Just as Ran Wan'er was terrified and at a loss as to what to do when preparing to deal with the mean man, suddenly, a figure flashed out from behind her like a ghost. Ran Qi was holding a wooden stick and hit the man's head hard with lightning speed.

With a dull thud, the man fell to the ground like a puddle of mud, unconscious.

This sudden change shocked Ran Wan'er, but in just a moment, her emotions burst out like a flood. Her tears kept rolling down like beads that had broken off the string, and she kept muttering, "Sister Qiqi, you're finally here! You don't know how scared I was just now!"

Ran Wan'er cried and hugged Ran Qi tightly, as if she was afraid that she would suddenly disappear. After a long while, she calmed down a little, then raised her head and said to Ran Qi with tears on her face: "Sister Qiqi, do you know? The person who drugged me just now was actually my mother! She personally fed me a bowl of drugged soup!"

At this point, Ran Wan'er's voice began to tremble again, and tears blurred her eyes again. She couldn't understand why her biological mother would treat her like this, which was a heavy blow to her.

"Sister Qiqi, how could she do this? I am her biological daughter!" Ran Wan'er cried, her heart filled with pain and despair.

Ran Wan'er couldn't understand why her biological mother, no matter how much she disliked her, wouldn't treat her so cruelly! This would ruin her life!

It is difficult for Ran Qi to comment on Liang. Back then, Liang resolutely severed ties with her family for the sake of that illusory love.

At that time, Ranfu had not yet passed the imperial examination and was just a poor scholar. Liang, on the other hand, was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Their social statuses were very different. However, these two people were attracted to each other because of Ranfu's literary talent and eventually fell in love.

However, this relationship was not approved by Liang's parents. When they learned about this, they were very tough and determined to cut off Liang's feelings. They imprisoned Liang at home and forbade her to have any contact with Ran's father.

However, the power of love is so strong that even though she was locked up at home, Liang still did not give up missing her father.

Not long after, Liang suddenly knelt in front of her parents, crying and threatening to die, begging them to support her love for her beloved. Seeing their daughter so determined, Liang's parents were heartbroken and in great pain.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Liang's parents finally made up their minds, gave Liang a sum of money, and then resolutely broke off relations with her.

Although she broke off relations with her parents, Liang did not regret it. She ran towards the love she longed for without hesitation.

At first, the two did spend a sweet time together, depending on each other and being inseparable. However, the good times did not last long. When Liang accompanied Ran's father to Beijing to take the imperial examination, everything changed dramatically.

Ranfu failed the imperial examination, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him. From then on, his temperament changed drastically, and he became extremely irritable and no longer as gentle and considerate to Liang.

Under tremendous pressure and frustration, Ran's father gradually lost his mind. In order to obtain an official position, he even sold out Liang and used her to exchange for his own future.

The first time, Liang thought that Ran's father treated her like this because he couldn't stand the setback.

In fact, when Ranfu approached her from the very beginning, what he valued was her family's money. She was the best woman Ranfu could find.

Unexpectedly, Liang was so easy to deceive and really believed in the so-called love. However, the Liang family was not tactful and actually severed ties with Liang.

Fortunately, Liang brought some money with her, otherwise she might have been sold by Ran Qi long ago.

Later, in order to improve his career, Ran's father not only offered sacrifices to the officials above him, but also often asked his mother to serve him, which allowed Ran's father to be promoted step by step.

Ran's father secretly felt fortunate that he had a keen eye for talent and had chosen Liang, who was not only beautiful, but also able to provide him with help in other aspects after losing his financial support.

However, for Liang, this kind of life was not what she expected. Although she was in a difficult situation, she did not dare to give up her life easily, because she knew that her death would bring endless pain and trouble to her parents.

As time went by, Liang gave birth to several children for Ranfu, and because of the need to take care of the children, her time with outsiders gradually decreased.

Finally, Liang welcomed the birth of Ran Wan'er. The moment she saw her daughter, she had an ominous premonition in her heart, and she felt that this was not a good thing.

Later, Liang accidentally learned of Ran's father's plan - he actually intended to let Ran Wan'er contribute to his career in the future. This news was like a bolt from the blue, and Liang was terrified.

Faced with such a cruel reality, Liang felt helpless. She was isolated and helpless, and no one could help her out of the predicament. In extreme fear and worry, Liang made a difficult decision: she decided to "lose" Ran Wan'er to protect her from Ran's father's manipulation.

Liang knew that no matter how hard life was, she would never let Ran Wan'er go down that path. In order to prevent Ran's father from finding out, Liang simply hid some money on Ran Wan'er's body, and then cruelly abandoned her in a remote place.

What Liang didn't expect was that Ran Wan'er actually came back on her own. When she saw that Ran Wan'er was not beautiful, she felt better.

But she still didn't want to keep the person, so she kept pretending to be disgusted with Ran Wan'er, wanting Ran Wan'er to leave on her own.

Unfortunately, Ran Wan'er never left. With the help of Ran Qi, she became more and more beautiful, and Liang disliked Ran Wan'er more and more.

Unable to drive her away, Liang compromised. She didn't want to live the life of using her beauty to please men anymore, so she chose to give up Ran Wan'er and redeem herself.

Just like in the previous life, their plan was discovered by Ran Wan'er and told to the original owner. In the end, Liang cruelly killed Ran Wan'er and left the original owner.

In this way, Liang was able to be freed, so it can be said that Liang was selfish.

Ran Qi had no way of understanding Liang’s mentality. Anyway, the only person she wanted to protect now was Ran Wan’er.

Looking at the sad Ran Wan'er, Ran Qi comforted her, "Wan'er, don't be sad. If you can't understand something now, you don't have to understand it."

"You just need to know that Liang hurt you like this, so you should stop treating her as your mother, okay?"