Lin Wanyi felt very guilty because what Zhou Chenyu said was the truth.
She quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I've already communicated with my colleagues in the same group.
"Because I was delayed by some matters last month, I've been working hard this month. It's almost finished, and I can send it to the editor-in-chief by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Zhou Chenyu wanted to say something more, but Liu Renzhi's voice had already turned cold:
"Secretary Zhou, if you want to talk about work, then go back and work overtime.
"It is not appropriate for you to be here right now."
He grabbed Lin Wanyi and walked away, leaving a foot-stomping Zhou Chenyu behind.
Her sixth sense told her that Liu Renzhi had definitely fallen for Lin Wanyi.
She had been by Liu Renzhi's side for thirty years and had never seen him grab any girl like that.
Except for herself when they were kids.
Even though he grabbed her arm and not her hand.
But now, Liu Renzhi just led Lin Wanyi away like that.
She couldn't understand what gave Lin Wanyi the right.
Why her?
Lin Wanyi slipped her arm out of Liu Renzhi's grasp.
Her guilt was genuine:
"Brother Liu, Secretary Zhou is right. I really have dragged this out for too long.
"It was supposed to be finished in these two days, but..."
But Wang Hao came. She didn't say it out loud.
Liu Renzhi comforted her:
"It's fine, just go at your own pace.
"Wanyi, I'm not short of this little bit of money. I can afford to pay your salary."
Lin Wanyi wanted to say something else, but heard an elderly woman's voice coming from outside the door:
"Hahaha, son, is this the kind of big villa they talk about on TV?
"It's big, really big. I've never seen such a huge house in my entire life.
"Are you saying I can really live here in the future?"
Qin Chao turned his head and asked Siyue:
"Yueyue, you tell her. Tell my mom, can she really live here in the future?"
Liu Siyue was too innocent. She smiled and told the old woman:
"Auntie, our family has many houses. You can live here if you want.
"My mom definitely won't object."
Su Jing looked coldly at Qin Chao and his mother.
She was very unhappy. "Qin Chao, what is the meaning of suddenly bringing your mother here?"
Qin Chao didn't speak, but Ren Anfen spoke up first.
She reached out her hand to Su Jing:
"You must be the in-law, right?
"I am Qin Chao's mother. I heard him say it's my daughter-in-law's birthday today, so I thought I'd come and see her.
"I just came without overthinking it. I hope you don't mind."
Su Jing took two steps back, putting some distance between them:
"I'm sorry, my daughter and Qin Chao are just trying out dating. She is far from being your daughter-in-law.
"I hope you won't call her that in the future.
"Also, I hope you notify us in advance next time, instead of showing up so suddenly."
Ren Anfen didn't look embarrassed at all. Instead, she wiped her hand on her clothes:
"The in-law thinks us rural folks are dirty, right? Don't misunderstand, I'm very clean.
"I even took a shower and changed my clothes before I came."
Qin Chao was also unhappy. He wanted to say something, but after looking at Liu Renzhi and Liu Jiannan, he kept his mouth shut.
It was fine, he could endure it.
As long as Liu Siyue acknowledged him, he would have endless wealth and glory.
Recently, he had spent money to find out everything about Liu Siyue's experiences over the past few months.
Liu Siyue could not be provoked again.
And the Liu family doted on her so much that they wouldn't dare oppose anything she wanted.
So as long as he coaxed Liu Siyue well, everything else would be easy.
Su Jing closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
She comforted herself: it's fine, Siyue's health is the most important thing.
Nothing is more important than Siyue's health.
Ren Anfen looked around the living room, her eyes filled with undisguised greed.
She asked Su Jing:
"In-law, these two kids have been dating for two years now, and their relationship has been very stable.
"Seeing as they are about to graduate soon, I was thinking of finding a good day for them to get their marriage certificate and hold the wedding."
"No."
Su Jing immediately objected. "My daughter is still young. Her father and I have both said there is no rush."
"You might not be in a rush, but the kids are."
Ren Anfen continued:
"Of course, the one in a rush isn't my son. He's a man; the older he gets, the more mature and desirable he becomes.
"I'm saying the one who should be anxious is your Siyue. For women, the older they get, the less valuable they become.
"So I'm really thinking for your daughter's sake."
Su Jing almost fainted from anger.
She tried hard to control her emotions.
Liu Renzhi directly ended the topic:
"Today is Yueyue's birthday. We won't talk about other things.
"Qin Chao, what gift did you get for Yueyue?"
Qin Chao took a jewelry box out of his bag and handed it to Liu Siyue:
"Baby, take a look at what I prepared for you. You will definitely love it."
Liu Siyue happily opened the box, only to see a small, plain gold ring.
Qin Chao asked her:
"Do you like it? This is the ring my mom saved up for months by living frugally just to get for you."
Liu Siyue didn't like it at all. It wasn't about the size; she genuinely just didn't like a plain band.
But it was still the thought that counted, and she couldn't just say she didn't like it directly.
While she was weighing her words, Ren Anfen became unhappy:
"Siyue, what do you mean by not saying anything?
"Are you looking down on it? I know your family is rich, but can money buy true sincerity?
"The price of gold has reached 1500 a gram now, and I spent a full two thousand yuan buying this for you.
"As a rural person, being able to take out this much money means I've already done my best.
"This represents my approval of you. You can't be picky; you need to be grateful, understand?"
Although Liu Siyue felt uncomfortable, she still accepted it to give Qin Chao face.
Liu Renzhi felt even more displeased.
Was the sister he cherished in the palm of his hand only worth a plain band?
He went back to his room, brought out the jewelry box he got for Liu Siyue, and handed it to her:
"Yueyue, you haven't looked at what your big brother bought you yet."
Liu Siyue quickly opened it and immediately covered her mouth in excitement:
"Big brother, isn't this the new jewelry piece from that designer I had my eye on last month?
"He said it wasn't for sale at the time."
Liu Renzhi looked at her dotingly:
"It's not that it wasn't for sale, it's just that the price offered wasn't high enough."
"Still not enough? I offered him two million.
"So big brother, how much did you end up spending?"
Liu Renzhi didn't say. "No matter how much it cost, as long as you like it.
"Yueyue, you must always remember that you have your parents and your big brother.
"You will always have people who love you the most, understand?"
Qin Chao felt that Liu Renzhi was intentionally taking a jab at him.
Ren Anfen, of course, heard it too.
She immediately said:
"Daughter-in-law, today is our first time meeting.
"Look how generously I bought you a gold ring, so what meeting gift have you prepared for me?"
"I..."
Liu Siyue hadn't prepared anything at all; she didn't know Ren Anfen would show up so suddenly.
Just as she was about to look to Su Jing for help, Qin Chao spoke up first:
"Baby, why don't you just give this jewelry your brother got you to my mom?
"That way, you won't have to go through the trouble of buying something else."
"Exactly."
Ren Anfen also chimed in, "Isn't this ready-made? Perfect. As long as it's a gift from my daughter-in-law, I won't turn my nose up at it.
"Daughter-in-law, just give this to me."
She reached out to take it as soon as she finished speaking, and Liu Renzhi finally couldn't stand it anymore.
He grabbed Qin Chao by the collar and dragged him away.
Of course, before leaving, he made sure to reassure Liu Siyue:
"Yueyue, I'm going to have a quick word with Qin Chao in private. Take good care of the others for me."
