Chapter 20: Class Reunion

Li Xuan desperately suppressed the urge to roll her eyes, having no choice but to walk back to the table, unwilling.

Seeing Shen Lan already sitting back down beside Si Rong, the married couple chatting and laughing happily, Li Xuan felt incomparably desolate inside.

Who knew her heart?

Just as Li Xuan was feeling melancholy alone at the table, a sudden incident occurred at the banquet.

Si Han had drunk too much, climbed over the table, and started beating Shen Lan violently.

He shouted other names while he beat him.

It seemed he had mistaken him for someone else.

Li Xuan watched, anxious to death; feeling both heartache and worry about exposing her emotions, not to mention how conflicted and uncomfortable she felt inside.

But Si Rong did not seem to have any intention of stepping forward to break up the fight.

Watching as Si Han unilaterally pinned Shen Lan down and beat him.

Since Si Rong, the wife, did not step forward to intervene, the others were even less likely to do so.

Si Yan was even calmly discussing other matters with Jiang Yu.

Ming Zi found it very satisfying; her eyes grew brighter with every punch Si Han landed.

She rested her arm on Si Rong's shoulder, "Does our second brother go to the gym often? His abs look so good!"

Si Rong poked her forehead, "You are a married woman now, you can't be thinking about my second brother!"

Originally, she had intended for Ming Zi to be her second sister-in-law, but unfortunately, these two were fated to be together but lacked the luck to make it happen; she didn't know if they had talked about it back then or not, but later they each chose other partners.

"Who's thinking about him?" Ming Zi couldn't bear to take her eyes off Si Han.

She just thought he was beating him well!

To deal with a hypocrite like Shen Lan, one should use this method of beating a dog in the water to give him a fierce, head-on blow!

Li Xuan's lips were bitten blue; she really couldn't help but urge, "Si Rong, aren't you going to persuade your second brother?"

"What's the rush?" Si Rong turned around with a half-smile, looking at her, "Li Xuan, are you worried about my second brother or Shen Lan?"

Li Xuan's heart skipped a beat; she didn't know why, but she felt like Si Rong's words were pointing at her, or perhaps she knew something.

The mask-like smile on her face could barely be maintained, "Why ask that? Of course I'm worried about the second brother."

"I thank you for your concern on behalf of my second brother, but I don't think you need to worry, look!"

Si Rong pointed out the scene of Si Han landing another heavy blow on Shen Lan, "Second brother isn't at a disadvantage at all!"

Li Xuan's heart ached terribly.

After beating him for a while, Si Han seemed to sober up a bit, and only then did he recognize that the person he was beating was actually Shen Lan.

"Drinking really ruins things! Shen Lan, second brother mistook you for an unfaithful and unrighteous fellow; you wouldn't blame second brother, would you?"

Si Han asked while holding Shen Lan's hand.

Shen Lan:...

Is the situation changing this fast?

Why did second brother have to mistake him for someone else? And most importantly, he was still kneeling right now.

"How could I?" Shen Lan said the polite pleasantries smoothly, "Even if second brother really wanted to hit me, let alone mistaking me for someone else today, I would never blame second brother!"

Si Han patted his shoulder, his eyes sharp, "Good! My little sister really didn't choose the wrong man back then! With those words, second brother will hit you whenever he wants to hit someone in the future!"

Shen Lan:...

He suddenly felt the injuries on his body hurt even more.

"Alright, stop joking," Si Yan pulled Shen Lan up from the ground with one hand, pulling exactly on the most painful part of Shen Lan's injured shoulder, "Get up quickly, look how worried you've made little sister!"

Shen Lan looked at Si Rong and found that Si Rong was wiping her eyes with her sleeve.

His heart softened instantly; Rongrong was so worried about him that she was crying.

He limped over, "Don't worry, it doesn't hurt."

"That's good." Si Rong glared at Si Han reproachfully, "Second brother! If you drink again, I'll tell second sister-in-law to give you a good lesson!"

