Li Xi just saw it clearly. The Luo family was a group of bullies who only dared to be mean to their own people. After losing face on the internet, they were unlikely to make trouble with netizens or personally "prove their innocence". Instead, they would extend their claws to Luo Jingxuan and ask for protection. Or it would be more appropriate to say "order" him to protect them. Calming down public opinion, removing trending searches, reversing reputation and whitewashing were all easy tasks for Luo Jingxuan's team; they were used to it. And then, the person who solved the matter was most likely Assistant Jiang Huaijiang.
After a few rounds, the world was created where only Assistant Jiang was injured.
Well, it's completely unnecessary. Besides, the Luo family cares more about money, power, and pleasure than face. Instead of exposing their embarrassing stories online, why not whisper in Luo Jingxuan's ear and cut off their financial resources?
Do it when you think of it! Hiding from the crowd, Li Xi began to search for Luo Jingxuan in the crowd. Just now, when she came in from outside, Li Xi was being pulled by her aunts and uncles to chat, and Luo Jingxuan was also called away by Grandpa Luo to talk with the elders such as uncles and grandparents. Li Xi was too lazy to gossip with those women, and Luo Jingxuan might not be happy to talk official language with them. Maybe he was just like Li Xi, finding an inconspicuous corner to hide away.
Finding someone didn't take long, as Luo Jingxuan sat nonchalantly beside Old Man Luo, his demeanor unapproachable. Seeing him like this, Li Xi couldn't help but think of the aloof, cool boss character so popular in novels. The boss with a commanding presence, the one who could scare a crowd of casual fodder with just a glance! He usually puts on a cold front, but when it comes to someone he favors, he turns into a jealous wretch, pinching your waist and threatening you with red eyes. The so-called contrasting cuteness!
Of course, Luo Jingxuan's persona is just like that; he's not actually that kind of person. After spending so much time together, Li Xi has a pretty good understanding of Luo Jingxuan. He has the aura of a big boss, and he usually keeps a cold face, but he's not aloof or two-faced. He's just emotionally stable, and because he has to maintain a straight face at work, he's used to not making drastic changes in expression. He only relaxes a bit when he's around people he's close to and trusts, but it's just a matter of subtracting that big boss aura and adding a few more expressions, not a huge difference.
At least as the favored one (Li Xi confidently put her hands on her hips: "I am the favored one, if you don't agree, come and argue!"), Li Xi didn't feel that Luo Jingxuan was two-faced in public. Let's not talk about others, just take Assistant Jiang. Li Xi was quite familiar with him, and they would chat about gossip and complain on a daily basis, but she had never heard Assistant Jiang say anything like Luo Jingxuan was hypocritical. At most, he said his boss was too stingy and didn't even take him to eat, even though he was clearly looking at the boss with longing eyes.
Ha ha ha ha……
Her thoughts drifted too far, so she returned to the scene. Having found the person, Li Xi didn't hesitate any longer and quickly walked over. After greeting Old Man Luo, she squeezed in and sat down next to Luo Jingxuan. It wasn't that she wasn't polite and didn't greet the others, but she simply didn't know most of the people sitting there, let alone what to call them. Rather than calling out one or two, or calling out the wrong names, it was better not to call out at all, just sit down and watch the person talking, smiling and pretending to be interested. The main point was emotional value.
No one from the elders made things difficult for Li Xi. To put it bluntly, while the atmosphere between Li Xi and Luo Jingxuan was good, and Luo Jingxuan indulged Li Xi in her arguments with the Luos, the elders saw no guarantee that Li Xi and Luo Jingxuan would remain together for long. After all, apart from her face—and, barely, her mouth—there wasn't much else to behold.
In their circle, they view "beautiful trash" as essentially "playthings." Playing with them is fine, but marrying them home to live with is unrealistic. Even if they do marry them for various reasons, they'll find all sorts of excuses to dump them and find someone of equal status to marry.
Although Li Xi's family is not too bad, it is not good enough in front of the Luo family. Li Xi is not favored in the Li family. In addition, Li Xi's reputation outside is not very good. She has a spoiled temper, is rebellious, and has no ability. Besides, why can Li Xi marry Luo Jingxuan? It is all due to the calculation of the Luo family. Although the mastermind is Luo Jingxuan's uncle and uncle, the others are not innocent either. They just know it tacitly. No one thinks that Luo Jingxuan will develop feelings for such a beautiful waste who was "stuffed" to Luo Jingxuan and keep her by his side. In fact, in the original text, Li Xi did not win Luo Jingxuan's favor, nor did she have any intersection with Luo Jingxuan. These elders had never met her.
Even if it were Li Xi now, those "big guys" would only give Li Xi a look, which was already a courtesy to Luo Jingxuan. They wouldn't initiate conversations. They were content even if Li Xi didn't call out to them. After all, not everyone was happy to play the role of a loving elder.
You don't want to flatter me, and I don't want to be perfunctory with you. Both sides have reached a delicate balance at this moment.
While no one was paying attention, Li Xi nudged Luo Jingxuan lightly with her shoulder, then leaned closer and said in a lowered voice, "When are we going to leave?"
"Grandpa doesn't sleep much, so he usually stays up with the younger generation on New Year's Eve, but not until dawn, at most until twelve o'clock." Luo Jingxuan said, glancing at his watch, "It's still early now. If you're tired, you can go back to your room and rest. I'll tell Grandpa later, he won't mind."
"I'm not tired, I just feel bored. Everyone is just putting on airs. What they say is either testing people, insulting people, or showing off. No one really wants to reunite."
"That's how it is when there are so many people in a big family. You don't have to care about what they say, just be happy. Don't be afraid of offending anyone. If someone doesn't like you or bullies you, just fight them. Don't be afraid of getting hurt or disabled, I'll cover for you."
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