Seeing the harmonious atmosphere among everyone, Zhan Yangyi and Zhan Mohan also sat down, free from worry.
"Brother, have you considered my proposal before?" Zhan Mohan suddenly said.
Zhan Yangyi then looked at him, "I have indeed thought about it, but..."
Seeing the lingering difficulty on Zhan Yangyi's face, Zhan Mohan didn't push further, "It's alright. If you feel you can let me help someday, you can still find me."
Zhan Yangyi nodded.
He was indeed grateful that Zhan Mohan offered to help manage the company for a period, allowing him and Chen Yutong to escape everything and spend some quality time together. However, he still couldn't bring himself to entrust others with managing the company.
He was different from Zhan Mohan; he wasn't born to inherit such a vast company. Everything he had now was built from scratch, so naturally, he cherished it more.
As evening approached, everyone went about their own affairs.
Old Master Zhan, the two children, and Wei Yumeng went to the children's rooms to help them with their homework.
Zhan Yangyi, on the other hand, had to return to his study to continue working. This left Zhan Mohan unusually idle.
Chen Yutong observed Zhan Mohan looking bored in the living room and felt it was her opportunity. Chances like Zhan Mohan being alone here were rare.
Moreover, with no one else around to interfere, she decided to seize the moment.
She first took a bath and deliberately walked out wearing her pajamas.
Logically, if this were her home, there would be nothing wrong with her attire. But Zhan Mohan was also present.
She intentionally let the hem of her pajamas reveal a sliver of her leg, ensuring that as she moved, Zhan Mohan could catch a glimpse of her beautiful legs. She then deliberately lowered the shoulder strap of her garment slightly, exposing her fair shoulder and elegant swan neck.
Dressed this way, coupled with her impressive figure, she appeared alluring yet not overtly revealing.
"Mohan, why are you still here?" Chen Yutong feigned surprise, as if she had no idea Zhan Mohan was still present.
Zhan Mohan glanced at her, frowned slightly, and turned his face away.
Chen Yutong, acting oblivious, deliberately walked towards Zhan Mohan.
"It's rare that it's just the two of us. I'd like to share my heart with you," Chen Yutong said, reaching for a bottle of red wine from the wine rack.
Zhan Mohan stood up, intending to leave. He had nothing to say to Chen Yutong.
However, Chen Yutong called out to him, "Mohan, don't rush off. I know we had some misunderstandings before. Now that I'm with Yangyi, I want to clear up the past with you. Can you give me a chance?"
Zhan Mohan paused. With Chen Yutong having said so much, if he insisted on leaving, it might affect the relationship between their two families.
Considering this, Zhan Mohan sat down again.
Chen Yutong handed Zhan Mohan a glass of red wine. Zhan Mohan took it but showed no intention of drinking.
"Mohan, I sincerely apologize for what I did before. I'm grateful that you and Yumeng helped me keep it a secret back then. Perhaps it was at that moment that I realized what my true choice should be."
As she spoke, she deliberately leaned forward. Her neckline, which she had intentionally lowered, revealed a hint of her alluring cleavage as she bent over.
Zhan Mohan frowned and turned his head away, "Sister-in-law, let the past be the past. Yumeng and I have already let go of that incident."
This address of "sister-in-law" undeniably conveyed to Chen Yutong that in Zhan Mohan's heart, she was merely his sister-in-law.
Chen Yutong, however, put on a wronged expression and said, "I know that incident isn't easy for you to let go of. Otherwise, why aren't you looking at me when you speak?"
Zhan Mohan's guard was up. He didn't know if Chen Yutong was deliberately dressed this way to seek him out.
His voice turned colder, "Since I said it's in the past, then it's in the past. It would be rather impolite for you, sister-in-law, to keep pestering."
Just as Chen Yutong was about to say something, the room door opened, and Zhan Jinzhi looked at them in a daze.
Wei Yumeng's voice then came from inside the room, "What's wrong, Jinzhi?"
Zhan Jinzhi snapped back to attention, shot Chen Yutong a cold glance, and then turned to Wei Yumeng, "Mom, it's nothing."
Zhan Jinzhi then proceeded with his own matters as if nothing had happened.
Chen Yutong had felt the atmosphere was still manageable, but with Zhan Jinzhi's sudden appearance, Zhan Mohan immediately stood up and returned to his room without a word, leaving Chen Yutong alone in the living room.
Perhaps because Zhan Jinzhi had witnessed that scene, in the following days, whenever the children were alone with Chen Yutong, they gave her no pleasantries.
Chen Yutong felt that if she wanted to live there harmoniously for a long time, she needed to build a good relationship with the children. Therefore, she even deliberately bought things the children liked.
"Shiqing, come here. I just passed by a cake shop and bought some cakes. Call your brother to eat them with me," Chen Yutong said, placing the cakes on the table.
However, Zhan Shiqing glanced at her and then said angrily, "You eat them yourself. Brother and I won't eat your things."
With that, Zhan Shiqing returned to her room on her own, even closing and locking the door from the inside, as if she didn't want to be in the same space as Chen Yutong.
Seeing this situation, Chen Yutong could only feel frustrated. If it weren't for the sake of living there harmoniously, she wouldn't have bothered to try and appease the children.
However, this anger could only be swallowed. It was the path she had chosen, after all.
Despite these minor conflicts, they did not affect the overall interactions between their two families.
And although the two children were dissatisfied with Chen Yutong, they didn't make things difficult for her in front of their parents.
Zhan Mohan and Wei Yumeng had initially thought they would move back soon. However, Old Master Zhan somehow heard that it was Wei Yumeng's birthday in a few days and insisted that she celebrate her birthday at the Zhan family's old residence before returning.
Neither Zhan Mohan nor Wei Yumeng could refuse Old Master Zhan, so they had to agree.
On the day of the birthday, as it approached noon, guests arrived at the house. Wei Yumeng was surprised to see them: it was Song Lijun and Feng Zhenhua.
"Aunt Song, Uncle Feng."
Song Lijun appeared a little embarrassed, "Yumeng, Mohan, sorry for coming without an invitation."
Wei Yumeng quickly ushered them in, "Please, come in and sit."
After they sat down, Wei Yumeng introduced everyone present. Old Master Zhan, seeing more guests arrive, was naturally even happier and asked the butler to prepare a few extra dishes to entertain them.
From the moment she entered, Song Lijun had noticed Chen Yutong. Although she could tell that Chen Yutong and Zhan Yangyi were a couple, she had never been wrong about certain things. This Chen Yutong was not simple.