Chapter 342: Will You Take Me Home Tonight?

"I've come to find your brother for something."

Shen Yun let her in, then looked left and right outside the door for a moment before closing it.

"Leave as soon as you're done talking, don't linger in my house," Shen Yun urged, "It won't be good if Si Rong finds out."

Li Xuan did not look at her, only watching Shen Lan with an anxious expression.

"You all go back to your rooms first; I'm going to have a word with Li Xuan."

This apartment was one Si Rong had helped him find, as many places did not yet allow leasing at the time.

After that mother and child entered the guest room, Li Xuan asked hurriedly, "How did it go when you went to the Si Family today?"

Shen Lan took a deep breath, which made the wound on his face ache, "Can't you see I'm hurt?"

"Beaten by someone? Was it that second brother of the Si Family?" Li Xuan frowned, "Didn't Si Rong stop him?"

That Si Han, relying on his good family background, never treated people like human beings.

And he was fiercely protective of his own, always favoring people over principles; every time she saw his unconditional defense of Si Rong, Li Xuan felt insanely jealous.

Shen Lan closed his eyes in pain; Si Rong hadn't stopped him, she had even watched him coldly, as if looking at an enemy.

"She is truly angry this time."

"Then what should we do? What if she refuses to marry you for a while? Our children are still suffering at the Fuliyuan!"

Thinking of the twins she had given birth to, Li Xuan felt a sharp ache in her heart.

She had secretly gone to see them, only to find the Fuliyuan staff neglecting their duties, letting them lie in bed crying without anyone picking them up to soothe them.

"You're still bringing up those two brats!" Shen Lan's voice rose a few decibels, "Did you go there to see the children and get spotted by Si Rong or that annoying Ming Zi? Is that why Si Rong called off the wedding?"

"No... I didn't," Li Xuan denied repeatedly, "I only went to see them after you two called off the wedding; I don't know how Si Rong could have found out about this either."

This was truly unbelievable; they had hidden it so well.

"Right now, you absolutely must not get into a spat with Si Rong," Li Xuan understood Si Rong's personality well, "She is soft-hearted. Starting tomorrow, go to the Si Family every day to beg for her forgiveness. If that Si Han wants to hit you, just let him hit you!"

You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child!

Shen Lan:...

"This is the brilliant plan you came up with? What if he beats me to death!"

No wonder there is a saying that there is nothing more poisonous than a woman's heart.

It turns out it's not her getting beaten!

"He won't, he wouldn't dare," Li Xuan was very certain, "If he beats you to death, he'll have to go to jail!"

Shen Lan:...

He wanted to hit someone now too.

"It's not just that Si Han anymore; another variable has appeared. I don't know how Jiang Cheng got entangled with Si Rong."

Shen Lan's brows were locked tight, "Si Rong disappeared for two days, then came back with Jiang Cheng."

"That is indeed tricky," Li Xuan was also very puzzled, "Didn't that Jiang Cheng go to Xishi to serve in the air force? How did he come back at a time like this?"

Besides, ever since she threw Jiang Cheng's love letter into the trash can, those two hadn't had any interaction at all.

Li Xuan felt as if something had slipped out of her control, making her extremely uneasy.

"How would I know?" Shen Lan was incredibly irritable, "But Si Rong has feelings for me; it's impossible for Jiang Cheng to compete with me!"

Li Xuan:...

That was actually quite possible; it had to be said that in every aspect, Jiang Cheng was more outstanding than Shen Lan.

However, there was no better way for now.

She could only pin her hopes on Si Rong's unwavering love for Shen Lan, hoping she would still be willing to marry him even after discovering she had children with him.

It was just that she would lose Si Rong as a good friend from now on.

She didn't know if the matter of helping her get into Huaiyi as a teacher had been accomplished.

Before leaving, Shen Lan asked her for some money and coupons, "You know Si Rong's delicate temperament; if I want to coax her, I have to buy a decent bouquet of roses and take her to a movie or something, right?"

Last time, the wildflowers he picked by the roadside were snatched away by the Si Family's eldest brother and smashed into his face the moment he entered the Si Family home; they didn't think much of them.

Li Xuan felt a sense of bitterness in her heart again; people really were different. She had already given birth to children for Shen Lan, yet Shen Lan hadn't even thought about buying her flowers or taking her to a movie.

But what Shen Lan said made sense; the most important thing right now was to coax Si Rong quickly and continue with the wedding, as this was the most crucial part of their plan.

"Really?" Mother Si asked with some surprise.

Si Rong nodded.

When the mother and daughter went back downstairs, Mother Si had agreed to her daughter dating Jiang Cheng.

"Boys should marry when they grow up, and girls should marry when they grow up. Since you were classmates and now have mutual interest, then date for a while!"

Father Si:...

The Si Family members:...

What was going on? In just over twenty minutes, the old lady had changed her attitude? What had Si Rong said to her?

"Auntie, I will definitely treat Si Rong well." Jiang Cheng immediately pledged his loyalty.

"Mm, Auntie believes you," Mother Si hesitated, "You are, over in Xishi, right?"

"Yes."

"That's a bit far from our Huaiyang, but you are both still young, no need to rush."

"Yes, I have already applied for a transfer back to Huaiyang," Jiang Cheng followed up immediately.

Si Rong looked at him with some surprise, though she quickly felt there was nothing to be surprised about.

Because Jiang Cheng had always been like this; when it was time to be fast, he was fast.

"Good, good," Mother Si felt this young man was indeed quite good.

Although the matter her daughter spoke of was somewhat mysterious, because it concerned her daughter, she had no choice but to compromise.

It was only dating, after all; she still had plenty of time to observe this young man.

In the garden.

Si Rong asked Jiang Cheng curiously, "When did you apply for a transfer back to Huaiyang?"

She remembered clearly that in her previous life, Jiang Cheng had been in Xishi the entire time before she divorced Shen Lan.

"Just, just yesterday."

Jiang Cheng looked into the distance; in truth, that was not the case—ever since Si Rong said she was going to find him, he had already decided on it in his heart.

"Was it for me?" Si Rong threw another direct question at him.

Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then gave a restrained nod.

Si Rong liked to admire this expression of his; it had a kind of bashful, unspoken charm.

Moreover, this expression had an expiration date; she knew that once this man had done the most intimate things with her, she would never see it again.

In bed, he was very...

"Let me see your hand," Si Rong said.

Jiang Cheng obediently let her look.

"Next time you beat someone up, you are not allowed to hurt yourself, do you hear me?" Si Rong had him sit there, then went back to the living room to get the medicine kit, first wiping the wounds with alcohol, then wrapping them in gauze.

When Si Han saw this, his eyes nearly rolled into the back of his head.

"Sigh! People are just different; some people get injured and immediately have someone to bandage them, while others only deserve to be injured alone!"

"Second Brother, are you injured too?" Si Rong walked to his side with the medicine kit, but saw her second brother coldly snort, "No need! I..."

He still had a whole heap of jealous, sour words left to say, but he hadn't expected that as soon as his little sister heard "no need," she just walked away.

Uh...

After lunch, Si Rong took advantage of the fact that no one in the house was paying attention and leaned in close to Jiang Cheng, "Tonight, will you take me home?"

Jiang Cheng:...