Xu Tingyu snapped out of her daze and flashed a smile. "Sure, I'll change my clothes and then we can go."
She had been through a lot at the hospital, so it was necessary for her to change.
Moreover, when having a meal with Chen Dai, she always wanted to dress up. Chen Yan liked seeing her looking beautiful.
Chen Yan also broke into a smile. "Okay, go ahead. Take your time. I'll make a reservation first."
Just as Xu Tingyu entered the bedroom, Chen Dai gave Chen Yan a teasing smile. "Look at your pathetic state."
Chen Yan didn't find anything wrong with his sister's words at all. Instead, he proudly lifted his head. "So what? I'm willing to be like this."
"Yes, yes, yes. You're willing. But it's been so long, and you're still making no progress. When can I finally have the tea from my sister - in - law?"
Chen Dai gently shook her head.
"You were timid back then and missed your chance, wasting so much time. And now you're still not being decisive? Why are you so timid when it comes to relationships?"
Come to think of it, if Chen Yan hadn't hidden his feelings so well, maybe Qi Shifeng would never have come into the picture.
He could have had the advantage of being close, but instead, this guy chose to have a secret crush.
As a result, the whole family had no idea about his feelings. It wasn't until Xu Tingyu got married and he lost more than ten pounds that the family noticed something was wrong.
But by then, it was too late.
It was too late to disrupt the wedding. They couldn't just go and break up someone else's marriage or be the third party.
So Chen Dai took Chen Yan abroad to relax for a long time and he also got a graduate degree by the way.
After he came back, he seemed to have changed into a different person. He became very promiscuous, with all kinds of gossip emerging one after another and often making it onto the hot search lists.
As a result, many people secretly laughed at the youngest son of the Chen family, saying that he was useless, a playboy. If the family business were to be handed over to him in the future, it would probably be ruined.
The Chen family was very angry about this statement, but they never asked Chen Yan to rein in his behavior.
Because a playboy was better than a lovelorn fool.
Loving someone but not being able to be with them was really bad for one's health.
At that time, they didn't know that something like that would happen to Xu Tingyu's family later.
They never expected that Chen Yan's years of philandering were just a facade. His true love still remained with Xu Tingyu.
After Xu Tingyu got divorced, he obviously became much happier than before.
It was the kind of genuine, heartfelt happiness.
He even started his own business, saying that in the future he had to support his wife and children and needed to have a material foundation.
At that time, Chen Dai laughed at him. "Do you think our Chen family would let our daughter - in - law and grandchildren go hungry?"
"That's different. If I use the family's money to support my wife and children, I'll surely be restricted by the family. What if the old man and the others are not satisfied with my wife?"
"I can't let my wife suffer the slightest bit of grievance. There's a precedent right there."
Chen Yan showed a meaningful smile.
The precedent he was talking about was Qi Shifeng.
Wasn't the divorce between Qi Shifeng and Xu Tingyu decided by the family?
Qi Shifeng himself might not really have wanted to get divorced, but he was too deeply tied to the family and his wings were not yet full enough to resist.
If he had started his own business back then, he might not have done worse than taking over the Qi Group.
But what could he do? He was a member of the Qi family and had been trained as an heir since childhood.
He had his responsibilities and obligations.
But Chen Yan was different. His elder brothers and sisters were very outstanding, so he didn't need to bear too much.
It was just that the old people in the family were inevitably conservative. They probably wouldn't like a daughter - in - law who had been married and had a child.
If he wanted to marry Xu Tingyu, he had to pave the way first.
"I'm not being timid. I'm being cautious. You've seen the old man's attitude. He's an old - fashioned person and even wants to arrange a marriage of alliance for me."
"It's not something a responsible man would do to rashly drag her into this before I've completely settled things at home."
Chen Yan didn't care about his sister's evaluation.
Chen Dai was momentarily speechless and then mumbled, "Dad is old. His thinking is surely a bit inflexible. You know that. I'll do some work on him later."
Chen Yan was born when his parents were old. His elder brothers and sisters doted on him like a precious gem, not to mention his parents.
The old master of the Chen family always thought that this youngest son was good - looking, did well in school, and had excellent working ability. He was even worthy of a fairy.
If Xu Tingyu had never been married and had married into the Chen family from the start, there would have been no problem.
But the problem was that she had been married and had a child, and her family had also suffered such a major setback. She really wasn't a perfect match.
It was understandable that the old man didn't think highly of her.
So the old master, in order to cut off his "delusions", introduced a young lady from the Zhang family to him.
She was beautiful and outstanding. On closer look, there was even a bit of resemblance to Xu Tingyu in her features.
When they first met, Chen Yan was almost laughed out of anger.
It was really hard on the old master to go through so much trouble to find such a "substitute".
But Miss Zhang was a distant relative of Xu Tingyu, and he didn't want to be too rude to her. So he was quite cooperative throughout.
He also made it clear that he already had someone in his heart.
Miss Zhang was an open - minded person. She said she understood, but that this blind date was also arranged by her family.
She didn't want to be constantly arranged to go on blind dates with different people, so she hoped that if he didn't mind, he could help her out.
This wasn't a high - demand. After all, Chen Yan also needed an excuse to appease the old master first.
So the two hit it off and told their families that they would first get to know each other as friends.
In fact, they hardly even met twice.
Apart from dealing with his own work, Chen Yan just went to see Xu Tingyu.
When Xu Tingyu was busy, he would follow her all over the world. Afraid of revealing his true feelings, he lied that he was just relaxing and traveling around the world.
Over the past four years, they had indeed spent a lot of time together, but their relationship still remained just that of friends.
"Forget it. Don't cause trouble for her. You know Dad. He's very stubborn. You won't be able to persuade him. You might even cause trouble for Tingyu."
Chen Yan quickly stopped Chen Dai.
Anyway, he had been chasing her for so many years. He was already very satisfied just being able to be by her side. He didn't want to be too radical and end up not even being friends.
Seeing his cautious look, Chen Dai sighed. "Forget it. You're just a love - drunk fool. If I didn't like Tingyu too, I'd find you really annoying."
But Chen Yan was very proud. "So what if I'm a love - drunk fool? A man's best betrothal gift is his love - drunk heart. I'd be willing to pick wild vegetables for her for eighteen years."
"You should be glad you like Tingyu. If you liked someone who only loved money and didn't love you, you'd probably be played like a fool."
Chen Dai was speechless every time she saw him like this.
But Chen Yan retorted firmly, "That's a paradox. If she loves my money, how can she not love me? There are so many rich people. Why doesn't she like their money?"
Well, this guy was a severe case of love - drunk syndrome. There was no saving him.
Chen Dai didn't even want to talk to him anymore. She simply sat down on one side and called her husband.