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Song Yu’s happiness was a sight Zhou Mingyan abhorred; she was fine with Jian Yi casting Song Yu aside and she could live with it if Song Yu married someone else, but she simply could not accept it when she saw Song Yu being happier than Jian Yi and was in a much better position than him.

However, it was virtually impossible because she was with Qi Chengzhi. He would one day be the head of the family, and if Song Yu married him, she would become the matriarch! That was not something worse off at all!

In the future, would Jian Yi not have to answer to Song Yu?!

She did not expect her ploy to fail so terribly and invite upon herself the ridicule of others.

All Zhou Mingyan could do was laugh dryly and explain that she did not mean it like that.

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Qi Chengyue was thoroughly unhappy, seeing as she flung her belongings into the bag with all her might. It was messy and almost full.

“What is wrong with your mom! She’s trying to make us look bad on purpose! She thinks she’s so smart, right? We’ve already told her that we’re coming here in the afternoon and going there at night, and yet she came here just to say all that stuff! What the hell is she trying to do? She’s even cooked a tableful of dishes, who in the world told her to do that? We’ve already said that we won’t be having lunch with them!”

Jian Yi frowned and massaged his temples. “She’s anxious to see us.”

“But the way she does it is like our family is the unreasonable one!” Qi Chengyue’s anger increased exponentially, and she continued to feel even angrier inside her heart.

“You need to understand her a bit more. I’m her only son, she’s going to take it to heart. No matter how much you despise the things she did, she’s still my mother. Be patient with her. We won’t be staying with them much after all, so you won’t be meeting her too often. The least you could do if we’re with her is to let her be a little bit happier.” Jian Yi sighed.

Qi Chengyue remained silent due to her anger. Patience went both ways, so if she was patient with Zhou Mingyan, Zhou Mingyan should be patient with her too. Otherwise, why would Qi Chengyue have to always give way for Zhou Mingyan?

She would admit her wrong if she did something wrong, but there was nothing she did wrong in the first place! Zhou Mingyan was the one who made all that fuss, so Qi Chengyue would not be patient and have any of it!

Though her mind thought of all that, she still tried hard to suppress her anger. She tried her best to smile at him as she went over to hug his waist. “I know. I’ll do my best to be a better daughter-in-law. If I did something that isn’t right and your mom scolded me, please don’t condemn me, okay?”

She looked up at him with her tender, pitiful face. It was more than capable of stirring one’s heart.

Jian Yi did not know what to think. He patted her on her back half-heartedly and said, “Okay.”

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After Jian Yi and Qi Chengyue left with Zhou Mingyan, Guan Liya ignored Song Yu’s presence and grumbled unhappily. “What kind of person is she! Such thick skin! I’m really worried that they won’t treat Qi Chengyue right!”

Qi Youxuan looked at Guan Liya and said softly, “Auntie doesn’t look like she’s in a good mood.”

“That’s what I’m worried about. If Chengyue was not so naïve, she might be able to bear with Jian Yi’s mother and maybe even please her a bit. Everything will be okay.” The old man drank some tea and said, “But Chengyue is still a spoilt child. She won’t back off from an argument if she has a point. And even if she doesn’t have a point, she still won’t back off. Jian Yi’s mother doesn’t seem like a good character either. Chengyue might be able to bear with her at first, but when push comes to shove and a real argument breaks out, I think it’ll be hard for her and Jian Yi.”