I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Mo sat down, smiling and shaking her head.

"It's alright, Mother. Don't worry. Now that we have an elder brother living in our courtyard, even if Su Feng had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to do anything to me. Brother Wei has always been the most protective of me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua looked at Wei Kezhi with a complicated expression.

"Xiao Wei, thank you for helping Su Mo today."

Wei Kezhi looked up at the smug Su Mo, then at Wang Guihua, and explained solemnly:

“Auntie, you don’t need to thank me. I didn’t help Su Mo. I chased Su Feng away today because he accidentally barged into my house. I found him annoying, so I told him to get lost.”

As she spoke, Wei Kezhi looked at Su Mo again.

“Su Mo, isn’t Su Feng your future husband? You two will be getting married in less than a month. Why are you afraid of him and want others to help you drive him away? You two will be family in the future.”

Upon hearing Wei Kezhi's words, Su Mo blushed, lowered her head, and whispered:

“I haven’t married him yet, have I? As long as we’re not married, I’m not his wife. It’s understandable that we’re a little distant.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Guihua glanced helplessly at Su Mo, then smiled and changed the subject.

"Let's eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and we'll be wasting Banxia's good intentions. Let's try something different with Banxia today."

After hearing Wei Kezhi's explanation, Su Banxia felt somewhat relieved and was now willing to look at Wei Kezhi properly. She picked up a piece of boiled pork and placed it in Wei Kezhi's bowl, smiling as she said:

"Eat more meat slices to replenish your nutrition, so you don't overwork your brain while studying and learning to read."

Su Banxia deliberately drew out her words, causing Su Mo, who was sitting next to her, to stiffen. Wei Kezhi also frowned as he looked at the slices of meat in his bowl. Actually, he didn't like spicy food, nor did he particularly like pork.

Su Banxia put the meat into her own bowl. She couldn't refuse to eat it, so she forced herself to take a bite. She noticed Wei Kezhi's face flush red from the spiciness.

Seeing this, Su Banxia pursed her lips, suppressing the laughter in her heart.

"Oh, you like to eat so much? Then eat more. I made plenty, there's more in the kitchen, eat as much as you want."

As Su Banxia spoke, she kept piling large mouthfuls of meat into Wei Kezhi's bowl with her chopsticks.

Upon seeing this, Wei Kezhi quickly waved his hand.

"That's enough, that's enough. I can't eat much. You all eat too, you all eat too. Don't worry about me, I can manage on my own."

Upon hearing this, Su Banxia feigned anger and glared at Wei Kezhi.

"What, are you complaining about my chopsticks? I haven't even used them yet!"

Seeing that Su Banxia was angry, Wei Kezhi quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, how could I dislike you? Banxia, ​​even if you give me your leftovers, I won't dislike you."

Su Banxia raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

"Then eat more, finish all of this!"

Wei Kezhi frowned as he looked at the large pile of meat slices in the bowl, then gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay, I'll eat."

Su Banxia smiled sweetly upon seeing this.

"That's right, eat more, I was worried you wouldn't have enough to eat."

As she spoke, Su Banxia picked up some spicy hot pot and handed it to Wei Kezhi. Although Wei Kezhi had a bitter face, she had to grit her teeth and eat it, since she had angered Su Banxia.

Seeing the two acting so intimately, Su Mo, who was sitting to the side, couldn't help but clench her fists under the table.

Su Mo couldn't understand why Wei Kezhi, who was usually so cold and indifferent to her, would only say a few words at a time, while she would talk at length, he would only say two words to appease her.

However, when facing Su Banxia, ​​Wei Kezhi could both laugh and coax her. She would listen to whatever Su Banxia said, and Wei Kezhi would become extremely nervous if Su Banxia even slightly frowned.

Why is Wei Kezhi so impatient with me, yet so kind to Su Banxia?

Su Mo couldn't understand what was so good about Su Banxia that made Wei Kezhi want to sever ties with her immediately, for fear of angering Su Banxia.

Having already said those things, Wei Kezhi wasn't willing to save face for him in front of everyone, and actually exposed all his lies just to please Su Banxia.

Regardless, she was still a woman; how could Wei Kezhi be so cold-hearted towards her?

Thinking this, Su Mo felt wronged and resented Su Banxia even more. She wished Su Banxia would die immediately so that Wei Kezhi and Lou Wangyue could both be around her.

In fact, Su Banxia never acted too intimately with Wei Kezhi in front of her family. The reason she did this today was to give Su Mo a warning and make her understand her position in Wei Kezhi's heart. This would allow Su Mo to go to the wedding in peace and not cause any more trouble.

Before long, most of the spicy dishes were gone. Wei Kezhi's lips were swollen and her face was flushed from the spiciness. Despite it being the coldest time of winter, Wei Kezhi was sweating profusely as she ate.

Seeing that Wei Kezhi had almost finished eating, Su Banxia smiled and said:

"Alright, I'm full. You guys can continue eating. Su Mo will clean up the dishes in a bit."

After saying that, Su Banxia got up and went upstairs. Seeing this, Wei Kezhi also quickly got up and said something.

"I'm done eating, you guys take your time."

After saying that, she turned and ran to the backyard. At that moment, Wei Kezhi felt her whole body burning; her mouth and stomach were burning too. Helpless, she went to the water vat in the backyard and kept drinking water. After drinking for a while, she finally felt the burning in her throat and the swelling in her mouth subside. Wei Kezhi, panting heavily, leaned against the vat and shook her head helplessly.

"Banxia is really scary when she gets angry. It seems I can't make her angry anymore. It's all Su Mo's fault for always coming to bother me. I can't talk to her again next time."

Wei Kezhi was panting heavily while muttering to himself.

Seeing Wei Kezhi leave, Su Mo hurriedly got up and followed. Upon reaching the backyard, she saw Wei Kezhi sitting by the vat, panting heavily. She couldn't help but go over and ask with concern:

"Brother Wei, are you alright? You don't seem to be able to handle spicy food very well. How could my sister be like this? She knows you don't like it, but she keeps forcing it on you. I've never seen such a domineering person. Please don't be angry."

When Wei Kezhi saw Su Mo arrive, he waved his hand as if he were looking at a plague god.

"I'm not angry, just stay away from me."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo's eyes immediately reddened.

“Brother Wei, this was clearly my sister's fault, so why are you blaming me for her mistake? What did I do wrong? Why do you hate me so much? Can't you see my good points? I'm gentler, more virtuous, and more considerate than my sister. Why can't you see any of that? I really don't understand what's so good about my sister. She's tormented you like this, and you still speak up for her and distance yourself from me because of her. My sister is just too petty, so you're afraid of her, right? You're afraid of her, that's why you don't dare to talk to me, isn't it?”

Wei Kezhi listened to Su Mo's endless chatter, frowned, forced himself to stand up, took a few steps back to distance himself from Su Mo, and said coldly:

"Now that you're about to get married, what does it matter whether I appreciate your good qualities or not?"

Upon seeing Wei Kezhi's words, Su Mo immediately stepped forward and hurriedly explained:

"Brother Wei, no, I never wanted to be with that scoundrel Su Feng. I was forced into it. If you're willing, I can break off the engagement with Su Feng right away!"