0p0 Chapter 247 Let’s make it public
Chapter 247 Let’s make it public
After parting ways with Xu Chengchuan, the two went straight back to the hospital.
On the way, Han Xi held Fang Li's hand the whole time. Although he didn't say anything, Fang Li could tell from his silence and the way he kept fiddling with his fingers that he was preoccupied.
"Don't take what Third Brother said seriously."
Fang Li turned her head to look at him.
Han Xi looked up, his handsome face momentarily stunned, then a slight smile appeared. "What are you referring to?"
"...Intentionally?"
Han Xi smiled, intertwining his fingers with hers one by one, then looked at her and said, "Ali, let's go public, okay?"
"Publicly? What, are you afraid Grandpa will really arrange a marriage for me in Haicheng?"
Han Xi held her hand and pulled her slightly closer. "Yes. But I'm also afraid that more and more people will covet Ali. I heard that today at the school gate, some students' parents took a fancy to my Ali. Ali is so outstanding, I really feel a sense of crisis."
Hearing the man's half-joking, half-sincere words, Fang Li couldn't help but smile slightly.
"These are also things I wanted to say to President Han. It seems that Chairman Han and his wife have never given up on arranging blind dates for you. Sheng Qianrui has been appearing so frequently lately, and she even went to Beicheng with you. Is Chairman Han considering arranging a marriage between the two of you?"
Meeting the woman's gaze, Han Xi smiled slightly, "Nothing can be hidden from Ali."
"So, Sheng Qianrui really went to Beicheng because of you?"
A hint of bitterness flashed in Fang Li's eyes. "No wonder she was in your room that day. Now that I think about it, I guess I woke up at a rather inopportune time."
"Jealous?"
"Where is President Han?"
"Just like Ali."
The two looked at each other and soon saw a subtle smile in each other's eyes.
Han Xi took her hand and pulled her into his arms, gently putting his arm around her shoulder. "Let's go public. That way, no one will have any more designs on us. You won't be jealous and I won't have to worry anymore. Isn't that great?"
Fang Li looked at his shoulder and chuckled.
She then reached out and hugged the man's waist, nodding gently, "You're right. In that case, let's go public."
The man above him was startled. Before the surprise in his eyes could spread, the woman in his arms spoke again.
“However…” Fang Li looked up at him, “How to make it public, when to make it public, can you listen to me?”
Han Xi lowered his eyes: "You have an idea?"
"Li Yun plans to move beyond being a simple screenwriting studio and wants to expand into new businesses. I want to wait until Li Yun's new business is on track before announcing our marriage."
"why?"
"Of course, it's because of our identities. I don't want people to know about my relationship with you and the Xu family too early. Liyun is still in the startup phase, and there are many people in the industry who flatter the powerful and bully the weak. If I expose my identity too early, it will be difficult for me to select truly talented and hardworking people among them."
"Then what about what you promised me? Doesn't this mean it will be a long time coming again?"
"do not trust me?"
Han Xi pursed his lips. "No."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't keep you waiting too long this time." Fang Li smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Are you going to Beicheng again this time?"
Han Xi leaned closer and suddenly kissed her on the corner of her mouth, saying, "Let's check on Yang Miao's condition tonight. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll need to go there again."
Fang Li smiled slightly: "Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back."
"Waiting for me to come back?" Han Xi looked at her with a slightly probing gaze. "Ali, does that mean... there's a surprise?"
"You can look forward to it!"
Seeing the woman's pretentious demeanor, Han Xi's eyes flickered, and the smile on his lips grew wider.
He couldn't help but lean down again and gently kiss her lips.
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After seeing Yang Miao, Han Xi took Jiang Bei back to Beicheng the next morning.
After discussing it with Han Xi, Fang Li decided to keep Yang Miao's matter a secret from her family for the time being.
This was also Yang Miao's own request.
With Han Xi's intervention, not a single video taken by passersby that day was leaked, thus preventing others from seeing it online.
After this incident, Fang Li gained a deeper understanding of Yang Miao.
Although this girl is still a few months away from turning eighteen, her mind is already more resolute than many adults.
Perhaps because she received too little attention from her parents when she was young, she has a strong ability to self-regulate.
Such a big thing happened that even Fang Li would occasionally be startled awake by the scene from that day when she closed her eyes, but Yang Miao quickly recovered.
The psychologist Chen Yingsheng found conducted a series of tests and confirmed that she had no mental problems. In the end, she only stayed in the hospital for three days before Fang Li helped her with the discharge procedures.
However, after this incident, the discussions at the school are unlikely to subside.
After being discharged from the hospital, Yang Miao only went to school for one day. When she returned that evening, Fang Li noticed that she was in a low mood.
"Aunt, you clearly said Yan Haoyu and his mother were wrong, so why is everyone avoiding me?"
"Avoiding you?"
Yang Miao poked at the grains of rice in her bowl, her face full of frustration. "Some people say I reported Yan Haoyu, and that his mother did what she did because I caused Yan Haoyu to go to jail first. They also said..."
Fang Li frowned slightly. "What did you say?"
“I was too cruel to say we were all classmates; I ruined Yan Haoyu’s family.”
"......"
These words were too harsh for a student.
Seeing Yang Miao holding her chopsticks, her face devoid of its usual radiance, Fang Li patted her shoulder reassuringly and said, "Those people don't know the truth. If they knew what Yan Haoyu did to his classmates, I'm afraid no one would dare to say such things again."
"Don't pay attention to those words. Think about those classmates who were victimized. They must be grateful to you from the bottom of their hearts."
Yang Miao: "But, Aunt."
"Ok?"
"Everyone thinks I'm a bad person now. My deskmate doesn't want to sit with me anymore, and everyone avoids me in the cafeteria. I don't really want to go to school anymore."
This was the first time Fang Li had ever seen Yang Miao like this.
Seeing the once bright and cheerful girl now looking so listless, Fang Li felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
He got up and went over to her, gently pulling her into his arms and saying, "If you don't want to go, then don't. Anyway, the second semester of senior year is mostly review courses. I'll find you two suitable tutors after I finish, so you can focus on your studies at home."
"Is this okay?"
"Why not? I'll help you with the procedures at the school tomorrow."
"......it is good."
Fang Li kept in mind the matter of finding a tutor for Yang Miao, and there was another matter she felt was also worth putting on the agenda.
Han Xi's planned return to Beicheng was supposed to take two days, but it's already the fourth day, and there's still no news.
But she still needed to prepare the necessary things in advance.
So that the man wouldn't come back full of expectations only to be disappointed.
The next day after get off work, Fang Li didn't call a driver; instead, she drove herself to the tutoring center.
After scheduling several tutoring appointments for interviews at her home the next day at noon, she drove to the largest commercial center in the vicinity.