Chapter 913 Do You Like Me?
"Qin Mo?" Lin Tan was slightly surprised.
Qin Mo strode in and pulled her into his arms, his voice slightly hoarse: "I'm sorry."
Lin Tan hugged him back: "Why are you apologizing so readily?"
"It was my fault for not considering things thoroughly." Qin Mo promptly recognized his mistake and took the initiative to admit it. "I shouldn't have made the decision for you without listening to your ideas."
Lin Tan paused.
Qin Mo: "I'm sorry."
A warmth appeared in Lin Tan's eyes: "Will you do this again next time?"
Qin Mo: "No."
Lin Tan: "What if I'm particularly busy?"
Qin Mo: "I will also inform you and let you make your own choice."
"Hmm." Lin Tan wasn't one to get angry easily. "Then I forgive you."
That being said.
Qin Mo still felt a strong sense of guilt.
He thought he was doing it for her own good, but in the end, he brought her an even heavier burden.
"What about the gift you prepared for Mom?" Lin Tan asked. "Did you buy it?"
"I bought it and gave it to her when I brought it up," Qin Mo replied.
Lin Tan breathed a sigh of relief.
A moment later.
She went out with Qin Mo.
When she left the room, she told Qin Mo everything she had talked about with Yu Peiyun, hoping that he wouldn't let anything slip during their later conversation.
In the past, Qin Mo would not have cooperated like this.
He didn't want Lin Tan to bear so much burden in order to repair the non-existent harmonious relationship between him and his mother. But now, he clearly knew that Lin Tan already bore so much, and if he let her down, all her efforts would be wasted.
"Okay," he agreed.
Lin Tan looked surprised: "You seem a little different today."
“I didn’t consider things thoroughly before, but I will try to consider more aspects in the future.” Qin Mo took her hand. “Most of the people here today are my mother’s close friends and relatives. I’ll take you to say hello to them.”
Lin Tan said gently, "Okay."
A moment later.
Qin Mo and Lin Tan went downstairs together.
They greeted Yu Peiyun first, and then took her to meet the people she was closest to.
Throughout the entire process, Lin Tan maintained a gentle and dignified demeanor.
Seeing that she was poised and confident without any stage fright, Yu Peiyun, who was secretly watching from the side, had a look of satisfaction in her eyes that she herself did not realize.
"Are you growing to like this little girl more and more?" Madam Xue asked with a smile.
“I wouldn’t say I like her.” Yu Peiyun said expressionlessly. “As long as she doesn’t bring shame to the Qin family, I won’t interfere in their affairs.”
"You're so stubborn." Madam Xue, who was closest to her, didn't hesitate to expose her. "I wonder who was it that just told me they approved of her."
Yu Peiyun remained silent.
She wouldn't say she completely approves of Lin Tan.
For her to truly be satisfied, she must be able to fulfill her role as the wife of the Qin family head. She must be able to independently handle family affairs and deal with everything on her own when Qin Mo is not around.
But right now, she clearly can't do it yet.
She doesn't retaliate against the malice of others; instead, she remains polite and gentle.
It's one thing to act like this at a dinner party outside, but for her to act like this here only shows that she hasn't adapted to her role as the mistress of the household and is not prepared at all.
Time flies.
Before we knew it, it was evening.
The guests had mostly left.
Only Yu Peiyun, Qin Luofeng, Qin Mo, and Lin Tan remained in the house.
After seeing off the last group of guests, Qin Mo took Lin Tan's hand and bid farewell to Madam Yu, his tone as cold as ever: "Lin Tan and I are leaving now. We'll come to see you again when we have time."
"Wait a minute," Yu Peiyun said.
Qin Mo frowned.
Lin Tanping looked over.
Yu Peiyun was not surprised by Qin Mo's reaction. After all, before Lin Tan appeared, he had basically no emotion on his face when he talked to her, and you could say he was a robot.
"Next time you attend a banquet or a Qin family dinner, remember to wear the bracelet," Yu Peiyun said to Lin Tan. "Also, you are the wife of the Qin family head, not Lin Tan, an entertainer in the entertainment industry."
Lin Tan paused.
“If someone says something unpleasant, you have the right to ask them to leave,” Yu Peiyun reminded her. “There aren’t many people in the entire Haicheng with a higher status than you. You have the right to do that to everyone who comes here today.”
“Those are your guests,” Lin Tan said.
“But you are Qin Mo’s wife.” Yu Peiyun’s expression remained as serious as ever. “Their disdain for you is a disdain for the Qin family. You are now bound to the Qin family.”
Lin Tan pursed her lips.
Perhaps it's due to my childhood environment.
Or perhaps it was the years she spent pretending to be a snake while standing by Huo Sinian's side.
She always resolves problems with a gentle smile, and she won't hold a grudge unless it's too excessive.
"In other words, you now have the right to bully others." Yu Peiyun made her point very clearly. "You can deal with people you don't like in your own way, including but not limited to not giving them face and intercepting their family's resources."
A hint of surprise appeared in Qin Momo's dark eyes.
After all, his mother was never reasonable.
"I understand." Lin Tan nodded slightly. "Thank you, Mother."
"Let's go." Yu Peiyun didn't try to stop them.
Qin Mo and Lin Tan left.
On the way back to the film set, she tentatively looked at Qin Mo and asked, "What your mother just said, does it mean she's gradually accepting me?"
"Mm." Qin Mo nodded.
Lin Tan's tense heart relaxed.
“What she said today is right.” Qin Mo reiterated to her, “If you encounter disrespect in the future, you can fight back. I’m here for you.”
Lin Tan remained gentle: "Okay."
Looking at her, Qin Mo felt a mix of emotions welling up inside him.
The emotion was so obvious that Lin Tan quickly noticed: "What's wrong?"
“You don’t have to be so sensible and obedient in front of me.” Lin Tan thought about all the things they had done together. “You can have emotions, you can get angry, and you can even vent your anger on me.”
Lin Tan was taken aback, then laughed and said, "Why would I be angry?"
Qin Mo: "You're entitled to be angry because I made this decision for you without your consent."
“But you didn’t mean to keep it from me.” Lin Tan was a very gentle person. “You just didn’t want me to be in a difficult position.”
“But I want you to be angry,” Qin Mo said. “I don’t want you to keep your emotions bottled up inside.”
Perhaps she was jealous, or perhaps she was afraid that he wasn't close enough to her, or that she didn't trust him enough.
He always hoped that she could show joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness in front of him.
Just like when she's angry she'll yell at Huo Sinian, she vents her emotions.
In his presence, she always seemed quiet and "obedient".
“Since we got together, you’ve never asked anything of me.” Qin Mo felt that she was very distant from him. “You never asked me to report to you every day, never asked me to call you, and never asked me to give you gifts.”
She seems to have no demands on herself.
This feeling made him somewhat uneasy.
“That’s because I understand you. I know what kind of person you are.” Lin Tan’s perspective is simple. “I don’t need you to report to me every moment to prove that you care about me. I know very well that you like me.”
"And what about you?" Qin Mo asked impulsively, "Do you like me?"
Normally, he would never have been able to bring himself to ask.
After all, his initial requirement was simply that she be willing to be with him.
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