Chapter 18.3

Su Qian didn’t know why she had to endure this kind of torment. No matter what that annoying man said, she wanted to leave the dining room right now.

Just as she got up to leave, Jin Lie stood up first. He wiped his fingers clean one by one, then put the napkin on the table, and instructed Mrs. Wang, “I’m going to make a call, if no one eats it, just throw it away.”

“Ah? That would be such a waste…”

Jin Lie didn’t say anything more and went to the living room.

Mrs. Wang glanced at Su Qian and muttered loudly, “It’s such a waste to throw it all away. Lady, you should eat some.”

There’s so much food, and that man only ate one lobster tail. He must not have learned ‘Who knows every grain in the plate is hard-earned’ since he was a child.

Tsk tsk, the crayfish is so plump and delicious. The soup on top is so colorful. The taste must be very good.

Su Qian was itching to move, she turned her head to look at the living room. Jin Lie was standing by the window making a call. His gaze fell outside the window, seemingly unaware of the situation here.

She shifted her gaze, “Mrs. Wang, take this into the kitchen.”

“Lady… are you really going to throw it away?”

Su Qian extended her index finger and made a ‘shush’ gesture to her, “Of course, the shrimp shells have to be thrown away.”

……

Jin Lie saw the reflection of the dining room in the bright glass window. Su Qian and Mrs. Wang moved the tray into the kitchen like they were moving stolen goods. By the time he hung up the phone, the dining room was already empty.

He raised his eyebrows, put his phone back in his pocket, and walked over leisurely. In the western-style kitchen, Su Qian was sitting by the cooking counter, happily putting the crayfish into her mouth like a little hamster.

She ate with a satisfied look on her face, as if it was the happiest thing in the world.

“It feels so good…”

She was so spicy that she wanted to drink red wine, and she looked around for a tissue to wipe her hands. After looking around, someone handed a tissue to her.

“Thank you—— ”

Her words stopped abruptly. Su Qian sensed something was wrong and suddenly looked up. Jin Lie was standing next to her, with a dubious smile on his face.

“Does it taste good? If it’s good, eat more.”

Caught red-handed stealing food, Su Qian simply decided to go for broke. She snatched the tissue away and said lightly, “It’s okay.”

“Then we’ll change the flavor next time.”

He responded so naturally that it made Su Qian not know what to say.

She turned her head calmly, picked up the wine glass, and took a gentle sip, “The wine is good.”

Jin Lie raised his eyebrows.

“Did you conspire with Mrs. Wang behind my back? Why did you do this, do you think you were wrong and want to apologize?”

“It’s just that I find this way of getting along awkward. I don’t think I was wrong, so there’s no question of apologizing.” He looked as usual, “Think carefully, which sentence was wrong that day.”

Su Qian finally saw the difference in thinking between men and women. She looks at the essence, but he insists on looking at the surface. So it’s not wrong to misunderstand that she had someone take a photo!

Su Qian sneered, threw the tissue on the table, and walked out of the kitchen around him. It’s better to let it go if it can’t be discussed, anyway, there’s no need to make it too clear between them.

Seeing her reaction, Jin Lie’s eyes darkened, and he followed her with a step.

The two of them walked to the living room one after the other, and the doorbell rang at this time. Su Qian seemed didn’t hear anything, and sat down on the single sofa. She turned her face away as if refusing to talk.

Jin Lie sighed and went to open the door.

“Mom, why are you here?”

The person outside the door was Mother Jin, with two bags of things at her feet.

She looked into the living room, “I came to bring you some things, I didn’t disturb you, did I?”

“What are you talking about, there’s nothing disturbing about it, mom, come in quickly.” Su Qian, who didn’t know when she had come over, hurriedly went up to welcome Mother Jin into the house

Mother Jin took her hand happily, and was about to ask about her well-being when she noticed something was wrong.

“Qianqian, what’s wrong with you? Your eyes are red, have you been crying?”

Jin Lie immediately looked at her.

Su Qian lowered her head and sniffed, her almond-shaped eyes were slightly moist, and her eyelashes were adorned with crystal clear droplets.

It was the familiar taste and formula again, Jin Lie’s eyelids twitched, and his temples suddenly ached.

“You better ask Ah Lie.” Su Qian finished speaking with a grudge, and looked at him with a cautious look in her eyes.

Jin Lie sneered.

Ah Lie?

Not a bastard anymore?!

So this woman used all her acting skills on him.

Mother Jin, who knew her son’s bad temper, her first reaction was that Su Qian was bullied.

“How could you bully Qianqian again?!”

