Chapter 788: Side Branch
"are you serious?"
Leng Huaijin was already very angry when she said those things that she didn't like about him in front of him yesterday.
Before that day, they had always been good, so good that he had an illusion - she loved him so much that even if she knew the truth, she would definitely forgive him, unwaveringly choose him, and go on with him.
But reality hit him hard.
She didn't choose him.
I even thought about breaking up with him completely, leaving the capital, and never seeing him again.
"Xiang Zhimu, I know I'm sorry for you and you feel bad, but don't I feel bad too? You know how much I like you, yet you still hurt my heart like this."
Xiang Zhimu tilted his head to look at the scenery on the other side, not wanting to expose his red eyes to him: "Leng Jun, I hate you. I hate you as much as I loved you before. It's you who made me live in the shadow of moral degradation for the rest of my life."
"The shadow of moral decay?" Leng Jun watched her repeat this sentence, feeling his heart bleed. "So I'm the one who made things difficult for you, right, Xiang Zhimu? Now in your heart, the more I like you, the more I become like a shameless beast."
"Yes," Xiang Zhimu turned to look at him with red eyes, disgust in his eyes, "Leng Jun, don't be so conceited about your deep affection. Your love only makes me feel sick. I have never seen such a shameless person like you."
nausea.
Shameless.
She finally said it out loud, and this was the reaction a normal person should have.
Hearing her say this, Leng Jun's heart, where the knife was stabbed, finally began to bleed.
It's not like he doesn't know that this is wrong.
But if it was her, he would be willing to go on with her regardless of everything.
But what if she doesn't understand either.
Then it's all meaningless.
"I see."
He got out of the car and was finally leaving.
"Ayuan, I'm sorry."
He apologized to her solemnly and left without looking back.
Xiang Zhimu knew that this time it was really over and Leng Jun would never look back.
She too.
Let the mistakes stop there.
It might be Leng Jun's arrangement. Jiang Nianwan and Leng Ye were away all year round, and their son also lived outside, so Xiang Zhimu did not meet them at the Leng family manor, but met some other people of the same age from the Leng family's branch.
They and Leng Shaoai were both indifferent and not too curious about her existence. Instead, they drove hurriedly to do their own things.
"This is the real Leng family, a huge, complex, cold-blooded machine. After failing in the successor selection, they will return to their rightful positions and be loyal to the new leader of the Leng family," Leng Shaoai explained to her.
Xiang Zhimu was stunned: "Successor selection?"
How come there is this? She thought Leng Jun inherited his father's business.
Leng Shaoai saw through her thoughts and smiled, "Our family isn't hereditary. My eldest brother earned his current position step by step. When we were little and stayed by our mother's side, he could only go to a dark training camp thousands of miles away for training. In the end, he would be selected together with other children of the same generation in the Leng family, and the fittest would survive."
"Did you notice how those cousins treated me just now?"
Xiang Zhimu nodded, but when he wanted to ask something, he felt it was inappropriate, so he didn't ask.
Leng Shaoai didn't mind at all. She laughed carelessly and said, "You're right. They look down on me. The Leng family relies on strength to speak. It's normal for them to look down on me, a useless little princess who has made no contribution to the family and only knows how to get by. If it weren't for my parents and my eldest brother, they would have ignored me even if I had shouted hello to them just now."
Leng Shaoai said this with a smile, but Xiang Zhimu always felt uncomfortable watching her, so he reached out and hugged her silently.
Xiang Zhimu had long been accustomed to it, and instead began to comfort Xiang Zhimu: "I've long been accustomed to it. The winner of this selection is my biological eldest brother. Even if my parents are gone in the future, I can still walk sideways."
She is a direct descendant of the Leng family, forming a pyramid-like existence. Even if her cousins from the side branches look down on her, they can only respectfully call her "Third Miss" when they meet her.
The ones who are really miserable are the sisters from the side branches. Those who are capable go into the dark night to carry out missions with great risk of death, while those who are not capable learn art and find a suitable political marriage with a noble family in the future.
There is no way around it. Regardless of gender, after enjoying the family's glory, one must contribute to the family.
She is an outlier who relies entirely on the favor of her parents and brothers to act arrogantly.
"Actually, I didn't mean to be a loser."
After Xiang Zhimu got off the car and returned to the old house, Leng Shaoai did not follow in immediately. Instead, she held her chin with some sadness and looked at Luo Chen who had been following her.
As usual, Luo Chen just listened silently without expressing any opinion.
Leng Shaoai felt bored: "Brother Luochen, if you keep ignoring me, I will soon dislike you. Even a little licker like me has a bottom line."
Luo Chen still didn't say anything.
Leng Shaoai was really mad: "Silent, are you asking me to kiss you with your lips pursed like that? Can you please stop being so coy? If my dad finds out, he'll fire you. He hates younger brothers who are more handsome than him the most."
Luo Chen: “...No.”
Finally forcing him to speak, Leng Shaoai felt a little proud, looked at him with a smile and asked, "Nothing?"
Luo Chen's handsome face remained expressionless: "No refusal."
Then he added, "I'm not interested in children."
Leng Shaoai laughed after hearing this: "Really? Then why did you suddenly do that when you were explaining math problems to me last time?"
She winked at him mischievously: "Don't be shy, I know everything. I know what you did in the bathroom."
She boldly grabbed him, leaned her whole body on him, and began to kiss him.
But he turned his head to avoid it: "Miss, please respect yourself."
Leng Shaoai still refused to let go: "Can't you even give me a kiss? I've already given you a chance. This is no better than you doing it secretly..."
"Leng Shaoai."
Luo Chen angrily pushed her away. Not wanting to use too much force, he pushed her directly off the sightseeing car, and she fell heavily to the ground.
By the time Luo Chen reacted, he could no longer catch her.
I had to help her immediately.
Leng Shaoai was thrown to pieces and now had no intention of teasing him at all. He pushed him away resentfully: "Don't touch me!"
After hearing this, Luo Chen really stopped touching her and stood there silently.
Leng Shaoai stood up and glared at him angrily. "Are you taking revenge on me? I knew it. You must have a grudge against our Leng family. You didn't like me, but you still tolerated me as your bodyguard. You did it on purpose, deliberately seducing me to like you and make me suffer for you, so that you can take revenge on my parents, right?"
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