Chapter 269: The Engagement

“Our family can finally have a proper reunion meal~”

An Qing wanted to remove every obstacle in her way.

She wanted to possess the person she desired.

Although she had almost no patience left, she knew that only by enduring could she avoid startling her prey.

The girl showed her usual gentle smile.

Yet inside, her mind was filled with only one thought.

Little Yu’er had returned.

Perfect that both her father and she were home today.

Today, they…

Jiang Qinghe didn’t notice anything strange about her two daughters.

She still looked very happy.

It was already noon.

It was indeed time for lunch.

An Yu blinked expressionlessly.

After glancing at Jiang Qinghe once, her entire attention focused on An Qing.

This reborn female lead is really too strange.

Her expression just now looked as though she truly couldn’t hold back anymore.

But what exactly was she enduring?

Was she suppressing her hatred toward her?

Or her impulse for revenge?

If that were truly the case, An Yu felt there was no need for An Qing to endure at all.

According to the script, she should have just taken revenge directly.

No one in the An family was normal.

Internal conflicts and such—none of them would care.

Yet An Qing had never once taken revenge on her…

Instead, she even protected her.

What exactly did An Qing want to do?

What had she wanted to do to her just now?

An Yu didn’t know.

But she did know one thing.

The script given by the system had definitely gone wrong somewhere.

Where exactly the problem lay, An Yu didn’t know.

This was something An Yu had already noticed earlier.

Still, she knew that perhaps An Qing wasn’t that dangerous after all.

Maybe she wasn’t some bad person who wanted her dead.

An Yu slightly raised her head.

Her amber-colored eyes stared fixedly at the girl before her.

But An Qing didn’t seem to notice An Yu’s abnormality.

She merely smiled, her mind occupied with unknown thoughts.

Soon, An Yunfan hurried over.

The moment he arrived, he saw Jiang Qinghe talking with An Qing and An Yu standing silently to the side without saying a word.

“An Yu is back. Perfect timing, it’s lunchtime. Our family of four can finally gather properly. It’s been a long time since we had such an opportunity. Everyone’s been so busy~”

An Yunfan chuckled and led everyone toward the dining table.

Jiang Qinghe smiled at An Yunfan, then walked to the table with him.

An Qing and An Yu followed behind.

An Qing had no reason to refuse…

As for An Yu, she had slept straight through until late morning and rushed home without eating anything.

She was indeed hungry.

When hungry, eat.

However…

An Yu expressionlessly looked at An Qing and tilted her head in confusion.

So, why exactly had she rushed home so anxiously?

How strange…

She had simply felt that she should come home, so she came back.

But thinking about it carefully, there didn’t seem to be any real reason.

Was it because…

An Yu blankly lowered her head.

A scene unconsciously surfaced in her mind.

It was the moment when An Qing had asked her whether she was coming home or not.

Her answer had been that she wanted to accompany Ning Dongli.

An Qing, upon hearing that answer, had looked very sad.

Was it because of her rejection… that she felt sad?

An Yu silently blinked.

Her amber-colored eyes were filled with confusion.

Why did she feel that way?

Was the relationship between her and An Qing really like that?

Moreover, it felt strangely familiar.

It seemed like this kind of thing had happened more than once.

While An Yu was spacing out, a calm voice sounded beside her ear.

“An Yu…?”

An Yu raised her head blankly.

She saw An Qing pulling out a chair for her, seemingly puzzled why she still hadn’t sat down.

“It’s nothing.”

An Yu shook her head expressionlessly.

Without hesitation, she sat down directly.

The table was already filled with dishes.

They looked very appetizing.

The one who cooked was still Wang Man.

Because An Qing hadn’t had the chance to deal with this cooking auntie yet.

“Mm, that’s good then.”

An Qing revealed a relieved smile.

Although it looked very gentle, this expression didn’t suit her no matter how one looked at it.

An Yu felt that the An Qing from earlier had seemed more normal, at least.

After An Yu sat down, An Qing also pulled out a chair and sat.

Her relief was genuine, with no falsehood.

From her observation, this dense older sister of hers hadn’t noticed anything abnormal from her earlier behavior at all.

So, while she still wasn’t wary…

An Qing slightly curled the corners of her lips.

She revealed an extremely pathological smile.

This time, it was a smile from the bottom of her heart.

But in reality, everyone at the table had their own hidden motives.

An Yu was thinking about whether to eat fish first or chicken first.

Of course, except for An Yu.

On the surface, the An family looked like a warm and harmonious family.

But in truth…

She had a cold expression, her gaze extremely serious.

Yet she wasn’t looking at anyone at the table.

Instead, she was staring fixedly at the delicious food on the table.

If she couldn’t figure something out, then she wouldn’t think about it for now.

In any case, she couldn’t let herself go hungry.

Let’s try this one first…

Thinking this, An Yu picked up her chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish meat, sending it into her mouth.

“Mm… delicious. As expected of Aunt Wang.”

An Yu had already immersed herself in the ocean of delicious food.

She didn’t notice at all that An Yunfan beside her had opened his mouth, as if wanting to say something.

But after seeing An Yu move her chopsticks first, he awkwardly stopped his action.

On the contrary, Jiang Qinghe beside them smiled, though no one knew what she was smiling about.

In any case, things like scheming and infighting had nothing to do with An Yu.

She only wanted to finish eating and go back to play games.

Eat.

Eat heartily.

Eating fish was the right choice!

An Qing, sitting beside An Yu, watched An Yu’s eating manner.

It had been a very long time since she had eaten together with An Yu…

Her gaze gradually softened.

However, An Yunfan was getting impatient.

If he waited any longer, An Yu would finish eating and leave soon.

“Cough, cough cough!”

An Yunfan lightly coughed once.

Unfortunately, no one paid him any attention.

An Qing no longer cared about anything in the An family.

An Yu felt that these two parents were inferior to the fish meat in front of her.

Seeing this, he could only continue speaking on his own.

“It’s rare for our whole family to be together like this. Perfect timing to talk about some good news regarding our own family!!”

An Yunfan spoke with a hearty laugh, showing no embarrassment at all.

An Qing and Jiang Qinghe already knew what he was about to say.

Jiang Qinghe’s eyes carried a faint expectation.

However, she wasn’t looking at An Qing or An Yunfan.

Instead, she was staring at An Yu…

Seemingly wanting to see what kind of reaction An Yu would have.

An Qing’s expression darkened.

Her originally softened gaze turned ice-cold once more.

Each member of the family had their own reaction.

An Yunfan’s words continued.

“It’s about our Qing’er and the Chen family’s Chen Guang’s engagement. It’s already been decided!”

As his words fell, An Yunfan’s eyes were filled with excitement.

It was as though he could already see his own glorious and successful future.