Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

Shen Jingshu nodded slightly to Bai Shanshan, while Li Hanting simply gave a lukewarm "hmm," his expression indifferent, showing neither joy nor anger, his attitude remaining lukewarm throughout.

As soon as the two sat down, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the waiters filed in and began to serve the dishes in an orderly manner.

Looking at the familiar dishes on the table, Li Beichen's eyes crinkled into a smile: "Big brother, you've already ordered?"

"Yes, the same old dishes as before, including your favorites," Li Hanting replied in a deep voice.

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Shanshan's gentle smile froze instantly, and a surge of dissatisfaction welled up in her heart.

Ordering food before the guests have even arrived is clearly disrespectful and shows a complete lack of consideration for her.

However, Li Beichen, who was beside her, did not notice her strange behavior at all. In the years that the brothers had been together, they always ordered the food by whoever arrived first. They knew each other's tastes very well and did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.

"It's alright, let's eat first." Li Hanting broke the silence, picked up his chopsticks first, and put a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs into Shen Jingshu's bowl, which was her favorite dish.

Shen Jingshu looked up at him, her eyes gentle: "Thank you, brother."

"It's alright, eat up." Li Hanting's tone softened, revealing his brotherly doting affection.

Seeing this, Li Beichen quickly followed his older brother's example and placed a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs into Bai Shanshan's bowl. Unexpectedly, Bai Shanshan immediately frowned, and sweetly tugged at Li Beichen's arm, saying, "Beichen, I don't like this kind of sweet stuff. Have you forgotten?"

"Oh dear, that was my oversight." Li Beichen slapped his forehead, full of apology. "Then take a look at the other dishes on the table, is there anything you like?"

Bai Shanshan glanced at the table full of delicacies, pursed her lips, and said with a critical look, "I don't like any of these dishes."

"Huh? You don't like any of them?" Li Beichen panicked immediately and quickly raised his hand to call the waiter. "Then I'll have the waiter come in, and you can order a few more dishes you like."

"But my brother has already ordered, wouldn't it be inappropriate to order more..." Bai Shanshan hesitated, feigning understanding, but her tone was full of implications.

"It's okay, order whatever you want to eat, don't worry about these things." Li Beichen had completely lost his usual composure, his mind only focused on coaxing the person in front of him. "It was my oversight that I didn't ask about your preferences beforehand, I'm sorry, Shanshan."

"It's alright now." Bai Shanshan finally showed a satisfied smile.

The following dinner party completely became Bai Shanshan's domain.

She complained that the tea was too hot one minute, and too cold the next. She would then coax Li Beichen to peel shrimp for her, and then ask him to pick out some vegetables for her.

Throughout the meal, Li Beichen barely touched his chopsticks, spending the entire time revolving around Bai Shanshan with immense patience and complete accommodation, showing no sign of impatience.

This sight made Li Hanting frown even more deeply, and his resolve grew stronger.

The former Li Beichen was a well-known cold and domineering CEO. He was cold-hearted and had a bad temper. Others always indulged him. When had they ever seen him being so careful and tolerant towards someone?

Being criticized so harshly, yet not only not getting angry, but also smiling and coaxing her throughout, this isn't dating, it's clearly being completely bewitched!

Li Hanting was secretly shocked. The evil magic of the Peach Blossom Curse was so powerful that it could turn an unruly person into someone who had lost himself.

As everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks, and the meal drew to a close, Shen Jingshu glanced at the two people across from her who were still clinging to each other. Her fingertips twitched slightly, and she thought to herself, "It's time to take action to dispel this peach blossom curse."

Seeing Shen Jingshu put down her chopsticks, Li Hanting also put down his bowl and chopsticks, his gaze turning directly to Bai Shanshan, his tone calm yet carrying a hint of scrutiny: "You must be Miss Bai? May I ask how you and my brother met?"

Bai Shanshan looked up to meet Li Hanting's gaze, deliberately adopting a gentle demeanor, and slowly began to speak: "We haven't known each other for long, only about a month. At that time, I accidentally rear-ended Beichen's car. It was clearly my fault, but Beichen was a very kind person. Not only did he not blame me, but he also refused to let me pay compensation and told me to go through the insurance directly. After a while, we fell in love at first sight and slowly got together."

"Love at first sight?" Li Hanting raised an eyebrow, his tone clearly skeptical, obviously not believing it at all.

He knew his younger brother, Li Beichen, all too well. He was always cold and aloof, with extremely high standards, and would never easily fall for a woman, let alone fall in love at first sight.

Moreover, Bai Shanshan in front of him was plain-looking and would be inconspicuous in a crowd. She was definitely not the type to make Li Beichen fall in love at first sight. This statement was full of loopholes.

Li Hanting remained calm and continued to press, "I see. May I ask what Miss Bai does for a living now?"

When the topic of work came up, a hint of awkwardness flashed in Bai Shanshan's eyes, but she quickly put on a shy and sweet expression and said softly, "I'm currently a freelancer and don't have a stable job. After I got together with Beichen, he felt sorry for me working so hard and didn't want me to go out and work. He said he would support me and that I could just stay at home."

As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at Li Beichen beside her with eyes full of love, looking like a little woman immersed in love.

Li Beichen immediately returned the gaze with tenderness and affection, his eyes full of doting as he looked at Bai Shanshan, completely unaware of anything amiss.

Sitting to the side, Shen Jingshu took in all of this. Watching the two of them staring at each other so intimately, she couldn't help but click her tongue inwardly. She almost got goosebumps; the scene was just too cringeworthy.

She silently calculated in her heart that once the peach blossom curse was broken and her second brother regained his senses, he would look back and realize how absurd his behavior had been lately. He would probably regret it so much that he wouldn't even be able to accept that he had been so infatuated with and indulged by such a woman.

Just then, Shen Jingshu spoke slowly, her tone calm yet each word firm, directly revealing the truth: "Bai Shanshan, you are 25 years old this year, a junior high school graduate, and come from a remote mountainous area. Your first encounter with my second brother was not an accident at all, but a deception you meticulously planned. You waited downstairs at the Li Group building beforehand, and deliberately crashed into his car at the right moment, thereby creating an opportunity for close contact, and taking the opportunity to cast a love spell on my second brother."

These words exploded like a thunderclap in the private room.

Bai Shanshan's face turned deathly pale instantly, extreme panic flashed in her eyes, and her hands and feet trembled slightly as she barely managed to maintain her composure.

But after a moment, she forced herself to suppress her fear and instantly put on a pitiful and extremely aggrieved look, her eyes slightly red, as she looked at Shen Jingshu.

"Sister, what are you talking about? I don't understand at all! My meeting with Beichen was really just an accident, how could it be something I planned on purpose... And this Peach Blossom Curse you mentioned, I've never heard of it before, and I have no idea what it means."

"Don't understand?" Shen Jingshu's lips curled into a cold smile, her sharp eyes fixed on her. "Then if I were to break this peach blossom curse now, could you withstand the backlash from the unsealing?"