Chapter 125
“You don’t know anything, so stop speaking nonsense.” Xu Ke looked at Li Lihua with a hostile gaze.
“Why do I know nothing? I know you cheated, you were caught fooling around with another woman behind our backs and still refuse to admit it. Yet you still want to sweet talk and continue deceiving our Mengyao. From the moment you stepped into our Xu Family, I knew you weren’t some good character, and now haven’t I caught you? I have all the evidence photographed, right here, you have nothing left to argue, no matter what you say we won’t believe you anymore.”
“If you’re sensible, you should pack your things and get out of our house now, and obediently divorce my daughter, leave with nothing.” Li Lihua slapped the photos onto the coffee table in the living room, hands on her hips, head held high, speaking sharply.
“Mom, this is a matter between the two of us, please go back to your room, we’ll handle it ourselves.” Lin Mengyao wearily pressed her temple, speaking feebly.
“Why should I go back to my room? I’m your mom, I need to stand up for you here, or what will you do if you get bullied?” Li Lihua refused to leave, firmly sat on the sofa, showing a defiant expression.
“Mom, I’ll handle my own affairs, please head inside. I hope you remember what I said before.” Lin Mengyao turned her head to look at Li Lihua, her bloodshot eyes appeared increasingly eerie under the bright light.
Li Lihua’s expression stiffened for a moment, then she reluctantly nodded, picked up the phone from the coffee table, and turned to leave, not forgetting to caution Lin Mengyao before she left, “You absolutely cannot be soft-hearted towards a man who likes to fool around outside, otherwise, if you forgive him once, there will be a second time, and eventually countless times.”
“I know, mom, you should go.” Lin Mengyao said weakly.
Once Li Lihua’s figure completely disappeared from the two of them’s sight, the spacious living room instantly fell silent.
“Weren’t you going to explain? Go ahead.” Lin Mengyao raised her head to coldly look at Xu Ke and said.
“Today Yun Rulan came to find me, saying she likes me and wants to pursue me. I originally didn’t want to bother with her, but she wouldn’t leave and was very annoying. Besides, I could tell from her eyes that she had no real feelings for me yet said such things. I felt she had some ulterior motive in approaching me, so I wanted to find out what it was, that’s why I wasted an afternoon with her. But you must believe that you’re the only one I like, I won’t do anything to betray you.” Xu Ke spoke a little rapidly, his expression slightly agitated.
But at this moment Xu Ke didn’t notice Lin Mengyao’s strangeness at all. He was just pleased that Lin Mengyao listened to him and didn’t misunderstand him, so his tone lightened up quite a bit, “Yeah, that’s exactly what I meant, so there’s really nothing between us, I just wanted to probe her to find out her motive.”
“Xu Ke, apart from all this, do you have nothing else to tell me?” Lin Mengyao continued to ask with her head lowered.
“Apart from this, what else should I say?” Xu Ke asked, somewhat confused.
“Haven’t I already explained everything clearly? What else is there to say?” Xu Ke truly didn’t know what else he should say, so even his face showed a rare hint of puzzlement.
Upon hearing Xu Ke’s words, Lin Mengyao laughed mockingly, “Nothing, you indeed have nothing else to tell me. It was foolish of me to think of myself as important, to consider myself special. No, I am special—special in being foolish. I’m going upstairs now. Starting today, you can continue sleeping on the sofa.” Lin Mengyao shakily stood up, never glancing at Xu Ke the whole time, turning to leave, but Xu Ke grabbed her wrist tightly.
“What’s wrong with you? If you have something to say or ask, just say it, you’re leaving me not knowing what to do.” Xu Ke frowned with some irritation, unwilling to let Lin Mengyao leave without clearing things up, nor to leave her with any unresolved feelings.
“There’s nothing to say, I’m tired and going to rest, unless you want me to sleep on the sofa too? I wouldn’t mind anyway, this house is yours. Even if you want me to move out, I wouldn’t argue.” Lin Mengyao’s voice carried a chill, making Xu Ke release his hand involuntarily.
Lin Mengyao turned and returned to her room, while Xu Ke irritably paced around the living room sofa a couple of times. He knew Lin Mengyao felt uncomfortable and upset, but he couldn’t figure out the reason for her anger. Everything had been explained, hadn’t it? What else was there to say?
The next morning, Lin Mengyao was nowhere to be seen, and Yun Rulan also disappeared. If not for her high status making it impossible not to know Li Lihua, Xu Ke would have thought she was a decoy Li Lihua deliberately found to ruin his relationship with Lin Mengyao.
Meanwhile, at the Yun Family last night, Yun Rulan nearly smashed everything in her room, leaving the floor so covered in shards that there was nowhere to step.
“If it’s not working out, just give up. Apart from him, there are so many outstanding young men in Luocheng, there’s bound to be one suitable for you.” Elder Yun, looking at his most beloved granddaughter, spoke with a tone filled with affection.
“No, I must have Xu Ke. No matter how outstanding the young men of Luocheng are, they can’t compare to a prodigy from one of Shangjing’s four major families. Compared to Xu Ke, they don’t even deserve to tie his shoes. Since I’m the Princess of the Yun Family, if I’m to marry, I will marry a Prince. How could I marry a commoner?” Yun Rulan smashed the last glass in the room to pieces on the floor, feeling much more relieved.
“Clean up this room for me.” After wiping her hands with a handkerchief, she tossed it to the floor, giving a cold command.
“Yes.” The maid responded, and as Yun Rulan stepped out, she slipped into the room with tools like an eel, beginning her work.
“But you’ve only been with him for less than a day, and already he’s driven you to this state. If you were to really marry him and spend a lifetime with him, could you stand it? Even if you could bear it, I, your grandfather, would feel heartache.” Elder Yun lovingly stroked Yun Rulan’s hair, speaking with a tone of longing.
“Moreover, the Xu Family is more powerful than our Yun Family. If you truly suffered any injustice, I wouldn’t even be able to seek justice for you. How can I rest easy with that?” A trace of concern surfaced on Elder Yun’s face.
“Grandpa, do you not believe in my charm? I will definitely win him over, but I won’t marry him. I want to be the cinnabar mole on his heart, make him love me passionately and willingly do anything for me.” Yun Rulan raised her head confidently, her expression both proud and certain of victory.