Chapter 17
The He family's hundred-day banquet continued, and only Chen Zhi was kicked out.
Perhaps knowing that there was no hope of marrying into the He family, Chen Zhi hugged He Yuanbai's legs and cried miserably and desperately, completely disregarding her dignity.
He Yuanbai's handsome face turned ugly and he sent her away without saying a word.
Lin Ran stood in the night, watching her leaving with a dim look in his eyes.
"Why do you sympathize with her? She wishes you were dead." Chen Zhuoyu chewed a petal he picked casually, walked to her side, and spoke lazily.
Lin Ran lowered her eyes and said softly, "I'm not sympathizing with her, I just saw myself."
When she left, she was even more desperate than Chen Zhi. She waited in the rain all night, but never saw that figure. That was the first time she loved someone wholeheartedly, loved to the point of being bruised all over and losing everything.
Shen Zhuoyu's expression changed, and he restrained his dissolute and immoral behavior. He looked at her steadily with his peach blossom eyes: "Xiao Wu, have you been well these years?"
She seemed to be having a very bad time, she didn't like to laugh anymore, her face was pale, and her beautiful almond eyes were cold and indifferent. She was not like this before. He remembered that when she first came to Chenyuan, she smiled at everyone she saw, she was innocent and cute, like a spotless white paper.
Many times when he came home from school, he saw her squatting on the roadside watching ants moving and greeting the flowers and plants on the roadside, like a little mentally retarded person.
For this reason, he often teased her and bullied her. She would be angry but not for long. The next day, she would still call him "second brother" obediently, with her eyes curved with smiles, like the little yellow flowers in the mountains, full of vitality.
It was probably at that time that he realized his feelings for her.
This place, full of filth and darkness, destroyed her.
Lin Ran's expression was very calm, and she smiled faintly: "How is Second Brother doing?"
Chen Zhuoyu's eyes darkened, and he smiled nonchalantly, "Of course. I had such a carefree life in America that I was almost kidnapped by the natives of the Amazon rainforest and taken back to be their son-in-law."
The dimples at the corners of Lin Ran's lips flashed by. Her second brother was still so frivolous, always saying the most sincere words in a joking tone. No wonder his temperament has changed so much now. He doesn't look like a rich nobleman, but more like a dangerous rainforest hunter.
Over the years, they have deviated from their life trajectories and become unrecognizable.
"What were you talking about?" He Yuanbai sent Chen Zhi away and saw the brother and sister standing under the shadow of the tree and the streetlight talking. He asked, "Lin Ran, since it was Chen Zhi who did it, why don't you explain? If your second brother hadn't filmed it, wouldn't you have been wrongfully killed?"
Lin Ran lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Chen Zhuoyu smiled lazily: "What do you want Xiaowu to say? Say that she, an adopted daughter, was bullied by the real daughter of a wealthy family, and the two sisters were jealous of you. You have gained face, but do you still want Chen Yuan's face? If this causes a rift between the Shen and He families, will she still have a place to stand?"
This incident has torn the relationship apart and will do more harm than good, so it is truly considering the overall situation for Lin Ran, an adopted daughter, to take the blame.
The incident of Chen Zhi was a blessing in disguise and there is no solution.
But he happened to be there at the time and even took a video to break the deadlock.
He Yuanbai was stunned for a moment, then said, "I haven't said anything about you yet. Since you were clearly there, why didn't you speak up to stop it? This way, Ranran and my nephew wouldn't have to suffer this.
Look at how Ranran got beaten by Chenzhi!"
He Yuanbai's words were extremely hurtful. Yes, if he had stopped it then, nothing would have happened. Filming a video would have been nothing more than hindsight, it wouldn't have changed anything.
Chen Zhuoyu narrowed his peach blossom eyes thoughtfully. It was such a big surprise that his good brother reunited after many years and actually wanted to steal his girl away.
No wonder He Yuanbai didn’t tell anyone about Ranran’s return to Shen Garden. It was his father who told him.
He has so many rivals in love.
Lin Ran said calmly, "You can't blame my second brother for this. Stopping it at the time was just a temporary solution, but exposing it afterwards is like removing the fuel from the fire. If it were me, I would do the same thing.
When Chen Zhi goes crazy, he won't listen to anyone. Do you think we three Shen brothers and sisters will fight each other and become the laughing stock of the whole city?"
Shen Zhuoyu snapped his fingers and smiled charmingly: “Xiao Wu understands me!”
He Yuanbai sneered: "What are you so proud of? Didn't you see that my parents and eldest brother sided with Shen Jinghan's camp tonight because of Shen Zhi's matter?
We in the He family value character the most when judging people.
Although you and Shen Zhi dislike each other, your interests are tied together. Shen Jinghan's power is so great that he can make things happen at the touch of a button. You stood up for Lin Ran, but Shen Jinghan plotted against you. I don't know what you are so happy about.
This is true.
This matter did not benefit Shen Zhuoyu at all, and he only stabbed himself in the back.
Lin Ran looked up at him. It was she who implicated her second brother.
Shen Zhuoyu put his hands in his pockets handsomely and said with a smile: "Do you all think that I came back to compete with Shen Jinghan for the family property?"
Lin Ran and He Yuanbai looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
Shen Zhuoyu looked at Lin Ran with burning eyes. He came back for her. The fate that could not be changed back then, he would change this time.
He has become much stronger in these seven years.
He Yuanbai interrupted what he was about to say and said, "Shen Er, the dinner is almost over, let's go in."
Shen Zhuoyu smiled lazily: “Okay.”
Lin Ran's phone vibrated in her bag. She opened it and saw a line of words on the screen: "Are you having a good chat with Shen Zhuoyu?"
There is uncontrollable anger between the lines.
It’s Shen Jinghan.
Then, the other party sent another message: "Come to the study in the evening."
She froze and pretended not to see.
After the three people left, He Siwen and Shen Jinghan walked out from the shadow of the trees in the courtyard.
He Siwen looked at Shen Jinghan's face and smiled, "Mr. Shen, although Yuan Bai is good friends with Shen Zhuoyu, he has never asked about the family business over the years. My father is the head of the He family, so you can rest assured about this."
Shen Jinghan nodded coldly.
He Siwen noticed a chill emanating from his entire body and was vaguely puzzled. Could it be that it was not because of this incident?
Apart from Chen Zhuoyu, is there anyone else in Hong Kong who can make this young master angry?
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