My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 196 - 188 Accident and Dispute

"Take them out. Yunjing does not welcome them."

Li Yanan spoke in a low voice, his eyes sharp as blades as they swept slowly over the people in front of him. He reached out and pulled Lin Zhenxin back in front of him.

"What do you think you are? Do you know who I am?"

Tu Shaohong, extremely angry, laughed instead, his expression appearing very odd.

"Then do you know on whose turf you are standing?" Li Yanan coldly scanned his face.

The gaze was so intimidating that even Tu Shaohong, who had been sailing the business sea for a lifetime, felt his heart tremble.

Tu Shaochen didn’t speak again, he just looked at Lin Zhenxin.

He didn’t want to bring her trouble, but his elder brother was too oppressive; otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken this opportunity to bring up the matter!

From start to finish, Tu Wanzi was as if frozen, staring fixedly at Lin Zhenxin.

As if looking at someone else through Lin Zhenxin.

"Mr. Li." The manager, who was smiling during the reception, was now with a serious face, respectfully standing behind Li Yanan.

"From now on, there’s always going to be a place for the Tu Family in Yunjing’s blacklist, understand?"

"Yes, Mr. Li."

No one dared to say a word, all stood respectfully in front of Li Yanan.

"Elder Tu, please."

Li Yanan extended his hand, gesturing ’see off’.

"You actually..." Tu Shaohong was making his last struggle.

"Elder Tu, at this point, if you still want to ask the question of who I really am, doesn’t it seem a bit stupid?"

Li Yanan’s lips were tight, expressing clear impatience.

Lin Zhenxin suddenly looked towards him, eyes flashing with surprise, as if she understood something...

Inside the private room.

Lin Zhenxin looked at Li Yanan, and that man just ordered a few of her favorite dishes and snacks.

After the waiter retreated, he finally turned his head, looking at her.

"You..." She wanted to ask something, but suddenly she didn’t know how to start.

"Yunjing is a joint venture I opened with Dongting Mo Chi."

Li Yanan went ahead and removed the broad scarf from her neck.

Revealing Lin Zhenxin’s fair and smooth face.

He casually tucked her long hair behind her ear, his rough fingertips grazing her jade-like earlobe, cleanly without any earrings.

"The year-end bonuses automatically get transferred to my account."

Lin Zhenxin remained silent for a moment; in truth, based on earlier hints, she should have guessed it.

"I didn’t mean to hide it from you, don’t be angry." His voice was calm and steady.

"I’m not angry." After a long while, Lin Zhenxin, with both hands covering the white porcelain cup, spoke softly.

His thin lips curved into a slight smile, every gesture of Li Yanan was always fatally attractive.

"How did he drive you out of the Tu family?"

Li Yanan shifted the topic, his voice tinged with an indescribable chill.

Lin Zhenxin’s motion halted.

"It’s all in the past." She seemed reluctant to talk about it.

"Zhenxin..." Li Yanan’s voice lowered a degree.

"After my father passed away, grandma was shocked, fell seriously ill, and was hospitalized, her mental state deteriorating."

After a long silence, Lin Zhenxin finally began speaking again, perhaps recalling this past, causing her fingers to tremble slightly.

"I couldn’t afford the hospital fees for two people, let alone... compensate the neighbors for their losses."

"So before my injuries healed, I got discharged to gather money."

With just a few words, Lin Zhenxin was able to make Li Yanan feel how desperate she must have been back then.

"I thought of the Tu family."

"Thought of borrowing money from the Tu family to... ease the desperate situation at that time."

The more she spoke, the raspier and drier her throat became.

Lin Zhenxin poured herself a cup of water, sipping it slowly.

"I found the Tu family, they let me in, but left me standing at the villa’s entrance for hours. Later, I met Tu Shaohong and Tu Wanzi..." freёweɓnovel_com

Li Yanan’s deep-set eyes lingered silently on her.

"The way he treated me made me feel like I was a beggar receiving alms."

"I will never forget how, when Tu Wanzi’s dog had just been groomed, she smiled while signing the bill saying that the amount would be settled at the end of the month, the figure was astoundingly high."

Yet she could only stand there alone, waiting for their alms.

"I kneeled there, it rained heavily that day, I desperately begged them..."

"But Tu Shaohong ordered the servants to drag me out forcefully, and if I wouldn’t leave, he would have people beat me."

Lin Zhenxin’s eyes held tears; though she didn’t want to cry, she still felt sorrow for her past self.

"Yanan, in the eyes of the Tu family, I’m worth less than a dog!"

She was expelled from the Tu family gates, and in the pouring rain, Lin Zhenxin knelt sobbing in front of the carved iron gate.

And after crying, Lin Zhenxin made a decision.

"The next day, I went to school, dropped out, and pleaded with the school to empathize with my situation and refund my tuition."

"The principal, upon learning of my situation, specially instructed the finance department to refund the full amount to me."

"But it was still far from enough, there was still a big gap."

"Until unexpectedly, a foreign remittance arrived in my hands..."

Lin Zhenxin understood from a very early age that compromise can’t bring equal respect, and starting from that rainy night...

