After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

"I'm back." Jane Ailing gave a dry smile.

"So late." Yu Yunting's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, then he turned his gaze to her. "Xiao Ying asked if you could lend her your new racket; her racket just broke."

It turns out he went to play ball with Zeng Ying on Sunday.

But what does this mean...? Is she provoking us?

Jane Ailing frowned and remained silent.

"What, you're free again tomorrow?" Seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, he spoke again, while turning his body to face the screen again.

What Zeng Ying said yesterday suddenly came to mind. Jian Ailing walked behind the sofa and took a deep breath.

"Yu Yunting... if I told you that Zeng Ying deliberately locked me on the fourth floor of Tianheng Building that day, would you believe me?"

Yu Yunting turned and glanced at her, his eyes filled with confusion. "Why?"

Yeah...why?

"I have no idea."

"Words are no proof. Do you have any evidence?" Yu Yunting pondered for a moment. "She has no reason to do such a thing."

"...She admitted it to me in person." But apart from what she said, Jane Eyling really had no other evidence.

Yu Yunting didn't speak again, but Jian Ailing seemed to hear him chuckle.

Indeed, she shouldn't have harbored any illusions and expected him to believe in her unconditionally.

Jane Ailing turned around and quickly walked up the stairs.

The next day, Jian Ailing deliberately lingered until noon before leaving the room, and sure enough, Yu Yunting had already gone out.

As evening approached, she opened her wardrobe and changed into a new dress that she rarely wore.

She put on some simple makeup, took the gift for Jason, and headed to the restaurant they had arranged to meet.

Jason loves barbecue, so Zhou Ze'an specially booked a table at a barbecue restaurant in the city center.

Jane Ailing cooperated well with him, Zhou Ze'an took Jane Sen to dinner, and she went to get the cake.

Jane handed the cake to the restaurant's front desk before walking to the table at the very back.

Jensen and Zhou Zean sat facing each other. When they saw Jane Ailing walk over, a fleeting look of surprise crossed Jensen's eyes.

Zhou Ze'an turned his head and saw the woman walking towards him. He moved over to make room for her.

Jane smiled at him and sat down next to him.

"There's another surprise, huh? What a pity, why isn't there a single, beautiful woman here?" Jason teased, looking at his sister sitting across from him.

"Half right... soon." Jane Ailing said the last two words very softly, so softly that only she could hear them.

"How dare you be so arrogant! You really think you're such a beauty?"

"Ailing, it's been a long time. How have you been?" From the moment he turned around and saw her, his dark eyes never left her.

"It's alright," she forced a smile, then took a wrapped gift box from her handbag and handed it to Jensen. "This is for you, happy birthday!"

Jason's eyes lit up as he took the gift she offered. "A birthday present? Thank you."

Jane Ailing smiled, revealing shallow dimples.

"What would you like to eat?" Zhou Ze'an handed her the menu.

"Haven't you ordered anything yet?" Jane asked, somewhat surprised, as she took the menu.

"Not yet. Zhou Ze'an always said to wait, but I didn't expect he was waiting for you."

"You're the birthday person, you order first." Jane pushed the menu towards her.

"Alright, you're the youngest here, stop passing the buck." Jason waved his hand.

Upon hearing this, Jane felt a moment of disorientation.

It feels like it's been a long time since anyone has treated her like a child.

"Okay, then I won't be polite." She smiled and took the menu back.

Jane Ailing ordered snowflake beef, pork belly, eel, and some side dishes in one go, and then happily returned the menu to Jane Sen.

"It's been so long since I've enjoyed a meal this much." Jian Ailing dipped the meat in sauce and ate her favorite food with relish, feeling a little better.

The three of them hadn't sat down to eat together like this in a long time. Suddenly, she felt as if she had traveled back in time.

If that car accident hadn't happened, if the older sister had married into the Yu family... the three of them would probably often eat together like this, right?

Unfortunately, life doesn't offer "what ifs".

"Hey... how about some beer?" Jason looked at the two people opposite him.

"Sure, give me some!" Jian Ailing said, then winked at Zhou Ze'an before immediately standing up from her seat. "How much do you want? I'll go tell the waiter over there."

"Half a dozen?"

"Isn't that too much?" Zhou Zean frowned and looked at Jian Ailing.

"It's okay!" Jane shrugged and immediately went to find the waiter to place an order, and asked him to take the birthday cake out of the refrigerator.

When the waiter brought the beer and cake to the table, Jason's eyes widened in surprise. "You...you even have cake?"

"Ze'an said he wanted to order it for you, but I chose it." Jane winked at Jane. "It has ice cream inside, your favorite vanilla flavor."

"Tch, as if you don't like it." Jason said as he unwrapped the cake. Although he was complaining, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Inside was a small cake with a Superman design on it.

"I remember when you were very little, your dad bought you a Superman toy. My sister and I had dolls, but I insisted on taking your Superman..."

"Yeah... I remember I snatched it back. You insisted on coming to grab me, and we even got into a fight." Jason laughed, annoyed. "In the end, I made you cry, and then Dad beat me up and made me apologize to you."

Jane vaguely remembered what happened back then and couldn't help but narrow her eyes. "Who told you to bully the weak?"

"Of course I'm not happy about that! You were the one who tried to take my things, so how did it become my fault?" Jensen rolled his eyes. "I went to tell Zhou Ze'an the next day. Who knew that kid would actually speak up for you!"

"I'm starting to suspect that this guy might have liked you since he was very young..."

There was a moment of silence as soon as he finished speaking.

Jane Ailing awkwardly looked away, and Zhou Ze'an's expression became intriguing.

Zhou Zean silently shifted his gaze to the person beside him, but she kept her head down and didn't speak.

Jensen scratched his head and suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"Alright, I'm thirsty, let's have some!" Jensen took two bottles of beer and placed them in front of Zhou Ze'an and Jian Ailing respectively. "Here, one bottle each, no going back until you finish them!"

"Okay." Jane Ailing held the bottle, raised it to Jane Sen, and then tilted her head back and took a big gulp.