Chapter 42 He is no longer the most important person.
Lan Zhili was taken aback. Just as she was about to say that there was no need to be so polite, she saw the photos that Shen Li had airdropped onto the screen.
Their eyes widened in surprise!
"This...this..." Lan Zhili stammered.
It was a photo of He Xun when he was fifteen or sixteen years old, which had never appeared online before. It was taken by Shen Li with a Polaroid camera.
He Xun always thought she was too young and didn't look good, so he didn't want her, and Shen Li kept her.
Lan Zhili was very tactful and didn't ask where it came from. She just looked at her idol's photo on the screen with great joy and thanked him repeatedly.
She even added Shen Li on WeChat, saying, "Sister Shen, I really like you. Shall we keep in touch?"
Lan Zhili's eyes lit up.
Shen Li nodded. As for whether the girl liked her or liked the fact that she might know He Xun, it didn't matter.
Shao Congyu first drove to the Lan family home to return Lan Zhili, and then drove towards the hotel where Shen Li was staying.
After Lan Zhili got out of the car, the car immediately fell silent.
Shao Congyu smiled and looked at Shen Li in the rearview mirror. "Shen Li, don't I have any return gift?"
"What?" Shen Li looked up at him, her eyes filled with confusion.
Shao Congyu's smile was relaxed and casual, like a friendly joke, "I helped you out of that awkward situation, so don't I have anything to give in return?"
Looking at the friendly smile on Shao Congyu's face, Shen Li thought to himself, "If it weren't for the grudges between him and Lu Yanchuan..."
Perhaps Shao Congyu could really become a good friend.
But at this moment, Shen Li paused for two seconds, her voice calm, "President Shao, there are some things I've wanted to tell you for a long time."
Hearing Shen Li's words and sensing the seriousness in her tone, Shao Congyu glanced at her in the rearview mirror and saw the same emotion on her face as in her tone.
Shao Congyu's smile faded slightly. "Go on," he said.
“I have never asked you about any grudges between you and Lu Yanchuan, nor do I want to know about them,” Shen Li said.
Shao Congyu seemed to want to say something after hearing this, but before he could organize his thoughts, he opened his mouth.
Shen Li continued, "But I don't want to get involved. I don't want to be used as a bargaining chip to target or provoke anyone. I'm not interested at all."
Shen Li's personality is just like that; she is not the type to be aggressive, combative, or jealous.
I just want to live a peaceful life.
The light was red, and Shao Congyu stared at her in the rearview mirror for a while before speaking.
“I admit that my initial attention to you was indeed partly due to your relationship with Lu Yanchuan.”
Shen Li curled the corners of her lips, but there was no hint of sarcasm in it; it was more like she had expected it.
"However, I gradually realized that you and Lu Yanchuan are not the same kind of people, nor are you on the same path. I had absolutely no intention of using you to target or provoke anyone; I simply..."
Shao Congyu's gaze seemed to penetrate directly into her eyes through the rearview mirror.
"I don't think you should be living this kind of life," Shao Congyu said with a smile.
“Chen Li, you should have more confidence in yourself. Maybe it’s because of your personal charm that I want to be your friend. It has nothing to do with any other Zhou, Wu, Zheng, or Wang.”
"I can only say that the timing wasn't quite right," Shen Li smiled. "But life is made up of all sorts of different times, good or bad, they're all part of the journey."
The car pulled up in front of the hotel.
Before getting out of the car, Shen Li said to Shao Congyu, "No matter what, Mr. Shao, if possible, let's avoid meeting in the future unless absolutely necessary."
"Let's talk about it again when time has passed and there's another opportunity," Shen Li said.
Shao Congyu accepted her words and smiled after hearing them.
"Alright, then you can deal with that paranoid guy yourself later. His car followed me for quite a distance earlier, it couldn't be because he has a crush on me, could it?"
Shao Congyu made this sarcastic remark.
Shen Li was taken aback upon hearing this. After getting out of the car, she involuntarily looked back but did not see Lu Yanchuan's car.
She breathed a sigh of relief, though she wasn't sure if it was relief or disappointment.
"Hello." Shen Li walked towards the hotel reception desk. "Are there any rooms available?"
"Hello ma'am, how many people are staying here?"
"Myself."
"Would a double room be alright? Or would you prefer a twin room?"
"A double bed will do, thank you."
The receptionist handed her the room key. After taking it, Shen Li pondered for a moment and said, "If anyone asks me about booking a room, please don't tell them."
"Please rest assured that we keep our guests' information confidential."
Shen Li went upstairs to her suite, tidied up her belongings, handed the suite key to the front desk, and then returned to her room.
It was getting late, so Shen Li sent Qu Xiang a message saying that she had arrived at the hotel and would talk to her again when she returned to Jiangcheng tomorrow.
To my surprise, Qu Xiang called immediately.
Qu Xiang: "You're not still living in his suite, are you?"
Shen Li: "How could that be? It's too late to change hotels, so I just booked a new room at this hotel."
Qu Xiang felt a little relieved, then thought for a moment and asked, "He Jinzhao called me just now. Have you already consulted him?"
Shen Li was stunned for a moment before she realized the name He Jinzhao.
Shen Li: "Attorney He?"
Qu Xiang: "Yes."
Shen Li: "I consulted him before, and his advice was to file a lawsuit directly."
Qu Xiang: What do you think?
Thinking about what had happened before, Qu Xiang was still afraid that Shen Li would compromise because of her cooperation project with the Lu family.
Qu Xiang: "You don't need to worry about my cooperation project with the Lu family. The contract has already been signed, and they have invested real money."
Qu Xiang gritted her teeth as she spoke, "If Lu Yanchuan dares to threaten you with the project, then let's fight to the death. Do you think I'm afraid of him?"
Shen Li laughed, "No, no, don't get agitated. I've thought about it, but I really don't have the energy to deal with the lawsuit right now."
"So I originally planned to meet with Attorney He after returning to Jiangcheng. I still plan to wait until I finish this pottery competition before dealing with the lawsuit."
Shen Li felt that there were priorities and urgency in the matters.
For her, the pottery competition is more important now.
"I'll listen to you," Qu Xiang said, with a hint of relief. "Oh, Lili, you've really grown up."
Shen Li chuckled, "What are you talking about? I'm already in my mid-twenties, and you're only just growing up?"
“That’s right.” Qu Xiang clicked her tongue. “If we were talking about priorities before, Lu Yanchuan’s matter would always be more important to you.”
Now, matters with Lu Yanchuan, even something as trivial as divorce, have reached a point where they can be put on hold for now.
“Hmm…” Shen Li listened to Qu Xiang’s words, “That’s right, you’re right, I am indeed an adult now.”
Shen Li laughed.
Qu Xiang gritted her teeth, "That damned Lu Yanchuan, I just saw Xin Yang's WeChat Moments, they even went to a bar! They really just eat, drink, and have fun wherever they go."
Shen Li paused briefly, but quickly regained her composure.
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