All eyes were on Shen Linyue, and everyone's expressions were different. No one dared to speak up at this moment.
They're not stupid. Although the He family quickly suppressed what happened back then, a small number of people still knew the truth.
Those unaware of the truth only believe that Lao He and Shen Linyue divorced many years ago, and that Shen Linyue has long since gone to a foreign country, and that the two have never spoken to each other again.
Regardless of whether it's true or false, these two questions shouldn't have come up at today's gathering. Everyone here is a shrewd professional who knows everyone well in the workplace. Now that a miniature version of Shen Linyue has appeared here, everyone can only keep their doubts to themselves and not speak out rashly.
Unless He Liyu takes the initiative to explain, they won't inquire about the situation. What a joke! Although they were He Liyu's university classmates, decades have passed, and they're not very close anymore; asking too many questions would be impolite.
Despite the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd, Shen Linyue showed no stage fright whatsoever, maintaining a dignified and poised demeanor.
A pair of dark, innocent eyes, filled with curiosity but without a trace of malice, swept across everyone's faces, finally landing on the man at the back of the crowd. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and then a charming and light voice rang out.
"Brother-in-law, so you were here!"
Everyone paused, a look of confusion appearing on their faces.
What the heck?
Who is her brother-in-law?
The group looked at each other, all seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
Finally, the girl walked step by step to the side of He Liyu, who was calmly enjoying his tea. Her tone and eyes were full of trust and reliance, but without making it seem ambiguous.
At this moment, He Liyu put down his teacup, gave the girl who had approached him a helpless smile, and explained to everyone.
"This is A-Yue's younger sister." Not a single word more was revealed.
Everyone: "..."
At this moment, Jiang Jinyu, as the host, spoke up.
"Ah Yu, you've been keeping this a secret for a while now. When did you get such a young and beautiful sister-in-law? Aren't you going to introduce her to everyone?" He smiled like a fox.
“Yes, since President He has already brought Lin Yue out, why don’t you introduce her to everyone a bit more? Are you afraid we’ll eat children?” Jiang Yanxin also spoke up at this moment, without a trace of malice in her eyes, as if she really was just saying a few words casually.
Others wouldn't dare to joke about He Liyu like that, but Jiang Yanxin and Jiang Jinyu could.
With the two of them chatting back and forth, the atmosphere became lively again, with everyone clamoring to hear He Liyu tell the story of the little girl's background.
"Yes, yes, Mr. He, would you like to say a few more words?"
"My God, they look so alike! I can't believe they're just Lin Yue's sister. Even twin sisters wouldn't look this similar."
Everyone started talking at once, and all the topics revolved around Shen Linyue.
Shen Linyue, who was surrounded by the topic, glanced at He Liyu at this moment. He hadn't even frowned once, but he didn't seem inclined to say anything.
Just then, her sleeve was suddenly tugged twice, and Shen Linyue looked up to meet He Xiao's displeased gaze.
"If you don't want to stay here, let's go inside the villa and sit for a while?" the boy said in a low voice.
Shen Linyue blinked and smiled: "I'm fine, and they didn't mean any harm."
He Xiao frowned, wanting to say something, but when he glanced at Old He, who was still leisurely drinking tea, he became even more furious.
These people are practically riding on his head, and he's not worried at all?
Moreover, what right does Lin Yue have to explain her identity to them?
Of course, the real culprits are still the two Jiangs.
When the noise subsided a bit, Shen Linyue raised her voice and said, "My sister's name is indeed Shen Linyue. We are half-sisters, sharing the same mother, and we look alike because we both resemble our mother..."
She smiled and spoke calmly, showing no anger even in the face of various speculations, but instead cracking a few jokes with a smile.
Amused by her tone, the crowd quickly stopped paying attention to her identity.
At this moment, Shen Linyue also received a gaze from Jiang Yanxin. She met it without fear and smiled faintly.
Jiang Yanxin gave her a deep look, but ultimately gave up on joining the discussion about her child's grades.
However, what Jiang Yanxin didn't notice was that when everyone was discussing how bad their children's grades were, the mood soared after Jiang Yanxin, the mother of the top student in the grade, spoke up.
"It seems that everyone's children have different personalities. I have never paid attention to my son A-Xing's grades. He has been able to maintain the top grade every year thanks to his self-discipline."
"Actually, being the top student in the grade is also quite troublesome. As his parent, the principal often invites me to give lectures at the school, but I don't have time for that."
The ladies: "..."
He says he doesn't care, but every word he says is a boast, haha.
Watching this scene, Shen Linyue didn't know whether to sigh that Jiang Yan had low emotional intelligence or that she was too self-righteous.
However, seeing several parents praising Jiang Yanxin, Shen Linyue stopped paying too much attention.
When she turned her head, she saw He Xiao sitting in a rocking chair playing on his phone. Just as she was about to walk over, she met Jiang Zhixing's handsome face.
The other person was staring at her.
Shen Linyue: ?
Is something the matter?
The Crown Prince's mother is still praising him endlessly, but he looks unhappy.
Shen Linyue couldn't understand Jiang Zhixing's thoughts, nor did she intend to investigate them, so she sat down next to He Xiao.
"Do you think if I join in their conversation, they'll fawn over me too?" Shen Linyue pondered.
Actually, the most comfortable situation in this kind of setting is to chat with like-minded people, because everyone's children are doing poorly academically, and no one is superior to anyone else.
Shen Linyue happened to have a child who used to have poor grades, so it was easy for her to join them.
“Boring,” he paused and said impatiently, “Get lost. My grades aren’t bad. I’m still in the top 15 in my class.”
Shen Linyue smiled slightly and looked at him: "You're really amazing. I was just kidding."
He Xiao pursed his lips, then lowered his eyes and fiddled with his phone, too lazy to pay attention to her.
"Do you think Jiang Zhixing is trying to send us some kind of message?" Shen Linyue whispered to He Xiao.
He Xiao paused in his phone play, subtly glancing at Jiang Zhixing, who was sitting opposite him pretending to be well-behaved, and pondered what might have been wrong with Jiang Zhixing today.
Judging from his constant tea-like demeanor and his tendency to only retaliate when someone criticizes him.
He didn't see anything wrong.
Because Jiang Zhixing is such an unpredictable person.
"You've discovered something again?" He Xiao asked.
Shen Linyue cupped her face in her hands and shook her head: "No, it's just a guess, it hasn't been confirmed yet."
He Xiao: "..."
"Next time you don't get a definite answer, please don't say these things to me, thank you," he said with a polite smile.
Shen Linyue glanced at him up and down and returned a smile: "Sometimes it's not a bad thing to use your brain more."
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