"Where is Chi Yan?"
The banquet was about to begin, but Chi Yan was nowhere to be seen, and Shen Tangning frowned.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Shen Ci immediately raised his hands to prove his innocence: "It has nothing to do with me! He said he was going to the toilet, I couldn't possibly follow him, could I?"
He pouted in dissatisfaction. "How could such a big person like you get lost?"
"Could they be lost?" Madam Shen said, gesturing for her servants to go and search.
She couldn't help but worry when he didn't return.
Shen Xiwei's eyes flashed, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Brother-in-law, could it be... that you abandoned my elder sister and went back on your own?"
"..."
The atmosphere fell silent instantly.
Chi Jingyu frowned. Given Chi Yan's unreliable nature, it wasn't impossible.
Shen Tangning didn't say a word, but gave Qin Mama a look and calmly said, "Go and look for it."
Just then, a lazy voice rang out: "If I had arrived any later, I don't know what kind of trouble my second sister would have made up about me!"
Shen Xiwei's face stiffened.
Shen Tangning breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious, and turned her gaze to the person who came: "Mother thought you were lost."
Meeting her gentle and calm gaze, Chi Yan felt uneasy for a moment.
He initially considered running away halfway, but couldn't help but hesitate halfway through.
If he just leaves like that, Shen Tangning will definitely lose face and won't be able to hold her head up in her parents' home.
Her situation in the Shen family was not good. Apart from her mother and younger brother protecting her, she had no other support. He even added fuel to the fire, which was really bullying her.
Chi Yan touched his nose and took the offered step: "Your mansion is quite large, it's dazzling to look at. I wandered around for quite a while."
Madam Shen feigned anger: "How can the servants be so tactless? I'll have to talk to them about it later."
This little incident was thus resolved.
Shen Tangning didn't notice anything amiss with Chi Yan. She glanced at the taciturn Aunt Fang a few times, and then saw her father's sullen face, realizing that the two had a falling out.
Today, Aunt Fang made Father lose face, and he must be unhappy. But his unhappiness is not because Aunt Fang bribed her maid to frame her, but because he is angry that Aunt Fang did not handle the matter properly and gave someone a handle to use against her.
Shen Tangning lowered her eyes, concealing the emotions within them.
One conflict is not enough to completely break the bond between these two, after all, they are childhood sweethearts and deeply in love.
She curled her lip in mockery, but it didn't matter; she had plenty of time to play with them.
According to custom, one cannot stay overnight at the bride's parents' home after returning to her parents' home, so they returned to the Chi family home before dark.
The Chi couple were restless and impatient. As soon as they saw the person, they asked impatiently, "We didn't kick you out, did we?"
Chi Yan: "..."
He was really stressed out, so he gave a few perfunctory replies and ran away.
After Shen Tangning explained in detail, Chi's mother finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He subtly mentioned his experience at the Shen family. Chi's mother paused for a moment, but didn't ask any further questions: "You are husband and wife, and he is your husband. It is only right that he protects you. It was just a slap. You don't need to feel guilty."
couple.
Shen Tangning pondered these words carefully and decided to reciprocate.
She hadn't forgotten her promise to Chi Yan to help him catch another cricket, but when she found him, he waved his hand dismissively: "It's just a cricket, no big deal. I'd forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. No need to bother!"
Shen Tangning hadn't expected him to react this way, after all, he had seemed genuinely heartbroken when he was holding Cui Cui's body and crying.
She only vaguely sensed that Chi Yan seemed somewhat cold towards her after returning from the Shen family.
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