Seeing how much her parents cared for her, Chen Jiayi was speechless.

She had never understood why people who were attached to their homes were attached to their homes.

Until they returned to the Chen family.

Chen Jiayi sometimes hates Li Yuzhu. Clearly, this happiness belongs to her, but in her past life, it was taken away by Li Yuzhu and Ding Haowen.

I don't know if anyone will collect my body after I die.

Chen Jiayi cleared her mind of all the jumbled thoughts, and the thought of being able to go back made her feel a little better.

Chen Qiming originally intended to stay at the construction site for a while longer, but he learned that the incident his daughter encountered at the hotel was suspected to be orchestrated by the Lin family.

Chen Qiming decided to go back together.

There were four of us when we came, and a whole group of us when we left.

Fortunately, Lianhua Town is a little over an hour away from Haicheng city by car, and sometimes the journey can take up to two hours.

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In the Shen family home, Mrs. Shen stared expressionlessly at Shen Jialiang, who was sitting on the sofa. After a long while, she sighed deeply.

"Your child is so grown up, and you still aren't married. What exactly do you want to do?"

Shen Jialiang didn't speak, but lazily raised his eyebrows.

Chen Meiyuan stared at her handsome son and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Look at Huiyang and his wife Sisi. They've only been married for a little over two years, and their child is already a year old. And look at you? You're a few years older than Huiyang, and you don't even have a girlfriend. What kind of person do you like?"

Upon hearing his mother's question, Shen Jialiang subconsciously pictured Chen Jiayi's face.

He raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing.

Shen Jialiang's view on marriage is that he will marry when he meets the person he loves.

But having lived this long, he still hasn't met the one he loves.

If I had to pinpoint what I truly cherish... it would probably be the experimental subjects in the laboratory.

However, Shen Jialiang could indeed sense that he had different feelings for Chen Jiayi.

He would always have his eyes fixed on Chen Jiayi, and this involuntary feeling was quite fascinating to him.

Listening to Chen Meiyuan's rambling, Shen Jialiang spoke in a light and airy tone.

"Mom, actually I like men."

Chen Meiyuan's pupils widened in shock. She stared at her son in disbelief, feeling as if he were joking.

She smiled and then turned around in front of Shen Jialiang.

Chen Meiyuan put her hands on her hips and gave Shen Jialiang a wry smile.

"You're not serious, are you?"

When Shen Jialiang saw that his mother had stopped talking, he was too lazy to explain, and just felt relieved.

He then stood up.

"Mom, it's time to go."

Today is the first birthday party for Shen Huiyang and Du Sisi's child. If we don't go soon, we'll be late.

Chen Meiyuan got into the car in a daze, her mind still replaying Shen Jialiang's words about liking men.

When Shen Jialiang saw that his mother was in a daze, the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Still thinking about it? I was just kidding. I actually like Chen Jiayi."

Chen Meiyuan: "..."

She glared fiercely at Shen Jialiang, knowing that Chen Jiayi was Shen Jialiang's student, and at the moment she didn't take Shen Jialiang's words to heart, thinking that he was just joking.

Seeing that his mother didn't believe him, Shen Jialiang raised an eyebrow.

It's okay if you don't believe me; he was just joking.

If I had to say which woman I felt the most for, it would definitely be Chen Jiayi, but not to the point of really liking her.

Perhaps because he had just mentioned Chen Jiayi, Shen Jialiang saw Chen Jiayi and Song Zhiyan standing together as soon as he got out of the car at the destination.

Today is Shen Huiyang's child's first birthday party, and naturally, many people have been invited.

The Chen family originally planned to hold a grand banquet for Chen Jiayi, but Chen Jiayi refused because she thought it was too much trouble.

I guess we'll just have a simple meal in the end.

After Chen Jiayi got off the bus, she saw many familiar faces.

She smiled and greeted everyone in turn.

Chen Jiayi was surprised to see Lin Yuyao and Song Zhiya standing together.

The two men stood with their arms crossed, looking at Chen Jiayi with indifferent expressions.

Chen Jiayi raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

Her impression of both of them was rather so-so.

After Chen Jiayi passed by, Song Zhiya slowly spoke.

"Tsk, a girl who came back from the countryside, now she has more of the airs of a rich young lady than both of us."

Lin Yuyao's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"Zhiya, that's not right of you. I'm also a young lady from the countryside, what do you mean by that?"

Song Zhiya's expression changed. The year she spent in the countryside had taught her to read people's expressions.

However, because they lived in the countryside, they became disconnected from the upper echelons of society.

She could tell that Lin Yuyao was very unhappy, so she quickly put on a smile to appease her.

"Yuyao, I was talking about Chen Jiayi, I didn't mean anything by it, please don't misunderstand. How can Chen Jiayi be compared to you?"

Song Zhiya still remembered the time when Chen Jiayi rejected her.

If Chen Jiayi doesn't refuse, then Chen Jiayi will be the one to go to the countryside in her place.

However, Song Zhiya forgot.

She went abroad to study and came back as a foreign student, while Chen Jiayi studied at her brother's private school.

If Chen Jiayi is reported, firstly, her educational background is insufficient, and secondly, her brother will be investigated.

But Song Zhiya stubbornly blamed Chen Jiayi for the incident.

She originally considered Chen Jiayi a friend, but in the end, she went to the countryside, while Du Sisi married Shen Huiyang and had a son.

What about myself?

What does it matter if I suffer for a year?

Song Zhiya was full of resentment, not to mention...

The person she liked became Chen Jiayi's private tutor.

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