"I'm sorry, I've been away from home for a long time, and I'm afraid I'm missing something at home. To be honest, I'm preparing to leave Beijing early these days so that I can go home."
Shen Qiaochen's polite refusal without thinking caused the surroundings to fall into silence...
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The meaning of the Li family is already obvious.
In addition, Shen Qiaochen showed no obvious resistance to Li Yanran's overtures just now.
Therefore, when Shen Qiaochen refused directly without thinking about it, not only the Li family were surprised, but also everyone else present showed a hint of surprise.
Facing Li Yanran's expression of surprise and disbelief, Shen Qiaochen still looked as bright as ever.
It was as if the blunt rejection just now did not come from her mouth.
"You...why..."
"Master Lin..."
Shen Qiaochen's refusal made Li Yanran feel aggrieved.
Although there are many sisters in each room in Zuo Xiang's mansion, Li Yanran has had a more comfortable life than the other sisters in the mansion since she was a child because she has a sibling brother who is valued by the family.
When she met Shen Qiaochen in Zui Jiangyue today, she immediately fell in love with this handsome young man dressed in black who looked cold and dignified.
After later learning that "he" was from the Lin family, Li Yanran became even more determined to win him.
Unexpectedly, Miss Li Wu, who had always had smooth sailing, encountered obstacles one after another with Shen Qiaochen.
First, she had already announced her name, but Shen Qiaochen still didn't recognize her identity.
Then Shen Qiaochen rejected her invitation without hesitation.
Being slapped twice in the face by the boy she admired, Li Yanran only felt ashamed and angry. It was extremely embarrassing.
So he could no longer maintain the smile on his face and looked at Shen Qiaochen with tears in his eyes, trying to find an explanation.
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Seeing Li Yanran lose her composure, Mrs. Li could no longer stand it.
She spoke immediately and signaled for someone to take Li Yanran away.
Then he turned his head and continued to look at the young man not far away who looked like the old god was there.
After receiving Mrs. Li's signal, two girls walked out of the Li family. They looked about the same age as Li Yanran.
One person was dressed in light pink and the other was in light blue. They hurried forward and took Li Yanran's arms from left to right, looking very intimate.
"Fifth sister..."
"Fifth sister..." she comforted softly, trying to pull her aside...
Li Yanran didn't appreciate their "kindness".
Don't think she doesn't know. On the surface, these two people are very close and caring to her, but deep down they don't know how to gloat about her...
Ever since she was little, she has been the most outstanding one among the girls in the Li family.
She is the only one who looks down on others on weekdays. When did it become their turn to ridicule her?
So, Li Yanran struggled hard, trying to free her arm from the two men's hands.
"Fifth sister, you'd better be more honest. See for yourself, haven't you made enough noise in your big house today? Grandpa has almost lost your face."
The girl in pink clothes is younger, she has a delicate appearance, she calls "Fifth Sister", but her words are full of ridicule.
Li Yanran stared at the girl in pink coldly, and just when she was about to retort, the girl in blue on the other side also spoke quickly.
"Fifth sister, look back, are you sure you want to continue to make grandma angry?"
The girl in blue has fair skin and a tall and slender figure.
She raised her eyes and glanced in Xiao Jue's direction, then quickly looked away.
Turning his head to look at Li Yanran, he "persuaded" in a soft voice.
It's just that although her words sounded righteous and stern, she had the attitude of a responsible eldest sister.
But if you think about it carefully, there is a hint of meaning between the lines.
Sure enough, Li Yanran understood the "threat" in the other party's words, and she stared at the girl in blue in disbelief.
But there was still a soft smile on the other party's face, as if what she just said was just her own illusion.
The four eyes faced each other, one was angry, the other was indifferent, the two formed a sharp contrast.
Thinking of the miserable Mrs. Li and her son in the corner not far away, Li Yanran's eyes flashed, and she finally realized what kind of trouble her mother and brother had caused to the Li family.
She pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered her eyes.
Soon, Li Yanran slumped her shoulders and let the two people around her take her away from here, heading upstairs to the original private room of the Li family...
It wasn't until the three sisters of the Li family disappeared at the end of the second floor that Mrs. Li withdrew her gaze.
She turned back to the direction of Shen Qiao and Chen and the others. When she saw that the other party was still drinking tea and chatting, completely comfortable and calm, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Just now, she thought that someone was sure to win. My thoughts also became uncertain.
Her gray eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and she hesitated for a moment, as if she was considering how to speak...
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The three girls from the Li family are obviously not fuel-efficient lamps.
Shen Qiaochen was not interested in the intrigues between other sisters, so when the three sisters of the Li family were chatting, Shen Qiaochen had already returned to his original seat.
Shen Qiaochen knew what Mrs. Li wanted to say.
It's just that she is not a real child of the Lin family, and she is not even a man.
She had already appeared in public yesterday. Not many people had seen her, but definitely a lot, and she did not plan to stay locked up in the mansion all day long from now on.
If Zuo Xiangfu wanted to hold a banquet, given her Shen family background, I am afraid that the post would be delivered to her grandmother in a few days. Now that Shen Qiaochen is in good health, her grandmother will definitely bring her to attend.
Therefore, she could only refuse the invitation from Zuo Xiangfu.
After all, Shen Qiaochen couldn't avoid it, even if it was his grandmother's place.
But for her to attend such an occasion dressed in men's clothing, in full view of everyone, and wanting to deceive everyone, Shen Qiaochen didn't have the confidence yet.
What's more, in his previous life, Li Si also had his hands and feet involved in the overthrow of the Shen family.
Even if he is not the mastermind, the Li family is definitely involved.
With this layer of cause and effect, even if the entire Shen family loses 187 lives, this enemy Shen Qiaochen will not take the initiative to find the Li family now, but there will be a time when flowers will bloom and fall.
One day, Shen Qiaochen will have to completely settle this hatred with the Li family.
It was too late for Shen Qiao to feel disgusted with such a family, and naturally she would not come to the scene to look good for them as the Jiangnan Lin family.
Moreover, since she accidentally learned of the Li family's plan today, she would have to think about asking her grandmother to write a letter to remind her when she went back to Jiangnan.
In case my grandfather and uncle don't know the whole story and don't know the reason, they will be relied on by the Li family again.
Shen Qiaochen never doubted the plans of his grandfather and uncle, but it would be troublesome for villains like the Li family to deliberately try to interfere with each other.
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