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Wen Ling, who was reading, frowned slightly. She looked over the pages at Chen Jingyu and asked, "Why should I be angry with him?"

"..."

Her question left Chen Jingyu speechless!

After a long silence, Chen Jingyu finally spoke again: "But weren't you two just arguing in the living room...?"

This time, Wen Ling fell silent.

So, in the eyes of outsiders, what she and Jiang Ran just did was a quarrel between husband and wife?

Seeing that Wen Ling didn't speak, Chen Jingyu continued, "My brother is a very good person. Although he sometimes talks nonsense, he is very conscientious in doing things. When I was a child, he would give me something as a reward every time I got a high score on a test. He would also give me half of his lucky money during the Lunar New Year."

This was the first time Wen Ling had learned about Jiang Ran's past.

From Chen Jingyu's words, the cold, lifeless words on those data pages came to life so vividly, as if they had come to life in a vivid picture.

In front of her, Jiang Ran was like a younger brother. Thinking that Jiang Ran was so cute when he was a child, Wen Ling couldn't help but smile.

Seeing the smile on Wen Ling's lips, the serious atmosphere eased considerably, and Chen Jingyu silently breathed a sigh of relief!

"Actually, my brother used to draw maps on bed sheets when he was little..."

"He helped my family move, and he stayed in my guest room at night..."

"Then the next day he said he was very comfortable at my house and didn't want to leave. He stayed at my house for more than a week until my mother went to clean his room and saw the bed he was sleeping on, which was so big..."

"My brother didn't utter a single word; he hid for a whole week!"

Chen Jingyu became more and more excited as she spoke, and even raised her hand and made a large circle gesture!

"puff--"

Seeing her expressive and vivid performance, Jiang Ran's face came to life in her mind, a stark contrast to the maturity Jiang Ran had deliberately put on when they first met.

Wen Ling couldn't hold back and burst out laughing!

The serious atmosphere instantly dissipated, and Chen Jingyu finally relaxed completely, as if she had found a confidante. No longer reserved, she picked up her chopsticks and asked Wen Ling, "Sister-in-law, would you like some? I bought too much; I can't finish it all by myself..."

Wen Ling smiled and said, "No, you eat first. I don't eat late-night snacks."

Chen Jingyu was taken aback: "Huh? Why?"

"I need to control my weight."

Wen Ling smiled and her voice became gentle.

"Oh, I see... My mom often says she wants to lose weight, but she always buys a lot of weight loss products and then continues to eat and drink whatever she wants, so she never loses weight."

Chen Jingyu muttered a complaint, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat heartily.

Seeing her eating with relish, Wen Ling's eyes softened. She picked up the teapot beside her, poured herself a cup of tea, and then slowly said, "Can you tell me now?"

"What?"

What happened in your family.

Wen Ling's words were brief, but her eyes were fixed on Chen Jingyu with a look of inquiry.

Chen Jingyu's hand holding the chopsticks trembled. She blinked, thought for a while, and then looked at Wen Ling cautiously: "Then... if I tell your sister-in-law, could you please not tell my brother...?"

Wen Ling asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"Because, because my brother would definitely laugh at me if he knew, and besides, my mom said not to tell my brother about this..."

Wen Ling's eyes flickered, and she nodded in agreement. "Okay, go ahead."

Chen Jingyu took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and finally spoke, "That's right, my mom followed others and joined a beauty salon franchise, investing more than 800,000 yuan. In the end, it turned out to be a scam that ran off with all the money. My dad is arguing with my mom every day now, and they're talking about divorce. Today, my dad saw that my mom bought another box of face masks, and they started arguing again..."

Chen Jingyu's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, her eyes reddening and her voice trembling with sobs.

After hearing the whole story, Wen Ling remained quite calm. She simply raised an eyebrow and said, "It's nothing. Why can't I tell your brother?"

"Because my mom said that if my brother knows, my aunt and uncle will definitely know too, and they will definitely give me money to compensate. More than 800,000 yuan is not a small amount of money. My aunt and brother are both very good to me, and my mom doesn't want them to get involved."

Chen Jingyu told the truth.

From listening to this, Wen Ling only got one piece of information: Chen Jingyu and Jiang Ran's family had a very good relationship.

Jiang Ran was her nominal husband, and Chen Jingyu was her nominal cousin; it was only a mere 800,000 yuan.

Wen Ling bent down, pulled open the drawer under the coffee table, took out a notebook and pen, and quickly scribbled a few lines on it.

"It's just a small amount of money, why argue about it?"

As she spoke, she handed Chen Jingyu a signed check for 800,000 yuan.

Chen Jingyu, a high school student who always lived on campus, had never seen anything like this before. She paused for a moment, then looked at Wen Ling in surprise, "Sister-in-law, what is this?"

"..."

Wen Ling paused, then simply placed the check on the table and said calmly, "Keep it. Take it back to your mother, and she'll understand after she's seen it."

Chen Jingyu knew that Wen Ling was her sister-in-law, and since Wen Ling had even bought her a meal, Chen Jingyu had no suspicion of her.

She nodded, stuffed the check into her bag, and then looked at Wen Ling, "Sister-in-law, could I stay here for the next few days?"

This sudden request startled Wen Ling. "Aren't you supposed to be in school?"

Chen Jingyu's voice was very soft: "After what happened at home, I really didn't want to go, so I took several days off..."

Wen Ling's eyes fell on her school uniform, and after looking her over, she asked, "Are you a senior in high school now?"

Chen Jingyu nodded: "Yes, the college entrance exam is in a few months."

When Wen Ling was in school, she mostly attended private elite schools, and her family would also hire a tutor. She didn't think that the senior year of high school was very important, but Wen Ling knew about the college entrance examination.

Her gaze fell on Chen Jingyu. "Will you be able to keep up with your studies after taking leave?"

"..."

Chen Jingyu was speechless for a moment. Ever since her mother became obsessed with beauty salons, there had been a lot of things going on at home, and her own mind had become much more restless. Let alone taking time off to go again, even now, she was finding it difficult to keep up...

Seeing Chen Jingyu remain silent, Wen Ling knew exactly what was going on. She spoke calmly and decisively!

"Then stay here! I'll hire a tutor for you to oversee your studies, but your brother will have to talk to your mother about it..."