Zhen Han was basically sure that Yan Sui did not have the time to swipe on Moments right now, so he made a post.
"I could say a few words, and Little Sister-in-Law was taken away, stingy."
"Stingy!!!" Gu Lang was the first one who commented, but these row of exclamation marks did not mean that he shared the same enemy with Zhen Han. He was talking about Zhen Han, who was worthy of being called stingy himself. Once in a while, Zhen Han would invite him to dinner, and they definitely would go to a place where Zhen Han had personal connections or where he had coupons.
On many occasions, when he received phone calls from Zhen Han, all of which were about borrowing Gu Lang's membership cards, so he could get a discount… Gu Lang had given him a number of membership cards for free, but Zhen Han still looked for him to borrow them anyway. Gu Lang was really speechless.
Of course, after he posted his first comment, he immediately added a sentence, "I'm talking about you, Han."
After Zhen Han posted in his Moments, he continuously scrolled down and commented on all kinds of madness until lunchtime drew near. It was only when Yan Sui led Meng Ting down the stairs with his hand did Zhen Han put away his phone and get up.
Zhen Han's gaze slowly shifted from their clasped hands to Yan Sui's face, then he lightly snorted. He was three years younger than Yan Sui. When they were young, they would go out and play together. When he was tired, he wanted Yan Sui to hold him; however, not only did Yan Sui refuse to, but he also did not take his hand. It was really annoying. He only gave him a leg…
The cruelest thing was, apart from that, he kicked Zhen Han and drove him away as well… Yan Sui was cold-blooded to this extent, which was also exceptional. Of course, all of the Yans were a bunch of weirdos, and so was he.
However, Yan Sui led the boy upstairs with his hand, then led him back down in the same manner… This different treatment, is this still the same Yan Sui? He's evil to the core. He paid more attention to his lover than to his friends.
After Zhen Han finished his unspoken criticism, he became lively again and sat down voluntarily at the dining table.
Of course, he felt somewhat suffocated sitting at this meal. Those two acted like 'give me some vegetables and I'll give you some meat' back and forth. They looked so sweet. A grown man like him was regarded completely as air.
When Yan Sui was full, he put down his bowl and chopsticks then looked at Zhen Han, "Auntie said she booked a plane ticket back home for the day after tomorrow, and she asked you to meet her at the airport."
Zhen Han went on gnawing on a chicken wing until it was finished, and only then did he lift his eyes to take a glance at Yan Sui and coldly say, "I'm not going."
"Come back for who? Didn't she plan not to return to her country for that man? Ah…" Zhen Han added as he grinned with bitterness, then he took two chicken wings in his bowl. He got up then went to the sofa and continued eating there.
Yan Sui was silent for a while. He hardly said anything to Zhen Han. He turned to look to his side and Meng Ting looked at him as well as he chewed his food. With bulging cheeks and a slightly perplexed looked in Meng Ting's eyes, he then looked at Zhen Han. Meng Ting seemed quite anxious and did not know what to say.
Yan Sui put two chicken wings in Meng Ting's plate. Almost all of the dishes today had been eaten by him and Zhen Han, "Here, eat these."
Meng Ting nodded, then went on immersing himself in eating.
There were many things that he did not know about the ins and outs of the story; furthermore, he did not have a hand in it the least bit, nor did he want to say anything recklessly. He was better off remaining obedient and not cause Yan Sui any trouble.
Zhen Han's anger came and went in a flurry. After eating a few chicken wings, he returned to the dining table and continued eating there.
Nanny Wang did not use a plate; instead, she directly put the braised chicken wings in a big bowl. She helplessly watched it being eaten up by these two.
"There's still more in the kitchen. If this isn't enough, I'll get some more." Nanny Wang said kindly, with a particular sense of accomplishment.
"I'm good, I'm full. I've eaten to my heart's content."
Usually, even though Zhen Han likes this dish, he would not eat a lot like this. However, he intended to give face to Meng Ting today, so he accompanied the boy to eat, but ended up eating a lot carelessly.
On the other hand, Meng Ting looked at his own bowl, then looked up to Nanny Wang and said, "I want to eat a half bowl of rice more."
Altogether, he had eaten three and a half bowls of rice this time, with the premise that he had to gnaw on a lot of chicken wings. Otherwise, he would probably need four bowls of rice to be full.
Of course, Nanny Wang did not prohibit it. She continued to laugh and said, "Go ahead, go ahead."
