"Auntie, we have something to do. You can make it for Wanwan and the others. We'll be going now." Ji Meng smiled awkwardly while holding Lu's mother's hand, but her eyes kept blinking at Shi Wan.
"Xiaomeng! This is Xiaoyun's first time visiting my home, so I have to cook her a nice meal." After saying that, she turned around and pulled Zhou Yun over, looking at her with delight.
"Xiaoyun seems to have lost weight since last time, hasn't she?"
"Um... Auntie, please don't bother, Mengmeng and I have things to do..."
"Hey! I'm telling you young girls, you're always dieting to lose weight, that's not healthy. Look at Wanwan, she maintains her figure for work, but she never misses a meal."
"Nothing is more important than eating. Today, your aunt will show off her cooking skills. You all chat first; it's been so long since we've all gotten together." After saying this, Mrs. Lu called Mr. Lu to the backyard to come to the kitchen to help.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, Zhou Yun pulled Ji Meng back and gently shook her head. The two of them could only sit back on the sofa helplessly.
Mrs. Lu looked at Zhou Yun, who was caught in a dilemma, with satisfaction. Although this girl had severed ties with the Zhou family, she had a good reputation, was smart, and knew how to behave. If she were introduced to that person, he would probably like her.
At this moment, Zhou Yun was unaware that Lu's mother had already imagined a whole host of things related to her future marriage.
Zhao Zhilin originally thought that only Ji Meng and Shi Wan were in the hall, but he didn't expect Zhou Yun to be sitting on the sofa as well.
He glanced indifferently at the living room and walked straight toward Ji Meng. His eyes only showed warmth when he was facing Ji Meng; otherwise, he looked at everyone with indifference and aloofness.
Lu Jingyan rubbed Shi Wan's back, and as he stood up, Zhou Yun, who was sitting on the sofa behind him, came into Ji Chu's view.
Ji Chu glanced at Zhou Yun with a dark look in his eyes. Zhou Yun was sitting on the sofa, quietly scrolling through the news about Shi Wan on her tablet, without giving the two people who came in a second glance.
Her long, slender, fair legs swayed lazily, her eyes remaining as aloof and arrogant as ever.
He still remembers Zhou Yun's almost hysterical questioning of him at the wedding dress shop that day, her almost collapsing and crazy eyes. He still remembers it to this day. She seemed like a completely different person then and now, completely ignoring his arrival.
Since they met, he had never seen Zhou Yun be hysterical. Even during their relationship, when he sometimes neglected Zhou Yun because of work, she would only throw a small tantrum and would always come back to him afterwards.
He never took the initiative to apologize to her, seemingly because no matter how much they argued, Zhou Yun would always be the first to apologize.
"Hey! Zhilin, when are you and Mengmeng planning to get married? Your Aunt Ji keeps talking to me about you two, saying that Xiao Chu's engagement is settled, but you and Mengmeng have been dating for so long and there's still no progress."
Lu's mother's voice brought Ji Chu back to his senses, and everyone looked curiously at the two parties involved.
"Auntie, being single makes me happy, and since he hasn't proposed, I can't just throw myself at him, or I'd lose face." Faced with Lu's mother's sudden urging to get married, Ji Meng shrugged helplessly.
Shi Wan was amused by Ji Meng's last action. This woman had prepared several sets of excuses to deal with the blind dates and marriage pressure arranged by her elders, and she was not afraid of having nothing to say to her elders.
"Hey! Zhilin, Xiaomeng has been with you for so many years, and you've let her have no official status. Don't be like some people." After saying that, she glared at Lu Jingyan.
Lu Jingyan: ...
What was said unintentionally was taken to heart by the listener.
When Ji Chu heard what Lu's mother said, he unconsciously glanced at Zhou Yun, a subtle, almost imperceptible look in his eyes.
Zhao Zhilin thought to himself with a dark face: This little girl can spout nonsense so easily. If she refuses his marriage proposal again, he will definitely make sure she can't get out of bed.
Lu Jingyan ignored his mother's gaze, playing with the little woman's hair in his arms, and looked at Zhao Zhilin with interest.
"Old Zhao, it seems your previous marriage proposals weren't sincere enough. After all these years, you still haven't gotten married."
Before the other party could answer, Lu's mother's cold voice came through.
"Lu Jingyan, you'd better show me some sincerity, otherwise the Lu family will only have two daughters and no sons." When Lu Jingyan teased Zhao Zhilin, Lu's mother glared at her good-for-nothing son.
His disappointed expression made Lu Jingyan wisely shut up, and then he looked at Zhou Yun with a smile.
"Xiaoyun, the boyfriend that Auntie said she would introduce to you last time, he happens to be here today too. Auntie will introduce you two in a little while."
"Auntie, I don't want to be in a relationship yet. My health hasn't recovered very well lately, and I'd like to go abroad for a while so as not to hold someone back." Zhou Yun forced an awkward smile.
"It's okay, it's okay, just think of it as making friends, don't feel pressured."
Ji Chu looked up at Zhou Yun, his gaze darkening, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.
Lu's mother was unaware of the previous relationship between Zhou Yun and Ji Chu, and did not notice the subtle expressions on their faces at that moment.
"Auntie..." Ji Meng was about to stand up when Zhao Zhilin pulled her back, and the words she was about to say were swallowed back down.
Shi Wan glanced at Lu Jingyan and gave him a look. Lu Jingyan immediately understood. "Mom, Wanwan recently said she wants to eat sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour fish, and Dongpo pork knuckle."
Originally holding Zhou Yun's hand, Lu's mother looked at Lu Jingyan with dissatisfaction, "You didn't come up with such a lame excuse because you thought I was being long-winded, did you? These sweet and sour things are what Lu Nan and Lu Bei love to eat, but Wanwan never touches them."
"Auntie, don't listen to his nonsense. I haven't had a good appetite lately. I can only eat a few bites of whatever I want to eat, let alone greasy meat," Shi Wan said softly.
Concerned, Lu's mother pulled Shi Wan aside and glared at Lu Jingyan. "Hasn't Lu Jingyan been cooking for you properly lately? This kid called his dad home to keep me from bringing you food. Now he can't even cook properly. You wait here, Auntie will make you some refreshing side dishes now."
After saying that, he hurriedly walked to the kitchen.
Ji Meng secretly gave Shi Wan a thumbs up from behind.
As soon as Lu's mother left, the atmosphere in the living room became a little more relaxed.
Shi Wan pulled Zhou Yun towards the courtyard, with Ji Meng following behind them.
As Zhou Yun passed by Ji Chu, her aloof and indifferent expression caused a subtle dark glint to flash across the man's gentle face.
After the three women had walked away, Lu Jingyan raised an eyebrow and looked at Ji Chu, "Where are your women?"
Ji Chu rested one hand on the side of the sofa, a cigarette between his long, slender fingers, slowly exhaling smoke rings, looking somewhat lost in thought.
Seeing that Ji Chu ignored him, Lu Jingyan shrugged, feeling awkward.
Then he tossed the tablet to Zhao Zhilin, saying casually, "An Mo wants the people An Cheng has."
“An Yu has been trying to find someone to come to Beijing to apologize to the Lu family for what An Cheng did to Wan Wan.”
“An Mo’s target this time isn’t Shi Wan and Ji Meng, but rather the power held by An Cheng.” Ji Chu casually tossed the cigarette in his hand into the ashtray on the coffee table.
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