"You’re my wife, it’s only right that I treat you well."
Shen Jinci spoke in a casual and languid tone, a hint of a smile in his voice: "Yueyue, if you’re really touched, give a kiss."
What kind of hooligan talk is this?
Bian Yue blushed and pushed Shen Jinci away, suddenly standing up: "No way! Stop dreaming!"
After saying that, she ran upstairs without looking back.
Shen Jinci watched Bian Yue’s hopping and bouncing figure, feeling sowhat relieved.
If she could still banter with him, she must be getting much better.
The night was destined to be long, with all creatures busily occupied.
Restaurants and bars lined the streets of Wan Chai, where even amidst the rainy season, the bright lights adorned the dim twilight and crowds of people ca and went.
Tonight’s hot topic was that the pampered wife of the Lixing Group’s key decision-maker, using her noble status, pushed the entertainnt industry’s rising star Shi An’an to her death.
No one cared about the truth; the very subject itself was explosive enough.
The ferntation of public opinion often fell within the grasp of the powerful, but once it reached a certain magnitude and beca a storm, even if you were the reincarnation of the president, there was nothing you could do.
The next day, Bian Yue received a phone call from Li Tingmo, who spoke in a grave voice, urging her to return to the Li Family for a visit, to give everyone an explanation.
"Bian Yue, the entire world knows you’re the Li Family’s foster daughter, this incident concerns not just the reputation of Lixing, but the Li Family cannot wash its hands off this matter either. The trouble started because of you; you owe an explanation to everyone in the Li Family!"
Li Tingmo spoke earnestly, as if seriously instructing her: "You’re no longer a child, you must take responsibility for your actions."
Bian Yue had just woken up, her head spinning from his words, she patiently asked while pinching the bridge of her nose, "Then uncle, what would you have do? Issue a statent to sever ties with the Li Family?"
"Why would I think that? I just hope you can co back and give everyone an explanation. Bian Yue, your auntie felt really guilty for hitting you last ti, if you co, she will have the chance to apologize to you face to face."
In the end, the hope was for Bian Yue to return.
Having thoroughly examined the Bian Family’s account books just yesterday, she indeed had questions she wanted to ask.
The ti hadn’t yet co to completely burn bridges; it was best to keep business amicable.
After thinking it over for a mont, she said: "Alright, then I’ll co back."
Li Tingmo’s voice carried a smile, paternal and caring, "Good, then your auntie and I will wait for your return."
Before leaving the house, Bian Yue sent a ssage to Shen Jinci, telling him she would be visiting the Li Family.
At that mont, Shen Jinci was in a eting about public relations strategies, and when Bian Yue’s ssage popped up, he picked up his phone and replied seriously, "Alright, I’ll co to pick you up after the eting."
The PR departnt was shocked, thinking to themselves that they had never seen Mr. Shen play with his phone during a eting.
After sending the ssage, Bian Yue set off for the Li Family.
When Bian Yue married Shen Jinci, Li Tingmo was present, but she hadn’t seen him.
She had retired early that day, so strictly speaking, this was the first ti she had seen Li Tingmo and his wife since the drama at the Li Family Ancestral Hall.
Stepping into the Li Family’s grand hall felt like entering another world.
There were also tender mories between them, the care and attention of the past were the faint warmth in Bian Yue’s desperate monts in life.
So even with dissatisfaction in her heart, upon truly seeing Li Tingmo and Tang Yuwei, Bian Yue couldn’t bring herself to be cold-hearted and forget past kindness.
Bian Yue entered the grand hall and greeted everyone properly.
"Uncle, auntie."
Tang Yuwei and Li Tingmo stood up and approached Bian Yue.
Tang Yuwei seed to have been crying for a while before Bian Yue arrived, her eyes red and swollen with a sorrowful expression, saying, "Bian Yue, you finally ca, I thought you didn’t want to see anymore."
"Auntie, I didn’t," Bian Yue said calmly, eyes downcast.
Tears welled in Tang Yuwei’s eyes as she touched Bian Yue’s face with a pained expression, "I really didn’t know what got into last ti to hit you, Bian Yue, please don’t bla your auntie, I always considered you as family."
How touching those words were, yet Bian Yue’s heart remained unmoved.
It was Shen Jinci’s attitude when he spoke to her last night that she couldn’t help thinking of.
It seed like that was true care for one’s family.
"Don’t stand while talking, sit down first," Li Tingmo said: "Bian Yue, what would you like to eat? I’ll instruct the kitchen to make it."
Bian Yue sat down on the sofa, guided by Tang Yuwei.
She said, "No need, Jinci will co to pick up later, I won’t have dinner here."
Li Tingmo and Tang Yuwei exchanged a glance.
Li Tingmo’s expression showed a hint of awkwardness, he lightly forced a smile, saying, "Is... is there sothing urgent? If not, we welco Mr. Shen to stay and join us for a simple al."
"He doesn’t like to dine out, uncle called for , didn’t you want to talk about Shi An’an? Let’s just focus on the matter at hand."
Bian Yue spoke softly: "Uncle, what would you like to ask?"
"Bian Yue, uncle wants to know, why... why did you et with Shi An’an alone?"
Unless Shi An’an had given Bian Yue so reason she couldn’t refuse, Bian Yue wouldn’t have gone through the trouble.
Bian Yue said, "Shi An’an gave sothing."
"Account books?" Li Tingmo already knew.
Since that was the case, Bian Yue played her cards openly, "Exactly as uncle guessed, it’s the asset liquidation accounts of the Bian Group."
Li Tingmo’s expression tensed for a mont, Tang Yuwei was equally surprised.
But soon, Li Tingmo regained composure and cautiously probed, "How would Shi An’an have such a thing? I recall when the Bian Group’s asset liquidation led to internal strife, everything went missing, perhaps this ledger is fake?"
"I’ve examined it carefully, it’s real. Uncle is right, everything had disappeared, which makes wonder, why would this ledger be at the Li Family’s house?"
Bian Yue smiled without reaching her eyes, looking at Li Tingmo.
Silence ensued for a mont.
"Bian Yue, do you suspect the bankruptcy of the Bian Group has sothing to do with the Li Family? How can that be possible, if that were the case, why would I have adopted you?"
Li Tingmo’s expression was pained, "I was a close friend of your father, I’ve always cared for you as my own daughter, how could I harbor ill feelings toward you?"
His sincerity was moving and convincing.
Bian Yue nearly believed him.
She calmly scrutinized Li Tingmo, "Many things I dared not believe in the past, and now that I’ve grown up, the more I think about it, the less I can afford not to believe, otherwise I really don’t know how to explain."
The atmosphere stalemated, Li Tingmo’s face turning extrely unsightly.
The butler walked in at the right ti, nervously reporting, "Master, representatives from the Li Family’s other branches have arrived."
Li Tingmo sighed as he stood up, looking helplessly at Bian Yue, his face a picture of difficulty, "Bian Yue, co with , there are so things that are better discussed face to face."
This was the awaited follow-up move. As for sitting down as a family for a peaceful al, Li Tingmo probably never considered it at all.
Ten minutes later, in the Li Family Ancestral Hall, a group of solemn-faced middle-aged n watched as Bian Yue entered calmly; their expressions turned angry.
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