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Chapter 235 Can We Still Be Friends?

She couldn't understand the rift between them, and now that he had come to her housewarming party with a gift, she decided to talk things out.

Ming Xiangyang paused for a moment, then shook his head: "No."

Shen Li breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "That's good. I thought you two were still connected by blood, and you would blame me for being too heartless."

Ming Xiangyang thought to himself: He didn't just want to break that guy's legs, he wanted to kill him.

He simply said, "I'm no longer aligned with the Ming family."

"Oh? So you feel guilty because the Ming family hurt me?" Shen Li asked again.

Ming Xiangyang nodded slightly: "Mm."

"I've never blamed you," Shen Li said earnestly.

"I know." It was precisely because he knew she didn't blame him that he felt even more guilty.

Shen Li looked at him and asked softly, "Ming Xiangyang, can we still be friends?"

Ming Xiangyang remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Yes."

"Great!" Shen Li smiled. "They're all ahead of us, let's hurry up and catch up." With that, she ran forward with light, quick steps.

As Ming Xiangyang watched her retreating figure, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

The group arrived at the inner courtyard, where tables and chairs had already been set up, and there was a small fish pond in the middle, where fish swam happily in the water. It was a nice place to drink tea and chat.

Most of the guests who come sit here to rest.

Lan Wei, holding Shen Li's hand, asked curiously, "Li Li, aren't you going to show us around your mansion?"

Yao Fen chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, when are you going to introduce us to the male head of the household?"

Shen Li smiled and replied, "Okay!"

She turned to look at Lu Cheng, who was talking to someone not far away, and called out, "Lu Cheng!"

Lu Cheng turned around upon hearing the sound, saw Shen Li, and walked over with a gentle smile.

As Xie Mei watched Lu Cheng approach, she sighed inwardly: Now she finally understood why Shen Li couldn't even be interested in a handsome guy like Ming Xiangyang.

Although the two are handsome in different ways, I doubt any woman would dislike Lu Cheng's clean-cut, refreshing, and gentle appearance.

Lu Cheng walked over to Shen Li and asked softly, "Are you hot? There's a fan over there, would you like to go sit down and chat?"

Shen Li smiled and shook her head: "It's not hot. Let me introduce you. These two are my college classmates, Xie Mei and Yao Fen. Xie Mei is my classmate in the Chemistry Department, and Yao Fen is in the Law Department. We were roommates."

Lu Cheng nodded politely to the two of them: "Hello, I am Li Li's fiancé, Lu Cheng." He originally wanted to say "husband," but changed it to "fiancé" instead, since in the eyes of outsiders the two were not officially married yet.

Xia Jiang chuckled and teased, "Boss Lu, your business is getting bigger and bigger! If we can't find jobs after graduation, can we come and rely on you?"

Lu Cheng glanced at Shen Li beside him and said with a smile, "If you don't mind that my little temple can't accommodate you, I would naturally welcome you."

He knew perfectly well that most young people in this era valued job security more, and Xia Jiang was just joking.

Ming Xiangyang watched the two of them quietly, unable to understand for a moment.

Perhaps his gaze was too intense, for Shen Li quickly noticed it and looked up to meet his eyes.

She suddenly remembered the probing question he had asked her when he saw her with her older brother, and a wave of inexplicable embarrassment washed over her, leaving her at a loss for words.

Lu Cheng also noticed Ming Xiangyang's gaze, and without making a sound, he reached out and took Shen Li's hand, saying softly, "Sit here."

"Okay." Shen Li turned her gaze away and followed him to the table.

Lan Wei suddenly spoke up, "Lili, can we take a walk in the courtyard?"

Shen Li nodded and replied, "Of course!"

Yan Xiangcheng immediately chimed in, "I'd like to go take a look too."

Lan smiled and waved her hand: "Sure, let's go together."

Shen Li turned to Lu Cheng: "Then, Second Brother, please take good care of the guests in the front yard."

"Go ahead without worry," Lu Cheng replied gently.

Shen Li led several classmates on a tour of the front yard. There was a main hall, a study, and a tea room, with the fragrance of flowers filling the air, exuding a quiet and elegant charm. Walking through the long corridor, they arrived at the back yard—in the center was a large, open garden, with several small courtyards arranged in a series around it, a cleverly laid-out layout.

Looking at the well-arranged courtyards, Yao Fen asked curiously, "Lili, which courtyard do you live in?"

Shen Li pointed to the courtyard in the center of the back of the garden: "That's it."

Xie Mei's eyes were full of curiosity, and she quickly asked, "Can we go in and take a look?"

Looking at her bright eyes, Shen Li smiled and nodded, "Of course."

The group quickly arrived at the entrance of Shen Li's courtyard. Lan Wei suddenly turned to Yan Xiangcheng, Xia Jiang, and the others and said, "You boys can wait at the entrance. Li Li's bedroom is inside, so it's not convenient to go in."

Yan Xiangcheng smiled and replied, "Okay, you guys go ahead! We'll just sit and wait at the door."

A large, leafy tree stands at the entrance of the courtyard, and a set of tables and chairs is placed under the tree, which is where Shen Li usually rests.

After they sat down, Yan Xiangcheng suddenly looked at Ming Xiangyang and casually asked, "I heard you have a girlfriend?"

Ming Xiangyang gave a faint "hmm".

Xia Jiang immediately leaned closer, smiling as she asked, "I heard she's quite pretty. Why didn't you bring her out to let us meet her today?"

"She has other things to do," Ming Xiangyang replied calmly.

Only he knew that his so-called "girlfriend" was just a facade for others; he never intended to actually bring her out. Right now, his mind was completely focused on taking over all the business in the old house after graduation, and he had no time for romance.

Yan Xiangcheng, Xia Jiang, and the others believed that Ming Xiangyang had truly let go of Shen Li. After all, Shen Li was now engaged and living a smooth life, and it was time for him to start his new life.

On the other side, Shen Li was showing Lan Wei, Yao Fen, and Xie Mei around her master bedroom.

"Wow, this lamp is so beautiful!" Yao Fen exclaimed as soon as she entered the room, her eyes drawn to the chandelier on the ceiling.

Lan Wei stared wide-eyed at the large bed in the center of the room: "My God, how can this bed be so big!"

Her voice wasn't quiet; the people in the courtyard could faintly hear it.

Shen Li quickly reached out and covered her mouth, lowering his voice to say, "Keep your voice down!"

Xie Mei teased from the side, "Lili, your bed is so big you could sleep sideways, right?"

Yao Fen chimed in, "Just look at the size of this bed, you can tell the battle is anything but ordinary!"

Since they were all adults, they couldn't help but speak without any shame, which made Shen Li's cheeks blush slightly.

"If you laugh again, I won't let you watch anymore!" Shen Li said, feigning annoyance.

Lan Wei quickly raised her hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, we won't laugh anymore, we'll take a serious look around!"