Best friends transmigrated into the roles of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? This script is wrong

He looked away. "There are plenty of tables; there's no need for everyone to sit together."

As he spoke, he walked toward the waiter and asked about the seating arrangements inside.

Seeing this, Tong Yan could only shake his head apologetically at Qiao Manman and Shen Que.

Jiang Tingyan's refusal brought a strange sense of relief to Qiao Manman and the others.

His aura is so strong that it would be difficult to digest if we ate together.

Qiao Manman turned around and followed Shen Que into the store. As she passed Jiang Tingyan, she glanced at him a few times.

But Jiang Tingyan kept his back to them the whole time, showing no intention of sharing a table with them.

After the two of them entered the restaurant, Jiang Tingyan turned around and looked at their backs with deep, dark eyes.

Tong Yan, who was not far away, witnessed all of this.

Her gaze darted back and forth between Jiang Tingyan and Qiao Manman.

She quickly understood the situation.

After Jiang Tingyan returned to her side, Tong Yan frowned and said, "Ayan, you've fallen for her, haven't you?"

Jiang Tingyan paused slightly as he handed over the drink, then asked indifferently, "What made you think that?"

"Is it true?"

Tong Yan did not answer Jiang Tingyan's question, but asked it again.

Jiang Tingyan: "I'm just asking you, what made you come to this conclusion?"

Tong Yan: "Even if I explain it to you again, you will only deny it. Whether you like it or not, you know very well in your heart."

"Ayan, I know there are some things I shouldn't be saying, but given your relationship, isn't it a bit inappropriate...?"

Jiang Tingyan stared at the flow of people walking back and forth across the street, and said in a deep voice, "You're overthinking it."

Tong Yan knew Jiang Tingyan's personality very well. When faced with topics he didn't want to participate in, he would always give a concise and to-the-point answer and end the conversation.

Tong Yan knew that being radical was useless, so she simply stopped talking and quietly shut her mouth.

In the restaurant, Shen Que breathed a sigh of relief after sitting down.

"Teacher Jiang is so intimidating. I was afraid she would agree to have dinner with us."

"Given his personality, he probably wouldn't eat with us," Qiao Manman thought. "Besides, he has friends."

"That girl seems to have a very good relationship with Teacher Jiang."

As Shen Que spoke, he picked up a cup from the table and poured water for Qiao Manman.

Qiao Manman recalled their conversation: "It sounds like they're childhood sweethearts; they mentioned their childhood."

Shen Que said thoughtfully, "Let's not talk about them anymore. Our main task today is to consider whether or not to help Zhu Liangqi solve her problem."

"Never mind, Shen Que."

Qiao Manman felt a tightness in her chest whenever she thought about what Zhu Liangqi had said to her.

Regardless of whether Zhu Liangqi genuinely considered her a friend, saying those words meant he had no intention of continuing their relationship.

The reason she didn't think it through and wanted to help was because she was the one who triggered this whole thing.

"If I do anything that Liang Qi finds inappropriate, it will only cause her more trouble."

"If you do it but can't do it well, then you shouldn't do it at all."

Shen Que stared silently at Qiao Manman, who was twirling the cup in her hand, looking dejected.

"But Manman, that's not really what you think, is it?"

Shen Que leaned back: "You may care about Zhu Liangqi's opinion, but have you considered whether you have any regrets?"

Qiao Manman was taken aback, then looked up at him.

"You mean...?"

Shen Que: "If you received a call from Zhu Liangqi by mistake, learned that she was in deep trouble, and didn't go to help her, could you live with your conscience?"

Qiao Manman shook her head, naturally feeling sorry.

Shen Que nodded and continued, "So I think it's better to follow your heart, at least then you'll have a clear conscience."

Even though Shen Que said that, Qiao Manman hesitated for a long time before refusing.

"I don't want to get involved in anything Liang Qi does anymore; a person's enthusiasm is also limited."

Qiao Manman leaned back in her chair and relaxed, saying, "In short, Liang Qi pushed me away herself, not the other way around."

Shen Que agreed: "Thinking that way is correct, and the concept is also correct, but it seems like you're still engaging in internal strife."

Qiao Manman: "..."

She simply mistook Zhu Liangqi for Xiao Jiangshu.

If she hadn't seen Xiao Jiangshu's shadow in Zhu Liangqi, she wouldn't have been so dedicated to doing these things.

Deep down, she is actually indifferent.

Qiao Manman forced a smile: "It's normal that I can't adjust to the sudden break in our friendship right now, since it just happened."

As they were talking, Qiao Manman saw Shen Que's body suddenly stiffen.

His smile faded, and his eyes were fixed on the direction behind her.

Qiao Manman followed his gaze and looked back. Jiang Tingyan and Tong Yan were walking towards them.

Qiao Manman thought they were going to share a table, but unexpectedly they sat down in the seat to their left.

She was so engrossed in her conversation with Shen Que that she didn't notice the seats near them had been cleared out.

Shen Que winked at Qiao Manman with a look of utter despair, indicating that he was likely to eat this meal with great trepidation.

Qiao Manman shrugged slightly, indicating that she had no other choice.

