They all want to control me!

Chapter 8 Buying Lin Ran as a Male Concubine

Lin Ran used the box weapon.

He went back to his rented room, changed his clothes, put on a sweater and a baseball cap, and went to Jiangning Central Hospital.

According to what Jiang Qiaoqiao said this morning, she would pass by the hospital where she works on her way to school. Given her high standards, she would definitely go to the best tertiary hospital.

I first went to the outpatient building and looked around, then went to the seventh floor of the inpatient building, to the orthopedic surgery department.

The corridor was bustling, with the sounds of phone calls and family members arguing all mixed together. Lin Ran didn't disturb anyone and looked into each of the wards he passed.

I looked around but couldn't find it.

It seems Jiang Qiaoqiao has already left.

That makes sense. I tricked her into knowing my location this morning, and she immediately panicked. Once she returned to her real body, she definitely wouldn't stay in the hospital for long.

Lin Ran went to the nurses' station, pretending to be Jiang Qiaoqiao's family member, and asked for her personal information.

"Wait a moment, let me find it for you... Jiang Qiaoqiao... Ah, found it, this patient was admitted last night and was discharged at 9:30 this morning."

"Okay, thank you, sis."

After thanking him, Lin Ran sighed.

It seems we've returned empty-handed today.

He sought out Jiang Qiaoqiao partly out of curiosity—the 3D model was so beautiful, he was curious about what it would look like in reality—and partly because he wanted to discuss controlling his body.

I'm just late today. If she had disappeared at noon, I would have come looking for her immediately and maybe found her.

While waiting for the elevator, he sent a message to his old dorm group, inviting Xiao Nan and Wang Jiahao to KFC to thank them for helping him sign in.

Lin Ran was typing with her head down, unaware that someone was approaching from behind.

Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder.

Lin Ran turned around and saw a smiling middle-aged woman.

The woman wore a simple white shirt and trousers, her black hair tied up with the ends hanging down in front of her chest, interspersed with a few strands of white hair, just like any other housewife you might see on the street.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin?"

"No," Lin Ran said coldly. "My surname is Wang, and I'm Old Wang who lives next door to Mr. Lin."

"?" The woman paused for a moment, then raised her hand to touch her earlobe.

Lin Ran, with her sharp eyes, noticed the earphones hidden under the woman's hair.

After a couple of seconds, the woman smiled again: "Mr. Lin, you're joking. I've seen your picture; I can't be mistaken."

She took off her Bluetooth earphones and handed them to Lin Ran.

"The young lady said you like abstract things, which I can't handle, so I need to talk to you in person."

"Your young lady is so fussy."

Lin Ran put on the Bluetooth earphones, and instantly, a familiar voice came through them:

"This is Aunt Zhao, the nanny who took care of me since I was a child. What kind of antics are you putting on in front of her?!"

It has a strong, pungent flavor, but the taste is just right.

It was Jiang Qiaoqiao's voice.

"You can't say that, Qiaozi. Your nanny suddenly came over and patted my shoulder, which startled me so much that my heart skipped a beat. Of course, I have to be careful. What if she's a female pervert who wants to tie me up and do 'hehehe exercise'? That would be troublesome."

Lin Ran stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor.

Aunt Zhao followed them inside.

There were only two people in the elevator.

"Takumi? What kind of strange name is that?"

"Don't worry about that, just accept it."

Lin Ran glanced at Aunt Zhao beside her, who was smiling again.

"Your nanny's gaze is so strange, it gives me the creeps!"

"...Never mind that."

"Did you pay the copyright fee for stealing my lines?" Lin Ran said. "Alright, let's talk about serious matters. What do you want to tell me?"

"I want to ask you, why did you suddenly come to the hospital? If Aunt Zhao hadn't happened to be at the hospital, I wouldn't have known you were here."

"Looking for you?" Lin Ran said casually. "You're a rich heiress. If I kidnap you and make your family pay a ransom of 1 billion, I'll never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of my life."

"Mr. Lin Ran means that if I give you 1 billion, you will stay by Miss's side for the rest of your life?" Aunt Zhao's smiling face remained unchanged, but her eyes softened a little.

Lin Ran's face froze.

Jiang Qiaoqiao's voice came through the headphones: "Ah, uh."

"I was just joking, but your nanny really wants to buy me and make me her male concubine."

