After Miss Zhan became Mrs. Zhan

Before leaving, Zhan Ruoyin had to explain all the affairs of the old house to Han Li and Wang Lin. During her absence, all matters of the Li family would be under the control of Sheng Wan.

According to ancient sayings, Sheng Wan possessed almost all the qualities that aristocratic families looked for in a daughter-in-law:

She was born into a powerful and aristocratic family, had excellent looks, gentle and demure temperament, was virtuous and docile, reserved and steady, had a good sense of the general situation and knew right from wrong, was filial and thrifty, and loved the younger generations.

Zhan Ruoyin likes Sheng Wan from the bottom of her heart.

No wonder the original body was so crazy and strong, yet she could fall in love with Sheng Wan. She really deserves to be loved by everyone.

However, Sheng Wan's husband, the person who slept with her and with whom she was closest, was indifferent and taciturn towards her, as if they were strangers.

If they hadn't been married, the two of them would have been like parallel lines that never intersected and would never have spoken a single word to each other.

This is also a problem.

Zhan Ruoyin scratched her head. It seemed that when it came to family issues, it wasn't just her four biological children that were a cause for concern. The relationship between Li Chen and Sheng Wan was also a cause for concern.

As luck would have it, the day before Zhan Ruoyin left for Lanhe, Li Chen returned from abroad.

Li Chen has been managing the Li family's overseas businesses and spends half of the year flying abroad to work.

Old Master Li had long planned to let Li Linzhou inherit the domestic industry, Li Chen inherit the foreign industry, and the other children of the Li family, including cousins, all had shares.

As for why they were not allowed to join the company, this was not something Mr. Li could decide at all. They were all busy doing what they liked, and working in the company could cost them their lives.

One of the reasons why the original body could treat her own children so cruelly was that in her eyes, as long as the children did not work in the company, anything else they did was not doing their job properly.

As soon as Li Chen got off the plane, he heard that Zhan Ruoyin had committed suicide by cutting her wrists. He was very worried and started to ask about her well-being as soon as he returned to the old house.

He personally served tea and water to Zhan Ruoyin, showing his filial piety to the extreme.

He also brought countless gifts to Zhan Ruoyin from abroad, including boxes of custom-made bracelets and necklaces worth four hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, or even one million yuan.

Zhan Ruoyin has been receiving so many gifts recently that her hands are cramped. The entire fifth floor of the villa is her dressing room and jewelry room. All her bags and jewelry have to be put on the sixth floor.

Fortunately, the villa was big and tall enough. Zhan Ruoyin looked at the room full of dazzling things and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In general, Zhan Ruoyin had a very good impression of Li Chen. He was too cold and taciturn, and when he stood there, the atmosphere around him was low pressure for dozens of meters.

He is ruthless and cruel in the business world, and his tactics are unmatched, but he is extremely flattering and filial to Zhan Ruoyin.

Li Chen, who had never smiled all year round, smiled spontaneously in front of Zhan Ruoyin.

But it seems that his wife Sheng Wan can no longer be ignored.

Zhan Ruoyin decided that before leaving, the family must get together and at least create a space for the couple to be alone together.

At night, old house.

Zhan Ruoyin didn't expect Li Linzhou to come back. She was hoping for a lucky break and asked Han Li to tell Li Linzhou. But Li Linzhou agreed without any hesitation.

But it’s good that he can come back, which means that what Zhan Ruoyin did was useful.

Li Chen walked into the villa in the afterglow of the sunset and saw Li Linzhou sitting on the sofa and teasing the ragdoll cat, like a noble emperor sitting on the throne, with the aura of a superior.

Li Chen lowered his eyes. He was tall and straight, and his aura was no less impressive than Li Linzhou's. He possessed a natural sense of relaxation, the kind of relaxation that Zhan Ruoyin preferred.

And there was a smug look in his eyes.

Li Chen pulled up a smile, he thought his elder brother would not come back. After all, even during the holidays, he was unwilling to come back to see his mother.

Li Chen walked over and said hello:

"Brother, you are here so early."

Li Linzhou raised his eyes upon hearing that, his gaze moved indifferently to Li Chen, and nodded slightly to him.

The children of wealthy families will never show their emotions on their faces. They are patient, restrained and cultured in dealing with people. This is the most basic upbringing.

