"Really?" Cheng Xiaohui looked at Su Yanxi with surprise. "Only Yanxi can control you."
After looking at Su Yanxi, she looked at Cai Yuyan. Both daughters-in-law smiled brightly at her, nodded, and said, "Hello, Mom."
In her early years as a reporter, editor, director, and head of the editorial office, Cheng Xiaohui produced countless works of her own. But if she had to choose her most satisfying work from her life, she would definitely choose her two daughters-in-law.
They were so outstanding, they pleased Cheng Xiaohui immensely!
Although same-sex marriage has been legalized and same-sex adoption laws have been passed, many wealthy families still interfere with their offspring's choice of partners in order to continue their bloodline, requiring them to only date heterosexuals.
She alone insisted that "children have their own ideas." After learning that both of her sons were gay, she actively searched for good, trustworthy men to marry and tried to play matchmaker for them.
Cheng Xiaohui's two daughters-in-law are the two most successful matchmakers she has ever made in her life, and they are also her most proud "works"!
"Come in, kids! Dad has been waiting for you for ages! Let's just grab a quick lunch, okay?"
Although it was supposed to be casual, there were eight dishes on the table for six people, plus a stew and a fruit platter. Su Yanxi and Cai Yuyan, who are usually restrained in their eating, ate much more than usual for lunch after being persuaded by their parents-in-law.
After a satisfying meal, the family moved to the living room to sit down, chat, and drink tea to aid digestion.
Su Yanxi grabbed Nubi, squatted down, and used a wet wipe to clean the little guy's mouth and face, chuckling softly as she did so: "It's so nice to come to Grandpa and Grandma's house, there's plenty of meat and bones. Look at your little tummy, it's all bulging out from eating so much."
The two Bie brothers were playing table football, Cai Yuyan was watching from the side, and Cheng Xiaohui was walking back and forth with her grandson.
Looking at the happy family scene, Bie Xiangtian, the father, sipped his tea and asked leisurely, "Yanxi, how have you been doing on set lately?"
Startled by her father-in-law's sudden greeting, Su Yanxi quickly released the cat and stood up.
"It's great. The crew took good care of me, and filming went very smoothly the whole time."
Su Yanxi sounded somewhat guilty. Because of Xiang Mingyue and Cheng Zhuo, two unethical artists, his progress wasn't actually "very smooth," but he didn't want his father-in-law to worry or ask questions, so he simply gave this answer.
Sure enough, the father-in-law asked about Cheng Zhuo: "Really? But when I was listening to the news just now, I heard about someone in your group... what was his name again?"
"Cheng Zhuo?" Bie Yunzong put down his game, sat down next to his father, and enthusiastically explained to his wife, "I had someone set it up! Aren't I amazing?"
Bie Yunzong, half explaining and half boasting, told his parents about his "great deeds": how Cheng Zhuo shamelessly flirted with his wife, how his wife was exploited and bullied by CP articles, how that bastard spoke rudely and made him and his wife angry, and how he fiercely fought back and killed that inhuman freak.
After listening, Bie Xiangtian patted his youngest son on the shoulder with approval: "Yunzong has grown up and knows how to protect his family."
Bie Congrui scoffed dismissively, "That's it?"
"That guy surnamed Cheng really went too far, he really deserves to die." Bie Xiangtian patted the soft cushion on the armrest of the mahogany sofa unhappily. "Yanxi was wronged, Mom and Dad will give her a big red envelope to make up for it later!"
"—Yu Yan, you should have one too."
"No need, is it?" Su Yanxi politely declined her father-in-law's offer. "I haven't cashed the two hundred million check you and Mom gave me last time... The money from last time alone is enough for me to live on for a long time!"
"I don't want it either." Cai Yuyan smiled. "I haven't redeemed the 300 million yuan they gave me when I adopted Nuonuo. Mom and Dad, you're really going too far!"
“What’s wrong with that?” Bie Congrui grasped Cai Yuyan’s hand. “Just keep it. If you’re really worried about where to spend it, go and take over the beauty salon you frequent—is it called TOPISSUES?
