Chapter 1695: One More Shrewd Than the Next

Although the family members rarely speak of Xie Wanyi, who is Li Moning?

With just a tiny clue, she can deduce the truth with near-perfect accuracy.

However, Li Moning is different from Li Xingyan; she does not harbor such deep hostility toward Xie Wanyi.

Thinking of what Xie Wanyi had just said, she asked curiously, "Do you also find Xiaoshi an eyesore?"

"It's more than just an eyesore; I think there is something wrong with Xiaoshi."

These words... truly struck a chord with Li Moning!

Li Moning's eyes widened, and she said excitedly, "That's exactly what I think too!"

"Since that's the case, why haven't you taken action?"

Xie Wanyi had always wanted to figure out the Li Family's attitude toward Xiaoshi.

But the members of the Li Family are shrewd, every one of them.

One wrong move, and it's easy to get oneself trapped.

Fortunately, there is still a student in the Li Family, so Xie Wanyi set his sights on Li Moning.

Today, he seized the opportunity to probe her indirectly first.

However...

Li Moning did not answer Xie Wanyi's question immediately.

She looked Xie Wanyi up and down, then asked, "What kind of scheme are you plotting? Are you trying to use us as your pawns?"

This girl's response was completely beyond Xie Wanyi's expectations.

It seems the little girl is not at all a naive, sweet pushover.

And the Li Family members are truly formidable; even the youngest one is not easy to deal with.

Xie Wanyi dared not bluff; he braced himself and said, "I am just curious. You clearly care so much about Jiang Motian, so why keep a hidden danger by her side? It doesn't make sense logically."

"You've already broken things off with my sister, so why are you still worrying about logic or no logic?"

"I had no choice but to use her back then. I don't expect her forgiveness, but in my heart, I still consider her a friend. I hope

she can be safe."

Perhaps because the other person was just a child, Xie Wanyi unconsciously revealed a bit of sincerity when talking about his relationship with Jiang Motian.

But this child before him...

She is extremely cunning!

Although Li Moning has never been in a relationship, she has read plenty of novels.

Upon hearing Xie Wanyi's words, she raised an eyebrow and asked gossiping, "Do you like my sister?"

Li Moning does not play by the rules at all.

And she says whatever she wants to say.

She doesn't consider the issue of saving face in the slightest.

Xie Wanyi has learned that the hard way.

He sighed softly and decided to get to the point: "Do you want to drive Xiaoshi away?"

"Of course I do, but it's not that easy. This Xiaoshi is particularly scheming—he's a total male green tea!"

"So what if he is scheming? I don't believe that with your methods, you can't drive him away."

"You, don't try to provoke me. My sister's situation is relatively special; she is too loyal. Forcibly driving Xiaoshi away won't solve the problem; instead, it will only make her sad and remind her of painful memories."

Xie Wanyi raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "What painful memories?"

Li Moning didn't say, but instead warned, "Don't ask too much, or be careful that my eldest brother doesn't silence you."

"That's only if he is capable of doing so."

When Xie Wanyi mentioned Li Xingyan, he felt not the slightest bit of fear or apprehension.

His tone was as casual as if he were chatting about today's weather.

Such a reaction made Li Moning look at him sideways.

She commented, "You have a lot of guts, and you're also very smart. You truly are someone who does big things."

"Then, do you want to join forces with me, this person who does big things?"

The two of them were truly a perfect match.

One possessed first-hand information but lacked the ability to execute.

The other had superb execution skills but could not get close to Jiang Motian.

These

two, when brought together, would absolutely produce an effect where one plus one is greater than two.

However, Li Moning did not agree directly.

She tilted her head and asked, "Do you think I'm easy to fool, which is why you approached me?"

Xie Wanyi smiled and replied, "I did at first, but not anymore. I appreciate your directness; working with you is not mentally exhausting."

"I also hate beating around the bush. In consideration of your sincerity... then I'll work with you!"

After saying this, Li Moning suddenly thought of something.

Her expression turned serious as she warned, "I'll state this beforehand: don't you dare do something stupid and then try to splash dirty water on me!"

She was practically gritting her teeth when she said this.

It was clear that... there was a story there.

Xie Wanyi asked curiously, "What, have you been splashed with dirty water before?"

"Yeah! My brother got someone to act in front of my sister to expose Xiaoshi's ulterior motives. But my sister found out, and when she went to reason with him, he pushed the blame onto me!"

Li Moning was still furious just mentioning it now.

However, Xie Wanyi had completely lost the relaxed feeling of listening to gossip.

He lowered his eyes and asked nonchalantly, "And then what happened?"

"After that, the two of us had a cold war! And I want to use my own method to take down Xiaoshi and prove to him that I wouldn't do something so idiotic!"

Something idiotic?

Was this arrangement very idiotic?

As the true mastermind, Xie Wanyi put in a word for himself: "I think the original intention was still good; perhaps... something went wrong during the execution."

"What are you talking about? This strategy just doesn't work, it's too childish! Really, when I was in kindergarten, I wouldn't have used such tactics!"

Li Moning criticized mercilessly.

Xie Wanyi

After a moment of silence, he threw the question back to Li Moning: "Then you suggest a feasible method."

Believe it or not, Li Moning actually had an idea!

She turned her head and said mysteriously: "Xiaoshi likes to pretend to be weak to gain attention, so if someone even weaker who needs my sister's care appears, Xiaoshi will definitely fall out of favor!"

"The idea is good, but where are you going to find such a person?"

"Before, I wanted to execute the plan myself, but after thinking about it, it's not very feasible."

Xie Wanyi nodded in agreement: "Your sister knows you very well; suddenly acting weak would have absolutely no credibility."

"That's right, so this target needs to be someone my sister knows, and they must be malleable."

As she spoke, Li Moning's gaze landed on Xie Wanyi.

And she was smiling with malicious intent.

Xie Wanyi instantly understood Li Moning's idea.

This made him feel it was ridiculous, and he countered: "Do you think it's feasible?"

"Why wouldn't it be feasible?"

"In your sister's heart, I'm not even as good as a stranger."

"But you are special. Before you took the initiative to reveal your identity, my sister treated you as a good friend; even Xiaoshi couldn't compare to you!"

Li Moning's description left Xie Wanyi in a trance for a moment.

Once upon a time, Jiang Motian had truly been very good to him.

But, Xie Wanyi had destroyed everything with his own hands...

Xie Wanyi lowered his eyes, hiding the complex emotions in his gaze.

Afterward, he responded calmly: "You also said that was before; times have changed, and what's in the past is already in the past."

"You're wrong, my sister still hasn't moved on."

Hasn't moved on?

What does this mean?

Xie Wanyi looked at Li Moning in confusion.

The latter explained: "Don't look at how cold my sister is to you, as if she has let go;

in reality, she is very much looking forward to an explanation in her heart."