As soon as she finished speaking, she stared straight at Li Daocheng, observing the expression on his face.
After all, she knew Li Daocheng well. He seemed cunning, but in reality, he was incredibly foolish. He wore his emotions on his sleeve and couldn't hide anything.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Ruo finished speaking, Li Daocheng couldn't help but blink guiltily.
"I……"
Seeing his expression, Li Ruo had already guessed most of what was going on, and immediately snorted coldly, "Tell me, how did Li Rao complain to you?"
Hearing this, Li Daocheng shook his head and smiled, saying, "It's not like you're complaining. You've done her a huge favor. Otherwise, her baby would have been born an illegitimate child. We owe you all of this."
After being praised by Li Daocheng several times in a row, Li Ruo could hardly bear it, so she gently waved her hand.
Seeing that she didn't seem to buy it, Li Daocheng simply stopped beating around the bush, took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, the reason I called you back this time is because the Wen family sent word that Old Master Wen couldn't bear to lose face and felt very sorry for you, so he decided to break off the engagement with you. So I called you back this time to give you some advance notice."
He tried to phrase things as tactfully as possible so that Li Ruo wouldn't be able to accept it immediately and would cause a scene at the Wen family.
At that point, neither of them will be able to salvage the situation.
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo suddenly realized why Li Daocheng's attitude had suddenly changed; it turned out he was afraid she would ruin Li Rao's plans.
But he was overthinking it!
She sneered, a dark glint flashing in her eyes: "Don't worry, canceling the engagement is a good thing for me. I never wanted to marry Wen Changfeng."
She spoke frankly, but Li Daocheng didn't easily believe her: "Are you serious?"
After all, who wouldn't want to climb up to the powerful Wen family?
Moreover, Li Ruo is never honest. If we don't calm her down today, it will be too late if she causes any more trouble in the future.
Just as the two were talking, Li Rao also came out of the room and stood at the corner waiting for Li Ruo's reply.
She also wanted to know the answer to this question.
She had underestimated Li Ruo's abilities before, always thinking that she could manipulate this woman at will. Now she realized that she was the clown.
That's why she wanted to see what Li Ruo was really thinking.
She thought she was hiding well, but little did she know that she had been discovered by Li Ruo as soon as she came out.
Unexpectedly, both of them were so concerned about this issue. Li Ruo couldn't help but find it a little funny and twitched the corner of her mouth: "If I still had feelings for Wen Changfeng, I would never have plotted against him like this, nor would I have been so calm after hearing the news of the annulment of the engagement."
Of course, annuling the engagement is possible, but how it is annuled must be up to her!
Thinking of this, she lowered her eyes slightly, a hint of anticipation on her face.
However, Li Daocheng did not notice her unusual behavior. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "Then I'll trouble you to act in a play with us tomorrow."
Grandpa Wen said he would come over tomorrow to personally give Li Ruo some compensation.
However, given the previous conflicts within their family, he was afraid that Li Ruo would talk nonsense in front of Old Master Wen, thereby affecting the old master's opinion of the Li family.
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo subconsciously looked in Li Rao's direction.
At this moment, Li Rao was walking towards the room in a daze. Although it was only her back view, Li Ruo could still see her haggard appearance at a glance.
After all, this woman usually walks with a brisk pace, but now her steps are so heavy, which shows how depressed she is.
It seems Wen Changfeng's words have dealt her quite a blow!
Thinking of this, Li Ruo subconsciously tugged at the corners of her mouth, feeling inexplicably pleased: "Okay!"
Li Daocheng was taken aback when she agreed so readily, and a sense of joy welled up in his heart.
Coming to his senses, fearing that Li Ruo might change her mind, he quickly changed the subject: "It's already dark. I specially asked Zhang Ma to prepare some of your favorite dishes. You haven't been back for a long time. Try them and see if her cooking has changed."
As he said this, he had a gentle smile on his face, and at first glance, he really did look like a kind father.
But Li Ruo knew best what the man in front of her was really like behind his mask.
She scoffed, a cold glint in her eyes: "Fine!"
Tonight, the Li family's dinner table was unusually harmonious.
To appease her, Li Daocheng was unusually amiable, and Li Ruo didn't bother to cause any trouble.
After a satisfying meal, it was nearly midnight. Having spent the whole night looking at Li Daocheng's old face, Li Ruo was thoroughly fed up and simply made an excuse to go back to her room.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they went upstairs, a man's angry roar suddenly came from a room not far away: "You dare to disobey me? Are you really not afraid that I will spread your photos all over the place?"
Li Zhiqi?
Upon recognizing the other person's voice, Li Ruo raised an eyebrow and subconsciously took a few steps forward.
"I don't care, I have to see you tomorrow, or don't blame me for being impolite."
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