Cutie Delivered, Please Sign for it-Chapter 21 - She Belongs to Him the Young Master Yan
Chapter 21: Chapter 21: She Belongs to Him, the Young Master Yan
Chapter 21 -21: She Belongs to Him, the Young Master Yan
It seems that the rumors outside were not unfounded.
At that time, he had looked through Zhu Qianying’s data, doubting it was exaggerated, and always felt that it was likely done for sympathy.
But when he was actually sitting in the Zhu family home, facing Zhu Qianying’s parents in reality, he realised that not only was the data not exaggerated, it had actually concealed so much more of the truth.
In the living room, apart from the three members of the Yan family, it was filled with the Zhu family members. Yet, despite the crowd, there was an overarching silence.
Zhu Zhizhou and Chen Jing were silent because they didn’t know how to respond to Yan’s unyielding questioning.
The silence of their aunts and their children clearly indicated their schadenfreude and interest in the drama unfolding.
The old lady Yan, seeing the increasingly cold atmosphere in the living room, attempted to lighten the mood with a laugh.
“Son.” The old lady Yan, who had recently sat down, was trying to smooth things over. “What’s your rush? Ying’er probably just stepped out for a moment, her phone might be off because it’s out of battery. Is it necessary to make a big deal out of this?”
However, Yan didn’t appreciate his mother’s sentiment. “Mom, you and dad go on trips for months, even a year at a time. Yet, you always make a call every day to chat with me, don’t you?”
To outsiders, Yan was a willful, mercurial individual with a strange temperament. Nobody would believe he patiently waited for his mother’s calls each day unless he said so himself.
Yan didn’t have any feelings for Zhu Qianying. But once he took an interest in her, he acknowledged her status in his heart.
In his mind, from the moment Zhu Qianying was sent back to the Zhu family by Yan’s chauffeur, he had already flagged an indisputable fact to the Zhu family – Zhu Qianying was his, Yan’s, woman from that point onwards.
However, his woman was being neglected in the Zhu family to such an extent that even her own parents were turning a deaf ear to her. She had disappeared, yet nobody cared or asked about her.
If he hadn’t visited Zhu’s house with his parents, no one in the Zhu family would have probably noticed or even cared about Zhu Qianying’s disappearance.
This behavior was akin to slapping Yan in the face.
Was this how his woman was treated in the Zhu family, ignored and neglected?
“Mr. Zhu, is Zhu Qianying really your daughter?” Yan shot a sarcastic look at Zhu Zhizhou as he asked this.
Old lady Yan understood her son’s dissatisfaction but they were here for the first visit, they couldn’t be too arrogant, could they?
And while the election results showed clearly that her son and Zhu Qianying had a thing going, there currently wasn’t any commitment or bond between them. Her son didn’t really have any standing or qualifications to defend Zhu Qianying’s rights and interests.
“Son, how should you speak to your elders?”
Although old lady Yan also sympathized with the future daughter-in-law’s treatment in the Zhu family, she was, after all, an outsider. From Zhu Zhizhou’s perspective, this was a family matter and it was inappropriate for them to get involved.
Getting no response from Zhu Zhizhou, Yan, who was already nearing his limit of patience, abruptly stood up without even looking at Zhu Zhizhou’s face.
“Dad, mom, let’s go!”
On the other side, Zhu Zhizhou, startled by this, suddenly remembered something. He tugged Chen Jing’s sleeve and said urgently, “Ah Jing, call Xiao Yu to see if she knows where Ying’er is!”
Even old lady Yan shook her head discreetly on hearing this. How absurd was it that they had to reach out to their youngest daughter, who lived far away in R City, about their eldest daughter’s whereabouts? They all lived under the same roof after all!
Moreover, from Zhu Zhizhou’s words, it seemed like he didn’t even have Xiao Yu’s phone number.
Being an outsider to the situation, old lady Yan found this man quite peculiar.
Circumstances had led her to encounter many ruthless men. But even the most ruthless of them were all gentle and loving to their own children.
It was rare to see a man like Zhu Zhizhou who was so indifferent towards his own daughter.
Chen Jing fumbled to get out her phone, took a while to find Zhu Qianyu’s number and then dialed it.
Yan stood still, wanting to see what tricks this couple would play next.
“Xiao Yu, has your sister contacted you recently?”
At Zhu Zhizhou’s suggestion, Chen Jing had put the conversation on speakerphone.
“Mom, sister called me just last night. What’s wrong?” Zhu Qianyu’s voice was pleasant and full of vitality, very easy to like.
Yan presumed Zhu Qianyu would resemble her sister in appearance.
“Did she say anything to you?”
Chen Jing had invested most of her energies towards Zhu Zhizhou as opposed to her daughters. The elder daughter, being independent from an early age, had been mostly free to come and go as she pleased at home. Chen Jing didn’t really mind since she always returned. As for the younger daughter, she was studying abroad, her elder sister took care of her. Thus, if the elder daughter were to leave for an extended period, she would likely inform the younger daughter beforehand.
“Oh… Sister sent me a message early this morning, saying she would be away for a while, return date uncertain.” Zhu Qianyu’s response came from R City, her tone calm, indicating she was quite accustomed to her sister’s periodic disappearances.
Chen Jing stole a glance at Yan, “Did she say where she was going?”
“No, mom didn’t mention it. Mom, didn’t sister say goodbye to you when she left?” Zhu Qianyu appeared perplexed.
Chen Jing looked embarrassed, Zhu Zhizhou had stayed over last night, perhaps her eldest daughter had come to find her, but she had been sound asleep and hadn’t heard anything.
“No… she didn’t…”
As a mother who had allowed this situation, it was impossible for her not to feel guilty.
“Mom, how could you let this happen? Never mind, it’s useless talking to you. I am going to hang up!” The call ended with Zhu Qianyu’s indignant reproach.
Then, the irritating busy tone echoed in the living room, making Yan and his parents frown.
“Dad, mom, let’s go!”
Yan, having no interest in further communication with Zhu Zhizhou and Chen Jing, glanced at his parents and headed towards the door.
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After listening to the phone call, old lady Yan was also silent about Zhu Qianying’s parents. She nudged her husband to stand, gave Zhu Zhizhou a slight nod and said, “Mr. Zhu, since Miss Five is not at home, we will excuse ourselves for today, sorry for the interruption!”
Old lady Yan even changed her form of address, which scared Zhu Zhizhou into turning pale.
