False evidence

Chapter 415 Birthday Banquet (Part 2)
I've worked in Sichuan restaurants and I know the essence of Sichuan cuisine.

As long as you can handle spicy food, the spicier it is, the less you mind it, and the more you'll eat.

I'm pretty much like Luo Yinsheng; I can eat several bites of food after just one sip of wine.

However, since I was "mooching" a meal, I was still a bit sneaky. My hands and mouth moved quickly, but I tried not to make too much noise.

I believe Luo Yinsheng was already drunk beforehand.

After indulging in a feast for quite some time, he wiped his mouth and, as if suddenly remembering something, asked Shen Fangyun, "Where's Jiabao?"

Shen Fangyun, who was just picking up her wine glass again, paused upon hearing this and looked up at me with a puzzled expression.

Holding my wine glass as well, I reacted quickly and turned to look at Tong Xiangnan, whom I had almost forgotten.

Tong Xiangnan's expression was very strange, but the moment I looked at him, he understood what I meant and mouthed, "Son."

Shen Fangyun immediately said softly to Luo Yinsheng, "What time is it? The child has been asleep for a long time."

Luo Yinsheng nodded, picked up his wine glass, took a sip, paused for a moment, then tilted his head back and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.

Shen Fangyun is not the real Ji Qiaomei, but a 'temporary actress'.

She had been handling things fairly well at first, but now her gaze kept drifting towards me, Lü Xin, and Liang Kaiyuan.

That's because Luo Yinsheng's emotions were fluctuating significantly at that moment.

She sensed this and found it difficult to respond appropriately to Luo Yinsheng's words and actions using a naive woman's understanding of men.

Luo Yinsheng put down his wine glass and took her hand again.

Liang Kaiyuan unconsciously straightened up, his expression turning grim again.

"Relax... Ouch! Relax!" Lu Xin kept wiping the sweat from the spiciness, panting as he said, "Playing along isn't just a man's prerogative!"

Luo Yinsheng turned to face Shen Fangyun, his lips twitching, his expression sorrowful, and said:

“I miss my parents. If they were still here, at least… at least you wouldn’t have to suffer like this with me.”

"I've had too much to drink, really too much!" Lu Xin slapped his face hard with both hands. "I shouldn't be saying things like that at a time like this!"

Liang Kaiyuan and I exchanged a glance.

The two of them looked at Tong Xiangnan simultaneously.

"Something feels off," Liang Kaiyuan said urgently. "I have a feeling... a feeling that something terrible is about to happen?"

I feel the same way.

It is also believed that Lü Xin had the same feeling.

But he was so badly burned by the spice that his mind wasn't as sharp as it used to be for a while.

"Do you remember the time you stole wine for me?" Luo Yinsheng suddenly pulled Shen Fangyun into his arms.

Liang Kaiyuan suddenly stood up.

Lu Xin and I stood up at the same time. Lu Xin fanned his mouth with one hand and grabbed him by the ribs with the other, forcibly pulling him between us.

Fortunately, at this moment, Luo Yinsheng released Shen Fangyun.

He poured the remaining wine from the bottle into his glass, raised it, and clinked glasses with Shen Fangyun, whose expression had clearly become somewhat frightened.

Actually, Shen Fangyun did not pick up her wine glass at this time.

Seeing his action, Shen Fangyun subconsciously reached out her hand. Before her fingers even touched the cup, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed Shen Fangyun's wrist!

The one who grabbed Shen Fangyun's wrist was Tong Xiangnan, who had appeared before her at some unknown time.

Tong Xiangnan adjusted his glasses and waved to me.

The meaning was clear: he was telling me not to do anything at that moment.

Like Gu Haitao, Luo Yinsheng kept his eyes closed from the beginning.

I originally thought that after clinking glasses, Luo Yinsheng would drink the wine in one gulp.

But the truth is, he only took a small sip. Then, he took Shen Fangyun's hand, took a deep breath, and said:
"Qiaomei, the last time you stole wine for me... Dad pretended to be drunk. He knew he was dying... Everyone knew! He left before you even got pregnant with Jiabao!"

You didn't say a word at the burial. But I know you were actually angry with me... angry that I didn't cry, that I didn't shed a single tear!

Qiaomei! It's not that I don't want to cry, it's that I can't cry! I have to take care of Mom! I'm afraid she'll be upset, afraid she'll go with Dad! Then...we'll really be without parents!

Shen Fangyun, who had been looking completely bewildered, suddenly turned to Liang Kaiyuan and asked in a resentful voice:

Do you know how your father-in-law and mother-in-law "passed away"?

Liang Kaiyuan was sandwiched between me and Lü Xinli...

Actually, at this moment, both Lü Xin and I are a bit superfluous.

Liang Kaiyuan had no intention of taking any action. Faced with Shen Fangyun's questioning, he was completely dumbfounded.

Lu Xin and I were holding him, more out of fear that he would collapse to the ground without the support of his skeleton.

Luo Yinsheng held Shen Fangyun's hand with one hand and picked up the wine glass again with the other, only to find that the glass was already empty.

He looked around hesitantly and quickly.

We all know what he's looking for.

Luo Yinsheng is still searching.

His appearance and demeanor resembled that of a blind man trapped in a swamp, desperately groping for a lifeline.

Meanwhile, he kept talking incessantly...

“Dad had a terminal illness, and he himself said he could pull through! That old man, so tough, so stubborn… I believed everything he said! But why couldn’t he hold on…”

“I was so afraid Mom wouldn’t be able to take it! I was so afraid Mom would leave with him! I tried my best, but why did Mom still leave…”

“Our parents are all gone, we don’t have parents anymore. I just thought… I just thought we can still have a family, and I can hold on!”

“I’ve pulled through! Now, if Dad… if your parents were still alive, I could face them with a clear conscience!”

"But……"

"But……"

"But……"

……

At this moment, my emotions are extremely suppressed.

I even wanted to turn around and run away, rush out the door, jump into the car... I didn't care about drunk driving anymore, I just stepped on the gas and ran as far as I could.

However, I suddenly realized that Liang Kaiyuan and I had switched places.

Now, Liang Kaiyuan and Lü Xin have me, a 'quasi-deserter,' caught in the middle!

After saying "but" three times in a row, Luo Yinsheng suddenly hugged Shen Fangyun tightly again.

His action distracted me.

Lü Xin and I both looked at Liang Kaiyuan at the same time.

Lu Xin said urgently, "It's just an act, don't be impulsive!"

This time, Liang Kaiyuan did not take any extreme actions because his fiancée was too intimate with someone else.

He simply raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side where the three of us were facing each other.

Lu Xin and I looked in the direction he was pointing at at the same time.

At this moment, Luo Yinsheng, who had been keeping his eyes closed, actually opened them!

However, when Luo Yinsheng opened his eyes, he let out a deafening wail:

"Qiaomei! Qiaomei! Qiaomei! Mom and Dad are gone, we have no elders left! You're gone... I have no home..."

(End of this chapter)