Chapter 676: Chapter 676: Just as if Nothing Had Happened
Rong Yan didn’t know how to explain the intricacies to her, nor did she know how to mention Li Shengxiao’s grandfather’s identity, let alone that these words came from Li Shengxiao’s grandfather.
She didn’t feel threatened by him, anyway.
Although she had only met the old man once, she could sense his powerful aura and could somewhat grasp the type of person he was.
Li Shengxiao was of the same sort.
People like them never stooped to lying or making threats; if they said something, it meant it was definitely true.
Rong Yan took a deep breath, suddenly feeling as if her chest were being heavily pressed down, the sensation of a stone weighing down was particularly uncomfortable.
So uncomfortable that now she could only think about this matter, with no mood for work and no appetite for food.
Seeing her listless appearance, Gu Linxi regretted having been too direct earlier and asked her after a moment of silence, “So what do you think? Considering breaking up?”
“I haven’t thought that much.”
Breaking up—she definitely didn’t want to break up with Li Shengxiao.
They had just begun to understand each other’s feelings; it would be too cruel to break up so soon.
Gu Linxi thought it was simple, “Then that’s settled, if you don’t want to break up, don’t break up. Don’t overthink it, just act like nothing happened.”
“Mm,” Rong Yan was heavy-hearted.
She couldn’t discuss Li Shengxiao’s background with Gu Linxi, so it was difficult to explain the whole story to her.
Seeing her still downcast and preoccupied, Gu Linxi patted her shoulder and consoled her, “Yan, I don’t think you need to overthink it. Life isn’t a TV drama; it’s not filled with that kind of melodramatic stuff. I’ve never heard of anyone going bankrupt for not breaking up. And besides, Li Shengxiao isn’t the type of man who relies on his family. The Li Group won’t just go bankrupt like that, it’s just whether his family accepts you or not, to see if you choose to face it together with him or decide to cut ties.”
“I remember he has just a mother, and if the family opposes, he will be affected to some extent. It’s up to you.”
She thought Rong Yan was talking about Lin Zhiya being the one opposing.
Rong Yan shook her head, “It’s not Mrs. Lin.”
“Then who is it?” Gu Linxi really couldn’t understand what she was talking about.
Rong Yan didn’t know how to explain, “Someone… whose identity I can’t disclose.”
“What are you talking about, what can’t you disclose?” Seeing Rong Yan hesitate to speak, Gu Linxi waved her hand, expressing her opinion, “Since you don’t want to break up, in my opinion, unless it’s his immediate family opposing you, you could pretend it never happened, no need to overthink it. Overthinking just makes you suffer.”
Rong Yan wished to tell her it wasn’t a matter of overthinking, it was that Li Shengxiao had a fiancée he was obliged to marry. She could be capricious; she could gamble without fear of losing. But could she drag Li Shengxiao, Mrs. Lin, and everyone else into this bet with her?
But faced with Gu Linxi’s unsuspecting eyes, she couldn’t reveal the insider details to her.
She wasn’t afraid of Gu Linxi spilling the beans, but it was more likely that Li Shengxiao and his grandfather had some unpleasant history, and this complex relationship, just like with the Rong Family, belonged to the realm of privacy.
Even if she were with Li Shengxiao, she couldn’t casually share the private matters he told her with friends.