The intention behind leaving this vacant seat is very clear.
He Yanchen's words also expressed his attitude.
He would rather stand behind Lin Zhixing than accept the arrangement to sit next to Liu Nian.
He was not invited to today's family dinner.
But he informed the driver he had found to take Lin Zhixing away.
The purpose is also obvious.
Zhou Qiaohua looked at He Yanchen and said, "You have the final say in this family. How can there not be a place for you?"
"I wasn't invited to the family dinner, so naturally there's no place for me."
He Yanchen still stood behind Lin Zhixing without moving.
The two of them talked back and forth, not at all like mother and son.
The situation was tense, more like being on opposite sides of the negotiation table.
"I knew you would come even if I didn't invite you, so I saved a seat for you."
Zhou Qiaohua's eyes fell on the only empty seat at the table.
He Yanchen glanced at Lin Zhixing who was sitting in front of him and said, "My girlfriend is here. Even if I'm standing here, I shouldn't sit next to someone else."
The empty seat was right next to Liu Nian.
On the other side is He Mingyu.
He sat down, that was his choice.
At the dinner table, almost everyone's eyes were on Lin Zhixing.
Lin Zhixing felt so uncomfortable that he simply stood up from his chair.
As she stood up, Zhou Qiaohua spoke up, "Ms. Lin, are you not going to eat? Are you going to leave with my son?"
Zhou Qiaohua is over 60 years old, and even though she just had a heart stent surgery, she is in good spirits.
The voice is sonorous and powerful.
Lin Zhixing hurriedly explained: "No, I just... wanted to persuade him."
"Oh, no need. How can I make my family unhappy over such a small matter? I can just move to another place."
It was Liu Nian who spoke.
She first stood up and changed her position, and then took over the cup of water she had just used.
The conflict between mother and son was easily resolved.
Lin Zhixing then realized that this trap was set for her.
Her sitting here would only exacerbate the conflict between mother and son.
The simplest way to resolve the problem lies in Liu Nian's hands.
He Yanchen then sat down.
This time we sat in the old house's large dining room, using a round table.
The table was quite large and only accommodated six people, with some distance between the chairs.
After He Yanchen sat down, he moved his chair slightly towards Lin Zhixing, raised his arm, and naturally placed it on the back of Lin Zhixing's chair.
A simple action puts two people in the same camp.
Zhou Qiaohua saw everything and her face was not looking good.
Lin Zhixing also felt uncomfortable.
After He Yanchen sat down, several nannies brought the hot dishes to the table one by one.
Among these dishes, two of them clearly contained chili peppers.
One of them was steamed fish and the other was twice-cooked pork.
Zhou Qiaohua frowned as she looked at the two dishes: "What kind of dishes are these?"
"I asked the nanny to prepare it in advance." He Yanchen said, "I like spicy food, what's wrong?"
Zhou Qiaohua's expression turned even uglier: "How come I didn't know you liked to eat these things?"
"Mom, when have you ever cared about what I like?"
He Yanchen spoke very slowly.
There seemed to be a hint of ridicule in the tone, but it also seemed like every word was a question.
The table fell into an eerie silence.
Lin Zhixing sat right across from Zhou Qiaohua. She could clearly see the slightly pale knuckles of Zhou Qiaohua's hand holding the chopsticks.
He was obviously trying hard not to get angry.
Seeing that the quarrel was about to break out, Zhou Qiaohua put down the chopsticks in her hand and said: "Okay, the family hasn't been together for a long time, let's have a good meal."
The atmosphere at the table finally relaxed.
In order to avoid an argument, Yin Ruyun found a relatively safe topic from Liu Nian:
"Miss Liu, you haven't been back to China for so many years. Do you think China has changed a lot?"
"Yes, I never thought that the country would develop so fast."
"It's right to return to China. The country is thriving now and there are many opportunities."
"Yeah, I have to thank my ex-husband for that. If he hadn't repeatedly touched my bottom line, I wouldn't have decided to divorce him."
Upon hearing this, Yin Ruyun casually asked, "What did your ex-husband do?"
"He... he's a really good disguiser. When we first met, I thought he was the most perfect man in the world: gentle, caring, and thoughtful. It wasn't until we were about to get married that I discovered he had a gambling problem."
Liu Nian sighed, "Before we got married, I actually knew he owed several million. At the time, I was really blinded by love, so I asked Yan Chen to help him settle the debt. I paid less interest and also paid off his debts. That's why we got married."
"There's this thing?"
Yin Ruyun went to see He Yanchen.
Yu Guang couldn't help but look at Lin Zhixing again.
If it wasn't an ordinary relationship, who would spend millions to help someone pay back their debts?
Doesn’t this show that the relationship between the two people is not simple?
"Yeah, I didn't dare tell my parents about these things, for fear that they would worry." Liu Nian sighed, "I originally thought that life would gradually get better after paying off my gambling debts. After we got married, I found out that he was emotionally unstable, domestically violent, and cheated on me. When we divorced, I found out that he owed a lot of money again. If it weren't for Yan Chen, I really wouldn't be able to return to China."
He Mingyu spoke first: "My uncle also helped you with your divorce?!"
He also unconsciously looked towards Lin Zhixing.
Lin Zhixing lowered his head to eat and did not look at He Yanchen.
She felt that she believed in men.
but……
It’s not like Liu Nian has no family.
Is he to her...
Too good.
"Yes, I'm a rather confused and careless person. It was only when we were getting divorced that I realized I was schemed against by my ex-husband and had to bear a lot of debt." Liu Nian looked at He Yanchen beside her, "If it weren't for Yanchen, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get a divorce now."
He Yanchen finally spoke: "I just helped her find a multinational lawyer. He is fully responsible for the entire incident. I didn't do anything."
He Mingyu deliberately asked, "You must have paid back the money for him, right? And these millions should be in local currency, right?"
The atmosphere at the table became a little strange.
Almost everyone's eyes were unconsciously on Lin Zhixing.
Not only is she He Yanchen's girlfriend, she also looks similar to Liu Nian.
Some possibilities are self-evident.
"Miss Liu helped me a lot when I was studying. I helped her twice on this matter, so we are even now." He Yanchen glanced at Lin Zhixing and explained, "Miss Liu and I are not familiar with each other. There is no need to deliberately mention me repeatedly in your own affairs to avoid misunderstandings."
As soon as He Yanchen finished speaking, he picked up a piece of fish with his serving chopsticks and put it into Lin Zhixing's bowl.
His every word and action clearly expressed his attitude.
The other people didn't dare to ask about the relationship between the two people.
Yin Ruyun sighed, "They say it's easy to change a country but hard to change one's nature. You really need to be careful before getting married."
Liu Nian replied, "Yes, if a man has a history of fighting, abusing others, or even having the urge to kill, he is definitely not suitable for marriage."
"Who would marry such a person? They must be crazy!" He Mingyu complained.
Liu Nian didn't respond to him at all.
She looked at Lin Zhixing intently and asked her, "Ms. Lin, what do you think?"
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