Chapter 35: He Fell
“That makes sense. Tingzhou doesn’t like girls, and being with a girl would just delay her. Our Tingyu is about the same age as Tingzhou. When he has a child, we can adopt one to Tingzhou.”
Zhou Juanjuan immediately chimed in.
But the old lady rolled her eyes at her. “Have you fallen into the eyes of money?”
“All day long you just know how to calculate the family’s money. Look at your gaudy appearance. If I had known Qingcheng would end up with a vulgar woman like you, I would have arranged a marriage for him sooner.”
Being scolded mercilessly by the old lady in front of so many juniors and outsiders, Zhou Juanjuan couldn’t hold onto her face.
She lowered her head, her face, which had been powdered, turning beet red.
Yu Tingyu thought that after all, this was his mother, so he whispered, “Grandma…”
Although she didn’t like this grandson much, he was still her grandson. The old lady snorted and didn’t continue firing at Zhou Juanjuan.
Yu Qingcheng looked at the scene before him, frowning, but didn’t say a word for Zhou Juanjuan.
Zhou Juanjuan’s eyes reddened with grievance, but she dared not shed tears, knowing no one here would care.
Instead, they would despise her.
She felt sadder the more she thought about it.
The old lady didn’t care about Zhou Juanjuan’s mood at all. Her gaze fell on Wen Qiusheng, the only outsider present.
“Don’t you know today is a family banquet? Inviting any shady character into the house, do you want to anger me to death?”
As soon as this was said, Yu Tingyu’s expression became panic-stricken.
“Grandma… I… he said Brother Tingzhou liked him, so I…”
Hearing her grandson say this, the old lady snorted. “Do you think your brother is you, gathering anything whether it smells good or bad?”
“If you had your brother’s judgment, you wouldn’t still be accomplishing nothing at this age.”
The old lady had a sharp tongue, and it wasn’t the first time Yu Tingyu had been scolded like this.
But he didn’t want to be scolded like this in front of Shen Zhouyue.
After all, he had just accused Shen Zhouyue of being bad, and now being slapped in the face by his own grandmother, he wished he could run away immediately.
But if he left now, he would definitely be disciplined with a belt by his dad when he got home. Yu Tingyu was conflicted for a moment.
He didn’t notice Wen Qiusheng’s ugly expression, casting a pleading look at him.
He wanted to leave immediately.
But standing up now wasn’t good, and staying seated wasn’t appropriate either. He was on pins and needles, his eyes already red with grievance.
Seeing the atmosphere becoming awkward, Fang Hanyun gave Yu Tingzhou a look, signaling him to speak up and ease the tension.
After all, her son’s status in the old lady’s heart was incomparable to others.
Yu Tingzhou received the signal and immediately started coaxing the old lady.
With just a few simple sentences, the old lady was coaxed into smiling.
The atmosphere in the room livened up, no longer as awkward as before.
After the meal, the old lady called out to Shen Zhouyue, “You, come with me.”
Shen Zhouyue was stunned for a moment, not reacting immediately.
When he recovered, he looked at Yu Tingzhou.
“My grandson acts, am I going to eat you?”
The old lady was dissatisfied with this grandson-in-law to begin with. If not for her grandson’s face, she wouldn’t have bothered with Shen Zhouyue at all.
“Still sitting there for what? Waiting for me to invite you?”
Yu Tingzhou quickly stepped forward to comfort his grandmother. “Zhouyue is a bit introverted; he didn’t mean it.”
“Zhouyue, Grandma just wants to chat with you. Don’t worry.”
Shen Zhouyue understood Yu Tingzhou’s meaning. He quickly got up and went to the old lady’s side, intending to reach out and support her, but was swatted away by the old lady. “I haven’t reached the age where I need support.”
The back of Shen Zhouyue’s hand turned red instantly. Yu Tingzhou noticed and wanted to step forward, but was rejected by a look from Shen Zhouyue.
Shen Zhouyue followed behind the old lady to her room upstairs.
The old lady’s room was very large, facing the sun, and had a large balcony.
Because he didn’t have the old lady’s permission, Shen Zhouyue didn’t enter the room directly but stood at the door.
As soon as the old lady entered the room, she rummaged through her dressing table.
After a good while, she walked toward Shen Zhouyue holding something wrapped in red cloth.
“What are you doing standing at the door? People who don’t know might think I’m punishing you!”
“Do you intentionally want Tingzhou to be dissatisfied with me?”
Hearing this, Shen Zhouyue dared not stay at the door anymore and hurried into her bedroom.
“This is the bracelet our family gives to the grandson-in-law. I originally thought Tingzhou would bring a woman back, but I didn’t expect him to bring a man. However, since you two are married, I don’t want to be the villain who destroys your relationship. This bracelet is for you!”
Shen Zhouyue looked at the bracelet revealed after the red cloth was untied. The translucency and color were very beautiful; it looked expensive at a glance. How could he dare accept such a gift?
