to Anran—someone they see as second-hand, or even third- or fourth-hand goods.