"Dad, I'm your daughter! How can you say that about me?"Mr. Su's words angered Su Qingyin so much that she yelled at him and ran upstairs."Look at how your pampering has ruined your daughter!"Mr. Su yelled at his wife while pointing in the direction that his daughter ran off, panting with rage."What did I do?! Mrs. Su was just as furious. "You're at fault here! You know how much Qingyin likes Jin Fengchen, yet you still said such things to pour cold water over her!""She has to give up no matter how much she likes him."He sat down on the couch and continued, "Do you think our family is a match for their family? If we somehow anger Jin Fengchen, that'll be the end of us. Do you know that?"Mrs. Su didn't think that things would turn out to be that serious. "We're family friends. Fengchen wouldn't dare to go so far.""Wouldn't dare?" Mr. Su let out an exasperated chuckle. "Did you forget how he treated us after Qingyin pushed Miss Jiang down the mountain?"His words reminde
"If you haven't forgotten, then why did you allow that girl to move in?" Mrs. Su started her interrogation again.The conversation steered back to the starting point.Mrs. Jin considered her answer for a moment, ultimately deciding that there was a need to make things clear once and for all."First of all," she said carefully, "she did us a favor by saving Xiaobao. Secondly, there's no one taking care of her while she's injured. Thirdly, her moving in doesn't mean that I've accepted her.""I've said everything I have to. There's nothing I can do if either you or Qingyin still feel uncomfortable about it."It was Mrs. Jin's first time feeling annoyed at them.She disliked people who continuously pestered her.Her sudden unfriendliness didn't escape Mrs. Su's attention, and she understood that she had become too aggressive just now."Mulan, the only reason I came today is to remind you of your words. Everyone knows about the friendship between our families. It won't do us good if
Mr. and Mrs. Jin were polite and kept telling her to eat more.She survived dinner thanks to Jin Fengyao playing the mood maker and entertaining them with interesting stories.After dinner, Jin Fengchen was summoned to his father's study while Jin Fengyao took Xiaobao out to play.That left Jiang Sese on her own. She wanted to return to her room, but Mrs. Jin stopped her."Miss Jiang, come and sit here for a bit."She had no choice but to nod. "All right."Mrs. Jin sat down on the couch first. When she saw Jiang Sese not moving, she beckoned her and said, "Hurry up and come here."Jiang Sese walked over and sat down in the couch diagonally across from her.Both women sank into silence.Jiang Sese's lowered head and clasped hands over her lap betrayed her nervousness.After a while, Mrs. Jin finally said, "Miss Jiang..."Jiang Sese interrupted her. "Auntie, you can call me Sese."Her request caught Mrs. Jin off guard, but the latter soon chuckled and accepted it. "All right,
Xiaobao ignored his grandmother's request and kept calling Jiang Sese mommy.Mrs. Jin reminded him at first, but he continued to disobey her.After a while, she just let him do whatever he wanted.She thought of it as Xiaobao having a godmother.That was Mrs. Jin's opinion.However, Jin Fengyao misunderstood it as her accepting Jiang Sese, so he happily told Jin Fengchen, "Brother, good move.""What?""Mom is soft-hearted despite how tough she sounds. Now that you've moved my sister-in-law in, they'll be able to spend more time together, and Mom will surely treat her better."Jin Fengchen raised an eyebrow. "You think I did it on purpose?""You didn't?""No," Jin Fengchen replied flatly. "My objective is simple: I just need someone to take care of Sese. Besides..."He paused for a moment. "Mom hasn't acknowledged Sese.""You're kidding. Didn't she..."To Jin Fengyao, his mother tacitly agreeing to Xiaobao calling Jiang Sese mommy was as good as acknowledging the latter as
Su Qingyin approached her and held her arm in an intimate manner before asking in a concerned tone. "Miss Jiang, have you recovered from your injuries yet?""Yes."Jiang Sese pulled her arm back awkwardly; the way that Su Qingyin behaved made her feel uneasy.She couldn't help but feel that the woman was up to something.A grim look flickered in Su Qingyin's eyes, and the smile on her face grew wider. "I'm glad to hear that; I've been worried about you.""Thank you for your concern."Jiang Sese didn't want to continue this conversation, so she turned to Mrs. Jin and changed the subject. "Aunt, Fengchen said he had to work late tonight and won't be able to come home for dinner."Mrs. Jin frowned when she heard that. "Why does he have so much work all the time?"Because Jiang Sese lived here, Jin Fengchen had been coming home for dinner every day recently. Even Jin Fengyao, who was seldom seen at home, would tag along, making the atmosphere at home much livelier.The sudden abse
Su Qingyin and her mother stormed off before finishing their dinner."Uncle, Aunt, I'm sorry to have brought you all this trouble."Standing there with her head lowered, Jiang Sese held her hands out in front of her, flustered and filled with guilt."It wasn't your fault. You don't have to apologize to us," said Mr. Jin, trying to comfort her.Mrs. Jin chimed in. "That's right. You did nothing wrong. It was Qingyin's fault."At the mention of that name, Mrs. Jin heaved a heavy sigh. "I never thought Qingyin would turn into such a person.""People change." Mr. Jin patted his wife on the shoulder, comforting her.Seeing that Jiang Sese was still standing here, he said with a smile. "Sese, sit back down and finish your dinner. Don't let what happened get to you."Hearing that, Jiang Sese looked up and saw the kind smile on Mr. Jin's face. Her nose twitched and she almost burst into tears."Thank you, Uncle, Aunt."Her voice was choked with emotion.Mrs. and Mr. Jin exchanged a
The following day, Jiang Sese mentioned to Jin Fengchen's parents that she was moving out.Both of them were surprised by the news. "Everything has been perfect. Why the sudden move? Have we upset you somehow?""Uncle, Aunt, that's not the reason. Both of you have been so kind to me. It's just that I'm almost recovered and I don't want to intrude on your life anymore."Jiang Sese explained in a hurry, fearing that there might be a misunderstanding."What intrusion? Nonsense. Just stay here as long as you like."That reply came from Mrs. Jin.Jiang Sese was a little surprised, for she thought that Mrs. Jin would be the one who couldn't wait to see her leave. After all, the lady didn't seem to like her all that much.Actually, she could sense the change in Mrs. Jin's attitude ever since the latter defended her in front of Su Qingyin the night before.Jiang Sese just didn't expect to see such a drastic change."That's right. Sese, it's better for you to stay here, where you can b
Stepping into Jin Fengchen's own villa after nearly three months, Jiang Sese was overwhelmed with emotions.Standing in the living room, Jiang Sese looked around. Nothing had changed, but at the same time, everything seemed to have changed.It was a feeling she couldn't pinpoint."Madam." The steward went up to her.Jiang Sese's eyebrows twitched when she heard the "madam" and she turned in the steward's direction. "Yes?"She didn't ask the steward to address her differently, but readily accepted that title."The young master has left instructions that you should take some good rest. If you need anything, just let us know. We'll get it done for you.""I see."Jiang Sese nodded with a smile.Actually, she was already fully recovered, but Jin Fengchen was still concerned and worried that she might need more time to recover.Jiang Sese feared that if she kept taking rests like this, she would turn into a pig!...It was yet time to get off work, but Jin Fengchen was already pu