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Without waiting for Shen Yan's reply, she ran into her room in her slippers, and a few seconds later, she rushed out with a pen and a stack of agreements in her hand.
Her previous aggrieved expression vanished, replaced by a hint of flattery and ingratiation.
"Shen Yan, since you're in a good mood, why don't you just sign this compensation agreement?"
The more certain she was before, the more humble she became now.
With her hands clasped together, she bowed repeatedly to Shen Yan like a little cat.
Seeing this, Shen Yan whistled, picked up the agreement and looked at it for a moment, then looked at Wen Yifan with a playful look in his eyes: "Oh, but didn't you just say so confidently that you didn't have it?"
"How did the agreement suddenly appear out of nowhere? Do you have magic?"
You'll be the one with magic!
Your whole family knows magic!
Wen Yifan muttered to herself, but still smiled and handed the pen to Shen Yan: "Shen Yan, just sign it. I admit I raised my voice a bit earlier..."
"Speaking without thinking..."
Seeing Wen Yifan's ingratiating manner, Shen Yan chuckled, but didn't tease her any further.
Given her personality, this is already the limit for her to make such a gesture.
If you tease her again, she'll probably shrink back like a seashell, and it won't be easy to get her to stick her head out again.
Taking the pen from her hand, Shen Yan signed his name with a flourish.
Seeing him steadily sign his name, Wen Yifan's eyes widened in surprise. She picked up the agreement in astonishment and stared at it blankly for a long time.
After waiting for a long time, I finally waited until today!
God knows how panicked she was, with the station director urging her for the agreement every day.
now.....
The agreement is finally in hand.
This matter can be considered closed.
She clutched the agreement to her chest as if it were a precious treasure, ran back to her room, put it down, and then ran back again.
Then I returned to my seat.
But after she sat down, her beautiful eyes were fixed on Shen Yan, her gaze full of amusement.
Just as Shen Yan was about to pick up a spoon to drink the porridge, she handed the spoon to him.
Just as he was about to pick up a side dish, Wen Yifan had already put it in his bowl.
The service was incredibly attentive.
This surprised Shen Yan, but he could also sense that Wen Yifan was a little more proactive than before.
.....
The meal ended with Wen Yifan's warm hospitality.
After finishing her meal, thinking about how she would be going to find Sang Zhi and the other two later, Shen Yan invited Wen Yifan to take her to the TV station.
Wen Yifan had just gotten out of the car when they arrived at the TV station.
Instantly, she froze on the spot. Her expression, which had been chatting and laughing with Shen Yan, suddenly turned wooden, and her whole body tensed up, like a wild animal encountering a crisis.
"Wen Yifan, what's wrong?"
Seeing her acting strangely, Shen Yan subconsciously asked her a question, but received no reply.
Shen Yan had no choice but to follow her gaze and saw someone who was both familiar and unfamiliar.
He frowned: "Why is it her?"
188 The Wicked Aunt
Shen Yan had seen this person before.
It was only many years ago.
At that time, he and Wen Yifan were dating, and he often took Wen Yifan home, so he had met her before.
It was Wen Yifan's mother, Zhao Yuandong.
Approaching fifty, she was much prettier than her peers, with fair skin, wearing a black coat, carrying a food box, and slinging a backpack over her shoulder.
At this moment, Zhao Yuandong also saw Wen Yifan. With a surprised smile on her face, she quickly stepped forward.
"Shuangjiang, why didn't you tell me you were interning in Shanghai?"
Zhao Yuandong forced a smile, her gaze filled with guilt as she looked at Wen Yifan.
Although she is Wen Yifan's mother, she remarried after her husband passed away. Later, in order to avoid her current husband having any questions, she not only refused to let Wen Yifan live with her.
Later, Wen Yifan's classes were discontinued because the tuition was too expensive.
In addition, Wen Yifan called her many times during high school for help, but she refused, worried that it would affect her current family harmony.
"I don't need to tell you where I'm interning, do I?"
Wen Yifan calmed herself down.
When she saw her mother again, she felt no joy whatsoever; her heart was completely cold, filled with dislike and a desire not to face her.
"I...."
After being rebuffed by Wen Yifan, Zhao Yuandong's smile faltered. She awkwardly fiddled with her long hair behind her ear, momentarily at a loss for words.
At this moment, a woman with short hair and medium build, who was standing next to Zhao Yuandong, stepped forward.
"Wow, Wen Yifan has grown so much! She used to be so small. Girls really do change a lot as they grow up."
