Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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On Friday, according to the agreement with the tutor from last week, Tang Ran had an outdoor class at an educational institution in the afternoon.
But after Tang Ran finished her lunch, she waited in the side house for a long time, but the driver who was responsible for picking her up from the Tang family did not show up.
Duan Qingyan, who had collected the kitchen waste, had originally agreed to accompany Tang Ran until the driver arrived before leaving. But when she saw that there was no movement at the door, she became surprised: “Xiao Ran, did the driver forget that you were going out this afternoon?”
Tang Ran shook her head: “He shouldn’t forget. This outdoor class has been fixed for more than a month, and the driver always comes early every time.”
“Why hasn’t he come yet? I just went to the door and looked, but I didn’t see anyone.”
Tang Ran hesitated and said, “Let me call and ask.”
“Oh, okay.”
Tang Ran, who had already changed her clothes, took out her cell phone from her coat pocket. After unlocking it with her fingerprint, she called out to the phone.
“Luo Luo.”
“…Here I am.”
The lazy and pleasant voice suddenly sounded, and Duan Qingyan was frightened. She stood there for a few seconds before turning her head with a stiff neck.
She glanced around the living room of the side house but found nothing.
Duan Qingyan: “Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao Ran… did you hear a voice just now? It sounded very much like the little young master of the Luo family…”
Tang Ran was stunned for a moment, then her eyes curved, and she chuckled as she shook the phone in her hand: “Haha, the person who just spoke was not Luo Zhan, but the AI voice assistant I mentioned to you before, also called Luo Luo.”
Duan Qingyan: “?”
Duan Qingyan stared blankly at the phone in Tang Ran’s hand: “Then, why does that voice sound so familiar?”
Tang Ran smiled with a dimple on her cheek: “Because this voice assistant was developed by Luo Zhan and his int team, and the sound source is also his voice.”
Duan Qingyan’s expression twisted: “He really is everywhere…”
“Ah?” Tang Ran raised her head in confusion.
Facing the bewildered look on the little girl’s face, Duan Qingyan realized that she had said something wrong and quickly added an explanation: “Ha, ha, it’s nothing. I just think that you have a really good relationship with that young master. He not only acts as your voice assistant, but also as your, uh, maintenance robot.”
Tang Ran listened carefully and nodded in agreement: “Luo Luo is actually a very good person.”
Duan Qingyan didn’t have time to say anything.
In the phone that Tang Ran was holding, the lazy voice took the initiative to answer: “Don’t send out nice guys cards casually, be careful of being cheated.”
“…”
Hearing this voice that left such a deep shadow on her again, Duan Qingyan couldn’t help but feel a little sad.
Tang Ran seemed to be thinking: “I think this module has been triggered before… Oh, yes, it was at Luo’s house.”
Tang Ran recalled that she was waiting next to the Luo family’s study room when she attended the banquet that day, chatting with her love Luo Luo alone. At that time, she thought Luo Zhan was “Luo Xiu”, so she told her love Luo Luo that Luo Xiu seemed to be a very gentle person.
And that’s how AI Luo Luo answered her.
After a few seconds of silence, the little girl with her eyes closed sighed and said in a tone like an old man: “Sure enough, I will be deceived.”
After expressing his feelings, Tang Ran woke up AI Luo Luo again and asked him to call the driver for her.
The other end picked up the call shortly after.
“Xiao Ran?”
“Uncle,” Tang Ran said, “Did anything delay you today?”
“Ah? What’s the matter—” The other party was silent for a moment, and then asked in surprise, “Hasn’t the Tang family assigned you a new driver yet?”
Tang Ran was stunned.
The man on the other end of the phone quickly explained: “Last Sunday night, Miss Luoqian found me and said that the old lady has transferred me to be her driver, and you will be assigned a new one. She also said that I don’t need to worry about you in the future, they will arrange it, so I didn’t tell you – didn’t they tell you?”
“…”
There was silence on the phone for a long time.
Just as the driver was getting worried, he heard the girl on the other side say in a relaxed and soft voice: “I see, maybe they forgot because they are busy at the main house. I’ll call and remind them. Sorry to bother you, uncle. Goodbye.”
“Ah, it’s okay…bye.”
The phone was hung up.
Duan Qingyan’s face flushed: “They – Tang Luoqian did this on purpose!”
Tang Ran had returned to normal. She smiled and said, “She was so angry last weekend. She must have gone to complain to grandma. It’s good that way. Otherwise, I would have to worry about her coming to the side house. It would be uneasy.”
