The two people on the other side seemed oblivious to Xu Xinchen and continued arguing, their voices growing increasingly heated.
“If I go back to work at the company in my family home, you will definitely have a lot of demands on me. It won’t be as easy and enjoyable as working outside on my own!”
“Your idea is too selfish. Your father and mother both hope that you can come back to our family company so that we can take care of you.”
"I have no interest in this! You never consider anything about me except oppressing me! I've always followed the path you've laid out for me since I was a child, and now that I finally have something I like, why do you have to take away my interest! Do you want me to die that badly?!"
Right after the man finished speaking, a loud slapping sound suddenly rang out throughout the coffee shop.
This time, Xu Xinchen was really scared. She completely forgot about trying to make herself inconspicuous and find a chance to sneak out of the coffee shop.
I instinctively turned my head to look, and to my surprise, my eyes met those of the person who had started the fight.
Seeing the person's face clearly, Xu Xinchen lowered her head in disappointment. Just now she was praying that she had misheard and that it wasn't this person, but after seeing the other person's face, she couldn't even deceive herself anymore.
The man who had struck her suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment on his face. He raised his hand and waved lightly at Xu Xinchen: "Miss Lu, I didn't expect to see you here. What a coincidence."
Xu Xinchen smiled faintly: "What a coincidence, Mr. William. You can just pretend I don't exist. There's no need to worry about me."
Upon hearing Xu Xinchen's words, the anger on William's face seemed to vanish instantly, and he burst out laughing: "You've already seen it, how can you pretend you didn't?"
Just as William and Xu Xinchen were talking, the person who had been slapped by William turned around and looked at Xu Xinchen. Upon seeing her, the person was stunned.
"sister in law?"
Xu Xinchen awkwardly tugged at her clothes. Just how much did she look like William's ex-wife? Why did this person have to call her sister-in-law?
"I'm sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not your sister-in-law. I just happen to look a little like your sister-in-law."
Xu Xinchen said somewhat guiltily that they looked a little similar. In fact, according to normal speculation, she should look very similar to William's ex-wife, otherwise people wouldn't have called her sister-in-law right away.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on the man's face. He scratched his hair and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, you look so much like my sister-in-law that I mistook you for someone else."
Xu Xinchen gently shook her head, said it was okay, and then looked at the person's face. The person's skin was quite fair, so the handprint William had left on his face was very noticeable.
Her left cheek was already bright red, but this person was still able to smile when facing her, which meant he must have been beaten up quite a bit in the past.
Regardless of what he was like in the past, Xu Xinchen couldn't bear to watch a grown man with a slap mark on his face smiling and talking to her.
She pointed to her cheek and said to the person, "Your injury looks a bit serious. Should we go see a doctor first?"
Xu Xinchen wasn't exaggerating, because the person's lips had a slight red tinge, but they weren't wearing lipstick, making it look like their cheek had been bruised.
To everyone's surprise, the person simply wiped the corner of their mouth and then said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. I'm used to being hit. These little wounds will heal on their own in a couple of days."
William stood opposite that person, his face already very unpleasant. He secretly glared at that person before introducing himself to Xu Xinchen.
“Miss Lu, I’m so sorry to have made you laugh. This is my younger brother, Lem. We had a little disagreement, so I couldn’t help but hit him. This isn’t how we usually act.”
Xu Xinchen had already overheard the argument between the two brothers, so he naturally knew why William had hit his younger brother, Lyme.
She didn't think she had a very good relationship with the two brothers, so she naturally didn't want to interfere in their private affairs. Moreover, because William's ex-wife looked a lot like her, she didn't want to get involved in the matter.
After picking up her things, Xu Xinchen slowly turned around and walked towards the door: "This is a matter between the two brothers, Mr. William and Mr. Lyme, so I won't meddle."
William nodded quickly: "Miss Lu is right, but I just wanted to explain. I'm not usually such a cruel person."
Xu Xinchen just smiled slightly when she heard William's words. What did it matter to her what kind of person William was? She wasn't William's ex-wife.
However, just as she was about to reach the coffee shop entrance, Xu Xinchen thought about what the man named Lyme had just said, and finally couldn't help but stop and turn to William.
“Mr. William, although I don’t know exactly how you define this design competition, and I know it’s best not to interfere in your affairs, I still want to remind you that if your brother really doesn’t want to go home, you’d better not force him. After all, everyone has their own freedom.”
After saying this, Xu Xinchen showed an embarrassed expression and slowly apologized to William: "If my words have caused Mr. William any discomfort, I would like to apologize to Mr. William here."
Before William could even speak, Xu Xinchen straightened her back, turned around, and walked outside. The reason she had spoken was simply because she had heard Lyme say that he was also going to participate in the design competition.
She actually understood Lyme's thoughts to some extent. They were both people with dreams and shared the same interests, which is why she offered to help Lyme.
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