Don't meet me in your next life.

He saw Xiang Yiyi and became somewhat reserved. "Excuse me... are you Xiang Yiyi?"

Xiang Yi was taken aback.

Does this guy know her?

"I am...and you are?"

Xiang Yi looked at him with suspicion, searching her mind for information about him.

Although she didn't remember ever seeing this boy before, his face still felt somewhat familiar.

"I am Song Ziming."

"Oh, I remember now! It's that handsome guy I met at the coffee shop the other day!"

"Yes, it's me."

Song Ziming smiled shyly, "I wonder if Miss Xiang has time to have a cup of tea together?"

"Tea?" Xiang Yi hesitated for a moment.

Seeing her expression, Song Ziming quickly explained, "It's like this. My mother likes to play chess, and my father hasn't been feeling well lately, so my mother wants me to practice with her. Therefore... I'd like to invite you to be my mother's private coach."

Xiang Yi thought about it for a moment.

Shen Qingya does indeed like playing chess, and she often invites her to play. Both mother and son are quite good at chess, so they should get along well, right?

She nodded. "Okay then."

"That's wonderful, thank you."

"Let's go there now."

After they finished speaking, they got into a car and left together.

When Shen Qingya and Xiang Yi arrived, Shen Che was already there waiting for them.

"Uncle!"

The moment she saw him, Xiang Yiyi flashed a bright smile and rushed over to hug his neck.

Shen Che frowned slightly, but did not push her away.

"Mom, is there something you need from Yi Yi?"

As Shen Qingya took a tissue to wipe Xiang Yi's hands, she smiled and said, "Of course something's wrong!"

Shen Che: "......"

He looked at her and sighed helplessly, "Please just say what you have to say."

“Okay!” Shen Qingya nodded and glanced at Xiang Yiyi.

Xiang Yi was a little embarrassed, "Auntie..."

Don't be nervous! I'm not going to eat you!

As Shen Qingya spoke, she pulled Xiang Yi to sit on the sofa.

Shen Che silently poured two glasses of red wine, handing one to each of the two women, while he himself took a glass and sat down on the other side of the single sofa.

As soon as he sat down, all three of them fell silent.

Xiang Yi glanced at the two of them, then at Shen Qingya, and finally her gaze fell on Shen Che.

"Uncle, didn't you say you had something very important to do at the company? Then go ahead and get busy."

Upon hearing this, Shen Che raised an eyebrow but remained silent.

Shen Qingya smiled at Xiang Yiyi, "Yiyi! Since we're relatives, you don't need to call me 'Auntie' anymore. We're all family, you can call me 'Auntie' too!"

"what?"

Xiang Yi was dumbfounded.

aunt?

How can you compare your aunt and sister-in-law?

Shen Che, however, had an expression that said, "I expected this all along."

He looked at her with an innocent expression.

“My mother has always liked being called Mrs. Shen, and you happen to be that person, so just call her Auntie. Anyway, we're not married.”

"..."

Xiang Yi stared at him with wide eyes, looking incredulous.

"I...I..."

She couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

Shen Qingya smiled and said, "That's right, that's exactly it."

Xiang Yi glanced at Shen Che, then at herself, and suddenly felt incredibly wronged.

She bit her lip, looking aggrieved, and her eyes gradually reddened.

"Auntie, Uncle, I'm going to go draw the design sketches now. We'll talk again when we have time!"

She turned and ran toward the bedroom.

Looking at her charming back, Shen Che's expression became increasingly complicated.

"What are you doing...?"

Shen Qingya looked completely bewildered.

Shen Che shrugged. "You guys take your time talking!"

After saying that, he turned and walked up the stairs.

Xiang Yi closed the door in her room and leaned against it, crying.

Why does she feel like such a failure, as if the whole world has abandoned her?

Now that I've finally come back, even family ties have become so cold...

She clutched her chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

......

Shen Che came downstairs before dinner.

Xiang Yiyi was still sitting on the sofa in the living room, her head lowered, not even lifting her eyes.

Shen Che walked over and sat down. "Yi Yi."

Xiang Yi remained silent.

Have you forgotten what I said?

"I haven't forgotten!"

Xiang Yi suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with grievance, "But... I can't bring myself to call out to her."

Shen Che: "......"

This woman is really giving him a headache.

"Then you should call her Auntie."

"aunt!"

Shen Che raised an eyebrow, a playful smile flashing in his eyes.

Xiang Yi gritted her teeth and shouted it again.

This time, Shen Qingya heard it and said, "Hey, Yi Yi, you're such a good child. Come, come, sit down."

She gestured for Xiang Yi to sit down.

Xiang Yi obediently sat down and glanced at Shen Che.

Shen Che's gaze was indifferent, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"Auntie, please tell me what's wrong. I'm listening."

"Hehe, it's nothing... but what were you saying to your uncle downstairs just now? You were talking so sweetly."

Xiang Yi blushed. "It's nothing, Auntie. I... I just told him I'm moving to the school dormitory so as not to cause you any trouble..."

Shen Che looked at her, "You don't want to live with me?"

Xiang Yi quickly shook her head, "No, of course not. I... I'm just not used to living with a man."

At that moment, she suddenly realized how incredibly stupid she had been.

"Aren't you used to living with me?"

He glanced at his mother, "Then stay with me."

Xiang Yi was taken aback.

Shen Che looked at her stunned expression and couldn't help but scoff softly.

"What are you thinking? I said I'd stay at my villa, not at my place."

"oh!"

Xiang Yi nodded.

Shen Che glanced at her, then looked at her mother and asked, "Auntie, is there anything else you need me to do?"

"N-nothing."

Shen Qingya waved her hand, "Alright then, I won't keep you for dinner. Let's make another date another day!"

Goodbye, Auntie.

Xiang Yi stood up and said goodbye to her.

Shen Che didn't say anything, led her out of the mansion, and then drove her back to school.

Back in the classroom, Xiang Yi noticed that many girls around her were pointing and whispering.

Xiang Yi frowned and walked over. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"You see the news! Do you know that the president of the Shen Group was out partying at a nightclub until midnight last night? And he had a beautiful woman with him."

"What?"

Xiang Yi was extremely surprised and quickly took out her phone to check the news.

Sure enough, her photo with Shen Che was placed in the most prominent position.

Even though she was quite far away, she could still clearly see who the two people in the photo were.

"Is this Shen Che?"

"Yes, it's him, but who's that woman next to him?"

Some girls gossiped about it.

Xiang Yi's heart sank to the bottom instantly.

It turns out he really was with another woman last night.

Her expression changed, and she took her book and went to the back row of seats.

She tried to calm herself down, to ignore what others were saying, and then continued working on her problems.