Chapter 2831 - 1757: Integrity

Chapter 2831: Chapter 1757: Integrity

"Uncle and Aunt!"

The only five-star hotel in Hui City.

Long Tao, being a shareholder, was making a toast when an unrestrained, giggling voice came over.

Long Tao turned his head and, without any anger of being upstaged, this local bigwig, who had connections in both underworld and legal circles, obediently made way.

Leaving behind a large group of relatives in the banquet hall, Luo Li’er, who arrived fashionably late, jogged all the way to the main table. Her youthful face, which charmed both young and old, wore such a sweet smile that no one could hold any blame against her.

"Wishing Uncle and Aunt a happy 30th anniversary, and a hundred years of happiness together, with kids on the way—"

As soon as the words were spoken.

Not to mention all six tables of relatives, even Long Tao, an outsider holding a glass of wine nearby, couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"You girl! Talking nonsense!"

Pei Ning at the main table quickly stood up.

A lot of guests were here today, almost all of the relatives, but there’s still a difference between close and distant relatives.

"Hahaha, your aunt and I probably would like to but don’t have the ability anymore. The responsibility of continuing the heritage of the nation and ethnic groups rests on you young people."

Pei Linhan laughed heartily, not bothered at all by his niece’s joke.

Li Wanrong, who was elegantly dressed and exuding an aura of nobility today, swiftly got up and walked over to her niece, who arrived late yet wasn’t considered really late. Her jade earrings, vibrant with life, gently swayed.

"Why only just coming back now?"

She affectionately grabbed Luo Li’er’s hand, clearly showing genuine love for her niece.

"I went to do a good deed."

Luo Li’er lowered her voice, pretending to be mysterious.

"What good deed? Tell Aunt?"

Li Wanrong cooperated with the joke. This niece could make people much happier than her own daughter.

"No."

Luo Li’er shook her head, looking serious: "When I do good deeds, I usually don’t publicize it."

"Hahaha..."

Laughter rose once again.

"Alright, sit down quickly."

Pei Ning motioned to his daughter, both amused and annoyed.

An empty seat was deliberately left beside, obviously prepared for Luo Li’er.

"Phew—"

Rushing over from Licheng non-stop, Luo Li’er sat down and eagerly took a sip of water, then winked at her cousin, calm as a virgin.

The cousin ignored her.

Seeing this, she immediately let out a long sigh.

"Sigh~"

"What’s wrong now?"

Pei Ning, with a headache, truly didn’t know how to handle this girl.

"It’s a pity. Someone’s missing."

Luo Li’er talked to herself, making her presence very much felt. You know, despite being extremely low-key throughout her four years as the campus belle at East University.

It just goes to show, contrasts are omnipresent.

"That’s your problem, why not invite them to come along."

Some people understood what she meant, like her father, Luo Binwang.

"I’m not from East Sea, I came from Licheng."

"What did you go to Licheng for?"

Pei Ning asked curiously.

"Nothing much."

Answering her mother, Luo Li’er’s eyes were fixed on her cousin, who remained indifferent to her arrival.

Even though seated silently there, Pei Yunxi, who was still the focus of the entire venue, finally had a reaction.

"Come with me."

She stood up and said to Luo Li’er, as if knowing her presence here would overshadow everyone else, returning the spotlight to her parents.

Luo Li’er, all smiles, immediately got up and quickly followed.

"Li’er is still so lively and adorable."

Li Wanrong sighed, "I really wonder which lucky boy will end up with her in the future."

"Sigh, I’d thank heaven and earth if someone would take her."

Pei Ning replied politely.

The two sisters, equally radiant, walked out of the banquet hall one after the other, to a secluded corner rarely frequented by people. The entire scene seemed to have been instantly infused with a soul, highlighted, surpassing the luxurious decor of the banquet hall, making it captivating.

"What did you go to Licheng for?"

Pei Yunxi turned and asked.

"Hmph."

Luo Li’er eyes drifted elsewhere, hands in pockets, "I’m not telling you."

"Will you say or not?"

This wasn’t domineering.

That’s just how older sisters usually are.

"You don’t tell me anything, so why should I tell you everything?"

"Did he ask you to go?"

Seeing that she saw right through her, Luo Li’er reluctantly pursed her lips, finally meeting her cousin’s gaze, but still saying nothing, as if protesting silently and holding her ground.

"What did you go do?"

"Isn’t he your man?"

Luo Li’er’s grievance was understandable, being forced to accept the facts didn’t mean forgiving being deceived.

"Why didn’t you tell me? You never really considered me your closest, did you! How long have you known him!"

It was like an outsider had taken her favorite toy.

Look.

How clever.

Even the skills in venting are such high-level.

Such childish sulking words were clearly unlikely to escalate the conflict, but instead might completely dissipate the other side’s anger.

However, as a professional actress, Pei Yunxi certainly wouldn’t laugh, maintaining a poker face, using one’s spear to attack one’s shield:

"Aren’t you doing the same?"

"How am I the same?"

Luo Li’er immediately countered.

"Aren’t you now teaming up with him and hiding things from me?"

Luo Li’er was momentarily speechless, her cherry lips moved, then she snorted, "I’m not like you."

"I went to Licheng to help a family."

"Help?"

Luo Li’er no longer acted annoyed, her expression calmed down, and she said calmly: "When I went there, that family had been called to the local branch office, asked to reach a settlement with the hospital. Sis, do you know what kind of settlement condition the hospital offered?"

Without Pei Yunxi having to ask, Luo Li’er angrily continued: "Ten thousand yuan! They actually thought they could just brush it off with ten thousand yuan. That was a human life! It’s an insult, a disdain, pure arrogance! Sis, so many well-intentioned people boldly spoke up, do they only deserve ten thousand yuan?!"

Pei Yunxi frowned slightly, clearly also finding the ten thousand yuan compensation absurd.