Zhan Lan stepped forward to mediate, "More care, more fortune."
"Your mommy feels she owes you, wanting to do everything herself."
"Besides not being able to stand the smell of oil, is there anything else Ruo Xin dislikes?"
"Pay more attention next time you cook."
Feng Lin Wan immediately shifted from sadness and chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes. Is there anything else you dislike eating? I'll pay attention next time."
Du Ruo Xin: "...No." With her mother-in-law and mother saying so, refusing further would be inhumane.
A certain woman smiled faintly, "Recently, I only want to drink congee."
Feng Lin Wan: "Alright, I'll go back this afternoon and make some. How about winter melon and lean pork congee?"
Du Ruo Xin: "Thank you, Mommy."
Feng Lin Wan finally broke into a joyful smile, "You child, don't be so polite with me."
Seeing the atmosphere finally lighten up, Zhan Lan's face was filled with a motherly smile. Holding Du Ruo Xin's hand, she earnestly advised, "Ruo Xin, Grace is your friend. Help Auntie a favor and say some good things about your Brother Qin in front of Grace."
"Try to matchmake them, so I can hold a grandchild as well-behaved as Dou Dou soon."
Du Ruo Xin: ...Huh?
What?
No—
She looked suspiciously at Qin Yun Xi, silently asking: [You didn't tell Auntie that you and Grace had a falling out?]
Qin Yun Xi rubbed his nose, his eyes flickering.
Zhan Lan saw their exchange and chided her son, "You brat, did you upset Grace?"
"See how I'll deal with you later."
Turning back, Zhan Lan immediately put on a very gentle expression, "If Qin Yun Xi has done anything wrong to Grace, or bullied her, you tell me."
"I'll beat him up!"
The named Elder Master Qin: →_→
Mom, I'm your biological son.
You should love me.
Du Ruo Xin caught a glimpse of Brother Qin looking defeated and unable to retort, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Okay, I'll report him."
Alas, the hearts of parents everywhere.
Worried about their children their entire lives.
It's just that Brother Qin is destined to disappoint Aunt Zhan's good intentions.
The few chatted for a while longer until Du Ruo Xin yawned, and Feng Lin Wan and the others got up to leave.
Seeing them out of the room.
Du Ruo Xin slowly lay down and inadvertently touched her phone. She picked it up, intending to place it on the bedside table.
But the screen still displayed Grace's face.
Huh?
The video call didn't end?
Then Grace must have heard what Aunt Zhan said?
Du Ruo Xin's spirits immediately lifted, and she teased, "Darling, what are your thoughts?"
Grace: "Hmm?"
Du Ruo Xin: "Aunt Zhan asked me to report him. How should I report him?"
Grace: "..."
Her tightly furrowed brow seemed to say it all. Du Ruo Xin sighed softly, musing, "Grace, have you ever thought about what kind of woman, what kind of personality, will be by Brother Qin's side in the future?"
Rong Jing Yang...
What kind of woman, what kind of personality, will be by his side in the future?
Grace: "I—"
She wanted to say "I don't know, and I don't care," but the words were already at the tip of her tongue, and she swallowed them back.
Seeing Sister Xin's suggestive look, she knew Sister Xin was thinking about Rong Jing Yang.
What she wanted to ask, what she wanted to know, was also about Rong Jing Yang's future.
"Perhaps..." Grace fantasized, sinking into a sea of consciousness.
She should have answered what kind of woman Rong Jing Yang liked, but Qin Yun Xi's face appeared in her mind, "Obedient, well-behaved, someone who worships him..."
Such a girl would be the most suitable for him, and the one he wanted the most, right?
And she—
Because she refused him, because she did not submit to him, in Qin Yun Xi's domineering and omnipotent life, she was like an unsightly cinnabar mole, stimulating his male hormones.
Making him occasionally remember, feeling unwilling, indignant.
But as time passed, that mole would eventually be erased.
"Hmm?" Du Ruo Xin's eyes widened upon hearing the answer.
[Rong Jing Yang...]
A mist suddenly welled up in her eyes.
Rong Jing Yang liked obedient, well-behaved women? But she wasn't well-behaved, nor obedient, and she wanted a lot. Was that why they were destined not to grow old together?
Cristiano sent everyone away and sat on the sofa with a book, intending to quietly accompany her.
However, when he looked up, he saw the woman's eyes welling up with tears.
So sentimental!
He snatched the phone and ended the video call, "Aren't you supposed to be sleeping?"
Du Ruo Xin: "—"
Her reddened eyes froze, stunned.
Cristiano rubbed her head and comforted her, "Don't worry, Qin Yun Xi can't let go of Grace. You don't need to be sad for them."
Du Ruo Xin instantly snapped back to reality, "Ah?" She sat up, "Why do you say that?"
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One update today, the next update will be in the evening.