Chapter 1693: Don't Come to Wreck My Venue

But at this very moment, losing his temper wouldn't solve the problem.

Li Xingyan could only keep adjusting his breathing.

Then he said coldly, "You chose this path yourself, so whatever happens next, you... Hey, I'm talking to you!"

Li Xingyan was making threats.

But what about Xie Wanyi?

He tilted his head, staring fixedly at the other side of the road; he hadn't put Li Xingyan in his eyes at all!

This was just too arrogant!

Li Xingyan's expression darkened.

At the same time, he wanted to see what exactly had caught Xie Wanyi's attention.

And when he looked...

A look of bewilderment appeared on Li Xingyan's face.

On the other side of the road, there was a Meishuguan, with two rows of thick parasol trees at the entrance.

As the wind blew, the tree shadows were dappled.

At this moment, the entrance was bustling, with staff members occasionally delivering congratulatory flower baskets and placing them there.

Amidst the clusters of flowers, the name of that Meishuguan even seemed elegant.

It was just that name... why was it so familiar?

And the people entering the Art Gallery... why were there Li Xingyan's acquaintances among them?

Li Xingyan's mind went blank for a second.

Then...

He thought of something!

He immediately took out his phone to check the time.

Then he discovered that today was the day Tiantian was holding her art exhibition!

And the Art Gallery across the road was the venue!!

Li Xingyan was extremely annoyed.

Xie Wanyi was a very difficult competitor, and in order to beat him, Li Xingyan had been busy with work lately.

Because of this, he had neglected his younger sister.

But the silver lining in his misfortune was that he was only late and hadn't missed the exhibition!

Li Xingyan stepped forward, preparing to cross the road.

But then he thought of something, turned around, and said to the person behind him, "You are not allowed to go!"

Xie Wanyi didn't take this warning to heart at all.

Instead, he said in a slightly teasing voice, "You seem to really like controlling others; I truly wonder if the people around you feel that life is stifling."

"Stop being so sharp-tongued! Let me tell you, the moment my sister sees you, that's when she'll feel stifled!"

Li Xingyan said this to make Xie Wanyi know his place and not follow him.

But would Xie Wanyi care about what Li Xingyan said?

He pursed his lips and countered, "Then you can rest assured; Jiang Motian only finds me an eyesore right now, she won't feel stifled."

Finds him an eyesore?

These few words had quite a story behind them!

Li Xingyan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What happened between you two?"

"If you want to know, go ask Jiang Motian. Isn't the relationship between you siblings very good? She should tell you."

Xie Wanyi saying this...

Was very much like someone enjoying the show.

And Li Xingyan was someone who lacked patience to begin with.

At this moment, he was practically grinding his teeth as he spoke: "If you keep being so snide, watch out, or I won't be polite to you!"

"We are competitors; isn't it normal to be snide?"

After Xie Wanyi finished speaking, he ignored Li Xingyan's warning glare and walked away.

This guy...

Li Xingyan wanted to reach out and grab Xie Wanyi.

But a young man following Xie Wanyi let out an "Ouch" and fell toward Li Xingyan.

Li Xingyan quickly dodged.

Xiaolin said with an apologetic face, "Sorry, my leg went weak just now."

Leg went weak?

Who would believe such nonsense!

Li Xingyan glared coldly at Xiaolin.

And in this short time, Xie Wanyi had already crossed the road!

Li Xingyan cursed under his breath and immediately followed.

Jiang Motian was the star of today's art exhibition.

However, she hadn't dressed up specifically; she was just wearing a long cotton-linen dress, her hair simply pinned up, and she was wearing light makeup on her face.

But even so, it only made her look more elegant.

At this moment, she was chatting in a relaxed manner with an industry insider she had just met.

But as her eyes shifted, her smile froze on her face.

Xie Wanyi... why did he come?

Not far away, Xie Wanyi and Jiang Motian exchanged a distant glance.

He smiled indifferently, then turned his head to look at the paintings.

But Jiang Motian... could not be indifferent!

Just as Jiang Motian was staring at Xie Wanyi with a complex expression, Li Xingyan walked over in a rush.

He domineeringly blocked Jiang Motian's line of sight, then said as if nothing were the matter, "I'm a little late, sorry."

Jiang Motian had no choice but to shift her gaze and look at the person in front of her.

Then she asked, "Did you and Xie Wanyi... happen to come together?"

"Mm."

This "Mm" from Li Xingyan made Jiang Motian sense that something was wrong.

If nothing had happened, Li Xingyan would be very disdainful of Xie Wanyi.

Given his personality, he would definitely say something like "Who would want to come with him."

But at this moment, Li Xingyan actually only used one word to answer Jiang Motian...

It was clearly a guilty conscience!

Jiang Motian sighed softly, then urged, "Today is the first day of the Art Gallery exhibition, don't quarrel and ruin my event."

"Rest assured, even if we quarrel, we'll do it outside."

"That's not it..."

Jiang Motian wanted to correct Li Xingyan, but at this moment, someone who looked like a photographer walked over.

"You two, would you like to take a photo?"

"Sure, make my sister look pretty."

As Li Xingyan said this, he raised his hand to rest on Jiang Motian's shoulder and struck a pose.

Jiang Motian was helpless and had no choice but to cooperate with the photographer and take the photo first.

After the photographer left, Jiang Motian changed her mind.

She did not intend to keep asking.

But just because she didn't ask didn't mean she didn't want to know the answer; it was just that Jiang Motian knew that even if she asked, her brother wouldn't tell the truth.

Since that was the case, it was better to talk about something else.

Jiang Motian looked Li Xingyan up and down, then asked, "Did you come empty-handed today?"

Uh...

Li Xingyan felt like something was missing!

Looking at Li Xingyan's stunned expression, Jiang Motian knew the answer.

Afterwards, she sighed deliberately, shook her head, and said, "Friends and family all brought flower baskets, yet you, as my own brother, came empty-handed..."

"I... well... the flower basket I ordered is still on the way, it will be delivered a bit later!"

Li Xingyan finally came up with an excuse.

He prepared to brush it off and then quickly call the flower shop to have them deliver it as soon as possible.

But Jiang Motian discovered his little scheme and said, "If you haven't bought one, you don't need to; there's no more room at the entrance of the Art Gallery anyway."

Just as her voice trailed off, a staff member walked in carrying a flower basket.

This flower basket was different from the mass-produced ones from flower shops.

It was very small and exquisite.

Jiang Motian looked at it...

And even felt a hint of familiarity.

When the staff member walked up to her, Jiang Motian hurriedly asked, "Where is the person who sent the flowers?"

"Right over there."

As he spoke, the staff member pointed outward.

Jiang Motian looked in the direction he pointed and stepped forward to walk over.

But Li Xingyan was cursing up a storm in his heart!

He thought to himself that Xie Wanyi was truly too cunning; he had actually schemed to prepare a flower basket in advance!

Isn't this just trying to embarrass him!!

Li Xingyan was truly so angry.

It's just that...