Chapter 54: Men Are Always Partial to the Weak

Shen Lan closed his eyes.

In truth, he had liked Li Xuan at the very beginning; the young Li Xuan was like a green leaf setting off Si Rong, her inferiority like a flower blooming at the bottom of a deep cliff, possessing a shy beauty.

Perhaps men are always partial to the weak.

But now, too much time has passed, and he has gradually been unable to find that initial feeling of being moved.

All he can recall is day after day, every smile and frown of Si Rong when she was by his side.

He even feels a bit of admiration for his past self, wondering how he had the courage to guarantee in front of Li Xuan that he would absolutely never fall in love with Si Rong.

"At any time."

There is no longer any possibility between him and Si Rong; even if Si Rong regretted it and came back to find him, it would be of no use.

Shen Lan said, "It's just that I don't want to wrong you; the wedding you've waited so many years for cannot be too shabby."

This is the professionalism of a good actor; he can get into character anytime, anywhere.

Li Xuan felt somewhat moved.

She nestled into his arms submissively, "As long as I can be with you openly and honestly, I am not afraid of being wronged."

Yes, she has now moved past coveting grand, empty titles; as long as it is open and honest enough, that is fine.

Openly and honestly standing by Shen Lan's side.

As long as she can live in the gaze of Si Rong's jealousy, then she is happy.

That wedding of Si Rong's back then was indeed grand, but in the end, wasn't she still abandoned by Shen Lan?

What was the use of it?

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

Shen Lan knew he had no other choice.

"There's only half a month left until the New Year," Li Xuan calculated, "Let's have the wedding on the day of Xiao Nian! It just so happens that both children are on break too."

"Alright."

As soon as Shen Lan lowered his head, he saw the Huaiyang Morning Post, crumpled and full of creases, lying on the ground.

The picture of Li Xuan shedding tears was exceptionally clear.

Above it was a headline in large characters: Si Family daughter forcibly snatches friend's husband and children, how can she bear it?

Shen Lan frowned slightly; Si Rong must be very sad seeing this newspaper, right?

For some reason, he, who once swore solemnly that he would absolutely never fall in love with Si Rong, suddenly felt a bit of reluctance in his heart.

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"Damn it! This shameless, stinking idiot! I've long suspected that when she was born, her rectum and mouth were swapped, which is why she spews shit from her mouth!"

Ming Zi cursed while getting dressed, "I've lived for over forty years and have never seen such a thick-skinned, shameless piece of work. I must go and tear that bitch's mouth to shreds!"

"How does she have the nerve to shift the blame? Saying it was you who snatched Shen Lan and the children away from her? Who is she trying to fool? Only a fool would believe that!"

Si Rong lay at the head of the bed and read the Morning Post again; she hadn't expected that phone call last night to be so timely.

It happened just in time, right when Li Xuan was throwing dirt on her.

She was already mentally prepared, so she wasn't as angry as Ming Zi.

She only found it amusing.

"She is desperate now," Si Rong put the Morning Post on the nightstand and got dressed unhurriedly, "People are most prone to making mistakes when they are desperate."

"Haste makes waste" is exactly the principle here.

"It's very obvious that she has no other tricks left. Firstly, it's to marry Shen Lan and become the legitimate wife of the Deputy County Magistrate, and secondly, she wants the two children to accept her as their biological mother."

Although it was a bit rushed, the move was indeed not bad.

If placed at a specific moment, it might have dealt her a heavy blow.

For example, the her in the other space-time on the other end of the phone.

But now, with Wen Xiang as a key figure, things will definitely have a turning point soon.

"My god! There really are fools who believe it!" Ming Zi poked her head out to look out the window, "Rongrong, don't go downstairs yet."

At the entrance of the Rongzi Dance Studio, over a dozen parents were already standing there, demanding an explanation and a refund.

No need to think, someone must be fanning the flames inside.

At this moment, the phone rang.

Si Rong walked over in her slippers; it was her second brother calling.

