12 Not getting married
◎I'm sorry, Weiwei.◎
In the second month after Liang Jingyi returned to the Liang family, Liang Jiangsheng held a banquet and invited all the dignitaries in the imperial capital. He even sent invitations to familiar families in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Hong Kong Island, which was enough to show how much he valued her.
If it were in the past, Liang Youwei would have prepared for the banquet a long time in advance. After all, it was such a grand event, how could she not dress up and attend?
But now everything has changed. She is not the real Miss Liang, and she should not be stealing the limelight at this "welcoming banquet".
Every time she saw Liang Jingyi's face, she would have an inexplicable sense of guilt, and her desire to make amends to her grew day by day.
Liang family main house, dressing room.
"Weiwei, why aren't you wearing this?" Selina was puzzled, pulling Liang Youwei away from her thoughts. "Haven't you been waiting for this set of jewelry for a long time?"
Liang Youwei lowered her head and looked at the glass jadeite in the gift box, a little stunned.
Knowing she loved jewelry, Liang Zhihui asked a friend to find her a piece of pure glass-like purple jadeite from Myanmar. He then cut it into a necklace, earrings, and a ring, framing it with the purest diamonds. Even with the extra expense of rushing the work, it still took a full month. The finished product is beautiful, sparkling, exquisite, and luxurious.
Liang Zhihui once said to her: "With my sister here, everything will be the best for Youwei."
But now, she is not her biological sister.
"...No, let's change into that Australian white dress." Liang Youwei took the initiative to close the gift box and smiled at Selina. "The dress tonight is pink, which is perfect with pearls."
The stylist responsible for Liang Youwei's banquet attire fell silent. Selina was naturally aware of the current situation of the Liang family. She swallowed some words that were on the tip of her tongue, and only smiled and praised her:
"Weiwei has fair skin, so she looks beautiful in anything she wears. That tube top dress suits you very well."
She curled Liang Youwei's straightened long hair again, making it a retro short hairstyle. She didn't decorate it with any accessories, only simple pearls on her earlobes and neck.
The pearlescent pink tube top dress wraps the girl closely but is not tight. In addition to the mature style, the lower body is shaped like a fishtail, which infinitely amplifies her temperament.
Liang Youwei walked out of the dressing room with her eyes downcast. A very familiar voice rang in her ears: "Weiwei."
Her eyelashes trembled.
The girl slowly raised her eyes, pursed her thin lips, and called out, "...Brother."
Liang Ting'an was holding a silver gift box in his hand.
After not seeing him for a long time, he seemed to have lost some weight, but he was still the handsome and tall man in a superior position, with a well-ironed suit and a gentle voice, as if everything was in his hands.
"Customized by LG, your favorite style." Liang Ting'an opened the gift box, revealing a pair of exquisitely crafted silver satin high heels.
"...Thank you, big brother."
Liang Youwei was a little hesitant, but the person opposite her didn't give her too much time to hesitate. He took the initiative to walk to the small high stool for changing shoes and said, "Put them on."
Liang Youwei still walked over with her slender fingers slightly curled up.
At some point, all the professionals in the room had left, leaving only the brother and sister.
Liang Youwei sat down nervously, but Liang Ting'an remained calm, squatted down and helped her put on high heels.
When the warm palm touched her ankle, the girl trembled noticeably.
In fact, she was used to Liang Tingan putting shoes on her.
When she was little, Liang Youwei didn't like going to school. No matter how much her family tried to persuade her, she refused to change into her leather shoes. Sometimes she said the shoes were ugly, sometimes she said they didn't fit her feet.
But Liang Ting'an seemed to have infinite patience with her. He would always coax her gently, hold her and sit on a small stool, and then personally change her going-out shoes and promise her - all my pocket money will be used to buy you new shoes, okay?
From childhood to adulthood, Liang Youwei owned hundreds of pairs of beautiful shoes, half of which were bought for her by Liang Tingan.
The eldest brother's voice was a little low, full of suppressed emotions: "Is it because of that incident that I haven't used your card recently?"
Liang Youwei said nothing, but nodded in her heart.
To be precise, it wasn't just about checking the bills; there seemed to be other reasons, stemming from her suspicions about her brother, and also from her own heart. But she couldn't explain it, and she didn't dare to think too deeply about it, so she just played dumb.
It’s not that I don’t want to, but that I can’t.
