Once Upon A One Night Stand

Chapter 154

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

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

She's very simple and kind. She displays 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 hour later, 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 Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

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 old lady 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 old lady 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 that later."

Later...

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

lights still on in the distance languidly, 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 old lady 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 play 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 old lady saw her coming back and said, "Why did you come back so late? I'm already done. Put it

aside."

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

The old lady 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 cabinet beside her. "I'll help you roll

out the wrappers of the dumplings."

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

emotions on her face. But apart from a little depression, the old lady 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 old lady 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 old lady 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 the ladle.

The old lady 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 relationship.

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 old lady 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 old lady 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 old lady 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 old lady 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 was coming 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 have come 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 and comforted her gently, "Don't cry."

As he said it, she wept uncontrollably. 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."