When Lu Jinghuai got home, he discovered that the ordinary family gathering included not only his family members, but also Ye Nanxing.

He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then sat down silently at the dining table without saying a word.

Ye Nanxing's appearance reminded him of Shen Wenran's innermost thoughts.

He is a character in a book, and Ye Nanxing is the white moonlight heroine that some idiotic author arranged for him.

He is a fictional character in a book, whose fate is controlled by an invisible hand.

He will continue to hurt his wife for this two-faced woman.

Just thinking about it makes me upset.

As Ye Nanxing watched the family take their seats, her gaze fell upon Lu Jinghuai.

For some reason, she always felt that Lu Jinghuai looked at her with a hint of disgust in his eyes.

She spoke somewhat awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was your family gathering today..."

After she finished speaking, she nervously twisted her two fingers together.

No matter how you look at her, she doesn't have that aloof and cold demeanor she usually displays; instead, she has the gentle appearance of a girl next door.

What Bai Xiangyi liked most about Ye Nanxing was this: he was equally adept at social graces and domestic skills.

Most importantly, even if they are dazzling in public, they are still meek and obedient at home.

This is the kind of daughter-in-law she has in mind.

Therefore, before Lu Jinghuai could speak, she said first: "Why be so reserved? We are all family. Even with Ziming here, you are all familiar with each other. We grew up together."

When Bai Xiangyi spoke of Lu Ziming, her tone became noticeably colder.

Lu Ziming sat at the dining table, maintaining a smile as he carefully observed Ye Nanxing.

But to Ye Nanxing, such a gaze seemed like that of a snake flicking its tongue.

The family was sitting at the dining table when Grandpa Lu arrived late.

Before he could speak, Lu Ziming asked, "Big brother, where's your wife?"

Hearing Lu Ziming call her "sister-in-law," Ye Nanxing's face paled slightly.

When they used to hang out together, whether it was Lu Ziming or Lu Jinghuai, the person they cared about most was her.

However, at this moment, the person being questioned by one or two people was Shen Wenran.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jinghuai said gently, "She hasn't been feeling well lately, so don't worry about her. It doesn't matter whether she comes or not."

At that moment, he suddenly remembered Shen Wenran's fear.

If her younger brother, Lu Ziming, really caused her extremely terrible harm.

And all these hurts were caused by his resentment towards her, so he was willing to continue treating her coldly.

Ye Nanxing was still lost in thought.

Hearing Lu Jinghuai say that, a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart.

So, she had misunderstood everything before; Jinghuai couldn't possibly have fallen for that woman so quickly.

Bai Xiangyi smiled as well upon hearing this.

With that jinx out of the way, how can I not feel good?

But at this moment, she also said politely, "He's been busy with filming lately, and he's probably exhausted. In that case, let him rest."

Only Old Master Lu showed displeasure at this moment.

He said in a deep voice, "Even if she's not feeling well, just let her come over and sit down. It's just a family meal. Jinghuai, she's your wife. In future occasions like this, teach her to distinguish between what's important and what's not."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Lu Jinghuai responded, and soon the servants brought the food up.

Ye Nanxing tried her best to show her gentle and virtuous side in front of the group, and Bai Xiangyi was generous with her praise.

In the end, he generously remarked, "If only you were my daughter-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Ye Nanxing simply lowered his head and smiled shyly.

To Ye Nanxing's surprise, when the dinner party ended, Lu Jinghuai offered to take her home.

This made Ye Nanxing feel flattered.

She knew it; her intuition was right. She also knew that Mrs. Lu's position couldn't be easily taken away by that woman.

Just as she agreed, Lu Ziming also spoke up.

"Brother, why don't you let me take care of delivering Nanxing?"

After he finished speaking, his pair of dark, bright eyes looked at Ye Nanxing.

Lu Jinghuai didn't speak, he just looked at him quietly.

Sure enough, his guess was correct.

As long as he cares about someone, Lu Ziming will try to take them away from him.

To protect someone, you can only deliberately distance yourself from them before they reveal their true colors.

Lu Ziming thought Lu Jinghuai wouldn't agree, so he patiently explained.

“I’ve seen news about my older brother when I was abroad.”

“In the news, my brother and Ms. Ye are being portrayed as a couple. I think that’s unfair to my sister-in-law.”

As Lu Ziming spoke, his eyes were fixed on the expression on Lu Jinghuai's face.

However, Lu Jinghuai simply said calmly, "It's just gossip. Do you think of us the same way they do?"

Lu Ziming smiled and said, "If you continue to get too close to Nanxing, I will naturally misunderstand just like them."

After saying this, Lu Ziming didn't wait for Lu Jinghuai's reply, but instead said to Ye Nanxing, "Miss Ye, let's go."

Even if Ye Nanxing was a hundred times unwilling, she couldn't confront Lu Ziming directly after he said that.

Therefore, she could only obediently nod.

"Okay, thank you, Young Master Lu."

The moment the two got into the car, the atmosphere became strangely eerie.

Ye Nanxing stopped smiling; after all, her face was about to freeze from smiling for so long.

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