When Sheng Xinhua returned to No. 3 Courtyard, Mei Yuyin was sitting on the living room sofa, cracking sunflower seeds while watching a series.

Sheng Jing was now unemployed, and the matter of setting up a financial system with Tang Fei hadn't officially started yet, so he was enjoying a rare moment of leisure. He brewed a pot of Tieguanyin tea and sat beside his wife, accompanying her as she watched the anime.

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Completely incomprehensible, truly incomprehensible.

He didn't understand why those characters always had to shout out the names of their cultivation techniques before launching a big move fight.

It's just so over-the-top.

Seeing Sheng Xinhua return, Mei Yuyin glanced at him sideways and sarcastically said, "Yo, who is this? Why do you look a bit unfamiliar? Did some girl get the wrong door?"

Sheng Xinhua sat down next to Mei Yuyin and grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the plate, cracking them as he said to Mei Yuyin, "Lao Mei, are you going through menopause or something? I just spent a night outside, and you're giving me the cold shoulder?"

"Just one night? We've been here for less than two days, and you want to stay out a few more nights?"

"Weren't the circumstances special? Didn't I come back today to be with you all?"

"Who asked you to accompany us? We've been married for so long, we're already used to it. It's quite nice being alone, free, and undisturbed."

"You have to admit, that rhymed nicely. So should I have come back or not?"

"Come back if you want to, stay away if you don't. Who can force you anyway?"

"Mr. Sheng, aren't you going to say something to your wife? She's being unreasonable." Sheng Xinhua shifted the blame to Sheng Jing.

Sheng Jing quickly lowered his head to sip his tea, his voice calm, "I can't do anything about it."

"I'm too tired to talk to you, I'm going upstairs to sleep." Sheng Xinhua threw the sunflower seeds in his hand back onto the plate and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute." Mei Yuyin paused the virtual screen and looked at Sheng Xinhua, saying, "I need to talk to you."

"It's so late, can't it wait until tomorrow?" Sheng Xinhua saw Mei Yuyin's determined demeanor and knew it wasn't a small matter, so he wanted to dodge it if possible.

"No way, we need to talk tonight, or I won't sleep easy." Mei Yuyin stared intently at Sheng Xinhua and asked, "What's going on with you and Xiao Tang?"

"What's going on? Aren't we just fine?" Sheng Xinhua brushed it off, "We joke and laugh together, there's no grudge."

He thought, it turns out to be about that...

If I had known, I wouldn't have come back.

Bam!

Mei Yuyin slapped Sheng Xinhua's arm and reprimanded, "Don't change the subject. You know what I'm talking about."

"Ouch..."

Sheng Xinhua clutched his arm in pain and looked at Mei Yuyin, asking, "Then what are you talking about?"

"Sheng Xinhua... be serious with me."

"Mr. Sheng, she's bullying your daughter, are you going to do something? Remember, we're the only ones with the same last name in this family." Sheng Xinhua sought help from Sheng Jing.

"I can't do anything."

Sheng Jing picked up the teapot and started heading to the study, his steps a bit unsteady, "I suddenly remembered, I have a document to write... Tang Fei is rushing me."

Can't provoke his daughter, can't provoke his wife, the best strategy is to retreat.

"Sit down, tonight we're going to clear everything up, no one can save you." Mei Yuyin said sternly.

Sheng Xinhua knew Mei Yuyin was serious, so he reluctantly sat back down and asked, "What do you want to know? Ask away."

"What exactly is going on between you and Tang Fei? When we were in Phoenix City, you lived together... now you're acting like nothing happened?"

"What's the big deal? Who says living together means you have to be together for life?" Sheng Xinhua casually said, "After being apart for so long, you're not allowing Tang Fei to like another woman?"

"Nonsense, Xiao Tang isn't like that."

"Maybe it was me who liked someone else... you know, I'm someone who likes new things and tires of old ones. Wearing a piece of clothing three times makes me want to throw it away, not to mention men."

"Sheng Xinhua..."

Sheng Xinhua looked at Mei Yuyin and said, "If you were a man, and both Phoenix and I liked you, who would you choose?"

"...Phoenix." Mei Yuyin pondered for a moment and said, "But it's hard to say, depends on what kind of look you prefer."

"See, your first reaction was Phoenix." Sheng Xinhua felt his heart ache, his eyes even a little damp, and said, "If I were Tang Fei, I would choose Phoenix too."

Hearing her daughter speak like that, Mei Yuyin felt a bit uneasy but consoled, "I was just speaking casually, you're great, Phoenix is great, each with their own strengths..."

"Your only flaw is your wild nature, your love for drinking. Look at Phoenix..."

"..."

Other people's kids are always better.

Even in the Finance Minister's house, this reality remains unchanged.

Mei Yuyin sighed softly, holding Sheng Xinhua's hand, she said, "Every parent's child is precious to them. You're a part of me. If I don't care for you, who will?"

"I saw that Xiao Tang and Phoenix have a really good relationship, better than your relationship with Xiao Tang... I'm worried about that."

"I wonder, what's going on? How can you split up after not seeing each other for a while? Aren't you friends anymore? Did Xiao Tang and Phoenix get together?"

"Just thinking about that possibility makes me uneasy. I know you, even though you act indifferent, you care more than anyone... I'm afraid they'll hurt you."

Parents' love is universally selfless.

Initially, Mei Yuyin thought Tang Fei and her daughter were a pair, and both she and Mr. Sheng treated Tang Fei as their son-in-law.

They sent so many nourishing soups.

This time, upon arriving in Feng City, they discovered Tang Fei and Phoenix shared a closer bond, seeming more like a couple when they're together...

So what about their daughter?

Thinking about it made her heartache.

Sheng Xinhua realized she needed to tell her parents the truth.

Otherwise, they might develop a bad impression of Tang Fei and Phoenix, or even question their character...

This was something Sheng Xinhua didn't want to see.

So, Sheng Xinhua tidied her thoughts, looked seriously at Mei Yuyin, and said earnestly, "Lao Mei, there's something I've been lying to you about."

"You've lied to me about at least a thousand things. Which one are you talking about?"

"...About living together with Tang Fei."

"There's no way you could lie about that." Mei Yuyin said resolutely, "I've visited your little nest, watched you sleep in the same bed, how could that be fake?"

"..."

Sheng Xinhua looked at Mei Yuyin in disbelief, wondering what game she was playing.

Could it be that their acting with Tang Fei was so convincing that Lao Mei was firmly convinced of their cohabitation?

Now, even trying to go back on that is hard to believe?

"Lao Mei, I lied about this, Tang Fei and I were acting to fool you."

"Why put on an act to deceive me?"

"During that period, you were constantly pushing me to go on blind dates. One day it would be this person, the next day that person, it was driving me crazy... So, I got Tang Fei to pretend to be my boyfriend."

Mei Yuyin waved her hand and said, "I've seen this storyline before, it's been done to death in movies and series... I know my daughter, she wouldn't do something so clichéd."

"...Lao Mei, I'm telling the truth. Tang Fei and I really were acting to deceive you..."

Seeing Sheng Xinhua desperately denying it, Mei Yuyin thoughtfully examined her and posed a soul-searching question, "You didn't sleep with him... and now don't want to take responsibility, right?"

"..."

Sheng Xinhua collapsed limply.

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