“It’s nothing. I’ve never liked such occasions,” Chi Jiao said casually. “I just went over to cancel the engagement with the Lan family.”
“Cancel the engagement? Did they propose it, or did you propose it first?” Shen Liao had always been a meticulous person. He felt that there was a huge difference between the two.
“They suggested it first.” Chi Jiao leaned her back against the soft cushion behind her, clearly nonchalant about this.
Shen Liao’s aura turned gloomy. He glanced at Yan Zhengchen and saw that he was frowning as well. He knew that their thoughts were definitely in line.
The Lan family had actually proposed to end the engagement first.
Weren’t they looking down on Jiaojiao by doing this?
Since the Lan family disregarded Jiaojiao, they would be disregarded by them as well.
Jiaojiao wasn’t bothered, but they couldn’t tolerate their precious baby being wronged.
“How long do you plan to stay this time?” Chi Jiao suddenly looked at Shen Liao and asked.
She remembered that he was probably not done with the projects at hand yet.
“I’ve already passed on my work to someone else.” Shen Liao lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in them and then said in a gentler tone, “I’m giving myself a long vacation. The scenery in White City is not bad. I plan to take a vacation here.”
“The Yunbai Mountain nearby is not bad. It’s a 5A scenic area [1. 5A is a rating for tourist attractions in China by the government]. You can take a look,” Chi Jiao suggested with consideration.
Yan Zhengchen glanced sideways at her.
Did this girl really think that they were staying in White City for leisure?
Gong Lu brought a cup of warm milk over. He walked in front of Chi Jiao and handed it to her. “This is for you. It’s strawberry-flavored.”
Chi Jiao thanked him and took it.
“The Old Master asked me to return to Mount Li for a while.” Gong Lu sat down next to Chi Jiao.
“Send my regards to Grandpa. Tell him that I’ll head back to visit him during the winter break.” When Chi Jiao thought of the Old Master, a longing expression appeared on her face.
Gong Lu thought to himself that if the Old Master knew that Jiaojiao had a boy she liked, he would definitely come personally.
…
The next day, the news of Chi Jiao and Lan Yunhan canceling their engagement was on the entertainment news. Gossip about influential families always attracted a lot of attention.
It was just that those news articles seemed to have been discussed in advance. The drafts were all stepping on the Lan family to curry favor. Lan Yunhan was said to be a playboy who liked to cheat on others, causing a bad influence on the Lan family. Their shares immediately fell.
What was even more mystical was that only an enlarged photo of Lan Yunhan and Chi Yan together appeared on the news. Chi Jiao’s photo was not exposed.
Lan Yunhan was originally very active on Weibo, sharing some of his work routines. With his handsome looks and extraordinary aura, he had also attracted many fans. Therefore, after this matter was exposed, he went straight onto the trending searches.
More people were scolding him than supporting him on Weibo.
After all, he was the one who cheated on his fiancée first. And yet, he got together with her sister. This kind of behavior deserved a beating.
It wasn’t just Lan Yunhan who was being scolded. Chi Yan was pushed to the top of the news as well.
Some gossipy marketing accounts on Weibo had somehow obtained intimate photos of Chi Yan and Lan Yunhan from god knows where. There were pictures of them kissing by the lake, and of them holding hands as they entered a hotel at night…
The two of them looked very loving in the photos, concretizing the fact that Lan Yunhan canceled his engagement to Chi Jiao for Chi Yan.