"Are you crazy or am I crazy?" Cai Yuyan poked Bie Congrui in the chest. "Why waste money like that? What, are you always planning to invest in a chain of beauty salons?"
Bie Congrui chuckled, his eyes filled with endless doting as he looked at Cai Yuyan: "If you like it, it's not impossible."
Chapter 91
Bie Yunzong shuddered upon hearing this, frowning in disgust, and said, "How can you flirt in public like that? Isn't that disgusting?"
Su Yanxi rolled her eyes and retorted, "Shut up. You're the most disgusting person in our family."
"Hey, was that disgusting?" Bie Yunzong shamelessly boasted, "That was pure love for my wife!"
Bie Yunzong is an extremely hypocritical person. He can act coquettishly towards his wife to annoy others, but others can't turn the tables on him. In his words, watching others show affection is no fun at all.
It's more fun when you're in love with your own partner!
"Come back, come back, I haven't finished yet!" Young Master Bie waved his hand, signaling everyone to focus their attention. "During the time I stayed at the Guangcheng Hotel with my wife, I discovered a bad guy. This bad guy is particularly cunning and particularly hateful, and he secretly tripped up my wife a lot."
"This man is my wife's classmate, his name is Qi Xiang'an."
"It's him?" Cai Yuyan said "Oh," "The one you asked me to help investigate?"
"So you're protecting your wife. I almost thought you'd fallen for someone else."
Just as Bie Yunzong was about to loudly retort, "How could I possibly be interested in that kind of person? The only person I love is my wife," Cheng Xiaohui spoke up first.
"What's wrong with Qi Xiang'an?" Cheng Xiaohui sat down, holding her grandson.
Su Yanxi sensed that his mother-in-law's reaction was a bit strange. He sat down as well and asked, "Mom, do you know Qi Xiang'an?"
"Yes, we know each other. You were first in your class at the Beijing Academy of Drama, and he was second in your year."
“I remember that you couldn’t get straight A’s because of your disciplinary record, so he was chosen as the straight A’s student in your year.”
Su Yanxi stared in surprise: "You actually remember all of this?"
Cheng Xiaohui laughed: "I'm a specially appointed lecturer at the Beijing Academy of Drama! I may not know my previous students, but how could I not remember my daughter-in-law's class?"
Su Yanxi thought about it and agreed.
"What did Qi Xiang'an do wrong?" Cheng Xiaohui asked tentatively. "To be honest... before Yunzong got together with you, I tried to introduce Qi Xiang'an to Yunzong."
This was something that even Bie Yunzong had never heard of, let alone Su Yanxi! Hearing his mother say this, Bie Yunzong was so frightened that he stood up.
"When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"
"I didn't even tell you two, how would you know?"
Cheng Xiaohui sighed softly and began to recount the past.
"That day was the first time I met Yanxi. Yanxi should remember it, right?"
"It was after your disciplinary decision was made that you went to the department head's office to plead for me."
Disciplinary judgment, department head's office, first meeting.
The three keywords strung together immediately unlocked Su Yanxi's memory box.
That day was not only his first meeting with his mother-in-law, Cheng Xiaohui, but also his first meeting with Bie Yunzong. He not only remembered every detail and every scene, but also…
It was a bleak autumn day.
Author's Note:
The soul is severed~ There's a flashback chapter recounting our first meeting, but some readers seem to dislike flashbacks, so you can decide if you want to skip it? I'll put it all in one chapter~
Then I'll share some personal favorites~ I'd like to promote my pre-order for "Covetousness".
In short, it's a story about a protagonist who fantasizes about his best friend, but gets brutally manipulated by his friend's seemingly innocent but actually cunning boyfriend. Yes, that's right, I really want to write some stories about stunningly beautiful women who brutally manipulate protagonists!
The perspective is a bit unique, I wonder if anyone can get it, hehe~
The text is as follows; feel free to save it if you like:
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Lu Wenran falls in love with his friend's fiancée, Chen Anruo.