Soon, Liang Ting'an apologized: "It's my fault. I didn't respect you enough. But Weiwei, I was just too worried that you were deceived. Please forgive me, okay?"
The sound of her heartbeat echoed in her chest. Liang Youwei opened her mouth and said in a hoarse voice:
"Brother, I don't mean to blame you for anything. I just feel that we have all grown up, and some things really can't be as casual as before."
The warmth on her ankle was too vivid, burning her heart. Liang Youwei endured the strangeness and inexplicable sadness, and said softly: "For example, high heels, I can buy them myself in the future, or let my boyfriend buy them. In short... I shouldn't let my brother spend the money."
The warmth paused for a moment, but Liang Youwei didn't notice it. She continued in a deliberately joking tone, "Brother's money should be left for my future sister-in-law. I, as your younger sister, am not smart, but I can't be too tactless. Brother was very good to me before, and if he has a boyfriend in the future, then... Brother!"
The ankle was suddenly gripped tightly, and the pain was obvious. Liang Youwei screamed subconsciously and couldn't help struggling: "Don't do this, it hurts!"
Liang Ting'an slowly lifted his eyelids and looked directly into her furrowed brows and painful eyes: "Youwei, do you really want your brother to get married?"
Of course I don't want that! If I could, I wouldn't even have any women around you except me and my sisters!
Although she was strongly denying it in her heart, Liang Youwei couldn't control her words at all. She just did what a younger sister should say, not even realizing when her eyes turned red: "Brother has already established a career, and it's not too late to start a family. People of the same age have already married and had children. Brother, you..."
Liang Ting'an's eyes suddenly turned cold, and Liang Youwei seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand at the throat - she could not say anything.
"My brother will never get married."
The storm in her eyes eventually dissipated in her silence. Liang Ting'an stared into her pupils and said, "You will never have a sister-in-law."
The warmth finally left.
Red marks had already appeared on her fair skin. Liang Ting'an gently touched the red mark and said, "I'm sorry, Weiwei."
Liang Youwei's throat rolled over, she didn't dare to speak anymore, and she simply remained silent. Her back was already weak, and she let Liang Ting'an help her up.
She felt the burning heat from her brother. His palm fell on her lower back, then moved to her forearm.
He held her arm, as usual.
"Weiwei looks very beautiful today. Brother likes her too."
…
Liang Jingyi was very annoyed.
There were too many strangers around her, the various smells made her nose hurt, and the sounds in her ears were also noisy.
Liang Jingyi could understand others' flattery and was happy to be flattered, but there were too many people around now, and she really couldn't stand it. She felt uncomfortable, but the title of "Liang family" forced her to listen obediently and respond in different categories.
When some people praise you, you must praise them back with a smile; when some people praise you, you just need to thank them with a smile; and when some people praise you, you just need to listen and don’t give them too much face.
Liang Jingyi respected, but did not understand.
It was "bustling" over there, but it was much quieter over there with Liang Youwei.
Qin Zhen and Shao Yue had necessary work-related social engagements, so Liang Youwei only had Zhao Lingyu by her side.
"You're keeping a low profile today?" Zhao Lingyu looked her up and down for a moment, the corner of her mouth raised playfully, "But... I can barely be considered pretty."
Liang Youwei tried hard to forget everything that happened an hour ago. She straightened her back and said unhappily, "What do you mean by barely beautiful? She is obviously very beautiful."
The man opposite smiled, seemingly casually placing his hand on her exposed shoulder, his slender fingers touching the white of her neck, then casually sliding his finger down to her collarbone, touching and separating: "It suits you very well."
Liang Youwei didn't say anything for a while. She was looking at Liang Jingyi in the distance, her thin lips slightly pursed, her heart was in a mess, and all kinds of thoughts were dancing waltz in her brain.
Should I compensate her? But she doesn't seem to need any material compensation. Besides money, how else can I compensate her? ...
Liang and Zhao were in a corner, not many people around, so Liang Youwei leaned casually against the wall, her white skin against the black wall creating a striking contrast of colors. Her posture made her slender collarbone even more prominent.
Zhao Lingyu couldn't help but linger there for a moment, then casually broached the topic: "Is there anywhere you'd like to go lately? Don't you go out every season?"
"My second sister is going to Paris in a few days, but I've been there several times, so I won't be going this time." Liang Youwei tilted her head, her delicate profile completely entering Zhao Lingyu's sight. "I plan to take care of graduation, otherwise the old man will definitely be even more angry. He doesn't like me in the first place."
