Fan Hongshan’s face was reddened and agitated.
She really hadn’t expected Yan Jinxian to dare such an outrageous act! It was simply... bringing shame not only upon herself but onto another’s rightful wife!
Afraid that Yan Jinsu would truly become angry and cause a reckless commotion, embarrassing both families, she hastily tried to guide the pregnant woman back to her seat.
With Xie Jingzi present, her discomfort eased.
Yet, unexpectedly, when Xie Jingchen sensed his beloved wife’s change of expression, his own face darkened and he immediately stood up, saying "Excuse me, I must leave for a moment," and hurriedly left the table.
Zhou Zhenghui, seeing this, felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and ceased his conversation, his gaze first darting to his little woman who remained safely in her spot, maintaining a light smile while accompanying the elders and guests.
Once assured she was unharmed, his eyes swiftly followed Xie Jingchen’s steps. Before he could fully grasp the Third Sister-in-law’s situation, he saw that the wife of his cousin Zhou Yizhou was in trouble!
Xie Jingchen, a special forces soldier, how could he be easily plotted against?
He deftly sidestepped the approaching crowd, avoiding being ’accidentally’ crashed into by the well-prepared Yan Jinxian, which also involved an unwitting maid who nearly smashed a tray of expensive foreign wine. Fortunately, Xie Jingchen’s quick reflexes saved the day by steadying the server’s shoulders.
"Hmph." Seeing her man skillfully dodge Yan Jinxian’s ’unintentional’ move, she uttered a soft, cold sound.
Fan Hongshan clenched her fists, let out a heavy breath, and exclaimed in a low, startled whisper, the longer the sound dragged on, the worse her mood was indicated to be.
Yan Jinxian, failing to meet her own expectations, could only flash an embarrassed smile at Xie Jingchen, and coquettishly said, "Brother-in-law, I’m sorry, it’s my fault for being in such a rush, I didn’t notice what was ahead~"
As she spoke, her beautiful eyes glanced at the male server, who was also visibly shaken, his hands trembling as he held the tray of wine. In order to maintain her image, she had to suppress her irritation and glare at the back of the server who was dismissed, before returning her attention to Xie Jingchen to draw his interest.
Sadly for her, Xie Jingchen completely ignored her presence, and after confirming the server was alright, he immediately went to his beloved wife. As for Yan Jinxian’s words?
Heh, who was her brother-in-law? How shameless, to even dare to call his wife ’Sister’?
Yan Jinsu couldn’t hear Yan Jinxian’s voice as Yan Jinxian had deliberately spoken very softly, wanting others to sense a subtle flirtation between them.
But Yan Jinsu knew how to read lips, and after ’understanding’ Yan Jinxian’s words, she blurted out a curse: "Eh~ truly shameless!"
Fan Hongshan did not hear Fan Hongshan’s words, but such behavior from her sister-in-law could indeed be summarized by these four words, and so with a face turning dark purple in anger, she nodded in agreement, "Right, truly a shameless stench!"
In any era, no one would like a ’worn-out shoe’ who indulges in being a mistress!
Hearing Yan Jinsu’s words, Fan Hongshan was in full agreement, and at that moment, she decided to follow Yan Jinsu’s advice and go to find her husband later to explain the situation of his brother and his wife.
Although I don’t feel much of a sense of belonging to the Zhou family, and I haven’t had much contact with Zhou Yizhou, this little uncle of mine, I am at least living off the earnings of a man surnamed Zhou right now, so I can’t be too ungrateful.
If something were to really happen to my little uncle in the future, I wouldn’t be able to get over it in my conscience. My Dad said to be a ’moderate and proper’ woman, and I don’t want to disappoint him.
Xie Jingchen, with his spiritual power, could easily overhear Yan Jinsu and Fan Hongshan’s talk. As for Yan Jinxian’s behavior, as a grown man, he would lose if he started to argue with her, so he chose to ignore it instead.
He quickly walked up to Yan Jinsu and firmly placed his hand behind his little wife, lowering his head to ask her, "Wife, what’s making you uncomfortable?"
Previously, upon seeing his little wife’s face suddenly turn dark, he thought she was poisoned. But now, seeing her with his own eyes, he realized that he had been too nervous. Yan Jinsu was still capable of getting jealous, indicating that her situation wasn’t as bad as he imagined.
"Uh, I’m uncomfortable inside, I really want to..." Yan Jinsu glanced at Yan Jinxian who was approaching and stopped speaking.
Following Xie Jingchen’s pace, Yan Jinxian caught up to Yan Jinsu and him. She first pulled a mouth towards Fan Hongshan, greeting, "Big sister-in-law, you’re here too. You,"
But those big eyes, which looked so much like Lin Zhaodi’s, were now firmly fixed on Yan Jinsu, with a bit of wetness in them. Choking up, she said:
"You are Yan Jinsu, right? I’m Yan Jinxian... Sister, you are a generous person, please forgive me for being too young to take care of myself back then. Don’t let Dad and the others disown me, okay? I’ve been calling them Dad, Mom, big brother, little brother, grandpa, and little grandma for nearly twenty years, how can they suddenly not want me anymore?"
Upon witnessing Yan Jinxian’s discontented expression and the fact that Yan Jinsu signaled for her to leave, Fan Hongshan didn’t even glance at Yan Jinxian’s pretentious act, nodded to Xie Jingchen, and walked away after taking a couple of steps back.
She had to find her husband, Zhou Yilang. With the development of the situation, it was her duty to inform him, but she couldn’t decide how to proceed.
Xie Jingchen was solely focused on looking at his little wife, and he chose to ignore Yan Jinxian’s coquettish behavior, standing half a zhang in front of the couple as if she didn’t exist.
However, his spiritual power was scanning the surrounding area, and he noticed that a few nosy women had walked past them, only to turn their heads and attract even more onlookers to this spot, causing his handsome sword-like brows to furrow slightly.
Yan Jinsu had eyes; she could naturally see that several passersby who had just passed by had halted and were standing near them, all ears up and eavesdropping for some juicy news.
"Uh, this lady really loves to recognize relatives all over the place..." Yan Jinsu’s face rested against her husband’s chest, and she made a peculiar comment:
"I don’t even know you, so on what basis are you calling me sister? Trying to take advantage?"
"No, that’s not it, I..." Of course, she’s just a peasant woman; she speaks such crude and unrefined language, truly classless! Yan Jinxian cursed in her heart bitterly.
"Tsk, whether you are or not, I can decisively tell you that I definitely don’t want to invite a wolf into the house, and I don’t want a sister like you!" Yan Jinsu straightforwardly confronted Yan Jinxian in front of everyone.
"Sister... you’ve misunderstood~~" With a bitter face, Yan Jinxian, under everyone’s gaze, retreated to her second option, continuing to plead in a manner of enduring humiliation and burden.
"Stop! Don’t be shameless when face is given. I’m not one to be trifled with. No matter what mistakes the previous generation made, I don’t want any contact with you! And, stop acting naive in front of me, pfft~~"
Yan Jinsu sternly stared at Yan Jinsu who still wanted to act, not giving her any leeway, and turned away, no longer paying attention to Yan Jinsu’s tear-streaked face, full of the pretense of a Little White Flower.
Bearing the discomfort between her brows, Yan Jinsu then unceremoniously said to Xie Jingchen—