Chapter 213 Su Xier is made difficult

“Yun’er.” Shen Zhantang’s face darkened.

"What's wrong, brother? I want to see Miss Su, is that not allowed?"

Shen Yunlang blinked her innocent-looking big eyes, appearing completely harmless, and asked, "Brother, why are you protecting Miss Su so fiercely?"

Madam Shen's expression visibly worsened.

"Yun'er, you're overthinking it."

Shen Zhantang suddenly smiled, his attitude indifferent, "I just think that tonight is a family dinner, and you've finally come home. Your parents and brother are welcoming you back and having a nice dinner. It would be so nice to let outsiders in and spoil the family's good mood."

Moreover, given Su Xier's status, she is not worthy of being here.

Madam Shen gave a cold laugh, "That's true, how can dog meat be served on the dinner table?"

Shen Zhantang's pupils suddenly sank.

But in the end, he didn't say anything.

After all, these two women in front of him were the two most important women in his life.

He quite liked Su Xier, both for her appearance and her body. But he felt that his liking was just like the affection one has for a pet, like a kitten or puppy.

After raising her for so many years, you'd develop some affection for even a dog, let alone Su Xier, who can talk and laugh, making her better than a dog.

A moment later, Butler Liu led Su Xier into the dining room and said respectfully:

"Sir, Madam, Young Master, Young Miss, Miss Su has arrived."

"Sir, Madam, Miss."

Su Xier leaned forward slightly and greeted everyone one by one. Finally, her cool and aloof gaze, neither humble nor arrogant, settled on Shen Zhantang's face, which was a mix of arrogance and frivolity.

The two looked into each other's eyes; the man's amber eyes seemed shrouded in a cold, icy mist.

Su Xier's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyelids lowered, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"Good evening, young master."

Looking at her somewhat gloomy expression, as if she had lost her parents, Shen Zhantang's knuckles turned white as he held the wine glass:

"The young lady wants to see you. It's been a long time since you've seen each other. Now that Yun'er is back, you should get along well."

These words carry a strong implied meaning.

Su Xier kept her eyelashes lowered and remained silent.

Shen Zhantang saw her resistance, his eyes filled with emotion, and he took a big gulp of wine.

Why is she always so stubborn and oblivious to the situation? Can't she see that he's giving her a way out?

She has a temper as foul as a rock in a cesspool. Without her, she'd be a lonely widow for life. Who would like a woman like that?!

Madam Shen sneered coldly, "Heh, Ah Tang, your bodyguard is quite arrogant. She seemed very reluctant to let her in to see Yun'er. Our Yun'er hasn't done anything yet, and she's already throwing a tantrum. At first glance, it's hard to tell who's the master and who's the servant."

Master? Servant?

They just have a few stinking coins and act like Empress Dowager Cixi. Don't they know how many years the Qing Dynasty has been gone?

Su Xier pursed her lips into a thin line, cursing the Shen family ancestors for eighteen generations in her heart.

She didn't miss out on Shen Zhantang either.

"Oh, Mom, please don't say that about Miss Su. No matter what, Miss Su is a bodyguard that my brother is very satisfied with, and her work ability is beyond doubt."

Shen Yunlang's pink lips curved upwards, revealing a friendly smile. She beckoned to Su Xier with her finger, "Miss Su, come here, I want to say a few words to you."

Su Xier stiffened. She couldn't refuse, so she walked heavily to Shen Yunlang's side.

“Miss Su, we’ve argued and bickered before, but we were both young and immature.”

Shen Yunlang poured a cup of tea herself and gently pushed it in front of Su Xier with her slender fingertips. "Now that I'm back, I'll be by your side from now on. We'll see each other all the time. If we're both holding grudges, we won't be able to get along well. It would be awkward for you to be caught in the middle."

Su Xier's bright face was as cold as a thousand mountains of ice and snow. "Miss, you're overthinking it. I'm not angry with you at all."

Shen Yunlang stared at the excessively beautiful face in front of her, so alluring and captivating, no wonder her brother refused to give her up.

She prided herself on being a refined and wealthy beauty, with countless rich young men fawning over her in Country Y. But upon returning to Beijing and seeing Su Xi'er, she clearly felt that her once-proud beauty had lost some of her confidence.

She would never allow such a beautiful woman to exist beside her brother, and one whose beauty was so aggressive!

Su Xier, just you wait and see, one day...

"It's so good that you're not angry with me."

Shen Yunlang picked up his teacup with a smile. "Miss Su, let's have tea instead of wine and let bygones be bygones. What do you think?"

Since the young lady had said so, Su Xier, no matter how unwilling, could not embarrass her in front of the Shen family.

She silently picked up the teacup, then suddenly her expression changed, and she recoiled as if her hand had been burned!

The teacup suddenly fell to the ground, spilling scalding tea at Shen Yunlang's feet. She gasped in fright:

"oops!"

"Miss, I'm sorry."

Su Xi'er knew perfectly well that she had deliberately poured hot tea for her, intentionally making things difficult for her.

But she is, after all, a bodyguard. If she can't handle being scalded by hot water, she has no right to stay by Shen Zhantang's side and continue to be his personal bodyguard.

So, without changing her expression, Su Xier bent down to pick up the teacup that had fallen to the ground.

However, at that moment, Shen Yunlang loosened his grip, and the teacup full of hot tea fell right on her head, drenching her head with hot tea, scalding her scalp and cheeks!

"Oh dear! I'm so sorry, Miss Su!"

Shen Yunlang's eyes widened, feigning panic, "I didn't expect the teacup to be so hot, my hand slipped and... Are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Su Xier lowered her head, her eyes were red, and her black hair was dripping wet.

Seeing their disheveled state, Shen Yunlang felt extremely pleased!

Shen Zhantang's tall figure suddenly leaned forward, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his large hand, which was placed on the armrest of the chair, slowly curled up.

Separated by a wide dining table with a tablecloth hanging over it, he couldn't see what was happening at Su Xier's place at all.

"Consider this cup of tea as if I've already drunk it."

Su Xier stood up briskly. Although her cheeks were flushed and her hair was wet and matted, her figure was graceful and her temperament was still outstanding, not at all inferior to Shen Yunlang, the heiress of a wealthy family. "I still have to lead the bodyguard team to patrol the manor. Excuse me."

After saying that, she turned and left without looking back.

She didn't look in Shen Zhantang's direction again, treating him like he was invisible.

"Tch, you have no manners at all, you're such a wretched girl who was born of a mother but was raised by one!"

Madam Shen scolded her daughter in a low voice, then hurriedly took her daughter's hand and tenderly blew on and rubbed it, "Oh dear, Yun'er, is your hand alright? How could you burn such delicate skin? It would break my heart!"

Shen Yunlang gently comforted her, "It's okay, Mom. It's alright."

Shen Songnian nodded lightly, "It's good that you're alright, let's eat."

After the minor incident, the atmosphere in the restaurant returned to normal.

Shen Zhantang's eyes were misty and deep as he looked in the direction Su Xier had left, lost in thought.