Chapter 274

Chapter 274

Perhaps having rested enough during this time, Shi Li was eagerly anticipating the upcoming dramatic confrontation.

Sitting nearby, Huang Jie vaguely sensed her daughter's excitement but couldn't understand why she felt this way.

True to their reputation as the premier family in novels, the Sheng Family hosted the banquet at a centuries-old garden complex. This property was reportedly their ancestral estate, which had been confiscated for a period but eventually returned to their possession. After renovation, it had become even more exquisite than before.

Since this was the property of Liang Rongrong's stepfather's family, Shi Li entered with a critical mindset, but after looking around, she had to abandon her intention to find fault.

[Sorry, there's really nothing to criticize here]

Shi Li and Huang Jie were led to the banquet venue by two beautiful women wearing light-colored qipaos. Huang Jie spotted many familiar faces and brought Shi Li along to socialize.

Without prompting from Huang Jie, Shi Li naturally addressed others as "big sister" and "auntie," delighting the wealthy ladies.

Many guests attended the banquet, including all the prominent figures of Blue City. Shi Li recognized numerous familiar faces.

Shi Li spotted the Eldest Aunt chatting with someone, her face full of smiles, apparently discussing something pleasant.

Shi Li thought to herself, [You won't be smiling for much longer]

Many classmates who heard Shi Li's internal commentary wondered who she was referring to.

However, everyone present shared one thought: there would be drama to witness today.

The protagonists always make their entrance last. When the background music changed its tune, everyone knew the main characters were about to appear.

They saw a man and woman enter arm in arm - the man wearing a black Zhongshan suit, the woman in a form-fitting smoky purple qipao.

They walked in gracefully, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Shi Li kept watching the Eldest Aunt's expression, who looked thunderstruck when she saw the woman's face.

Liang Rongrong's mother appeared even more graceful and youthful than her daughter, looking only thirty years old and exuding femininity.

Shi Li couldn't help but marvel, [Haha, no wonder so many men pine for her, who wouldn't like her?]

Classmates wondered: Who is she talking about?

Shi Li continued musing, [Though each generation seems to get worse - Liang Rongrong isn't as alluring as her mother]

Others thought: Wait, who are you talking about? Who's Liang Rongrong's mother? Liang Rongrong has a mother?

Today's drama was proving to be quite interesting and intense.

Everyone looked around the banquet but couldn't spot Liang Rongrong.

Someone asked why she wasn't present, given that she usually maintained such a high profile.

Many female classmates still held negative opinions of her.

Someone speculated, [She's probably at the hospital taking care of Feng Yunhe]

This reminder made everyone recall that Feng Yunhe had been injured by hail, and she was likely at the hospital with him.

Due to Feng Yunhe's injury, not only were he and Liang Rongrong absent, but Feng's Father also couldn't attend due to health issues.

Among the attendees, only the Eldest Aunt and her old acquaintances recognized this face; everyone else was seeing it for the first time.

The wealthy lady chatting with the Eldest Aunt noticed her suddenly cold expression and teased, "What's wrong? Do you know her?"

The Eldest Aunt's smile quickly returned, "Oh, not at all. She just looks familiar, but I'm sure I don't know her."

Accepting the explanation of mere familiarity, the woman didn't pursue the matter further.

After all, being mother and daughter, it wasn't difficult to find similarities between their faces.

The classmates quickly guessed this must be Liang Rongrong's mother, but this raised even more questions.

If Liang Rongrong had a mother, why was she adopted by Feng's Father?

Moreover, Liang Rongrong's mother had married an impressive powerful figure who still had no children of his own.

Being brought into the Sheng Family would have provided far more benefits than being an adopted daughter in the Feng family.

No one could understand Liang Rongrong's mother's thinking.

Zuo Hengyi secretly messaged Feng Yunhe at the hospital.

[I went to the Sheng Family today, guess who I saw?]

[?]

[Liang Rongrong's mother!]

[?]

[You won't believe it, Liang Rongrong's mother is now Mr. Sheng's wife!]

After reading this, Feng Yunhe instinctively glanced at his mother and Liang Rongrong sitting by his hospital bed. Zuo Hengyi probably didn't know why his father had adopted Liang Rongrong - was it out of kindness?

No, it was because Liang Rongrong's mother was Feng's Father's true love.

The fact that he had brought his true love's daughter home proved he had never forgotten her.

