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Chapter 757: Chapter 762: Fail at Stealing Chickens_1
What does this woman giving birth to a son have to do with the Tan Family? The child isn’t theirs, after all.
That’s not right, could it be that the Fourth Master has wronged Madam?
But the Fourth Master treasures Madam more than his own life, how could he have anything to do with this woman?
Even if there were something between them, it wouldn’t concern her, she just needs to do her job well.
"You’d better ask around in the village, everyone knows about this, you are the only one being foolishly exploited by others," Ruo Lan said sarcastically.
Almond stood up, wiped her hands dry, and said helplessly, "If you don’t have anything else, I’ll be going. I don’t have time to listen to your nonsense."
She needed to get back to work on fragrances, and also help Madam with her tasks, every minute had to be accounted for.
"I want you to join forces with me to drive Qiao Duo’er out of the Tan Family, and in return, I can give you a shop and the status of a concubine."
Ruo Lan once again resorted to her usual tactic, temptation by offering benefits.
Almond finally understood this woman’s intentions.
That was Ruo Lan coveting the Tan Family’s wealth and aiming for the position of the legitimate wife, and now she was trying to recruit her.
To this, Almond retorted with three words, "You’re insane!"
And seriously so!
"I am not a maid of the Tan Family, but Madam’s maid, and I have never harbored any intentions towards the Fourth Master, besides, the Embroidery Room shop belongs to Madam. I think you are probably going to be disappointed," Almond said with a smirk, guessing that someone was about to be infuriated.
During her days in the Tan Family, she had clearly seen that it was Madam who managed the family business.
The Fourth Master had even said that Madam was the boss and told her to go directly to Madam if there was anything she needed to address.
Ruo Lan snorted scornfully, "Born a fool, refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit."
As she spoke, she gave Granny Liu a look, but at the crucial moment, Granny Liu proved to be unreliable, hiding behind a tree, refusing to budge.
When it came to the crunch, she became scared.
Ruo Lan glared hatefully at Granny Liu, absolutely a pig-brained fool!
"Whether I’m stupid or not is none of your concern. I have things to do, I’m leaving," Almond said impatiently.
Ruo Lan decided to go all out. If Granny Liu wouldn’t push her, she would have to do it herself!
If this woman would not be of use to her, then she left her with only one path — death!
So Ruo Lan mustered all her strength and pushed Almond, and soon Almond would become a cold corpse.
What a pity for that pretty, tender face.
But what she never expected was that Almond swiftly dodged her, and Ruo Lan, unable to stop herself, plunged into the pond.
In that instant, the cool river water enveloped her entirely.
"Ah, save me! Help!"
Ruo Lan screamed in desperation; she could not swim.
And at that moment, there was no one to rescue her. She didn’t want to die!
She flailed helplessly, to no avail, and in the blink of an eye, she had swallowed several mouthfuls of cold water.
"You heartless wretch, you actually pushed Ruo Lan in!"
Granny Liu ran out from behind the tree and grabbed Almond, who hadn’t yet reacted to what happened.
The child’s prenatal conditions were already poor, and now they were utterly doomed!
Without proof that the child was Tan Zhenghong’s offspring, she couldn’t demand that Tan Zhenghong marry Ruo Lan, and all the betrothal gifts would be lost!
She had been dreaming for so long, yet in the end, it all went down the drain!
Oh heavens, what was the point of her living anymore?
At this moment, she wasn’t even thinking about Ruo Lan’s desperate struggle at the edge of death.
Almond said with a cold face, "Keep spouting nonsense and I’ll throw you in too. Let go of me, I need to save someone!"
Granny Liu was intimidated and unthinkingly released her grasp.
