Chapter 178: Cold Rejection

Chapter 178: Cold Rejection
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Soon, the door to the living room was opened once again.
Lu Si calmly surveyed the room and was eventually invited to sit in the first seat by Lu Li himself.
“All Si, this is my college classmate and the current head of the Lin family, Lin Chen,” Lu Li introduced him with a smile.
Lin Chen quickly stood up with his niece and extended his hand to greet Lu Si. “Master Si, hello. I’ve heard so much about you.”
“Hmm,” Lu Si withdrew his hand, his expression blank. “What do you want?”
Ever since he entered the room, Fu Niao’s eyes had been glued to him, and she had even forgotten what she wanted to say.
Lin Chen hastily nudged her arm to bring her back to her senses. “Don’t space out. This is the renowned Master Si. Hurry up and greet him.”
“Hello, Master Si. I’m Fu Niao,” she said shyly and nervously.
Lu Si acted as if he hadn’t noticed her and repeated his question, “What do you want?”
Lin Chen didn’t want to provoke this important figure. He quickly explained, “It’s not a big deal, really. I just missed an old friend and came to visit Mr. Lu. It’s also because my niece admires Master Si so much that she wanted to meet you in person. If she has the honor of getting to know you, it would be a great pleasure for her.”
While speaking, Fu Niao cast a longing glance at Lu Si, and anyone could easily discern what was on this young girl’s mind from her infatuated gaze.
Lu Li suddenly felt a bit awkward.
He had invited them here, but he hadn’t expected Fu Niao to be so unrestrained. She didn’t seem to fear provoking Lu Si’s anger, which could spell disaster for Lin Feng.
Although Lin Chen hadn’t explicitly mentioned it, Lin Li knew a bit about the Lin family’s affairs.
Not because he cared about the gossip in these circles, but because it involved Mei Shu, so he couldn’t help but pay some attention to it.
That child had already lost her mother at such a young age, and Lu Li felt sorry for her. Whenever he had the chance, he wanted to look out for her a bit.
That’s why Lin Chen had come cautiously without directly bringing up the issue related to Lin Feng. He was afraid that he would be thrown out by the Lu family if he mentioned it directly.
However, since they had come, they couldn’t return empty-handed.
Fu Niao received Lin Chen’s hint and boldly poured tea for Lu Si. “Master Si, I know you don’t like strong tea, so my uncle specially brought some mild tea this time. I hope you’ll like it.”
As she spoke, her body seemed to casually lean towards Lu Si’s side. By the time she finished pouring a cup of tea, she was almost leaning onto him.
Seeing that Lu Si didn’t resist her approach, she grew even more pleased and daring. She even personally held the tea in front of Lu Si’s lips and said, “Master Si, please taste it and see if it suits your palate.”
Her voice was soft and gentle, capable of melting any man’s heart.
Lu Si raised his eyes and looked at her coldly. In response to her increasingly infatuated gaze, he suddenly reached out and pushed the teacup away.
The scalding hot water splashed onto Fu Niao’s hand.
“Who gave you the audacity to inquire about my preferences?” Lu Si said without any hint of pity as he stared at the girl, who had turned pale with fear.
Fu Niao cried out in pain but, considering that this was her first meeting with Lu Si, she forcibly endured the piercing pain in her hand. Covered in sweat, she said, “Master Si, you’ve misunderstood. I was only worried that the gifts I brought might not meet your expectations. I didn’t mean anything else.”
When they had presented the gift, she had claimed that Lin Chen had chosen it. Now, because the gift had angered Lu Si, she was placing all the blame on herself, claiming it was due to her concerns.
Her cautious and calculated behavior revealed that she was a shrewd and tactful woman.
Fu Niao had confidence in her appearance. If an ordinary man had seen her endure pain and wear a pitiful look, he would have begun to speak softly to comfort her.
But she didn’t dare hope that Lu Si would comfort her.
She just wanted to evoke a bit of guilt in him, giving her an opportunity.
However, Fu Niao was bound to be disappointed.
Lu Si didn’t have any extra sympathy to spare for unrelated people, especially since there was someone waiting for him in the backyard right now. He didn’t want to waste any more time here, so he stood up straight and said, “Since there’s nothing important, I’ll take my leave. Big brother, don’t use this as an excuse to call me out in the future.”
Seeing his younger brother’s displeasure, Lu Li had no choice but to coax him. “Of course, it won’t happen again. By the way, 1 saw that you brought a lady to our house earlier. Are you in a hurry to see her?”
Upon hearing these words, Fu Niao couldn’t care less about the pain. She instantly raised her head and looked at Lu Si in disbelief.
Lin Chen also pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on the conversation.
He was truly curious.
How could a woman win over the cold and indifferent Lu Si?
As soon as Mei Shu’s name was mentioned, Lu Si’s mood improved slightly. There was a hint of a smile in his eyes. “I have something else to do. I’ll be going.”
With that, he didn’t wait for Lin Chen and Fu Niao to say anything and headed straight out of the living room.
Without Lu Si, ingratiating Lu Li would also be fine.
Lin Chen had wanted to stay a bit longer, but Fu Niao’s injured hand couldn’t be delayed, so he found himself in a dilemma.
Lu Li kindly suggested, “Let the butler take Miss Fu to deal with her injury for now..”