"Big brother," Li Wanying cried out upon seeing him, her complexion still ghastly. She wiped the tears from her face, not wanting her older brother to see her in such a disheveled state.
"Your sister is truly useless! After a full sixteen years, she has discovered nothing, and Shangguan Hao doesn't even spare her a glance. How could the Li Family have such an incapable person?" the Li family patriarch exclaimed in a huff.
"Dad, you know that even though the Shangguan Family has marital ties with our Li Family, Wanying has been guarded against ever since she married into their family. If it weren't for Elder Madam Shangguan's support, Wanying might have been driven out long ago. It's good that she's been expelled now; it helps us sever ties with the Shangguan Family and avoid being implicated by them in the future," Li Junjie said indifferently. A fleeting flash of viciousness crossed his scholarly face, so rapid it was almost blinding.
