Married to the Male Lead’s Brother

Chapter 36 – Someone gave Lu Jue wine (1)

When Ning Zhi heard terms such as “fool”, “mentally challenged”, or “mental illness”, her smile remained but her eyes turned cold.

Mother Lin smiled and shook her head.
“Oh, child.
You are so skinny already.
Why do you need to be in a diet?”

Hearing Mother Lin’s affectionate tone toward Ning Zhi, the guest next to them smiled and said, “Mrs.
Lin is so doting to her niece.”

Mother Lin said, “Xiao Zhi had been with us for so many years.
I treat her the same way I treat Tiantian, my own daughter.
Of course I dote on her.”

“Miss Ning is so lucky to have an aunty like you.”

“Alright, alright.
Enough talking already.
Have someone start serving the dishes already.” Father Lin seemed unhappy about how nice Mother Lin was to Ning Zhi.

Mother Lin gave Ning Zhi an apologetic look.

For as long as Ning Zhi could remember, things had always been this way.
As long as Mother Lin was nice to the original owner, Father Lin would express his discontent toward Mother Lin openly.
That gave Ning Zhi the feeling that Mother Lin cared about her a lot.

She did, however, notice that Father Lin had just poured a cup of tea for Mother Lin.
He even placed it right next to her hand attentively.

Ning Zhi’s eyes narrowed.

“Xiao Zhi, it’s Mom’s birthday today, how come you let Lu Jue dressed the way that he did……” Lin Tiantian’s intention of having Ning Zhi brought Lu Jue was to show the others that she was able to married Lu Shenyuan when Ning Zhi only married the autistic Lu Jue.

What she didn’t expect was that Lu Jue dressed in such an ostentatious way and attracted all of the attention.

Ning Zhi poured a glass of juice for Lu Jue and, hearing Lin Tiantian’s words, she curved her lips and said, “And exactly what’s the problem with the way he dressed? It’s Aunty’s birthday, a day to celebrate.
Red is the perfect color for the occasion.”

Lin Tiantian was taken aback a little then, she switched to a lectured tone and said in an accusatory manner, “He’s red all over.
Don’t you think he is overshadowing Mom, who is the host of the day?”

The corners of Ning Zhi’s lips dropped a little and her tone nonchalant.
“Aunty just said that she sees me as her own daughter.
Are you saying now that she’s the host and I’m a guest?”

Mother Lu gave Lin Tiantian a look, smiled and said to Ning Zhi.
“Elders nowadays are not so rigid any more.
Tiantian cares too much about what is appropriate.”

Ning Zhi was always a smart one.
She didn’t miss the subtexts in Mother Lin’s words.

She wasn’t sure earlier what kind of attitude she should have with Mother Lin, she did now.

“Yes, the Lu family didn’t have that many rules either.” Ning Zhi scooted closer to Lu Jue, smiled and said, “Besides, red looks great on Lu Jue.
Have any of you ever seen anyone looking better in red than him?”

Her tone was filled with her pride for Lu Jue.

Lin Tiantian felt that she was hallucinating.
Was Ning Zhi just bragging about Lu Jue?

Ning Zhi redirected the conversation suddenly, “If we really want to talk about what colors are appropriate, isn’t the white color that you have one even more inappropriate? This is a birthday banquet, not a……”

Lin Tiantian turned pale.
She hadn’t expected Ning Zhi to behave like a completely different person.
She was being so blunt and confrontational.

“Alright, let’s stop chatting and start eating.
The dishes had been served.” Mother Lin wasn’t looking too happy either.
Her face dropped and she forced a smile on herself and urged the others to start dining.

Afterward, Mother Lin and Father Lin only talked about Lu Shenyuan as though Lu Jue wasn’t there at all.

Ning Zhi wasn’t sure whether it was because she had already taken Lu Jue out into the public twice before or that she had saved him twice in the past, she noticed that even with so many people around him, Lu Jue was still only sitting there quietly.
He did not grab her hand tightly from the fear of the crowd.