Jian Ruoxi was taken aback by his inexplicable words. What nonsense was this guy spouting? She had clearly gone out with Su Ziyu because of work. Was he out of his mind to say such a thing?
Just as she was about to speak, Li Anran skipped over and squeezed between the two of them, laughing happily.
"How could I not be happy? Look at Jian Ruoxi's face, she looks exhausted. It seems you've been playing together for a long time and had a great time, right?" She looked at Jian Ruoxi with a smile, her eyes holding a hint of provocation.
"Su Ziyu is indeed quite good-looking. It's really enviable that Sister Ruoxi could find such a good man in her second marriage. I just wonder when you two will get married. When that happens, please invite Brother Lu Shen and me to a wedding banquet."
Jian Ruoxi was speechless at Li Anran's words, especially when she saw that Lu Shen seemed to believe this woman's words and his face was getting more and more ugly. She felt a little sad. Why did this man always believe Li Anran and not her?
She felt extremely bitter. She swallowed back all the words she wanted to say to explain. Oh well, he wouldn't believe her no matter what she said, so why bother explaining?
"Yes, I'm really happy today. The filming we were supposed to do was canceled at the last minute. So we just took a walk and played by the lake nearby. Do you know how beautiful it is there?"
A nostalgic smile appeared on Jian Ruoxi's face: "Many couples took a walk there like us, and talked about their innermost thoughts. Su Ziyu is really a very gentle man."
After saying this, Lu Shen's face darkened completely. He didn't speak, but just pursed his lips and looked at Jian Ruoxi in front of him. This woman actually said that she was very happy to be with Su Ziyu, and that she had gone to the lakeside where couples go with him and had talked about her innermost thoughts.
Standing beside him, Li Anran sensed Lu Shen's fury and oppressive aura. In particular, the turmoil in his eyes seemed ready to erupt at any moment. She knew Lu Shen well; whenever he had this expression, it meant he was extremely angry.
She secretly chuckled to herself, thinking, "Isn't Jian Ruoxi just courting death?"
She had just left alone with Su Ziyu this morning, and now she was openly provoking Lu Shen. She might as well add fuel to the fire and completely break them up. Once Lu Shen completely hates Jian Ruoxi, wouldn't Lu Shen be hers?
"Really? Congratulations, Miss Jian! It's not easy to find someone you truly love. You know, it's all about fate." Li Anran looked at Jian Ruoxi and said with a smile, "I look forward to your good news."
Jian Ruoxi glanced at Li Anran, who was laughing heartily. Anyone who didn't know better would really think that this woman was genuinely happy for her. In reality, she was just exacerbating the conflict between herself and Lu Shen.
Lu Shen, that fool, just couldn't see it. She didn't want to pay any attention to Li Anran at all. She had long been fed up with Li Anran's clown-like antics that caused her trouble every day.
Jian Ruoxi glanced at Li Anran, not intending to pay any attention to the woman, and then walked upstairs without saying anything more. She was really tired today and had no mood to accompany a tantrum-throwing young master and a scheming woman.
A maid standing not far away looked at Old Madam Lu with concern: "Old Madam, the misunderstanding between the young master and young mistress has only gotten worse. What should we do?"
Madam Lu chuckled softly without speaking. She simply looked down at her enraged grandson and Li Anran, who was constantly speaking ill of Jian Ruoxi, seemingly lost in thought.
"Madam." The maid became anxious, knowing that everyone in the Lu family could see that the young master was very fond of Miss Jian, to the point that she was the apple of his eye.
When he and Miss Jian parted ways, the entire Lu family was very sad. After all, Miss Jian was kind and treated them very well. Unlike Li Anran, she didn't boss them around or show them any respect.
Although they were servants, they were paid by the Lu family. And even servants are still living, breathing people, right? Naturally, they would side with whoever was better off. So the whole family hoped that the young master could reconcile with Miss Jian.
But now that the two of them have fallen out like this, if Miss Jian leaves in a fit of anger, then it won't be as simple as just leaving. Given the young master's temper, they'll definitely be living a miserable life again.
His emotions only stabilize when Miss Jian is around, so probably the people who least want Miss Jian to leave, besides the young master, are the servants.
"Brother Shen, don't be angry. Since Jian Ruoxi already has a boyfriend, why should you get sick over a fickle woman?" Li Anran was still talking next to Lu Shen, wanting to strike while the iron was hot and make Lu Shen completely hate Jian Ruoxi.
The servants nearby overheard this, and one of them immediately spoke up angrily in defense of Jian Ruoxi: "Today I clearly heard Mr. Su pick up Miss Jian for work, not for any of the nasty things Miss Li said."
"How could she be so mean?"
The crowd began to murmur amongst themselves. The butler gave them a wink, and the area quieted down, though they still clearly showed signs of resentment.
The old lady also heard Li Anran's words. A cryptic light flashed in her eyes, and then she seemed to remember something and laughed.
"Madam, you're still laughing? Young Master and Miss Jian have really fallen out this time. What will happen if Miss Jian leaves?"
The servants grew anxious and all looked at the old lady. Everyone hoped that she could step in and resolve the matter, since the young master listened to her the most.
If she were to intervene, there might still be room for the young master and Miss Jian to reconcile; otherwise, things could escalate to an unmanageable point.
"You lot are chattering away," Old Madam Lu laughed. "You're all more worried than the emperor himself. Look how scared you are by their quarrel."
The servants fell silent, each one pouting and looking pitiful.
"Alright, don't overthink it. Instead of worrying about that, you should keep an eye on the two of them. Don't let them cause any big trouble that I'll have to clean up. I'm too old to get involved; it's too much trouble."
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