Chapter 24 Speaking the Truth

Xie Qingran's rare good mood vanished completely upon seeing this person; she hadn't even had a chance to avenge the time he pushed her down last time!

"Young Master Lu."

Xie Qingran remained expressionless, simply bowing respectfully as if she were a complete stranger to him.

Sure enough, seeing Xie Qingran like this, Lu Jinzhi's eyes showed a hint of anger.

"Do you think I'll compromise through this method?"

"I will absolutely not agree to marry you!"

Lu Jin stepped forward, gritting his teeth, staring intently at Xie Qingran as if she were something filthy. The disgust in his eyes was unyielding.

Seeing Lu Jinzhi like this, Xie Qingran felt the same way.

The hatred in her eyes was almost impossible to suppress!

Xie Qingran's hand, hidden under her sleeve, was clenched into a fist, and she used almost all her strength to refrain from slapping him hard.

"Young Master Lu, please have some self-respect."

Xie Qingran took a step back, widening the distance between the two, her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she glared at Lu Jinzhi with displeasure.

Lu Jinzhi stared at Xie Qingran's actions for a moment, completely surprised that Xie Qingran would now be avoiding him like the plague.

In fact, Xie Qingran never truly loved Lu Jinzhi. In her previous life, she was forced to marry him because of family arrangements. Plus, he was good-looking and had a nice personality, which is why Xie Qingran paid more attention to him.

The so-called entanglement was nothing more than the bond between an engaged couple, but no one expected it to end up like that.

In his previous life, if Lu Jinzhi didn't like this marriage, there were many ways he could have done it, or even just said it outright. But instead of showing any resistance on the surface, he did those things behind the scenes!

The thought of this person's despicable nature made Xie Qingran feel extremely disgusted, especially since he was currently dressed as a refined gentleman.

"Brother Jinzhi!"

Xie Hanyue's sweet voice came through, calling out to Lu Jinzhi affectionately, her eyes crinkling as she looked at him.

"Sister, you're here too?"

After Xie Hanyue approached, she greeted Xie Qingran as if she had just seen Xie Qingran.

With a smile, she asked, "Sister, is your injury from last time healed?"

"alright."

Xie Qingran had no expression, but there was a hint of impatience in her eyes.

In both her past and present lives, Xie Qingran has mastered the skill of not hiding her emotions on her face.

Even if I wanted to slap them to death right now, I could still remain as still as the wind.

"Sister...it's a family gathering today, can you please smile? Otherwise people will think you don't welcome everyone!"

Xie Hanyue walked over, affectionately took Xie Qingran's arm, and smiled gently.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Qingran smelled a scent that was hard to describe, a scent that she was all too familiar with.

Before she was thrown into the beggars' den in her previous life, this was what was used on her, causing her to constantly writhe and beg for pleasure under those beggars!

Thinking of these things, Xie Qingran's body trembled slightly, and she even felt a little nauseous.

Almost instinctively, she pulled her arm back and pushed Xie Hanyue away.

"Do not touch me!"

"Moon!"

Xie Zhaoye suddenly walked over and hugged Xie Hanyue from behind, looking at Xie Qingran with displeasure.

"Xie Qingran, you've gone too far! What are you doing!"

"How could you treat Yue'er like this? She's your sister!"

Xie Zhaoye's voice was quite loud, and people around him gathered to watch the spectacle.

Now, Xie Qingran was even more certain that Xie Zhaoye was a good-for-nothing! A brainless good-for-nothing at that.

Under such circumstances, on this occasion, to still act so recklessly and make a scene is simply incredibly stupid.

"I didn't push her."

Xie Qingran gave him a cold look and began to explain.

After saying that, Xie Qingran didn't even glance at Xie Zhaoye again, and turned to leave. Mainly, Xie Qingran didn't want to cause trouble with him at this time, as it would be too embarrassing.

But what Xie Zhaoye disliked most about Xie Qingran was her impulsive and unpredictable nature. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her over, his face darkening. "You pushed someone and you still have the nerve to do it? Apologize, apologize to Yue'er!"

"Xie Zhaoye, are you out of your mind or deaf?"

"I told you, I didn't!"

Xie Qingran's face darkened, and she flung Xie Zhaoye's hand away.

"Brother, have you forgotten which one standing in front of you right now is your own sister?"

Xie Zhaoye choked for a moment, his face becoming even more gloomy and ugly, and then Xie Hanyue burst into tears.

"Sister, I know I'm not a biological child of the Xie family, but all these years, while you were away, I was the one who stayed by our parents' side. Now that you're back, can't you accept me?" Xie Hanyue became more and more upset as she spoke, and tears streamed down her face.

The people around them started whispering among themselves as they watched this.

"I had long heard that the eldest daughter of the Xie family was unruly, and seeing her today, I can confirm it is true."

"Otherwise, the Imperial Concubine would not have allowed her to learn proper manners on her estate back then."

"The second young lady has a gentle personality, so she is naturally no match for her."

In her previous life, Xie Qingran would have been saddened by these words, but now, she no longer cares about their gossip, because they don't care about the truth at all; they just want to watch the show.

Xie Qingran listened to the whispers and pointing at her from those around her with a blank expression.

Her icy gaze swept over everyone, carrying an indescribable sense of oppression, quickly silencing them all.

Finally, Xie Qingran's gaze returned to Xie Hanyue: "The Xie family has plenty of room for you. The one who really can't stay here is me."

After saying this, Xie Qingran turned around and returned to her seat.

As soon as she said this, all the strange looks from everyone fell on Xie Hanyue. The matter of the two daughters of the Xie family was the talk of the town.

Now that Xie Qingran has said this, everyone can roughly guess that she is not favored in this family and is in a difficult situation.

It's pathetic to think about it.

"The young lady is very good at bewitching people."

Shen Wenyuan appeared out of nowhere and sat down next to Xie Qingran, looking at her with a smile.

He was born with a smiling face, especially his captivating, shimmering peach blossom eyes.

Even the most indifferent person would smile upon seeing this face, except for Xie Qingran.

Xie Qingran felt nothing but disgust when she saw that face!

She withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "It's just stating the facts."