“But that driver has been picking you up for years. How can they just change him without your consent?”
“…” Tang Ran was silent for a while, then chuckled, “So I told you, everything I have was given by the Tang family, and they have the right to take it back at any time. I have no right to question it.”
Duan Qingyan was so angry that she was speechless for a while.
“I’ll call the main house and ask.”
Tang Ran, as the person involved, recovered quickly. She just frowned and thought seriously about the solution.
“I’ve already made an appointment with the teacher…it would be nice to find a temporary driver so I don’t get late.”
Tang Ran finally called the main house.
But the steward in charge kept delaying.
By the time Tang Ran anxiously called for the last time, the manager on the other end had already turned cold in tone.
“Ms. Tang Ran, I just told you that an important guest is coming to our house today. Everyone is very busy and can’t spare any help. Is your matter extremely urgent and must be dealt with now?”
“…”
Tang Ran didn’t say anything.
Just as the steward was about to hang up the phone, he heard the girl’s calm voice: “Did Tang Luoqian tell you not to arrange a driver for me?”
The steward choked and froze in his tracks.
Tang Ran didn’t care about the other party’s silence and continued, “Then transfer the call to Tang Luoqian and I’ll talk to her.”
The steward came back to his senses, but lacking confidence, his voice had become much weaker: “What does this have to do with Miss Luoqian? Miss Tang Ran, please don’t be unreasonable–“
“Good.”
The girl picked up the conversation.
Her voice was calm, without any anger or grievance. “If it has nothing to do with Tang Luoqian, then that’s your decision. I will contact Tang Shixin and ask him whose fault it is.”
There was a stalemate on the phone for a few seconds. In the end, the steward didn’t dare to gamble whether this unpopular young lady could leverage his interests.
He compromised: “Okay… I’ll transfer you to Miss Luoqian.”
“…”
Tang Ran’s clenched hands suddenly loosened.
There was a dampness on her palms.
Her voice did sound calm and composed, but only Duan Qingyan, who was in the side house, could see that Tang Ran’s figure was already tense and uneasy when she said that.
She was clearly a soft-hearted and kind-hearted girl.
Duan Qingyan was so angry that she glared at the landline phone in front of Tang Ran, which was used to quickly dial the main house, to vent her anger.
Not long after, the call was really transferred to Tang Luoqian: “Hello?”
Tang Ran loosened her fingers a short while ago and clenched them again: “It’s me.”
“I know,” Tang Luoqian said impatiently, “What’s the matter?”
“My original driver went to your place and said that you would arrange a new driver—”
“Your driver? He’s from our Tang family. What does that have to do with you?”
Tang Luoqian sneered and interrupted Tang Ran.
There was a hint of revenge in her voice: “Don’t you like riding in Luo Zhan’s car? Then ask the young master of the Luo family if he will be your driver.”
After saying that, Tang Luoqian hung up the phone.
Tang Ran held the phone without moving. Duan Qingyan beside her was furious: “How could she do this! Luo Zhan didn’t like her and didn’t let her get on the car. She wouldn’t get on even if you weren’t there – why is she blaming you!?”
The little girl lowered her head and was quiet for a moment. She slowly fumbled to put the phone back. After she turned around, she asked softly, “What time is it now?”
“Ah? Let me see…it’s almost two o’clock. If this goes on, won’t it be too late for you to go to class, Xiao Ran?”
“Um.”
“What should you do then??”
“…”
Tang Ran took out her cell phone from her coat pocket and unlocked it.
“Luo Luo.”
“Yes.”
“Enter the address book and contact Luo Zhan.”
“Location has been determined. Do you want to call?”
“Yes.”
After a few seconds, the call was connected.
The voice was 70% similar to the voice of the AI voice assistant that was ringing in the room a few seconds ago, with a lazy smile: “Why did you think of calling me, Ran Ran?”
Following this title and remembering the words “my daughter” and “call her auntie”, the little girl frowned.
There was silence on the phone for a long time.
Tang Ran didn’t say anything, and Young Master Luo, who was known to have the least patience, just waited quietly.
After a long silence, the little girl finally spoke softly, hesitantly and a little uneasily: “Wishing well, I want to throw a coin in.”
Luo Zhan smiled lazily: “Yeah. The wishing well is listening.”
“Can you… come to the Tang family to take me to class?”
Hearing the little girl’s embarrassed and cautious testing voice, Luo Zhan couldn’t help but lower his eyes and smile absentmindedly.
“Of course, master—”
The sound stopped abruptly.
After a second or two.
Tang Ran: “……?”
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