Announced divorce, madly criticized Ling Shaochang for kneeling down

The sun sets and the moon rises, and dusk falls.

It seems like a harmonious dinner for the family, but in fact everyone has their own thoughts.

From what Qiao He said, he had originally planned to hold a grand birthday party for Qiao Xile.

But Qiao Xile didn't like crowds, so we finally decided to have dinner together at home to celebrate his birthday.

Qiao Ruyi ruffled Qiao Xile's smooth short hair and said with a smile, "Xile, your birthday present has been put in your room by your uncle."

Qiao Xile's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded happily. Then, noticing the looks from Li Ling and Qiao Ruyuan, he quickly lowered his head and obediently ate his rice.

Qiao He was in a good mood and asked Qiu Gui to pour some wine.

"Hey, honey, drink less." Li Ling reminded worriedly, "The doctor said you can't drink alcohol because of your high blood pressure."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Ruyi paused with her chopsticks, and then continued eating.

"I'm happy today." Qiao He raised his glass and clinked it with Ling Che's. "It's rare that Ling Che is free to come over today."

Ling Che smiled faintly, raised his hand and took a sip of the red wine in the glass, his movements elegant and noble.

Suddenly, a piece of fresh fish appeared in the bowl. She raised her eyes and met Ling Che's half-smile.

Qiao Ruyi smiled lightly, and he acted quite well as a good husband.

Qiao Ruyuan, who was sitting opposite, looked at the flirting between the two and felt very uncomfortable. He raised his foot and kicked Li Ling under the table.

Li Ling immediately understood and started talking while picking up some food for Qiao Xile.

"Seeing how loving Ling Che and Ruyi are, we, as the elders, feel relieved. It's fate. Ruyuan was originally engaged to Ling Che, but unexpectedly, she didn't have the good fortune to marry him. Instead, Ruyi got lucky."

At this point, Li Ling burst into laughter, dropped the dish she had picked up into Qiao He's bowl, and asked with a smile, "Do you think this is fate, husband?"

As soon as these words came out, Qiao Ruyuan quickly looked at Ling Che, wanting to see how he would react.

Ling Che tilted his head slightly, staring at Qiao Ruyi with a faint smile, his face calm.

Qiao Ruyi curled the corners of her mouth and continued eating without saying a word.

The atmosphere was tense. Qiao He glared at Li Ling. "Eating can't even stop you from talking. It's been so many years, and you're still bringing it up!"

Li Ling was frustrated and said with a sense of grievance, "I am not happy. Although Ruyi has always had opinions about me, I treat her as my own daughter. Seeing Ruyi living such a good life now, how can I, as her aunt, not be relieved?"

As she spoke, her voice choked up a bit. "They say being a stepmother is hard. As a stepmother, everything I do or say is misunderstood."

"Yes, Dad." Qiao Ruyuan also followed up with grievance, "It doesn't matter if Ruyi misunderstood my mom, but please don't misunderstand my mom's painstaking efforts."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Ruyi sneered in her heart, thinking that the mother and daughter were really good at acting, each one better than the other.

She ate by herself and left quickly after finishing her meal, otherwise she would suffer from indigestion.

Suddenly, she felt a slight pain in her thigh. She frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the culprit.

Ling Che calmly put a piece of bitter melon into her bowl, with an ambiguous smile in his eyes.

The other bony hand was hidden under the table, resting on her white thigh.

He actually pinched her!

I'm so angry!

She glared at Ling Che fiercely, and then "Pa!"

The chopsticks were thrown heavily on the table!

The force was so great that the dishes and chopsticks on the table bounced up.

The sudden sound startled everyone at the table.

Ling Che's lips curled up slightly, and he looked at Qiao Ruyi calmly and silently, with his brows moving slightly.

"What, what happened?"

Li Ling looked nervous and quickly covered Qiao Xile's eyes, fearing that Qiao Ruyi would do something outrageous in front of Qiao He.

