Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 699 - 616: Ridiculous Reason

That day, Li Si invited Bai Shasha out for a meal.

Bai Shasha hesitated for a long while, then asked Li Si, who looked a bit thinner, "Si! Are you and your old Leng having a fight?"

She had heard from Xu Er that Leng Er and Sisi seemed to be in a cold war.

At first, she didn’t believe it at all. Talking about Si and her husband, from the time they met until now, she had never heard of them having a fight or even raising their voices at each other.

But at the first glance today, she could tell that even though Li Si was smiling, there was a trace of melancholy flickering in her eyes.

Li Si gave a self-deprecating smile. "You figured it out, huh?"

Well, of course. Even though she made some effort to dress up before going out today, Bai Shasha would still notice it.

Not to mention, there was also Xu Er and his group, who were Leng Mochen’s buddies.

"Tch! With the look on your face now, anyone with eyes can see it! So tell me, what’s this all about? Didn’t everything seem fine at our wedding day?"

She had recently heard that Old Leng officially took over the Leng Group and that his wealth had skyrocketed. She was genuinely happy for her friend, so how did this turn into them having a fight?

Li Si glanced at the afternoon sunlight outside the window, then turned her head back and said, "Shasha! Let me ask you a question first!"

"Huh? You’re asking me a question now? Well, all right, shoot!" Bai Shasha leaned in closer, feeling somewhat taken aback.

"If—and I’m just saying if—Xu Er still had a place in his heart for his ex-girlfriend, what would you do?"

Bai Shasha froze for a moment, then reacted immediately, exclaiming loudly, "No way! Are you saying Old Leng still has a thing for his ex? Wasn’t his ex Qian Rouxuan? Isn’t she locked up in prison now? Or is there someone else?"

Li Si noticed people around them casting curious glances and helplessly put her hand to her forehead, "Sis! Can you lower your voice? Do you want the whole world to know?"

She felt completely defeated by her!

Bai Shasha hastily clasped her hands together in a gesture of apology. "Si! Forgive me, okay? I just got a little too excited. But if you’re asking me that question, here’s what I think:

Even if Xu Er still had a place in his heart for his ex, yes, I’d feel uncomfortable, but I wouldn’t be too depressed about it, because now he’s my man, my husband!

Even if there’s someone in his heart, so what? Unless he doesn’t want to..."

Bai Shasha suddenly stopped mid-sentence and stared straight past Li Si. Li Si, sensing something odd, turned around and froze too.

Leng Mochen was standing not far behind her, staring intently at her.

His eyes were dark and unreadable. Even with the distance between them, she could feel his displeasure.

Bai Shasha pressed her lips together and hissed through her teeth in a whisper, "Oh no! Do you think Old Leng heard everything?"

She had no idea when he got there or how much of her loud chatter he had overheard. This was beyond awkward.

Leng Mochen walked a few steps to their table, nodded slightly at Bai Shasha, then bent down and grabbed Li Si’s hand to pull her away.

Li Si was startled and immediately began to struggle. "What are you doing?"

If he had something to say, he could just say it. Why was he pulling her?

Leng Mochen turned his head and gave her a complex look. "We need to talk."

Li Si was caught off guard by the hurt in his eyes and, without realizing it, obediently followed his pace downstairs.

Bai Shasha remained standing at the table, frozen mid-action, unsure if she should intervene. But after a moment’s thought, she figured they were a married couple, so there was no need for her to stop them.

Then, spotting Li Si’s yellow purse left on the sofa, she called Xu Er on the phone.

Leng Mochen dragged Li Si all the way to his car. The driver, Xiao Lin, immediately got out tactfully. The BOSS shoved Li Si into the passenger seat. Although his face was cold, his actions were surprisingly gentle.

As he watched the car speed away, Xiao Lin took a few deep breaths of its exhaust fumes and thought they didn’t smell too bad.

He hoped the BOSS and the lady boss would quickly make peace; otherwise, life was getting unbearable for everyone around them.

Leng Mochen drove in silence for a long while. Li Si glanced at him several times, only for him to give her complicated looks in return.

Even though the glances were fleeting, the emotions in his eyes were clear to her.

There was anger. There was grievance. Yes, Li Si was shocked to realize that she saw grievance in his eyes.

What did he have to feel aggrieved about? Shouldn’t she be the one feeling wronged?

In the enclosed space of the car, their breaths mingled with the faint scent of perfume, and she couldn’t help but think back to the past.

His nose was always sensitive, just like hers, so they only ever used lightly scented perfumes.

The scent in the car right now was her favorite.

Leng Mochen noticed her drifting thoughts, and to his surprise, much of his anger dissipated.

Earlier, what did he hear her say?

That he still had feelings for his ex?

No wonder they’d been in a cold war for days. So that was the crux of the issue.

He quickly pieced it together—it must be that she had somehow found out about Qin Xin.

Every time they had fought, it was always because of Qin Xin, his ex-girlfriend from a past life.

He spoke in a measured tone. "Don’t you have something you want to ask me?"

If she had doubts, she could have just asked him directly. Why go to Bai Shasha instead?

"Of course I do!" Li Si thought to herself. There were so many things she wanted to ask, but at that moment, none of them came out.

She wanted to ask how he truly felt about Qin Xin.

She wanted to ask how much he genuinely loved her.

...

Leng Mochen glanced at a shop on the right and pulled the car over in front of an upscale teahouse.

He stepped out first, then quickly walked over to her side and gentlemanly opened the door for her.

Li Si gave him a surprised look. How long had it been since he had done something like this?

Then again, with a personal driver always around, there was hardly any opportunity for such gestures.

He found them a quiet private room, and they sat across from each other.

The young female tea master occasionally sneaked glances at Leng Mochen, her face reddening, which made Li Si both amused and annoyed as she leaned back in her chair. He really was popular.

Not surprising, of course—no matter how you looked at him, Leng Mochen was a quintessential tall, rich, and handsome figure who naturally drew eyes wherever he went.

Noticing Li Si’s gaze, Leng Mochen shot a cold look at the tea master. "Leave!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The tea master’s face turned an even deeper shade of red as she hurriedly stood up and left.

Li Si sat quietly, staring directly at Leng Mochen and meeting his gaze.

"Didn’t you say we needed to talk? What exactly are we talking about?"

Leng Mochen pressed his lips tightly together. "Let’s talk about why you’ve been ignoring me, even though I already know the ridiculous reason!"

He truly hadn’t expected it to be about this!

Li Si let out a short, mocking laugh. "You think the reason is ridiculous? I don’t think it’s ridiculous at all! Coming back from Shasha’s wedding that day... let’s not even mention that. Maybe I was being petty, getting upset over nothing.

But tell me, are you still thinking about Qin Xin? Look into your heart and ask yourself!"

She felt like it was time to let it out. These past few days of hiding her emotions and tiptoeing around, she had grown utterly exhausted.

Why should she be the one to suffer quietly in the shadows when he was the one with the issue?