With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li immediately flew into a rage and demanded that she send her son abroad.

Absolutely impossible!

Shen Ci pursed her lips slightly: "It's just a well-intentioned suggestion. Whether or not to adopt it depends on your wishes, Uncle and Aunt. Anyway, I won't leave Longcheng."

Li Wanchang looked at Shen Ci. Although it was just a brief encounter and a few words, he could tell that this little girl was definitely not as weak and easily bullied as she appeared on the surface. Few children could remain so calm and composed under the strong pressure he deliberately exerted.

She is incredibly stubborn and strong-willed at heart!

Just then, fearing that Li Wanchang would turn away and miss the opportunity, Luo Tianrui suddenly spoke up: "Chairman Li, I'm sorry, I'm a student in the Computer Science Department of the University of Science and Technology. My name is Luo Tianrui."

As he spoke, he handed the document over with both hands: "A few classmates and I spent over a year developing an optimization program related to artificial intelligence. This program..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Li snatched the documents from his hand and threw them on the ground like trash.

"Wow, you've really gone this far in attracting investment?" Mrs. Li sneered, her gaze sweeping maliciously over Luo Tianrui and Ge Youcai before finally turning to Shen Ci: "How can you expect to have any high standards when you're associating with girls like this? You should at least have some moral restraint!"

Luo Tianrui paused, his gaze falling on the documents lying on the ground.

Ge Youcai quickly squatted down to pick it up, looking at the other person indignantly and saying, "If you don't want to look, fine, but why resort to personal attacks? Is this the kind of quality rich people have?"

After suffering two consecutive setbacks and being humiliated in this way, even the optimistic Luo Tianrui became somewhat disheartened.

He lowered his head, swallowing his resentment, and then pulled Ge Youcai up, saying, "Let's go."

Ge Youcai glared angrily at Li Wanchang and his wife, snorted coldly, and then let Luo Tianrui pull them away.

Shen Ci's eyes flickered as he watched this scene. It was just an unexpected coincidence that caused the Li family to miss out on the genius team that originally belonged to them.

Coming to her senses, Shen Ci looked at Li Wanchang and said, "Morality is for restraining oneself, not for restraining others. If this is what Auntie calls moral restraint, then I would rather have no morality at all."

Li Wanchang stared intently at Shen Ci for a moment, realizing there was no need to continue the conversation. He didn't respond to Shen Ci's words, but turned around with a gloomy expression and entered the Gu family villa with Mrs. Li.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, a chill gradually crept onto Shen Ci's face.

She knew that with her current abilities, it would be like an ant trying to shake a tree to fight against the Li family, but she would not give up the slightest opportunity. Today she stopped Luo Tianrui, and tomorrow there will definitely be other opportunities.

She wanted to dismantle the Li family bit by bit and seek justice for all the injustices she had suffered!

After standing alone by the roadside for a moment, Shen Ci calmed herself down. She didn't look back at her home, but turned around and walked back alone.

Lianxing definitely wasn't in the mood for any party today, so Shen Ci decided to ask her to meet up again tomorrow.

“Ding Di—”

A blinding light accompanied by the sound of a horn came from behind. Shen Ci stopped and turned her head to look, only to see a brightly colored gold convertible sports car slowly stop beside her.

Gu Yunzhou rested one hand on the steering wheel, looked at Shen Ci with a smile, and said, "Get in the car, Shen Ci, I'll take you home!"

Handsome men, luxury cars, and if you add a beautiful woman like yourself, what a harmonious scene that would be.

Unfortunately, she arrived home.

Shen Ci shook her head and pointed to the luxurious villa behind her: "Thank you, I'm home."

Gu Yunzhou's usually nonchalant face finally showed a noticeable change. His eyes widened in surprise, and his handsome brows furrowed into a deep frown: "You...you live here?"

"Hmm." Shen Ci responded casually and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute." Gu Yunzhou quickly stopped her, and picked up his phone, saying, "Let's add each other on WeChat!"

Shen Ci smiled and shook his head: "Lianxing told me to stay away from you, so I won't add any of your contact information behind her back. If you're so capable, go ask Lianxing for it. If she's willing to give it to you, I'll add you."

After saying this, Shen Ci turned and walked towards her villa.

Gu Yunzhou wasn't angry at all. He thought Shen Ci was special; she wasn't a "wooden beauty" and she was very interesting.

After watching Shen Ci unlock the door with her fingerprint and enter, Gu Yunzhou finally withdrew his interested gaze. He was inexplicably in a good mood, stepped on the gas, and the sports car roared away in a cloud of dust.

Perhaps because she had drunk two glasses of wine at the party, Shen Ci slept very well tonight, and woke up at 9:30 the next morning.

The curtains were slowly drawn back, and bright sunlight poured in, instantly filling the entire room. Shen Ci stretched, picked up her phone to reply to unread messages, and went downstairs to the coffee corner to make herself a refreshing cup of coffee.

Gu Lianxing sent her an apology message half an hour ago.

"Darling, I'm sorry. I was the one who invited you, but I hid away and neglected you. Poor thing."

"Honey, are you angry? Why aren't you replying to my messages?"

Shen Ci could tell from the text that her mood had improved considerably, and her tone of voice was the same as before, so she quickly replied, "I just woke up. How could I be angry with you over something like this? I'm just glad you're okay. I was just worried about you."

Gu Lianxing replied instantly, "I'm sorry you had to see this. Don't worry about me, I'm fine."

Shen Ci couldn't be sure if it was really true or not, but as a friend, she definitely wanted to spend as much time with her as possible during this time. So she smiled and casually sent her home location, "Want to hang out?"

The other party fell silent for a moment, then slowly sent a "?".

Shen Ci nestled into the sofa with her coffee, her smile widening. She could almost picture Gu Lianxing's shocked expression.

Then came a barrage of messages!

"what's the situation?"

"You're here?"

"You live here too?"

"Five hundred meters!"

Shen Ci quickly replied, "Yes, I was also startled when you sent me your location yesterday!"

"Wait for me, I'm coming right away!"

Ten minutes later, Gu Lianxing appeared outside the door wearing a nightgown.

Watching Shen Ci come out of the villa gate and open the door for her from afar, Gu Lianxing couldn't suppress her excitement.

They really do live so close!

"Oh my god, darling, your house is in a better location than mine! When did you buy it?" Gu Lianxing couldn't help but exclaim as soon as she entered the courtyard.

"I snagged this place from the previous owner, and I never expected you to move here too. Now we can go home and go to school together."