Chapter 856 Eating
Just as she was about to ask, Junyi suddenly came out. Seeing the two of them standing face to face, she walked over and took Lin Tan's hand: "Why didn't you come in? It's windy and cold outside."
"Aunt Jun," Lin Tan greeted politely.
"Come on, let's go inside." Junyi led her inside. "I know you have to pay attention to your figure when you're acting, so the dishes I made today are all pretty light. Try them later and see if they suit your taste."
"Okay." Lin Tan smiled slightly.
Looking at her like this, Xie Yi's eyes never lost their distance and coldness.
We arrived in the living room.
Lin Tan handed the gifts he had bought to Madam Jun.
"You silly child, you came all this way, why did you bring a gift?" Junyi said, but the smile on her face never faded. "You're not allowed to buy one next time."
Lin Tan responded, "Okay."
Xie Yi also took his seat at this time.
Seeing him sitting not far from her, Lin Tan subconsciously straightened her back, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable and restrained.
“Only you would be so considerate.” Junyi looked at Xie Yi beside her as she spoke and said directly, “I’ve raised your brother Xie Yi for so many years, and I’ve never seen him buy me any special gifts.”
"Did the Nian beast steal the gifts I received last year for the holiday?" Xie Yi retorted.
"You still have the nerve to mention gifts." Junyi and Xie Yi are both quite direct with each other, and the mother and son have a very good relationship. "Every time you give me something, it's the same as what your dad gives you. You can't even copy a different type of homework."
Xie Yi: "..."
It was clearly his dad who copied his homework.
“This shows that he and Uncle Xie are on the same wavelength,” Lin Tan said.
“What talk of telepathy? I think he’s just too lazy to put in the effort,” Junyi said.
Xie Yi looked at Xie Chang'an coming downstairs and replied unhurriedly, "You can ask Dad who is too lazy to bother with the effort."
Xie Chang'an walked over, looking bewildered: "What do you mean, too lazy to bother?"
Xie Yi looked at him and said, "Buy a gift for Mom."
Xie Chang'an calmly sat down: "You really should pay more attention. It's heartless and despicable to use underhanded means to find out what gifts I give you every time."
Xie Yi: "?"
Xie Chang'an: "If you don't know what to give, you don't have to give anything. It's not like your mother absolutely needs it."
Junyi: "Yes."
Xie Yi scoffed, "You're right, this kind of behavior is quite despicable and shameless."
"Good to know." Xie Chang'an said calmly, then turned his gaze to Lin Tan and Madam Jun: "Dinner is ready, come and eat."
Junyi looked at Lin Tan: "Let's go."
Lin Tan followed.
Besides some usual light and nourishing dishes, there was also seafood that had just been air-freighted in that day. Throughout the meal, Madam Jun kept introducing the dishes to her and urging her to eat.
She did indeed enjoy the meal very much.
Towards the end, Mrs. Jun chatted with her: "I heard from Song Zhi that Director Ning invited you to audition for his second female lead?"
"Okay," Lin Tan replied, "I'm going to audition next Wednesday."
Madam Jun: "If I pass the audition, how long will it take to join the production team?"
Lin Tan: "It depends on the production team's notification."
Madam Jun spoke her mind: "Then come over for dinner when you have time. Most of the time it's just me and your Uncle Xie here, and it gets quite boring with no one to talk to."
"You can call me or Xie Yi when you want to come over, and I'll arrange a car to pick you up," Xie Chang'an said.
It was clear that he had temporarily lowered his guard against Lin Tan.
After all, the medicinal sachet that Lin Tan prepared for Junyi really did have an improving effect.
He even secretly took the sachets to have them checked, and everyone said the formula was excellent.
Lin Tan hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
I wanted to refuse, but I felt it wasn't a good idea.
She didn't want to refuse him, but she also didn't really want to have too much contact with Xie Yi.
Just as she was considering how to reply, Xie Yi spoke first, addressing Xie Chang'an: "What you need to do is reflect on yourself, instead of thinking about improving your daily life through outsiders."
These words were spoken.
Junyi and Xie Chang'an both focused their gaze on his face.
Lin Tan ate with her eyes down, without saying a word.
"When you were young, you always complained that I was a third wheel and wanted to have some alone time with your partner. Now you're tired of having that kind of life?" Xie Yi said in his usual indifferent tone.
But whether it was Xie Chang'an, Junyi, or Lin Tan, they could all tell that he didn't want Lin Tan to come here.
The meal didn't go very well towards the end.
Xie Chang'an said something, and Xie Yi retorted with a retort.
Junyi said something, and Xie Yi offered a piece of advice.
Faced with this situation, Lin Tan didn't even have a chance to interject.
After lunch was finally over, Xie Chang'an called Xie Yi upstairs, closed the door and said to him, "What happened at the dinner table? I didn't realize your mother liked Lin Tan so much."
"That's why I said that," Xie Yi said frankly.
Xie Chang'an looked at him suspiciously.
Xie Yi's expression remained unchanged: "What kind of expression is that?"
Xie Chang'an asked suspiciously, "Are you jealous?"
Xie Yi: "?"
Xie Yi didn't even want to talk to him.
This thought process is just unbelievable.
"If you weren't jealous, why did you say such tactless things and upset your mother?" Xie Chang'an was very puzzled. "Don't tell me it's because Lin Tan's family isn't well-off."
"I don't care about family background, I only care about character," Xie Yi reminded him.
Xie Chang'an: "You don't like her?"
Xie Yi: "I don't like it."
Xie Chang'an: "You'll like her once you get to know her better. She's a good girl. Your mother's insomnia was relieved by the sachet she gave her. Since using the herbal sachet she gave you, your mother has been sleeping very well every night."
Before that, he was actually not very comfortable with Junyi using things given by outsiders.
Especially medicine.
But whether it was investigating or using the information, Lin Tan took it all to heart.
"With Qin Mo helping her, of course it's effective," Xie Yi said based on his guess.
Xie Chang'an: "?"
That tone.
What's going on?
"Do you know that her first meeting with you was deliberate?" Xie Yi said.
Xie Chang'an: "You know?"
Xie Yi: "I know, Qin Mo told me."
Xie Chang'an was even more puzzled.
What is all this nonsense?
"She's Huo Sinian's fiancée, and she pretended to be single to get in touch with Qin Mo for some purpose," Xie Yi said. "If Qin Mo hadn't discovered it in time, who knows what she would have done to him."
"Are you serious?" Xie Chang'an frowned slightly.
Xie Yi: "You can check it yourself if you don't believe me."
Seeing him like this.
Xie Chang'an knew it was pretty much true.
He had suspected Lin Tan had a problem before, but he didn't expect it to be this serious.
Huo Sinian's fiancée?
They had no grudge against the Huo family.
What was her purpose in approaching Junyi?
"You'd better try to persuade Mom before she gets too deeply involved." Xie Yi looked towards the window, his gaze passing over the glass to Lin Tan and Junyi strolling in the garden. "Otherwise, it will be too late to regret it."
Xie Chang'an hesitated, his expression complex: "Your mother likes her very much."
If I told her these things, she would definitely be upset for a long time.
Then I guess I won't be able to get a good night's sleep anymore.
"If you can't bear it, I'll tell them." Xie Yi was more inclined to believe that a short, sharp pain was better than a long, drawn-out one.
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