Too Much? Part 2

Xie Yanli tossed his phone to Qin Fan: "It's set for twelve. You explain it yourself."

Qin Fan fumbled to catch the phone: "..."

She had never seen such a dog of a man. Couldn't he unconditionally stand by his wife and take the blame for her!

Qin Fan glanced at him, then expressionlessly dialed her mother-in-law's number, her voice sweet and pleasant: "Mom, Yanli said he wants to eat Cantonese food today. Yes, it's still early, why don't our family meet at the Cantonese restaurant in UV Mall? I remember you like it too."

"Then it's settled."

"See you later, Mom."

After speaking, Qin Fan tossed the phone back to Xie Yanli and said to the driver: "Take a shortcut to UV Mall!"

Xie Yanli slowly opened his mouth: "I want to eat Cantonese food today?"

"Yes, you do!" Even if you don't, you do.

Qin Fan lifted her chin. In any case, she absolutely could not appear before her mother-in-law looking like this.

Xie Yanli simply doesn't understand women!

......

At 11:55, when Qin Fan came out of the mall's restroom, she had changed her outfit. Her makeup was exquisite and vibrant. She wore a black butterfly tube top dress with a floral shawl, appearing elegant and reserved.

A complete change from her previous pure and even somewhat hip-hop style, she had perfectly transformed from a low-spirited girl into a high-society young lady.

Xie Yanli looked at the tube top dress on Qin Fan. It looked a bit familiar.

"You wore this last night?"

Qin Fan thought he was disgusted with her: "It was an emergency, this was the only thing in my suitcase that was barely wearable. I couldn't just go buy a new one."

"The hotel washed it last night."

Xie Yanli retracted his gaze meaningfully: "Just right."

Just right for what?

Qin Fan knitted her delicate brows, not understanding what he meant.

With bodyguards clearing the way, Qin Fan wasn't afraid of being seen even without any disguise.

After all, the bodyguards around Xie Yanli were well-trained. If they said there wasn't a single living creature on the road, you absolutely wouldn't even see a mosquito.

At exactly twelve noon, Qin Fan and Xie Yanli appeared at the Cantonese restaurant on time.

On the sofa set in the restaurant's lobby, Qin Fan saw her mother-in-law chatting with a young woman.

Qin Fan saw her mother-in-law chatting with a young woman. The woman was wearing a light blue V-neck blouse with a black pleated hip-hugging skirt, looking dignified and elegant. Facing Madam Xie, she spoke with ease. Every frown and smile seemed measured, vividly demonstrating what a true socialite was.

When Qin Fan stopped walking, she also brought Xie Yanli to a halt.

Xie Yanli glanced sideways at her: "Not going?"

Qin Fan ignored him, her gaze fixed on that woman. Women are perceptive about other women.

Especially when Qin Fan saw the string of thin black prayer beads on the other woman's wrist, she was even more certain of her identity.

Cheng Xi.

Cheng Xi also followed her gaze and looked over. Her elegant face held a faint smile as she gave them a polite nod.

Then, after exchanging a few words with Madam Xie, she turned and went upstairs first.

Qin Fan tugged on Xie Yanli's cuff and asked faintly: "Between her and me, who's prettier?"

"..."

Xie Yanli looked down at his wrinkled shirt cuff, then at Mrs. Xie's eyes, which were filled with danger. "Who are you talking about?"

"You didn't see?" Your white moonlight, my friend!

But Qin Fan really couldn't see a trace of deception in Xie Yanli's deep, ink-black eyes.

He really didn't see.

Tsk.

Qin Fan suddenly became happy. She chuckled smugly and personally smoothed out the cuff she had wrinkled: "You know what's good for you."

President Xie remained composed, sensing Mrs. Xie's rapidly changing emotions.

Ten minutes later, in the private room, Qin Fan looked at her stern father-in-law and her sophisticated, elegant mother-in-law sitting opposite her, and couldn't help but clutch Xie Yanli's sleeve under the table.

Qin Fan looked at her stern father-in-law and her sophisticated, elegant mother-in-law sitting opposite her, and couldn't help but clutch Xie Yanli's sleeve under the table.

She couldn't help but clutch Xie Yanli's sleeve under the table, signaling him to say something.

Didn't he notice the awkward silence?

Xie Yanli didn't speak, but Madam Xie said gently: "We just ran into Cheng Xi. She's getting engaged to the Pei Family's eldest son next month. Was there some kind of misunderstanding between you two?"

Engaged?

Qin Fan subconsciously looked at Xie Yanli.

Xie Yanli sat perfectly steady, and was even in the mood to brew tea for Father Xie.

Qin Fan quickly realized that she couldn't count on the dog man. She looked innocently at her mother-in-law: "Mom, I don't have any interaction with Miss Cheng."

"Why don't you ask Yanli."

She passed the buck to Xie Yanli.

Xie Yanli glanced at her, his tone very light: "This is a family dinner."

The meaning was clear: Don't talk about irrelevant people.

Madam Xie was choked by her own son's words.

"Fine, let's talk about family matters. You two have been married for almost three years. Where are my grandchildren?"

Qin Fan had just taken a sip of water.

Years of etiquette training helped her restrain herself from spitting it out. "..."

Xie Yanli's expression remained calm: "No time."

"You're so busy you don't even have time to be intimate with your wife?" The gentleness on Madam Xie's face disappeared. She looked at Qin Fan, her tone serious:

"Fanfan, you know Mom is a lawyer, right? If the husband fails to perform his duties and responsibilities as a husband for a long period of time, you can sue him."