Yes, the youngest miss of the Leng Family whom no one can afford to offend.
Although they did not know the name of this youngest miss, nor did they know what she actually looked like, anyone in the upper-class society had heard of such a legend!
In the Leng Family, if you accidentally offended one of them, all you needed to face was that person alone! That's because the Leng Family never interfered with the paths their children chose to take, granting them complete freedom.
But!
If you happened to offend the darling pearl of the family, then, unfortunately, what you would face in the future would be the wrath of the entire Leng Family!
...
I remember once at a birthday party for the young miss of the Leng Family when she was ten, a girl about the same age as Ling Xi, out of jealousy that Ling Xi was prettier and better dressed, purposefully pushed her to the ground. Ling Xi's forehead then hit the corner of a tea table; at that moment, the furious expression of old man Leng was something none of the present could ever forget, indelibly imprinted in their memories.
From that day on, that child and her parents disappeared from Capital, never to be seen again.
It was said that although the Leng Family had merely kicked them out without annihilating them completely, since they had offended the Leng Family, no one dared to have much contact with them afterward; gradually, the family of that child declined, vanishing from the sight of everyone in the upper-class society.
"I do not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me," perhaps this saying was about that.
It was after then that Ling Xi gradually disappeared from the sight of the upper-class society, no longer mentioned by anyone.
Over so many years, they slowly forgot about that incident.
Moreover, starting from that time, in order to better protect Ling Xi, old man Leng ordered that no one was allowed to describe Ling Xi's appearance or name to others; otherwise, it would mean making an enemy of the entire Leng Family. Hence, other than a few close to the Leng Family, no one knew Ling Xi was indeed that most cherished little princess of the Leng Family.
Although some adults in the upper-class society would remind their children not to offend the members of the four great families, and especially not to offend the little princess of the Leng Family, they still adhered to old man Leng's command and never mentioned Ling Xi's name or appearance again.
They really had not expected that the Leng Family's little princess, whom they had always been wary of, had already appeared right under their noses; most importantly, she had appeared as an ordinary person!
This is really... too terrifying!
...
Upon hearing Ling Xi's address for Leng Yichen, Lin Qi collapsed completely to the ground, her eyes wide with horror and disbelief that spread over her delicately made-up face, her initial rage slowly replaced by fear.
No wonder! No wonder everyone treated Ling Xi so differently, no wonder Leng always seemed so cold to everyone else but was particularly caring for Ling Xi! She had previously thought Leng had feelings for Ling Xi, which made her target her even more;
So it turns out! They were actually siblings!
Siblings...
And no wonder! No wonder they both had the last name Leng! Before this, Ling Xi had never called him brother at school and always maintained a certain distance from Leng, they really never thought too deeply about it!
After all, there are so many people with the same name in the world, let alone just sharing the same surname, which was quite common in their school.
Qi Yuanfeng looked at the gradually receding figures of Ling Xi and Leng Yichen, his face showing a mix of complex emotions.
That girl who used to follow him around like a sticky candy, impossible to shake off, now did she not even want to spare him a glance anymore?
Had he really hurt her that deeply?
Her! Does she really have no feelings for him at all now?
For some reason, just thinking about Ling Xi's previous cold and disdainful gaze made his chest feel so suffocated! So suffocated!
At this moment, Qi Yuanfeng realized that he actually didn't hate Ling Xi that much! In fact, he had feelings for her!
What a pity!
He and Ling Xi, it's truly impossible now, isn't it?
Qi Yuanfeng walked away in a daze; and his few good friends, also worried, followed behind Qi Yuanfeng with complicated expressions on their faces.
Gradually, the students who had gathered around to watch the excitement dispersed one after another, leaving only the exceedingly proud Lin Qi sitting alone, unable to snap back to reality after having lost all face.
...
The classroom.
"Ling Xi, you went too far."
Leng Yichen escorted Ling Xi to the classroom, and not long after she sat down, a sharp and angry female voice entered Ling Xi's ears; the next second, a tall girl with a delicate melon-seed face ran over, raining down accusations on her, with a look on her face as if Ling Xi needed to take responsibility for her.
Her brows furrowed ever so slightly, Ling Xi looked up, her eyes calmly meeting the other's.
"Li Li, let it go, the thing is already in the past," said a girl who quickly ran over from behind her, gently consoling in a soft voice.
Li Li, one of the few "good friends" Ling Xi had at school, always treated Ling Xi as her minion, often giving her some bad ideas, and even the last time Ling Xi confessed to Qi Yuanfeng in front of the whole school was at her instigation.
In fact, on the day Ling Xi's confession was rejected, she was actually hiding on the side, watching the excitement and mocking Ling Xi!
Although Li Li seemed very supportive of Ling Xi pursuing Qi Yuanfeng, in her heart, she actually looked down on Ling Xi, thinking that Ling Xi was just a toad lusting after swan meat, completely unworthy of Qi Yuanfeng.
As for the girl behind her, softly speaking to pacify her, her name was Ling Miaomiao, with a gentle temper and weak nature, and like Ling Xi, she was subjected to Li Li's command every day, never knowing to resist.
And the reason why Li Li would come to seek justice, Ling Xi thought, this must be the so-called "bane of her brother's friend."
Li Li had fancied her second brother for a long time, often mentioning in front of Ling Xi and Ling Miaomiao that she would eventually make Leng Yichen fall at the hem of her pomegranate dress and marry into a wealthy family in glory.
Now that she knew Ling Xi was actually Leng Yichen's biological sister, she presumptuously thought that Ling Xi had intentionally not revealed her true identity to her in the past, just to make a joke out of her.
In this world, there are always such people who like to judge others by themselves!
...
"You're in my way."
With just a fleeting glance at the other party, Ling Xi turned her head back, continuing to look out the window; it was just unfortunate that the original beautiful scenery was marred by the obstructive person, instantly losing its prior beauty.
This is really... troublesome...