He Nan’s gaze was icy. Without wasting words, he startled Wan Dongcheng, who felt his legs wobble, yet he did not move aside.
Suppressing the fear in his heart, Wan Dongcheng brought up ethics and morality, "He Nan, I know your relationship with Li Yue is good, and my father-in-law likes you too, but even so, you can’t just force your way into my wife’s room. She’s already undressed and gone to bed. Are you really going to barge in there?"
"If Brother He won’t go in, it should be okay if I do, right?" Shen Mianmian interrupted before He Nan, as she was just suspicious that something wasn’t quite right inside and couldn’t be sure anything was actually amiss. She didn’t want to cause trouble for Brother He.
As a girl, it wouldn’t be a problem for her to enter.
"Shen Mianmian, Li Yue merely recognizes you as his god sister. Are you really considering yourself a member of the Li Family?" Wan Dongcheng, not daring to be harsh in front of He Nan, could only indirectly scold her through Shen Mianmian’s words, "Let me tell you, our family’s matters are none of an outsider’s business. Go wherever it’s convenient for you to stay. If you want to please the Li Family, go do so in front of Li Yue and my father-in-law, not in front of me. Your tricks won’t work with me."
Just a country girl, relying on her pretty face, that’s all.
Wan Dongcheng despised people like Shen Mianmian who, in his view, relied on their beauty to ingratiate themselves with Li Yue, and supposedly stole a sum of money from home to live comfortably.
Zhao Xinlan said Shen Mianmian only started performing well in school after she got to know some rich people from the city, and that rich person must be Li Yue. Now she’s also close to He Nan. This type of woman just follows whoever has money.
His harsh words were extremely unpleasant to hear, and any girl of thinner skin would’ve been brought to tears by them. But, from the moment Shen Mianmian recognized Li Yue as her god brother, she knew some people would think she was purposely ingratiating herself with the Li Family.
The words were harsh, but the Li Family had indeed helped her a lot. If they said she was ingratiating herself, then let it be so! After all, it was better than being called an illegitimate daughter.
"I may be ingratiating myself with the Li Family, but I do so openly and with Uncle Li’s approval, unlike some people who are hypocrites and pretend to hold the moral high ground," she retorted.
Wan Dongcheng was not expecting Shen Mianmian to not only refuse to get angry but also to mock him in return, "I’ve never seen someone as shameless as you who even takes pride in it. I’m ashamed on your behalf."
"It’s not your place to educate her," He Nan’s face instantly turned cold, his gaze sharp as an ice blade, making Wan Dongcheng shiver.
Wan Dongcheng instinctively stepped back, his heel hitting the door, where he finally stopped. Despite trying to remain calm and composed, his trembling voice betrayed him. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥
"He Nan, what is your relationship with Shen Mianmian? Why are you also siding with her?"
He Nan did not respond to his question, but instead sternly warned him, "The status of a son-in-law in the Li Family is not a shield to protect you. It won’t save you, and nobody will save you. Weigh your words before you speak next time."
Was He Nan declaring his protection of Shen Mianmian?
He couldn’t believe that such a person as He Nan could be enamored by a young girl, and stand up for her.
He didn’t believe that if He Nan knew what kind of person Shen Mianmian was, he would still defend her .
"He Nan, do you know that you all have been fooled by Shen Mianmian’s appearance? Not only are her relations with her classmates messy, but she also stole money from home and now doesn’t even dare to return..."
"Don’t bring that up as an issue," Shen Mianmian cut him off, "Brother He knows all about that. He was the one who took me away from the Zhao Family village in the first place."