Chapter 74: And You Actually Believed It?
After being affectionate for a while longer, a knock sounded at the door. Chen Jiamu and Li Xi exchanged a glance before Jiamu went to open it.
As soon as the door opened, he saw Su Yi standing there, her expression unpleasant.
Sighing, Chen Jiamu let her into the room. He walked over to the sofa and sat down, looking at her with a face full of helplessness.
“Jiamu, go persuade your sister. Let her…”
“Mom, actually I don’t really understand. Why do you insist on pushing Sis out?”
“Did Sis do something to wrong you?”
Chen Jiamu didn’t wait for Su Yi to finish before interrupting her directly. Hearing this, Su Yi’s expression became very complicated. She furrowed her brows, not knowing what to say.
“No… it’s just…”
“Your sister has been single for so many years. I’m doing this for her own good.”
Chen Jiamu was tired of hearing these excuses. He pressed his hands on her shoulders and spoke earnestly, “Mom, just tell me, were you brainwashed by someone?”
“Sis might not be a celestial fairy, but she certainly doesn’t deserve to be coveted by a toad, right?”
“Out with it. Who brainwashed you?”
Perhaps Chen Jiamu had ignored a problem: Su Yi had been a gentle and easy-going person for so many years. How could she suddenly turn out like this?
Like a wicked shrew, as if possessed by his Eldest Aunt…
Eldest Aunt…
Chen Jiamu frowned and immediately probed, “Eldest Aunt?”
“What did she say to you?”
Su Yi’s eyes trembled. She subconsciously looked away, guilty shifting the topic. “What does this have to do with your Eldest Aunt?”
“Just help me persuade her not to take it to heart. I was just speaking out of anger.”
“Out of anger? Do you think I believe that?”
“Eldest Aunt definitely said something, otherwise you wouldn’t be like this.”
“Did she tell you something that made you so anxious to find an ugly man for Sis?”
“Not really… it’s just…” Su Yi hesitated, opening her mouth for a long time without saying anything coherent.
Finally, under Chen Jiamu’s burning gaze, the defense line in her heart gradually collapsed.
“Sigh…”
“A year ago, I went to Qingfeng Temple with your Eldest Aunt to pray. I drew a lot, and it turned out to be a ‘lower’ lot. I was scared, so I went to find a Taoist priest to interpret it. He said it was an ominous lot.”
“He said there would be problems with my children, that they wouldn’t blossom and bear fruit. Of course, I didn’t believe it, but that Taoist priest said everything about you and Chengcheng accurately.”
“He also said that you two were destined to be solitary, and our Chen family would be left without descendants. When he said that, naturally I was scared.”
“I asked him how to resolve it. The Taoist said you weren’t the urgent one; the urgent one was your sister. He said if she didn’t start a family before twenty-eight, it would be basically impossible later on.”
“Your sister is already twenty-six. With only two years left, can you blame me for being anxious?”
“Your Eldest Aunt was there too; she heard it all. She told me to seize the time and said this Taoist was very spiritual, telling me to think of a solution quickly.”
“I had originally calculated it all out. After you graduated, you would enter the company to help your sister, letting her rest. If she went out and socialized, maybe she would meet a boy she liked.”
“But you were great—you ran off as soon as you graduated. Didn’t listen at all! You finally came back, but who knew the company would get busy again? Your sister couldn’t leave, so I had no choice but to introduce blind dates to her…”
“Besides, how was I to know that Eldest Aunt introduced these types? I looked at the photos and they seemed quite handsome. She also said they were talented and sensible. I thought they would be decent at least.”
“Who knew it would turn out like this…”
???
Listening to this, Chen Jiamu’s forehead was full of question marks…
Wait, so that’s the truth?
But! A year ago, what I heard was that she wanted to push me into the company and then push Chen Cheng out to get married…
“And you actually believed it?”
Chen Jiamu’s tone changed completely; he almost dropped his phone.
“What else could I do? You’re twenty-two, almost twenty-three.”
“Your sister is twenty-six, and in two months she’ll be twenty-seven. What do you expect me to do?”
“Forget it. From now on, I have to screen whoever your sister-in-law introduces before pushing them to Chengcheng. None of you save me any worry!”
“And you! How are things developing with that Yiyi?” Su Yi looked sharply at Chen Jiamu, staring until he felt uncomfortable all over.
Speaking of An Yiyi, he seemed not to have even accepted her WeChat request. And although she had come to the company to find him for three months, it wasn’t entirely to find him; she came to find Chen Cheng.
Even when buying milk tea, she bought what Chen Cheng liked…
Hiss…
Was he being despised?
“She…”
Chen Jiamu was currently riding a tiger he couldn’t get off—because his call with Li Xi hadn’t hung up…
Answering no was wrong, answering yes was also wrong…
“Just looking at you, I can tell you stood the girl up. You two are truly going to anger me to death!”
By the end, Su Yi was so angry she grabbed a tissue from the table and threw it at him. Chen Jiamu caught it, then lowered his head, not daring to speak.
So, he had listened to nothing but loneliness and misunderstood the situation for a whole year…
However, if one carefully analyzed that Taoist’s words, they were quite accurate.
He fell in love with a man, so there was indeed no way to “blossom and bear fruit” (have children).
But Chen Cheng… he didn’t quite understand that part. It felt fake, because that kid Bai Jing was actually coveting Chen Cheng!
If not for that lantern festival, he wouldn’t have known! Back when he saw that pendant, he had only suspected, but now it was basically confirmed solid.
“Mom… you can’t rush these things.”
“Besides, what if that Taoist isn’t accurate? What era is this? Don’t be too superstitious.”
“What will come will eventually come; there’s no use being anxious. Furthermore, technology is so advanced now. Even without getting married, isn’t wanting a child simple?”
Su Yi seemed to be swayed. Her mouth moved, but she said nothing. Finally, she sighed and stood up. “What do you kids understand? You’re infuriating me.”
With that, she left the room, leaving Chen Jiamu alone.
Su Yi left, but Li Xi hadn’t…
“Speak. Is An Yiyi still looking for you?”
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