Shen Zhou's face was dark. He grabbed Yan Yaoyao unwillingly, ignoring the many people watching the show and the fact that he was still in the fountain.
"I'm asking you one last time, was it you who saved me back then?!" he roared.
Chen Lan quickly said, "Chen Zhou, come up here and talk things out. Don't get cold."
Even in such cold weather, Yan Yaoyao's face turned pale.
Yan Qiao wrapped her shawl tighter around herself, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
There was a thrill of the truth coming to light, and although she didn't intend to tell Shen Zhou the truth, it didn't stop her from laughing at Yan Yaoyao's mishap.
Under Shen Zhou's repeated questioning, Yan Yaoyao finally admitted: "Yes, I lied to you. I wasn't the one who saved you back then."
Chen Zhou was so disoriented that he could only see her mouth opening and closing, but could not hear what she said next.
At this moment, all he could think about was that Yan Yaoyao had lied to him!
From the moment he learned that Yan Yaoyao was the one who saved him, he had been intentionally getting close to her and helping her deal with all sorts of troubles.
Even the disastrous "House on a Desert Island" participated.
"I'm a joke! A complete and utter joke!"
Yan Qiao covered her mouth and nose, her eyebrows and eyes curving.
"It's not too late to realize you're a joke at this point."
Chen Zhou climbed out of the water and said coldly, "Aunt Chen, Yan Yaoyao and I broke up a long time ago. I don't know why she never mentioned it to you. I apologize for my rudeness today. I'll take my leave now."
Chen Lan was completely chilled by Chen Zhou's words.
Before she could even speak, Shen Zhou had already led Shen Yuejin away.
Zhou Yuanxi followed closely behind, muttering, "How shameless! We've already broken up, but he still dares to pester me and fool me!"
Looking back, Chen Lan realized that today was probably the most embarrassing moment of her life.
It was all because of this daughter they had just reunited with.
She stared intently at Yan Yaoyao, who was shivering in the water, her eyes bloodshot.
"So they've already broken up. I knew it."
"I found it strange when Shen Zhou came over earlier. How can a girlfriend not even know where her boyfriend is?"
"If it were me, I wouldn't want a daughter like that."
Chen Lan was filled with rage. After enduring it for a long time, she finally couldn't hold back and turned to leave.
Yan Yaoyao scrambled out of the water, looking disheveled. "Mom, wait for me!"
As the show came to an end, Yan Qiao followed Xi Luo to say goodbye.
The two stood outside waiting for the car to arrive when Xi Luo suddenly asked, "Did you know from the beginning that Shen Zhou's savior wasn't Yan Yaoyao?"
Yan Qiao blinked. "Is it that obvious?"
How did you know?
Yan Qiao chuckled, "Am I a fortune teller?"
Shiloh rolled her eyes at her, then suddenly saw a Cullinan stop.
His face stiffened. "My third uncle has come to pick me up."
"Hmm, you can go now."
Xi Luo remained unmoved. "He recently arranged a tutor for me and wants to send me abroad to study. I'm still considering it."
Yan Qiao sighed, "Your third uncle has had a tough time too."
"What's so difficult for him?"
"He's been both your father and your mother, he's poured all his love and care into you. But it's normal, he's getting on in years and still unmarried, he must be lonely and bored. You should spend more time with him."
Xi Luo: "...Keep your voice down, my third uncle is very vengeful."
Yan Qiao suddenly covered her mouth, "He's in the car, he probably can't hear me."
Inside the car, Li Qiao felt the chill behind her, which was even more biting than the cold wind outside.
He prayed in his heart that Yan Qiao wouldn't say anything more shocking.
First there was "If you're not a virtuous man like Liu Xiahui, you're no good," now there's "empty, lonely, and cold." You should at least consider the context when talking about someone behind their back!
"Alright, go ahead. Since your third uncle has arranged for you to go abroad, then study hard, and when you come back, get a new hairstyle and have a mole added here!"
Xi Luo: "...You can be Pinru after all."
He waved behind him and got into the car.
The moment his bottom settled down, Shiloh's hair stood on end.
"Assistant Li, is the heating off? It's so cold."
Li Qiao smiled slightly: "Young Master Luo, the heating is very strong."
"Oh, then why do I feel so cold?"
Li Qiao: Shuan Q, don't you know what you said outside?
After dropping Xi Luo off at home, he agreed to study abroad when he got out of the car.
Li Qiao couldn't help but sigh, "Yan Qiao has a really big influence on Young Master Luo."
Pei Jingzhan said calmly, "Assistant Li has been quite sentimental lately."
"Third Master, I'm just lamenting the feelings of these young people experiencing the stirrings of first love. It's so far removed from my own experience. We're no longer young, and I doubt you've ever felt that way either."
Pei Jingzhan: "..."
"What benefits can the elusive secretion of hormones bring me?"
Is it the stock price rising, or the successful expansion into the European market?
Li Qiao was speechless; Pei Jingzhan truly had absolutely no romantic soul.
Instead of being sentimental, Assistant Li should use his brain to eliminate any potential threats to Xi Luo.
"Hidden danger? Third Master, you actually used the word 'hidden danger' to describe Yan Qiao. It seems you think highly of her."
"Oh."
Li Qiao: "You might as well consider my previous suggestion. Once Young Master Luo goes abroad, you can make your move and win over Miss Yan Qiao. After Young Master Luo gives up, you can then dump her. With Third Master's charm, it would be an easy thing to manipulate a little girl."
Pei Jingzhan ignored him and remained silent with his eyes closed.
...
Chen Lan returned home in a rage, still seething with anger.
Thinking about the embarrassment she suffered today, which could make her the laughing stock of the entire Yancheng wives' circle!
And all of this is because of Yan Yaoyao!
"Mom, I'm sorry..."
Enraged, Chen Lan slapped her across the face.
"Now you know you were wrong? Where were you before? You're really something, you fooled me completely."
Yan Yaoyao covered her face and cried, "It's all Yan Qiao's fault. If it weren't for her, Chen Zhou wouldn't have found out the truth so quickly."
"You never told me he broke up with you! I asked you countless times, and you had so many chances to tell me the truth! If you had told me beforehand, I wouldn't have made such a fool of myself!"
Thinking about it, Chen Lan couldn't help but slap her again.
The way Zhou Yuanxi looked at her before she left was as if she were looking at dirty garbage.
It's disgusting.
"Mom, I just wanted to make you happy. As long as I try my best, I'm sure I can win Chenzhou back."
Yan Yaoyao, with two handprints on her face, held Chen Lan's hand.
"Please calm down. I promise I'll find a way to regain the face I lost today. Shen Zhou is mine, and he can only be mine. The marriage between the Shen and Yan families must be honored!"
Chen Lan, her face tense, pushed her hand away.
"I'm giving you one last chance. If you can't even win over a man, get out of the house."
Yan Yaoyao felt a chill in her heart; this was her biological mother.
It turns out that in Chen Lan's mind, only tools with utility are worth her effort to coax.
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