Chapter 856

"He has an elder brother, a younger brother, a sickly sister, and an ailing mother at home," Su Qin added. Talk about twisting the knife. Li Sicheng felt a chill run down his spine. This kind of excuse might fool a wife, but trying to pull it on a mother-in-law? That was practically begging for trouble. Besides... Li Sicheng wasn’t stupid. Su Qin might be acting out of spite toward her mother, but her sweaty palms during the ride here betrayed how much she truly cared. This future mother-in-law was clearly someone who held significant weight. He wanted to cry but had no tears left. Li Sicheng had essentially shot himself in the foot. "Actually, the thing is..." He scrambled to salvage his image. Mrs. Su’s expression shifted dramatically—from initial fury, to stunned admiration upon seeing Li Sicheng, and now to icy detachment. It was a performance so masterful it could’ve been lifted straight from a Beijing Film Academy textbook. Nearby, Du Ning observed Li Sicheng and exhaled in quiet