Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!
Chapter 999 - 424: Testing

Jiang Xinyi was, of course, the least happy person at the dinner table. Whose quasi-girlfriend eats with the future parents-in-law while the boyfriend's ex-girlfriend and ex-ex-girlfriend are also at the table?

And moreover, the current situation was clearly without clear host-guest distinction. Normally, shouldn't Yang Lijuan, as Zhou Yuwen's mother, pay a bit more attention to Jiang Xinyi?

But now, Jiang Xinyi was completely like a transparent person, while everyone else was talking and laughing.

To be honest, this atmosphere really made Jiang Xinyi feel a bit uncomfortable.

But fortunately, there was someone at the table who understood, like Zhou Guobin, who thought his wife was a bit too much, and he coughed lightly and said: "Xiao Jiang, why aren't you eating? Is it not to your taste?"

"No, uncle, I just eat less usually." Zhou Guobin speaking directly to Jiang Xinyi made her feel flattered and also grateful to him.

Yet, Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan were not willing to give even a hint of acknowledgment to Jiang Xinyi, and Su Qing said: "Teacher Jiang usually eats delicacies at home; our meal today is just ordinary food, of course Teacher Jiang wouldn't be used to it."

Zheng Yanyan burst out a laugh at this.

Jiang Xinyi was feeling slightly better, but hearing this sentence, she couldn't hold back anymore and slammed her chopsticks on the table.

She was sitting next to Zhou Yuwen, and seeing things were off, Zhou Yuwen nudged Jiang Xinyi under the table. Originally Jiang Xinyi wanted to lose her temper, but in the end, she just rolled her eyes at Su Qing and said nothing.

Just being here and having this meal today was really giving Zhou Yuwen face.

But somehow, some people just take things too far.

Finally, Zhou Yuwen spoke up, saying: If you're going to eat, then continue eating; if not, those who need to return to school should go back, and those who need to return home should go home.

"Why so much talking?"

Zhou Yuwen said this to Su Qing, and Su Qing didn't feel her previous words were too much; instead, she seemed disdainful of Zhou Yuwen for supporting Jiang Xinyi.

She snorted, but didn't fuss much with Zhou Yuwen.

However, after Zhou Yuwen said this, the atmosphere at the table cooled significantly, even Yang Lijuan couldn't help but glance at her husband to see what he meant.

Zhou Guobin quietly ate, not saying a word.

After the meal, Lu Lin volunteered to clean up the dishes. Several girls said they wanted to help, but Lu Lin said: "I'll do it. You all have been washing and picking vegetables just now; you must be tired."

"I'll help you."

Tao Tian offered enthusiastically.

The two exchanged a glance and didn't refuse, so they went to the kitchen together to wash the dishes.

Zheng Yanyan called for Su Qing to watch TV with Yang Lijuan.

But Su Qing, still upset about what Zhou Yuwen said earlier, said: "You take care of Auntie; since Uncle and Auntie are here for the first time, I'll go upstairs and tidy up the room for them."

"Oh, I'll go with you." Zheng Yanyan knew Su Qing had something on her mind.

The two of them went upstairs together.

Jiang Xinyi watched these two girls act as if they belonged here, showing no sense of being outsiders.

Moreover, those two seemed very familiar with this place?

And Zhou Yuwen seemed to have no objection to their actions, as if it was perfectly normal for them to tidy up the rooms.

The whole villa had thirteen rooms, with one large master bedroom on the second floor and a secondary bedroom with a balcony, which was fairly luxuriously decorated.

The bedding inside was all new, having never been used.

Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan worked together, making the bed.

The whole time, Su Qing didn't look happy, and Zheng Yanyan asked why.

"This isn't the first time Zhou Yuwen has said something to you; why is this time different?"

Su Qing rolled her eyes, saying, "How could it be the same?"

"What's different?" Zheng Yanyan, always the optimist, asked.

Su Qing said, dating Zhou Yuwen only means just dating with him.

"That woman downstairs is obviously here to get married. Isn't it shameless, a woman about to turn thirty dating a nineteen-year-old boy?" Su Qing had nothing but complaints about Jiang Xinyi.

But upon hearing this, Zheng Yanyan couldn't stop laughing, now unaffected by Su Qing's criticism. She said: "It's already like this; what's the use of getting angry? I think it's not too bad, didn't you see, that lady was so upset with us, her face was turning green!"

Su Qing thought, young in age, naive in thought.

It's funny how I used to regard Zheng Yanyan as a rival.

Thinking about it now, it was really unnecessary.

Zheng Yanyan continued, anyway, Zhou Yuwen's parents don't like her either.

"There's no guarantee she'll be able to marry Zhou Yuwen in the future, so why get so angry?"

Zheng Yanyan tugged one corner of the sheet, and Su Qing tugged the other, finishing the bed-making together, then Su Qing looked around to see if there was anything else to tidy.

She said: "You check it again; I feel stifled and want to take a walk."

"What else is there to check? I'll go for a walk with you."

Zheng Yanyan wasn't the type to work; she only came upstairs with Su Qing to gloat. Seeing Su Qing's gloomy expression and wanting to go out, she volunteered to tag along.

Su Qing realized this girl truly had no sense of crisis.

But just as well, since she wanted company and couldn't shake her off, she let her tag along.