Chapter 13: You Are So Heartless
Shen Residence.
Jiang Qingyue took a sip of the rose tea in her cup and sighed helplessly.
Watching her son screaming and shouting like a Beagle in front of her, pacing back and forth in circles, she felt a wave of desolation in her heart.
This main account seemed to be ruined. Maybe she should start a new alt account with his dad.
“Shut up. You’re so noisy, you evil Beagle.” Jiang Qingyue slapped the coffee table in annoyance, making the tea set rattle slightly.
“What Beagle? Mom, what are you saying!” His originally neat tea-brown hair was rubbed into a tangled mess by himself.
“Shen Xun, what’s the use of making a fuss in front of your mom? Why don’t you go invite Xiao Yi first? Talk about the rest later.” Jiang Qingyue felt deeply powerless.
“But… what if she’s like last year? She didn’t even stay for three minutes!”
Shen Xun seemed to be suffering, his voice shaking obviously.
“At least Xiao Yi gave you a gift last year. Be content, you brat.”
Jiang Qingyue admired her new noblewoman manicure, not wanting to deal with her cheap son anymore.
“That was a gift? That was her leftover red velvet cake, and it was taken from the dessert table!”
“Uh… then why did you eat it so happily after she left? You licked the spoon clean.” Jiang Qingyue suspected her son was a pervert.
“Mom! That… isn’t the point.” Shen Xun’s Adam’s apple bobbed. His pacing froze, and his expression was awkward.
“You damn child. Who told you to quarrel with Xiao Yi back then? You wouldn’t say the reason when asked. Too lazy to manage you.”
Jiang Qingyue made up her mind. Tonight, she would work hard with Shen Xun’s dad. Jiayou, make a smurf account. They couldn’t raise another one like Shen Xun.
Actually, it wasn’t that Ruan Yi didn’t prepare a gift for Shen Xun last year. No matter how badly they got along, the two families still maintained friendly contact. Shen Father and Shen Mother took great care of her, so Ruan Yi would still do the most basic superficial work.
It was just that she couldn’t put aside her pride to give it to Shen Xun personally. Later, she gave the gift to Gu Zhi and asked her brother to pass it on.
The leftover red velvet cake from the birthday party as a gift was just a joke to tease Shen Xun.
The man, carrying something in his hand, pretended to pass by the Ruan family’s main gate a few times. Finally, on the third pass, he stepped through the gate.
“Eldest Miss, the young master of the Shen family is here.”
Ruan Yi sat on the sofa with a sour face, still unhappy because she couldn’t contact the little maid. Hearing the servant’s message, her brows furrowed into a knot.
Shen Xun noticed Ruan Yi’s unhappy little expression the moment he took his first step into the living room.
So every step he took next was incomparably stiff, like going to the execution ground to die.
Shen Xun didn’t dare speak. He placed the box he was carrying on the table.
Ruan Yi lifted her eyelids with a lack of interest.
It was a box of beautifully packaged strawberries. The box had the variety name written on it: Bijin-hime (Beautiful Princess) strawberries from Country R. Her eyes instantly lit up.
It was said to be a very delicious variety. Such a big box was quite expensive. Since she never had the habit of pursuing expensive food, she hadn’t specifically asked the servants to order them.
Ruan Yi swallowed her saliva. “Then this Young Miss will reluctantly accept it.”
Receiving Ruan Yi’s instruction, the servant came forward to take the strawberries away for washing.
Shen Xun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and his stance wasn’t so stiff anymore. He opened his mouth and said, “Ruan Yi, you must come to my birthday this time.”
Ruan Yi raised an eyebrow, her eyes mocking. “Why should I listen to you?”
“You accepted my stuff. I don’t care, that means you agreed.” Shen Xun pursed his thin lips, his tone carrying a trace of stubborn grievance.
Ruan Yi was speechless. It really was “eating other’s food makes one soft-mouthed; taking other’s gifts makes one short-handed.” If she had known, she wouldn’t have craved that bite.
