Chapter 203 Hoping he can truly marry a daughter of the Shen family

Shen Ruofu felt a sudden tremor, staring intently at Ji Ying without saying a word.

Ji Ying looked at her with a mocking gaze and a cold voice.

"Your adoptive parents' daughter is now missing, and you, her adopted daughter, can't wait to call her 'dead ghost sister'? Your face, which seems to wish she could never be reincarnated, truly shows your 'evil and vicious' nature."

Shen Ruofu lowered her eyes because of her words.

When she looked up again, her eyes were already glistening with a thin layer of tears.

“Countless times my parents said they wanted to give up looking for my sister. I knelt down and begged them not to despair. I firmly believed that my sister was still alive… Until recent years when there was really no news, I couldn’t stop them, so they set up a memorial tablet and treated her as if she were dead.”

She seemed to choke up at this point, and then paused for a long time.

“As a result, I made a ‘slip of the tongue’ and you said I was vicious. I know I’m just an adopted daughter and can’t be brought into the public eye, but over the years I’ve worked hard to be a daughter that my parents can be proud of. I strive to do my best in everything and dare not slack off in the slightest. I… I’m not the kind of person you imagine.”

Shen Ruofu's eyes reddened, but she didn't let the tears fall.

Ji Ying was wondering why she had become so agitated when Liang Yizhi's voice came from behind her.

"Have you finished talking?"

Ji Ying suddenly realized, turned to look at him, and said meaningfully, "They should have finished talking a long time ago, but since you came, we had to add more scenes."

Shen Ruofu pretended not to understand, took off her glasses, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile at Liang Yizhi.

"Grandpa asked me to apologize for what happened to Aizhu. Just now... Miss Ji misunderstood me and hopes that my brother-in-law can put in a good word for me. I'm not like Aizhu, who's love-struck. I already have a boyfriend."

The implication was that Ji Ying was warning her not to compete with her for a man.

Ji Ying truly admired her resourcefulness.

First, she appeared on the verge of tears, implying that Liang Yizhi was abusing her power; then she changed the subject and said a few seemingly frank but actually trapping words to Liang Yizhi, attempting to trick her into revealing the truth. Her scheming was extremely insidious.

“Miss Shen, what you’re saying makes no sense,” Ji Ying said coldly. “You have a boyfriend, what does that have to do with you apologizing to me on behalf of Shen Aizhu? Trying to connect two completely unrelated things, are you a noodle maker on the street?”

Shen Ruofu opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

A faint smile appeared on Liang Yizhi's lips. "Alright, stop with your sharp tongue. Ruofu is clumsy with words and can't win an argument with you."

Ji Ying raised an eyebrow: "If you can't win an argument, then take a detour. I don't tolerate anyone here."

Liang Yizhi turned to Shen Ruofu, "The matter of Aizhu is over. If we can't afford to offend her, we should stay away. Let's go."

The two left together, and Ji Ying turned away without looking at them.

"Brother-in-law, did I do something wrong that made Miss Ji unhappy?" Shen Ruofu asked.

After feigning interest, Liang Yizhi nodded.

"If you had really explained things clearly, like pulling noodles, there probably wouldn't be these misunderstandings."

Shen Ruofu lowered her head, as if in reflection.

Liang Yizhi smiled and said, "Just bring what you need to say, don't feel burdened."

Shen Ruofu seemed to accept his advice and smiled, "Perhaps because she resembles my sister somewhat, I subconsciously assumed she also had the gentle nature of our mother... I was being naive."

Liang Yizhi's smile deepened. "How many people have we found who look alike over the years? Is even one of them real? Even you look somewhat like the photo, but your personality is still completely different from your teacher's wife. You really are overthinking things."

Shen Ruofu bit her lip. "Oh, you mean my personality isn't good either?"

Liang Yizhi thought for a moment, "Women's personalities can be divided into two types: likable and unlikable. Which type do you think you are?"

Shen Ruofu laughed at his words, "You're really good at comforting people."

Liang Yizhi smiled.

The two entered the restaurant. Liang Jian noticed that Ji Ying hadn't followed and asked, "Second Uncle, where's Yingying?"

Liang Yizhi said calmly, "I'm in charge of calling the guests to dinner. Is she a guest?"

