Chapter 193: Bad News
Han Wuyu rarely returned to the Old House, and this time he brought Yin Lingyan along, so it could be said it was a family gathering.
When Han Wuyu and Yin Lingyan arrived home, Zhang Xingqing was still fast asleep, so much so that thunder wouldn’t wake her. Moreover, no one in the family knew she had returned.
When Mother Han saw Han Wuyu and Yin Lingyan return, her face immediately lit up with joy. “You’ve finally come back! Don’t you know your family worries when you’re gone for so long?”
Mother Han liked Yin Lingyan from the moment she met her. Although her return this time was a scolding, one could still hear the excitement in her tone if they listened closely.
“I’m back now, aren’t I?” Han Wuyu pouted, contradicting Mother Han.
Yin Lingyan shot him a glare, and Han Wuyu obediently shut his mouth. Seeing this, Mother Han felt a mix of emotions: happy that there was finally someone who could control him, and sad that he seemed to be growing further away from her.
However, Mother Han was a person of changing moods. She immediately broke into a smile. “Come, come, let me have a good look. You’ve gotten even prettier after a few months.”
“Thank you, I’m alright.” Yin Lingyan gave an awkward smile, feeling a pang of guilt. For the past few months, she and Han Wuyu had been like strangers, yet now she had to tell them everything was fine.
At noon, the four of them ate their meal harmoniously. Zhang Xingqing had finally woken up and came downstairs with an empty stomach, only to see such a dazzling scene.
Zhang Xingqing walked over nonchalantly and said with a smile, “Mommy, why didn’t you tell me we had guests? I’m so sorry for waking up so late and breaking the rules.”
As soon as Zhang Xingqing arrived, she acted like the hostess. She pulled out the stool to Han Wuyu’s left and sat down. “Hu Ma, bring another set of bowl and chopsticks.”
Father Han’s expression was displeased, and his gaze towards Zhang Xingqing was sharp. “You haven’t been home for months, and this is how you act when you return.”
Zhang Xingqing let out a mocking laugh. As expected, she wasn’t their biological daughter. If she were, they would surely have investigated where she had been and what she had been doing. Perhaps she wouldn’t have suffered those humiliations, and Yin Chuchu might not have died.
“What can I do? I’m a wild child born without parental guidance, how would I know the rules?” Zhang Xingqing chuckled indifferently, unaware that her words had pierced the hearts of the two middle-aged people.
Zhang Xingqing was a prime example of ingratitude. If not for Father Han and Mother Han, she would have died. How could she have grown this old?
“Insolent!” Father Han slammed the table upon hearing Zhang Xingqing’s words, the loud clap startling the three women present.
It was Yin Lingyan’s first time seeing Father Han angry. She realized how terrifying men could be when they were angry.
Since Zhang Xingqing had said that, Han Wuyu naturally had to pick a fight. “Since you say you don’t have parents, then what are you doing here?”
Zhang Xingqing hadn’t expected Han Wuyu to speak and was momentarily speechless. She looked at Yin Lingyan, gritted her teeth, and then said with a smile, “I don’t have parents, but I have adoptive parents. Huh~ Didn’t you two break up?”
At this moment, Zhang Xingqing threw this bombshell to divert everyone’s attention from herself, successfully shifting the focus onto Yin Lingyan.
“Enough.” Mother Han immediately stood up, dropped her chopsticks, gave Zhang Xingqing a deep look, and said coldly.
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