Shang Wan looked at Li Xinya, who was admiring herself in the mirror, and said,
"By the way, Yaya, did you tell Xiao Huan that your brother is coming back today?
She has been asking about when Tingyan would return ever since New Year’s Eve. Invite her over for dinner tonight!"
"Yes, I told her. Sister Huan was so happy; she’s already gone to the entrance of the Big Courtyard to et my brother."
Li Xinya said with a crisp voice. Her relationship with Chu Huan was exceptionally close, like that of sisters.
It could be said, apart from Shang Wan, she was the one who most hoped for Li Tingyan and Chu Huan to be together!
★
The train soon arrived at the Jing District station. Nianyang and Li Tingyan walked out of the station, first heading to the mall next door to buy gifts for each of Li Tingyan’s family mbers.
They then took a car, which drove for about thirty minutes before stopping at a bus stop.
Getting off the car, Li Tingyan said, "Just a few more turns, and we’ll reach my ho."
Nianyang had initially convinced herself not to be nervous, but upon hearing this, her heart started racing, and she felt like she couldn’t breathe. Since when had she beco so timid?
Like a soulless paper doll, she was led by Li Tingyan, and before long, they saw the grand entrance of the Big Courtyard, guarded by two gatekeepers.
Seeing Li Tingyan, they imdiately said,
"Hello, Mr. Li."
Li Tingyan nodded, pointed to Nianyang behind him, and said,
"My wife, call her Saozi!"
The two gatekeepers looked behind Li Tingyan. Even though they were curious how Li Tingyan found a wife, they didn’t show any other expression, "Hello, Saozi!"
"He-hello, you all..."
Nianyang hid behind Li Tingyan, smiling awkwardly but politely at them.
"Tingyan brother, you’re finally back! I’ve been waiting so long for you!" Chu Huan exclaid, like a joyous butterfly bursting forth at the sound of the voices. Seeing Li Tingyan’s tall and handso figure, her eyes turned crescent-shaped from smiling.
After not seeing him for years, Tingyan brother had indeed beco more imposing. Thinking of the family’s arrangent, she might get engaged to him this year, which thrilled her.
But the next second, a man’s cold voice shattered Chu Huan’s excitent like an ice sculpture.
"Who are you?"
"Tingyan brother, don’t you recognize ?"
Chu Huan’s face stiffened, thinking this couldn’t be a joke, right? They had grown up together.
Even though they only t a few tis a year, he shouldn’t have forgotten her!
Most crucially, she had liked him for more than a decade!
But watching Li Tingyan’s stern face, the look in his eyes wasn’t joking at all.
Tingyan brother truly didn’t rember her!
"Miss, I’m not familiar with you. Just call Mr. Li."
Li Tingyan really didn’t recognize the girl in front of him; just hearing her call him brother made him uncomfortable.
After the Ning Xia incident, he’s now wise to imdiately spot when a girl might be interested in him, so he must be very heartless in response.
Chu Huan panicked, "Tingyan brother, how could we not be familiar? I am Chu Huan, Chu Zhan’s sister!"
So she was Chu Huan after all!
Li Tingyan suddenly understood, recalling the family’s arrangents made behind his back, his face turned utterly grim!
"Pfft."
Hiding behind, having listened to the entire conversation between Li Tingyan and Chu Huan, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Her man was just amazing, making her so happy!
Indeed, Li Tingyan hadn’t lied to her. He genuinely wasn’t familiar with Chu Huan, and had even forgotten her!
Nianyang’s heart felt like it was floating away.
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