Suddenly remembering that she wanted her son to marry Niannian, Mrs. Si realized, "Right, right, right, I have something to discuss with them. Xibao, you be a good girl and play with Grandpa first. Grandma will play with you later, okay?" As she spoke, she loosened her grip on Xibao's hand.
"Okay!" Xi Bao obediently agreed, then happily rushed into her father's arms and sweetly called out, "Grandpa!"
"Hey~ my precious grandson, I've missed you so much."
Father Si hugged Xibao and kissed his little face twice. Then, he lowered his voice mysteriously and whispered in Xibao's ear, "Grandpa has a secret to tell you! I brought you a gift."
"Really?" Xi Bao's eyes lit up with anticipation as she eagerly asked, "What gift is it, Grandpa?"
Seeing his eldest grandson's eagerness to know the truth, Mr. Si couldn't bear to make him anxious, so he said with a smile, "Haha, my dear grandson, Grandpa bought you all the members of your favorite Paw Patrol team!"
Upon hearing this, Xi Bao's already bright, star-like eyes instantly became even brighter, sparkling with excitement and anticipation.
He eagerly tugged at his father's sleeve, his face full of curiosity as he asked, "Really, Grandpa? That's great! Is there a fire truck, Captain Ryder, inside? I love it the most!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we have them all," Mr. Si replied with a smile, then asked, "Why don't you and Grandpa go take a look together, okay?"
“Okay, let’s go, Grandpa, let’s hurry.” Xi Bao took Si’s father’s hand, and the two of them walked upstairs together.
After Xi Bao and Si's father left, Si Lijue plopped down next to Su Niannian, his eyes fixed on Si Lili, who was trying to sneak away, and asked in a cold voice, "Where are you going? Come and sit down."
Si Lili felt a chill run down her spine. Seeing Si Lijue's dark and sinister face, she instinctively knew something was wrong and hurriedly declined, "No... no need, I'll go keep Dad and Xibao company."
Si Lijue gave Si Lili no chance to escape, his voice cold and commanding: "They don't need you to accompany them now. Come here, I have some questions for you."
"I..." Si Lili wanted to say something, but when she saw her brother's cold and sharp gaze sweep over her, she didn't dare to disobey. She obediently sat down next to her mother, shrank her neck, and tried to minimize her presence.
Su Niannian also noticed that the man beside her was constantly radiating coldness, which made her somewhat intimidated.
"Lili, I'll sit next to you." With that, she stood up and was about to leave.
"Where to? You can only sit next to me."
With lightning speed, Si Lijue grabbed her arm and pulled her forcefully back to his side, trapping her in his arms.
"Ah!" Su Niannian exclaimed in surprise, and was suddenly pulled back by Si Lijue. She lost her balance and stumbled, sitting awkwardly on his lap.
"I...please let me go! I can sit on the sofa by myself."
Her face flushed red, revealing her embarrassment, and she was extremely anxious. She twisted her body forcefully, trying to break free from his strong restraints, while protesting coquettishly.
However, no matter how much she struggled, she could not break free from his large hands that held her slender waist like iron clamps.
Si Lijue's lips curled into a wicked smile, completely unconcerned by her resistance.
On the contrary, he seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the feeling of having a beauty in his arms, and even deliberately held her tighter.
"Don't move around, just sit here quietly."
His deep, magnetic voice rang in her ear, seemingly possessing an irresistible magic that instantly slowed her previously fierce struggles.
Si Lili thought Si Lijue was going to get angry, which scared her half to death, but she didn't expect that he wanted to show affection with Niannian in front of her and her mother.
So, she rolled her eyes helplessly and protested, "Big brother, if you want to be all lovey-dovey with Niannian, why don't you go back to your own room? Showing off your love in front of Mom and me, especially in front of me, a single dog, don't you think you're going too far?"
Mrs. Si laughed heartily: "Hahaha~ It's okay, I don't mind. You two can continue to show your affection. I love watching you two show your affection."
Then, she scolded her daughter, "You're so useless, you don't even have a boyfriend, so you won't allow your brother and Niannian to show affection for each other."
"Mom, how can you just criticize others like that!" Si Lili pouted angrily, her face full of grievances, as if she had been wronged, and she kept complaining.
Upon hearing this, Madam Si's face instantly darkened.
She glared at her daughter fiercely and said disdainfully without any politeness, "Hmph! If you don't want me to criticize you, fine, but then you'd better have some self-respect and hurry up and find me a boyfriend!"
Look at Niannian, she's your classmate and was born in the same year as you, but her child, Xibao, is already so big.
"Look at you! You haven't even seen a trace of a boyfriend yet. You're utterly useless, completely worthless!"
“Mom is absolutely right. We should hurry up and urge her to find a boyfriend and get married as soon as possible. Once she's married, there won't be anyone to urge Niannian to run away.”
Si Lijue seized the opportunity to interrupt, stabbing Si Lili in the back.
Si Lili cautiously tugged at her mother's sleeve, "Mom, my brother did it on purpose. He wants revenge, revenge for what happened five years ago. Please don't let him instigate you."
Mrs. Si remained unmoved and snorted coldly: "Hmph! Your brother is right. Don't run around these next few days. I'll arrange blind dates for you."
“Mom…” Si Lili said with a bitter face, wanting to say something more, but was decisively stopped by her mother’s voice: “Objection overruled.”
"..." Si Lili reluctantly shut her mouth, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at Si Lijue, who was beaming with pride.
Su Niannian was held tightly in Si Lijue's arms, and she felt as if her cheeks were being scorched by a raging fire, burning hot.
She had been hoping to turn to her mother-in-law for help, expecting her to come to her rescue from this awkward situation.
However, to her great disappointment, not only did Si's mother ignore her situation, but she even showed a hint of interest on her face, as if she was very happy to see her being held by Si Lijue.
With nowhere else to turn, she had no choice but to turn to her good friend Si Lili for help.
But who could have imagined that Si Lili was in dire straits herself, suffering severe reprimands and attacks from her mother, and had no time to pay attention to her predicament?
Seeing that there was no one around to rely on, Su Niannian knew that the only way to get out of her current predicament was to find a solution on her own.
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