Chapter 518

Who wouldn't like a girl who is pretty, well-mannered, and poised?

Most importantly, she could tell her son liked her.

"This girl looks really good, Mom thinks. My son certainly has good taste," Jiang Ye whispered to Shu Xuan.

Shu Xuan's face flushed slightly, "She is indeed very good."

Being able to meet Shen Anran was his good fortune; the two of them had many topics in common.

Watching Shu Xuan speak so highly of Shen Anran, Jiang Ye couldn't stop smiling, "As long as you like her, that's all that matters. As long as it's someone you like, Mom will like her too. If you get married later, Mom will do her best to help you both."

Over in the kitchen, Shu Xuan and Jiang Ye were chatting.

In the living room, Shu Xia sat on the sofa, eating a piece of fruit in her hand.

Shen Anran came over and sat down beside Shu Xia.

She picked up a banana and peeled it.

After eating a few bites, she spoke: "Surprised to see me? I'm surprised too; we really do have a connection."

Shu Xia glanced indifferently at Shen Anran. With Jiang Ye and Shu Xuan not around, she didn't need to deliberately maintain a smile, and she nodded with a detached tone, "We do indeed have a connection."

Hearing Shu Xia's extremely cold response, a flash of darkness crossed Shen Anran's eyes.

Perhaps it was because Shu Xia had been with Qiao Muting for so long that even her tone of voice and the way she looked at people carried some traces of Qiao Muting.

Perhaps Shu Xia didn't do it on purpose, but Shen Anran still felt her heart sink.

"Don't you have anything else you want to ask me?" Shen Anran felt that Shu Xia was too composed.

From just now until now, there hadn't been a trace of curiosity.

Shu Xia smiled, a faint smile, "Nothing I want to ask."

It would be a waste of time to ask; Shen Anran wouldn't tell the truth anyway.

Shen Anran suddenly had the feeling of hitting cotton with a Boxing punch. Glancing toward the kitchen, she said with a smile, "Your brother is great, and we are together sincerely."

"Mm, congratulations to you both." Shu Xia nodded again.

Shen Anran frowned.

What exactly was Shu Xia thinking?

It was impossible to fathom.

Logically speaking, shouldn't she interrogate her, or at the very least, confirm whether she was intentionally approaching Shu Xuan and what her ultimate goal was?

As it turned out, she asked nothing at all.

It was as if she wasn't curious in the slightest.

Therefore, Shen Anran couldn't quite figure it out.

"Aren't you curious?"

Shu Xia chuckled, "Curious about what? Curious about how you and my brother met? And then how you came to like my brother? You already said how you met during dinner just now. My brother is outstanding enough; there are many girls who like him, and he has never lacked admirers since he was young. However, you know in your heart why you like my brother."

"What do you think is the reason?" Shen Anran was a host, after all; she grasped the point extremely quickly.

Shu Xia's smile faded slightly, "Shen Anran, cleverness can be a liability. They are what I care about most. If one day someone approaches them for certain motives, or even hurts them, I will make that person regret it, and I will absolutely ensure that person never has a chance to get back up again."

She looked at Shen Anran with her slightly cold, beautiful eyes, her tone still detached, "Have you heard about the recent affairs of the Lin Family?"

Hearing the words "Lin Family," the smile on Shen Anran's face nearly faltered.

Recently, the affairs of the Lin Family had been causing a huge stir in Jing City.

Everyone knew about it.

In a short period of time, the Lin Family had lost everything and had been embroiled in many scandals; it was easy to imagine that as long as the Lin Family members remained in Jing City, they would never have a chance to turn things around.

Suddenly, Shen Anran felt a chill rise from the bottom of her heart.

She kept looking at Shu Xia's exquisite profile.

Under her gaze, Shu Xia continued to eat her fruit in a leisurely manner.