readytorunbook Chapter 13: You can even hear an echo when you knock!
Chapter 13: You can even hear an echo when you knock!
"Uncle Zhou and Aunt Chi may have forgotten that my engagement with the Second Young Master was only confirmed four years ago."
"When I was little, I would occasionally see you and Aunt Chi bringing the Second Young Master to visit during festivals, but every time the whole family came together, I never had any private contact with the Second Young Master, so..."
Li Siwei curled her lips and smiled, "I'm sorry, I really can't bear the responsibility of this childhood sweetheart."
"You!" Zhou Mingzhang was choked by these words and his face turned dark in an instant.
Knowing the Zhou family's situation and the pros and cons involved, Chi Manning no longer cared about being angry with Zhou Mingzhang. She changed her expression in a second and tried to smile gently.
"Si Wei, Auntie knows you must be very angry right now and unwilling to forgive Cheng Feng."
"But your uncle is right. This engagement was made by your grandfather and Grandpa Chengfeng. Now both of them are gone. As a last wish of theirs, I think you should..."
Before he could finish the sentence "Think about it carefully", he was interrupted by a sudden chuckle.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
Li Siwei suppressed the curve of her lips, bent down, and seemingly casually picked up a piece of A4 paper on the coffee table in front of her.
"My grandfather did verbally arrange a marriage with Grandpa Zhou."
"But if I remember correctly, the original betrothal proposal wasn't between me and the Second Young Master, but between my father and Uncle Zhou..."
"..." Chi Manning could hardly hold back the smile on her face, "No, Si Wei, you can't say that..."
"Alright! This rebellious son did something foolish, and it's our Zhou family who is at fault! I will definitely teach him a lesson and give you and the Li family an explanation!"
Without waiting for Chi Manning to speak again to smooth things over, Zhou Mingzhang, with a gloomy face, spoke stiffly.
"But the marriage between the descendants of the Zhou and Li families was indeed the last wish of your grandfather and his family."
"Besides, your engagement party has already been held, and relatives from both families and celebrities from Haicheng have all attended the ceremony. If you cancel the engagement because of this..."
Zhou Mingzhang pursed his lips and said, "Not only will my Zhou family lose face, but you and your father will also become the topic of gossip among people in the circle."
Ha! You're trying to threaten me now that coaxing doesn't work?!
Li Siwei rolled her eyes inwardly and thought:
This old man's abacus beads are really about to fall on her face!
Do you really think that since she is young and not involved in the affairs of the Li family company, she doesn't know how much benefit the Lao Deng family has gained from my father and the Li family!
"It's just an engagement, not a marriage."
Li Siwei smiled and said, "Even if you're married and find out one party is cheating, you can still get a divorce! My Li family has always valued marital fidelity. I believe you, Uncle Zhou, are well aware of this!"
Zhou Mingzhang: “…”
He was almost mad to the point of deformation. He exhaled twice heavily through his nose and closed his mouth with a stiff face.
Ignoring Lao Deng's 360-degree eye roll, Li Siying dusted off the paper in her hand and smiled, "I believe Uncle Zhou has already reviewed the contents of this 'timeline'..."
"Four years ago, my father officially agreed to the marriage with the Zhou family."
"But as far as I know, Mr. Zhou met and began pursuing Miss Lin Wanrou when he was 18 years old."
"In my sophomore year, when I was 20, I officially started a romantic relationship with Ms. Lin."
"Regarding this past, students from Haicheng University, especially those from the Finance and Literature departments, can all testify."
"It's rumored that the public courtship was even featured on the Haicheng University campus forum, becoming a legendary story that year and for many years to come."
“从20岁到26岁，二少与这位林小姐谈了整整6年的恋爱……”黎司媱笑容逐渐转冷，“6年的恋爱对4年的联姻……”
"I think anyone can see that the Second Young Master, even though he already has a girlfriend, took the initiative to enter into an engagement with my Li family and treat me as a potential marriage partner."
"Then, may I ask, if this isn't subjective intent, cheating, or two-timing, what is it?"
Zhou Mingzhang: ...
Chi Manning: ...
They opened their mouths and were almost pissed off.
Although I wanted to get angry, what she said was all reasonable and well-founded.
Zhou Mingzhang was so angry that he had no place to vent, so he could only glare at Zhou Chengfeng hatefully.
"Rebellious son! This is all your fault!"
"Those who know this are the ones who kept your mother and I in the dark! Those who don't know would think that we, your parents, are in cahoots with you and are condoning your reckless behavior!"
"!!!!!!"
Zhou Chengfeng was almost petrified.
The scattered A4 papers and Li Siying's words just now shocked him so much that he couldn't control his shaking.
why?
how come!
How did she know these things?
Who told her?
"me……"
Zhou Chengfeng's lips trembled, and he was so frightened that he couldn't even utter a complete word.
"Originally, I also believed that this was the Second Young Master's doing alone, and Uncle Zhou and Aunt Chi were completely unaware of it. After all, outsiders have always said that the Zhou family attaches great importance to the education of their children and the inheritance of family traditions. However..."
Li Siwei curled the corners of his mouth sarcastically, then frowned and began to search among the scattered pages.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she picked up a photo from the pages of paper that fell on the sofa - it was a picture of Chi Manning and Lin Wanrou sitting across from each other at the table, with Lin Wanrou smiling gently and reaching out to shake hands with him!
The expression on his face froze instantly. Chi Manning looked at the photo in shock, "This...how could you..."
"Aunt Chi, are you asking me how I got this photo?"
Li Siwei smiled harmlessly and placed the photo directly in the center of the coffee table in front of her. "You and Miss Lin agreed to meet at a coffee shop. The location and itinerary are not secret, so it is not difficult to check."
"Manning! What the hell is going on!"
Zhou Mingzhang was in a hurry just now, and his attention was attracted by the intimacy between Zhou Chengfeng and Lin Wanrou, so he didn't notice this photo at all.
Seeing this, his expression changed and he looked at his wife in disbelief, "Why would you go to see this woman? Tell me! Did you know about this rebellious son a long time ago?"
"I..." Chi Manning's eyes flashed, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"Speak!" Zhou Mingzhang roared, his face trembling.
"Ah!" Chi Manning was startled and exclaimed, then said, "I, I just found out not long ago..."
"And, after I found out, I immediately went to find this little goblin named Lin, gave her some money, and asked her to leave Chengfeng and not destroy the relationship between Chengfeng and Si Wei."
"Who would have thought that this little devil would take the money and then go back on her word..."
"What!" Zhou Chengfeng's eyes widened instantly when he heard this. "Mom, it was you who really forced Rourou to break up with me, and... you even insulted her with money!"
His face was full of disbelief, and he obviously didn't expect that this would be something Chi Manning did.
When Chi Manning heard his accusations, especially the phrase "insulting with money", she was so angry that her face almost deformed.
Raising his finger and pointing at the tip of his nose, Chi Manning gasped heavily for a few seconds, unable to utter a single word.
Li Siwei watched coldly from the side and found it ridiculous.
Could it be that Lin Wanrou is a zombie?
Not only is it disgusting and difficult to kill, it also loves to eat brains.
Check it out!
Zhou Chengfeng's brain was completely eaten up by her this week.
My head is so empty that I might even hear an echo if I knock on it!