Chapter 553: Chapter 382 A Short Parting is Better Than a Honeymoon_1

Seeing Mo Shiting, Gu Li naturally had a wide grin plastered on her face. She clung to him like a koala, “Brother Ting, hmph, you finally decided to come back.”

She had been worrying that she wouldn’t be able to celebrate his birthday with him in two days.

This was the first birthday she would celebrate with him. How could she miss such an important day?

Mo Shiting wrapped his arms around her for balance, and he couldn’t help but give her a peck on the face. His voice was low and seductive, “Baby, you missed me, didn’t you?”

“Cut it out, I’ve been so busy, how would I have time to miss you?”

Gu Li glares at him disdainfully, but soon her eyes are full of amusement, “Did you know? Sister Yining is suddenly a big hit! She’s really amazing!”

As he carried her into the house, Mo Shiting responded, “Well, that just proves her boss has a good eye for talent!”

“Of course, my eye for talent is certainly good!”

Gu Li readily accepted the implied compliment.

With a jolt, she realized something wasn’t quite right, “Whoa, you cunning wolf, were you actually complimenting yourself?”

“Heh…”

Mo Shiting chuckled, not denying it.

They carried on their banter for a while after coming into the house, until Auntie Guan appeared to tell them dinner was ready.

In truth, Auntie Guan had wanted to interrupt them much earlier. After all, the young couple was so engrossed in their flirtations they had forgotten about dinner time. Seeing it was past eight, Auntie Guan worried that if they didn’t eat soon, their stomachs would suffer. So, she braved embarrassment to walk in and announce dinner.

After dinner, Auntie Guan assumed her ‘invisible’ status again, leaving the lovebirds alone.

Sitting on the sofa, Gu Li took a sip of her tea and suddenly remembered something. She asked Mo Shiting, “Did you move against the Shen Family? I heard Shen Yunsi got expelled from school.”

Mo Shiting glanced at her and admitted without denying it, “Shen He was seized, and the Shen family has fallen.”

Gu Li: “…”

She was taken aback, absolutely not expecting Shen He to fall from power.

Since the Shen family has crumbled, Shen Yunsi would lose her backbone. Now, she wouldn’t dare to be so arrogant and reckless, right?

But what exactly happened?

Gu Li gave a puzzled look.

Mo Shiting gently ran his fingers through her hair, his intense gaze revealing a glint of coldness, “Over the years, the Shen family has been using Shen He’s power to embezzle money, evade taxes, and do all kinds of evil things. They have done too many despicable things and should have been brought to justice long ago.”

If it had not been for Shen Yunsi’s wrongdoings that angered Gu Li, he wouldn’t have taken action. But Shen Yunsi went too far and completely enraged him.

After hearing Mo Shiting’s explanation, Gu Li fell silent for a moment before responding, “So, did Imperial City University hire Shen Yunsi because of the Shen family’s influence?”

Mo Shiting nodded slightly, “It’s highly probable. However, Imperial City University has very high standards in terms of teacher’s family backgrounds. Even if Shen Yunsi is talented, the university would not accept anyone attached to a scandal like the Shen family.”

“That’s pretty harsh.”

Gu Li couldn’t help but sigh.

Mo Shiting raised his eyebrows, “What, you feel sorry for her?”

“Of course not.”

Gu Li immediately refuted.

She only thought that if one is dismissed from an institution or company due to family issues instead of personal faults, it does seem a bit unfair.

On second thoughts, perhaps this is the harsh reality of society.

However, she definitely did not sympathize with Shen Yunsi. Someone as vicious as her shouldn’t be an educator at all.

…

With Shen He’s arrest and the freezing of the Shen family’s assets, Shen Yunsi found herself homeless and had to stay in a hotel with her mother.

Now that the Shen family had fallen from grace, those friends who used to hang out with Shen Yunsi, avoided her.

Within a few short days, Shen Yunsi had experienced the fickleness of friendships. She detested those fair-weather friends, but above all, she hated Gu Li.