"Good little sister," Si Han seemed like a different person in front of his little sister, gentle and without a trace of temper, "I won't dare to do it next time."

Shen Lan thought that he had suffered this disaster for no reason today and it couldn't be for nothing; he was just about to take advantage of the guilt in the Si Family second brother's heart to mention the concert tickets his daughter wanted to see, and besides, there was Shen Chi, that child wanted to follow the Si Family eldest brother to gain some experience.

Unfortunately, the Si Family eldest and second brothers didn't give him a chance to speak at all, walking away arm in arm.

The remaining Li Xuan looked at him from time to time with a gaze that seemed to have more to say, regardless of the occasion.

Stupid woman!

With no other choice, Shen Lan had to drag his injured body to work, only to be made a laughingstock by Jiang Yu and the people in the department.

He was almost furious to death!

Only Si Rong, Ming Zi, and Li Xuan remained in the dance club.

For a time, there was silence for a long while.

"By the way, did Cui Lili notify you?" In the end, it was Li Xuan who started a topic, "There's a class reunion next Friday; let's go together then?"

Ming Zi asked her, "Did Cui Lili call to notify you?"

Li Xuan was silent for a moment.

Then she chose to lie, "No, I bumped into her on the street by chance, and she mentioned it."

If she admitted that Cui Lili had invited her via phone, Ming Zi would definitely bring up old scores, saying that Cui Lili had her phone number, but the two of them didn't.

"Alright, let's go together then; it's been a long time since the classmates all got together."

Si Rong said while tidying up her dance clothes.

"Where is it scheduled?" Ming Zi asked, suddenly remembering something fun.

Back then, it was rumored among the classmates that Jiang Cheng had written a love letter to Si Rong and entrusted a girl to deliver it, but unfortunately, Si Rong had never received it.

So, who exactly was the person Jiang Cheng entrusted?

However, everything will naturally become clear at the class reunion.

"Chuncheng Dance Hall."

Over this past week, Rongzi Dance Studio has also gradually gotten on the right track.

Because the children they have taken in are all teenage girls, most of whom are in high school preparing to pursue an artistic path, there are only three classes a week.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings from five to seven.

Therefore, apart from choreographing, they are not too busy during the rest of the time.

The total tuition collected this time was twenty thousand yuan, and after Si Rong discussed it with Ming Zi, it was first deposited into the bank in Si Rong's name.

They will split the earnings at the end of the year.

Besides this, Ming Zi also prepared two sums of money to send to the Si Family's eldest brother and second brother respectively.

Since it was said that she and Si Rong were collaborating, since Si Rong provided the building, she should be the one to pay for the renovations and such.

Although the Si Family is not short of this bit of money, whether they want it is their business, but whether she gives it is her business.

Although her marriage has been a mess in essence all these years, fortunately, she has planned quite a bit for herself and her children.

She withdrew two thousand yuan from her own account and sent one thousand yuan each to Si Yan and Si Han.

Si Yan smiled and accepted it, indicating that if Ming Zi has any problems she cannot solve in the future, she can go to him.

Si Han, however, looked at her with a complex gaze for a long while, then sneered and accepted the money.

Ming Zi knows his young master temperament; he has always been temperamental, and she does not know how his current wife puts up with him.

Soon, the day of the class reunion arrived.

Shen Lan instructed Si Rong to go first, saying he would arrive after his meeting; he did not like attending occasions like class reunions when he was still a Section Chief, but he grew to like them after becoming Deputy County Magistrate.

He enjoys the admiring gazes of his classmates.

Si Rong naturally knows his character and just dressed in her usual casual style.

A scarlet cashmere long shirt paired with black skinny pants, with chestnut-brown long hair hanging naturally to her waist.

Her snow-white skin shimmered with a delicate luster in the morning light.

Shen Lan was very satisfied; he likes such a dazzling Si Rong, and likes her standing by his side even more.