Chapter 222 Apologize to her
Before even Yu Li could react, her hand was already being held by Qi Chenyan.
At the same time, Qi Chenyan lowered his brows, his eyes filled with a chilling pressure, and swept his gaze toward Tang Shi, who was still stunned.
Tang Shi had never seen Qi Chenyan look at her with such a cold and warning gaze before.
Her mind went blank for a moment, and when she tried to explain, her voice trembled with tears: "I'm sorry, Brother Chen Yan, I... I didn't mean to. I didn't expect my sister-in-law to suddenly snatch the fruit knife from my hand..."
"I didn't snatch your fruit knife. I was afraid you would hurt yourself, so I wanted you to change the straight knife to a rotary cutter. But you refused, and that's how I got scratched in the struggle. Miss Tang, how can you distort the truth?"
How could Yu Li wrong herself? She was injured by accident, how could she let others pin the blame on her? She's not some saintly white lotus.
They were both scratched by the other person, and they kept saying things like it was okay and that she didn't do it on purpose.
If Tang Shi's apology had been sincere, Yu Li wouldn't have explained what had just happened so bluntly.
But Tang Shi twisted the facts, claiming that she was the one who went to snatch the fruit knife, making it seem like she was a bad person deliberately making things difficult for Tang Shi.
It was clearly out of kindness that she asked Tang Shi, a pampered young lady who never lifted a finger, to accidentally cut her hand, so she asked her to use a fruit knife instead.
She wouldn't stand for this humiliation.
"No, I didn't expect you to mean that, sister-in-law. I thought you didn't want me to help..."
Look, seeing that Yu Li had recounted what had just happened, Tang Shi was trying to use a fallacy of changing the subject to downplay the issue.
Yu Li was genuinely angry, but before she could speak, Qi Chenyan suddenly raised his voice: "Enough, Tang Shi!"
A sharp rebuke startled Tang Shi, making her shudder.
Because Qi Chenyan not only had a cold aura, but his gaze towards her was also devoid of warmth.
Tang Shi always thought that she and Qi Chenyan were born in the same year, and that she had followed Qi Chenyan around calling him "brother" since she was a child.
From a young age, Qi Chenyan had taken good care of her. Even though she was no longer Qi Chenyan's wife, their years of friendship meant that she was still special to him.
However, she had clearly overestimated her position in Qi Chenyan's heart. The fact that he reprimanded her by her full name showed that he had no regard for her dignity.
“Lili was concerned for your safety, and you not only don’t appreciate it, but you’re also making excuses here. If you’re so unwilling to come as a guest, no one forced you to come.”
Qi Chenyan's words were so ruthless that they were practically saying, "You weren't even invited to today's dinner."
Tang Shi, who had grown up pampered and spoiled, had never been scolded like this before. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she asked Qi Chenyan in disbelief.
"Brother Chen Yan, am I such an unreasonable person in your heart? You weren't like this before!"
Qi Chenyan only said coldly, "Apologize."
Tang Shi bit her lip, feeling wronged. "I didn't do anything wrong, and I didn't do it on purpose, so why should I apologize?"
Qi Chenyan had clearly lost his patience, repeating only two words: "Apologize!"
In the blink of an eye, tears streamed down Tang Shi's face, making her look truly pitiful.
However, Yu Li didn't say anything, neither telling Qi Chenyan to let it go nor telling him not to be so fierce.
She was already injured, so Tang Shi should apologize to her.
But this young lady was very arrogant. Even though she was clearly in the wrong, she not only failed to realize her mistake, but also refused to apologize.
The commotion also caught the attention of several people playing a drinking game nearby.
"What's wrong, Lao Qi?"
"Why is Shishi crying? Did someone bully you?"
"Old Qi, why are you suddenly being so mean to Shishi?"
While everyone else's attention was focused on Tang Shi, Qi Xi immediately noticed Yu Li's hand.
"Oh my god, Lili, why is your finger bleeding?"
Only then did everyone notice that Qi Chenyan was holding Yu Li's hand, and there was a clear knife mark on the pad of her index finger, with the skin cut open and bleeding.
"How did my sister-in-law get hurt?"
"Where's the first-aid kit? I'll go get it."
But Qi Chenyan had already taken the initiative and picked Yu Li up in his arms.
As he passed by Tang Shi, he coldly remarked, "Tang Shi, no one is a princess, and no one will indulge you without limits forever. You'd better watch yourself."
Qi Chenyan carried Yu Li and entered the living room without looking back.
Tang Shi had never been treated like this before. Although she had some impure motives, she did not intend to hurt Yu Li. It was really just an accident.
However, Qi Chenyan completely ignored her explanation, insisting that all the blame lay with her and demanding that she apologize to Yu Li.
On what grounds?
He wasn't like this before. Before, no matter what she did, even if she really made a mistake, he would only give her a simple criticism.
Unlike today, when she was shown no respect in front of everyone and forced to bow her head and apologize to Yu Li.
She's never been humiliated like this in her entire life!
Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, Shao Yuke stepped in to smooth things over: "Your sister-in-law was injured unexpectedly, and Lao Qi was a little anxious and spoke a bit harshly. Shishi, don't take it to heart."
"I know that since Brother Shen Yan doesn't welcome my arrival, I won't get in his way here."
After saying that, Tang Shi picked up her bag and walked out the door.
"I'll go check on Shishi, my little darling. I hope she doesn't do anything foolish in a fit of anger."
After all, they were a group of people who grew up together. Although they often bickered, this was the first time they had seen Qi Chenyan so fierce today.
However, the others did not chase after them, since Shao Yuke had already gone to check.
Besides, everyone here is an adult, and just now it was Yu Li who was injured. It must be that Tang Shi did something wrong to make Qi Chenyan angry.
After all, although Qi Chenyan is aloof, there are very few things that can truly make him angry.
Even Yu Li didn't expect Qi Chenyan to be so angry.
After walking a distance, Yu Li gently patted his shoulder.
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious. Please put me down; I can walk by myself."
But Qi Chenyan was unusually firm with Yu Li: "Don't move, listen to me."
Yu Li said "oh" and obediently stopped moving.
Qi Chenyan gently placed her on the leather sofa and then took out the first-aid kit.
He knelt down on one knee in front of her, took her hand, and disinfected it with iodine.
"It will hurt a little."
Yu Li exaggeratedly cried out, "Quick, quick, Qi Chenyan, if we don't bandage it soon, it'll heal in no time!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Yu Li hissed again as the iodine was applied to the wound.
"Lili, don't be stubborn now."
Yu Li grinned. "I didn't."
After disinfecting, cleaning up the bloodstains, and applying a band-aid, Qi Chenyan finally looked up.
His deep, obsidian-like eyes gazed at her.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault."
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