Shen Ruofu watched his every move, a smile playing on her lips.

"I'll go call her."

Liang Jian started walking out as he spoke.

Xie Lingfang snorted, "Needing to be paid to eat? I wonder where this ancestor came from."

Liang Weiyue and Liang Yizhi glanced at her simultaneously, but neither of them spoke.

Xie Lingfang warmly invited Shen Ruofu, "Come sit here with Auntie."

Ji Ying sat in the lounge chair lost in thought, unaware that Liang Jian was approaching.

"What are you thinking about?" He placed his hands on her shoulders.

"I miss Xiao Xia," Ji Ying said.

Liang Jian comforted him, "Things are already like this, there's no use being sad now. The Xiao family is currently looking for a suitable heart and contacting laboratories..."

His words of comfort were unhelpful, and Ji Ying couldn't help but interrupt, "The person in charge of the laboratory is this Miss Shen Er. What do you think is the probability that she will agree to make an artificial heart for Xiao Xia?"

Liang Jian thought about her question seriously. "You want to hear the truth?"

Ji Ying nodded.

Liang Jian sat down next to her. "Although the Shen family was fair and magnanimous in their handling of Shen Aizhu's matter, the feud is still there, and it's unlikely that this matter will be resolved."

What he said was exactly what Ji Ying was worried about.

She lowered her eyes, her face revealing undisguised disappointment.

"In the end, it was I who hurt her, it was I who wronged her."

Liang Jian put his arm around her shoulder. "There's something I forgot to tell you. That lab is jointly owned by Shen Ruofu and her boyfriend. She's not the only one who can make decisions. And unfortunately, her boyfriend is my good brother."

Ji Ying looked up at him.

Liang Jian chuckled, "I didn't say anything earlier because I was waiting for you to take the initiative. It's been so long since I've waited for you to confide in me."

Ji Ying stood up. "So you were stringing me along too. I knew there wasn't a single good person around me."

“Yingying,” Liang Jian stood up and pulled her back, “it’s because you’ve always been unwilling to get close to me.”

Ji Ying said seriously, "The reason I'm not close to you is related to your memories, and in the current situation, there's no way to explain it."

"Am I really that unattractive now? You don't even like me?" Liang Jian asked.

Ji Ying withdrew her hand, "I have very high standards."

Liang Jian raised an eyebrow. "Then I'd consider myself a high-quality man."

Ji Ying chuckled and looked at the seats. "It would be nice if there was a swing here."

Liang Jian smiled faintly and said, "Let's go, let's eat first."

The two returned to the restaurant chatting and laughing, but no one in the room was happy.

But the most displeased person was, of course, Xie Lingfang.

"The guests are here, but the host has disappeared. They have no manners at all."

Ji Ying lowered her head and remained silent, while Liang Jian pulled her to sit down next to him.

"Mom, can't we talk for a bit?"

"They are engaged, practically a young couple, so you shouldn't worry about the child so much."

Although Liang Weiyue spoke calmly, he was warning Xie Lingfang not to repeat Shen Aizhu's mistake.

Although Xie Lingfang was dissatisfied, she kept quiet.

"Yingying, try this crab. It's from Beiqing Lake. I wonder how it tastes this year. If it's good, we'll eat it for Mid-Autumn Festival."

Liang Jian took the initiative to peel a crab and put it in Ji Ying's bowl.

Ji Ying did not refuse and continued eating with her head down.

Shen Ruofu looked at Liang Yizhi and said, "Suddenly I feel that they are so loving."

Liang Yizhi said indifferently, "Crab meat is cooling in nature, and you have a cold constitution, so you shouldn't eat it."

Shen Ruofu laughed and said, "My brother-in-law cares about me even more than my boyfriend does."

Upon hearing this, Liang Weiyue said at the opportune moment, "Yizhi grew up in the Shen family since childhood and has a deep friendship with them. Although he is currently fulfilling a three-year marriage contract with the eldest daughter's memorial tablet, I naturally hope that after the contract expires, he can truly marry a daughter of the Shen family, thus strengthening the kinship and living up to the friendship between the two families."

Ji Ying smiled slightly as she ate the crab meat.