"Aunt Li!"

Qiao Ruyi glared at her and spoke slowly, "It's been seven years since the engagement. You still remember it, even though you have such a good memory? Coincidentally, my memory isn't bad either. Do you want me to help you recall it?"

Qiao Ruyuan's face was gloomy. "Qiao Ruyi, what do you want to say?"

After saying that, she cast an aggrieved look at Qiao He again, "Dad, look, Ruyi is going crazy again."

Qiao He just had a dark face and said nothing.

"Ah!"

Qiao Ruyi glanced at her with a sneer, "Why, are you feeling guilty?"

Qiao Ruyuan sat up straight, crossed her arms, and muttered softly, "Why should I feel guilty? I was the one who was originally engaged to Brother Ling Che, and it was you who begged me to marry him. Now you're taking advantage of me and acting like a spoiled brat."

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Qiao Ruyi to hear.

She smiled disdainfully, picked up her chopsticks again, and picked up the dishes slowly, her eyes falling on Qiao He.

"Seven years ago, the Ling and Qiao families formed a marriage. Marrying into the wealthy Ling family was such a great opportunity. Dad favored Qiao Ruyuan, so of course his first thought was to have her marry into the Ling family, right, Dad?"

Before Qiao He could speak, her gaze shifted to Qiao Ruyuan, "But you didn't want to do that, right?"

"I..." Qiao Ruyuan was speechless for a moment.

Qiao Ruyi smiled and helped her recall, "You said that the young master of the Ling family was frail and sickly, and he might die one day."

Ling Che raised his hand and took a sip of red wine, then nodded with a faint smile, "Oh, so I'm weak and sickly."

"I don't!"

Qiao Ruyuan's face turned pale and blue. She didn't expect that after so many years, she could still remember it so clearly.

She quickly turned her gaze towards Ling Che and argued, "That was a rumor from the outside world. After all, Brother Ling Che rarely appeared in public at that time, so I just heard it from others."

Qiao Ruyi was not anxious and continued, "You also said that the young master of the Ling family has a hidden illness. Maybe he is afraid of infecting you with some incurable disease, right?"

Ling Che raised his eyebrows, but smiled without saying anything.

Qiao Ruyuan quickly defended himself, "This is also a rumor from outsiders!"

"By the way, you also said that the young master of the Ling family is ugly and misshapen."

Qiao Ruyi raised her eyebrows slightly, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly, "You said that if you marry her, you will not be able to eat if you look at such a face every day."

Ling Che turned his gaze back to Qiao Ruyi, raised his eyebrows, and said casually, "Am I ugly?"

A hint of joy flashed across Qiao Ruyi's face. Staring at his incredibly handsome face, she deliberately said, "Not bad."

"I just heard that from others, it wasn't my words!" Qiao Ruyuan bit her lip, looking like she was about to cry.

Seeing her daughter being wronged, Li Ling also started to chime in, "Ruyi, those are just random rumors from the outside world. How can you say it was Ruyuan who said them?"

"Don't you believe it too?"

Qiao Ruyi smiled slightly, her smile harmless. "Aunt Li, I remember you cried and quarreled with my dad about this matter, and even threatened to commit suicide. That's why my dad changed his mind and didn't let Qiao Ruyuan marry Ling Che."

"Then Auntie also remembers that you didn't marry Ling Che voluntarily."

Li Ling's face was calm, and she said nonchalantly, "You said at the time that as long as the other person was a man and had money, it didn't matter who I married. We could just get divorced if we couldn't live together anyway, right, Ruyi?"

Qiao Ruyi paused with the chopsticks that were brought to her mouth, and pursed her lips slightly.

I didn't expect Li Ling to use this trick.

She had indeed said this in the past, haha, a hint of sneer flashed in her eyes.

Ling Che raised his eyelids nonchalantly, and looked at Qiao Ruyi with scrutiny in his eyes as deep as an ancient well.

He uttered two words lightly, "Really?"