Her hatred and disgust for the Tu family grew...

So much so that words couldn’t describe it!

—Xinxin was smart... very good in academics... first... ranked first in her class... but didn’t finish college...

Li Yanan’s rough fingertip rubbed the back of her hand, his grandmother’s past murmurs echoing in his ears.

Is this the truth behind Zhenxin not completing her university back then?

The great fire, which destroyed her health, also entirely ruined her future!

Under the table, a large hand suddenly clenched tight, a dull pain radiating from Li Yanan’s chest, though it showed no trace on the surface.

The door to the private room was knocked from the outside.

Lin Zhenxin reached out and wiped the tear marks from her face, turning her face away.

Li Yanan responded in a deep voice.

The waiter entered with a tray, quickly setting up a table full of food.

"I’m hungry." After the waiter left, Lin Zhenxin forced a smile on her face, speaking softly.

She took the lead in picking up the chopsticks, but after barely eating a few bites, she couldn’t swallow, the food stuck in her throat.

Li Yanan sighed.

"Silly girl." He took the chopsticks from her and placed them on the table, then reached out and pulled Lin Zhenxin into his arms.

The large hand cradled the back of her head, allowing Lin Zhenxin to bury her face in his chest.

Initially, Lin Zhenxin silently shed tears.

But as the mature and steady scent of pine pervaded around her, she gradually sobbed and then broke into a wailing cry.

"There, it’s all in the past."

Li Yanan comforted her repeatedly, despite knowing all too well...

Some wounds, like engravings in the marrow, will never be forgotten in this lifetime.

"I’m here, I’ll accompany you..."

Gentle kisses fell on her forehead, he then hugged her tighter, allowing her to release the grievances held deep within her heart...

Tu Haohao rested her hands on the table, her chin on the back of her hands, just looking at Li Chengze.

Her eyes were bright, as if hiding stars.

Her small face was flushed, her gaze hazy, as if slightly drunk.

By now, it was already 1:30 in the morning, and her phone kept vibrating, yet Tu Haohao didn’t even glance at it.

"You should go home." Li Chengze said.

"But I want to stay with you..." Tu Haohao blinked, her movements slow enough for Li Chengze to see her long lashes fluttering.

"I’ll take you home."

Perhaps even Li Chengze himself hadn’t noticed, that he was no longer able to ignore her as he did initially when facing Tu Haohao.

"You’ve been drinking, you can’t drive... hic..."

Tu Haohao quickly covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes widening in surprise.

Did she just... hiccup from the alcohol?

Li Chengze looked at her, half-smiling, and stood up to pull her up from her seat.

He settled the bill, and held her hand as they walked towards the door.

It was still the old spiral iron staircase.

Tu Haohao followed him, still musing over that hiccup, feeling embarrassed.

In truth, she was just slightly tipsy, not completely without her senses.

"Li Chengze..." Tu Haohao suddenly stopped.

"Hmm?" Li Chengze uncharacteristically responded with patience.

"If Aunt Li ever forces you to do something you don’t want to do... could you just refuse? Don’t agree because you’re afraid of disappointing her, those things you don’t want to do!" Tu Haohao softly spoke, as if buzzing like a bee.

But in Li Chengze’s ears, it was like a beating drum.

He suddenly turned his head to look at her.

"Do not force yourself to conform to others."

Tu Haohao stopped two steps below him on the stairs.

Only in this position could she look straight into Li Chengze’s eyes.

"Okay?" She summoned up courage, slowly reaching out, grabbing his shirt collar, pulling herself closer to him.

When she spoke, there was a tangy sweet plum wine taste in her mouth.

"I like it when you’re being yourself."

When her words fell, Tu Haohao reached out, caressing his jaw until she reached his thin lips.

She wasn’t a fool; she knew he agreed to their engagement only to resolve the crisis in the Li family.

Yet even so, she still wanted to be with him.

Even if, he achieved nothing, had a twisted personality, often self-deprecating, or even loved someone else.

She couldn’t let go.

She is... his Juzi!

He once said that she was the only friend in the world who was unique to him!

"Silly girl, there’s nothing happier than being yourself!"

Tu Haohao spoke softly, replacing her hand with her lips, landing gently on Li Chengze’s overly thin lips, kissing softly.

Li Chengze’s face remained expressionless, yet his long eyes suddenly widened...

The next morning.

Lin Zhenxin was awakened by the sound of Li Yanan’s phone call.

Even though he deliberately lowered his voice.

Lin Zhenxin opened her eyes, realizing she was nestled in his embrace, her head resting on Li Yanan’s arm.

In an awkward position, he was discussing something with the person on the other end of the call.

Seeing her awake, he looked apologetic, exchanged a few more words, and hung up the call.

Last night’s meal, Lin Zhenxin hadn’t much appetite, yet coaxed by Li Yanan, she managed to eat some.

Once home, exhausted and sleepy, she didn’t know how she eventually fell asleep.

"Did I wake you?"

With sleep-laden eyes, Lin Zhenxin shook her head, watching him withdraw the arm she had been using as a pillow.

His posture was very stiff.

"Was I lying like this the whole night?"

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