The Genius Sweetheart of the Abstinent Goblin Boss

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sheng and Lian Yuzhu were both stunned.

Jiang Manxi, however, still looked at them with disappointment.

"In order to distance myself from this, you have used the utmost malice to slander my friend."

The judge didn't convict him, so what right do you have to convict him?!

Jiang Sheng was speechless at this moment, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Jiang Manxi didn't look at them again, turned around without hesitation, and went upstairs.

This time, no one stopped her.

Jiang Sheng stood there blankly, while Lian Yuzhu looked at his pale face, feeling both heartache and helplessness.

She helped Jiang Sheng to sit down on the sofa and then instructed a servant to pour him a cup of hot flower tea.

"Old Jiang, calm down first."

As a mother who loves her daughter dearly, how could Lian Yuzhu not understand Jiang Sheng's actions?

"Wife...did I...really do something wrong?" Jiang Sheng's voice was extremely weak and feeble at this moment.

Lian Yuzhu held his hand and patted the back of his hand.

“You’re doing this for Manxi’s own good, but we may have overlooked Manxi’s own feelings…”

Jiang Sheng's mind was filled with the disappointed look in Jiang Manxi's eyes when she looked at them.

At that moment, he was really flustered.

He didn't want his daughter to be disappointed in him, but he also didn't want her to be involved with the Zeng family.

Even though her daughter's words were piercingly hurtful, how could she possibly understand a father's worries for his daughter? Perhaps she had indeed been too harsh on Zeng Yichen, but compared to her daughter's peace and happiness, even if she had to act like a sycophant, she would feel utterly helpless...

Zeng Yichen returned home.

Seeing his disheveled appearance and soaking wet clothes, Jingying was startled and quickly stepped forward to anxiously pull him over to check him over.

"Yichen! What happened to you? How did you get like this?"

Zeng Yichen subconsciously took half a step back.

"Mom, I'm fine. I just accidentally fell into the ditch."

Seeing that he was still resisting her, Jingying felt a little bad, but it was all her fault, and she had no reason to complain.

So she stopped pressing for details and simply asked with concern,

"Then... you should go take a hot shower and change your clothes quickly, so you don't catch a cold."

Zeng Yichen calmly hummed in agreement and went upstairs to take a shower.

In the bathroom, he looked at his exhausted reflection in the mirror, looking several years older.

Even I can't help but think, 'What bad luck!'

But that girl's kindness towards him never changed.

Thinking of her, he didn't realize that a genuine smile had crept onto his lips.

But the next second, Jiang Sheng's cold and wary gaze pierced through her sweet smile.

But what reason does he have to criticize Uncle Jiang's stance?

If he had a daughter, he wouldn't let her associate with such an unlucky person.

"Beep~" A message came in on the phone on the table.

He picked it up and saw that it was Jiang Manxi.

'Are you home yet? Hurry up and change out of your wet clothes.'

and also……

I'm sorry about what happened today. I apologize on behalf of my dad. Please don't take it to heart. His attitude doesn't represent me; I genuinely consider you a friend.

Zeng Yichen's eyes were glued to the phone screen until his vision began to blur, at which point he subconsciously reached out and wiped his eyes.

Looking at the wet tears on the back of his hand, he remained lost in thought for a long time.

"Yichen, are you done rinsing up? Come downstairs for dinner when you're ready."

Jingying's voice came from outside the door, interrupting Zeng Yichen's sorrow.

"Okay," he replied, putting down his phone and putting on his pajamas.

After going downstairs, I saw Jingying handing the insulated lunchbox to the maid as usual, asking her to take it to the hospital and give it to Anlian.

The maid was sent by her sister-in-law; she was ultimately too kind-hearted to send someone to take care of them.

Her mother insisted on cooking different dishes every day and had the maid deliver them to Anlian, even if Anlian didn't eat them, she couldn't not cook them.

Now, the chances of making amends to his eldest son are slim, so he can only try his best to be good to his beloved.

Zeng Yichen didn't say anything, went straight to the restaurant, sat down and started eating.

Seeing him eating quietly, Jingying felt a warmth in her heart and sat down at the opposite corner of the table.

She didn't choose to sit next to him or across from him, afraid that he would feel uncomfortable.

At the dinner table, both mother and son remained silent.

Jingying could only greedily watch Zeng Yichen eat, but her greed was limited to that; being able to see her son's face more often was enough for her.

But today, he seemed unusually down.

He only said he was going to see a friend and would be back before he left.

Since they moved here, Zeng Yichen has had no friends and almost no one contacts him.

Jingying was quite happy to finally meet her friend, but she didn't expect him to return in such a disheveled state, which made her even more disappointed.

She must have been wronged outside.

She didn't ask directly, but instead pushed a plate of candied taro on the table towards Zeng Yichen.

"Try this, it's taro with sugar coating, a new Hong Kong-style dessert that Mom learned to make."

Zeng Yichen immediately picked up a piece, took a bite, and then simply nodded in a formulaic manner.

"Well, it's delicious."

A hint of helplessness flashed in Jingying's eyes. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

Silence fell again.

"Oh, right," Jingying suddenly said, as if she had remembered something, "Are you going to Zeng Nian's public trial?"

Zeng Yichen paused, his hand holding the cutlery freezing in mid-air.

After a long while, he swallowed hard, unsure whether it was the hatred he swallowed or the bitterness he swallowed.

"Of course I'll go."

Jingying wasn't surprised by the answer, "Mom will go with you."

Zeng Yichen looked up at her, a hint of worry still in his eyes, after all, Zeng Nian was an absolute nightmare for his mother.

If she's only doing this to keep me company, then there's no need for that.

“I also want to see what he looks like on trial,” Jingying added, allaying Zeng Yichen’s concerns.

Finally, Zeng Yichen nodded, "Okay."

Jiang Manxi waited a long time for Zeng Yichen's reply, and she felt very sad.

I feel sorry for Zeng Yichen; he must be very vulnerable right now...

She frantically scrolled through her phone, not wanting to miss a single email.

Suddenly she scrolled through her contacts and saw the name 'An Lian'.

Remembering that Zeng Yichen and his mother were staying at Sister Anlian's house, she thought for a moment and immediately dialed the number.

The phone rang for a long time before the other party finally answered.

"Hello." The woman's voice on the other end was very dull and weak.

"Sister An Lian?" Jiang Manxi tentatively tried to confirm whether the voice really belonged to An Lian.

The other party seemed to pause for two seconds, or perhaps only then glanced at the caller ID.

"Is that Manxi? What's up?"