Chapter 1005: Chapter 1003: 1003: Never Been a Pushover!

“Jian~”

“Siyu, you’re here! Take a seat!”

“After what happened last time, I barely dared to ask you out!”

“What does that matter, when the clean hand needs no washing? Uncle understands the truth, and that’s what counts. I don’t care about what other people think!”

“You know what my family is like—they’ve been giving me grief nonstop over that incident!”

“Actually, Siyu, have you ever considered what you want for your future? You can’t always fixate on this identity of yours!”

Siyu’s gaze dimmed, “I don’t know!”

“Have you ever been in love with a boy?” Jian Dan asked tentatively.

After hearing Jian Dan’s question, Siyu showed no change on the surface, but Jian Dan noticed the subtle shift in her eyes.

“You have, haven’t you?”

Siyu’s lips curled into a resigned smile.

“Is it Ling Yuqian?”

As soon as Jian Dan uttered that name, Huo Siyu’s expression changed instantly, and she suddenly lifted her head to look at Jian Dan, “How did you know about him?”

“That settles it then!”

“So what if it is? He and I will never be possible!”

“Why not? Haven’t you heard that the human will can overcome fate?”

“Jian, what do you mean?”

“Siyu, you can’t live under this identity forever!”

“But… I have my responsibilities!”

“Don’t let your responsibilities suffocate you. The people who love you want you to be happy! And who says you can’t fulfill your responsibilities as a daughter? You should know, we live in a society governed by law, and everything is based on legal principles!”

“You mean…”

“Exactly! What your father left you won’t be taken away by others just because you’re a woman!”

“Heh~ Jian, how come I never thought of that?”

“Because you’re caught up in the middle of it! Ensnared by the word ‘responsibility’, you can hardly see through things clearly!”

“I understand now, thank you, Jian!”

“There you go again!”

“I got carried away and forgot!”

“This way you and Ling Yuqian can be together!”

“Once my identity goes public, it’ll cause a huge stir. He’s a public figure; any association with me is bound to affect him!”

“Siyu, you truly do the Huo Family Consortium’s sole heir justice with your overcautiousness! I see things more simply. If two people love each other enough, nothing can prevent them from being together. Siyu, have courage! You can’t always stick to the old ways; sometimes you have to go a little crazy.”

Jian Dan’s personality had always been like this, and now, pampered even more by Chu Liyuan, she became increasingly unrestrained.

“I need just one answer from you right now, do you or do you not like Ling Yuqian?”

“I like him!” Huo Siyu expressed her feelings towards Ling Yuqian for the first time truthfully.

“Then that’s that; leave the rest to me!” Jian Dan raised her eyebrows with confidence.

“Jian, having you as a friend is truly the luckiest thing in my life.”

“I won’t deny that, everyone says so!” Jian Dan boasted unapologetically.

“The name fits the reality!”

“Now that we’ve discussed everything, shouldn’t we order some food?”

After finishing their meal and preparing to leave, as they passed through the lobby, Jian Dan was abruptly doused with a cup of ice water on her head.

“What are you doing?” Huo Siyu quickly moved Jian Dan behind her.

“You’re still protecting her? How can you be so foolish, keeping company with a married woman, you can tell he’s only with you for your money!” The woman who doused Jian Dan with water exclaimed frantically.

“When did it become your place to decide my affairs?”

“I absolutely won’t allow this homewrecker to sully you; listen here, you tramp, if you keep harassing our Siyu, next time it won’t be just simple water that gets splashed on you!”

Jian Dan took a deep breath, walked up to the woman, grabbed her by the back of the neck, and dragged her over to the bar. She opened the ice machine and shoved the woman’s head right inside.

Desperate, the woman struggled wildly, but she was no match in strength and was unable to break free.

Her head shook ceaselessly among the ice cubes, her mouth still spouting curses.

“It seems your brain isn’t the only thing that’s foggy, but your mouth stinks to high heaven too!” Jian Dan pulled the woman from the ice machine, pressed her down onto a nearby table, grabbed a glass of ice water, and poured it into the woman’s mouth, “Clean that repulsive mouth of yours out good and proper!”

Jian Dan has never been one to be easily bullied!