Shen's mother waited outside the laboratory until he finished get off work. When He Lingchuan saw her, he thought he was hallucinating.
"Mom... Aunt Chen."
Having not seen each other for so long, He Lingchuan still maintained his old habits, but fortunately he reacted in time and immediately changed his address.
Upon hearing these three words, Mother Shen frowned: "Are you planning to completely sever ties with me?"
She preferred He Lingchuan to Zhou Mingyan, and it was her daughter's misfortune that he didn't have it.
Chen's mother sighed and patiently advised, "Are you planning to divorce Xixi and abandon me as your mother? After all, we've been together for so long, and you won't even give me this much face?"
As an elder of the Shen family, it was already a great honor for Shen's mother to come to He Lingchuan's house. Now, she was personally persuading him to attend the birthday banquet. Even if He Lingchuan was unhappy, he had no choice but to agree.
"I'll go."
Mother Shen smiled broadly and smoothed the stray hairs from He Lingchuan's forehead before leaving: "That's right. Husbands and wives shouldn't hold grudges overnight. There was a misunderstanding between you two, but it's good that it's been cleared up."
He Lingchuan watched Shen's mother leave without refuting her words.
He didn't think he could reconcile with Shen Yanxi. As for this birthday banquet, he would consider it his last act of filial piety as a son-in-law.
...
Shen's mother's birthday banquet invited many dignitaries. The lab coat that He Lingchuan was wearing was not presentable. When Shen Yanxi called, He Lingchuan happened to be at the mall.
"Where are you waiting for me? I'm coming over now to go shopping with you."
Shen Yanxi ordered He Lingchuan to hang up the phone, regardless of whether he wanted to or not.
He Lingchuan frowned, forced to accept Shen Yanxi's kindness.
The two were a little awkward after they met up, especially Shen Yanxi, who had wanted to take this opportunity to find out about the relationship between He Lingchuan and that girl, but she never had the chance.
The two entered a suit store. Shen Yanxi, familiar with the place, took out a suit from the innermost compartment and asked, "How about this one?"
"All is well."
He Lingchuan had no interest in such material things; after all, he had a good figure and good looks, and he looked like a model no matter what he wore.
"Don't you have anyone you like?"
Shen Yanxi pressed the suit jacket against He Lingchuan's body and looked him up and down: "It looks pretty good, take this one."
After paying, Shen Yanxi asked He Lingchuan if there was anything she wanted.
"No."
He Lingchuan walked behind Shen Yanxi, carrying a suit bag in his hand.
His reluctance to walk alongside Shen Yanxi was quite obvious. A few minutes later, Shen Yanxi finally couldn't hold back any longer. Her tone was full of impatience as she looked at He Lingchuan with extreme dissatisfaction: "Can't you be a little happier?"
Are you happy being with me?
He Lingchuan spread his hands, unable to help but complain: "I said I would come to buy it myself, but you insisted on coming, and now you think my attitude was bad."
He almost laughed. How could he be at her mercy both before and after their marriage?
When he gets angry, he speaks without thinking, but although his words are harsh, they are true: "Zhou Mingyan is the most obedient, why don't you go find him? It'll save you from wasting your time here."
"He Lingchuan, how can you be so ungrateful?"
Shen Yanxi stepped forward, intending to argue with him, but just as she lifted her foot, she heard a voice behind her call out "Xixi".
He Lingchuan curled his lips into a smile, his happy expression not at all like an act: "Your man is here, you should leave now."
Zhou Mingyan walked up to Shen Yanxi and watched the two of them leave with large bags and bundles. His jealousy intensified: "Didn't you dislike money?"
He kicked the bag of clothes: "Xixi bought all these clothes for you, right? You really know how to pick them, they're all expensive."
"Are you jealous?"
He Lingchuan opened his palm: "Which one do you want? Consider it my reward for your hard work."
He Lingchuan glanced at Shen Yanxi and sarcastically remarked, "Being a gigolo isn't easy."
That's enough.
Shen Yanxi was furious, and her eyes seemed to be shooting sparks as she looked at He Lingchuan: "You really don't appreciate it. I'm never going to care about you again."
"It was none of your business anyway."
He Lingchuan couldn't understand how she could say such a shameless thing and not care about him at all.
Did she ever interfere?
He Lingchuan held up the bag in front of Zhou Mingyan and waved it: "If you don't want it, I'll take it."
Zhou Mingyan swallowed hard, suppressing his desire, and watched helplessly as He Lingchuan walked past him.
He looked at Shen Yanxi, hesitant to speak.
"Let's go back."
Shen Yanxi was not in the mood to go shopping with Zhou Mingyan, and spoke coldly.
The two walked one after the other. Shen Yanxi was preoccupied with He Lingchuan's departing figure and did not notice Zhou Mingyan's increasingly dark expression.
...
On the day of the banquet, He Lingchuan wore the haute couture outfit that Shen Yanxi had bought for him to celebrate Shen's mother's birthday.
He knew Shen's mother's preferences better than anyone else, and the gift he gave her was exactly what she wanted.
The others were filled with jealousy as they watched Shen's mother treat He Lingchuan.
"That's why some people are so amazing. I met them today and they truly live up to their reputation. With just a few words and a small gift, they can make people smile from ear to ear."
"I used to wonder what was wrong with Xixi to marry this man, but now it seems he really has some skills."
He Lingchuan remained unperturbed by the sarcastic remarks from those around him.
He leaned against the railing, smiling politely.
Ever since he married Shen Yanxi, these people have been constantly criticizing and mocking him.
They felt they had climbed the social ladder and were unworthy of Shen Yanxi. He Lingchuan understood all of this, so over the years, whenever he heard these words, he would walk to the side and remain silent. Over time, he got used to it.
He Lingchuan walked to the corner as usual, and as soon as he stood still, he heard Shen Yanxi's powerful voice.
Every year on her mother's birthday, Shen Yanxi would speak on behalf of the younger generation in the family.
It was her again this time. He Lingchuan yawned and planned to leave after listening to Shen Yanxi's speech.
He was bored and had just turned on his phone to play a game when he heard Shen Yanxi call his name.
"He Lingchuan, is there anything you'd like to say?"
He Lingchuan was completely bewildered. He raised an eyebrow and looked at the people on the stage, puzzled.
This was the first time Shen Yanxi had asked him if he had anything to say. Wasn't this tantamount to admitting their relationship in front of everyone?
While He Lingchuan was still hesitating, Shen Yanxi had already sent people to drag him up.
"Go ahead and tell me."
Shen Yanxi offered the microphone, and He Lingchuan glanced at her, about to speak, when he was stopped by an egg.
The egg landed right on He Lingchuan's forehead, the sticky egg yolk soaking his collar, making him look disheveled and unkempt.
The people in the audience didn't stop there and continued to throw eggs.
"Get down. You don't deserve to stand in this position."
"Get out of here right now, right now."
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