"...Don't listen to Aunt Zhao. She's been watching too many Korean soap operas and she's gone mad. She'll give you a little note later; it's my private WeChat account. Add me. Also, I advise you not to see me, because I don't know if my second uncle is spying on me."

"Do you think you can just add me on a whim? Who do you think you are? Unless you give me 50 likes, don't even think about it."

As soon as Lin Ran finished speaking, Aunt Zhao took out ten 100-yuan bills and stuffed them into his palm.

"Is this enough? This is all the cash I have. If you need more, I'll transfer it to your bank card later."

Lin Ran remained silent.

He was completely bought off by money.

When the elevator reached the first floor, he put his earphones back on, and Aunt Zhao handed him a small piece of paper with a phone number on it, which should be Jiang Qiaoqiao's contact information.

Standing at the hospital entrance, Lin Ran watched Aunt Zhao get into a low-key Wuling Hongguang van and drive away with a creaking rear end. He wondered if rich people liked to keep a low profile.

As for Jiang Qiaoqiao's WeChat... it's a blessing in disguise, so add her.

Notification sent just now, approved instantly.

ding dong~

The doorbell rings, and the standard WeChat message notification sound.

"Jiang Qiaoqiao: I have something to tell you tonight, remember to check your messages."

Lin Ran: Thank you, I can't remember.

Their conversation abruptly ended.

Lin Ran put away her phone, went back to her rented room, took out her anatomy textbook from her bag, found the lessons from that morning, and started reading.

There's a reason why medical students are jokingly called "livestock" by netizens. The textbooks alone are comparable to those for senior high school students, not to mention the grueling internships at hospitals.

I don't know why I studied medicine in the first place; maybe Jiang Qiaoqiao kicked me in the head.

Oh wait, Jiang Qiaoqiao can't kick me because she's a little cripple—what a ridiculous joke.

Before I knew it, it was 6:30.

Lin Ran put on her clothes and went out, waiting in front of a fried noodle restaurant on Wenbo Road in the University Town.

Five minutes later, two boys wearing slippers, shorts, and white vests walked over from the other side of the intersection.

These two brothers are two extremes. Xiao Nan is fair-skinned and thin, while Wang Jiahao is dark-skinned and muscular. When they walk together, they look like two festive door gods.

"We all arrived ten minutes early, but Ran-ge was even earlier. And I'm quite puzzled, those two guys are really good to you, bringing you food and signing you in for class, why did they move out of the dorm?"

Faced with Xiao Nan's question, Lin Ran sneered, "One of you is flirting with me in the middle of the night and crying and begging me not to break up with you every day, while the other is playing Counter-Strike at dawn and calling me 'Mom.' Why do you think I moved out of the dorm?"

Xiao Nan argued, "Look, I've talked to several female seniors, and none of them worked out, so you're not the only victim."

"You've been chatting for almost half a month and it still hasn't worked out. You're such a loser," Lin Ran mocked.

Xiao Nan blushed a little at what was said and immediately retorted, "Ran-ge, you didn't succeed in pursuing Tao Zhiyao either, so how dare you criticize me?"

Lin Ran said slowly, "I call this a steady, gradual process. I can see progress every day, moving forward little by little. Unlike you, you chat with five people a day, all of them are fish you've raised."

While Lin Ran and Xiao Nan were discussing matters of the heart, Wang Jiahao remained unusually silent.

In the past, Wang Jiahao would have already started talking about his high school romance, bragging that if he and his ex-girlfriend hadn't failed to get into the same university, they would have gotten married long ago.

The two realized something was wrong, and Lin Ran gave Xiao Nan a meaningful look, which Xiao Nan understood immediately.

"Ran-ge, we managed to cover for you when you skipped class to go out and have fun, but this isn't something that can be fixed with just one KFC meal."

"I'll treat you to barbecue, is that alright?"

He pulled Wang Jiahao to a barbecue restaurant, sat down, and ordered thirty fried skewers and three bottles of beer.

After the fried skewers and side dishes were served, Lin Ran, as always, chatted and drank with Xiao Nan with a smile.

Halfway through the meal.

Wang Jiahao had an empty bottle of Snow Beer in front of him. His dark face made it impossible to tell if he was flushed or not, but he kept hiccuping and his eyes were half-closed, indicating that he was slightly drunk.

boom!

The sound of a beer bottle slamming heavily onto the table.

