Chapter 46: Taking the Opportunity
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Chu Mei looked at Yuan Shu. She originally wanted to embarra.s.s everyone, but the moment she met Yuan Shu’s eyes, she restrained herself. The invisible pressure made her fall silent. When she thought of the young master of the Tan family being beaten ruthlessly, she instantly sobered up and started to feel afraid.
However, Yuan Shu revealed a smile. She was dignified and elegant, but there was no warmth in her eyes when she looked at Chu Mei. She turned to look at Zhao Mian and said, “Miss Chu is not feeling well. Secretary Zhao, please send Miss Chu to rest first.”
Although Zhao Mian didn’t understand Yuan Shu’s actions, the interactions over the past few days were enough for her to carry out Yuan Shu’s orders without hesitation.
After Zhao Mian brought the frightened Chu Mei out of the hall, only then did Li Ran and Gao Shan heave a sigh of relief. Only then did the two of them realize that their backs were already drenched in sweat. Then, they collapsed onto the sofa.
Shi Bin had a bad temper. He had always been unable to hold things in and didn’t understand what Yuan Shu meant by this, so he wanted to ask her directly. However, in front of so many people, he naturally knew that he couldn’t embarra.s.s her, so he could only force himself to hold it in.
After Yuan Shu turned around and looked at everyone, her elegant skirt fluttered with her movements.
“I’m sorry to disturb everyone’s mood. 1 hope everyone won’t be affected by this small interlude. Please enjoy the c.o.c.ktail party.”
Yuan Shu’s words were reasonable, so no one said anything else. They raised the wine gla.s.s in their hands at Yuan Shu from afar and drank it in one gulp. Then, the c.o.c.ktail party continued.
Shi Yi watched Yuan Shu with a cold expression the entire time. She didn’t expect her to be so bold to be able to salvage the situation at this time. It seemed that she had a deep misunderstanding of her sister-in-law.
Shi Yi was a woman. Although she was usually laissez-faire overseas, she understood the twists and turns of the upper-cla.s.s circle. She understood the current situation better than her two brothers.
The awkward situation between the other two families was actually resolved by Yuan Shu with just a few words. No wonder Shi Bin and Shi Lu listened to her so obediently.
At the same time, she regretted being too concerned. Once she heard that it was a child of the Shi family, she rushed back to the country and got used by Chu Mei.
Now that no one was paying attention to her, she secretly left the hall and took out her phone to arrange the matters overseas. It seemed that she had to stay at home for some time to see what this sister-in-law was up to.
On the other side, when everyone went to have fun, Shi Bin sat in front of Yuan Shu.
“Hey…” He was originally dissatisfied, but when he saw Yuan Shu, he immediately said, “Why did you stop Chu Mei? The child in her stomach clearly doesn’t belong to our family. Why didn’t you let her tell the truth?”
Shi Lu was also watching coldly from the side. Everyone saw things differently. They only knew that Yuan Shu had resolved the awkward situation, but he knew very well that Yuan Shu had helped Chu Mei. Why did this woman help Chu Mei? It couldn’t be because she was a saint!
Yuan Shu had always been swift and decisive. She never had to explain what she did to others, but she felt that it was necessary to teach this simple-minded young master of the Shi family some social conventions.
Yuan Shu was about to explain when Li Ci walked over with a gla.s.s of red wine. “1 have to thank Madam Shi for helping me out this time.”
Li Ci smiled, but it was a sly smile. Although he said thank you, there was no grat.i.tude in his tone.
Yuan Shu returned a cold and distant smile. “1 was just doing a favor. Mr. Li, you don’t have to be so polite. 1 believe that even if I didn’t say anything, you wouldn’t have let her say anything.”
Li Ci was stunned and actually felt that they were evenly matched.
Yuan Shu had been the head of the household for so many years, so she was extremely sensitive to everyone’s reactions. She had everything under her watch.
From the way Chu Mei looked at Gao Shan, it wasn’t difficult to guess the relationship between the child in her stomach and Gao Shan.
Now, everyone was guessing that Chu Mei’s child wasn’t from the Shi family at all, so whether she told the truth or not, it wouldn’t affect the Shi family.
However, it was different for the Li family. The topic was so scandalous and so many people were paying attention. Once the topic concerned the Li family, even if there was no big commotion, it was enough to trouble them for a while.
Yuan Shu stopping Chu Mei at this time was just taking advantage of the situation and making the Li family owe her a favor..