Seeing Lei Sanshao in that state, Lei Xirui’s brow furrowed, and she immediately recalled.
From childhood to adulthood, Lei Sanshao had used that expression to scare away everyone who wanted to get close to her and befriend her.
“Third Brother!” Lei Xirui immediately called out to him, her eyes brimming with tears, “You, you don’t be like this… I’m scared…”
“Don’t cry so easily! Crying doesn’t solve anything!” Lei Sanshao raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, then softened his tone and voice, saying, “Xirui, don’t worry, Tarik is yours, and no one can take him away.”
A big question mark appeared over Lei Xirui’s head: How is he mine?
“Third Brother, I don’t like Tarik,” Lei Xirui said seriously, looking at Lei Sanshao. “I really don’t like him.”
“Don’t lie to me, I know you’re backing down because of Xia Qingyu,” Lei Sanshao said, looking at Lei Xirui. “Xia Qingtian is taking advantage of your kindness to hurt you wantonly. Xirui, don’t be used by her.”
“What does this have to do with Sister Qingtian?” Lei Xirui asked, confused. “Third Brother, do you even know what you’re talking about?”
“It’s you who doesn’t know what you’re talking about,” Lei Sanshao said, his gaze darkening. “I’ve protected you too well over the years, making you unable to recognize the cunning and treachery of others. It’s my fault, but don’t worry… Tarik is yours, and he’s yours!”
“Third Brother, can you just listen to me properly?” Lei Xirui was on the verge of tears with grievance. “I don’t like Tarik, I really don’t. Why don’t you believe me?”
“You…” Seeing Lei Xirui being so stubborn, Lei Sanshao also became a little angry. If it were anyone else acting like this in front of him, he would have thrown them out long ago, but this was his sister, his own sister.
Taking a deep breath, Lei Sanshao forced down his anger and said to Lei Xirui, “You say you don’t like Tarik, then why did you go to see him yesterday, and today you’re happily holding the flowers he gave you, praising him for so long?”
“I didn’t! I went to see Xia Qingyu! Xia Qingyu is currently visiting Tarik, and I’ve been going to find Xia Qingyu several times!” Lei Xirui said with a choked voice. “The flowers were also given to me by Qingyu to pass on to Sister Qingtian. From beginning to end, all of this has nothing to do with Tarik! I just like the Xia Qingtian sisters, I want to be friends with them, I don’t like Tarik!”
“What?” Lei Sanshao was startled, and his expression immediately turned grim. “You went to see Xia Qingyu?”
“Yes.” Seeing that Lei Sanshao finally understood, Lei Xirui nodded aggrievedly. “Third Brother, don’t leave me alone, okay? I want to go home with you… I don’t like Tarik…”
Lei Sanshao felt a bit soft seeing Lei Xirui pleading with him in such a gentle voice, but when he saw Lei Xirui still clutching the bouquet of flowers as if they were treasures, the anger that had been suppressed for a long time could no longer be contained.
“What kind of love potion has Xia Qingtian fed you!” Lei Sanshao snatched the flowers from Lei Xirui’s hand. “It’s just asking you to pass on a bouquet of flowers, and you guard and hold it like a treasure! How can our Lei family’s pampered daughter degenerate to this point! Being a errand runner for that Xia Qingtian, and you’re even proud of it!”
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Lei Sanshao directly smashed the bouquet onto the coffee table.
With a *bang*, leaves scattered…
Lei Xirui was stunned by the scene.
“Useless thing!” Lei Sanshao glared at Lei Xirui and said coldly, “You will stay in Finland with Tarik and cultivate your relationship. You will be engaged by the end of next year!
I think I’ve spoiled you too much, making you so confused!
You’re degenerating!”
Lei Xirui’s ears buzzed.
Every word from Lei Sanshao was like a poisoned knife, stabbing her fiercely.
The falling petals were so dazzling at that moment.
They turned all her hopes and past into a joke.
“Why do you get to decide my life like this?” Lei Xirui looked at Lei Sanshao, disbelievingly. “I have my own ideas, I don’t want to marry someone I don’t like! You never care about what I want!”
“What can you want? Clothes? Shoes? Bags? Jewelry? Or money?!” Lei Sanshao looked at Lei Xirui with cold eyes. “You weren’t like this before.”
It must have been Xia Qingtian who corrupted his sister.
“From now on, you have to get my permission before meeting anyone,” Lei Sanshao decided that strict control was necessary; he absolutely could not give Xia Qingtian another chance to approach Lei Xirui. “I will transfer your academic records abroad and send you to study in France. You are forbidden to see the Xia Qingtian sisters again! Do you understand?”
After saying this, Lei Sanshao was still furious. He said with a cold, displeased face, “Indeed, I’ve been too lenient with you all these years! Giving you too much freedom and respect has made you ungrateful!
Why can’t you think that there’s no one in the world who is good to you for no reason? They approach you simply because your surname is Lei, and you are a daughter of the Lei family!
Really, you have no self-awareness at all!
You’re being tricked and played like a monkey, and you’re still proud of it!
Disgraceful!”
Lei Xirui tremblingly picked up the broken bouquet, looked up at Lei Sanshao, her eyes filled with tears, her lips trembling as she shouted, “I hate you! I hate you!”
After shouting this, Lei Xirui ran out with the broken bouquet.
“Lei Xirui! Xirui!” Lei Sanshao called out twice at Lei Xirui’s retreating back. Seeing Lei Xirui rush out without looking back, he felt a throbbing pain in his temples.
The matters of the Lei family were already overwhelming. His two foolish elder brothers were either framed or caught up in internal strife, and he had to guard against business threats. Now, his sister was like this.
Lei Sanshao felt like he couldn’t breathe, and a very uncomfortable pressure came from his chest.
He wanted to chase after Lei Xirui, but as soon as he got up, he felt dizzy and sat back heavily on the sofa. Lei Sanshao pressed his hand against his chest, his brows tightly knit.
He was so tired.
“Report,” in a private car parked across the street from Lei Sanshao’s residence, a European-looking man in the driver’s seat said into his phone, “the target has left.”
He thought the target wouldn’t leave anymore. He was about to return to his team.
What a hassle.
“Very good, keep a close eye on her,” Xifu’s lips curved slightly upwards.
She knew that today she would definitely find something out.