Chapter 184 Being Misunderstood
"Yes, yes, hello. You, Chu Xi, are truly capable of being on the list of the Li family. Yes, I, Chu Siran, cannot compare to you. Then I wish you to be able to hold on to this big tree well, and don't wait for the young master of the Li family to get tired of you and abandon you."
"I'm sorry to bother you, little sister..."
Lin Yilan watched Chu Siran and Chu Xi arguing with each other. Because Chu Siran was obviously at a disadvantage at the Li family's banquet, in order to avoid things from getting out of hand, Lin Yilan pulled Chu Siran back in time.
"Siran, stop arguing with her. Let's quickly find the head of the Li family."
Although Lin Yilan said this to Chu Siran, Chu Xi was obviously beside her and heard Lin Yilan's words, "You are indeed here to see Li Mu's father, but unfortunately, he won't see you."
"What do you mean?" Looking at Chu Xi's arrogant look, Lin Yilan couldn't help herself for a moment, and her questioning voice unconsciously rose a little.
"Why are you so excited? The Li family initially cooperated with your lousy milk tea company because of profit, but why are they suddenly not cooperating now? Don't you really know what's going on?"
"We know you're the one behind all this, but the Li family's business is naturally profit-driven. You're just a daughter-in-law who hasn't even married yet. How can the head of the Li family break the contract just because of a word from you?"
Chu Siran and Lin Yilan had naturally guessed that it was Chu Xi's doing, but they knew that no matter what means Chu Xi used, it was definitely just some dirty tricks behind the scenes.
Sure enough, after Chu Siran said these words, a crack was clearly visible on Chu Xi's face.
"Don't worry about how I did it. Since I was able to make the Li family break the contract, I will definitely not let Li's father know about this. Otherwise, do you think Li Mu and I will have a good ending?"
Lin Yilan was too lazy to talk to Chu Xi anymore and pulled Chu Siran to leave, but Chu Xi actually grabbed one of Chu Siran's arms at this time, "My dear sister, it's been such a long time since we last met. Why are you leaving before we even said a few words?"
Facing Chu Xi's contact, Chu Siran shook her hand away and glanced at the place where Chu Xi had just touched him with disgust. "Chu Xi, what are you doing with me again? I'm so sorry, I have something else to do. I really don't have time to argue with you today."
When Chu Xi saw Chu Siran was about to leave, she panicked for a moment. She didn't care whether Chu Siran would push her away again, and grabbed her arm again. This time, before Chu Siran could react, she pulled Chu Siran and slapped herself in the face.
"Sister, I know I've done some things wrong as a big sister, but you can't hit me over and over again, right? And this is at the Li family's banquet. Aren't you giving the Li family face by making such a scene?"
Chu Siran was bewildered by the sight of Chu Xi, who was now in tears. Was this another prank? Sure enough, Chu Xi's White Lotus attribute was as powerful as ever. As Chu Siran sighed, he saw Li Mu rushing over from behind the crowd.
"Xixi, what happened to your face? Who hit you?" Although Li Mu was asking Chu Xi, his gaze was fixed on Chu Siran. It was obvious that he was asking the question even though he knew the answer.
Faced with this sudden reversal of the situation, Chu Siran shrugged innocently, "If I say she slapped herself, would you believe me?"
"Chu Siran, Xixi is your sister after all. Even if you dislike her, you can't do this in public. You're not only embarrassing yourself, but also the Chu family!"
Looking at the excited Li Mu, Chu Siran curled her lips and said, "I know you don't believe it, but it was Chu Xi who pulled my hand and slapped herself in the face just now."
"Chu Siran, last time you hit Xixi in public, I wanted to come and settle the score with you. If Xixi hadn't kept telling me that you were her ignorant sister and asked me to forgive you, do you think you would still be able to come here to attend the banquet safely now?"
When Li Mu said this, Lin Yilan couldn't bear to listen any longer. "Young Master Li, your words are full of threats. How come according to what you just said, you still want to find someone to beat up Siran?"
Li Mu was so busy looking after Chu Xi and arguing with Chu Siran that he didn't notice Lin Yilan standing beside him. Only when he heard Lin Yilan talking did he see her.
At this moment, Lin Yilan was looking at him with a smile, which was appropriate and did not feel inappropriate at all. However, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. He still couldn't forget the last time he and Lin Yilan had a fight and she had beaten him into a dumpling face.
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to say that I forgave Chu Siran once before. Now that Miss Chu is causing trouble for Xixi again, I absolutely cannot let it go like this."
"So what do you want to do?" Lin Yilan whispered softly, grabbing the excited Chu Siran and signaling her to be quiet. At this moment, the four of them were surrounded by groups of people watching the show.
The friction that arose whenever Chu Siran and Chu Xi met had long been a topic of conversation among the ladies of high society at tea parties. Today, they were able to witness their "confrontation" firsthand, and none of them wanted to miss it.
"What should I do? Apologize, of course!" Li Mu said with his neck stiffened. He felt that an apology alone wasn't enough, so he added, "Just an apology seems a bit too easy for you. Let Xixi slap Chu Siran and let it go."
"Li Mu, are you still asleep? Letting Chu Xi slap me? Haha, you're just daydreaming! I slapped her last time because she deserved it, but this time...it really wasn't me who slapped her, believe it or not!"
"If it wasn't you who hit her, who did it, Lin Yilan? Then let Xixi slap Lin Yilan, and we'll be even!"
Lin Yilan didn't expect that Li Mu would mention her at this time. She was slightly shocked and raised her head to glance at Li Mu. With just this one glance, most of Li Mu's arrogance disappeared.
If he couldn't provoke Lin Yilan, he couldn't provoke Chu Siran either! So Li Mu turned his attention to Chu Siran again, "Second Miss Chu, please stop making excuses. What do you mean by hitting someone from our Li family at our family banquet?"
"I've already told you it wasn't me who hit him, why don't you believe me?" Chu Siran scratched his hair irritably, looking at Chu Xi who was crying behind Li Mu. He raised his cheek and suddenly thought of something, and smiled charmingly.
"You don't believe me, right? You think I was the one who beat you, right? Okay, very good." Chu Siran said as he slowly approached Chu Xi. Chu Xi was now in an advantageous position in this war, so she did not dodge when Chu Siran approached her.
Chu Siran looked at Chu Xi's slightly red right cheek and clicked his tongue twice. "The red mark is too light. How could I be so gentle? I guess it will be almost gone in less than ten minutes."
"What do you mean?" Li Mu became nervous when Chu Siran suddenly approached Chu Xi.
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