Chapter 33 She silently raised her hand and covered the puppy's ears.

Shuyun, who was in the Mercedes, watched as another car drove away.

Her eyes were red-rimmed, whether from the alcohol or from some kind of shock, it was hard to tell.

"Tonight, I felt like an outsider, excluded by them."

Shuyun covered her face, "But they are clearly my friends."

Rong Xi looked at the content on her phone, her expression changing. Qinghe Real Estate was going to be separated from Ji's Group. She had vaguely guessed this when Ji's Group underwent equity reform, but she didn't expect to be right.

Fu Rong Real Estate had long coveted Qinghe Real Estate and planned to take advantage of the latter's bankruptcy to acquire and restructure it.

She held her phone face down and looked at Shuyun beside her.

She patted Shuyun on the shoulder, "Don't be sad."

"Why don't you go find Grandma Zhong? Just make the old lady happy, won't that solve the problem?"

Shuyun nodded in confusion, "But Ayan isn't like Zhong Jingge, who's the most rebellious."

Rong Xi: "Are you stupid? Who told you to compare yourself to Zhong Yan? Compare yourself to Ji Tanyuan!"

Shuyun remained silent, then closed her eyes.

Rong Xi rolled her eyes inwardly. At this crucial moment, he was being unreasonable, and Zhong Yan was not going to really turn against the Zhong family for Ji Tanyuan's sake.

She then drove off, saying, "Now that I've said this, you saw it tonight. Qin Yini and Lan Fengsheng came specifically for Ji Tanyuan, trying to ruin our circle of friends. Things will be different then."

The car gradually drove away, and the manor returned to silence.

Zhong Yan sat in the passenger seat, while Ji Tanyuan drove this time. Since she hadn't been drinking, the two of them were too lazy to wait for the driver.

Ji Tanyuan turned to look at Zhong Yan and asked softly, "Do you have a grudge against Yini?"

Zhong Yan replied coldly, "No."

"Then why do you look so unhappy with her today?"

Zhong Yan's expression remained cold. "Why don't you ask her why she looks at me with such displeasure? Ji Tanyuan, I'm only letting it go because of you."

Ji Tanyuan smiled and said, "Then I have quite a lot of influence. Don't be angry. That's just how she is. Her nickname is 'the highly educated shrew in the legal world'."

She was talkative and outspoken, so when she introduced Qin Yini to Zhang Zhang, the two hit it off immediately and practically argued until the roof was falling down.

"You like her a lot?" Zhong Yan asked.

Ji Tanyuan exclaimed, "I like her! Why would I be friends with her if I didn't like her?"

Zhong Yan said "Oh," then closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Ji Tanyuan rolled her eyes. "You're crazy."

The two arrived home around 11 p.m., and before they even entered the house, they heard the dog barking.

Zhong Yan's face darkened immediately.

As soon as Ji Tanyuan entered the door, she was hugged by the dog. Ji Tanyuan smiled, squatted down and rubbed the dog's head. Seeing it made her feel much better, as she was annoyed by Zhong Yan's unpredictable behavior.

Zhong Yan walked forward, then turned back to look at her halfway through, "You're not going to bring him into the house to sleep tonight, are you?"

Ji Tanyuan and the dog looked at him at the same time, their eyes lighting up when they heard his question: "Is it okay?"

Zhong Yan smiled slightly. "What do you think? If you dare to let her in, I dare to show her our scene."

Ji Tanyuan: "..."

She silently raised her hand and covered the puppy's ears.

Zhong Yan chuckled, "Your ears are so big, you can't cover them up at all."

I don't know which sentence the dog understood, but it barked at Zhong Yan.

"Your dog is quite protective of its owner."

Ji Tanyuan silently grasped the dog's tail, suppressing its excitedly spinning tail. This wasn't to protect its owner; it was an agreement.

After settling the dog in, Ji Tanyuan went to the bedroom to take a shower.

I didn't see Zhong Yan when I came out, but I didn't pay any attention to it.

In her dazed state, she heard someone breathing heavily in her ear.

Ji Tanyuan raised her hand and touched his head, her voice low and sleepy, yet gentle, "What's wrong?"

She wasn't angry; first reactions don't lie. She was calm and didn't have any morning grumpiness.

Zhong Yan asked, "What if we have a conflict of interest in the future?"

Ji Tan drew out her words: "Hmm—, then let's do it by official business."

"Will you get a divorce?" Zhong Yan asked.

Ji Tanyuan closed her eyes. "If necessary."

Zhong Yan: "Aren't you even a little bit reluctant to part with it?"

Ji Tanyuan fell asleep again and did not answer him.

——

After Zhong Yan returned, he became busy, and the two could only meet in the evenings.

He goes to work during the day, while Ji Tanyuan sometimes has meetings at home and sometimes goes out.

In addition to managing social interactions within her family, Zhou Yanyu also organizes some charity events.

Go to orphanages, promote organic living, and visit nursing homes, etc.

Ji Tanyuan disliked and even found it tiring. She had no experience in this area and before marriage, she was truly a woman who never lifted a finger. She rarely even went to the refrigerator to find food herself. However, after marriage, as the maids were not at home at night, she gradually started to cook for herself more often.

Moreover, the heat in Yanjing in August is unbearable.

She suggested that she donate more money to the nursing home instead of visiting in person, and donate more money to the orphanage to buy some air conditioners, which would be better than her going there herself to fan herself. Zhong Yan is not in the system, and she is not in the Women's Federation, so why should she go to do this kind of thing?

She doesn't know anything, what will she do if she goes there and adds to the hospitality work? It's so hot today, and the children have to stand out to greet her, it's so hard for them.

However, all their plans were thwarted by Zhou Yanyu's words, "You are the Zhong family's daughter-in-law."

Okay then, go ahead.

Meanwhile, Zhong Yan was playing golf indoors.

They met at the Zhong family's dinner that evening. Zhong Yan had come with Shu Yun, who was carrying gifts and had gone to visit the elderly.

Zhong Yan was surprised to see Ji Tanyuan looking haggard. "Where have you been?"

Ji Tanyuan grabbed the hem of the man's clothes, almost burying herself in his arms.

"I don't want to go anymore, I'm too tired."

Zhong Yan held her back and patted her, "What kind of work can I get you to do?"

Ji Tanyuan: "I don't like it. I stood in the sun for a long time."

It was hot and exhausting, but the key was that Zhou Yanyu was there, so she felt embarrassed to quit.

Zhong Yan chuckled and pinched her cheek: "Young Miss, you're so delicate."

Ji Tanyuan pursed her lips, "I'm willing, but you're not?"

Zhong Yan turned to look at Wen Yi'an, who had come with Zhong Jing, and froze, staring at Wen Yi'an:

"You didn't go?"

Wen Yi'an asked, somewhat puzzled, "Going where?"

Zhong Yan turned to look at Ji Tanyuan, who looked up at her: "Mom said you went to another orphanage, so you don't know anything?"

Wen Yi'an raised her hand to cover her mouth, looking to onlookers as if she had accidentally forgotten what she had agreed to and had given herself away.

She smiled and said, "I went. It's so hot today."

Zhong Jing's face darkened; Wen Yi'an had been with him all day.

Is the whole family setting a trap for Ji Tanyuan and making things difficult for her?

This is because they genuinely don't want Zhong Yan's marriage to go smoothly.