Under the awe of Mr. Shen's serious and cold majesty, the dining table was in harmony.
Halfway through the meal, Shen Yueting took the lead in breaking the silence, "Ayan, I heard that you were seeing a doctor recently. Is there anything wrong with your health?"
The second wife did not know that Huo Yuting's memory had been tampered with.
According to the old man, the fewer people know about this, the better.
Huo Yuting raised his eyes and glanced at him, then said calmly: "It's nothing, I just suffered a small injury before."
Shen Yueting nodded, with a smile on his lips, "That's good, I thought there was another accident."
Shen Zhiqing rolled her eyes and asked doubtfully: "Since it's a minor injury, why not let her treat it? Doesn't she boast that her medical skills are great?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became stagnant.
Mr. Shen's sharp gaze came straight at him, "Can't I stop you from eating?"
"I'm telling the truth! Is it possible... that even Su Ci can't cure my second cousin's injury? Isn't that very serious?"
Shen Zhiqing didn't think too much when she said these words, she just wanted to make Su Ci feel embarrassed.
Even Xia Yuanyu stood up and spoke for Shen Zhiqing, "Dad, Ating and Qingqing are also concerned about Ayan's health. If you ask me, if you are really seriously injured, you still have to go to the hospital. Those charlatans , no big skills."
When he mentioned the word "charlatan", he glanced at Su Ci.
Traditional Chinese medicine was indeed called a charlatan hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
Because many doctors are from wild backgrounds and are not as orthodox as the palace doctors.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xia Yuanyu clearly meant to humiliate Su Ci when she said this.
Su Ci raised her eyes calmly, and her eyes fell on Xia Yuanyu's face, with a slight smile on her lips.
"Second Aunt is right, the charlatans really can't believe it."
As soon as she said this, everyone at the table was stunned, not understanding what she meant.
Immediately afterwards, Su Ci continued: "But Second Aunt probably doesn't know that now, both Chinese medicine and Western medicine need to be verified."
"It just so happens that I have all these certificates."
Xia Yuanyu choked, stammered and couldn't speak, and her face was terrifyingly gloomy.
Mr. Shen watched everything silently and never said another word.
The meal was finished in such a strange atmosphere. Under the dining table, Huo Yuting quietly held Su Ci's slender hand and clasped his fingers with hers.
His rough thumb gently rubbed her delicate skin, soothing her silently.
After lunch, Shen Yueting and the old man sat on the sofa chatting, while Shen Zhiqing and Xia Yuanyu sat on each side.
Su Ci leaned on Huo Yuting's shoulder and whispered to him.
"Your second uncle also has the word "court" in his name, and so does your name. When my second aunt called her second uncle just now, I was stunned for a moment."
Huo Yuting lowered his eyes and played with her white and delicate fingers in boredom.
There was a hint of nonchalance in his tone, "It's not the same word, but I was really stunned for a moment."
Su Ci gently poked his shoulder, her clear eyes flashing with tiny light.
"Why don't you just change your name? Anyway, both of them are you."
Huo Yuting grabbed the fingers that were making trouble on his body and asked jokingly, "Which one do you like?"
"I like them all."
The name is just a code name.
As long as the person is still the same person, nothing else matters.
Huo Yuting raised his eyebrows and asked persistently: "What if you have to choose one? Which one do you prefer?"
Su Ci's smart and clear eyes turned, and there was a cunning light in her eyes.
"If you insist on asking, then I like the old one."
Although the second uncle is their elder, after today's experience, she will think of the second uncle every time she calls the name Ating.
I always feel like something is weird.
In fact, it's her fault too.
The second uncle's family didn't often live in the old house, and she usually didn't call him by his first name, so she forgot about it.
"What you said makes sense. Then I will go and remove the proof of Huo Yuting's identity in a few days."
Now that you're back, let's get rid of your old life completely.
"Okay, I'll go with you then." Su Ci chuckled and held Huo Yuting's hand, her eyes gentle and serious.
Opposite Shen Zhiqing looked at the interaction between the two, with a trace of resentment in her heart.
Although she couldn't hear what the two of them were talking about, she couldn't help but want to go crazy when she saw the charming smile on Su Ci's face.
But now is not the time to take action.
Just wait, sooner or later, she will completely trample Su Ci under her feet.
After Mr. Shen and Shen Yueting finished talking, Shen Zhiqing suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and asked, "Grandpa, can I stay for a few days?"
Mr. Shen raised his eyes and looked at Shen Zhiqing, "Why do you want to stay all of a sudden?"
Facing Mr. Shen's cold and sharp eyes, Shen Zhiqing became even more panicked.
"I, I just want to spend time with grandpa. I used to see you every day, but now I can only see you once a month."
Shen Zhiqing looked at Mr. Shen, her eyes were slightly red, and she looked particularly pitiful.
Even though he knew that these words were not sincere, Mr. Shen couldn't help but feel soft after hearing this.
But it was only for a moment.
"Next time, my house has been a mess recently, and there are still a lot of things to deal with."
Professor Huang will come to Huo Yuting's home to treat Huo Yuting in a few days. It will be inconvenient for others to be present.
What's more, Shen Zhiqing and Su Ci don't get along. If they stay here, they will definitely have a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days.
He still wants to live a few more days with his old bones.
But I can't stand this kind of torture.
Shen Zhiqing didn't expect that she would be rejected by Mr. Shen, and her eyes widened in disbelief.
She secretly gritted her teeth, feeling infinite grievances welling up in her heart, "Grandpa, why are you so partial? Why can this woman live here, but I can't?"
"I am your granddaughter!"
"You also know that you are my granddaughter? Can't you let me worry less?" Mr. Shen looked at her coldly, his eyes full of disappointment.
Shen Yueting tugged on Shen Zhiqing's sleeve and stood up to smooth things over: "Dad, Qingqing cares about you and has no ill intentions."
"If you understand me, you will stop being a monster." Mr. Shen didn't want to coddle Shen Zhiqing any more.
Shen Zhiqing was deeply stimulated by Mr. Shen's disappointed and cold eyes, and she stood up from the sofa in a hurry.
She pointed in the direction of Su Ci and roared in a low voice: "What about her? Why can Su Ci, a free-spirited woman, live here? Can't I, my biological granddaughter?"
Su Ci didn't expect that the target of the attack would come back to her again, and she suddenly felt speechless.
She stroked her forehead helplessly, wondering where she had offended this wealthy young lady.
"Shen Zhiqing! I want to apologize to your sister-in-law!" Huo Yuting scolded her with calm eyes.
The sinister and cold eyes scared Shen Zhiqing to tremble violently.
She was scared to death in her heart, but in the end her unwillingness got the upper hand, "I won't apologize! Did I say something wrong? In the past two years since you didn't come back, this bitch has been involved with her senior brother!"
"She is just a flirtatious bitch who only knows how to flirt with others..."
"Pah——"
Before she finished speaking, Shen Zhiqing suddenly felt a burning pain on her cheek.