thefictionvixens Chapter 231 I have sacrificed more than you, you are just acting
Chapter 231 I have sacrificed more than you, you are just acting
At night, in the largest banquet hall of the Capital Hotel, the Li and Ye families were holding a grand engagement ceremony. Li Hanlan was dressed in a neat Zhongshan suit, with his hair neatly combed behind his head. He had a very majestic look, with open and relaxed eyebrows, but he didn't like to smile, which gave him a sense of majesty without anger.
He was currently accompanying Madam Li, accompanying her in various social activities at the venue. Li Shuirong followed the two absentmindedly, walking and stopping, gradually creating some distance between him and the two people in front of him.
"Third brother, you are here! Let me introduce you to a friend." The voice of the second brother Li Haoze came from behind. Since the incident of Lin Pin'er's birthday, the second brother rarely went home and had no contact with Li Shuirong. Today, the eldest brother was getting engaged, and although he didn't get along with the eldest brother, he had to show up.
Li Shuirong was very happy to hear his second brother's voice. He had a good relationship with his second brother before, but he had some conflicts with him after he helped his eldest brother manage the company.
Li Shuirong turned around with a smile on his face, but when he saw the people around Li Haoze, his smile faded a lot.
Li Haoze pointed at the person standing next to him and said calmly, "This is the sister of a friend of mine: Xue Baochai. She just wants to find a company for internship recently. Why don't you arrange her to work in your company and give her a secretary or assistant position? She is just here to complete a school club assignment. What kind of investigation is this?"
"It's a social practice report." Xue Baochai quickly answered, and then extended her hand to Li Shuirong: "Hello, Mr. Li. My name is: Xue Baochai. I think we have met at the auction before. That time, Madam Li was also there..."
Li Shuirong had no intention of shaking hands with her. He just turned to Li Haoze and said, "Second brother has so many companies, and he still can't make room for Miss Xue? Where do you need my help?"
Xue Baochai withdrew her hand awkwardly, still with a smile on her face, not feeling embarrassed at all by Li Shuirong's behavior.
Li Haoze laughed and said, "It's not that I don't want to make room for her, but she specifically wants to work in an artist studio like yours. Ours is a large agency, which is not suitable for her. In their words: the pace of work is too fast and there is nothing to learn."
Li Shuirong didn't want Xue Baochai to intern at his company. He still remembered the incident when Xue Wenqi scared Lin Pin'er on Halloween. Since he hated Xue Wenqi, he naturally hated his sister. Moreover, when he heard Lin Pin'er and Shi Xiangyun chatting before, they didn't seem to like Xue Baochai either. So he had to stay away from her, so that the little girl wouldn't get angry if she knew.
The atmosphere here was awkward, and the lights in the room suddenly dimmed. A spotlight shone on the spiral staircase on the second floor, and everyone looked over there. Ye Shuyan, wearing a pearly white evening gown, slowly walked into the spotlight.
Li Shuirong felt uncomfortable for a moment. These designs were originally designed for his and Lin Pin'er's engagement ceremony. At that time, he had imagined Lin Pin'er wearing a pure white dress, with her hair half tied up and half loose, and slowly walking into the spotlight. How much the people below would envy them, a combination of handsome men and beautiful women, a match between a prince and a princess.
Just as she was thinking, Li Hanlan had already walked up the stairs slowly. When they were almost on the second floor, Ye Shuyan stretched out her hand and put it into Li Hanlan's palm. Li Hanlan led her to walk down the stairs slowly.
The next steps were simple. Li Hanlan deleted many of the ceremonies that Li Shuirong had originally prepared, leaving only a simple engagement ceremony.
After the ceremony, Li Shuirong hid in a corner and drank. After Lin Pin'er went abroad, he always suffered from insomnia. Recently, he could only sleep better by drinking alcohol, so he would drink a glass before going to bed every day.
Li Hanlan walked towards the direction where he was standing, and after stopping, he also brought a glass of wine. He raised the glass, and Li Shuirong quickly returned the greeting respectfully.
"The ceremony was very well organized and the venue was well decorated. It was the low-key style that I wanted. Thank you for your hard work!" After saying that, Li Hanlan took a sip of wine.
"Thank you for the compliment, big brother. I'm glad you're satisfied." Li Shuirong was a little tipsy at the moment, but he didn't dare to slack off at all.
"What was your second brother talking to you about just now? I saw he brought a girl with him."
"He said that Miss Xue wanted to complete some learning tasks and wanted to intern in my company..."
Li Hanlan interrupted him before he could finish, "Let her go and arrange a position for her. It would be best if it is a position close to you."
"Brother, Lin Pin'er doesn't like her. I promised not to play with people she hates."
Li Hanlan smiled, took a sip of wine and said quietly: "Are you still playing house? This is not a game, this is a mission. I'm going to give you a mission: from today on, pretend that you and Lin Pin'er have broken up. Pretend to be depressed, and then let the people arranged by your second brother take advantage of the situation. You have studied acting, so you should be able to act very realistically, right?"
Li Shuirong immediately became unhappy: "What's the point of pretending to break up with Pin'er? We are fine now! You promised me that you would make us happy..."
Li Hanlan lowered his voice and said, "Do you still remember the one-year agreement? There is less than a year left now. If you are still so timid during this period, you will have endless troubles for her when she comes back. By that time, it won't be that I won't help you. Maybe you will have problems first."
Li Shuirong sobered up instantly after hearing his elder brother's words, and the drunkenness just now disappeared in an instant.
"So what do I need to do?"
"Let's just walk into a trap. We need to see what your second brother wants to do so that we can counter his moves. Since he has arranged people to go to your place, it means he can't wait to make a move. As long as you pretend to have broken up with Lin Pin'er, Lin Pin'er will actually be safe. He won't take Lin Pin'er seriously, and then we'll take it one step at a time!"
Li Shuirong finally understood at this moment: it turned out that the person who wanted to target Lin Pin'er before was his second brother, so he was so impatient to arrange people around him.
Li Hanlan then said in a soothing tone: "In fact, my sacrifices are even greater than yours. Getting engaged to Ye Shuyan was not in my plan. Now this is the only way to go, so don't think that you are the only one who sacrificed something. Compared to me, your sacrifice was just acting, it's nothing."
Li Shuirong immediately said respectfully: "I understand, brother. I know you have sacrificed a lot for us..."
Li Hanlan waved his hand, signaling him not to say anything. Then he put down his wine glass, strode into the crowd, and walked towards the group where Ye Shuo was standing. When he got closer, the group of people surrounding Ye Shuo immediately made way for a small opening to accommodate Li Hanlan. The small opening quickly closed, and Li Hanlan chatted and laughed with the group of people, quickly becoming one with them.