The dining location was a highly secluded private club.
Qin Yansheng had just ordered the dishes when he received a phone call.
While he stepped out, Tang Li picked up the teapot and poured barley tea for herself and Wu Xuehan. Seeing Wu Xuehan wanting to say something yet hesitating, she took the initiative to pave the way for her: "It’s okay, you can just ask whatever you want."
After a short while, Wu Xuehan finally spoke up: "Ah Li, your family is actually very well-off, right?"
...Not the impoverished student as rumored outside.
You have a brother-in-law who drives a luxury car.
And there are two tailored suits hanging in the dormitory closet.
"When we moved to Wentan Garden, I already had my doubts. The residents there are all teachers, only the two of us are students." Wu Xuehan pursed her lips slightly: "You also know the author of ’Original Sin’, and then there was the child who stayed in our dormitory, who clearly comes from a very wealthy family."
"Actually... I think we shouldn’t have come out to dine."
She sneaked a glance at Tang Li, and seeing that Tang Li didn’t seem upset, she continued: "After all, he’s your brother-in-law, and he’s also quite young... Where I come from, if your sister isn’t around, it’s better to avoid any potential misunderstandings, being seen by others... it’s not good for you."
Tang Li slid one of the cups of tea towards Wu Xuehan: "Aren’t you here too? It’s not just the two of us."
While speaking, Tang Li paused for a few seconds before continuing: "I know what I’m doing, don’t worry about me."
"Is your father remarried?" Wu Xuehan suddenly asked.
"...Not exactly." Tang Li lifted her head, looked back at her with a faint smile: "Would you believe me if I said I was an illegitimate daughter?"
Wu Xuehan asked back without answering: "Are you?"
In the private room, under the soft lighting, Tang Li’s expression was exceptionally calm: "Legally speaking, I am indeed an illegitimate daughter, even if there’s more to the story; these three words will follow me for life."
At this point, she couldn’t help but think of Ouyang Hua, returning Wu Xuehan’s clear gaze, she couldn’t resist giving a warning: "If you ever meet someone surnamed Ouyang, especially a man named Ouyang Hua, stay as far away as possible and don’t provoke him. If he bothers you, just ignore him."
Wu Xuehan was confused: "Who’s Ouyang Hua?"
Fearing Wu Xuehan wouldn’t take her words seriously, Tang Li felt she had to elaborate: "He’s a nephew from my father’s side, the Yue Family. Just remember, he’s not a good person, he likes to dabble with bad things."
As soon as Wu Xuehan heard ’bad things’, she thought of drugs.
She was timid and feared these things, her face pale as she spoke: "I will definitely ignore him. I’m a law-abiding good citizen." She thought of something, her gaze falling on Tang Li with concern: "Has he harassed you?"
Wu Xuehan felt she guessed right, her indignation was overwhelming: "Such scum should be eradicated."
As she spoke, she scooted her chair closer to Tang Li: "Can we go report him? As long as he’s arrested, he won’t be able to bother you anymore."
Tang Li found that such a misunderstanding wasn’t too bad.
So she didn’t correct her, but just smiled slightly: "Next time I see him, I’ll try, see if I can get him locked up."
Wu Xuehan nodded repeatedly: "Wait until he’s inside and changes from an ’I’ to an ’O’, he won’t like women anymore and won’t come to bother you."
Tang Li suddenly asked: "Do you often browse all sorts of messy stuff online?"