bestfiction Chapter 254 You'll put up with my mom's point
Chapter 254 You'll put up with my mom's point
"What's the rush? They haven't left yet. It's not too late to have a cup of coffee before going over."
Shen Feiwan looked at the wedding dress shop across the street, suddenly narrowed her eyes, and tapped her fingertips lightly on the table. "Lin Xiaoyan is moving too slowly now. I want to see if I can push him. I want to see just how far he can go."
"What do you mean?" Chen You'en asked, puzzled. "How are you going to pressure him? What are you going to pressure him about?"
“Like this…” Shen Feiwan leaned forward and whispered a few words in Chen Youen’s ear, “…………”
After listening, Chen Youen nodded, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes, "Don't worry, leave this to me. I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
After expressing her determination, she grabbed her bag and phone and left the coffee shop.
A short while later, she returned to the wedding dress shop.
She pretended to be looking at wedding dresses in the store, and when Ye Wanjie appeared around the corner, she immediately took out her phone and deliberately raised the volume.
"Hey honey? Yes, I'm at the bridal shop!" Her voice was sickeningly sweet. "I saw the wedding dress Lin Xiaoyan picked out for Shen Feiwan, it's so beautiful! I want to order one from this shop for our wedding too..."
Chen Youen deliberately spoke these words for Ye Wanjie to hear, and she was certain that every word she uttered was clearly heard by Ye Wanjie, especially the names "Lin Xiaoyan" and "Shen Feiwan".
Ye Wanjie had just called the store manager over, but she still hadn't gotten the information she wanted, and she was quite angry.
They were about to leave in a huff, but they could hear everything clearly at the door.
Ye Wanjie stopped abruptly, then immediately walked towards Chen Youen.
She suddenly blocked Chen Youen's path, her voice cold and harsh, far from polite, "Excuse me, did you just mention Lin Xiaoyan and Shen Feiwan? Are you Shen Feiwan's friend?"
Chen Youen pretended to be startled and glared at Ye Wanjie, "Who are you? You scared me to death! What does it have to do with you who I mentioned! You almost gave me a heart attack."
After saying that, she continued to pretend to make a phone call, "It's nothing, just met a person who gets easily startled."
As she spoke, she quickly left the bridal shop.
Instead of going straight back to the coffee shop to meet Shen Feiwan, Chen Youen called her and said, "I'm out of the bridal shop now. So, did Lin Xiaoyan's mother follow me?"
Shen Feiwan was observing from across the bridal shop. "I wasn't following you, but I watched you for a while. Just go to the parking lot and wait for me. I'm waiting for my coffee. I'll be back in a bit."
A few minutes later, the two met up in the car.
Shen Feiwan handed the coffee to Chen Youen and said, "It seems I can't stay with you tonight. I reckon Ye Wanjie will come straight to my house. If I'm not there, this show will fall flat."
Chen Youen suggested, "Why don't I go home with you and stay overnight? I don't want to miss this mother-in-law/daughter-in-law battle."
Shen Feiwan rolled her eyes at Chen Youen, "I'm afraid your presence will affect his mother's performance."
Chen Youen: "What if I hide? Really, let me go. If necessary, I can even help you play the victim in front of Lin Xiaoyan. There are some bitchy things you can't say to Lin Xiaoyan, but I can, hahaha."
Shen Feiwan seriously considered it for a moment, and said, "That works too."
Although she wanted to stage a self-inflicted injury to pressure Lin Xiaoyan, the thought of playing the victim in front of him gave her goosebumps.
But with Chen Youen as a catalyst, things would be much simpler.
Shen Feiwan stepped on the gas pedal. "Let's go home!"
The two quickly returned to the Shen family home.
Chen Youen asked in confusion, "Where is Uncle Shen? Lin Xiaoyan has already agreed to help. Is Uncle Shen still running around?"
"No, he went back to his workplace."
"Huh?" Chen Youen was not quite understanding. "You were just wronged, and you're already going back to work? Humph, if it were me, I would quit on the spot."
Shen Feiwan chuckled, "You don't understand. People like my dad might be disappointed by certain procedures at work, but they won't be disappointed by their research, and they certainly won't give up easily. After all, this research is the culmination of most of their lives. My brother and his family are the same. If you and my brother really do end up together in the future, you'll naturally understand."
Chen Youen was furious when she mentioned it, saying, "Their workplace is so unhelpful. There's been no news for so long, it's like they're dead. The family has to figure things out on their own."
Shen Feiwan sighed softly, "There's nothing we can do; that's just how these classified units are."
She had barely finished speaking when Lin Xiaoyan called.
Chen Youen glanced at Shen Feiwan's name on his phone screen and said, "His mother must have talked to him. Do you think he's already won her over?"
Shen Feiwan said confidently, "Impossible. Since his mother brought another girl to look at wedding dresses, it means that both sets of parents are interested in discussing marriage. Although we don't know what kind of family that girl comes from, she certainly won't be too bad. But now he insists on marrying me. Do you think the other party will give up so easily?"
"That's definitely not the case!"
“So…” Shen Feiwan raised an eyebrow, “he can’t get past his mother.”
As she spoke, Shen Feiwan answered the phone, "Hello, what's up now?"
Lin Xiaoyan's slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone, as if he had just been in an argument, his voice still carrying a lingering tension, "What is Wanwan doing?"
"I just finished shopping with a friend," Shen Feiwan sneered. "What, do I have to report everything I do to you now?"
Lin Xiaoyan stopped beating around the bush and cut straight to the point, "Did you go to the bridal shop today?"
"What do you mean?" Shen Feiwan suddenly raised her voice. "How did you know where I went? Did you follow me, Lin Xiaoyan?"
