Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 114 Shocking! Sister Lan arranges a meeting, Furious [2 updates]

Chapter 114: 114 Shocking! Sister Lan arranges a meeting, Furious [2 updates]

Rong Jingqiu didn’t react for a moment and was stunned, "What?"

"Sorry, I just overheard a friend of Uncle Rong saying that they wanted to visit Pulling the Sky Company," Ye Wanlan said. "However, our company isn’t open to the public, and without an employee to lead the way, you can’t enter the building."

She remembered something crucial—

When the Transcendent Woman had occupied her body, she had mentioned "Time Betrayer" once, which was why she had immediately called Rong Jingqiu, to see if it could lead to more information.

"Ah? Oh, oh, you mean no one can lead the way, wait—" Rong Jingqiu finally snapped out of it, raising his voice in shock, "You mean Pulling the Sky Company is yours?!"

He had also finally realized.

No wonder that kid, Rong Yu, could come into close contact with Su embroidery. He had thought Rong Yu had made some friends in the entertainment circle; he had never expected it would be Ye Wanlan!

Pulling the Sky had already made a name for itself in Yunjing.

It was a new company, partnering with Zhaoyan Group, and had burst onto the scene with a bang through the drama "Annus Mirabilis."

All sorts of powers were guessing who the owner behind Pulling the Sky was, admiring their excellent marketing and promotional strategies.

Furthermore, they managed to control many intangible cultural heritage techniques.

"This... is this really okay?" Rong Jingqiu stammered for the first time, "Won’t it be too much trouble for you?"

"Not at all, it’s a trivial matter," Ye Wanlan replied with a silent chuckle. "Once I send my cousin off in the car, I’ll take you there."

"Great, thank you so much!" Rong Jingqiu was overjoyed, "We’ll get in touch in a bit."

After ending the call, he hastened to catch up with Su Yingxia: "Wife... Wife! Wait for me!"

Su Yingxia kept walking without stopping: "Don’t call me."

"Wife, about that..." Rong Jingqiu scratched his head, "What can I do to make you happy then?"

Su Yingxia: "You can’t do anything."

Rong Jingqiu: "..."

It seemed like she was right.

But if his wife wasn’t happy, he wasn’t happy, and if he wasn’t happy, he felt like punching Rong Yu.

"Wife, have you eaten?" Rong Jingqiu thought to give Su Yingxia a surprise, coaxing her, "After you’ve eaten, I’ll take you somewhere."

Su Yingxia touched her stomach and sighed, "Then let’s eat something first."

"Yes!" Rong Jingqiu beamed with joy.

Coaxing wife plan, step one, success!

**

Meanwhile, at Jiangcheng University, Physics Competition Summer Training Camp.

Today, everyone in the training camp had gotten to know Ye Wanlan.

Not because of her striking appearance and demeanor, but because of her terrifying proficiency in physics.

In the afternoon, Professor Zhuang went over the questions on the test paper, particularly focusing on the last challenging question.

Yet, there were still those who didn’t understand the solution to the final question.

Professor Zhuang consoled them by saying that the question was extremely difficult and it was unlikely to appear in the physics competition, so they shouldn’t worry.

He Jiaojiao was relieved and started to slack off; instead of struggling with something completely beyond her, she chose to tackle easier questions.

However, all afternoon, Xue Yiwei felt restless.

Even though everyone around her was paying close attention to the lecture, she felt the chilling gaze of mockery on her back for no apparent reason.

If Ye Wanlan was so good at physics, why did she study humanities and history?

Had she gone mad?

The college entrance exam, for Xue Yiwei, was just one of the paths available to her.

With her family background, she could easily go abroad for further studies.

If it hadn’t been for the prophecy from the Rong Family, she wouldn’t have come to Jiangcheng at all.

In Yunjing, the Xue Family couldn’t break into the top five, and Xue Yiwei had grown accustomed to staying low-key.

But since transferring to Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School for high school, she had grown accustomed to being arrogant, for apart from Su Xubai, no one could match her in studies or family background; she had the capital.

Now, her pride had been trampled by Ye Wanlan over and over, and an unprecedented jealousy grew wildly in her heart.

Xue Yiwei could not swallow this affront; she coldly glanced at Ye Wanlan, who had come to pick up Lin Wenli, and turned away.

"Wanlan, it’s such a pity you weren’t there this afternoon; you didn’t get to hear Professor Zhuang praising you to the skies," He Jiaojiao said excitedly, "He said that for so long, you were the only one who solved the problem within the allotted time. You’re really amazing."

"Just average," Ye Wanlan replied, "As long as you study long enough, you will understand plenty."

He Jiaojiao covered her face, "Impossible, even if I could borrow another five hundred years to study physics from heaven, I couldn’t possibly understand it all."

"If you study physics for five hundred years, even if you could understand it, you’d go crazy," another student interjected, "Let alone five hundred years, if I have to study physics for five consecutive days, I’d need to see a psychologist."

Ye Wanlan smiled but did not respond, instead saying, "Wenli, let’s go; I called a car for you."

"For me?" Lin Wenli frowned, "Aren’t you going home?"

"I have a meeting," Ye Wanlan said, "I’ll be back late, you go ahead."

Lin Wenli finally couldn’t help asking, "Why is it that so many people want to meet with you all the time?"

