Mr. Yan, wake up! Your wife isn't a delicate little flower.

"I have video footage. I have the complete version of what you said at the banquet. Cheng Xihe didn't provoke you at all."

Zhang Zhiyue stared at Qin Ruosu: "It's entirely your own fault for creating this mess."

"Now everyone thinks we're mean, that you're ill-mannered. Do you think the Su family will still want you?"

"mom!"

Mentioning Su Wenjie, Qin Ruosu panicked: "Mom, Jie-ge and I are truly in love, you can't..."

"I haven't even said anything yet! Men, men, all you care about are men. Do you think our family is short of your money?" Zhang Zhiyue said, looking at him with a disappointed expression.

Qin Ruosu wouldn't listen at all: "Mommy, I can't possibly give up Jie-ge, he's my boyfriend."

"Is it your boyfriend? What's wrong?"

"Cheng Xihe won't steal your boyfriend, but other women might not be." Zhang Zhiyue was angry for a long time and was now sitting on the sofa panting.

Butler Ye appeared and brought her a glass of warm water.

"Mm." Zhang Zhiyue nodded to Butler Ye and drank it down.

Qin Ruosu was confused: "Brother Jie is great. Cheng Xihe definitely wants to steal my man."

"She's already engaged, she doesn't have time to keep an eye on Su Wenjie." Zhang Zhiyue originally wanted to give her stupid, pig-like daughter a beating.

Judging from her current expression, I'm too lazy to hit her anymore.

Even if you beat them, they won't become smarter.

Qin Ruosu asked in surprise, "She's engaged? When did that happen? Who's she engaged to?"

"It's none of your business, why are you asking so many questions?"

Seeing Qin Ruosu's gossipy look, Zhang Zhiyue sighed and said wearily, "Go back to your room. You are not allowed to go out during this period without my permission."

"Stay home and reflect on your actions. You'll be going back to school soon, and you don't want everyone to laugh at you, do you?"

Qin Ruosu moved her lips.

Even if you're unhappy about it, there's nothing you can do now.

"But Mommy, what about my date with Brother Jie...?" Qin Ruosu asked unwillingly.

Zhang Zhiyue: "I told you you were sick. In short, you need to stay home and reflect on your actions."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ruosu's face darkened.

It's all Cheng Xihe's fault.

If it weren't for her, I could have gone on a date with Brother Jie.

"Alright, stop loitering around me." Zhang Zhiyue leaned back on the sofa, her face gloomy.

Qin Ruosu opened her mouth.

In the end, she just bit her lower lip, stomped her foot, turned around and ran back upstairs.

"Bang!"

The door was slammed shut.

Zhang Zhiyue sat on the sofa, racking her brains about what to say to Cheng Xihe later so that everyone would know that their relationship wasn't so bad anymore.

The farce here has temporarily come to an end.

Butler Ye took the plate of watermelon back.

He glanced around, found a secluded corner, and dialed Cheng Xihe's number.

Cheng Xihe was standing next to Yan Mingchuan, and the two were having morning tea.

"Ring ring ring".

As soon as his phone rang, Cheng Xihe glanced at Yan Mingchuan and answered the call: "Uncle Ye."

"Second Miss, Eldest Miss was scolded at home today." Butler Ye reported the events at the villa to Cheng Xihe on his phone.

Cheng Xihe scoffed, her disdain practically overflowing the screen: "Someone as sleazy as her, would she really let herself get scolded?"

At home, Qin Ruosu always had that innocent, pure look; who would bully such a pure and innocent girl?

"It's still because of you."

Butler Ye lowered his voice and walked further away: "Other wealthy wives know about how you were mistreated by your wife."

Several of her close friends pressured her, saying that someone like her, who didn't handle things cleanly, didn't deserve to be their friend.

This kind of thing is undignified and has damaged the reputation of their wives' group.

Butler Ye has been in the wealthy family for so many years.

They have always been adept at handling these matters.

"They can make a fuss over something so trivial."

Cheng Xihe tilted his head in confusion.

Butler Ye explained, "Madam is probably worried that Miss Susu won't be able to be with the young master of the Su family."

"Okay, I understand. I'll trouble Uncle Ye to keep an eye on things then." Cheng Xihe smiled and hung up the phone.

Yan Mingchuan, sitting next to her, picked up a chicken foot and placed it on her plate, his voice steady: "What's wrong?"

"It's just a small matter at home, nothing important."

Cheng Xihe started gnawing on a chicken foot, squinting his eyes: "Mmm, this is the taste, delicious."

"By the way, the old man's birthday banquet tonight is quite grand, with many people attending. You and I don't need to attend." Yan Mingchuan's voice was clear and cool, and particularly pleasant to hear.

"Huh?" Cheng Xihe looked at Yan Mingchuan in confusion. "If you're not going to attend, what am I doing here with you?"

She thought she was going out for breakfast, so she started changing her clothes and getting ready.

After all, the old man's birthday banquet would definitely be of a higher standard and have more people.

Yan Mingchuan chuckled and explained, "With so many people around, the old man will only stay outside for a short while."

This banquet is essentially a business banquet; he'll be back later to have dinner with us.

"Didn't you also not want anyone to know about your engagement?"

Yan Mingchuan looked up, amused, and stared at Cheng Xihe: "Or rather, you also want everyone to know that we're engaged."

"I have no objection."

Cheng Xihe hurriedly refused, saying, "No, thank you."