After Breaking Up, I Married the Dying Tycoon in a Flash
Chapter 172: So What If You Can

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: So What If You Can

She looked fearfully towards Li Sihe, holding his hand, her voice trembling, "Li Sihe, I am your fiancée, you cannot ignore me, you cannot let me become the target of public criticism."

"It’s not me who made you the target, it’s yourself. All the paths were your own choice. You could have peacefully been Mrs. Li, but you insisted on confronting Bian Yue." Li Sihe’s handsome face was expressionless, devoid of any sympathy.

Bai Xu entered from outside, and looking at the two confronting each other, he coughed and said crisply, "Miss Zhuang, Mr. Li is looking for you."

Zhuang Jie Ning nearly lost her balance, unable to believe that Li Sihe could be so indifferent towards her.

"Li Sihe, put yourself in my shoes, I am your fiancée, facing this situation now, do you really not plan to help me? Do you know the risks I took to marry you?"

She spoke so vividly, if Li Sihe had not already known the reasons behind, he might have been moved by Zhuang Jie Ning’s pretentious demeanor.

"Why exactly did you agree to marry me, you know the answer. Zhuang Jie Ning, you were forced, from the beginning you had no choice, why pretend it was for me?" Li Sihe stood up, not intending to waste more words with Zhuang Jie Ning, and said coldly, "Let’s go, see my father."

Zhuang Jie Ning seemed like a lost soul, mindlessly led by Li Sihe to the office.

The moment the door was opened, a bone-chilling cold air hit her face.

She shivered, slowly walking in.

She saw Li Tingmo sitting expressionless on the sofa, coldly staring at her, his eyes filled with indifference.

"Uncle Li..." Zhuang Jie Ning stood in front of Li Tingmo, speaking softly, "Are you looking for me about the Xinghe matter?"

Li Sihe walked past the two, moving towards a desk on the side.

He seemed to be completely unaware of the conflicts here, already starting to go through his documents.

Zhuang Jie Ning couldn’t fathom how Li Sihe could be so indifferent? His previous gentle demeanor towards Bian Yue seemed like a jumbled memory from long ago.

Meanwhile, Li Tingmo watched her silently for a long time before finally speaking coldly, "The reason I summoned you is not just about the Xinghe matter."

"What do you mean?"

"Zhuang Jie Ning, you thought you were smart by digging up old matters between the Li Family and Bian Family, aiming to make Bian Yue suffer. Did you ever think about the trouble your actions could cause for the Li Family?"

"Uncle Li... I don’t know what you are talking about, I didn’t say anything to Bian Yue, she guessed it herself..." Zhuang Jie Ning’s face was deathly pale, yet she still spouted nonsense, "Could it be that you have listened to some rumors and misunderstood me? I didn’t say anything."

She spoke with such certainty, as if she were an innocent victim being wronged.

Li Tingmo’s expression didn’t change, "I am not here to listen to your refutations, Zhuang Jie Ning, whether what I said is true or not, you know best. Also, recently, to suppress Bian Yue, you leaked the sample footage of ’Shengshi Yan’, causing Bian Yue to challenge the Li Family, and now a lawyer’s letter has been sent to the legal department of Fengcheng Group! Zhuang Jie Ning! Do you even think before you act?"

As Li Tingmo spoke, his voice grew heavier, Zhuang Jie Ning felt her legs give out, seemingly losing strength in an instant, and collapsed to the ground.

Her face was pale, and looking at Li Tingmo with fear, she trembled, "Uncle Li... I just hated Bian Yue so much, I wanted to teach her a lesson! I didn’t expect it to have such a big impact!"

"What’s the point of saying these things now? Shen Jinci has already stood up for Bian Yue, and the Shen Family would rather be at odds with the Li Family just to protect Bian Yue. Everyone is waiting to see my embarrassment! To see the Li Family’s embarrassment!"

Li Tingmo suddenly stood up, walking over to Zhuang Jie Ning whose face turned deathly pale. The poise of a rich young lady was completely abandoned as she looked up at Li Tingmo, panic of impending doom in her eyes.

"Are you telling me this now because you want me to go out and face the anger of Bian Yue and the Shen Family?"

Zhuang Jie Ning’s voice was strained, she grasped Li Tingmo’s trouser leg haphazardly, her palms sweaty, "Uncle Li, you can’t treat me like this, I am Shiheng’s fiancée!"

"If this matter is not handled well, this engagement might as well be called off!" Li Tingmo’s eyes showed no flexibility as he looked at Zhuang Jie Ning, as if looking at a drowning dog, "The Li Family does not need useless people, nor fools!"

Li Sihe, who had been immersed in his work until now, finally looked towards the two.

His posture of closing the files was calm and composed, and he casually said, "I remember Lu Zhonian is your cousin."

Zhuang Jie Ning cried messily, looking at Li Sihe uneasily, "What are you trying to say?"

"If we break off the engagement with the Zhuang Family now, it won’t help the Li Family at all, but Lu Zhonian..." Li Sihe paused, then continued: "If you can get him to meet Bian Yue and speak a few good words on your behalf, Bian Yue might consider Lu Zhonian’s involvement and withdraw the complaint against the Li Family."

Hearing Li Sihe’s suggestion, Li Tingmo’s anger subsided somewhat, and his rationality returned. He said coldly, "I remember your family owes a life-saving favor to Lu Zhonian’s parents. If it weren’t for your parents, the Lu Family might have hardly been able to establish themselves in Xiangjiang, let alone have their current scale. Asking Lu Zhonian for help is indeed a solution."

Zhuang Jie Ning’s mind was in turmoil, actually feeling insecure.

She and Lu Zhonian had not seen each other for many years, she didn’t even know what he looked like now.

Zhuang Jie Ning admitted that her actions had negatively impacted Xinghe, and the fact that Lu Zhonian hadn’t troubled her until today was already more than gracious; she really couldn’t hope that Lu Zhonian would speak for her.

"I..." Zhuang Jie Ning was at a loss for words, and after a long pause, she mumbled unclearly, "I don’t know how to handle this..."

"Or call off the engagement," Li Sihe interrupted Zhuang Jie Ning’s defense, "It’s your choice."

Zhuang Jie Ning was stunned, and then suddenly looked at Li Sihe, her teeth clenched fiercely as she said: "Li Sihe, are you trying to torment me on behalf of Bian Yue?"

Li Tingmo, hearing Zhuang Jie Ning’s accusation, also frowned and looked at Li Sihe.

However, Li Sihe, with his pale and sickly complexion, showed a dispirited smile and spoke softly, "Yes, what can you do about it?"

Zhuang Jie Ning’s eyes widened, her face flushed red, unable to speak.

Bian Yue slept until noon, awakening to find a note left by Shen Jinci on her pillow.

It read: "I won’t be back for lunch. Yueyue, when you wake up, you can go downstairs and have some soup."

Bian Yue read the note twice, then carefully folded it and placed it aside.

She left the bedroom, walking along the winding staircase, pausing instinctively when she passed the study.