Ye Zhizhou put down his teacup and said casually, "What kind of tea is this? It smells quite fragrant."
Of course she knew what kind of tea it was. In her past life, she deliberately bought it to pretend to be weak in order to attract the male lead's attention. Later, she did get the male lead to care about her for a while, but she also developed a chronic illness, otherwise she would not have drowned.
Seeing that she was interested in the tea, Old Mrs. Dong rolled her eyes and casually replied, "It's calming tea, a gift from Wenyu's friend. Do you like it?"
At this moment, Dong Wenyu, who was in the dining room, suddenly became nervous, fearing that the calming tea would arouse the old lady's suspicion. She quickly got up and spoke up.
"Yes, my friend gave it to me, Ye Zhizhou. If it weren't for Grandma's sake, you wouldn't deserve to drink this tea at all!"
She said this to discourage Ye Zhizhou from pursuing the tea.
After all, this tea wasn't cheap; it had almost used up all her savings and was specifically meant to deal with Old Madam Dong. She couldn't waste it on Ye Zhizhou.
Ye Zhizhou looked at her with a faint smile on his face, "I never said I liked this tea, why are you so agitated? Besides, since you gave the tea to the old lady, shouldn't she be the one to decide?"
Dong Wenyu was speechless. If she argued with Ye Zhizhou, it would indirectly show Old Madam Dong that she felt guilty.
After much deliberation, she could only soften her stance slightly.
"That's not what I meant. Grandma likes this tea. If you drink it all, what will she drink?"
As she spoke, she walked over to Old Mrs. Dong and began massaging her shoulders, trying to please her.
Ye Zhizhou noticed her action and realized that the person who wanted to harm the old lady was Dong Wenyu.
She didn't understand. Dong Wenyu lived in the Dong family and, by all accounts, depended on the old lady. How could she have the idea of harming the old lady?
"If you like it, take it all."
Grandma Dong, whose shoulders were being massaged by Dong Wenyu, suddenly spoke up.
Not only Dong Wenyu, but Ye Zhizhou was also slightly surprised. Before she could say anything, the old lady was going to give all the tea to her.
"Grandma, this tea isn't cheap, it costs tens of thousands of yuan, how can we just give it to her for nothing?"
Dong Wenyu cursed Old Madam Dong in her heart for not taking her feelings seriously.
Grandma Dong glanced at her but didn't say anything. Instead, she looked at Ye Zhizhou.
"You brought bread and fried rice today, so consider this tea a thank you gift."
Ye Zhizhou was slightly taken aback. She hadn't even brought it up, but the old lady was already offering it to her. That was perfect; she didn't have to say a word.
"Okay, Aunt Wang, please wrap it up for me."
Seeing that her carefully laid plan had been so easily ruined by Ye Zhizhou, Dong Wenyu became anxious.
"Wait, Grandma, this tea is too rare. Why don't we give her the other things instead?"
A subtle shrewdness flashed in Old Mrs. Dong's eyes. She had noticed Dong Wenyu's unusual behavior, but having been in the business world for so long, she never showed her true feelings.
Since Dong Wenyu cared so much about this tea, she insisted on giving it to Ye Zhizhou.
"No need, just give me this. It's a gift from you, so isn't it normal for me to decide what to do with it?"
Grandma Dong looked at Dong Wenyu with a questioning gaze.
Dong Wenyu felt a chill run down her spine and thought to herself that she should give up and think of another way; there would be plenty of time in the future.
"Since you're so hospitable, I can't refuse. I'll take my leave then."
Ye Zhizhou, carrying tea leaves, watched the spectacle unfold and then left the Dong residence.
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