Chapter 460 In that instant, she finally understood.

Shi Nian didn't speak immediately, but looked at Xu Cheng and Gu Qian.

Both of them shrugged indifferently.

"Thank you," Shi Nian said to Lu Xinyi.

Now that everyone is in City A, there's no need for her to antagonize the Lu family, so this is fine.

However, Shi Nian did not invite Lu Xinyi to eat barbecue together.

There's a big difference between not making enemies and being friends.

Lu Xinyi obviously knew as well, and then nodded.

She breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at Shi Nian.

"I'd like to talk to you alone, is that alright?" Lu Xinyi asked.

Lin Zhihuan immediately stood up and looked at Lu Xinyi with disapproval: "Don't push your luck!"

“We know exactly what you’ve done to Niannian these past few days, every single thing you’ve done!”

"Today is Niannian's engagement banquet. If you try to ruin it, I, Lin Zhihuan, will never let you get away with it!"

Lin Yuchen tugged at his younger sister's arm.

But Lu Xinyi only looked at Shi Nian.

"I want to talk to you about Lin Xuan," Lu Xinyi said.

Lin Zhihuan was even angrier.

Lu Xinyi arrived uninvited.

They were still making demands about this and that during their engagement!

What are their true intentions in bringing up Lin Xuan now?

Lin Zhihuan wanted to rush over.

Shi Nian grasped Lin Zhihuan's hand.

She said, "I'll take care of it."

After thinking it over, Shi Nian found a solution that satisfied both sides.

“Let’s go over there and talk,” Shi Nian said to Lu Xinyi, pointing to the glass house on one side. Then she turned back to look at the others. “We can see what’s happening inside from here.”

Shi Nian moved closer to Lin Zhihuan and said, "I'll go listen to what she has to say. She's very persistent about Lin Xuan. Even if we can't reach an agreement today, she'll still come to me later. It makes no difference."

As she spoke, Shi Nian pointed to a special effects device inside the glass house and said, "I'll sit next to the sprayer. If she makes any unusual movements, I'll press the button and it will spray air."

Lin Zhihuan nodded in agreement; they had spent some time there that afternoon.

I accidentally pressed that button, which gave them quite a fright.

Shi Nian patted Lin Zhihuan's hand again, then stood up and led Lu Xinyi inside.

The two settled down inside the glass house, while the crowd outside watched them nervously through the glass.

Huo Yanmo narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze lingering on Lu Xinyi.

On the other side, Lu Yanzhi had already thrown down his binoculars and hurriedly rushed over.

Inside the glass house.

All around were clusters of balloons, with several large characters in the center of each balloon: "Wishing Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo a happy engagement!"

There are countless flowers all around, and during the day, the sunlight shines through the glass, making it very beautiful.

At this time, the light is provided by the ceiling lights.

Shi Nian looked at Lu Xinyi sitting opposite her.

"What do you want to ask?" she asked.

Lu Xinyi clasped her hands together, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Lin Xuan told me that he saved the wrong person in F country. He wanted to save you, but in reality, he saved me."

Shi Nian didn't speak, waiting for Lu Xinyi to finish speaking.

“That was our first meeting,” Lu Xinyi continued. “It was also then that I fell in love with him, but… I only realized a few days ago that my love was misplaced.”

“Actually…” Lu Xinyi pursed her lips and said, “He doesn’t love me.”

Shi Nian looked at Lu Xinyi.

It seems that Lu Xinyi has come to understand many things these days.

"So why did you come to me?" Shi Nian asked.

"I want to know, after I did all these things, did he... hate me?" Lu Xinyi said nervously, twisting her hands together tightly. "Also, how can I make him like me?"

The roses on the table were in full bloom, and the faint light in the darkness shone on Shi Nian's face.

"Do you love him?" she suddenly asked, "or do you just want to possess him?"

“I love him,” Lu Xinyi said firmly.

Shi Nian lowered her eyes slightly.

The light shone on her long eyelashes, casting a shadow that obscured the expression in her eyes.

“I guess he finds you troublesome at most, but doesn’t dislike you,” Shi Nian said.

Lu Xinyi raised her head, her eyes full of anticipation.

"As for feelings of affection..." Shi Nian paused slightly before saying, "Lu Xinyi, feelings cannot be forced."

Lu Xinyi was stunned.

Shi Nian, however, did not intend to explain.

Because she's sitting here, she's a living example.

Both of them fell silent.

The air was completely silent.

It was unclear how much time had passed before Lu Xinyi finally spoke.

"What happened before was my fault, and I have already been punished."

She said, "I became the laughing stock of the entire city of A. Brother Yanzhi confiscated all my assets, and I only received my monthly salary after that."

"But as you know, I've already sold off a lot of my overseas assets."

Shi Nian did not comment.

“Well…” Lu Xinyi said, “I’ll go back first.”

As Lu Xinyi spoke, she stood up.

Shi Nian slightly raised her eyes and looked at the bouquet of flowers in front of her.

The roses are in full bloom.

“Lin Xuan will attend my wedding,” Shi Nian said. “Feelings can’t be forced, but you can talk things out and clear up any misunderstandings.”

"as well as……"

“You can also earn back the overseas assets.”

Shi Nian stood up and faced Lu Xinyi.

Their eyes met.

Lu Xinyi's nose felt sore, and her eyes were slightly red.

In that instant, she finally understood why so many people were willing to follow in Shi Nian's footsteps and serve him faithfully.

She finally understood how to write the words "heartfelt admiration" in her life's dictionary.

"Alright, let's go back." Shi Nian said, then paused slightly as if she had thought of something. "By the way, I've spoken to Grandpa Lu about this, but I don't know if he told you."

"What?" Lu Xinyi asked.

"You took action against Yu Yan and settled everything in three days. Don't you think that's wrong?" Shi Nian asked.

Lu Xinyi was somewhat bewildered.

She hadn't thought about any of that; in these days, she was only focused on reflecting on her mistakes.

Looking back now, everything really did go incredibly smoothly.

They completely disregarded the importance that the Fu family placed on the Yuyan project.

Shi Nian observed Lu Xinyi's expression, reached out and patted her arm, then turned and left.

Shi Nian stepped forward, smiled at everyone, and said, "It's resolved."

Afterwards, Lu Xinyi opened the door of the glass house and walked out quickly, seemingly in a hurry to do something.

Shi Nian heard the noise, but did not turn around.

The others didn't care much and just continued eating and drinking.

"Come on, come on, barbecue! I want to eat grilled squid!" Lin Zhihuan excitedly rushed over to eat.

The others followed, while Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo lagged behind.

Huo Yanmo looked at Shi Nian, thought for a moment, and said, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking." Shi Nian looked up at Huo Yanmo, "Who exactly is it?"