Lin Ran and Xiao Nan exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that this guy was finally going to speak. He had been looking like he wanted to say something but was hesitant, which had made them both very uncomfortable.

"Brothers, I... hiccup, I've never bothered you guys with anything, but I'm so drunk today..."

"Stop spouting nonsense and get to the point," Lin Ran said.

Wang Jiahao slammed his forehead on the table: "I... Ran-ge is so straightforward... but he's usually so inhuman... Today I... I... I want to borrow... borrow money from you two... I only found out an hour ago that my mom was in a car accident this morning, and I want to go home to take care of her, but my living expenses for this month aren't enough for the fare... I'm such a damn useless person..."

Xiao Nan's eyes flashed with understanding. No wonder he kept checking WeChat this morning; he had sensed something was wrong, but his family hadn't told him.

Lin Ran looked at Xiao Nan: "You control him."

"OK, leave it to me!"

Xiao Nan gave himself a thumbs up, then suddenly grabbed Wang Jiahao's arm. Lin Ran took the opportunity to snatch his phone and unlock it using facial recognition on Wang Jiahao.

Lin Ran and Xiao Nan each transferred 1,000 yuan to Wang Jiahao through WeChat's QR code, totaling 2,000 yuan.

The plane tickets are more than enough.

"Come back later, so that Virgo can try to pick up the senior girl when he's alone in the dorm."

"Ran-ge, I appreciate your kind words!"

Wang Jiahao stared at the extra two thousand yuan in his WeChat wallet, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He gave Xiao Nan, who was closest to him, a bear hug, holding him tightly in his arms, and cried out:

"You two are still the best to me! It wasn't for nothing that I brought you food every day, helped you check in, and even lost points with you in the King of Glory arena!!!"

As he spoke, Wang Jiahao's snot and tears welled up, and he sniffed hard, wiping them onto Xiao Nan's white vest.

Xiao Nan's face turned green, but since his roommate was crying like that, he couldn't say anything. He wanted to drag Lin Ran down with him, but when he turned around, he only saw Lin Ran's dashing back as she went to pay the bill.

"Ran-ge, you're fast! This guy's got snot all over me, he's so heavy, I can't get him away, come help me!"

"I believe you, Xiao Chunan."

Lin Ran waved his hand without turning his head, leaving Xiao Nan alone on the ground, groaning in pain.

After the barbecue, all three of them drank alcohol, but Lin Ran was the only one who remained sober. This was thanks to family genetics, as all members of the Lin family were heavy drinkers.

Lin Ran hailed a taxi for the two of them and walked back to her rented room. The cool evening breeze felt nice on her forehead.

After arriving home and taking a shower, Lin Ran lay on the bed, recalling the anatomy book she had read two hours earlier.

It's like a photocopy; the words and pictures are completely imprinted in my mind, and I can memorize them even from the last word forward.

[Talent - Photographic Memory (Gold)], awesome!

Indeed, hard work pays off; the ancients were right.

After checking the memorization results, Lin Ran turned to think about other things.

What happened to Wang Jiahao tonight really upset him.

That is, as you grow up, your parents are also getting older.

One day, my parents will also encounter major life events. At that time, will I be able to help them?

How can I help?

The most practical and useful word: money.

Lin Ran earned her tuition and living expenses by tutoring during the summer vacation. Now, she has less than 20,000 yuan left in savings.

We must find a way to make money.

What methods can be used to make money?

Medical students usually have a full schedule of classes, so even if they continue to tutor, they don't have the time.

Perhaps I could really sell myself to Jiang Qiaoqiao... get a billion yuan, and I and my parents would be set for life.

Oh, right, I also have past life memories that I awakened when school started. Could you dig them out?

Under the influence of alcohol, Lin Ran's consciousness became increasingly blurred until he closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

10 PM.

A loud ringing bell woke him up.

Lin Ran answered the call in a daze.

"Where are you?"

"Qiaozi, it's you. I'm home."

"I've sent you so many messages, why haven't you replied? I almost thought my second uncle had killed you, do you know how worried I was?!"

"I was drinking under special circumstances, fell asleep, didn't hear or see anything."

"So, did you hear that now?"

"No. Bye. Goodnight."

Lin Ran yawned, rubbed his eyes, sat up, went to the bathroom to wash his face and clear his head, then came back to lie in bed to read the message Jiang Qiaoqiao had sent.