If Yuan Xuan had thought of Mu Chenyan as the true killer, then he would not have taken her back and the situation wouldn’t have developed as such, right?

If he knew that Mu Chenyan had been wrongly accused but had neither spent those few years frantically looking for the real killer, nor attempt to save Mu Chenyan and bring her home, then what was that child actually thinking?

ld Mistress unconsciously sighed. This household looked calm, but there were actually powerful currents secretly surging underneath. However, she was not energetic enough to keep up anymore due to her old age.

After Yuan Xuan spoke up, nobody dared bring up that sensitive topic anymore.

Since they did not discuss this subject, dinner proceeded in a slightly smoother manner.

Even Wen Ya and Yuan Zhe once again went back to looking like a loving couple in front of everyone again.

Yuan Zhe frequently picked up the vegetables that his wife liked to eat and placed them in her little copper pot to cook them for her.

Their intimate interactions lacked neither eye contact nor verbal communication.

Since the graze on Wen Ya’s hand inconvenienced her, Yuan Zhe even helped her peel the prawns…

Needless to say, the two married couples from the older generation were also deeply in love despite spending many years together.

However, Poor Yuan Xuan was separated from his wife because Zhao Ruoxin was seated between them. That spoiled girl always gave him a headache.

Nearby, Mu Chenyan and Yuan Tian had endless topics to discuss. The previous subject had not affected their mood at all.

When Mu Chenyan ate the delicious food, the desires and uneasiness in her heart subsided. Since she was enjoying the meal, she did not feel so lonely.

When she saw that Mu Chenyan was acting rather indifferent toward Yuan Xuan, Zhao Ruoxin tried to become friendlier with the man. She looked for numerous topics to get pass Yuan Xuan’s line of defense while referring to him as “Brother Xuan” the whole time. In the end, she was hindered by Yuan Xuan who only gave her curt replies.

Yuan Xuan ate in an elegant manner which made the food in his hand resemble pieces of art.

Despite being probed by Zhao Ruoxin every step of the way, he maintained a polite but distant smile on his face from beginning to end.

Zhao Ruoxin felt frustrated when she saw that she was getting rejected, completely unaware of her own shortcomings.

When Yuan Ran who was seated opposite her saw this, she suddenly recalled something. Had the same situation not transpired between her and Shao Yibai?

Ever since her grandmother had begun intentionally acting as her matchmaker, she had privately met with Shao Yibai several times. However, she had to take the initiative to move things along or create opportunities.

The whole time, Shao Yibai kept to his appointments and behaved in an extremely polite and well-mannered way.

However, Yuan Ran often felt a sense of helplessness because she wanted to get close to him but could not seem to bridge the gap…

Yuan Xuan’s attitude towards Zhao Ruoxin was extremely similar to Shao Yibai’s toward her.

For instance, when Zhao Ruoxin purposely acted in a spoiled manner and attempted to get Yuan Xuan to help her grab some crabs earlier, Yuan Xuan merely gently pushed the tray of crabs in front of her. Right from the start, he was unwilling to use his chopsticks to help her…

Yuan Xuan’s indifferent behavior made Zhao Ruoxin extremely uneasy during the meal.

Conversely, Mu Chenyan happily ate beside them.

Firstly, the food certainly suited her appetite. Secondly, she was happy to be idle and free since she did not have to pander to Yuan Xuan.

Men cared about things more when they could not attain them – things that were simply given to them were often seen as bland and uninteresting…

Since Yuan Tian could not understand Mu Chenyan’s moves, she simply felt disgusted when she saw Zhao Ruoxin fawning over the taken man.

Yuan Tian charged full speed ahead because she hated these evil women as if they were her worst enemy.

She had already quietly expressed her sympathy for Zhao Ruoxin’s relatives earlier, but she was going to drag her “Aunt Flow” into it too now.

“Look at her trying to court his favor like that…

Oh my God! She’s really pissing me off.

Did she break her arms? Why does she need someone else to get food for her?

My goodness! Her tone is so whiny. Could it be that it’s that time of the month for her?”

Mu Chenyan was stunned. She could not understand what whining had to do with periods.

“Mu Chenyan, can you be more observant?”

When she noticed that Mu Chenyan was not reacting to any of the curses she had been muttering, Yuan Tian simply directed her criticism at the gluttonous Mu Chenyan instead.

“I’m not a sea prawn, I’m a crab…” ¹

Mu Chenyan picked up a piece of the crab and gestured at Yuan Tian. She mimicked the cartoon character Spongebob’s voice and pretended to speak like Mr Krabs, “Great Tian Tian, could you please enjoy your food so that our brothers and sisters wouldn’t have had to die in vain? Hmm?”

She then burst into laughter after teasing Yuan Tian.

Yuan Xuan saw the intimate interactions between these two sisters-in-law.

The corners of his mouth turned upward while a sliver of hope glinted in his eyes. This woman still possessed her mischievous trait from the past…