The barbecue was served, and Qiao Manman looked at the spicy and non-spicy barbecue, which was separated into two plates.

"You can't handle spicy food?" Qiao Manman asked in surprise.

Shen Que smiled and picked up the barbecue and handed it to Qiao Manman: "I don't eat spicy food much, you eat it. I also ordered the one I wanted to eat."

Qiao Manman reluctantly accepted the order: "Actually, I also ordered yours. It was my fault for not asking your preferences beforehand."

Upon hearing Qiao Manman's words, Shen Que quickly picked up a meat skewer sprinkled with chili powder.

"I just eat less, it doesn't mean I can't eat."

He took a bite of the meat skewer and chewed it in his mouth.

Soon, the spiciness stimulated his mouth, and even his face turned bright red.

Qiao Manman quickly poured him a drink: "If you can't eat spicy food, don't force yourself. I didn't mean for you to eat it..."

Jiang Tingyan, who was ordering food at the next table, clearly saw what the two of them were doing.

They heard every single word of their conversation.

What a fine argument about whether I should eat it or not.

You've only known each other for a short time, and you're already so concerned about what the other person thinks?!

Should he say that she has no suspicion of other men at all, or that she simply enjoys caring about every man around her?

Jiang Tingyan's attention was entirely focused on Qiao Manman, and he didn't stop writing even once.

Tong Yan stared at him helplessly and whispered, "Ayan, we can order the barbecue now."

Jiang Tingyan snapped out of his daze, saw the menu under his hand, and frowned slightly.

He glanced at the menu, but had no interest in ordering, so he handed it to Tong Yan.

"You keep an eye on things."

Tong Yan had no choice but to accept it and, following Jiang Tingyan's usual tastes, ordered some meat and vegetables.

While waiting, Tong Yan tried several times to strike up a conversation with Jiang Tingyan, but every time she looked at him, his gaze would intentionally or unintentionally fall on Qiao Manman.

Tong Yan could only silently lower her head and look at her phone.

As Qiao Manman and Shen Que stopped chatting, Qiao Manman suddenly caught a glimpse of Tong Yan looking down at his phone out of the corner of her eye.

Then he looked at Jiang Tingyan, who had his eyes slightly lowered, doing nothing and quietly waiting for the dishes to be served.

Qiao Manman couldn't understand it.

The two of them came out to eat in silence. How could they possibly enjoy the meal?

Or is this just how they get along?

Qiao Manman was too lazy to meddle in other people's business and said to Shen Que, "I'm going to the restroom."

Shen Que nodded repeatedly: "Okay."

Tong Yan followed Qiao Manman out of the corner of her eye. Less than a minute after she left, she stood up, called out, and headed to the restroom.

Following Qiao Manman's steps, Tong Yan called out from behind her.

"Ayan's younger sister."

At first, Qiao Manman didn't realize that she was being called.

When Tong Yan ran up behind her and patted her on the shoulder, she finally realized what was happening.

She looked at the slightly breathless, childlike face: "Is something wrong?"

Tong Yan calmed herself down and said, "There's something I know I shouldn't say, but given my relationship with Ayan, I feel I have to remind you."

Qiao Manman stared at her suspiciously.

Tong Yan: "Ayan likes you, do you know that?"

Qiao Manman: "..."

Whether she likes him or not, what does it have to do with her?

She countered, "And then what? Do you want me to stay away from him? Or do you want to advise him not to like me?"

Tong Yan: "In my opinion, you should stop A Yan from having feelings for you, because given your identities, it's not appropriate."

Qiao Manman laughed when she heard this: "First of all, I admire your courage to come to me and say these things."

"But in my opinion, it would be more appropriate for you to say these things to Jiang Tingyan instead of trying to persuade me to do this, wouldn't it?"

Tong Yan frowned slightly: "If Ayan were the type to listen to advice, I wouldn't have come to you."

Qiao Manman's smile deepened again: "He won't listen, so you want me to sever his feelings for me? To make me the bad guy?"

Tong Yan thought for a few seconds: "Perhaps you didn't understand what I meant. What I meant was that you can sense A Yan's feelings for you."

"But you can't just leave him hanging like this. You either need to make things clear, or you need to stay with Ah Yan..."

Qiao Manman raised her hand to stop Tong Yan from speaking: "Don't talk like a child who doesn't understand what's going on between us."

"You don't even know if I've said anything to him, so don't try to tell me what to do so directly, okay?"

Qiao Manman had no intention of continuing to deal with Tong Yan and turned to go into the restroom.

"Do you know that Ayan has been completely distracted all day because of you?!"

Tong Yan couldn't help but say something else behind Qiao Manman's back.

Qiao Manman stopped in her tracks, her eyes widening slightly.

Because of her, I was absent-minded all day?

Qiao Manman recalled the image of Jiang Tingyan leaving the villa that morning.

The expression on his face did indeed look like he was angry.

Could it be that her guess, and Tong Yan's guess, were actually correct?

Did Jiang Tingyan really develop feelings for her?

If we're not entirely sure yet, based on how things develop in the book, Jiang Tingyan has definitely developed feelings for someone.