Chapter 481

They were at such daggers drawn before, wishing they could scheme against Shu Xia in every way possible, yet now it is as if those things never happened.

Their faces are thicker than city walls.

"I don't have time for idle chatter. Since I've come at a bad time, I'll leave first." Shu Xia had no time to listen to their nonsense.

Seeing that Shu Xia was about to leave, Lin Xu rushed over in a panic and blocked her path.

Shu Xia's expression was icy. "Move aside."

Watching Shu Xia's indifference toward him, Lin Xu's heart suddenly sank heavily; it seemed she really did not care about him, her third brother, anymore.

"Mom has been waiting for you. She only fell asleep because she was too tired just now. Are you really that cold and heartless? It's only been ten or twenty minutes of waiting; can't you even wait that long?"

In the past, she could wait for one or two hours, so how long has it been that she has changed so much?

"I'll go call Mom." Lin Bin looked at Shu Xia coldly.

It seems Mom's guess was right; Shu Xia really does not want to have even the slightest connection with them.

Now that she has Qiao Muting protecting her, she surely looks down on them even more.

Lin Guanda frowned, not daring to be too harsh in his tone. "I am your father; you must admit this. As a father, I ask you to stay and say a few words, and you refuse just like that?"

"You talk too much nonsense. Do you really think others are blind and can't see what kind of intentions your whole family is harboring?" Gu Cheng rolled his eyes.

They must have discovered something else and want to use Shu Xia.

They must have bullied Shu Xia plenty in the past, which is why they are all putting on that high-and-mighty attitude.

Especially that Lin Xu, he is simply sick.

"You are just Shu Xia's colleague. You had better not meddle in our family's affairs," Lin Qi scolded with a frown.

This colleague of Shu Xia's has quite a big mouth, daring to mock them; he has a lot of nerve.

A mere greenhorn working for others, he truly doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.

Lin Xu was also dissatisfied. "Shu Xia, let your colleague go. Why bring an irrelevant outsider when our family is meeting, and even let him stand by and watch the joke?"

Shu Xia swept a glance at Lin Xu with an expressionless face. "I have never been family with you. If you have any jokes that can make him happy, then that can be considered doing a good deed."

Gu Cheng chuckled.

Lin Xu's face turned as black as charcoal. "Shu Xia, don't go too far! If you take things too far, it won't be good for anyone."

"Enough! Lin Xu, shut up," Lin Guanda immediately scolded.

He could see it now: Shu Xia had not a shred of familial affection for them, completely different from before.

He didn't know why, but he felt as uncomfortable as if there were a thorn in his heart.

Lin Miao and Lin Qi looked at each other; they were dissatisfied, but they couldn't say anything at this moment.

Shu Xia saw the two of them exchanging glances and felt she shouldn't waste their painstaking efforts in inviting her.

"I have a friend who saw Lin Qi and Lin Miao kissing in a car. Congratulations! Your Lin Family will be able to hold a wedding very soon."

A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples!

Lin Miao and Lin Qi were shocked.

Lin Guanda's eyes bulged as he turned his head to look sharply at the two of them.

"You, how did you know?" Lin Xu asked in surprise.

Lin Qi and Lin Miao had originally wanted to deny it, but they were so angered by Lin Xu's retort that they swallowed their words.

"Even you knew?" Lin Guanda looked at Lin Xu with a livid face.

Only then did Lin Xu realize he had made a slip of the tongue. "I... I only found out a couple of days ago."

Lin Qi gasped.

Lin Miao bit her lip tightly.

"As expected, there's a joke to watch. The rumors are true; the Lin Family knows how to play," Gu Cheng said with his arms crossed, looking roguish.

If he hadn't followed her here, the shameless Lin Family would surely have bullied Shu Xia together.

At this moment, Lin Bin appeared at the top of the stairs. Seeing the chaotic scene, he looked at Lin Qi and Lin Miao with a dark face, then finally looked at Shu Xia. "Mom is awake. Come up and see Mom."