What do you mean by ‘again’? How did he become ‘again’!

Jin Lie had a headache: “You see her like that, Do I dare to bully her?”

“Mom, you misunderstood, Ah Lie really didn’t bully me. It’s just that a few days ago when we went out, we were accidentally photographed, and he thought I was playing tricks and deliberately had someone take the photo.” Su Qian paused, “I know he didn’t mean any harm, he’s just straightforward. Mom, don’t worry, you are so good to me, whatever Jin Lie says about me, I won’t take it to heart.”

Jin Lie: “……” Are you from a sketching background, you’re so good at painting in black.

In principle, elders should not interfere in the affairs of a young couple. But Mother Jin heard about the photo again, and couldn’t help but think of the misunderstanding caused by Zhou Bingyan.

At that time, Su Qian was also deeply aware of the righteousness, and wanted to swallow all the grievances herself. But sensible people should not be bullied.

“Qianqian, don’t worry, don’t be sad, mom will make the decision for you.”

“Mom, let it go. Ah Lie is already under a lot of stress because of his health issues. As his wife, it’s my responsibility to share these burdens with him.”

At these words, Mother Jin was even more moved. What a sensible child, not only does she not dislike her husband, but she also thinks about him in every way.

“Look at Qianqian! It’s your good fortune from your past life to be able to marry her, and you even bully her!” Mother Jin warned like a protective tigress, “You’re not allowed to do this again in the future!”

Facing these two women, Jin Lie was simply at a loss for words. The most terrifying lineup in the world is probably the alliance of a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law.

On the other hand, Su Qian was hiding behind Mother Jin, smiling and pretending to sob, with a look on her face that said, “I’m going to piss you off so much.”

Jin Lie took a deep breath. He suddenly wanted to grab this woman and give her a good lesson upstairs.

Mother Jin noticed that Jin Lie was distracted, and didn’t listen to her words at all, she hit him a few times unhappily, “You’re getting cocky, you don’t listen to me anymore!”

“…I didn’t.”

“Yes, you did! You’re like this to me, no wonder Qianqian is always made to cry by you.”

Su Qian nodded frequently on the side, and when Mother Jin wasn’t paying attention, she mouthed to him, “You, deserve, it.”

Jin Lie: “……”

After the educational activity ended, Su Qian sat on the sofa to chat with Mother Jin. Jin Lie, like an isolated person, sat alone on the side.

“I brought some traditional Chinese medicine, there’s a list inside, you just need to take it according to the instructions.”

Jin Lie had a bad feeling, “What kind of traditional Chinese medicine?”

Mother Jin coughed uncomfortably, and hinted vaguely, “It’s the one your father mentioned last time.”

Jin Lie glanced at Su Qian, who was enjoying the drama, and gritted his teeth, “I’ve said that I’m fine.”

“Okay, okay, you’re fine, remember to take the medicine.”

After dealing with Jin Lie, Mother Jin continued to chat with Su Qian, “Are you two… still sleeping in separate rooms recently?”

“This…”

Before Su Qian could answer, Jin Lie took over the conversation, “No, we’ve been sleeping together for a long time.”

There were too many issues tonight, he said this completely to reduce some unnecessary troubles.

Sure enough, Mother Jin smiled happily when she heard this.

“That’s good, I can happily go to my sisters’ gathering tomorrow.”

“Mom, are you going to a gathering? Do you need me to do your makeup? You’re already beautiful, and with my makeup skills, you can definitely outdo others.”

Upon hearing this, Mother Jin was in a great mood and patted Su Qian’s hand, “Then I won’t go home tonight, can you do my makeup tomorrow morning?”

“Sure!”

Wait, there are only two bedrooms in the house, the rest have been converted into functional rooms. Most importantly, he just finished saying that she and Jin Lie don’t sleep in separate rooms…

If the mother-in-law stays, doesn’t that mean she has to sleep in the same room with Jin Lie tonight??

“What’s wrong? Is it inconvenient?” Jin Lie’s mother noticed that she seemed to be hesitating.

Su Qian gave a stiff smile, “Convenient, how could it not be convenient. I’m just afraid you’re not used to it.”

“It’s okay, I’m not picky about beds.”

“Haha, that’s great.” She laughed dryly while giving Jin Lie a look.

—Hurry up, save the situation!

Jin Lie pretended not to understand, his mouth curled up in a sinister smile, and added fuel to the fire with schadenfreude: “Mom, don’t overthink it, what Qianqian means is, you can stay as long as you want.”

Qianqian…

Su Qian suddenly got goosebumps all over her body after hearing these two words.