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Chapter 304 Arrogance Due to Favor?

Then, she gave a mocking laugh and said, "I think you two are actually quite a match. Commoners should be with commoners. You're both low-class people who can't be presented in a respectable way!"

After saying that, Li Anna turned to leave.

A cold voice suddenly rang out from behind: "If you leave here like this, I guarantee I'll make Li Chenhe kneel down and beg for mercy."

His tone was full of undeniable authority, and his eyes revealed a chilling ruthlessness.

Upon hearing his words, Rong Shu frowned and turned to look at Su Qingzhi.

She had never seen him so out of control. He was usually calm and composed, but his inexplicable defense of her only made her feel inexplicably annoyed.

Upon hearing Su Qingzhi's words, Li Anna abruptly stopped in her tracks, remaining frozen for two seconds before regaining her composure.

Turning around to glare at Su Qingzhi, even though her heart was filled with fear and unease, how could she possibly submit to him? She sneered and shrieked, "You're nothing but a dog of the An family! Just because Sheng Tingchen gives you some face, you think you can act with impunity? Su Qingzhi, what gives you the right to be so arrogant? Do you really think you can do whatever you want in Beijing?"

Rong Shu finally understood that Li Anna, like An Qingyue, was a brainless person.

Why do some families fail to prosper and even gradually decline to obscurity and fall into obscurity? It's because they raise such ignorant fools—born with an inflated sense of self-importance, arrogant and willful, truly believing that their family can bail them out for life.

Someone like Su Qingzhi, who dares to say such things, definitely has the qualifications and ability to do so. If Li Anna had half of Lu Xue's understanding and sense of propriety, Sheng Tingchen might give her a second glance.

"Whether I can do whatever I want or not, you'll find out soon enough by seeing if your brother has any good days ahead of him." Su Qingzhi's tone was calm, yet it carried a chilling sense of oppression.

Li Anna's heart leaped into her throat, a chill running from her feet throughout her body. Her lips trembled as she stammered, "You...you dare!"

But Rong Shu's expression grew increasingly grim.

"What's all the noise about?" A deep male voice suddenly came from behind. Everyone looked up and saw Li Chenhe walking towards them.

His gaze swept quickly over the three of them, finally settling on Su Qingzhi, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

Xi Mingshan followed closely behind. She had been worried earlier, and when she returned, she happened to hear the arguing inside. Fearing that something serious might happen, she immediately sent someone to inform Li Chenhe.

Today was a gathering she organized, so naturally she didn't want things to become public knowledge and end badly.

When Li Anna saw Li Chenhe, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Chenhe stopped in his tracks, his gaze meeting Su Qingzhi's directly. He sneered, "Su Qingzhi, you're getting more and more impressive, aren't you?"

Xi Mingshan quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Chen He, this is Mr. Su's first time attending a gathering today. Let's talk things out and not hurt each other's feelings."

Then she turned to Su Qingzhi and said earnestly, "Mr. Su, let's sit down and resolve any conflicts slowly. Let's not make things awkward for everyone."

Xi Mingshan then noticed the wound on Rong Shu's forehead, the blood still not completely dry. She immediately looked at Li Anna and said in a harsher tone, "Anna, you've gone too far this time! Apologize to Miss Evelynn right now."

Li Anna kept a sullen face, pursed her lips, and remained silent, clearly unwilling to back down.

Su Qingzhi was too lazy to waste words with Li Chenhe, so she turned around and walked to the side, took out her phone and swiped her finger as if preparing to make a call.

Upon seeing his actions, Li Chenhe's expression instantly turned cold, his fingers unconsciously clenched, and a hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xi Mingshan quickly stepped forward to stop him, her tone becoming even more sincere: "Mr. Su, Anna was indeed wrong today. Leave this matter to me. I will definitely give you and Miss Evelynn a satisfactory answer, okay? Today is your first time here, and I failed to properly entertain you. It was my fault for not arranging things properly. I apologize to you."

Although this was Xi Mingshan's first time meeting Su Qingzhi, she had long heard of his reputation. A person who could have such a deep friendship with Sheng Tingchen was definitely not a good person; moreover, he had risen from an insignificant pawn of the An family to a position where even the An family had to show him respect. His methods and abilities were absolutely incomparable to Li Chenhe's.

He never attended private gatherings of Beijing's high society, so Xi Mingshan was quite surprised to see him return today.

His current protectiveness of Evelynn only made her more curious about the relationship between the two—if Evelynn weren't Sheng Tingchen's woman, she would almost have thought that Su Qingzhi had feelings for Evelynn.

Su Qingzhi glanced at Xi Mingshan blocking her way, paused, and finally put the phone back in her pocket without expression, putting it back on the phone before dialing.

Seeing his action, Xi Mingshan breathed a sigh of relief. She turned to look at Li Anna, her face darkening, and her tone became even more forceful as she said, "Anna! Aren't you going to apologize to Miss Evelynn?"

Li Anna bit her lip, her eyes filled with resentment and anger. Xi Mingshan's attitude was so forceful that, despite her many grievances, she could only feel frustrated.

Li Chenhe listened without saying a word.

"Are you only satisfied when you've made everyone lose face?!" Seeing that she didn't move, Xi Mingshan's tone became even more stern. "If you don't apologize today, you don't need to come to any of my future gatherings!"

Anna Li clenched her fingers, turned around, and walked away quickly.

But after taking only two steps, they bumped into a figure walking towards them—it was Sheng Tingchen, with Lu Xue, who looked indifferent, following behind him.

Anna Li's steps suddenly stopped.

Sheng Tingchen's gaze swept over her, immediately landing on Rong Shu's injured forehead. The still-wet blood stood out starkly against her fair skin. He strode forward, stopped, and stood before Rong Shu, asking, "How did you get hurt?"

Rong Shu slowly raised her eyes, staring calmly at him, her tone as indifferent as a pool of cold water: "Is there any need to ask?"

Hearing her words, no one knew whether she was being arrogant because she was favored or genuinely indifferent and ungrateful.

Hearing Rong Shu's words, Li Anna's jealousy intensified. Her fingers, hanging by her sides, clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms.

Suddenly, she felt a cold, sharp gaze fall on her, and she stood there motionless.

Lu Xue looked at her pale face, then at Rong Shu and Sheng Tingchen.

Sheng Tingchen addressed Li Chenhe, his voice calm yet carrying an invisible pressure, "How are you going to resolve this matter?"

Facing Sheng Tingchen, Li Chenhe remained calm and did not dare to utter a word of rebuttal. He looked at Li Anna, who was standing there motionless.

The atmosphere was tense, like a string about to snap.

At this time.

Lu Xue suddenly spoke up, "President Sheng, let's deal with Miss Evelynn's forehead wound first. I'll talk to Sister Anna for a few minutes."