Chapter 227 Rooftop Quarrel
Mr. Li ignored the glances everyone was giving Chu Siran and continued, "I know that Mr. Chu has been running this milk tea shop with great care. I've always been optimistic about the development of Yiran, so I'd like to establish a long-term partnership with Mr. Chu. I wonder what Mr. Chu and Mr. Lin think about this."
Chu Siran looked at Mr. Li on the stage, chuckled, and tilted his head waiting for his next words.
"Of course, I also know that the unpleasant things that happened at the beginning did damage our Li family's reputation to some extent. President Chu not only didn't investigate further, but he even continued to cooperate with our Li family. To show my sincerity, I specifically found out the person behind this..."
When Mr. Li said this, he laughed strangely, and before Chu Siran could react, two bodyguards carried Chu Xi onto the platform.
Chu Siran was still wondering why Chu Xi hadn't been at the Li family's banquet. Now, facing this situation, she finally understood. It turned out that the old man of the Li family had long wanted to give up Chu Xi as a pawn.
As expected, not long after Chu Xi was carried to the platform by bodyguards, Mr. Li spoke up, "This woman, because of her personal connections, is freely coming in and out of the Li office and even taking the initiative to block the cooperation between the Li family and Yiran."
"Dad, I'm innocent. You can't do this to me." Chu Xi tried hard to raise her head and wanted to look at Mr. Li, but as soon as she raised her head, she was held down by two bodyguards.
Facing Chu Xi like this, Mr. Li was obviously a little impatient and rubbed his brows. "You are just Li Mu's fiancée. What qualifications do you have to call me 'Dad'? Besides, our Li family doesn't have a daughter-in-law as narrow-minded as you!"
"What do you mean?" Chu Xi couldn't help himself any longer. He didn't know where he got so much strength from, but he actually broke free from the restraints of the two bodyguards. "What do you mean? Why?"
The two bodyguards quickly subdued Chu Xi again to prevent her from doing anything to harm the old man of the Li family.
The old man of the Li family snorted coldly at Chu Xi, then said slowly, "That's right, today's banquet is for no other reason than to announce to everyone that our Li family has officially terminated the marriage relationship with the Chu family."
When everyone heard this, they immediately exploded:
"What? The Li family is now saying they're breaking off the marriage with the Chu family. Doesn't this mean they don't take the Chu family seriously? Although the Li family is now developing more and more here, the Chu family is still a leading wealthy family after all. Wouldn't this be an insult to the Chu family?"
"Who says it's not? They've been engaged for so long. Although everyone is just watching the fun, the young master of the Li family seems quite infatuated. Now he wants to cancel the engagement?"
"You all should cut the crap. I think the Li family initially just used the Chu family to gain a foothold. They never intended to form a marriage alliance with the Chu family. They've only been using them this whole time. I just don't know what this Mr. Li is thinking. Chu Siran is a member of the Chu family after all. Isn't he afraid that Chu Siran will turn against him by doing this?"
Chu Siran heard someone in the crowd say her name and shook her head speechlessly. She glanced at the person who had just said it. "The Chu family is the Chu family, and I am me. In this business world, I'm here as the founder of 'Yi Ran'. The milk tea shop may not be big, but it's profitable. So, could you please respectfully address me as President Chu? Is that okay?"
Hearing Chu Siran say this, the man just turned his head away awkwardly, deliberately not looking at Chu Siran at the moment, trying to resolve the awkwardness. Chu Siran saw this and didn't want to dwell on the matter. He ignored the man and then fixed his eyes on the high platform, ready to continue watching the show.
At this time, Huo Juncheng appeared out of nowhere and dragged Lin Yilan outside. Before Chu Siran could react, Gao Long and Gao Hu blocked his way.
"I'm sorry, Miss Chu, our President Huo and Mrs. Huo have something to discuss privately, so it's not convenient for you to come with them right now."
Looking at the tall figures of the two bodyguards, Chu Siran knew without hesitation that he was definitely no match for them, and curled his lips.
Anyway, even if Huo Juncheng directly dragged Lin Yilan away, he would not do anything too excessive. So she should just enjoy the show on the stage.
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On the other side, Huo Juncheng directly dragged Lin Yilan to the rooftop.
"Huo Juncheng, are you sick? Why did you bring me here?"
Lin Yilan shook off Huo Juncheng's hand, and because she used too much force, she took a few steps back before she could stand firmly. Looking at Huo Juncheng standing in front of her, with a silent look on her face, Lin Yilan thought of how Huo Juncheng and Wang Yimo were together just now, and she became furious.
Lin Yilan didn't want to continue to entangle with Huo Juncheng. She glanced at Huo Juncheng and planned to walk down from the rooftop. Seeing this, Huo Juncheng grabbed Lin Yilan again.
Lin Yilan closed her eyes and exhaled deeply. "Okay, why did you bring me here? If there's nothing else, I'm going to go downstairs. Siran is still waiting for me downstairs."
"Are those milk tea shops really that important to you? For them, not only are you attending all sorts of banquets, you're even wearing your least favorite evening gowns. You're even studying business administration just for them..."
Huo Juncheng's tone was calm when he spoke, without any excitement at all, but from the gradually tightening strength of his grip, Lin Yilan could sense that Huo Juncheng was feeling a little hurt at the moment.
Huo Juncheng stared at Lin Yilan closely and continued, "So in your heart, Chu Siran, the second young lady of the Chu family, holds a higher position than me, Huo Juncheng, in your heart, right?"
When Lin Yilan heard Huo Juncheng's question, she tilted her head in confusion, "This is not the same thing. What happened to you these days? Why do you seem weird lately?"
When Huo Juncheng heard Lin Yilan say this, his face instantly darkened. Huo Juncheng was about to say something, but at this moment, Wang Yimo came over and said, "Mr. Huo, you are here. I thought you went back first."
After Wang Yimo finished speaking, she pretended to look at Lin Yilan casually, "Sister Yilan is here too, what a coincidence."
Lin Yilan looked at Wang Yimo's bright face, and her mood instantly became gloomy. If Wang Yimo thought that Huo Juncheng had gone back, then why did she come to the rooftop? It was obvious that she came to find Huo Juncheng.
Suddenly, Lin Yilan felt that Wang Yimo was a bit annoying, and her initial good impression of her was completely gone. She didn't know what Huo Juncheng was thinking, why did he come to the party with Wang Yimo? Didn't he say that he would not look for female companions when attending parties in the future?
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