Become a stepmother and save the male protagonist of the painful literary school

The dinner table.

Jane Yan always felt that the boy was glancing at her, but there was nothing wrong with her face. Why was there that vaguely scrutinizing look in his eyes?

"I spoke to you in a harsh tone that day. I'm sorry."

She took the initiative to bring it up, breaking the weird atmosphere.

Because Tong Ruixiao had to go back to the company temporarily to do some work, there were only the two of them at the dinner table.

"What is there to apologize for? I am nothing in your eyes, so what? If you look down on me, then look down on me! It has nothing to do with me!"

He sneered coldly, "There's no need to be so hypocritical and morally blackmailing."

"It's as if I'm not a human being if I don't accept your apology."

Now he no longer scolds her for "trying to please him for his dad", but instead uses some new and novel words.

These words are more hurtful.

"I'm sincerely apologizing to you. I'm not trying to show off myself or blackmail you."

She didn't know why he felt it was moral kidnapping. If any apology was moral kidnapping, how should she express it?

It was difficult for her to say a word, "I didn't mean to look down on you by what I said that night."

"You're not looking down on me? Then what is it?" His expression was full of sarcasm and disgust, and it was almost as if the words 'Can you please stop pretending' were written on his face.

Jian Yan's breathing paused.

Children do not understand adults’ disguise, and their likes and dislikes are the most obvious, and they are all written in their eyes.

Tong Huaimu naturally rejected her because of her identity. She had already accepted this, but sometimes she felt tired.

I wonder if it would be more acceptable if she approached him not as a stepmother but as a teacher?

This task is not an easy one for her now.

She hid her tiredness and said, "I can see that you want to improve your studies, and I really want to help you, so I got angry when I saw that your paper was mostly blank."

"I just feel that if you don't read all the questions, the tutoring I give you will be biased and I'm afraid it won't help you improve in a targeted way..."

After a pause, he said sincerely:

"Xiao Mu, I have no ill will towards you."

Tong Huaimu looked at her forced smile and felt a little irritated for some reason. He frowned and looked away, ignoring her as if she were air, and went to pick up the food.

But as soon as he lowered his head, he remembered her helpless and sad expression, and his hand holding the chopsticks tightened.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly put down his chopsticks.

Even though he was annoyed and angry, his good manners were still there and he put down his chopsticks without making any noise.

"Jian Yan, I have tolerated you for a long time! Why do you keep contacting me again and again?"

"What is our relationship?"

"My grades are my business, you don't need to care about it. Whether you are sincere or not, I don't need it! Do you understand?"

"I have no position and no reason to accept your so-called kindness!"

Jian Yan stared blankly at the young man with gloomy and angry eyes, his face turned pale, and he didn't move for a long time. He wanted to open his mouth, but no sound came out.

Like being nailed to a chair.

After Tong Huaimu finished yelling, he seemed to have lost all his anger and suddenly calmed down.

I thought I would feel great, but I felt terribly uncomfortable inside.

Feeling that the other party was motionless after being scolded by him, he picked up the chopsticks again and wanted to eat, but it seemed that there were magnets of the same polarity between the chopsticks and the plate, and he couldn't put them down.

The food tasted like chewing wax.

I denied everything she did...

Tong Huaimu was originally very hungry, but suddenly he found it hard to swallow. He stood up with a stern face and turned to leave the table.

The woman who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke—

"We live under the same roof, and we see each other every day. I just want to live a normal life together, instead of scheming and fighting against each other."

"Maybe you think I'm hypocritical and nosy, but I just treat you as a child."

The boy turned around and stabbed her with a disgusted and wary look, and a sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of his mouth: "You treat me as a child? Are you worthy?"

At this moment, Jian Yan wanted to give up on him.

I couldn't help but think——

Does everything she does really make sense?

Does she need to be so sincere in order to change Tong Huaimu's fate?

On a deeper level, would her sincerity be of any use to this cold-hearted boy? He could even say something like "Do you deserve it?", which was simply extremely cold-hearted.

Could it be that she had been on the wrong track from the beginning, and that he didn't need to do all this himself? It was just her wishful thinking.

She just had to make sure he didn't commit suicide...

"Do you deserve it... Why don't I deserve it?"

She lowered her brows and muttered to herself.

Then he raised his head and asked, "Why are you so hostile to me?"

"Because I'm your stepmother?"

"Yes." He only uttered one word coldly, still staring at her with that look, wanting to see what she could say.

Jian Yan's expression was calm, but she had a feeling that a storm was about to come. "If I wasn't there, how long do you think your dad would be able to wait before remarrying?"

The boy stopped talking.

She sneered, "Since you know that there will be someone else without me, that's your father's business and has nothing to do with the person he marries. Is it reasonable for you to blame me for your father's marriage and vent your dissatisfaction on me?"

"You are not young anymore, right? You should know what marriage alliance means."

"Your father and I have no feelings for each other, and the marriage is just a contract."

"Don't put unwarranted charges on me. I don't owe the Tong family anything, nor do I owe you anything! I'm being kind to you just because I treat you as a child, not because I want to gain anything from you or your father."

"Do you still think that I am not worthy of your father, and that I came to your house just to gain a higher position and profit?"

When she saw that he remained silent, she knew she had guessed right.

So I asked back: "What do I think you want from my family?"

"money?"

"right?"

"Or your father's heart?"

Tong Huaimu's face was tense, his brows were furrowed, his eyes showed resistance but he didn't say anything.

"My marriage to your father is a matter between us adults. There was no need to tell you. But you have been too much to me. I will explain it to you today."

"In a normal business marriage, one party provides talents and clings to the other party to gain benefits."

"But our marriage is not of this kind."

"If you have a good understanding, you should know that the Jian family is no weaker than the Tong family."

"The Jian family is one of the four most famous families in Beijing. They have a prominent status and great power."

"The marriage is a win-win for both families, and the same goes for money. It's not just the Jian family that's taking advantage of your family."

She couldn't help but sneer as she said this, "Besides, the family's interests have nothing to do with me, and I won't get a penny."

"Marriage is a way for the family to weigh the pros and cons. I was forced to accept the arrangement. I don't even know who your father is."

"I have an equal relationship with him. It's not just me trying to curry favor with someone who is rich and powerful."