Li Linzhou would not take the initiative to greet or provoke this scheming younger brother.

I don't like him but I can't say I hate him either.

There is no conflict of interest between the two of them, and brotherly love and respect for younger brothers is the family rule of the Li family.

But it was because of Li Chen's mother that Li Linzhou's father committed suicide for love and his mother became mentally twisted and crazy. Although all this had nothing to do with Li Chen, it had something to do with his mother.

So when I see Li Chen, I naturally think of his mother who destroyed other people's families.

"I'm honored that you can come to the family dinner tonight, big brother." His voice is charming and gentle. If you only listen to his voice, you will think that he is an easy-going and elegant person.

Li Chen didn't wait for Li Linzhou to react, and walked straight to the sofa opposite Li Linzhou and sat down.

When the Ragdoll cat saw a familiar person, it broke free from Li Linzhou's hands and quickly ran to Li Chen, meowing lazily and rubbing against his sleeves.

Li Chen held the ragdoll cat in his arms and scratched its chin with his slender fingers. He looked up at Li Linzhou's expression.

But to Li Chen's disappointment once again, Li Linzhou had a calm face with no ripples in his expression.

She was not angry because the Ragdoll Cat was closer to Li Chen.

"It's a family dinner, all of my children can come." Li Linzhou said in a rather cold tone.

But invisibly, a sense of tension arose between the two brothers.

"Brother is right. It would be even better if my brothers and sisters were willing to come back." Li Chen smiled.

He likes to challenge Li Linzhou, because in this way, his elder brother will remember him and regard him as an opponent.

Just at this moment, Sheng Wan walked out of the kitchen. She was wearing a light yellow cartoon apron and holding a shovel in her hand. She saw two men in suits sitting in the living room.

Sheng Wan paused. She had been busy in the kitchen and didn't pay much attention to when they came.

Suddenly, Sheng Wan felt a pair of anxious gazes locking onto her. Her heart began to pound inexplicably and she felt very panicked.

She looked up and met Li Chen's deep eyes.

Li Chen's almond-shaped eyes were deep and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, a cold and distant smile.

He always had this expression, which made her feel that they were not husband and wife.

Sheng Wan opened her mouth and unconsciously tightened the shovel in her hand.

This should be the first time she saw Li Chen in three months. His eyebrows were thick and black, his eyes were cold and indifferent, and his smile was strange and familiar.

Sheng Wan came back to her senses, and when she saw Li Linzhou, she smiled and walked over to greet him generously, her voice gentle and pleasant:

"Brother, you're back. Mom is picking purple eggplants in the vegetable garden. She also said she would personally make your favorite sweet and sour eggplants."

Li Linzhou simply said "hmm" with a dull expression, but deep down he was still somewhat surprised and excited.

He shifted his gaze from Sheng Wan to Li Chen, thinking of something, he stood up and said softly:

"I'm going to help my mother in the backyard, you two can chat."

After saying that, Li Linzhou took a step forward with his long legs and walked out before they could react.

Only Sheng Wan and Li Chen were left in the living room.

Sheng Wan frowned slightly. She didn't know what to say to Li Chen. Maybe Li Chen didn't want to talk to her and hated talking to her.

There is actually a reason why Sheng Wan has such an idea.

Sheng Wan and Li Chen were in a family marriage. She heard that Li Chen had a girlfriend before and he loved her very much. He went mountain climbing, surfing, and bungee jumping alone for her. He always did extremely dangerous sports and it was said that he almost lost his life several times.

Maybe he hated her.

Because of the marriage, they were forced to break up.

Sheng Wan thought about it, a hint of guilt flashing across her eyes.

She bit her lip and thought for a long time, feeling inexplicably bitter in her heart. If he proposed a divorce, Sheng Wan would agree.

If doing so could let each other go, Sheng Wan didn't want to live like this. Clinging to a man who was cold-hearted and would never fall in love with her would not end well.

But I don't think my mother would agree.

Sheng Wan was in a daze, and heard a burst of sneers in her ears. Li Chen tilted his head and looked at her: "You greeted your elder brother, but not me, your husband. Sheng Wan, you are quite double-standard?"

Sheng Wan came back to her senses, stared at him blankly, then lowered her eyes and whispered:

"I didn't, and you didn't say hello to me either."