"Look at you, I haven't even said anything yet and you're already getting nervous." Jiang Ci put her hands in her pants pockets, a calm smile playing on her lips.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Liu Yinyin was annoyed by Jiang Ci's overly relaxed demeanor and raised her voice slightly, as if this would suppress Jiang Ci's arrogance.
She straightened her back and said coldly, "Let me tell you, don't think that just because we're still in Shanding Brigade, there are still those ignorant farmers you can fool. The Shan family and their guests are all very discerning. If you dare to be rude to me again, no one will protect you anymore!"
Jiang Ci raised an eyebrow and slowly said, "Look at what you're saying, as if I'm some kind of monster."
As she walked toward the restroom, Liu Yinyin instinctively and warily distanced herself from her.
Jiang Ci walked right past her, "Did you think I was going to steal your man?"
Liu Yinyin's alarm bells rang. She pursed her lips and looked at her coldly, "Isn't that right?"
Jiang Ci turned her head, her smiling eyes piercingly clear, as if she could see into Liu Yinyin's deepest thoughts.
"You are afraid."
She repeated what she had just said.
Liu Yinyin immediately lost her composure and was about to engage in a fierce battle with Jiang Ci when Jiang Ci slammed the door shut, completely ignoring her.
No matter how much Liu Yinyin tried to put on an act, she couldn't hide her guilty conscience and fear.
Jiang Ci and she are standing here for fundamentally different reasons.
Jiang Ci, whom she looked down upon the most, has now transformed into a diplomat, and her presence at the Shan family's residence is due to her own merits.
The reason Liu Yinyin is standing here is because of Shan Fangdu. If it weren't for his guidance, Liu Yinyin doesn't know how long it would have taken before she could even exchange a single word with Shan Shengshuo.
She was afraid that Jiang Ci would become someone in that circle in the future, someone she would look up to.
Standing in front of Jiang Ci, her inexplicable panic and nervousness stemmed entirely from herself.
Lost in thought, Liu Yinyin stood outside for a long time.
Jiang Ci came out, washed her hands, wiped her fair and slender hands with a handkerchief, and turned back without even glancing at Liu Yinyin.
Feeling completely ignored, Liu Yinyin's expression grew increasingly grim.
Danfangdu has been waiting to see when Liu Yinyin will return.
When he saw Jiang Ci walk in from outside, he frowned slightly. Not long after, Liu Yinyin also returned.
Her face looked rather pale, and her eyes were red.
Danfangdu immediately tensed up. He quickly walked over and asked in a low voice, "Yinyin, what's wrong? Did someone bully you?"
Liu Yinyin quickly glanced at Jiang Ci and waved her hand hastily, "No, no one bullied me, Fang Du, you're overthinking it."
Danfangdu caught her gaze, turned his head and glanced in the direction Liu Yinyin had just been looking, and found Jiang Ci sitting there drinking tea.
He already disliked Jiang Ci, and today's series of events only intensified his dislike for her. "Did you run into Jiang Ci in the bathroom? Did she say something unpleasant to you?"
Liu Yinyin bit her lip, remaining silent and simply shaking her head.
Seeing her like this, how could Danfangdu not understand anything?
He scoffed inwardly, then raised his hand and squeezed hers. "Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any losses."
Jiang Ci was unaware that Dan Fangdu held a grudge against her, and even after she found out, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Which of the men who were with Liu Yinyin hadn't targeted her?
She gained a lot of information from the gathering, and after it ended, she rode her bicycle straight home.
Liu Yinyin didn't go back. Dan Fangdu said he would take her home after he saw her off.
The guests had just left, and before Shan Fangdu could even speak to Liu Yinyin, who was sitting to the side waiting for him, Shan Shengshuo called out to him.
"Fangdu."
Dan Fangdu quickly walked up to Dan Shengshuo and said, "Grandpa."
Dan Shengshuo looked at him, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped him hard across the face.
A loud, crisp snap!
Liu Yinyin was so frightened that she stood up abruptly from her seat, looking at Shan Fangdu, whose head had been slapped to the side, with a hint of terror in her eyes.
"You're such a good grandson of mine, now you're even playing the 'act first, ask questions later' trick on me."
Dan Shengshuo looked at him gloomily, his tone revealing displeasure.
"Grandpa, I didn't..."
"Don't try to deny it!" Shan Shengshuo said sternly. "There were many guests just now, and for the sake of the Shan family's reputation, I didn't do anything to you."
Dan Shengshuo's voice was resolute, revealing an unyielding coldness: "I'm telling you, throw this scumbag out right now, and if you ever contact me again, don't even think about coming home!"
Liu Yinyin's face turned pale instantly.
She hadn't expected Shan Shengshuo's attitude towards her to be so resolute and cold.
One-sided expressions are even uglier.
In the Shan family, and even in many places, Shan Shengshuo was the sole ruler. He always had the final say and did not allow anyone to contradict him.
In the past, it wouldn't have mattered; Danfangdu probably wouldn't have dared to disobey his grandfather. But now...
He glanced at Liu Yinyin, who looked lost like a fawn in the forest, and felt a pang of heartache mixed with tenderness.
He gritted his teeth, bracing himself against the overwhelming pressure from Shan Shengshuo, and said, "Grandpa, she is the person I love, and I want to marry her."
The answer to the one-sided question is yet another resounding slap in the face!
Both sides of her face turned red.
Seeing this, Liu Yinyin knew she couldn't stand by any longer. She quickly walked over and said with a pale face, "Sir, it was wrong of me to visit without permission. This is not Fang Du's fault."
"I apologize to you."
Liu Yinyin bit her lip and lowered her voice, "Don't worry, I won't contact Fang Du again."
He stared at her in shock, a deep pain surfacing in his eyes.
After Liu Yinyin finished speaking, she ran straight out of there.
"Yin Yin!"
Danfang was utterly terrified and chased after him without a second thought.
Seeing Shan Fangdu like this, Shan Shengshuo slammed his fist on the table in anger, yelling, "Stop him! Don't let him run away!"
It's useless.
Several people went down to stop them, but how could a one-sided lover who was willing to do anything for love be so easily caught?
He chased after them with all his might.
When Shan Lian and Shan Fangdu's mother returned from the department store, they only saw Shan Fangdu's retreating figure as he ran away like the wind, looking slightly bewildered.
"Auntie, wasn't that my cousin who ran over just now?"
Danfangdu's mother nodded and said with a smile, "Your cousin is usually very gentle, but he's quite lively today. It's good to see him like this. This child hasn't been turned into a bookworm by your grandfather after all."
His mother was very happy, and her son was very cheerful and lively.
Shan Lian giggled and quickly ran home to find her grandfather.
Dan Fangdu's mother looked at the things she had bought, took some of the valuable items back into the house, and then followed Dan Shengshuo with the things she had bought for him.
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