Chapter 15 Beauty brings disaster

Yin Luoxue came over in a wheelchair, "Brother Tingshen, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Gu Mian took a closer look and saw that Yin Luoxue's face had become swollen. She was wearing a Chanel-style high-end dress and had extremely delicate makeup on her face.

"You were in hospital, why are you back?" Li Tingshen asked casually.

"Today is a family dinner, how could I be absent? That's why I was discharged from the hospital early this morning." Yin Luoxue directly ignored Gu Mian's existence and looked at him affectionately, "Brother Tingshen, thank you for venting my anger. I heard that Pei Jianchuan is already very busy because of your attack."

She glanced at Gu Mian, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes, "Actually, you don't have to make such a big fuss for me. If grandma finds out, she will definitely accuse me of being a beauty again..."

Li Tingshen didn't say much, "Come in."

Gu Mian looked at their backs as they entered the house and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Their marriage was arranged at birth, and everyone in the circle tacitly assumed that Yin Luoxue would marry Li Tingshen, including the Li family.

Therefore, Yin Luoxue never missed the Li family's family dinners.

Although Mrs. Li sat next to Li Tingshen, she didn't fit in with them.

She didn't belong here.

For a moment, Gu Mian just wanted to turn around and run away.

But this would undoubtedly anger Li Tingshen and then implicate his uncle.

Gu Mian stretched out his legs as if they weighed a thousand pounds and followed them into the house.

She first followed Li Tingshen to the second floor to meet Old Madam Li.

In the room, the old lady, wearing a white training suit, was meditating with her eyes closed on a cushion. When she heard the knock on the door, she slowly opened her eyes.

The moment she saw Gu Mian, Madam Li smiled happily, "Mian girl, you are finally back!"

"Grandma." Gu Mian's nose felt sore and he almost cried.

"Glad you're back." The old lady stood up and held her hand. "You must have suffered a lot in there, right?"

Gu Mian shook his head gently.

The old lady had tears in her eyes. "You always report good news but not sorrow. Even without you telling me, I know that you must have suffered a lot this year."

"Grandma, am I back safe and sound now?"

The old lady nodded, "Grandma has long said that you have a very good fate, and there will be no prison disaster in your life. Now this disaster has been forced upon you, and those who harm you will definitely be retaliated against."

Li Ting frowned deeply, "Grandma, please don't say such superstitious words that are directed at Luoxue."

"I am superstitious?" The old lady laughed out loud. "You little bastard, if I hadn't been superstitious and married Miss Mian, you would still be a vegetable lying on the hospital bed, you heartless little bastard!"

Li Ting knew his theory was not good enough, so he said, "You guys chat, I'm going to leave now."

"Hurry up and get out of here. Don't disturb me from talking to Miss Mian."

After Li Tingshen closed the door and left, Madam Li took Gu Mian's hand and sat down on the sofa. "Girl, I already know that your grandmother passed away. You have to mourn."

Gu Mian's eyes turned red, and he choked up and said, "If you hadn't sent grandma to the Li family hospital for treatment three years ago, she wouldn't have survived until now. Grandma, thank you for letting my grandma stay with me for three more years."

"Silly child, you are so sensible that grandma feels distressed." The strong old lady held her hand tightly, "Now that your grandma is gone, grandma will be your backer from now on. This is both your in-laws' home and your natal home. Don't worry, as long as grandma is still alive, no one will dare to bully you."

Gu Mian's tears fell.

She didn't know how to tell Mrs. Li that she was going to divorce Li Tingshen soon.

Like my grandmother, the old lady Li only hopes that the young couple can live a good life. If she hears this news, she will definitely be sad.

Gu Mian couldn't bear it.

I'd better wait until the right time to tell her.

"Thank you, grandma."

"Good boy..."

The two chatted for a long time until the maid knocked on the door and said that Li Tingshen was looking for a place to sleep, and then she went downstairs.

As soon as I walked into the living room, I heard Yin Luoxue's voice, "You don't know how arrogant the Pei family is. An assistant actually dared to touch me. You really don't know your own limitations."

"You are indeed very brave. You are my brother's man. If I dare to touch you, I will be courting death."