"I didn't." Lin Xiaoyan's breathing became noticeably heavier. "Don't worry, my mom just said she saw your friend at the wedding dress shop today."
"And then?" Shen Feiwan deliberately dragged out her words, "I didn't see her."
"I know."
Shen Feiwan grew impatient. "So what exactly is this phone call about?"
“My grandfather has been unwell lately, and my mother went back to her parents’ home. She just got back last night,” Lin Xiaoyan’s voice suddenly softened. “I haven’t had a chance to tell her that we’re getting married yet.”
"That's your problem," Shen Feiwan said coldly. "I've always known she doesn't like me. But let me make this clear: I can manage not to cause trouble, but if she picks a fight, I won't just sit idly by."
Lin Xiaoyan chuckled helplessly, "Wanwan, the phrase 'sitting and waiting for death' is too harsh. She is, after all, my mother."
"So what? What do you mean now?" Shen Feiwan deliberately picked a fight.
“What I mean is,” Lin Xiaoyan’s tone suddenly became extremely gentle, as if soothing a cat with its fur standing on end, “I’ll take care of everything. From now on, no matter what she says, just bear with it for now and try not to have any conflicts. I’ll handle it afterwards.”
"Endure?" Shen Feiwan suddenly raised her voice, "Lin Xiaoyan, are you serious? If you can't handle your mother, don't use marriage to blackmail me! Do you think I married you willingly? Did I beg you?"
After saying that, she angrily hung up the phone.
Such a big outburst of anger stunned not only Lin Xiaoyan on the other end of the phone, but even Chen Youen.
She blinked and looked at Shen Feiwan, "You hung up already?"
Shen Feiwan tossed her phone onto the sofa. "He'll call again."
"What if we don't fight?"
However, before Chen Youen could finish speaking, Shen Feiwan's phone screen lit up.
Shen Feiwan ignored him the first time.
When the phone rang for the second time, Chen Youen nudged Shen Feiwan's arm. "Shouldn't you answer it this time?"
Shen Feiwan then slowly pressed the answer button.
Lin Xiaoyan's voice came immediately, with a noticeable nasal tone, "Wanwan, I'm in a real mess right now, so don't make things difficult for your brother."
He suddenly coughed twice. "I have a cold, and I feel terrible."
Shen Feiwan frowned. "It's just a cold, what's the big deal?"
“You know,” Lin Xiaoyan’s voice was low and hoarse, as if veiled, “I rarely get sick, but when I catch a cold, I get a terrible headache.”
"Stop with that self-pity act." Shen Feiwan paused, as if thinking seriously, "...I can tolerate your mother's side, but how old are you? Stop trying to act cute with me. I stopped falling for that trick a long time ago."
"Hehe," Lin Xiaoyan chuckled softly from the other end of the phone upon hearing Shen Feiwan's words, "I knew Wanwan still had feelings for her brother."
"I can't be bothered with you." Shen Feiwan hung up decisively, this time throwing her phone into the back of the sofa.
As soon as she put down her phone, Shen Feiwan's face immediately showed undisguised disgust. She rubbed her arms vigorously, as if trying to rub off a layer of goosebumps.
"What's wrong?" Chen Youen teased her with a smile, "Are you disgusted with yourself?"
“Yes,” Shen Feiwan frowned deeply, “Was I being very tacky just now?”
Chen Youen waved her hand, "This is nothing. The tea is like this..."
As she spoke, Chen Youen suddenly raised her voice, imitating in an overly sweet tone, "Wanwan doesn't want brother to be sad~ Even though brother's mother is very fierce, Wanwan will endure it~ Wanwan doesn't want brother to be caught in the middle~"
"Ugh~" Shen Feiwan grabbed a cushion and threw it at him. "Get back to normal, I'm going to throw up."
Chen Youen caught the cushion with a big laugh, "Now that's what you call a tea master, okay!" She suddenly became serious, "But are you sure he'll really come looking for trouble?"
Shen Feiwan hummed in agreement. "If I'm not mistaken, Lin Xiaoyan should have just ended his call with his mother not long ago. Knowing her as I do, she will never let this matter linger overnight; she will definitely come to me."
Chen Youen nodded. "What about Uncle Shen? Should we ask him to leave?"
"No need. If my dad is there, Lin Xiaoyan will feel even more embarrassed, if he still cares about his reputation."
Chen Youen: "Does he care about his reputation?"
Shen Feiwan: "You should still have some self-respect."
The wait for Ye Wanjie to arrive was too long, and Chen Youen, bored out of her mind, pestered Shen Feiwan to let her see photos of Shen Xubai when he was a child.
Shen Feiwan couldn't refuse her, so she went to the study and found the family photo album.
Chen Youen took it as if it were a treasure, flipping through it while frantically taking pictures with her phone.
She admired him and exclaimed, "My goodness! Shen Xubai was so cute when he was little! With those big eyes and small mouth, you're just like a porcelain doll!"
When she turned to a certain page, Chen Youen suddenly stopped. "Isn't this a photo of you and Lin Xiaoyan? You were so young back then, only a teenager, right?"
In the photo, Shen Feiwan is wearing a school uniform skirt and standing under a cherry blossom tree. The boy next to her has gentle eyes and is bending down to brush the petals off her shoulder.
Sunlight filtered through the cherry blossoms, casting a fuzzy golden edge around them, as if the air itself were bathed in a soft glow.
Shen Feiwan's gaze lingered on the photo for a moment, then she nodded expressionlessly, "Yes, I was sixteen years old then. I actually forgot to deal with this one that slipped through the net."
Before she finished speaking, she had already deftly pulled the photo out of the album, as if she were tearing off a useless note.