The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

After returning home, Old Madam Jiang was in a heavy and gloomy mood. It was Jiang Xiaole's gentle words and meticulous care that gradually soothed the old madam's inner trauma and improved her mood.

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"Although the Ningshuang incident was a misunderstanding, fortunately it has been properly handled. I sincerely hope that you two can spend your lives together, grow old together, and live in happiness forever!"

Chen Xi's words were warm and sincere, like a ray of sunshine in spring, shining into everyone's heart.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yufeng held his wife's hand tightly, his heart filled with gratitude and relief.

Afterwards, everyone enjoyed dinner together in a relaxed and happy atmosphere, with laughter and conversation interweaving into a warm melody.

However, just as everyone was immersed in this joy, the door of the private room was interrupted by a soft but abrupt knock.

Jiang Yufeng's eyes swept across the dazzling array of delicacies on the table, with a helpless smile on his face, and he muttered in a low voice: "This really has everything you need."

He stood up and walked to the door, placed his fingers lightly on the door handle, and pulled it open. The scene before him made him stunned involuntarily.

The person standing outside the door was not a busy waiter, but a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes.

"Oh, Master Jiang, what a coincidence! I heard that you and Master Xie were meeting here, so I couldn't wait to come over and say hello."

The woman's voice was clear and pleasant, with a hint of deliberate intimacy.

"Miss Mo, we appreciate your kindness, but we are not that familiar with each other, right?"

Jiang Yufeng stood at the threshold and politely but firmly declined the other party's approach.

He, Xie Tianyi and the woman named Mo Shiyu were only acquaintances in social situations a few times, and they could not be said to really know each other.

What's more, both of them are married men. Being overly close to a strange woman for no reason will inevitably attract unnecessary gossip and affect their reputation.

"Mr. Jiang, please stop joking. You and Mr. Xie are both good friends of my cousin, so you are also my friends. It is only natural to say hello to them."

Mo Shiyu covered her mouth and chuckled, and there seemed to be a hint of cunning in that smile. As she spoke, she nimbly walked around Jiang Yufeng and stepped into the private room on her own initiative.

"Thank you, Master! Oh~ Sister Chen is here too, what a coincidence."

There was a hint of surprise in Mo Shiyu's voice. She greeted everyone enthusiastically, especially Chen Xi, addressing her affectionately as if they had known each other for many years.

"I'm sorry, I don't have a sister, and we can't be that close. It's better to keep a proper distance."

Chen Xi's tone was calm, but it revealed a sense of alienation that could not be ignored. She politely rejected Mo Shiyu's overly intimate address, and a subtle alertness flashed in her eyes.

Mo Shiyu pursed her lips slightly, looking a little aggrieved. Her eyes flickered as she looked at Xie Tianyi, as if silently telling of her innocence, expecting Xie Tianyi to give her a little sympathy or support.

However, Xie Tianyi seemed to be out of the matter, with a calm look and no response. His indifferent attitude made Mo Shiyu's face flash with embarrassment and unwillingness.

"Miss Mo, my wife is right. Our relationship with your cousin is just that of classmates. We don't interact much in private. You don't need to come here to greet us."

There was a subtle alienation and indifference in Xie Tianyi's words, which almost became an invisible letter of expulsion, gentle but firm.

Chen Xi was a thoughtful person, not someone who didn't understand romance. She could clearly catch the unusual emotion in Mo Shiyu's eyes when she looked at Xie Tianyi.

In Mo Shiyu's heart, Jiang Yufeng was just an excuse to get close to Xie Tianyi. Her real target was always the gentle and elegant Mr. Xie.

Women's intuition is often as sharp as a blade. Not only Chen Xi noticed this subtle atmosphere, but even Jiang Li beside him also vaguely felt the strangeness in the air.

She called softly: "Sister Chen——"

Chen Xi responded with a slight shake of his head, with a faint smile on his lips, as if silently telling Jiang Li: Everything is under control, no need to worry.

Her movements were gentle yet firm, as if telling everything around her that she could remain calm even if a storm was about to come.

"Thank you, Master. Yu'er always feels that there is an inexplicable fate between us!"

Mo Shiyu's voice was a little coquettish, trying to find a possibility in this subtle atmosphere.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi couldn't help but cast a slightly reproachful look at Xie Tianyi, muttering to himself, when will this series of peach blossom debts end? Even having a peaceful meal has become a luxury.

After being busy in the clinic for the whole morning, her stomach had already been rumbling in dissatisfaction, protesting against her master's neglect.

So, she leaned close to Xie Tianyi and whispered, "It seems that she came here specially to see you. Why don't you go out and talk to her? I'm really starving here."

There is both understanding and a little helplessness in his words.

When Xie Tianyi heard this, an indescribable emotion surged in his heart.

Although his marriage to Chen Xi was more in name only, he felt a subtle sense of discomfort when he thought about his wife actually suggesting that he go talk to other women.

He couldn't help but wonder secretly, could it be that Chen Xi was also feeling jealous?

When this thought came to his mind, even he himself found it a little funny, yet he also felt a sense of warmth for some reason.

"Sister Chen, Mr. Xie is actually my cousin's best friend. I only have pure friendship for him. Sister Chen seems to be too..."

There was a hint of accusation in Mo Shiyu's words, implying that Chen Xi was narrow-minded and even tried to control her husband's social circle. Everyone present could grasp the subtle meaning of these words.

Mo Shiyu originally planned to take this opportunity to alienate Xie Tianyi and Chen Xi, but unexpectedly this move put herself in an awkward situation, which backfired and the atmosphere froze for a moment.

"Please move away, Miss Mo, and don't disturb my wife while she is dining. My wife never restricts my freedom to make friends, but I personally have no intention of making friends with Miss Mo."

Xie Tianyi's response was neither hot nor cold, but every word was as sharp as a needle, hitting Mo Shiyu's face directly, making her speechless and ashamed no matter how good she was at arguing.

Her eyes were fixed on Xie Tianyi, expecting even the slightest sign of hesitation, but Xie Tianyi's face was calm and indifferent.

In the end, Mo Shiyu could only leave sadly with tears in her eyes. Although the storm was small, it was enough to cause waves.

The atmosphere at the table quickly recovered after a brief fluctuation, and laughter and conversation filled the air again.

Jiang Li was still a little worried about Chen Xi's mood, but Chen Xi seemed completely unaffected and concentrated on tasting every dish, as if all the disturbances in the outside world had nothing to do with her.

As night fell quietly, the banquet ended successfully amid laughter and joy.

"That's enough for today. I need to get back to the clinic."

Chen Xi looked up at the sky and realized that it was already late.