"Running a company involves a lot of networking, try to understand," Ye Wanlan said succinctly, "Go home early, don’t make uncle and aunt worry."

She closed the car door for Lin Wenli, and the taxi took off, leaving a trail of dust behind.

Ye Wanlan put on her mask and hat and boarded the subway.

Forty minutes later, she arrived at the headquarters of Pulling the Sky Company: "Uncle Rong, I’m here, where are you all?"

"We just arrived too; I’ll come to find you," Rong Jingqiu immediately responded.

Ye Wanlan gave a landmark, and Rong Jingqiu led Su Yingxia over to her.

The three met under a willow tree.

"Uncle Rong," Ye Wanlan turned around, paused for a moment, nodded, and smiled, "Aunt Su."

Su Yingxia looked her up and down: "I don’t think I ever mentioned who I am."

"Doctor Rong said his mother is a rare beauty from the Su Family," Ye Wanlan replied with a faint smile, "The mountain mist fuses with the tree colors, and the river water reflects the glow of the dawn; Aunt Su’s name is also very pleasant to hear."

Emotions flickered across Su Yingxia’s face: "A name casually given by my parents, I never thought it could be interpreted like that."

Rong Jingqiu silently memorized the compliment Ye Wanlan gave Su Yingxia.

If he ever upset his wife in the future, he would use this line!

"Uncle Rong, Aunt Su, let’s take the back entrance," Ye Wanlan suggested, "The company is under tight scrutiny lately, with many journalists around, making it crowded and chaotic."

Su Yingxia finally came to a realization and was taken aback: "My goodness, how old are you this year? To think you could run such a company?"

Before coming to Jiangcheng, she had wondered what sort of legendary figure the owner of Pulling the Sky might be.

She even speculated whether it was a core executive from the Global Center Wanguo Group who had started a company in Shenzhou.

But she never imagined that this CEO would be just a young girl!

Ye Wanlan spoke softly: "Eighteen."

Yet she had lived for a very, very long time.

"Truly a hero from amongst the youth!" Su Yingxia couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, "If Little Yu could be even a fraction as successful as you, I wouldn’t worry about him getting duped by traffickers in the future."

"Uncle Rong, Aunt Su, please sit in my office for a while," Ye Wanlan said with a gentle smile, "After I get things sorted with the design department and factory staff, I’ll take you for a tour."

"Don’t call me Aunt Su, that’s too formal," Su Yingxia said with a beaming smile, "If you don’t mind, just call me ’Mom’."

Rong Jingqiu: "???"

Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow.

"No, no, no, I spoke too quickly," Su Yingxia said, somewhat embarrassed, "I apologize; I’ve been busy matchmaking for Xiao Qi recently and said this too many times. If you don’t mind, just call me Sister Yingxia."

Ye Wanlan remained composed: "I don’t mind, Sister Yingxia."

Rong Jingqiu silently considered how he should explain to Rong Qi that his mother didn’t find him a match but instead found him a little aunt.

"This is our company’s general manager, Cheng Qingli," Ye Wanlan introduced, "I still have my studies, so she manages the day-to-day affairs."

"Nice to meet you both!" Cheng Qingli greeted them energetically.

Su Yingxia: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

Rong Jingqiu completely relaxed, relieved that his wife was finally back to her usual self.

As the clock pointed to seven, Ye Wanlan habitually called Lin Weilan to check in on her.

This time, it rang five times before the call was picked up.

Before Lin Weilan could speak, Ye Wanlan keenly detected the chaotic background noise pierced with the shouts of medical personnel saying "Make way."

Her heart instantly tightened: "Grandma, are you in the hospital? What happened?"

"Ah Lan, I’m fine, it’s just..." Lin Weilan hesitated, unsure whether to speak the truth.

At that moment, Lin Qin screamed in utter anguish: "Mom! Mom! Doctor, please save my mom, please save her!"

"Is that Auntie?" Ye Wanlan’s expression shifted instantly, "What’s wrong with Auntie? I’m coming right now."

"Ah, Lan, you..."

Ye Wanlan hung up the phone and turned around: "Sorry, there’s been an emergency at home, and I need to leave first. Qingli, please keep Uncle Rong and Aunt Su company."

"No problem!" Cheng Qingli raised her hand, "Sister Lan, you go ahead without worry; I’ve got this handled."

Cheng Qingli didn’t hear the contents of the phone call, but Rong Jingqiu and Su Yingxia, with their keen hearing, heard everything clearly.

"Ah Lan, do you need help—" Su Yingxia hadn’t finished speaking when Ye Wanlan’s figure had already vanished.

At this very moment, at Jiangcheng First Hospital.

Outside the operating room, the light stayed red; the doctors had already come out once to issue a critical condition notice.

Lin Qin stumbled, nearly falling over.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind, firmly grasping her shoulder, steadying her.

Lin Qin turned around in a daze to meet a pair of calm, deep eyes, serene as the ocean.

Her mouth opened to speak, but the word "cousin" got stuck in her throat.

"Is Auntie still inside?" Ye Wanlan looked up at the light outside the operating room, her expression somber, "How long has it been?"

Lin Qin was pale, trembling: "The doctor said my mom, she—"

"What does it have to do with you?" Lin Yue looked up from his seat, eyes red and swelling with rage, nearly bellowing, "Why are you here pretending to be the good guy? Get lost!"