The woman looked deeply moved and quickly walked up to Wen Yifan, intending to grab her hand and express her deep affection.
But as soon as she reached out her hand, Wen Yifan backed away, saying, "Don't come any closer!"
"Hey!"
Feeling somewhat embarrassed by Wen Yifan's rejection, Che Yanqin pointed to herself and said, "I'm your aunt, don't you recognize me? I was the one who tutored you in high school."
Seeing that the other party was speaking as if he were ungrateful, Wen Yifan clenched her little fists.
His expression as he looked at Che Yanqin was full of resentment.
That's right!
It's resentment!
This aunt had scolded her a lot during her high school years, and when her father passed away and her mother remarried and she had nowhere to go but to live with her uncle, she repeatedly deducted her tuition and tutoring fees.
What's even more infuriating is that her younger brother once tried to take advantage of her. If Shen Yan hadn't come to her then, she wouldn't know what to do now.
Afterwards, he even advised her to downplay the matter and let it go, and even when he reported it to the authorities, she used her status as her guardian to stop him.
Therefore, it can be said that Wen Yifan's current personality is largely a result of the sins she committed back then.
Wen Yifan took a deep breath and looked at her expressionlessly: "I don't have an aunt like you, nor do I have a family member like you."
"When I lived in your house, it was only because you were repaying the money my dad lent to your family to buy a car and a house."
How dare you speak like that!
Upon hearing her words, Che Yanqin immediately lost her composure, pointing at Wen Yifan with a fierce but weak expression: "That's money your father willingly gave us, what's this about lending or not lending?"
"Oh, you! I never thought I'd raised such an ungrateful wretch. I used to cook and do laundry for you from dawn till dusk, and all my good intentions were wasted on the wrong person."
After saying that, Che Yanqin seemed to realize something and turned to Zhao Yuandong with a forced smile: "Sister-in-law, I didn't mean to, it's just that this girl..."
"Ugh, it's infuriating! I've been taking care of her for so many years."
"Even setting aside merits, I certainly put in a lot of hard work, and I never expected her to say such things to me. Sister-in-law, I'm so miserable..."
As she spoke, Che Yanqin squeezed out tears, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice and was in tears.
Seeing her like this, Zhao Yuandong was initially dissatisfied because she had scolded her daughter.
But then I thought about it again, and it's true that Che Yanqin took care of Wen Yifan back then, so it's normal for her to feel wronged now that she's being talked about like this.
She could only sigh and look at Wen Yifan: "Shuangjiang, do you have some misunderstanding with your aunt? Back in high school, she took good care of you."
"Take care of me? How can she take care of me?"
Wen Yifan was already angry, and now that she heard her mother showing such favoritism, she was even angrier, and she glared angrily at Che Yanqin.
“She almost made me drop out of school, and withheld my tuition and food allowance to give to her good-for-nothing younger brother.”
"Still a misunderstanding?"
Zhao Yuandong was stunned when she heard this. She really didn't know about these things. At that time, she only gave Che Yanqin a monthly allowance. She could only turn to look at Che Yanqin with a questioning look in her eyes.
Stared at like that, Che Yanqin covered her face, her eyes darting around as she tried to figure out how to smooth things over.
"Wen Yifan, what's going on?"
Just then, Shen Yan got out of the car. Zhao Yuandong and Che Yanqin might not have noticed, but he did notice that Wen Yifan had already pushed himself to the limit.
There was fear, anger, resentment, and even more grievance.
He naturally wouldn't stand idly by when it came to the woman he had arranged to marry.
Shen Yan walked to Wen Yifan's side, put his arm around her shoulder from behind, and felt Wen Yifan's delicate body tremble, her eyes slightly red, and tears welling up in her large almond eyes, as if telling of how much she had been wronged.
After getting close to Shen Yan, she finally couldn't hold back any longer and went straight up to hug him, crying out, "Waaah, Shen Yan."
"It's fine."
Wen Yifan's sudden breakdown stunned both Zhao Yuandong and Che Yanqin.
Especially Zhao Yuandong, how could she not hear the grievances in Wen Yifan's tearful complaint, which made her feel even more guilty.
However, compared to that, her gaze fell on Shen Yan, and her brows furrowed slightly.
She felt that she had seen this young boy before.
Che Yanqin then saw Shen Yan, and immediately remembered his identity. Her eyes widened as she pointed at him and exclaimed, "It's you?!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuandong looked at Che Yanqin: "You know her?"