Her voice softened a little as she spoke the last sentence.
Zhao Lingyu nodded: "Yes, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
Liang Youwei smiled: "Hey, you and I are not in the same major."
Zhao Lingyu casually said, "The principle is similar. Anyway, just come to me, no need to bother others. Your eldest brother, second sister, and third sister are all busy, and so are those two."
Hearing the word "Big Brother," Liang Youwei's expression froze. Zhao Lingyu accurately caught the strangeness in her facial expression: "Are you having a conflict with your family? Mr. Liang?"
She guessed.
"...Yeah. My eldest brother has been in trouble at work lately, and his temper has been a little strange." Liang Youwei twitched the corner of her mouth and quickly skipped the topic: "Also, I feel like you've been acting strange lately, too."
Zhao Lingyu's hands were still on her, not wanting to leave at all, and her eyes were also: "Why are you weird? Are you uncomfortable if I don't scold you?"
The ending of her voice rose slightly, with a seductive feather.
The doubts in her heart were broken by these words. Liang Youwei burst into laughter, gently slapped the back of her hand, and scolded her coquettishly: "You are so annoying, little genius."
Zhao Lingyu lowered her head and smiled softly and happily.
She was so intoxicated that she didn't notice the camera hidden in the corner.
The happy night passed in a flash.
The next morning, at Zhao's Restaurant.
Zhao Lingyu swallowed the bread and just took the last sip of milk when her mother, who had been silent all morning, suddenly spoke up: "Lingyu, were you talking to Youwei all night?"
Zhao Lingyu remained calm and said, "Not always. I also had a few words with Mr. Shan from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and I think there's a lot of room for future cooperation."
Mr. Shan's female companion was also very pretty, if she remembered her face correctly.
Mother Zhao took a deep breath and slowly placed the photos in front of her: "Then Lingyu, shouldn't you explain these photos to me?"
She felt helpless and even more sad.
Zhao Lingyu glanced at him, her eyes turning cold, but her tone remained calm: "Is the photo of me and her so shameful? What's there to explain?"
My brother's bed photos were posted on social media, but wasn't it all just a fuss and no action? Wasn't it dealt with quickly by my father? He hasn't even been removed from his position.
"...Lingyu, please don't be like this, okay?" Mother Zhao practically begged her, "You'll get married in the future."
Zhao Lingyu's voice became even colder, and she had no expression: "Who stipulates that I have to get married in the future? Didn't the second sister of the Liang family also get married? I can't be worse than her. What Sister Zhihui can do, I can do too. Mom, what are you worried about?"
Mother Zhao had so many things to worry about. She clenched her fingers and said, "Okay...even if you don't get married, if you continue like this, how will your father hand over the company to you? You know very well that there are so many people in the Zhao family, and they have so many schemes. It hasn't been easy for you to get to where you are today. After nineteen years of hard work, are you going to give it up for her?"
Her scalp tingled, and she hardly dared to think: "These photos were almost sent to your father's desk. Aren't you afraid at all?"
Zhao's mother didn't know when she discovered her daughter's thoughts. She only knew that by the time she realized something was wrong, it was already a done deal.
Zhao Lingyu can't change.
Every time she saw the look in Zhao Lingyu's eyes when she looked at Liang Youwei, she felt terrified.
Sometimes aggressive and frivolous, sometimes gentle and vulgar.
That was definitely not the look that should exist between friends, and it was not innocent at all.
"I have nothing to fear. Liang Youwei has never conflicted with the inheritance rights." Zhao Lingyu paused for a long time before answering her mother, "I will get the final inheritance rights."
I will never give up on Liang Youwei.
The kingdom and the beauty have never been exclusive to men, she wants them too.
"Mom, stop interfering in my affairs with her. I will take care of everything. You just need to be your wife Zhao peacefully. Play cards, have fun, catch the mistress, whatever."
She put down the napkin she was using to wipe her mouth, stood up and left without even looking at her mother.
【Author’s words】
I’m asking the baby who has seen this to collect it~ I really don’t want to not be able to finish it until the end v... It’s too painful (wiping tears)
Today, when I was browsing the red books, I saw a small author saying that he would update every other day, but I already said that I would update every day, so I can't regret it. So I want to ask the little angels, if you have read this far and are satisfied with this article, please give the author a small collection orz...
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