“Tch… fine, fine, fine. Got it.”
The servant walked up holding the washed strawberries and reached out to place the beautifully arranged fruit in front of Ruan Yi.
Shen Xun’s gaze swept over casually, then stopped abruptly.
His vision focused on the older servant’s wrist. Hanging on the rough skin was a bracelet completely mismatched with its owner. The bracelet was inlaid with broken diamonds, reflecting dazzling light under the lamp.
It was very obvious. This was an expensive luxury bracelet, a Haute Couture piece from Brand C, a limited edition from two years ago.
How could Shen Xun not recognize it? The apology gift he had once meticulously chosen actually appeared on a servant.
He grabbed Ruan Yi’s wrist abruptly. When he spoke, it was like a thorn was stuck in his throat, his voice trembling.
“Ruan Yi, your heart is so cruel.”
Ruan Yi was baffled. “What crazy fit are you throwing now?”
What was going on? Why was Shen Xun suddenly acting in a tragic drama?
“I… I will never send you anything again!”
The man held her wrist without letting go. His amber pupils were already stained with a layer of water, the tails of his eyes flushed red. His expression was fragile, and his eyes held tears.
How could she give the things I gave her to a servant! Then what about the others… the ones with special meaning?
“Are you sick in the head???” Ruan Yi was completely confused.
Unwilling to part with just some fruit? What kind of male lead was this? Stingy to death.
So stingy. It seemed that if her brother “married” this guy named Shen in the past life, his life definitely wasn’t good.
“You still have this attitude. I, I’m really angry!” Shen Xun let go of her wrist and turned around, looking like he was about to leave.
After a long while, his long legs remained frozen in place. Hearing no response from the girl, he couldn’t take a step no matter what.
Ruan Yi was speechless. What was this silly boy doing? Playing “Red Light, Green Light” here?
“Hurry up and go. By the way, check if your family has lychees when you go back. I want to eat ‘Hanging Green’ lychees.”
Ruan Yi: Chew chew chew.
Shen Xun looked back, his handsome face tense. There was still a faint mist in the corners of his eyes, and his expression was stiff.
“We do. I’ll send them over to you later.”
Ruan Yi said “Oh,” then continued chew chew chew.
Not a simp.
She took the initiative to talk to me… Isn’t that just softening up?
The bracelet… it must be that his taste was bad. That bracelet was too ugly. It must be so. Next time, he would pick a better one to give.
Until he walked out of the Ruan family’s door, the man was still reflecting on his aesthetic taste. “Hmm… I’ll ask Gu Zhi to help me pick next time.”
After all, he was the brother-in-law; he should understand his future wife’s preferences better.
Shen Residence, the day of the birthday banquet.
When Ruan Yi arrived, many guests had already come to the main hall. Shen Xun was surrounded by people. Young masters and ladies were flattery and complimenting each other.
Ruan Yi didn’t like joining this kind of meaningless liveliness and had no intention of moving closer.
Gu Zhi followed by Ruan Yi’s side, his gaze never leaving her. Before she even opened her mouth when she was thirsty, champagne was already handed over from his hand.
Under the crystal chandelier of the banquet hall, he was in a sharp suit, and the girl was in a white dress trailing on the floor. The two stood side by side very closely. If an uninformed person saw them, they would definitely praise them as a matching pair.
The protagonist of the banquet, surrounded by the crowd, had long let his thoughts drift to the girl.
Shen Xun stared tightly in the direction where Ruan Yi was.
The girl’s open back was blindingly white. The semi-transparent lace inlaid with diamonds on her chest clung to her soft curves, exceptionally eye-catching.
In the man’s eyes, only the girl’s frowns and smiles remained. He completely couldn’t hear the surrounding noise.
From the corner of his eye, he looked at the man beside the girl. That person’s gaze was fixed tightly on her face, the viscosity in his eyes no less than his own.
Shen Xun frowned.
Misses his wife so much he’s gone crazy; even jealous of his brother-in-law.
He shook his head with a laugh.
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