The ladies' gazes toward Yan Zhi instantly changed. They had previously thought that Yan Zhi had climbed to the position of young mistress of the Leng family through scheming and men, but now it seemed that this was not entirely the case. The old lady of the Leng family seemed to favor this young mistress who was not very old.
“No wonder my niece-in-law has such an extraordinary air about her,” Mrs. Chen chimed in.
Yan Zhi lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, neither taking the words to heart nor exposing them.
Grandma Leng, on the other hand, couldn't stop smiling: "You are all people I value. You should help Zhizhi more in the future. Helping her is helping me."
The ladies nodded in agreement.
Yan Zhi looked at this harmonious and heartwarming scene, smiling gently and calmly.
She was being fawned over by everyone at that moment, and her nagging was excessive.
Thanks to Grandma's money.
After an unknown amount of time, Grandma Leng was talking to her uncles and elders when Yan Zhi said she was going to the restroom and quietly disappeared from the crowd.
The dinner was spent amidst various suspicions and jealousy. Yan Zhi maintained a smile throughout, without revealing any extra emotions. Some people thought she was poised and beautiful, while others thought she was faking it.
However, these comments are all directed at the young mistress of the Leng family and the wife of the president of the Leng Corporation. Whoever sits in this position today will receive the same comments.
Who cares?
Yan Zhiman wandered around aimlessly for a while, and finally sat down on a wicker chair by the pool.
The floor was covered with a soft, plush carpet. Yan Zhi took off her high heels and stepped onto it.
It's so soft and comfortable.
A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips, completely unreserved.
Yan Zhi hadn't returned for a while, and after his cold, sharp gaze swept around, he finally found her on a wicker chair by the pool.
Through the glass window, Leng Linli saw Yan Zhi sitting in a rattan chair, her brows relaxed, stretching lazily without any restraint.
It's pleasant.
Her bare feet dangled from time to time, and it was unclear what she was thinking. Her eyes and brows shone with a gentle light, as if she were enjoying this moment.
His cold, sharp lips involuntarily curved into a smile.
He liked seeing her like this, as if... life was peaceful and serene.
In fact, Leng Linli struggled a lot when he learned the truth from Bai Lian.
The Yan Zhi he knew was not that kind of person.
Unfortunately, there was also concrete evidence from a recording.
This made it impossible for Leng Linli to find a reason to exonerate Yan Zhi.
Leng Linli struggles with himself every day; the Yan Zhi described by Bai Lian is different from what he sees.
In his eyes, Yan Zhi would laugh heartily when she was happy, and stay by herself when she was unhappy. She would stretch lazily in the sun and only stick to the people she liked, but she wouldn't stick to them all the time. She had her own rhythm and pace, and she would never easily lose it because of anyone.
Just like right now.
She sat quietly in the wicker chair, swinging her legs from time to time, her eyes gentle, seemingly immersed in her own world, oblivious to everything around her.
How could someone like that deceive Grandma into marrying him?
"Mrs. Leng is very beautiful!"
Perhaps his cold and stern gaze was too blatant, because the people next to him made a joke.
Leng Linli remained silent and withdrew his gaze.
No matter how much beauty Yan Zhi was praised for, it couldn't compare to the stunning, composed, generous, gentle...beautiful sight Leng Linli had when he first met her.
That relaxed feeling couldn't be faked. Her smile was gentle and casual, yet she had a way of controlling people, making Leng Linli's eyes light up.
Before the interviews were even over that day, Leng Linli had already selected her from among the many interviewees.
After working with Yan Zhi for half a year, Leng Linli felt very comfortable.
If it weren't for his grandmother pressuring him to get married, and if Yan Zhi hadn't tried to deceive his grandmother, Leng Linli would have truly admired Yan Zhi. She was gentle, composed, dignified, and poised; she would have been his first choice for a wife.
Most importantly, Leng Linli enjoys being with Yan Zhi; it makes him feel very relaxed.
However, if all of this suddenly turns out to be a means for her to deliberately get close to her grandmother and marry into a wealthy family, then everything that happened before will be overturned by him, and he will re-examine, speculate on, and convict her.
He was such a proud, arrogant, and adored man, yet he was outmaneuvered by a woman. How could he possibly swallow this insult?
He desperately needed to find an outlet for his emotions amidst his feigned calmness, and he began to become irritable, easily angered, and frustrated.
For the past month, Leng Linli has been waiting for Yan Zhi to coax him every day.
He doesn't need to put in much effort; just a little coaxing will be enough for him to find a way to forgive her.
But she never did.
By the time Leng Linli came to his senses, he had already messed everything up.
External voices created a crisis of trust between him and Yan Zhi.
So blind! How could his heart have been so deceived in the first place? Was he deaf and blind?
After clearing his mind, Leng Linli sent a message: [Bai Lian, play that recording for me again.]
Bai Lian was chatting with the other young ladies when she heard a WeChat message notification. She opened WeChat and saw that Leng Linli had sent her a message. She was very happy.
Upon seeing the message from Leng Linli, Bai Lian took a few steps back in disbelief. She was astonished; Leng Linli had actually... bowed his head!
He, such a proud person, actually bowed down to Yan Zhi!
Bai Lian was speechless for a moment. She bit her lip, her heart filled with jealousy and resentment.
Fingers tapped stiffly on the screen: [Brother, are you sure you want to hear it again?]
【Sure.】
In less than a second, Leng Linli's message arrived quickly, as if without the slightest hesitation.
Bai Lian panicked when she saw those two words, but the recording was fabricated!
If he listened to it again, Leng Linli would realize that the recording was fake.
He will then realize that she was the one lying.
She couldn't let Leng Linli hear the recording, nor could she let him realize that she didn't want him to hear it.
Bai Lian took a deep breath, composed herself, and calmed Leng Linli before readily agreeing: "Okay, brother, I'll come find you later."
Leng Linli saw the last message Bai Lian sent, and his gaze slowly turned to Yan Zhi.
Looking at her, a smile gradually spread across his cold, sharp lips, and tenderness lingered in his eyes all the way to the corners.
Exiting his own WeChat, Leng Linli saw two WeChat apps on his phone screen. He tapped the cloned WeChat app, logged into Su Rao's WeChat account, and sent a message to Yan Zhi:
Did you have fun at the party?
After sending the message, Leng Linli stared at his phone screen with longing eyes, like a high school student experiencing his first crush, eagerly awaiting Yan Zhi's reply.
Yan Zhi's message bubble quickly flashed on the chat box:
I'm just an extra person; it doesn't matter whether I'm happy or not.
Leng Linli held the phone, his expression trembled, and he suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.
Looking at her, my heart felt like it was about to burst.
He was sorry; he didn't understand love.
Love, without realizing it.
It would be so easy to hurt her.
His fingers were trembling slightly as he typed: [Go find President Leng.]
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