Lin Qiutong, seeing Shen Chi Yan's displeased expression, walked over to him with difficulty.
"A Yan, what should we do? I don't know what I did wrong. Aunt Gu seems to dislike me a lot."
Shen Chi Yan said plainly, "Do you still want to eat here?"
"Ah?"
"If you don't want to eat, we can go back."
Hearing this, Lin Qiutong's heart sank. She immediately nodded, "Of course, I'm starving. Let's go sit over there."
After all, this was a rare opportunity to have a meal with Shen Chi Yan. She couldn't let those two unpleasant women ruin it.
To Lin Qiutong's disappointment, during the meal, she was the one talking incessantly, while Shen Chi Yan would occasionally respond, but mostly remained silent.
His expression was still not good. She wondered if he was thinking about Song Qi Nian.
The meal felt like a lump in her throat, leaving Lin Qiutong extremely frustrated.
Meanwhile, Shen Qi Wen quickly received the paternity test report from the doctor.
"According to the DNA test results, the paternal probability is 99.9999999%."
Shen Qi Wen's brows furrowed tightly. Lin Xing An actually had another daughter? Who could it be?
Whose hair was it that Song Qi Nian had?
Could it be that Song Qi Nian suspected Lin Qiutong wasn't Lin Xing An's daughter and was investigating?
But why would she have such a suspicion for no reason?
"Mr. Shen, what should we do now?"
"Keep Song Qi Nian busy for now. I'll contact you."
After hanging up, Shen Qi Wen leaned against his car and smoked. He inadvertently saw Lin Qiutong's perfume advertisement playing on the LED screen across the street.
Learning that Lin Qiutong was at her studio, he drove there directly.
When he arrived at the studio, Lin Qiutong was in a fit of rage. Someone had clearly angered her, as vases and decorations were smashed all over the office, leaving it in a mess.
Seeing Lin Qiutong, still panting and not having calmed down, Shen Qi Wen walked towards her. "Didn't you attend the premiere today? Who made you so angry?"
Lin Qiutong was already in a bad mood, and seeing Shen Qi Wen only made it worse. "What are you doing here?"
Shen Qi Wen handed Lin Qiutong a bouquet of pink roses. "I came to celebrate the successful screening of your first filmed movie. I wish our future movie queen success and all the best."
Lin Qiutong's heart ached even more when she saw her favorite roses. If only they were from the man she loved. But she was afraid of revealing herself to Shen Chi Yan, so she had lied and told him she liked baby's breath.
And now, Shen Chi Yan still didn't care about her.
If he did, why wouldn't he be with her after she had confessed and been so forward?
"Take it away. I don't need your flowers."
Shen Qi Wen smiled and placed the flowers on the table. "These flowers didn't make you angry. Why are you taking it out on them? Tell me, what's wrong?"
Lin Qiutong sat down angrily on the sofa, her eyes filled with hatred. "It's all because of that Song Qi Nian. She's already divorced Shen Chi Yan, yet she shamelessly went to find Gu Zhi Yan. I don't know what bad things she said about me to Gu Zhi Yan, but Gu Zhi Yan has a deep prejudice against me. Hmph, if Gu Zhi Yan wasn't A Yan's mother, I wouldn't bother trying to please her!"
Lin Qiutong became more furious as she ranted. "A woman who can't even keep her own husband has the right to interfere with her son's life?"
Shen Qi Wen raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "If Gu Zhi Yan heard you say that, your chances of getting together with Shen Chi Yan would be even slimmer."
Lin Qiutong threw a cushion from her side at Shen Qi Wen. "How dare you gloat!"
"How could I? In this world, no one wishes for your happiness and well-being more than I do."
Meeting Shen Qi Wen's affectionate gaze, Lin Qiutong's brows furrowed tightly. She immediately changed the subject. "How are things between you and Lan Xing? My parents are quite happy that you and Lan Xing are together."
Shen Qi Wen didn't reply. Instead, he looked intently at Lin Qiutong and walked towards her step by step.
Lin Qiutong's expression grew increasingly uncomfortable. "Stop. What are you doing?"
"Tong Tong, do you really want me to marry Lin Lan Xing? If I said I didn't want to..."
Before Shen Qi Wen could finish, Lin Qiutong interrupted him. "What do you mean want or not want? You have to marry Lan Xing. You publicly declared your love for Lan Xing in front of the Shen and Lin families, and now you're coming to me without marrying her. What will they think?"
Even though he knew Lin Qiutong didn't love him, Shen Qi Wen's chest ached fiercely at her words.
After all these years, his efforts seemed to be worthless in her eyes.
She never gave him even a sliver of hope and even pushed him towards her own sister.
But what did it matter? As long as she was happy.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Lin Qiutong gave Shen Qi Wen a look. Shen Qi Wen stepped back a few paces, creating distance between them.
Seeing Shen Qi Wen's promptness, Lin Qiutong called out, "Come in."
The door opened, and Feng Wan Hui entered, holding a thermal flask.
Seeing the scene in the room, Feng Wan Hui was startled, then her expression changed drastically. She put down the thermal flask and rushed towards Lin Qiutong anxiously, taking her hand. "Miss Lin, are you hurt? What happened?"
She glared fiercely at Shen Qi Wen and then anxiously asked, "Do you need me to call the police?"
Lin Qiutong, already upset by Song Qi Nian and thinking of Feng Wan Hui as the mother of Song Qi Nian's best friend Mu Yu Xin, became even more agitated. She fiercely flung Feng Wan Hui's hand away and shouted sternly, "Who gave you the courage to touch me? Get out of here immediately!"
Being yelled at by her own daughter, Feng Wan Hui felt a pang of sadness. But she couldn't dwell on it. She immediately opened the thermal flask. "Miss Lin, please don't be angry. I specially bought a hen to stew for you. Drinking it will be very beneficial for your health."
Feng Wan Hui scooped a bowl with a spoon and solicitously offered it to Lin Qiutong. "Here, drink it while it's hot."
Lin Qiutong impatiently knocked the bowl out of her hand. "Are you going to keep going on? I find you annoying. Can you get out of my sight?"
The chicken soup spilled onto Feng Wan Hui's hand. She winced in pain, then anxiously looked at Lin Qiutong. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. Winter is here, and I just wanted you to have some chicken soup to warm your stomach. Did the soup splash on you?"
"I'll count to three, and then get out immediately! Otherwise, get out of the studio."
Feng Wan Hui's face changed drastically upon hearing this. She immediately tried to appease her. "Okay, okay, I'm leaving now."
After she left, Lin Qiutong said angrily, "So annoying. It's always chicken soup or pork rib soup, or pig trotters soup or abalone porridge. If she's not tired of it, I'm afraid of getting sick from eating her food!"
Shen Qi Wen, having witnessed the scene, frowned and asked, "I remember she's the mother of that friend of Song Qi Nian, right? Why is she here?"
Lin Qiutong gave Shen Qi Wen a cold glance. "Do you think I'm in the mood to discuss a servant with you right now?"