CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 15: SHARP TONGUE

Unfortunately, Ji Li is too perceptive, giving no face at all.

At this moment, Ji Heng came to find Ji Li; Xue Huiyi was sobbing uncontrollably, while Ji Li wore a cold expression.

Ji Heng temporarily lost his judgment, looking at the situation before him, not knowing what to say.

Ji Li knew his brother’s character. Because of their mother’s lifelong teaching, he was always a bit more tolerant towards women.

Ji Li was quite the opposite; being the first and favored child in the family, he was always more self-centered: "In the future, don’t let your girlfriend come here again; she’s overreaching. I only know how to treat external injuries and the common cold; I can’t cure mental illnesses."

If Su Xiaocai were here to hear this, he would definitely laugh out loud.

Xue Huiyi cried as she shook her head, "No, I just called a classmate here to look at an external injury. It’s too harsh what my big brother said, how could he insult me and my classmate like this?"

"We’re all the same. At most, I’m sharp-tongued, while you’re malicious at heart."

Ji Heng hastily intervened: "Bro, don’t talk about a girl like that. No matter what Huiyi did, I believe she meant well."

Ji Li: "Don’t call me bro. Get lost."

Ji Li didn’t agree whether or not the other party meant well. Xue Huiyi was challenging his limits, attempting to interfere in his life.

Xue Huiyi was already sobbing uncontrollably. Ji Heng could only pull Xue Huiyi away; after getting away from the school infirmary, he coaxed her, "What exactly happened just now?"

"A friend of mine got injured, so I called her big brother here to treat her wounds. I don’t know why he yelled at me." As Xue Huiyi spoke, she felt that this was indeed the case, without mentioning her deliberate intention to lure a female classmate to see Ji Li.

If Ji Li were a lustful man, the female classmate would have been doomed.

"You really are something; you know that my brother hates being annoyed by others." Ji Heng felt a headache. Ji Li was his brother, with an inherent bloodline pressure. Even after being told to scram, Ji Heng didn’t dare to turn back immediately to find him.

"I’ll go back and talk to him... He doesn’t hold grudges; he’ll be fine soon."

"Don’t go back. Stay with me, will you?" Xue Huiyi held Ji Heng tightly.

Ji Heng somehow felt irritated and pushed her away, "My brother isn’t well; please be considerate. Alright, isn’t your department busy? Go find a classmate to hang out with." He patted her head to comfort her for a while, then ran back to the school infirmary.

Watching Ji Heng’s back, Xue Huiyi cursed him as a fool in her heart. Her fiancé cried so heartbreakingly, desperately trying to make him stay, yet he was willing to leave her to go find a sickly man.

If it weren’t for his handsome looks and the fact that he would become a pillar of the Military Department in the future, who would want to be with a man who doesn’t understand romance?

This pissed her off.

...

Moni, who had run off, happened to bump into Su Xiaocai, who was leisurely strolling. Just as she was about to bump into Su Xiaocai, he moved two steps aside as if he had eyes on the back of his head, letting her crash into a tree trunk.

With a bang, Su Xiaocai smiled unsympathetically, "Classmate, are you okay?"

"Boohoo, I’m fine, don’t worry about me. Boohoo..." Moni cried loudly, venting all her grievances without caring that it was a public place, "Why does he have to treat me like this? I just want to marry well, is that wrong?"

Su Xiaocai twitched his mouth, "You are indeed wrong. The mistake is in not increasing your own value but instead putting the responsibility of wanting a better life on others. Too stupid."

Moni: "..." Was it necessary for a stranger to speak so truthfully?

After saying that, Su Xiaocai left.

Moni dumbfoundedly watched him walk away.

Does she not know that striving for a good life through her efforts is the most secure way? She just couldn’t resist her family.

Speaking of resisting family, she remembered Ji Li’s snide expression.

Well, if marrying into a good family meant having to endure those kinds of expressions every day, she might not live past the average lifespan. It would be better to work hard and try to break away from her family’s control during college.

...

During the evening banquet, Wu Qingqing was tormented by her mother until her scalp hurt.

Xue Huiyi also attended this banquet. She initially wanted Ji Heng to be her male companion, but Ji Heng said he was busy and declined.

She could only call her cousin to act as a male companion.

The banquet wasn’t very grand, but the invitees were mostly influential figures who were just a notch below those in power.

In terms of social standing, it was quite good.

Xue Huiyi, who was always the center of attention at banquets, had no one surrounding her this time.

Instead, the people from Kite Law Firm received warm greetings.

Xue Huiyi asked her cousin, "What’s so great about socializing with those lawyers?"

Cousin: "I heard that a new technology is being launched, and Kite Law Firm has taken on some orders. Because the patent holder refuses to make their name public, everyone wants to get some information from the lawyers."