Meng Ting did not need a servant to help him fill his bowl with rice. He went hurriedly on his own.
Zhen Han looked at Nanny Wang sourly and said, "Nanny Wang, you like Meng Ting and you don't like me anymore."
"If you'll eat four bowls of rice as well, I'll like you again." Nanny Wang had worked for the Yans for many years. She practically watched Yan Sui and Zhen Han grew up. With this camaraderie, it was natural for them to speak with each other casually.
Zhen Han quietly looked at his bowl. At this age, he could only eat three bowls at most. Usually, he would regard a bowl and half as too much. If she wants him to eat four bowls…he felt that it was impossible for him to do so.
When Meng Ting came back from filling up his bowl with rice, Zhen Han glanced at it once again. What Meng Ting meant by 'half a bowl' was actually 'more than half of bowl.' From the outside, it was totally impossible to see that Meng Ting would have such an enormous appetite.
"There's still rice in the pot, you don't need to be polite." Meng Ting failed to understand why Zhen Han did not hesitate to eat free chicken wings but hesitated so much to eat rice. However, Zhen Han came to this house to eat, so it should not be wrong for Meng Ting to say these words. He thought about it and looked at Yan Sui again.
Yan Sui had finished eating, yet he did not leave the table. He held his chopsticks and continued helping Meng Ting take the dish. He did not say anything, but he was still very considerate and dazzling.
Zhen Han got up and went to lie dead on the couch. This light bulb had insufficient wattage. This experience of his was a bit unpleasant and he could not bear to accept it.
After they finished eating, Meng Ting took Rhubarb and Furball, whom also had eaten enough, to go for a walk. Yan Sui went back to his study. Zhen Han stayed in the living room for a while, then he went to the room where he used to stay in the Yans' residence. Although the dust did not severely accumulate to a layer, he indeed had not returned and stayed over at the old residence for several years, even if his working place was only less than thirty minutes away from here.
He sat in the room for a while, then he went up to the third floor. He asked Uncle Xiao to open the door to the room of his two deceased grandparents for him. He did not enter the room. He just stood at the doorway for a long time before he came back downstairs.
A man dies the way a lamp goes out. Perhaps, the deceased did not care, but how could the living not care?
Zhen Han's complexion became gloomy. Strangers were prohibited to enter that place, so when some servants saw him coming down from the third floor, all of them looked very cautious.
Meng Ting directly brushed past by him with Furball in his arms. After a few steps away, he managed to realize that the man he had passed by was Zhen Han, so he turned around to look at Zhen Han. He could not think of anything to say, so he just nodded lightly and continued to return to his room.
The tip of Zhen Han's eyebrows arched, but he still went into Yan Sui's study. The two cousins obviously wanted to continue the topic that they could not continue at the dinning table earlier.
"What is she going to do here when she gets back?" Zhen Han did not look for a place to sit. He just poked around in front of Yan Sui's desk, with an incomparably ghastly look on his face; obviously, he was a little angry at Yan Sui. Although it could be said that venting his anger out on Yan Sui was unreasonable. He was really in a bad mood and yet he still wanted to discuss the reason why his mother was coming back to the country.
"When Grandpa and Grandma met an accident, she didn't come back; when our family almost got divided, she didn't come back; what is she planning on doing here when she comes back?"
When her father and mother, who loved and spoiled her throughout her life, got involved in an traffic accident, she did not come back home; when her family, who brought her up since childhood, almost got robbed by others, she did not return home as well. Now that those people had been dead for so many years and now that the Yans had climbed one storey up the social ladder under Yan Sui's leadership, for what reason did she still want to come back home?
Perhaps, she wanted to talk to and inquire about Zhen Han — how could she still have the face to return home!
"If you let her come back and stay here at the Yans' residence, no matter what, don't bother calling me your cousin in the future! I won't have anything to do with you or with everyone around you anymore."
If it were not for the Old Master, Old Madam, and Yan Sui who were all so good to him, Zhen Han would have left and completely sever all of his ties with that woman.
Yan Sui only raised his eyes and glanced once at Zhen Han when he came in. After that, he continued signing the documents and reading the cases on the computer. When Zhen Han finished talking, Yan Sui pushed the computer a little and leaned back on the chair, then he looked at Zhen Han while he was sitting in this position.
Zhen Han straightened his neck up. He naturally felt guilty, but if Yan Sui really forgives her so easily, then Zhen Han would really disown all of his relatives.
