Chapter 12: Beauty Turns into Disgust

  "Wheat... wheat, may I come in?"

  Tong Mai had been in the bedroom for too long, and Yin Yuqi was now politely asking outside the door. Tong Mai bit her red lips tightly, wanting to say "don't come in". However, it seemed a bit unreasonable to say so, after all, she was living in their house, and now she was on their turf.

  "Come in." His tone was slightly cold.

  "Xiao Mai, why haven't you changed your clothes yet?" Yin Yuqi asked with concern, and took out some clothes from her closet to hand over to her. "Xiao Mai, my mom's temper... please don't mind her, I'm apologizing to you on her behalf."

  Yin Yuqi's face was filled with sincerity.

  Such sincerity made Tong Mai difficult to refuse. To be fair, Yin Yuqi was still good to her. Moreover, she had done something wrong to her...

  She and that man...

  Just thinking about it made Tong Mai's whole body tremble with fear.

  "Hurry up and change your clothes, I'll go down with you." Yín Yǔqí's temper was very good, unlike Tóng Mài's rebelliousness and stubbornness.

  "I... I'd rather not go down... you and your family..." she stammered, mainly because she didn't want to see He Yi Ze.

  Yin Yuqi persisted, "I'll wait for you."

  Tong Mai pursed his lips, and his face still had a look of great difficulty.

  "I want you to help me take a look, my future brother-in-law, and see if I've chosen the right person?" Yin Yuki affectionately moved forward and grabbed Tong Mai's hand, just like a sincere and kind sister.

  However, Tong Mai had never treated her as a sister...

  "Dinner is ready! Wheat, let's go down quickly."

  Yin Yuqi is still warm and enthusiastic towards others.

  She was still hesitating, her feet even more stiff and unable to take a step forward. As soon as she raised her eyes, she met the gaze of Huo Yize downstairs, their eyes locking in a four-way stare.

  Those cold eyes, like a hawk's, seemed to want to tear her apart...

  She blinked in fear, but after a moment his gaze seemed to return to normal, was it her illusion? Tong Mai swallowed hard, oh no, she's going crazy.

  "Wheat, sit here."

  Yin Yuqi arranged for her to sit down opposite them, sitting next to Chen Yuhua, while Yin Yuqi was with Huo Yize...

  Tong Mai also lost his heroic spirit at this time, lowering his head and fearing that he would accidentally meet the gaze of Huo Yize opposite him, and then be recognized by him!

  Just now, Huo Yize's behavior was very obvious. He didn't recognize her, or was he just pretending not to?

  This meal was a disaster, wheat obviously couldn't swallow, her throat felt like there was something stuck in it, and it hurt terribly.

  All that could be heard was the clinking of knives and forks against porcelain, but the clearer the sound, the more it irritated Tong Mai. At the same time, he also regretted why he didn't come back earlier or later, but had to come back at this moment and run into such a person.

  She was very clear that as long as he was Yin Yuqi's fiancé, she and he would meet sooner or later...

  "Ze, this time in London, have you encountered anything new or interesting?" The original silence of the table was suddenly broken by Yin Yuqi's low and gentle tone.

  Her tenderness and Tong Mai's toughness are simply worlds apart.

  Yin Yuqi's inquiry had just come out, Tong Mai was shocked, and for a moment, the seafood in his mouth got stuck, he coughed loudly, and his cheeks instantly turned crimson.

  "Cough...cough..."

  I'm about to cough until I can't breathe.

  "Tong Mai, what's going on? Pour her a glass of water." Mr. Yin's eyes were sternly fixed on her, while instructing the servant, his gaze clearly had a hint of blame and also seemed to be slightly displeased.

  She took over the water cup and gulped it down somewhat rudely, only then did she manage to catch her breath.

  "How humiliating!" Chen Yuhua's voice was filled with disdain as she glared at her sideways.

  She was very much in agreement with Chen Yuhua on this, it's really embarrassing, so she remained silent, without any protest, and her head was still lowered, as if she couldn't face anyone.

  At this moment, she couldn't help but want to escape back to her own room and hide...

  "It's quite interesting... " Huo Yize said slowly and deliberately, while glancing at Tong Mai on the table with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and a slight curl of his lips. The last three words seemed to be spoken with an extra layer of malice, as if intentionally directed at Tong Mai.

  Tong Mai's hand holding the knife and fork was trembling uncontrollably. The mood at this moment was like waiting for a beheading.

  "Really? Tell me about it."

  Yin Yuqi said with a slight pout.

  "For example, in a pub..." He continued slowly.

  "Clang..." The knife and fork fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and Tong Mai made another fool of himself. It was said that when he mentioned the word "pub", her heart almost jumped out, and she became flustered and restless.

  Everyone's gaze turned back to her again, with eyes of contempt, surprise, anger and disdain all focused on her...

  She was too abnormal today. Mr. Yin stared at her, not knowing if she was doing it on purpose or if she was always this shocking! Although she was his own daughter, he found that he didn't understand her at all...

  "My god! Are you intentionally trying to starve us?"

  Chen Yuhua was really unable to bear it anymore, her anger surged up, and her sharp eyes stared at her fiercely. She pulled the hand holding the knife and fork, if not for Huo Yize being present, she really wanted to give her a slap in the face.

  "I'm sorry..."

  She knew this time she had indeed lost face, so Tong Mai sincerely apologized.

  A low, muffled voice of apology, worn down all the edges, with a pitiful and sorrowful tone flowing inside, like a long-suffering little daughter-in-law who has been bullied and humiliated in every way.

  At least for now, in Huo Yize's eyes, Tong Mai is this kind of person.

  But neither from his heart nor from his face did he show her any sympathy!

  "Mom, don't blame Xiaomai for this, it's not a big deal." After finishing speaking, Yin Yiqi's gaze continued to fall on Huo Yize, "Zhe, continue talking, what did you encounter in the pub?" Her eyes were filled with expectation.

  Chen Yuhua forcibly suppressed her anger and smiled at He Yize.

  Tong Mai's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and his face looked particularly flustered and disheveled.

  "I'm full, I'll go upstairs first."

  She didn't want to stay here and make a fool of herself, let alone have Huo Yize expose their one night in London in public! He mentioned going to the pub, obviously remembering what happened that day clearly, so earlier when he greeted her, he was pretending.

  What a hypocrite! She cursed in her heart, as if all the goodness she had seen in Huo Yize from their first meeting had transformed into disgust...

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