Chapter 147 Anger
"Why do I feel like you've caused quite a bit of trouble?" Zhong Nianyao raised her eyebrows. "If I remember correctly, this young lady from the Ma family should like you! At the banquet held at your house that day—"
After hearing Zhong Nianyao's words, Lu Yichen immediately remembered their encounter at the banquet, the scene of their first meeting, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Seeing Lu Yichen suddenly burst out laughing, Zhong Nianyao was stunned for a moment, then said, "What are you laughing at? Could it be that you like this Ma Shishi?"
If it was true, then she could only say that Lu Yichen had very poor taste and actually liked such a pretentious person.
"You think too much." Lu Yichen said calmly, "He's just an irrelevant person. He won't affect my mood."
"You'd better not cause me any trouble." Zhong Nianyao had a smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes. "Otherwise, I will not show mercy. And I will put this account on your head!"
After hearing this, Lu Yichen's expression didn't change at all. It was unclear whether he was indifferent or simply confident that he wouldn't bring any trouble to Zhong Nianyao.
Zhong Nianyao didn't say anything else.
Despite the incident involving Ma Shishi, it had no impact on either Lu Yichen or Zhong Nianyao. The two continued their meal, occasionally exchanging a few words, but tacitly avoided mentioning Ma Shishi.
After dinner, Zhong Nianyao flatly rejected Lu Yichen's offer to take her home. The incident with the delivery had just happened, and she didn't want to cause any more trouble. Before, she could have found an excuse to get away with it. But if the old man and the others saw Lu Yichen taking her home now, she would be completely speechless.
Lu Yichen didn't care. Even though he was rejected, he still smiled.
The two parted ways right at the restaurant entrance.
Lu Yichen sat in the car, looking at Zhong Nianyao's back, with an unknown light flashing in his eyes.
Uncle Li, who was sitting in the front seat, couldn't help but speak after seeing Lu Yichen's rare expression, "Master, you...you seem to have some special feelings towards Miss Zhong."
"Really?" Lu Yichen raised the corner of his mouth. "Maybe she's very interesting. And—"
He always felt that when he saw Zhong Nianyao, he had a sense of déjà vu, as if they had met before, or even knew each other well. However, he was sure that the first time he and Zhong Nianyao met was at a banquet. Before that, the two had never met.
"Miss Zhong is indeed an interesting person." Uncle Li said with a smile, "That's why the master looks at her differently! In fact, the master can-"
"Uncle Li!"
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lu Yichen. His tone was very calm, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. "You've crossed the line."
After hearing Lu Yichen's words, Uncle Li was shocked and immediately put away his extraneous thoughts. His tone became extremely respectful, "Master, please forgive me."
Perhaps because his master looked so relaxed after meeting Miss Zhong, he also relaxed for a moment.
The atmosphere in the car was exceptionally silent, even a little stagnant.
A moment later, Lu Yichen's calm voice sounded again, "This won't happen again."
Uncle Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhong Nianyao was completely unaware of the simple episode that happened in the car. After parting with Lu Yichen, she simply called a car and returned to the Zhong family.
However, what she didn't expect was that as soon as she entered the door, she saw Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong waiting for him in the living room.
"Grandpa, grandma, what's going on?" Zhong Nianyao sat down on the sofa. "I don't think I've made you angry recently!"
Indeed, both Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong looked unhappy at the moment. However, she could sense that their anger was not directed at her.
"You kid, such a big thing happened in the school, why didn't you tell us!" Madam Zhong glanced at Zhong Nianyao, with suppressed anger in her tone, "This Shen Yixue is really too bold, she actually dared to steal your painting, take it for herself, and be so high-profile."
The incident at Tenglong College was a real sensation. Most of the people who could attend the college were either wealthy or noble, and even the specially recruited students were exceptional. Therefore, nothing like this had ever happened before.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhong didn't know about this at first, but since many of their old friends' grandchildren were studying at Tenglong College, they talked about it at home when they returned home, and then the news spread.
Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong naturally also learned about this matter from their old friends.
After hearing what Old Madam Zhong said, Zhong Nianyao immediately understood what was going on. She smiled and shook her head, "Grandma, don't be so angry! It's not worth getting angry over such a person."
"Huh, this girl called Shen Yixue, did you often play with her in the past?" Old Master Zhong thought for a moment and found that there was indeed such a person in his memory. He spoke directly with a commanding tone, "Yaoyao, I tell you, this kind of girl is too scheming. From now on, you must never play with her again. Now that your work has been swapped, who knows what she will do in the future!"
"Your grandfather is right." Old Madam Zhong agreed. "A girl like this has evil intentions and will definitely do something even more outrageous in the future. If you want Yaou, you must not be soft-hearted."
"Grandpa, grandma." Zhong Nianyao smiled helplessly, "You look down on me too much. Am I that stupid? Besides, if I were soft-hearted, this matter would have been resolved privately instead of being exposed in front of so many people."
After receiving Zhong Nianyao's answer, Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. However——
"This matter absolutely cannot be let go like this." Old Master Zhong said with a serious expression, "Not only is the girl responsible for this matter, but the college is also responsible. Their management is too lax, and such an outrageous thing could have happened."
“That’s right,” Madam Zhong nodded, then became a little confused, “But, Yaoyao, did you never know that Shen Yixue took your work to participate in the competition?”
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