Capítulo 618: Chapter 618: Is She Always This Fake?
Lai Shengxia walked down the stairs and said, “Ah Li is back? If you were going to bring a friend home, why didn’t you call in advance to let the family know?”
Upon hearing this, Fu Si turned his head to look over.
Lai Shengxia was wearing a pink morning robe, her long curly hair draped over her shoulders, and her smile was radiant. Unlike Tang Li’s slender and delicate beauty, she embodied the classic gentle femininity, giving off an elegant vibe at first glance.
However, Fu Si was well-acquainted with this social circle.
He had seen all kinds of women and was naturally unruly, especially disliking the so-called well-bred young ladies. Looking at Lai Shengxia now, he only felt that she was being hypocritical and pretentious.
After all, the attitude of the old lady was clear, so how could the others be any better?
Thus, Fu Si withdrew his gaze and did not engage in conversation.
“…” Lai Shengxia slightly curved her lips and did not mind the attitude of Fu Si. As Tang Li got up from the couch, Lai Shengxia happened to reach the living room entrance, her gaze moving from Fu Si to Tang Li: “Since you’re here, you might as well stay for dinner before leaving.”
Meeting Lai Shengxia’s beautiful eyes, Tang Li smiled lightly: “Just now, grandma was still giving the orders to send off guests, this meal might not be so peaceful.”
“You, just like grandma, you both are so stubborn.”
Lai Shengxia glared at Tang Li: “Now I’m even afraid for you and grandma to be together alone, like two firecrackers, and grandma doesn’t truly hold grudges. She’s getting old and puts a lot of emphasis on face, similar to a child of four or five. Sometimes, you should also give in a bit to grandma.”
The phrase “deep sisterly love” was fully depicted by her actions.
Lai Shengxia raised her hand resting it on Tang Li’s shoulder in a very natural and close manner while turning her head to Fu Si, smiling amiably: “The temper of the elderly in the family isn’t very good. If something has startled you, I’ll apologize on behalf of the elder.”
Fu Si pursed his lips, still indifferent.
Tang Li removed Lai Shengxia’s hand: “There’s no need for apologies; this isn’t my house anyway. By coming here, I’m bound to upset certain people.”
With those words, Lai Shengxia’s smile faded slightly.
Tang Li picked up his helmet and looked at Fu Si: “I’ll walk you out first.”
“Or maybe…” Fu Si glanced at Lai Shengxia out of the corner of his eye before asking Tang Li, “should I stay for dinner and then leave?”
“…” Tang Li.
Lai Shengxia’s smile grew wider: “Then alright, I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes.”
With that, she went straight to the kitchen to instruct the servants.
She decisively made the decision, not giving Tang Li a chance to send the guest away.
Tang Li’s gaze was already on Fu Si.
Fu Si looked around and then leaned close to Tang Li’s ear and whispered, “I think I might have figured out who your uncle is. This woman, I’ve seen her at my grandfather’s birthday feast, she came with the chairman of the Tianyi. She said she’s the elder daughter, and Lai Yuaner is her younger sister, right? She probably recognized me as well.”
“… And you still plan to stay for dinner?”
People like Lai Shengxia don’t act without a clear benefit.
Her invitation for Fu Si to stay for dinner was merely because she valued the backing of the Fu Family, or perhaps because Fu Si had a respectable uncle.
Thinking this way, Tang Li gestured with his chin towards the door, hinting for Fu Si to leave quickly.
“I think I’ll stay,” Fu Si said. “With me here, knowing who I am, she will surely tell others. Considering this, the old lady will hesitate to make things difficult for you at the dinner table.”
Tang Li tightened her lips and said, “Well then, thank you in advance.”
“No problem,” Fu Si replied casually, before suddenly realizing something off and turned to Tang Li, “Your words sounded like you were scolding someone.”
Tang Li: “…”
Lai Shengxia came out of the kitchen again and invited Fu Si to stay: “I’ll go change my clothes, Ah Li, you entertain your friend first.”
Her lips always held a perfect faint smile.
As he watched Lai Shengxia leave, Fu Si couldn’t help asking Tang Li, “Is she always so fake?”
“…”
Lai Shengxia went upstairs and saw Old Madam Lai at the stairway entrance.
Supported by the nanny, Old Madam Lai had clearly been standing there for a while, and had heard her granddaughter inviting guests for dinner. Seeing her granddaughter approaching, she immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, “Why are you still letting them stay? He’s just a little ruffian! We are a decent family, how can we eat at the same table with a ruffian!”
“Let me explain,” Lai Shengxia took Old Madam Lai by the arm and led her to her bedroom, closing the door before speaking, “The boy Ah Li brought back is the sole son of the chairman of Longxing Group.”
“…” Old Madam Lai paused, then remembered which one was Longxing Group.
As for the current chairman of Longxing Group—
If she remembered right, it seemed to be the husband of the eldest daughter of the Song Family.
Lai Shengxia also sat down by the bed, “Dad probably never imagined that the boyfriend Ah Li found was the eldest grandson of the Fu Family.”
“With her integrity, that young man from the Fu Family also has poor taste,” Old Madam Lai snorted lightly, thinking about Tang Li’s rudeness to herself, her words become even more harsh, “I see they won’t get too far, she is hurrying to bring him home, in my opinion, she’s utterly shameless!”
Although she said this, Old Madam Lai still instructed Lai Shengxia, “Since he has already come, call your parents and ask them to come home for dinner tonight.”
Lai Shengxia had already planned to do so without needing Old Madam Lai’s specific instructions.
As she reached for her cellphone, Old Madam Lai suddenly sighed, “The Fu Family is indeed a family of substance, and with Song Baiyan in that position, even if Song Baiyan steps down after his term, it won’t be much different. If your sister was with that Fu boy, that would truly be a match made by heaven.”
Lai Shengxia paused in her actions and then chuckled, “Fu Si likes Ah Li, and besides, Yuanyuan is also Ah Li’s sister. What if Ah Li hears you say this? How will she feel?”
“What can she do to me?! I haven’t seen that Fu boy liking her particularly either. It might just be her clinging desperately, what kind of upbringing could she have from the countryside!”
Thinking of Fu Si’s handsome face, Old Madam Lai looked up at her eldest granddaughter, “Your sister has been abroad for a while now, since nothing else has happened, it’s time to bring her back and start considering suitable matches for her.”
Upon hearing that the grandson of the Fu Family had come to their home, Lai Wenyan didn’t stay in his office, and had his driver take a route to pick up Ouyang Qian from the Tianyi Group.
On the way home, Ouyang Qian was the first to speak, “Ah Li is fortunate, marrying into the Fu Family can only be good and not bad.”
Lai Wenyan heard the teasing, snorted coldly, his expression improving slightly: “After she gets married and settles down, I can also enjoy some peaceful days.”
“But—”
Ouyang Qian hesitated.
Lai Wenyan looked at her, “What is it?”
Separated by the partition between the back and front seats of the sedan, Ouyang Qian wasn’t worried about the driver overhearing, but she still lowered her voice slightly, “I’m just afraid that once the Fu Family learns about Ah Li’s background, the Fu Family is not like the Han Family, when it comes time, let’s hope they don’t turn from potential in-laws into enemies.”
“…” Lai Wenyan felt as if cold water had just been dumped on him.
Ouyang Qian sighed, “If Ah Li were my daughter, we wouldn’t have these concerns.”