After speaking, his gaze drifted to the beautiful figure tending to the flowers and plants in the courtyard.
His gaze lingered on Zhou Yun for a long time, his dark eyes filled with an unusual emotion.
A silence fell over the living room.
Zhao Zhilin glanced at Ji Chu, who was looking outside, and said slowly, "Ji Chu, happy marriage."
The living room was silent, and an eerie atmosphere lingered.
Lu Jingyan took a cigarette from the pack and casually curled his lips into a smile. "Wanwan said there aren't many good men in Kyoto, except for me."
“Well, I’m from Xindu, so I’m considered your son-in-law from Kyoto,” Zhao Zhilin added at the opportune moment.
"Well done!" The two gloating men exchanged a knowing glance across the distance.
Having grown accustomed to their teasing, Ji Chu pursed his lips and remained silent.
Feeling bored, Lu Jingyan suddenly got up and walked towards the courtyard. As he passed Ji Chu, he raised his chin and pointed outside the courtyard, "Want to go out and take a look?"
"Let's go." Zhao Zhilin's voice came from behind, and he walked past the two people blocking the doorway toward Ji Meng.
Ji Chu was suddenly left alone in the living room.
The three people sitting in the courtyard whispered to each other from time to time, ignoring the glances that kept coming from the living room.
Ji Meng looked at Shi Wan and said, "Wanwan, it's going to be difficult for Lin Zhiyu to make a comeback now. It was only after Feng Yunzhou issued a statement in time that the online sentiment started to change. Why is he being so proactive this time?"
"What do you think?" Shi Wan asked Ji Meng in return.
“Feng Yunzhou is actively trying to win over Xiao Wan. The last few times he thought Xiao Wan was only with Lu Jingyan to spite him, but Lu Jingyan’s amazing actions completely panicked Feng Yunzhou.” Zhou Yun interjected, answering Ji Meng’s question for Shi Wan.
"Hmm... Feng Yunzhou has harassed you time and time again, thinking you were just playing hard to get. I didn't expect you and Lu Jingyan to be serious. Now it's his turn to suffer." Ji Meng thought to herself, "It serves Feng Yunzhou right that he hurt Wanwan so badly."
If it were her, she would have gone to the Feng family and made a scene. However, she almost did that back then. If Shi Wan hadn't stopped her, she would have exposed his scumbag behavior long ago.
Fortunately, it was exposed back then; otherwise, it would have been Wanwan who ended up in the eye of the storm.
The more I thought about it, the more fortunate I felt, but I was also a little worried about what had happened, since An Mo was the one who had stirred things up behind the scenes.
“Wanwan, Xiaomeng, although it is said that An Cheng and Lin Zhiyu joined forces in this matter, and although Lin Zhiyu’s previous actions were exposed, it only barely suppressed some public opinion. But none of us know what will happen next, and I don’t think An Cheng would dare to do such a thing behind his father’s back.”
“Although the An family suffered a loss because of what happened to him, they don’t dare to openly fight against the Lu family. Recently, An Yu’s people in Kyoto have been quite active, probably in order to be able to speak with the Lu family.”
"Lu Jingyan has been locked up at home by you all this time, making it very difficult for outsiders to find him."
Zhou Yun calmly helped Shi Wan analyze the relationships behind the public opinion. Instead of passively responding to this matter, it was better to take the initiative and catch her off guard.
"Exactly! But if you ask me, it's not that Lu Jingyan was locked up by Wanwan, it's that Wanwan is so entangled with Lu Jingyan that she can't get away. Even if I come to accompany her, I have to get Zhao Zhilin's approval first, and then Lu Jingyan's final approval before I can come to see her."
“She’s so busy now, she’s at home with her husband every day.” Ji Meng looked at Shi Wan with a hint of jealousy.
“Mengmeng! Now even you are teasing me. After what happened with Ancheng last time, he has been watching over me every day and even going to class with me. Now he’s practically treating the principal’s office as his own. Our principal comes to me every day with a long face to complain.”
Shi Wan pouted in distress, "And he wants it every day..."
"Wait, wait!" Ji Meng exaggeratedly covered her ears, feigning shock. "What does he want every day? Is it something that people under eighteen like us can't hear?"
"Mengmeng! How come even you're starting to talk nonsense!" Shi Wan said helplessly.
Ji Meng always manages to come up with all sorts of random and nonsensical ideas.
Zhou Yun sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Xiao Meng, how much has Zhao Zhilin spoiled you?"
"I was just worried about my best friend. You know, Lu Jingyan has been with her for so long, he's always clinging to her, but he hasn't proposed or done anything. Does he just want to be a scoundrel? What kind of person does he take our Wanwan for?"
"Well...we do want a child," Shi Wan said weakly.
"What?!" Ji Meng's sharp voice pierced the entire courtyard as she anxiously pulled Shi Wan aside, looking her up and down.
"Xiao Wan, your body isn't..."
"The doctor said that as long as you take good care of yourself and avoid any stimulation during the first three months, there shouldn't be any major problems once you can sit up steadily."
Shi Wan was afraid that Ji Meng would be unhappy, after all, when she had a miscarriage, Ji Meng was quite frightened.
Especially after learning what Feng Yunzhou had done to her, she stormed from the hospital to the Feng Group to find him, only to be refused entry.
“Wanwan, if this is your decision, I wholeheartedly agree, but didn’t you say you would go back to Y country? What will happen to the child then?” Ji Meng was worried that living apart in different countries would affect their relationship.
"Xiaomeng, did you eat a stupid egg?" Zhou Yun tapped Ji Meng on the head.
Ji Meng rubbed her head, which had been throbbing from the blow, and asked, looking aggrieved, "Why did you hit me?"
"What do you think?" Zhou Yun said helplessly. "Xiao Wan is already planning to have a child, why go back to Y country? We can take care of her here. Look, Aunt Lu cares about Xiao Wan even more than Lu Jingyan does."
Ji Meng suddenly realized, and then felt a pang of envy. "Oh, right, Aunt Lu really dotes on Wanwan. Waaah... I want someone to treat me like that too."
"Zhao Zhilin spoils you so much that you don't know your place. What more do you want? His stepmother is worse than no one at all." Zhou Yun pouted and didn't continue.
“That’s true…” Ji Meng understood.
Zhao Zhilin's stepmother almost killed Ji Meng a few years ago, and now that she's imprisoned, she deserves it.
The three girls were chatting and laughing in the courtyard garden, completely unaware of the gazes directed at them from the living room, as well as the watchful eyes at the doorway.
"Eric? Why are you standing here instead of going in?" Lu Jingyan, who had just come out of the living room, saw a familiar figure standing at the door.
Song Heng withdrew his gaze from the garden. His well-tailored suit accentuated his tall and slender figure, and his brown hair was meticulously combed back.
Because of his Chinese ancestry, Song Heng's features are not as harsh as those of a typical Asian, but his facial contours are very three-dimensional, with a high nose bridge and prominent brow bones, giving him a very three-dimensional appearance when viewed from the side.
In addition, due to the influence of traditional Western education over the years, he naturally exudes an air of nobility and aloofness.
"Hmm, the courtyard scenery is quite nice," Song Heng said casually, his expression as cool and aloof as ever.
"Oh?" Lu Jingyan glanced meaningfully at the people in the courtyard. "The gardeners at Ezhou Manor aren't even as good as the servants at my house?"
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