Return to before death

"Xuanling, don't keep your sister waiting." Liu Xinyin couldn't help but urge them, putting down her chopsticks and walking quickly towards the two of them.

She forcefully squeezed between the two of them, reaching out to take Sheng Xuanling's arm, the jealous glint in her eyes somehow disappearing.

"I don't want my fiancé to be involved in any scandals either. He's not someone you can just hook up with, Xuanling?" She retorted, quoting something Sheng Xuanling had said before.

However, although her words seemed to be addressed to Sheng Xuanling, they were actually meant for Yan Ran.

The "casual person" naturally refers to Yan Ran, and the "flirting with people" also refers to Yan Ran.

Every word she uttered revealed that Yan Ran was a morally corrupt woman.

For a moment, the gazes cast at Yan Ran by those in the restaurant who were eager to watch the drama unfold were all imbued with a knowing meaning.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Xuanling suddenly shook off Liu Xinyin's hand, creating some distance between them, and looked at her coldly, "Liu Xinyin, haven't you made enough of a scene?"

Yan Ran didn't say a word from beginning to end, her expression indifferent, clearly treating it all as a farce.

Liu Xinyin stared at Sheng Xuanling in disbelief. The warmth of his hand still lingered in her palm, but his icy gaze stung her face.

"I'm making a scene? How am I making a scene? I was just telling the truth." She looked like she suddenly understood, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "I see, some people are so delicate, they can't stand a single word being said, right?"

Yan Ran raised her eyes, her cold gaze fixed on Liu Xinyin, who was putting on a show. "I'm only letting it go because of him, and I'm just treating it as nonsense. If you really want to cause trouble, then do it openly. I'm not someone who's afraid of trouble."

After all, her profession is that of a journalist; if she were timid and afraid of trouble, she wouldn't be able to gather any good information.

She was once very successful, and she wouldn't have been able to reach that position if she didn't have some courage and skills.

So what if Liu Xinyin is the only daughter of the Liu family? If you really piss her off, she'll beat you without hesitation.

"That's true. If a dog bites me, how can I bite back? I can only silently go to the hospital to get a rabies vaccine." She vividly compared Liu Xinyin to a dog. She was quiet until she spoke, then her words were shocking. It turned out that she also had a sharp tongue hidden in her bones.

Liu Xinyin's face turned bright red. This time, it wasn't out of shyness, but out of anger!

She thought for a long time but couldn't come up with anything to say in response to Yan Ran. From the beginning until now, Yan Ran had only said a handful of words. Strictly speaking, this was the first time the two of them had ever spoken.

"Quiet down, are you leaving or not?" Sheng Xuanling glanced around, and those who had been craning their necks to watch the show immediately shrank back, though their eyes still occasionally darted in their direction.

After all, Liu Xinyin is his nominal fiancée, so he can't let the Liu family lose too much face, otherwise future cooperation will become more difficult.

Liu Xinyin naturally assumed that Sheng Xuanling was trying to help her out of a tight spot. She raised her head slightly, glanced at Yan Ran haughtily, and obediently walked to his side.

Once she has Sheng Liuli backing her up in the Sheng family, she'll settle accounts properly.

She snorted coldly, withdrew her gaze, and focused intently on Sheng Xuanling.

Her sharply defined features and slightly upturned lips were captivating; she could look at them countless times without ever getting tired of them.

"Have you exchanged enough glances? Are you going back? If not, I'm leaving." Yan Ran walked straight to the door, not seeing the two of them follow, she frowned in dissatisfaction, stopped and looked at them impatiently.

Looking at that scene, I felt inexplicably irritated.

Sheng Xuanling snapped out of her daze, suppressed her smile, and strode over, leaving Liu Xinyin alone in the spot, lost in her infatuation.

"Xuanling, wait for me."

Realizing what had happened, Liu Xinyin glared fiercely at Yan Ran's retreating figure and jogged after her.

Sheng family.

Sheng Liuli sat upright on the sofa, gently blew on the tea in her teacup, and took a small sip.

Her bright, watery eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at the phone on the table that had gone dark.

Sheng Xuanling brought a woman back to the Sheng family? It's been so long since we last met, and he's become increasingly audacious.

He used to just have casual affairs outside, never bringing any woman home, no matter how intimate they were. But now…

She wanted to see who this person was that made Sheng Xuanling so infatuated.

The sound of a key being inserted into the door rang out. She raised her eyes, a faint smile on her face as she stared at the door about to open.

The voices of the three gradually came into view, and when they reached the woman next to Sheng Xuanling, Sheng Liuli's pupils suddenly contracted.

Isn't this the woman she saw at the banquet after Sheng Xuanling took office that year? She was secretly mocking this woman for not knowing how to socialize in the business world.

However, Sheng Liuli's expression quickly returned to normal; after all these years, she remained as indifferent as ever.

Sheng Liuli smiled, put down her teacup, stepped forward, and teased Sheng Xuanling, "So you know how to come back home now? I thought you were lost outside."

"This is my home, how could I not come back? I've been away for so many years, I won't get lost." Although the words were particularly warm, the faint sense of estrangement coming from Sheng Xuanling's mouth was impossible to ignore.

Yan Ran looked somewhat surprised and glanced at Sheng Xuanling. She had always thought that he and his sister had a good relationship, but she didn't expect that there were undercurrents between them.

Sure enough, all wealthy families are full of intrigue and backstabbing.

She withdrew her gaze, remained silent, and minimized her presence as much as possible.

But in the end, there were still people who felt bad for her.

"Liuli, it's rare for Xuanling to come back, and our family is finally reunited for a meal." Liu Xinyin walked over and grabbed Sheng Liuli's arm, acting coquettishly.

The way she looked at Yan Ran was smug, and she emphasized the words "her family" very much, clearly excluding Yan Ran.

Sheng Liuli stood there with a faint smile on her face, not saying anything to correct her, but looking at Yan Ran and waiting for her answer.

It's good to let her know what's what, so she won't think that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get into the Sheng family.

"Then I'll leave first, so as not to disturb your family reunion." After a long while, Yan Ran spoke calmly, her face unchanged indifferent, and she did not change because of Liu Xinyin's words.

After saying that, she turned and left.

She didn't want to come to the Sheng family in the first place, but Sheng Xuanling insisted that she come. Now that she's been ostracized as soon as she arrived at the door, she doesn't need to stay here and get in their way.

Furthermore, conflicts within wealthy families should be avoided if possible, otherwise they will continue indefinitely until one side is completely defeated.

She had no intention of stepping in.

Sheng Xuanling reached out and grabbed her arm, his gaze towards Liu Xinyin as if it had been tempered with ice. "When did the Sheng family's hospitality become like this? They've only just arrived at the door and haven't even gone inside before they're being turned away. I didn't know the Sheng family had changed so much since I've been away for so long."

Liu Xinyin trembled slightly and hid behind Sheng Liuli, as if only in this way could she give her a sense of security.

Her resentment towards Yan Ran deepened. Originally, her relationship with Sheng Xuanling was slowly warming up, and soon he would accept her, and then she could naturally become his wife.

But then Yan Ran suddenly appeared out of nowhere, disrupting all the plans.

Even Sheng Xuanling has always protected Yan Ran, abandoning his fiancée.