Chapter 44 Matchmaking
"...your third aunt told me that something happened to you and it was trending on the Internet. I almost fainted from choking. How are you now?"

Liruan confessed honestly, "Mom, that video looks scary, but actually I'm fine. You can tell from my words that I just got a few scratches on my arm. I'm really fine."

Ma Hongmei was indeed relieved when she heard this. "That's good. Then we won't go. The round-trip airfare for three people will cost 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. This money is enough for your brother to pay for a year's tuition."

"Someone deliberately harmed you. Has that person been found out?"

"How can it be so fast? The police have been called, and the entire crew has stopped work pending the investigation."

"I've told you a long time ago that the entertainment industry is not a good place, but you insisted on getting into it. I've heard you offend people over the past few years.

This time it's even more ruthless, they want your life directly, in my opinion, when your contract expires, you should quit the industry immediately, there is nothing better than being an actor..."

"Mom, I've taken on two dramas in the past two months and earned a lot of money. I'll pay for my brother's schooling from now on. I'll transfer some money to you later. When you have time, take my dad to our county town to buy a house. Doing anything in the city is better than farming every day."

Ma Hongmei's eyes on the other end of the phone were a little warm. That was right. Her daughter was always so nice to her. The person who was so sarcastic and despised her before was definitely not her daughter!
"Do you still remember the card number? Do you want me to send it to you again?"

Liruan's smile was so beautiful, this is my mom, "No need, I remember everything."

Perhaps because she felt that her daughter had finally turned normal, Ma Hongmei said a lot of things.

"Can you ask for compensation or something if you find out? Don't be so stupid as to refuse it!"

Li Ruan: ...a familiar mom, a familiar recipe, a familiar taste, and all she talks about is money!

Li Ruan could only sincerely say: "Yeah, yeah, yes, yes, mom, you are right."

After hanging up the phone, Liruan immediately transferred two million to Comrade Ma Hongmei. She couldn't transfer more because her mother was not stupid. She was particularly sensitive to anything related to money. Besides, the housing prices in her hometown were cheap. More than one million could buy a very nice house. She would be reluctant to spend more.

After transferring the money, Qiao Na called.

Li Ruan was afraid of being scolded, so she started to act coquettishly as soon as the phone was connected: "Sister Na, I'm in so much pain. My arm was scratched in several places, and there's a bleeding spot on my wrist. I also got a concussion. It makes me sick just talking. When will you come over, Sister Na? There's no one around me to take care of me. I'm so pitiful."

Joanna was originally filled with rage and had a lot to say, but now she has nothing to say!
"Don't cry, won't it make you feel worse? I've already booked a flight and will fly over to see you right away! Don't worry about the rest, I'll take care of it!"

Since something like this happened on the set, she also had to discuss compensation with Director Ming. She couldn't let her artist get hurt in vain.

……

In the luxurious box of Longcheng high-end hotel.

Xi Leng didn't expect that his mother would actually ask him to go on a blind date, and the target was the eldest daughter of the Chen family.

If he hadn't been concerned about the relationship between the two families, he would have left long ago.

He and Chen Manting grew up together. If they really wanted to be together, they would have been together a long time ago. Why would they need someone else to introduce them to each other?
He was calmly cutting the steak and listening to his mother praising Chen Manting. He just wanted to go back to the company as soon as he finished eating.

"A Leng, did you hear what mom said? Don't just work all the time. You can never make enough money.

After lunch, go shopping with Manting. Manting just came back from abroad not long ago and she doesn't have many friends. You should spend more time with her. "Xi Leng suddenly lost his appetite. Who was it that whispered in his ear when he was three years old: study hard, he will inherit the family business in the future, the company is his responsibility, he must be better than everyone else...

When his eyes met Chen Manting's, she pointed at his cell phone.

He picked up his phone and took a look. He saw a message on it: Brother Xi Leng, it's just a show. Don't make Aunt Wen unhappy. Just agree to it temporarily. We can separate after you leave Aunt Wen's sight.

Xi Leng put down his phone, looked at his mother who was smiling gently at Chen Manting, and said coldly: "Okay."

Chen Manting smiled at Xi Leng gently: "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Xi Leng."

Wen Rong seemed particularly happy because of her son's obedience, and even talked more, "Remember to take Manting to the private restaurant where she eats at home tonight. Don't have a stern face all day long, it's not pleasing at all."

Pursing his lips, Xi Leng's thoughts were brought back to the past because of his mother's words. It seemed that he had never received a word of praise from his mother, and would never receive a word of praise from his mother.

Chen Manting knew all about the Xi family's affairs. Upon hearing this, she immediately looked at Xi Leng opposite her. Sure enough, his expression became even uglier.

She hurriedly said, "Aunt Wen, I like Xi Lengge's cold look, please don't let him change!"

Wen Rong's expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal: "Okay, okay, only you can like him, otherwise, with his appearance, you will probably be single for the rest of your life!"

Xi Leng stood up and said to Chen Manting expressionlessly, "Have you finished eating? I'll take you there."

Chen Manting quickly wiped her mouth with a napkin, "Okay, Aunt Wen, we'll leave first."

"Okay, okay, you go."

Xi Leng started walking away, not caring at all that his good mother's expression had changed behind him.

Chen Manting followed him in small steps and left the hotel together.

Seeing the man walking faster and faster, Chen Manting hurriedly shouted from behind: "Hey, hey, hey, Xi Leng, you're not going to leave me here, are you? You have to at least pretend to be okay!"

Xi Leng finally slowed down a bit. The driver drove the car to the door, and he stepped in with his long legs. Chen Manting quickly followed him in.

"where to?"

The obedient expression in the box had long disappeared. At this moment, Chen Manting's face was full of ridicule, "You are still as ruthless as ever. Send me to the feast."

Knowing that what Aunt Wen said in the box just now made Xi Leng unhappy, Chen Manting wisely stopped talking and drove quickly to the banquet.

Xi Leng never spoke again. He sat there like an ice sculpture, eyes closed, and said nothing.

He kept thinking about his mother's words over and over in his mind. He was indeed not likable. Unlike Xi Ye, who was always like a warm little sun. Wherever he was, there was always laughter and joy.

Somehow, he suddenly thought of Liruan's eyes that made him happy whenever he saw them. Yes, he had to admit that when he was with Liruan, it was not only her eyes, but her whole person that made him feel happy!
Look, such a cold-hearted person likes someone as brilliant as his younger brother. No wonder his parents have always disliked him.

(End of this chapter)