The day after her son called, she finally realized her son might be dating, just as Mrs. Huo had mentioned a few things, making her more certain of it.
She didn’t completely believe what the Huo Family mother and daughter said, as she knew her son well enough to understand his preference, but still, she was angry. That damned brat was dating someone and didn’t tell his old mom first thing—he deserved to be punished.
So, before Lin Mubai could explain, she continued, "Lin Mubai, let me tell you, not just any woman can step through our Lin Family’s doors; keep your eyes wide open."
Actually, Lan Yiqing meant that the Lin Family only welcomed women with clean backgrounds; those dubious ones need not even think about stepping foot into their home.
But when these words fell into the ears of the Huo Family mother and daughter, their meaning was completely different. In their understanding, An Nan was just such a dubious woman, so she shouldn’t even think about entering the Lin Family’s doors; if anyone were to enter, it could only be Huo Bingxuan.
Dissatisfied with being continuously ignored, Huo Bingxuan squeezed herself in front of Lin Mubai, her eyes sparkling as she called out seductively, "Mu Bai." ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel·fire.net
Lin Mubai’s reaction was merely a slight nod, feeling somewhat headachey. He couldn’t quite understand how his mom ended up with the Huo Family mother and son.
Turning his attention back to his mother, he used a rare gentle tone to ask, "Mom, why are you here today?"
"Your Aunt Huo invited me out for dinner, so I came. I just arrived and heard you were around, so we came over together."
Lan Yiqing’s explanation made Lin Mubai realize something, and the brightness in his eyes quickly dimmed, "Mom, sit with us then, I’ll ask the server to add a few dishes."
After saying this, he immediately gave Han Xiayang a look, who instantly understood and went over to help call the server to add more dishes.
The original gathering of three brothers turned into a dinner with many people. Three more joined, making a total of six people perfectly filling up a table.
Once seated, Lin Mubai naturally sat next to Lan Yiqing, and Mrs. Huo immediately shot her daughter a look, signaling her to sit next to Lin Mubai. Before Huo Bingxuan could move forward, a figure had already sat beside Lin Mubai faster than her.
Xi Shaoqi joyfully sat down, casting a provocative glance at the twisted-face Huo Bingxuan, filled with teasing light.
In such a crowded setting, Huo Bingxuan couldn’t cause a scene and could only sit next to Xi Shaoqi with a belly full of anger, followed by Mrs. Huo, while Han Xiayang sat on Lan Yiqing’s other side, leaving two seats between him and Mrs. Huo.
The dishes were quickly served, but despite the table full of delicious food, Lan Yiqing was unmoved, just persistently glaring discontentedly at her son beside her.
Lin Mubai was unfazed, as if he hadn’t noticed her discontented glare at all.
However, Han Xiayang on Lan Yiqing’s other side couldn’t stand it any longer and began speaking to ease the atmosphere, "Mrs. Lan, the dishes here are quite good, have a bite."
Lan Yiqing seemed to calm down a lot at Han Xiayang’s words, yet still dissatisfied, she took a few bites and put her chopsticks down again. Seeing this, Lin Mubai knew he couldn’t avoid it today, so he spoke up, "Mom, if you have something to say, just say it."