"Mi Jing, I’m begging you, please forgive this ti! As long as you are willing to forgive , I’ll do anything you ask!" Li Jia looked as if she was about to cry, her eyes red, pleading bitterly with Mi Jing. But in reality, she didn’t reveal her true intentions. While saying these words, her expression was full of regret, but she still harbored so hope. She thought, with so many people present, Mi Jing couldn’t possibly ignore her plea for too long, and surely wouldn’t make unreasonable demands to trouble her!
Indeed, although Li Jia was arrogant and reckless, she wasn’t completely brainless. When it ca to figuring out Mi Jing’s thoughts, she was quite smart.
Sure enough, after her repeated begging, under the hopeful gazes of the crowd, Mi Jing beca increasingly uncomfortable and found it harder to stay firm!
Seeing the change in Mi Jing’s expression, Li Jia couldn’t help but secretly rejoice. However, it wasn’t just Li Jia who noticed the change in Mi Jing’s expression, everyone did, including Chu Chen.
"Considering your sincere regret, I’ll forgive you on behalf of my sister-in-law." Chu Chen’s usually gloomy face suddenly brightened with a harmless smile.
Upon hearing this, Li Jia was overjoyed and excitedly thanked Chu Chen, "Mr. Chu, thank you. Thank you for forgiving . Thank you so much!"
"Wait, I’m not done speaking yet. Don’t thank too soon." Just as Li Jia felt relieved and everyone was about to leave, Chu Chen’s words drifted out lightly, instantly tightening everyone’s hearts again.
"Since you said you’re willing to do anything, then do two things. First, get Zhao Yufan to apologize to and my sister-in-law. Second, publicly apologize to through the dia!" Chu Chen spoke slowly and clearly. The reason he asked Li Jia to publicly apologize to him instead of Mi Jing was because Mi Jing and Shen Lingxing’s marriage hadn’t been officially announced. If it beca news, reporters would be all over them. To let Mi Jing continue her peaceful life, Chu Chen decided Li Jia should apologize to him instead. After all, he already had enough news about him, one more wouldn’t matter.
In just a few seconds, Li Jia’s mood dropped from the height of joy to the edge of despair! Her heart seed to be placed in an icy pit, the chilling cold spreading through her body, almost freezing her blood. She felt cold, desperately cold!
The atmosphere suddenly beca heavy and awkward! No one expected that Chu Chen would also drag Zhao Yufan into this, and everyone was quietly shocked.
"Chu Chen, let apologize. It’s my fault for not being a good host..." Yang Di felt more and more headache, intending to apologize personally to Chu Chen to smooth things over.
"Stop!"
"Auntie!"
Chu Chen and Zhao Yufan spoke at the sa ti, stopping Yang Di from apologizing.
"Auntie, we don’t need to apologize to unreasonable, troublemaking people!" Zhao Yufan said this to Yang Di but provocatively looked at Chu Chen.
Facing his provocation, Chu Chen smiled indifferently and said to Yang Di, "Professor Yang, I ca here today just to deliver a birthday gift to you, but I didn’t expect my mood to be ruined by soone, which also ruined your good mood. Do you think this can be blad on ? This woman did wrong first, and I ca to settle the score afterward. How is that unreasonable and troublemaking? As the host, shouldn’t you give an explanation, otherwise people might think I’m an unreasonable bully! And I believe, with your high moral standards, you wouldn’t be biased."
Chu Chen’s previously intimidating deanor vanished, replaced by a smile that almost conveyed a sense of grievance, making it hard for anyone to argue with him. Even Zhao Yufan, who was at odds with him, couldn’t utter a word in retort.
The atmosphere grew even weirder, with Yang Di frowning and not sure what she was thinking, and Zhao Yufan, looking gloomy, seed to be calculating sothing. Mi Jing remained the calst, without joy or anger, silently standing by Chu Chen’s side throughout. Qin Huiyi, on the other hand, watched the unfolding drama with a sense of enjoynt, much more relaxed and composed than the rest who didn’t dare to breathe too loudly.
"Yufan, apologize to Chu Chen!" After a brief silence, Yang Di spoke, her usual gentle deanor replaced by a stern seriousness, her tone commanding and unquestionable.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yufan showed no surprise, but his face grew darker, his hands clenched into fists by his sides, so tight that his veins bulged.
Silence.
The wind was the only sound, and everyone’s gaze fell on Zhao Yufan. He slightly bowed his head, neither responding to Yang Di nor showing any intention of apologizing to Chu Chen.
Knowing him well, Yang Di understood that with his prideful nature, he would never willingly apologize and bow to Chu Chen, but since Chu Chen wouldn’t let this go, it had to be done.
"Yufan, apologize to Chu Chen." Yang Di commanded again.
"Why?" Suddenly lifting his head, Zhao Yufan ignored Yang Di’s words and directly questioned Chu Chen, "The car isn’t yours, why should I apologize to you?"
Ha, this guy had a sharp tongue, liked to ddle, and wasn’t very smart!
Chu Chen smirked and casually said, "How do you know the car isn’t mine? It’s the birthday gift I gave my brother last year. Do you want to check and then decide whether to apologize? Or do you think I’m just an unreasonable, troublemaking person, unworthy of your apology?"
Each word from Chu Chen pierced Zhao Yufan’s sore spot, leaving him speechless once again!
"Yufan." This ti, Yang Di didn’t directly command but urged gently.
Ignoring Chu Chen’s intimidating background, they were in the wrong and his demand for an apology wasn’t excessive. Yang Di didn’t want to wrong her nephew, but there was no choice; they couldn’t deal with Chu Chen.
"I’m...sorry!" Zhao Yufan didn’t look at Chu Chen, his gaze fixed on the ground, his apology filled with reluctance.
"If there’s no sincerity, why bother apologizing?" Chu Chen fiddled with the buttons on his coat, dissatisfied.
"I’m sorry." Zhao Yufan said again, and then turned and walked away. Chu Chen, finally satisfied, didn’t pursue it further.
"Chu Chen, how about coming in and having a drink?" Yang Di invited Chu Chen inside with a gentle smile, as if nothing had just happened, generously inviting him in.
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