Liu Shaoyi was truly embarrassed. Tong Cheng'er had made her point so clearly, so how could he possibly be biased? In addition, he also had some feelings for Tong Cheng'er, so he was now caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.
But his cousin was standing there, and since she was his aunt's only child, he really couldn't just ignore her.
So Liu Shaoyi had no choice but to bite the bullet and apologize to Tong Cheng'er: "I apologize to Cheng'er on behalf of my cousin for what happened today. She is still young and did not think things through. I hope Cheng'er will forgive her this time."
Tong Cheng'er smiled upon hearing this: "Young Master Liu, you are too kind. Miss Yu and I are not close friends, and we probably won't have the chance to meet again in the future, so there's no question of forgiveness. Besides, as you can see, Miss Yu doesn't look like she's feeling guilty. I'm afraid I can't accept your apology."
Liu Shaoyi felt uneasy listening to such polite, distant, and somewhat sarcastic words.
Upon closer reflection, what she said wasn't wrong; he had been overconfident.
Liu Shaoyi glanced at Yu Sirou, signaling her to apologize, but Yu Sirou looked aggrieved and refused to speak.
Tong Cheng'er felt disgusted by their behavior and said, "Young Master Liu, please don't force us! And Miss Yu, you don't need to act so aggrieved. If people who don't know the inside story see this, they'll probably say I'm vicious. I can't bear that accusation, don't you think?"
Yu Sirou: ...
She was genuinely upset this time; she wasn't faking it.
Liu Shaoyi's expression was also not good; he could tell that Tong Cheng'er was angry.
He didn't know how his cousin could say such a foolish thing. She always seemed so gentle and considerate, and he hadn't noticed it at all.
This matter still needs to be resolved.
Liu Shaoyi looked at Yu Sirou and couldn't bear it after all: "No matter what, what happened today was indeed our fault. Please forgive my cousin this time, Cheng'er, for my sake."
Tong Cheng'er thought to herself, your face is worthless to her, but she couldn't say it out loud because of the relationship between the two families.
Thinking that he had enjoyed showing off his power and had not really suffered any verbal grievances from Yu Sirou, he decided to let it go.
“That’s fine then. For Young Master Liu’s sake, let’s just let this matter drop. I have a good temper, but it’s also a bad one. I can’t stand seeing myself suffer even the slightest injustice. If I can get revenge, I’ll vent my anger right here and now.”
"Also, I must tell Young Master Liu that today I had a disagreement with Miss Yu. I tried to see through her thoughts, and seeing how she reacted, I vented my anger and naturally let it go."
"If Miss Yu suffers any more injustices in the future, please don't blame me. After all, although Miss Yu looks like a good person, I don't trust her character."
Tong Cheng'er added fuel to the fire, continuing, "Young Master Liu has gone to such lengths to plead for his cousin, which shows the depth of your friendship. You should also restrain your daughter's temperament, otherwise, if she encounters someone less lenient than me next time, Young Master Liu will have no one to turn to for help."
Upon hearing this, Tong Xuean was stunned by his younger sister's shamelessness. He had never seen her argue with anyone before, and this was the first time he had seen it. But even if he went against his conscience and put on eighteen layers of filters, he still couldn't see that she was a good person.
However, as a doting older brother, he was also pleased to hear his younger sister's sharp words and her consideration for him.
As long as my little sister didn't suffer any loss, that's fine.
Furthermore, once Tong Xuean understood Yu Sirou's little scheme, he wanted nothing more than to beat her up. Seeing her lose face after being disciplined by her younger sister, he felt a sense of satisfaction.
Yu Sirou felt that Tong Cheng'er was utterly shameless, how could she say such shameless things.
In the end, Liu Shaoyi and Yu Sirou naturally didn't get to drink the newly served tea at the teahouse.
Tong Xuean and Tong Cheng'er, the brother and sister, were left to enjoy tea in the teahouse, feeling quite at ease.
Tong Xuean couldn't stand it anymore: "You seem quite carefree!"
Tong Cheng'er asked, puzzled, "Why should I feel uncomfortable?"
Tong Xuean: "Are you pretending to be stupid again? You should know Mother's plans. Don't you care about Liu Shaoyi at all?"
Tong Cheng'er found it amusing: "Third Brother, are you trying to make me care?"
Tong Xuean instinctively shook his head to save his own life: "I didn't mean that. It's better if you don't care. I've always thought Liu Shaoyi was a good person, but today it seems that my little sister deserves better."
Tong Cheng'er shook her head with a smile: "Who knows if it will be good or not? We'll talk about the future later. If it really doesn't work out, after the talent show, it's not impossible to find a good-looking and decent Manchu man to marry into the family. As long as you don't think I'm wasting food at home."
Tong Xuean was taken aback when he heard this. His little sister's idea... thinking about it carefully, it's not entirely unfeasible!
My younger sister has this personality; I'm afraid she'll suffer if she gets married. But looking at things today, who knows who will suffer if she really gets married! However, if we could keep my younger sister by our side, it wouldn't be a bad idea.
Anyway, the Tong family is big and wealthy, and can afford to support their little sister.
That evening, Tong Cheng'er and Tong Xue'an, who were not yet married, ate dinner at Shumulu's place. After dinner, Shumulu casually asked her son, "What did you do today?"
What she really wanted to know was whether her daughter and Liu Shaoyi had made any progress.
Upon hearing this, Tong Xuean wore a very perplexing expression, a complex and incomprehensible look that left Shumulu completely bewildered.
Tong Xuean: "I only had a cup of tea at the teahouse before coming back."
Shumulu felt something was wrong. She had told her son to take their daughter and Liu Shaoyi out for a stroll.
Shumulu asked, "Why didn't you go out for a walk?"
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