Chapter 154


    Li Han sighed helplessly. "I know you''re conventional and can''t ept a woman who was married


    before as your granddaughter-inw, but Shu Tian is definitely not the kind of woman you think she is.


    She''s very simple and kind. She disys no misbehaviors, nor is she frivolous..."


    "All right, all right. You''re just love-struck and believe that she is perfect." Old Master Li stopped him


    with a wave of the hand.


    Li Han shook his head and did not continue talking. His grandparents rarely visited him, so he did not


    want to upset them. What''s more, a few very brief words wouldn''t be able to change their constant


    prejudice against Shu Tian.


    Half an hourter, Shu Tian came in with the ingredients. She had bought carrots, mutton, and some


    fresh fruits and vegetables. Li Han came up and wanted to help her, but she refused. "Don''t. Your


    grandparents will be unhappy when they see that."


    Shu Tian made her way to the kitchen and put the ingredients on the clean counter. The olddy had


    just kneaded the dough. She checked what Shu Tian had bought, and pointed to the refrigerator.


    "There''s no pepper at home. Did you buy it?"


    Pepper?


    Shu Tian didn''t remember having been asked to buy that.


    Seeing her confused expression, the olddy knew what her answer would be. "You didn''t buy it."


    "I thought you wouldn''t need it, so I didn''t..." Shu Tian corrected herself in a hurry, "I''ll go buy it now. Is


    there anything else you need?"


    "Just buy this. As for other things needed, we''ll talk about thatter."


    Later...


    Shu Tian had no choice but to turn back. She walked out of the vi, headed towards the car with the


    lights still on in the distancenguidly, and told the driver, "Go to the supermarket again."


    The driver, Liu, was puzzled. "Miss Shu, are you going to the supermarket again?"


    It hadn''t been ten minutes since she got out of the car.


    Shu Tian nodded. "Yes."


    "Okay."


    The car started. Shu Tian looked out the window, a little aggrieved. The olddy did not forget to let her


    buy pepper. She was doing that on purpose to secure a leading position over Shu Tian.


    If Li Han hadn''t rushed home just now, she would have been subjected to more scathing censure. Now


    that Li Han was at home, they couldn''t y hardball barefacedly.


    Shu Tian leaned her head against the window and felt very tired as if she was carrying a great burden.


    In the face of the elders'' criticism, she had no other way but to behave herself. After all, she was


    notorious for her past and all those rumors. It was really difficult to mend her reputation.


    Understandably, if she were Li Han''s grandparent, she might forbid him to be with a woman like herself


    too. But the more she thought about it that way, the more bushed she felt.


    She went to and fro just for a packet of ground pepper. When she got home, the stuffing for dumplings


    had been concocted.


    The olddy saw hering back and said, "Why did youe back sote? I''m already done. Put it


    aside."


    Shu Tian held the pepper in her hand and stood still.


    The olddy stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Shu Tian. "What''s wrong?"


    "Nothing." Shu Tian took a deep breath and put the pepper on the cab beside her. "I''ll help you roll


    out the wrappers of the dumplings."


    Not expecting Shu Tian to be so obedient, the olddy peered at her and tried to find a hint of negative


    emotions on her face. But apart from a little depression, the olddy could not tell anything else at all.


    The two of them were busy in the kitchen. Shu Tian was not very fast. Fortunately, the wrappers she


    rolled out looked good. The olddy had cooked for many years and could make dumplings very


    quickly. Shu Tian did not dare to be a drag. When they were all finished, her right arm was numb.


    Shu Tian rubbed her shoulders and arms. Seeing this, the olddy took the dumplings aside and said,


    "You''ve finished your work. Go out."


    "It''s okay. I''ll boil the dumplings. You''ve been busy all afternoon. Go out to rest..." Shu Tian was about


    to get thedle.


    The olddy stopped her and said more stiffly. "Miss Shu, you don''t have to be so polite. This is Han''s


    house. You''re the guest. You should rest."


    Her estranged words directly kept Shu Tian apart and showed her attitude. Shu Tian was just a "guest"


    to them. They did not have a close and formal rtionship.


    Shu Tian let out a deep breath and kept telling herself to calm down and not to worry. "You''re


    overthinking this. I just want to help."


    "No need." The olddy looked her up and down. "I know what you mean, but we are very determined.


    Don''t try to change our minds. Whatever you do, it''s useless."


    Shu Tian frowned slightly. "I don''t want to change your opinion of me. I know some things can''t be


    changed easily. I can understand. I''m not doing this for any other purpose. I just want to help."


    The olddy snorted and sneered at Shu Tian. "Everyone can say nice things. Miss Shu, if you''re really


    sensible, you should take the initiative to leave Han after we express our attitude. Don''t get involved


    with Han and hold him back."


    The more the olddy spoke, the more excited she became. Her tone was sharp and her attitude was


    very firm. She was bluntly against Shu Tian.


    Swallowing hard, Shu Tian cast down her eyes. There was no life at all in her voice. "I didn''t want to


    hold him back."


    "Have you ever considered what people would say about Han? Maybe as Han has said, you''re not a


    bad woman. But in the eyes of us elders, you have married before anyway. What will others think about


    that?"


    Shu Tian didn''t know what to say.


    The two of them stood still, and the atmosphere became very heavy. The olddy sighed, "Okay, you


    can go out."


    After saying that, she turned around, went to the counter, never looked at Shu Tian again.


    Shu Tian wiped her hands and trudged out of the kitchen. As she went upstairs, she bumped into Li


    Han. He wasing down from the study. The two of them looked at each other. Before she could


    speak, her eyes were already red-rimmed.


    Because of what happened in the bar before, the two of them had been in a cold war. They lived


    together but barely spoke to each other. They were both sulking and pretending to be indifferent. If it


    weren''t for the two seniors from the Li family, Li Han wouldn''t even havee back today.


    At this moment, looking at the sadness and forbearance in her eyes, Li Han ate his heart out.


    Seeing that Shu Tian was about to cry, the man threw his arms around her and hugged her tight. He


    petted and smoothed her hair with his big hand andforted her gently, "Don''t cry."


    As he said it, she wept uncontrobly. Old Master Li was still downstairs in the living room, so Shu Tian


    had to muffle the sound of her sobbing. She felt so wronged that she bit the front of Li Han''s clothes.


    The heat of her tears burned through the clothes and corroded him like strong acid. Li Han carried her


    into the bedroom and closed the door. The woman in his arms finally wept aloud.


    After days of alienation, the two bodies pressed hard against each other now. It was enough to incite


    their emotions, no words required. Shu Tian cried for such a long time that her eyes were puffy and she


    could not see clearly. Finally, she calmed down.


    Li Han took a step back and wiped away the tears on her face. His tone was soft as if he was coaxing a


    child. "Tian, it''s all my fault. Don''t cry."N?velDrama.Org holds this content.