He waved his hands incessantly. “Grandma, you can keep this gift for someone else, I…”
Hearing this, the old lady got angry again.
“What do you mean? Are you planning to separate from my Tingzhou?”
“My Tingzhou is so outstanding, are you disliking him?”
Shen Zhouyue quickly shook his head. “Tingzhou is already very good to me. I can’t accept your gift anymore.”
“Is it that you dislike my gift for being cheap or what?”
The old lady’s attitude was very tough.
Acting as if Shen Zhouyue not accepting the bracelet meant looking down on her.
Shen Zhouyue looked helpless. “Grandma, I didn’t mean that.”
“This bracelet is too precious. My family didn’t give Tingzhou any precious gifts either. If I accept it, it’s inappropriate.”
Shen Zhouyue racked his brains to refuse, but the old lady wouldn’t reason with him and put the bracelet directly on his wrist.
Shen Zhouyue looked at the old lady’s manner and felt helpless. He decided to find a way to return the bracelet to Yu Tingzhou after going back.
Seeing Shen Zhouyue stop refusing, the old lady nodded in satisfaction.
“It’s getting late. I’m tired. Close the door for me when you go out.”
Shen Zhouyue had no choice but to turn and leave.
Just as he reached the staircase, he saw Wen Qiusheng and Yu Tingzhou.
He reflexively hid behind the wall.
“Tingzhou, you spoke up just now to relieve me from embarrassment, right?”
Wen Qiusheng’s tone carried a few traces of undisguised delight.
But Yu Tingzhou acted as if he didn’t see it.
He said coldly, “What does my speaking up have to do with you?”
“I just didn’t want an irrelevant person to affect my father’s birthday banquet.”
“Mr. Wen, today is a family banquet. It is already inappropriate for you, an outsider, to attend. If you have any sense of shame, you should leave now instead of standing in front of me blocking my way.”
There was already a hint of impatience in Yu Tingzhou’s tone.
He knew a bit about the matter between Wen Qiusheng and Wen Qiuning. If Shen Zhouyue knew he spoke so much with Wen Qiusheng, he would probably make a fuss again.
Yu Tingzhou was in no mood to trouble himself.
Wen Qiusheng seemed not to notice anything strange and continued holding onto Yu Tingzhou. “Tingzhou, those words aren’t from your heart, right?”
His eyes held a trace of expectation.
Yu Tingzhou waved his hand away impatiently. “There is nothing between you and me. Please stop talking nonsense in front of my family and friends.”
“And I am married now. Do you really have no sense of shame?”
Yu Tingzhou thought his words were harsh enough and that Wen Qiusheng should understand his meaning, so he went straight down the stairs.
Shen Zhouyue came out from the wall and walked up to Wen Qiusheng. “Mr. Wen really is addicted to snatching things.”
“Badmouthing me in front of Tingzhou’s family and deliberately mentioning the teapot—did you think I didn’t have a mouth?”
Wen Qiusheng lowered his head, his expression hidden in the shadows.
After Shen Zhouyue said these words, receiving no answer, he didn’t get angry and turned to leave directly.
He didn’t need to get angry over such a small matter.
After all, the things some people desperately wanted were just easily obtained by him.
The moment Shen Zhouyue turned to leave, Wen Qiusheng noticed the jade bracelet on Shen Zhouyue’s wrist.
Just now, the bracelet wasn’t there.
Wen Qiusheng was very sure of this.
He had heard before that the Yu family’s daughter-in-law would receive a jade bracelet from the elders, representing the recognition of the Yu family elders.
Because the old lady was dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, she had never handed over the jade bracelet in her hand.
But this time, she actually gave the jade bracelet to Shen Zhouyue…
Did it represent that the old lady had already recognized Shen Zhouyue… Just thinking of this possibility, jealousy began to spread in Wen Qiusheng’s heart.
He had schemed so many things just to get Yu Tingzhou, but in the end, he married someone else.
Then what did all those things he did count for…
Even if he didn’t get Yu Tingzhou, he wouldn’t let Shen Zhouyue have an easy time.
A vicious thought formed in Wen Qiusheng’s mind.
Looking at the stairs, he grabbed Shen Zhouyue’s arm.
Shen Zhouyue felt pain in his wrist and reflexively used force to shake off his hand.
But the next second, he knew it was bad.
Wen Qiusheng’s position was very strategic.
With this push, his body instantly rolled down the stairs.
Shen Zhouyue didn’t even have time to grab him.
Fortunately, the stairs weren’t high, and Wen Qiusheng stopped quickly.
He fainted at the bottom of the stairs, his exposed skin covered in bruises. There was also a bowl-sized scar on his forehead, with blood flowing from the wound onto the ground.
Before fainting, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, his heart full of smugness.
“You… are… finished…”
Facing upward, he mouthed the words to Shen Zhouyue.
Shen Zhouyue looked at Wen Qiusheng like this, touched the phone in his pocket, and his expression was complicated.
To scheme against me, he could actually do such a thing…
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