Chapter 34 Empathy

The Han couple looked at each other.

Obviously didn't believe it.

"Yinyin, you've only known him for a short time, so you don't know much about him." Ms. Bai took Shiyin's hand and said, "When you spend more time with him, you'll see how he can lie without batting an eyelid and deceive you without feeling any guilt."

"This ring was bought by an unknown buyer at Sotheby's auction house, more than ten years ago. Han Zhan doesn't have the ability to find it, let alone sincerely ask for it."

"Even though he's my son, I can't be harsh on another person's daughter. So Yinyin, I'll tell you one thing: don't trust Han Zhan too much. He can turn black into white and fool you around."

Shi Yin opened her mouth and wanted to say something.

After a moment, he swallowed it back.

The elders in the hall were chatting about family matters, no one interested in the ring's origins. Han's father was giving instructions to the housekeeper, telling them to prepare the best room in the garden for Han Zheng to stay in. Upon hearing the noise, Ms. Bai also went over to give instructions, detailing everything from whether the quilt should be down or goose down, and whether the bathrobe should be thick or extra thick.

No one here cares where the ring comes from.

No one cares about Han Zhan.

In the interval between everyone's busyness, Shi Yin put down her birthday gift and quietly left the box. She walked forward along the quiet corridor. Not far away, a tall figure came into view.

After not seeing him for a few days, Han Zhan hadn't changed at all.

The facial features are three-dimensional and distinct.

Has a strong body.

He always has a smile on his face, and is a natural optimist, seemingly never feeling down.

Shi Yin stared at him for a long time until his pleasant voice came, as frivolous as ever: "Wife, you are a little too beautiful tonight. It makes me feel a sense of crisis."

Shi Yin: “…”

Han Zhan approached, "Have you had good meals these past few days back home? You look rosy and energetic."

"Mom and Dad have been nice to me lately."

"How is it?"

"He gave me an apartment in the city center and a credit card with an 800,000 yuan balance."

"What did you exchange?"

"Break off the engagement with the Song family and replace the bride with my sister."

"They really are exploiting you." Han Zhan reached out and grasped her shoulders, pulling her closer. He lowered his eyes to look at her and said, "Since they've wronged you, they'll compensate you with a little bit of profit. If you accept it, you'll be a good kid in their eyes. If you don't, you'll be an ungrateful person without a conscience. No wonder the Shi family is so harmonious, because my wife has been giving in."

Shi Yin looked up at him.

Easily understood what he meant.

When a family is experiencing inequality, the only way to maintain order is to let the kindest person suffer. Once the honest person refuses to suffer any more, he or she will be labeled as having a bad character and disregarding family harmony.

"What about you? Have you ever given in?" Shi Yin asked.

Han Zhan was silent.

The playful expression on his face faded a little.

However, before Shi Yin could take a closer look, he reverted to his usual carefree and unrestrained self. That touch of genuine emotion had vanished as quickly as it had appeared, so quickly that Shi Yin thought she had misjudged him.

The two entered the elevator together.

Han Zhan looked at her and asked, "Are you going back to the Shi residence tonight?"

"What's up?"

"I haven't been home for several days. Don't I miss you, my wife?"

Shi Yin: “…”

She didn't respond to him. He always made her speechless and dig her toes into the ground. Shi Yin changed the subject, "I ran into Mr. Lu about ten minutes ago. He had something urgent to do and took your car. He asked me to tell you something."

"He's going to make me walk back to the city in the heavy snow?"

"Don't you live here?"

"I'm going to grab Han Zheng's room?" Han Zhan turned his head and teased her: "I don't have such plans, but my wife, if you want to see us fight, I'm willing to kick him a few times."

"I didn't say that."

"So that's the idea?"

"I don't."

"Are you angry after I exposed you?"

"Han Zhan, you——"

"I was wrong, my wife."

He apologized, his handsome face pretending to beg for mercy, and he lowered himself to look into Shi Yin's eyes. The little bit of temper he had provoked in her that she hadn't suppressed instantly dissipated. In that moment, she admitted that appearance was indeed an all-purpose amulet. Even if Han Zhan was a bit nagging, he could calm people down in an instant.

The elevator reached the first floor.

Shi Yin walked out first, "I'll have someone prepare the car and drive to the east gate later."

Han Zhan: "My wife is so nice."

He watched her walk away until she completely disappeared. Just as he was about to look away, he saw Han Zheng walking towards him. He spoke first, "Since you're still in the manor, why don't you go to Lanyue Pavilion and talk to your parents for a while?"

"Aren't you here?"

"I'm my parents' son, and so are you." Han Zheng stepped forward and said, "Xiaoyin is even better at pleasing my parents than you. She took the birthday gift to Lanyue Pavilion, and Mom really liked the watch she bought."

"My wife is naturally the best."

"She's really good."

"What do you mean? Are you trying to poach my girlfriend?"

"It's getting more and more outrageous."

"Don't you just like my things?" Han Zhan said with a smile.

"Blood is thicker than water, so it's normal for brothers to have similar interests." Han Zheng looked at him. "But Xiaoyin is really good to you. Mom and Dad don't believe you bought that ruby ​​ring. She stood there and said she saw Ms. Jin Baili hand the ring to you with her own eyes, and she also said that you put a lot of effort into finding this precious birthday gift."

Hearing this.

A flicker of panic crossed Han Zhan's handsome face, but more of it was surprise. He couldn't help but think of the box of handmade snowflake cake she had given him on his birthday. She had taken the initiative to learn how to make it from Ms. Bai, going out early and returning late for three days and three nights. Every night, she would come back from the cold wind and snow with her nose frozen red.

Justice was served to him again tonight.

Her own small body was thin and weak, and she couldn't even carry her sister's green tea pot, and yet she had to come to speak for him and stand up for him. Han Zhan's dark eyes drooped slightly, and a subtle ripple appeared in his deep eyes.