"I'm fine, yes."

"Second Brother, I can solve it myself,"

"Yes, you don't need to come over."

Si Rong hung up the phone, "Our dance studio will be closed for the day today; I need to go find someone in a while."

"Wen Xiang?"

Ming Zi suddenly felt that Si Rong had changed a lot, becoming calm and composed, making people unconsciously willing to believe in her.

Although she didn't know what business Si Rong had with that Wen Xiang, under the current circumstances, Ming Zi would of course accompany her.

That damn Li Xuan might be hiding somewhere, ready to jump out and disgust people at any time.

They went by car and first made an appointment with Sun Qiang.

Although Sun Qiang was skilled at finding people, time was a bit tight.

"It will take at least half a day!"

Sun Qiang had naturally seen the Morning Post as well, but he didn't think this was a difficult matter for the Si Family.

Just withdraw all the Morning Posts and ban their distribution.

With the Si Family's financial resources, it wasn't as if they couldn't afford to withdraw them.

Tomorrow there will be other news, and slowly these reports will be forgotten by the public.

Si Han meant exactly this.

But he had thought one layer deeper than Sun Qiang; even if the news were retracted, many people had already seen the Morning News today.

From now on, this dirty water would be poured onto Si Rong forever, following her for a lifetime.

This was the most disgusting part.

Therefore, it cannot be retracted.

Si Rong thought, since the future phone call guided her to find Wen Xiang, then this Wen Xiang must have a significant relationship with Li Xuan.

Regarding these long-past events that Li Xuan mentioned in the report, if an acquaintance from that same distant era were to jump out, she wondered what kind of chemical reaction would occur.

As the protagonist of the incident, she was even a little curious.

Curious about what kind of existence this Wen Xiang would be.

Sun Qiang had them wait in a small tavern for news.

At a time like this, neither of them had the heart to drink.

Ming Zi ordered a glass of cola for each of them.

Suddenly, discussions about today's Morning News came from behind them.

"Look at this, these high-society people are just shameless! The Si Family daughter is already so rich, yet she actually snatched a common woman's husband and children!"

"When I watched the live television broadcast earlier, I felt that Si Family daughter was sharp-tongued; clearly, she was the one who snatched someone else's husband, yet she had the nerve to turn around and blame the victim!"

"Exactly! I heard that woman was her good friend, just not as wealthy as her family. Just because of those words she said at the Dance Competition back then, the person was forced to resign!"

"Now the truth is out, right? It was the Si Family daughter who snatched someone else's man and children; she is truly shameless! She even has the nerve to teach children how to dance; she better not end up teaching those little girls to only know how to seduce men like she does!"

"I think her so-called dance studio should be shut down, otherwise, she will surely lead the children astray!"

These words were too harsh; Ming Zi's teeth gnashed with a creaking sound.

She truly couldn't hold back, turned around, and grabbed the young woman by the shoulders, "What kind of bullshit are you spouting? You're annoying the hell out of me!"

"You're the one who's shameless! Your whole family is shameless!"

The young girl was startled by Ming Zi and defended herself, "You... I... I wasn't scolding you; I was talking about that Si Family daughter. She seduced someone else's husband and snatched someone else's children, so she is shameless. What does that have to do with you?"

"How do you know she seduced someone else's husband? Which eye of yours saw it?"

"I, I didn't see it, but the newspaper says so, so how could it be fake?"

"Then tomorrow I'll publish in the paper that you seduced my husband, and you'll also be a shameless little homewrecker!"

"See? You also don't have evidence to prove you didn't do it, right? So, don't just parrot others, understand?"

The girl thought she was a drunkard and ran away in a panic.

Si Rong pulled Ming Zi to sit down beside her, "Alright, calm down. Once we clarify the facts, these people will change to being filled with righteous indignation instead!"

The public has always been like this, only willing to speak up for the weak in their own hearts.

At this moment, Sun Qiang arrived and waved at them, "Let's go! We found Wen Xiang!"