Liang Xinyun was puzzled: "Isn't your ex-boyfriend called Yu Yizhou?"
Zhou Mo lowered his head in shame, "It's all."
Liang Xinyun didn't blame Zhou Mo. Instead, she consoled him, saying, "That's right. You and Han Chen haven't seen each other for ten years. It's been such a long time. You're a girl, and a girl's youth is short. It's impossible for you to just sit there and wait for Han Chen."
Han Yu also said: "That's right, Momo has a doctorate degree, it's normal for her to have one or two boyfriends."
Zhou Mo felt even more ashamed after hearing this, and wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
Han Chen added indifferently, "One or two? You underestimate her too much."
Liang Xinyun and Han Yu were immediately surprised. They looked at each other and said in unison: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Mo raised his head suddenly, his eyes turned into a scimitar-like look, and glanced directly at Han Chen.
There is a saying that goes, you can't hide the look in your eyes when you want to stab someone. Zhou Mo felt the same way at the moment.
Han Chen wasn't afraid of her. Instead, he looked her in the face. He said, "You've had so many peach blossoms for a long time. Why don't I pick them all for you?"
Liang Xinyun glanced at Han Chen and said, "You should talk less."
Han Yu also advised: "Many people like Momo, doesn't this mean that Momo is charming?"
Liang Xinyun: "That's right."
As she spoke, she glared at Han Chen and said, "It's all your fault. Why didn't you hurry up? What have you been doing for so long? If you return to Dongjiang any later, I'm afraid Momo will be married."
Han Chen was surprised, then sighed helplessly.
Zhou Mo obviously had more romances, so why did he become the one being criticized in the end?
Han Yu came out to smooth things over, "No matter what happened in the past, what's important is the future."
Han Chen said, "I don't want to dwell on the past."
Zhou Mo had been in four relationships and had never concealed it from him, and had always been open about it.
If he really cared about everything, he wouldn't want to be with her.
"Some things are better said openly than concealed," Han Chen said. "Since everyone knows about it, we should avoid mentioning unpleasant things in the future."
He looked at Zhou Mo, very seriously, and said, "It's better to speak out now than for my mother and my aunt to hear other people gossiping about you."
Zhou Mo didn't expect Han Chen to be so insightful, and her thoughts coincided with Han Chen's.
If she didn't want to tell the truth and face Liang Xinyun and Han Yu's questioning and scrutiny, she wouldn't have said so directly and frankly that Ren Huaibo was her ex-boyfriend.
Han Chen made a few jokes, seemingly trying to provoke her to expose his shortcomings, but his casual teasing and joking showed that he didn't take it to heart, so Liang Xinyun and Han Yu didn't have to think too much about it.
"Mom, you know about Yu Yizhou. He's a scumbag. It's understandable that Momo didn't break up with him?" Han Chen turned his head, glanced at Zhou Mo, and continued, "As for Ren Huaibo—he didn't know how to cherish. He cheated on his classmate during their relationship. In this matter, Momo is the victim, not the one at fault."
"Huaibo cheated?" Han Yu was surprised. "This child has always been obedient and hardworking. Is that impossible?"
"It's true," Zhou Mo said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and my classmates saw it too."
Liang Xinyun recovered from her shock, "This...how could Huaibo be like this?"
She looked at Zhou Mo distressedly and asked, "Your classmates also saw it. Didn't people in the academy gossip about you?"
Zhou Mo lowered his head, not wanting to recall those few months before graduation when he almost drowned in saliva.
Han Yu reacted, "I was wondering why Ren Huaibo wanted to go to the capital right after finishing his master's degree. His uncle even arranged a job for him. How could he still have the nerve to stay in Dongjiang after doing something like this?"
Liang Xinyun's face was filled with anger. "Ren Huaibo has been an orphan since childhood, and his life was miserable. Didn't Feng Chao and Feng Yang properly discipline him? He even lost the most basic sense of propriety and honor?"
Han Yu sighed, "It's because his uncle is too strict that he always wants to say something out of the ordinary."
Liang Xinyun: "Strict supervision is no excuse for his moral degradation."
Han Yu: "You and I are on the same side on this matter. I'll talk to Feng Yang when I get back."
Liang Xinyun: "Luckily, Momo and Han Chen were clear-headed and brave enough to speak out and explain the situation clearly. If they had been a little reluctant to mention it, or kept their mouths shut, as Han Chen said, who knows who would have been talking behind their backs, and Momo, a victim, would have been labeled the eternal sinner."
Han Yu: "Yes. Nowadays, many people are brainless and believe everything they hear."
Han Chen: "It would be better if we just talk it out."
The meal ended in a not very pleasant atmosphere.
Han Chen sent Han Yu home and sent Liang Xinyun to Century Jiayuan.
Finally, Zhou Mo was sent away alone.
Zhou Mo understood that Han Chen had something to say.
She knew she had done nothing wrong, but her rich love history still made her feel inexplicably guilty.
Looking at the man driving silently, Zhou Mo asked, "Are you still feeling bad?"
Han Chen turned his head to look at her, slightly curled the corners of his mouth, and reached out to rub the top of her head.
"It's impossible not to feel uncomfortable," Han Chen parked the car on the side of the road.
"Because I've had so many boyfriends?"
"Not really," Han Chen said, "You're in a normal relationship. If you can continue, continue. If you can't, break up. Besides, Yu Yizhou and Ren Huaibo are not human beings. You didn't do anything wrong, so there's nothing to blame."
"Then why do you feel uncomfortable?" Zhou Mo asked.
Han Chen: "Ren Huaibo said you are allergic to tripe."
"Because of this?" Zhou Mo had to speak properly when he mentioned this. "Let me tell you the reason. You know I don't eat animal offal, right? Like pig liver, pig heart, lamb kidney, etc."
"Hmm," Han Chen didn't eat either.
"I went to eat Maoxuewang because Ren Huaibo told me about a new store nearby that was offering a discount of 20 off a 50-plus purchase. I thought it was a good deal and wanted to get a bargain. I had never eaten animal offal before and didn't know I was allergic. I didn't even know that tripe was part of a cow's stomach; I thought it was some kind of soy product. After eating it, my face started peeling, and it became red, swollen, and painful. I went to the hospital, and they said it was an allergy. After that, I became even more afraid to touch animal offal."
Han Chen suddenly imagined Zhou Mo's description of his face being red, swollen, and painful, and he couldn't help but want to laugh.
He said, "See if you will still try to take advantage of small gains in the future."
Zhou Mo: "What are you talking about? I spent thirty on Maoxuewang and three thousand on allergy treatment."
Han Chen frowned: "Your allergy symptoms are not serious, it shouldn't cost so much, right?"
Zhou Mo: "It was my mom who forced me to check for all my allergens, saying she wanted to check them all. Although it cost a lot, it wasn't useless. I found out I was allergic to dust mites and cat dander. My mom used to dislike my mysophobia, but after the checkup, she said there was a reason for my mysophobia."
Han Chen smiled and said, "It seems there really is a reason. Allergic reactions can be serious or minor, so you still need to be careful."
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