Chapter 388 Inexplicable Disgust
Fang Li was slightly startled and looked at the extra box in her hand with some confusion.
Shen Ruyan smiled and said, "Open it and take a look."
Fang Li paused, then raised her hand to open it.
Inside the box was a pair of uniquely designed jade earrings with excellent water content, which shone with a lustrous luster under the light.
Fang Li quickly refused: "Mom, this is too expensive, I can't accept it."
"Keep it."
Shen Ruyan forcefully pressed the box into her hand, but her tone softened, "Han Ming, that old fool, has abandoned even his own son for that ungrateful Han Shiyu over the years. I'm too lazy to care about him anymore."
She paused, her eyes suddenly reddened: "But Mom can't let you suffer any injustice."
Fang Li's nose felt sore, and she held her mother-in-law's hand: "Mom, I'm not wronged."
"Silly child."
Shen Ruyan touched her hair. "Xiu Jin has had a cold temper since he was a child. He suffered a lot of grievances because of Han Shiyu. Although he himself doesn't care, he is very protective of her. Since he has decided on you, he will never change in this life."
"Han Shiyu has really gone too far this time. Not to mention Mom, Xiu Jin alone won't let her off easily. That child has evil intentions, and she deserves some punishment!"
As the two were talking, the door was pushed open.
Han Xi walked in in a dark suit, and when he saw Shen Ruyan was there, he paused: "Mom, you are here too?"
Shen Ruyan stood up and regained her usual elegant and calm appearance: “Xiu Jin is back, since you are back, I will leave first.”
Han Xi frowned: "Why are you in such a hurry? Stay and have dinner with us."
"No, I came here specifically to see Lili today. Now that I've finished talking, I have something else to do. I made an appointment with Mrs. Zhou to play cards, and I can't break it."
Shen Ruyan picked up her bag and suddenly turned back when she reached the door, “By the way, the housekeeper at home said that your father has packed his luggage and seems to have gone abroad. He probably won’t be back in the short term.”
Han Xi expressionless: "Yeah, I know"
Shen Ruyan sneered: "It's good, it's good to leave, it's quiet."
Han Xi stood at the door thoughtfully until Shen Ruyan's car left.
Fang Li walked over, put her hand in his palm, tilted her head and gently leaned on his shoulder and said, "Mom is acting weird today."
"Why do you say that?"
Han Xi turned his head, took her hand and walked towards the restaurant.
Aunt Rong had already arranged dinner with her people. When they saw the two of them come in, everyone else politely retreated.
Only Fang Li and Han Xi were left in the restaurant.
Han Xi pulled out a chair and pushed Fang Li in.
Then he sat down beside her, picked up the towel beside him and wiped his hands silently.
Fang Li looked at him and said, "Do you know why Mom came back to see me today?"
"Because of Han Shiyu."
"You know?"
Han Xi curled the corners of his mouth slightly, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of pork ribs for her: "My father went to the company today."
"Because of Han Shiyu? Is he very angry?"
Han Xi didn't answer, but put some vegetables into her bowl and urged her, "Eat first."
Fang Li glanced at the plate that had piled up like a mountain without her noticing, picked up her chopsticks, picked up some food and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Mom doesn't seem to like Han Shiyu either."
Han Xi: "My father is probably the only one in the Han family who truly likes Han Shiyu."
"...But Third Uncle is not the one..."
"Han Shiyu was adopted." Han Xi said suddenly.
Fang Li was slightly startled: "I know this."
Han Xi raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes light and he said: "Han Shiyu was only six years old when she came to the Han family, but at that time my father and mother were already going through the divorce procedures."
Fang Li ate the food in small bites and listened quietly to Han Xi's story.
"Han Shiyu has always been more thoughtful than other children her age. Back then, I was still in a cold war with my family because of my parents' divorce, but she already knew how to take advantage of the opportunity to lower her stance and warmly please everyone in the family."
“.....”
"She was very good at pleasing people. At that time, no one in the family, including my grandparents, disliked her."
Fang Li was curious: "What about you?"
Han Xi paused and pursed his lips. "Me? Maybe it's because she's too likable, which makes me look so cold. I have an inexplicable aversion to her."
disgust?
Although Fang Li had only met Han Shiyu once or twice, she could feel from those two brief encounters that Han Shiyu liked Han Xi very much.
That kind of liking is not like a sister's liking for her brother. If I really want to describe it more accurately... it's more like a woman's infatuation with a man.
Thinking of this, Fang Li suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart.
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Han Xi, her red lips moved slightly but she seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Han Xi seemed immersed in his memories and did not notice the abnormality in her eyes.
He said: "At first I just thought it was my own problem, I even reflected on it... Later, I realized that all this was not my illusion, but a premonition."
"Premonition?"
Han Xi held the chopsticks and suddenly smiled.
This was the first time Fang Li saw Han Xi smile so helplessly and darkly.
It was as if some bottomless vortex was immersed in his eyes, so dark that even the curve of his mouth carried a hint of suppressed sadness.
Not wanting to see the man like this, Fang Li took the initiative to ask: "Since Han Shiyu is the adopted daughter of Uncle San, why... is father so good to her?"
With just one sentence, the man opposite him looked completely gloomy.
Han Xi didn't say anything, and his hand holding the chopsticks was secretly tightening.
Looking at him like this, Fang Li suddenly had a shocking guess in her mind.
“She won’t…”
Han Xi lowered his eyes. "Back then, the reason why Third Uncle adopted Han Shiyu was actually because of my father's suggestion."
“........”
The two of them sat around the huge dining table, and for a moment the entire space was extremely quiet.
After an unknown amount of time, Fang Li felt her throat become a little sore. She cleared her throat and spoke briskly, "Weren't we talking about Mom? Why did you get so off topic?"
Seeing that the man opposite was still unmoved, Fang Li's eyes moved slightly.
Suddenly, she grabbed the chair with both hands and moved towards him.
When their shoulders touched, she stopped with satisfaction, holding the chopsticks and looking at him with sparkling eyes, saying, "Mom gave me a pair of very beautiful earrings today. I see there seems to be a name engraved on them. Does it have any special meaning?"
"Emerald earrings?"
"Yes!" Fang Li nodded.
Han Xi's expression finally recovered a little, and he looked at him with a slight smile on his lips and said, "That's my mother's baby."
"baby?"
Fang Li was puzzled. Although the earrings were of good quality and unique in style, they should not be considered treasures for the founder of Han Jewelry, the second wife of the Han family, right?
Then Han Xi asked, "Are the letters Y and D engraved inside?"
Fang Li paused for a moment, then suddenly stood up and ran to the living room.
After a while, he came back with the box, and said happily: "It really is! The Y on the top should be my mother's cigarette, what does the other D mean?"
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