The person who is speaking is Li Tingshen's younger brother Li Xingze. He is young and bold, and does not want to inherit the family business, so he entered the entertainment industry and is a popular idol.

Yin Luoxue saw Gu Mian and smiled gently, "Gu Mian, you're here."

Gu Mian asked, "Ting Shen is looking for me, where is he?"

"Sister-in-law, it's not my brother who's looking for you, it's me who's looking for you." Li Xingze turned around. Although he called her sister-in-law, his eyes were full of contempt. "I want to eat the cake you made. The ingredients have been prepared by the servants. Go ahead and make it."

Li Xingze has always looked down on Gu Mian, but for the sake of old lady Li's face, he had to put in some superficial effort. However, it was precisely because he called her "sister-in-law" that he often called Gu Mian.

Gu Mian loves Li Tingshen and has always tried hard to be a good wife to Li. She regards taking care of Li Tingshen's family as her responsibility and naturally would not refuse the request made by her brother-in-law.

And now, she has decided to leave Li Tingshen and no longer wants to please someone who looks down on her.

Seeing Gu Mian standing there without moving, Li Xingze instantly became impatient, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear what I said?"

Gu Mian wanted to refuse, but she thought that today was the family dinner that Old Lady Li was looking forward to the most, and she didn't want to spoil Old Lady Li's mood, so she held back and said, "Okay, I'll go now."

Yin Luoxue looked at Gu Mian's leaving back and said in a worried tone, "Xingze, you can't talk to Gu Mian like this. She is your sister-in-law."

Li Xingze said disdainfully, "She is not worthy, Luoxue, in my heart, you are my only sister-in-law."

"Don't say that. Brother Tingshen hasn't divorced yet. There's no way anything can happen between him and me."

"It's not too soon for my brother to divorce her. I don't care. I just want you to be my sister-in-law..."

Their conversation fell clearly into Gu Mian's ears, and she also knew that Yin Luoxue wanted her to hear it on purpose.

Even though he was already used to it, and even though the damage was not as great as that inflicted by Li Tingshen, Gu Mian's heart still ached.

She has tried very hard, but in Li Xingze's heart, she is not even qualified to compete with Yin Luoxue.

Gu Mian quickly left the living room, went to the kitchen, found her apron and put it on like she was familiar with the place, and started making cakes.

When I was a child, my grandfather always said that her hands were for practicing medicine and saving lives, and he never let her go into the kitchen.

But after marrying into the Li family, she began to cook, making all kinds of dishes, medicinal foods, and desserts, just to become a qualified Mrs. Li in the eyes of others.

This is the last time.

This was the last time she entered Li's kitchen.

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At dinner time, all the Li family members gathered at the table.

Madam Li sat on the main seat, looking at the empty seat next to Li Tingshen, frowning and asking, "Where is Miss Mian?"

Only then did the others notice that Gu Mian was gone.

Li Xingze said nonchalantly, "She went to make me a cake, grandma, I'm hungry, let's eat first, don't worry about her."

"No rules, she's your sister-in-law." The old lady's face darkened. "You asked her to cook for you, but you didn't even bother to ask her to eat. If it were me, I would definitely throw the cake in your face."

Li Xingze pouted, "Grandma, why do you always side with Gu Mian?"

"A sister-in-law is like a mother. In the past, you should have respected your sister-in-law as much as you respected your mother." The old lady said sternly.

Li Xingze snorted coldly and muttered, "She is worthy of it..."

"What did you say?"

"Am I wrong?" Li Xingze suddenly lost his temper. "She pushed Luoxue down the stairs with her own hands, causing Luoxue to be in a wheelchair now. People with such vicious minds are not worthy of stepping into the Li family. You actually asked me to respectfully call her sister-in-law, how ridiculous!"

"You..." The old lady was so angry that her face turned pale. "I said that no one is allowed to mention the fact that Miss Mian was in jail today. You ignored my words, didn't you?!"

"Grandma, this is the truth. Is there any fun in covering your ears and stealing the bell?"

"How dare you say that!" Madam Li looked at Li Tingshen, "Tingshen, go and ask your wife to come for dinner."