After Si Lijue finished cursing, Si Lili couldn't help but defend herself: "Brother, the fight today really wasn't our fault. It was Jiang Siyu's own fault. She hit Nian Nian first and even ordered the sales clerks here. I couldn't stand it, so I fought back to teach Jiang Siyu a lesson."
"She hit you?" Si Lijue looked nervously at the woman so close to him, reaching out to take Su Niannian's hand to check the situation.
Su Niannian dodged his hand, met his gaze expressionlessly, and replied in a lukewarm tone, "I'm fine."
She couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly. There were obvious scratches on her arm. If he really cared about her, he would have noticed them. Why would he need to ask?
Even a fool could tell that Si Lijue was only putting on a show of concern for her to save face in front of others.
She didn't believe he would actually fall in love with her.
When Si Lijue saw Su Niannian's cold expression towards him, his heart sank.
It seems this silly woman is angry, and quite angry at that; it will probably be difficult for her to calm down anytime soon.
But why is she angry?
Is it because he's jealous of Jiang Siyu hugging his leg?
Indeed, all these years, she has always deeply liked and loved him; otherwise, she wouldn't have secretly given birth to Xibao and raised him with such care.
After Si Lijue figured it out, his anger subsided a bit. He sighed softly and said with a bitter expression, "Niannian, things are really not as you see them. There is absolutely no relationship between her and me."
As he spoke, he leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice, and whispered in her ear, "Don't be angry, okay? Let me see where you're hurt..."
Su Niannian took two steps back, deliberately keeping her distance from him, and said expressionlessly, "I'm really fine."
Seeing that Su Niannian refused his touch, Si Lijue couldn't force her in front of everyone, so he had to suppress his disappointment and try his best to maintain his usual cold and noble expression.
However, only he knew that a turbulent storm was brewing deep within his heart.
Jiang Che, who was standing aside as a bystander, saw his troublesome cousin causing trouble again, this time even more audacious than before, setting her sights on Si Lijue.
Not only did he physically assault Si Lijue's wife, but he also tried to sow discord between the couple in front of everyone.
That's incredibly stupid!
Does she even realize how much Su Niannian means to Si Lijue? How could she possibly bully her like that?
Jiang Che knew Si Lijue's personality all too well, and he also knew how much Si Lijue cared about Su Niannian.
Last time at the entertainment club, he unintentionally said something wrong, which made Su Niannian sad. Later, Si Lijue snatched two projects from him that were about to be in his hands, and even challenged him to a duel, almost beating him to a pulp.
He stayed at home for three whole days before daring to go out.
Jiang Che hadn't expected his silly little sister to insist on picking a fight with Su Niannian. He wondered what he should do to rescue Jiang Siyu.
He was genuinely worried that if Si Lijue got too protective of his own, he might really teach Jiang Siyu a lesson she would never forget.
Jiang Siyu is his cousin no matter what. Even if she needs to be punished, he should first take her home and hand her over to his uncle and aunt, or let his grandfather deal with her.
After thinking it through, Jiang Che stared coldly at Jiang Siyu and asked with his thin lips, "Siyu, did you really hit your sister-in-law first? How could you lay a hand on her? Where did you get the courage?"
Sister-in-law? She calls her cousin that with such ease.
What's so great about this woman? Why should she be Li Jue's woman? She's just an ordinary person with no family background and no merits; she's not worthy of such an outstanding man as Li Jue.
Jiang Siyu refused to acknowledge this woman as Li Jue's wife. Only someone with a noble background like her and Xinyi could be worthy of someone as outstanding as Li Jue, or at the very least, a capable woman like Gu Qing.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Su Niannian was marrying above her station with Si Lijue. She was convinced that Su Niannian had used underhanded means to seduce Si Lijue, and her eyes were filled with venom as she looked at Su Niannian, wishing she could tear her to pieces.
Jiang Siyu knew that she had already incurred the dislike of Li Jue's brother and lost this powerful backer. She absolutely could not lose the support of her cousin as well.
Moreover, she knew that only Jiang Che could help her escape today's crisis. Otherwise, her fate would be dire.
She looked at Jiang Che with a wronged expression, her eyes firm and urgent, and denied it without hesitation: "No, absolutely not! Big brother, she was the one who hit me first! I was just forced to fight back, it was completely self-defense."
She raised her finger and pointed it directly at Su Niannian, as if she wanted to shift all the blame onto the other person.
Immediately afterwards, she continued to cry to Jiang Che, "Brother, look, this... this woman tore my shirt to shreds and made me lose face in front of everyone."
Moreover, she was ruthless; she beat me mercilessly.
The injuries on my body and the pieces of clothing on the ground are proof of what she just did to me.
Furthermore, the sales staff present can all testify for me.
"Brother, please, you must do justice for me!" By the end, his voice had choked up again, and his appearance was so pitiful that it was hard not to feel sorry for him.
She originally wanted to say "that bitch," but remembering Si Lijue's warning, she changed her words to "this woman."
She was now quite curious: with both witnesses and physical evidence, what other way could Su Niannian possibly come up with to defend herself?
Even if she is Si Lijue's wife, so what? Si Lijue wouldn't protect this woman in public, would he?
Jiang Che thought to himself, although his cousin was a bit slow, she knew how to find a way to exonerate herself and save face when it mattered most.
For this reason alone, he could plead with Si Lijue to show leniency towards Jiang Siyu and the Jiang family.
Thinking about it this way, Jiang Che actually felt a tiny bit of relief and happiness.
Jiang Che pretended to be angry and said, "President Si! You heard it with your own ears! We really can't put all the blame on Si Yu."
Look at these pieces of clothing scattered on the ground. These are all clothes that Siyu wore when she went out this morning.
She was stripped naked by your wife in public like that. Tell me, how can an unmarried girl like her ever face anyone again?
Let's put ourselves in her shoes and think about how you would react if your younger sister were treated this unfairly.
He didn't mean to target Su Niannian, nor did he intend to blame her; he was simply stating the facts.
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