Chen Anruo is gentle, beautiful, and considerate. In her unruly and uninhibited male circle of friends, Liu Anruo is like melting snow in the Tianshan Mountains, a clear spring in the green fields, and the first taste of ripe honey in spring.
It's no wonder that Qi Zhouyi, the domineering eldest son of the Qi family, is so fond of his fiancée, whom he obtained through a business marriage, as she seems to nourish and sweeten everyone's heart.
Lu Wenran understood, and Lu Wenran liked it very much.
But Chen Anruo is unhappy in the cannibalistic Qi family. By day, she is an all-powerful househusband, and by night, she has to endure Qi Zhouyi's various forms of torment.
Lu Wenran saw Chen Anruo's submissive and aggrieved state, and his heart ached. He finally decided that he would find a way to take Chen Anruo away!
But... I can't take it with me.
I can't take it with me...
Chen Anruo met a friend of her fiancé.
That friend's affection for him was written all over his face. Through those deep, loving eyes, Chen Anruo could even see three words: "I'll take you away."
Leave? He had no desire to leave. He lived a life of luxury in a wealthy family, his only problem being that happiness was starting to bore him.
And now, his pastime has appeared.
Main character: A gentle and outstanding heir in training
Supporting couple: Domineering rich second-generation heir (top) × Beautiful woman with a seemingly innocent but actually cunning (bottom)
41# He was so handsome when I first saw him, so good-looking.
Born and raised in Nanyang City, Guangdong Province, Su Yanxi initially found it very difficult to adapt to life in Beicheng.
What she found most difficult to get used to was the weather in the northern part of the city. Here, the four seasons are distinct, and the temperature difference between day and night is significant. With each autumn wind and each falling leaf, Su Yanxi deeply felt the fleeting nature of time and the elusiveness of opportunities.
In order to seize the opportunity, Su Yanxi had been standing outside the teaching building where the department head was for four consecutive afternoons.
There was a basketball court downstairs in the teaching building, and many students would come to play basketball after school at five o'clock. A boy saw him standing there for four days in a row and curiously asked him through the court's fence.
"Hey classmate, you come here every afternoon after school, who are you waiting for?" After the boy finished speaking, he stared at Su Yanxi for a while, then muttered with a slightly delayed reaction, "Aren't you that Su from freshman year..."
On the first day of school, he was rumored to be the "son of a corrupt official." He also achieved outstanding results in his first monthly evaluation. Not long after—last week—there were rumors of him being kept as a mistress. He was reportedly caught red-handed by a teacher and has since been disciplined.
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With a series of events, it's hard for Su Yanxi not to become a somewhat "famous" figure on campus.
“I’m waiting for the head of the acting department.” Su Yanxi answered directly without explaining her identity. “The third one from the left on the second floor is the head’s office. I can see directly from here whether the door is open or not, and whether the lights inside are on or off.”
"These directors are often away attending graduate student meetings and exchange meetings, and rarely come to the school; even if they do come, they usually don't stay until this late." The boy, who seemed to be a sophomore or junior, kindly advised, "Come earlier tomorrow, and you might still run into her."
Su Yanxi understood the reasoning, but... Su Yanxi had classes almost every day this semester. By the time he finished his classes and came over, it was already around this time.
In order to achieve perfect attendance, Su Yanxi was unwilling to take leave or be absent.
"Thank you for your suggestion, but I'll wait and see. If I can't wait until today, I'll... I'll think of another way."
The boy waved his hand dismissively and generously offered to help if needed. He was indeed a third-year student with relatively free time from his classes, and he came to the court to play basketball every day.
Su Yanxi was too embarrassed to trouble others, so she politely replied, "Okay."
They say things shouldn't happen more than three times, but he's already passed three and has been standing downstairs for four days. He has no other plans for tonight, so he intends to stand and wait until eight o'clock.
If the office lights still don't come on by eight o'clock, then he...
We'll see.
A chilly autumn wind blew by, making Su Yanxi, who was dressed in thin clothes, shiver. It wasn't this cold during class in the afternoon, but after the sun went down in the evening, the temperature dropped several degrees, making him feel cold both physically and mentally.