Chapter 579

She glanced over; it was much to her taste. She wasn't keen on Western food, but there were some things she preferred to eat by comparison.

"I asked your brother, and I ordered everything your brother said you would like from the Western menu. You can see if it suits your taste," Shen Anran said first in a gentle tone.

It could be said that she was now taking the initiative to curry favor with Shu Xia.

Shu Xia sensed Shen Anran's proactive attempt to curry favor and nodded, saying indifferently, "Thank you, these are all fine."

Seeing that Shu Xia's attitude remained lukewarm, Shen Anran's expression stiffened for a moment.

However, she quickly reacted.

No need to take it too much to heart.

"As long as it's fine," Shen Anran smiled.

With Shu Xuan and Jiang Ye not present, Shu Xia's attitude toward Shen Anran became a bit more genuinely cold, "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Actually, there's nothing much. It's just that your brother and I are both very satisfied with each other, and we are both very serious about this relationship. However, before this, there was some unpleasantness between us. Looking back on what happened before, I still regret it to this day; I was too irrational at the time." Shen Anran's words were full of repentance for the past.

It looked very sincere.

Shu Xia ate a few bites of food, her gaze flickering as Shen Anran glossed over the past.

"You don't believe me?" Shen Anran stared fixedly at Shu Xia and asked.

Shu Xia raised her eyes to look at Shen Anran, "Does it matter whether I believe you or not?"

Shen Anran's expression froze, "Of course it matters. You are Shu Xuan's sister, and he cares very much about your thoughts. We both hope to receive your blessing, and I also don't want the past to affect our relationship. Once your brother and I are married, we will be family. The biggest taboo in a family is mutual suspicion, isn't it?"

"Even if you marry my brother, we won't have many opportunities to meet. Shen Anran, I have said that what I care about most is my family. If they are harmed, I will do everything in my power to retaliate against anyone who has hurt them. Whether you love my brother or not, you know very well," Shu Xia stated in an extremely calm tone.

On the way to the restaurant, she had thought a lot.

Under the current circumstances, Shu Xuan was at the point where he was most deeply in love with Shen Anran. If she said anything bad about Shen Anran, the result would surely be counterproductive.

She could not take the risk.

Shen Anran's face gradually stiffened.

"Of course, my brother is indeed excellent. If you truly love him and are not approaching him with some ulterior motive, I will bless you, but that is all. Moreover, you should know Qiao Muting better than I do. He will not allow anyone to fool him, and he absolutely will not allow anyone to use him. Besides, I am not as important to him as you think. How you weigh that is up to you," Shu Xia continued, unhurriedly.

She saw Shen Anran's complexion turn a few shades paler.

Shu Xia smiled, "How is your family doing lately, Miss Shen?"

At this question.

Shen Anran looked up abruptly, staring at Shu Xia with eyes full of disbelief.

In her eyes, Shu Xia was not one of them; she was different. They had learned since childhood how to plan for everything they wanted to obtain, using all kinds of means to achieve their goals.

And Shu Xia, a girl who grew up in the countryside, should be the type of ordinary girl who is not good at scheming.

But now...

"My family is doing fine," Shen Anran replied after pursing her red lips.

Shu Xia nodded with a smile, "That's good. My brother is going to visit your elders at your home. I hope your family will be satisfied with my brother."

Shen Anran gazed at Shu Xia and slowly spat out three words from her red lips, "They definitely will."

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Half an hour later, Shen Anran walked out of the Western restaurant with a dazed expression.

She looked at the bustling street not far away and felt a slight chill down her spine. Shu Xia had left before her.

Then, she had sat alone in the restaurant for another twenty minutes.

Her phone just received a message from her mother.

【Do not bring that man home. Your father and I cannot afford to lose that much face. Even if our Shen Family is not what it used to be and we have encountered some difficulties now, it is impossible to let you marry someone with such a poor background. As soon as you step foot inside, rumors about our family will fly all over Jing City. You have been raised by us since childhood to be very excellent, all so that you could marry into a family of equal status or a high-ranking household above our Shen Family. Even if it isn't Qiao Muting, it should be someone like Jiang Tu. You keep saying lately that you are finding a way; is this the way you meant? He can save our Shen Family; we really cannot afford to lose this face.】