Now that his true love had returned to the country, Feng Yunhe could predict the chaos that would soon unfold.

But this could be prevented as long as his dear father remained hospitalized due to his health condition.

While Feng Yunhe was thinking this, the other classmates were unaware of Feng's Father's true love.

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Shi Li looked around and sighed, [It's such a shame Feng Yunhe's father isn't here. If he saw his true love on another man's arm, wouldn't that cause a fight?]

Others: ??? True love?

Imagining that scene would be quite intense - so why isn't Feng Yunhe's father here?!

The classmates had no other hobby except watching drama unfold, and they loved it when things got messy.

Everyone shared Shi Li's disappointed look, equally dismayed.

Without Feng Yunhe's father present, this banquet was just like any other, only larger in scale.

Shi Li felt extremely bored, internally sighing countless times about Feng's Father's absence.

While the surrounding classmates also felt disappointed, after repeatedly hearing Shi Li's internal laments, they just wished she would keep quiet.

Fortunately, someone came to rescue them from this situation.

After entering, Ji Chunsheng kept searching for Shi Ruan, seeing her parents, brother, and sister, but not Shi Ruan herself.

Although Ji Chunsheng had the worst relationship with Shi Li, at this moment he could only dare to ask her about Shi Ruan's whereabouts.

Shi Li answered truthfully, "I don't know, she's probably either at work or at home."

Most of the time, Shi Ruan was either working or staying at home, so Shi Li's answer wasn't wrong.

As Ji Chunsheng had expected, not only would Shi Li not tell him where Shi Ruan was, but she might also scold him. However, she just gave a vague answer, which didn't surprise him much.

Ji Chunsheng nodded and carefully asked, "Does your sister have any other male friends now?"

Seeing Shi Li frown, he quickly added, "The other day your sister messaged me asking for the recipe for beef with cilantro. I wasn't sure if she wanted your mother to make it for her or if someone else was making it."

He knew Shi Ruan well enough to immediately dismiss the possibility of her cooking herself.

Shi Li couldn't understand Ji Chunsheng's thought process - when you break up, you should make a clean break. Why all this clingy behavior? He couldn't possibly want to get back together with Shi Ruan.

Setting aside the saying about good horses not eating old grass, Shi Ruan wouldn't agree just because of his infidelity.

His voice carried a hint of grievance, "I was worried others might not make it to your sister's taste, but after I sent her the recipe, she blocked me again."

Shi Li couldn't help but roll her eyes. She couldn't tell anymore who was really the hopeless romantic - Shi Ruan seemed to have cleanly cut ties like a player, while Ji Chunsheng was still being clingy after the breakup.

Shi Li could only say diplomatically, "Since you've broken up, just let it go and look forward."

Ji Chunsheng's eyes showed complex emotions, but Shi Li, being completely straight-forward, simply couldn't understand.

Shi Li really didn't want to stay there any longer and made an excuse to leave, "My mom's calling me, I need to go."

At that moment, someone else approached Ji Chunsheng, "Brother, I've been wanting to meet you but never found the right opportunity. What a coincidence to see you here!"

Ji Chunsheng could only watch helplessly as Shi Li walked away, thinking this person had terrible timing.

Sensing Ji Chunsheng's displeased look, the person laughed, "What's wrong? Interested in that young lady?"

Ji Chunsheng glanced at him, "Don't talk nonsense. If such rumors spread, my beloved might misunderstand. I just wanted her help to pass along a message."

The man let out a series of quick, sleazy laughs.

Shi Li ran away, and seeing that Ji Chunsheng hadn't chased after her, she looked back to find someone had come to her rescue.

In her heart, Shi Li thought: "How noble of you, sir."

But the moment she clearly saw that person's face, Shi Li silently cursed "damn."

No one around heard it, yet many people did hear it.

[Why is it him?]

[I take back my thoughts about Ji Chunsheng being a good person]

[If he hangs out with Jin Cai, who harasses female subordinates, he can't be any good either]

While everyone was still searching for Ji Chunsheng in the banquet hall, they saw an agile figure swoosh past.

Then suddenly, screams erupted as a fight broke out.

While Shi Li was still internally criticizing Ji Chunsheng for not being a good person, before she could even turn around, she saw a girl in a pink dress kick Jin Cai right in the waist.

Shi Li: Holy crap?

[Today's visit wasn't wasted after all]

[Worth it]