"To forgive her or not is our grandparents' and your business, I won't meddle with it. As for the Yans' residence… she won't stay here."
As Zhen Han had thought, she would feel ashamed if she were to stay here.
"I won't forgive her, neither Grandpa nor Grandma will forgive her too, but don't you dare think of taking advantage of their deaths just because they can't speak their minds out anymore."
Zhen Han snorted; obviously, when he remembered her, her anger level shot up and rose once again and it did not fade away at the very least bit all this time.
"Then don't forgive her." Yan Sui's voice was still so cold, but this made Zhen Han feel a little bit better. "Look after your Sister-in-Law, but don't draw him over to your side."
Zhen Han thought about it and warned Yan Sui. He was afraid that Yan Sui was blown by a pillow wind [1] because Meng Ting changed him completely.
([1] A reference to how it is said that people are more open to suggestion after intercourse.)
However, Yan Sui took his time before replying to his words. He looked at Zhen Han giving him a warning glance, then tapped his fingers on the table, "What happened between me and Meng Ting isn't something you can intervene. He's your Sister-in-Law. You should understand how to conduct yourself when in front of him."
Zhen Han admitted that he became more and more unreasonable because of his anger, but he still did not feel that his worry was uncalled-for. Yan Sui, himself, was not aware about the changes he had undergone because of Meng Ting. However, Meng Ting's influence on him could be easily seen at a glance.
On top of that, Meng Ting was…a bit too simple and too fragile. He was obviously becoming Yan Sui's weakness now and most probably even in the future. It would be very much necessary for Yan Sui to be on the lookout about the possibilities in advance.
"Okay, if you say so."
Zhen Han even dared acting shamelessly toward Yan Sui when they were young. However, when Yan Sui assumed his position as the head of their family later on, Zhen Han no longer dared acting like this. From then on, Yan Sui had been busy for several years and because of this, Zhen Han had developed a knot in his heart. The number of times they could talk with each other like this was very few. Yan Sui had not changed but Zhen Han was not certain about it.
However, Zhen Han, himself, was quite determined that he would never forgive his mother, including those who would pardon her for what she has done in the past.
Zhen Han stood in the study for a while, then eventually came out. It was not long before their departure, so he did not go back to his room anymore. In the living room, Meng Ting was eating some fruits with Nanny Wang. His mouth was full of strawberries. Zhen Han recounted, didn't we just finish eating lunch not long ago?
Zhen Han was really worried about Yan Sui. Meng Ting wouldn't really change to the other side because of food, right?
"…I already gave them the new medication. You just have to look after them and make sure not to allow them to fight." Even if Meng Ting had never seen Rhubarb and Furball fight before, it was better for him to be safe than sorry. Both Rhubarb and Furball have not recovered completely yet, so it was estimated that neither sides would end up suffering in case they would fight.
"Also, they're very well-behaved, so you better not give them the cold shoulder."
"Very well, I like them very much." How could Nanny Wang say no to him. Meng Ting was the patriarch's wife, and apart from that, he was gentle and well-behaved. She would definitely take good care of Meng Ting's pets.
"Also…if Yan Sui's mother would come over, please help me hide them." Meng Ting was too embarrassed to trouble Nanny Wang, but in this household, apart from Yan Sui, he had the most favorable impression on Nanny Wang, who cooks their meals for them. Now that they were leaving for the party, Meng Ting would naturally trust her more.
"Wherever you prefer to hide them is fine, just don't let her throw them away. If the situation calls for it, give me or Yan Sui a call, and we'll leave the party and come back home right away."
Nanny Wang listened but she did not know what to think. Anyway, Zhen Han thought it was extremely amusing.
Yan Sui's mother and Meng Ting could be compared to a tiger and a wolf. Of course, if He Wan hears this part of the dialogue in person, one could reckon that she would think about getting mad. Where could you ever find a daughter-in-law who would dare to speak about her mother-in-law like this? Even in Meng Ting's opinion, his worry was very reasonable.
"Very well," Nanny Wang said once again. After that, she took Furball in Meng Ting's arms and rubbed it gently. She then added, "You don't have to worry, as the patriarch have said, she wouldn't dare."
He Wan may still think of other ways to deal with Meng Ting, but she would not start with these two little critters. Many people were afraid of Yan Sui and He Wan was no exception. However, she had been unwilling to reconcile with him. At the same time, she loathes and is afraid of him. It was extremely complicated.