Yu Peiyan's attempts to persuade her failed, so she had no choice but to give up, lest her relationship with Song Wenwen become even more strained.

It's better if the Ji family doesn't approve of Song Wenwen, since Zhili listens to her more anyway.

Compared to Wenwen, Zhili wore a white dress, pearl earrings, and her hair was styled in a neat princess updo with light makeup.

Although this kind of outfit is quite normal, Wenwen felt uncomfortable whenever she thought that it was specially dressed up for the Ji family.

At six o'clock in the evening, the Ji family was welcomed in by the housekeeper on time. Ji Yunyang immediately saw Song Wenwen, who was out of place with the Cheng family.

A look of astonishment flashed in his eyes. How did she get here?

Although puzzled, his smile deepened. After greeting Cheng Shizhang and Yu Peiyan, he asked Song Wenwen directly, "What are you doing here today?"

Cheng Shizhang and Yu Peiyan exchanged a glance. Cheng Shizhang raised an eyebrow, as if to say, "I'm right, aren't I?"

Yu Peiyan took a deep breath. What's wrong with Ji Yunyang? How could he let Zhili go first and greet Song Wenwen first?

"Who is this?" Ji's parents asked, puzzled. Wasn't today a family dinner between the two families?

"Please have a seat. I invited you here to explain something to you."

"Yunyang, you know him?"

"I know her, we've met a few times." Ji Yunyang seemed to realize his rudeness and quickly pulled out a chair for Zhili. By the time he wanted to pull out a chair for Wenwen, she had already sat down by herself. He touched his nose in boredom.

"Speaking of which, it was our family's oversight back then. Sixteen years ago, when Zhili was born, our family was schemed against by a business rival." Cheng Shizhang sighed and slowly recounted the story.

Ji Yunyang raised an eyebrow, a thought popping into his mind: Could it be this melodramatic?

“We were too negligent back then, which led to our child being switched at birth. In fact, this child, Song Wenwen, is our biological daughter.”

really!

Ji Yunyang examined Song Wenwen's face closely and found that she did indeed resemble a member of the Cheng family more.

"This..." The Ji couple looked at each other in bewilderment. If Cheng Zhili wasn't a daughter of the Cheng family, how could she be married to their son? Can an adopted daughter be treated the same as a biological daughter?

“You don’t need to worry. Although Zhili isn’t our biological daughter, we can’t sever our bond after so many years. She won’t be sent out of the Cheng family, and Wenwen doesn’t want to come back for the time being either,” Yu Peiyan said, holding Zhili’s hand, trying to reassure the Ji couple.

Cheng Shizhang added, "Although the two children were switched at birth, they were actually quite lucky. The family that raised Wenwen was also very wealthy."

"Yes, I can vouch for that. Dad, Mom, don't you really like Chef Song's dishes? Chef Song is owned by Wenwen's family."

The Ji couple breathed a sigh of relief, though not overtly: "That's really good. No, what we mean is that Chef Song's dishes suit our family's taste perfectly."

Song Wenwen curled her lips slightly. This meal was really boring; both families' ulterior motives were written all over their faces.

Is this what they call upper class? Is this what they call being cultured?

"We plan to hold a banquet in a couple of days to reveal the true parentage of these two children. We thought we'd let you know first, since the Ji family is different from others, and we were afraid you might have objections."

"We have no objections to the effort put in, and the main thing is that the children get along well with each other."

Hearing them say that, Yu Peiyan felt relieved. She said that the Ji family would not change their minds. Firstly, it would be embarrassing, and secondly, there would be no difference if they changed their minds, so why bother?

After the two families finished talking, they drank happily. Song Wenwen finished eating, said goodbye, and left the table. She couldn't eat this food at all. She felt much better and more comfortable eating her mother's cooking. Zhili was afraid that eating in such an environment for a long time would give her kidney stones.

"I never imagined that you were the one I was supposed to marry." Ji Yunyang appeared out of nowhere and stood behind her, suddenly saying this.

Song Wenwen was startled, and then immediately thought that Ji Yunyang was crazy: "Are you alright?"

Ji Yunyang smiled gently: "Don't you think we're really destined for each other?"

His ambiguous words made Song Wenwen dislike him even more. It seemed her intuition was right; Ji Yunyang did have a slight interest in her.

Song Wenwen was furious. She already had such a good fiancée as Zhili, yet she still dared to flirt with her. Was this the "good partner" that the Cheng family talked about?

"What do you mean?" Ha, now that you've run into her, don't blame her for ruining this marriage.

"It's nothing, just a casual thought. Does that mean we'll be able to see each other more often in the future?"

Song Wenwen sneered inwardly. She had this thought, but dared not show it too obviously. What was she testing?

"What good would it do to meet?"

"We're just trying to be friends, you don't need to be so hostile towards me, do you? If I did something wrong, I'll change it, okay?" He spread his hands, his handsome appearance and innocent apology were indeed very easy for young girls to fall for.

But Song Wenwen was different. She had never liked Ji Yunyang from the beginning. However, there was no need to turn against him now. Let's see what tricks Ji Yunyang can play next.

"You've misunderstood. I have no hostility towards you; I just simply don't like these kinds of occasions."

Seeing her extend her hand, Ji Yunyang shook it back with delight: "So I can ask you out now?"

"I'll see if I have time," Song Wenwen replied indifferently, maintaining her usual persona.

But Ji Yunyang was already very satisfied. Perhaps he himself did not realize that his feelings for Song Wenwen were different from his feelings for other girls. Or perhaps he realized that with Cheng Zhili as his fiancée, it was wrong to take the initiative to approach Song Wenwen, but he could not control himself.

Everyone except Song Wenwen ate quite well at this so-called "family dinner." Zhili, who is usually emotionally stable, showed no signs of anything unusual.

"Mom asked me to ask you if you want to come over for dinner tomorrow."

Song Wenwen asked this question in front of the Cheng family, and even raised her eyebrows to look at them. She couldn't possibly come today and then not let Zhili come tomorrow, could she?

Sure enough, when Zhili looked at Yu Peiyan questioningly, Yu Peiyan nodded.

Song Wenwen hugged Zhili: "Mom will be very happy. A lot of your favorite ingredients have been air-freighted over in the past two days. I'll come pick you up first thing tomorrow morning."

Ji Yunyang originally wanted to offer to deliver the food and get a free meal, but after hearing the following words, he changed his mind.

Okay, it seems a bit impolite to come here like this. Let's find another opportunity later.

The Song family has a car and a driver. Since Song Wenwen arrived, the car has been parked outside the Cheng family's villa, so Cheng Zhibo and Ji Yunyang have not had a chance to see her off.

Sitting in her own car, she breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't know how Zhili had managed to endure such a life year after year; it was too uncomfortable.