262: Chapter 262 Emotional Conflicts - 3

But Jiang Ye immediately changed the subject, his tone becoming serious:

"But! You have to have a sense of propriety! You can't let 'lust' affect your normal life, let alone hurt those around you who truly care about you! Look at what you've done. You've made your mother worry and made Wanxing lose face..."

He paused, his gaze falling on Sun Na, his tone growing heavier:

"The one you've let down the most is Nana!"

Sun Na sniffled cooperatively, and a tear fell with a "plop." Her acting was effortless.

"Nana is such a good girl—she has the looks, the figure, and she's clever and sensible. What more could you want? Even if she's been in a bad mood lately and hasn't wanted to be close to you, as a man, couldn't you coax her a little?"

"She's a girl traveling with your family in an unfamiliar place. Isn't it normal for her to have some moods or emotional fluctuations? There are things she can't tell your mother and feels awkward telling her sister, Wanxing. Yet you, as her boyfriend, didn't care or pay any attention!"

Jiang Ye sighed and shrugged helplessly:

"If she didn't have anyone else to talk to and felt so suffocated, would she... would she really come to talk to me in the middle of the night?"

"..."

Sun Na blinked and instantly understood the meaning behind his words.

Brother-in-law's words... were brilliant!

On one hand, he was giving her a way out, rationalizing her "refusal to be touched" as being in a "bad mood." On the other hand, he was reprimanding Lin Haoxuan for being inconsiderate.

Most importantly, that line—"If she didn't have anyone else to talk to, would she come to me at night?"—casually whitewashed her previous "attempted seduction" into "seeking comfort from her brother-in-law after being wronged," completely extricating her from the awkward situation!

She immediately took the opportunity and cried even more pitifully, sobbing:

"Brother-in-law... you're the only one who understands... I... I just feel so stifled. Haoxuan never asks how I feel... I've been so wronged..."

Zhao Yumei: "..."

Her suspicious gaze swept back and forth between Jiang Ye and Sun Na several times.

She knew her son's character best; he was indeed a selfish person who lacked patience.

And since she and Lin Wanxing were his mother and sister, it seemed plausible that Sun Na would find it hard to talk to them.

But... was it really that simple?

Why did it feel a bit strange?

Especially since her son-in-law seemed to be defending this little hussy, Sun Na, in every word he said?

Lin Haoxuan curled his lip and snorted:

"Me, ask her? She's been like a powder keg these past two days, finding fault with everything I do. How am I supposed to ask?"

Jiang Ye ignored him and turned his gaze back to Sun Na, his tone softening slightly:

"Nana, you should calm down too. Haoxuan is still too young and lacks life experience, so he couldn't resist outside temptation. See, he's learned his lesson—he's been fined and humiliated. He must know he was wrong now."

He changed the subject, settling the matter:

"Even God forgives young people for making mistakes. Why don't you see if you can give him another chance to turn over a new leaf? After all, it's not easy for a relationship to reach the stage of discussing marriage... I truly hope the two of you stay together forever."

"...?"

Sun Na blinked, looked at him, and then her gaze quickly swept over Lin Wanxing, whose face was written with exhaustion.

Was her brother-in-law hinting for her to let this matter go for now?

But then again... although she was pretty, she seemed to lack the elegance of Lin Wanxing, was completely outclassed by the powerful aura of Ye Qinghan, and didn't seem to have an advantage over the quirky Secretary Su.

If she were to completely break up with Lin Haoxuan now, she would lose her status as the "prospective sister-in-law," which was her natural way to get close to her brother-in-law. On her own, she probably wouldn't even be able to get near him... She had to stay steady to plan for the long term.

She quickly weighed the pros and cons, sniffled, gave a pitiful "oh," lowered her head, and started grinding a small pebble on the ground with her toe, falling silent.

Finally, Jiang Ye turned his gaze toward Zhao Yumei, whose expression was still grim. He reached out to pull Lin Wanxing to his side and said earnestly:

"Auntie, I know Wanxing wants the family to be harmonious. You should also try to restrain your temper a bit in the future. Nana is still young and is your junior. It's normal for there to be some friction and misunderstandings between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Communicate more and don't always pick on her."

Zhao Yumei glanced at the suddenly "well-behaved" Sun Na and snorted coldly.

Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict? There was none of that before!

This girl clearly started getting ideas once she saw our family had such a wealthy son-in-law!

It really goes to show—you can know a person's face but not their heart!

Little bitch!

Held by Jiang Ye, Lin Wanxing felt like her head was about to explode. All she wanted now was to resolve this mess as quickly as possible and send these "ancestors" back home on a train tomorrow morning.

Seeing Zhao Yumei still seething, she followed the path Jiang Ye had laid out and brought out her trump card:

"Mom, Haoxuan, Nana, can you all please stop fighting? Doing this... makes things very difficult for me in front of Jiang Ye. It's so embarrassing... How am I supposed to..."

As soon as she said this, Zhao Yumei was stunned for a moment.

She looked at her daughter, then at Jiang Ye, and instantly snapped to her senses.

That's right!

The whole family is counting on this "golden son-in-law" now!

If Haoxuan's mess makes the son-in-law think the Lin family is a disaster and causes him to dislike Wanxing, that would be losing the forest for the trees—a massive loss!

She took a deep breath, forcing down all her dissatisfaction and suspicion toward Sun Na. She glared at the two of them and said irritably:

"Enough! Both of you, stop talking! Your brother-in-law is right—harmony in the family brings prosperity! What is this constant bickering? Haoxuan, apologize to Nana right now! Nana, don't be too hard on him either; it's enough that Haoxuan knows he's wrong!"

Sun Na glanced at Jiang Ye. Seeing him nod slightly, she lowered her head and put on an act of reluctant acceptance:

"I understand, Auntie."

Lin Haoxuan, fearing that further arguing would bring up the matter of the twenty thousand yuan, quickly took the opportunity to back down:

"Nana, I was wrong. I was really wrong. Please forgive me this once; I'll never do it again..."

Looking at his hypocritical face, Sun Na only felt nauseated, but on the surface, she just gave a faint "mm" and said nothing.

She noted this debt in her heart.

"Alright, what's done is done. Let's all look forward."

Jiang Ye nodded with satisfaction and gestured for everyone to get in the car:

"Everyone, get in the car. It's cold outside. Let's get back to the hotel and rest. Tomorrow..."

[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully mediated an emotional dispute between young people alongside "Lin Wanxing".]

[Monthly Mission "Peace Messenger" completed!]

[Please select your mission reward: A. "universal identity card" (one-time use item) B. Cash reward of 420,000 yuan.]

"???"

Jiang Ye paused, suppressing the wild joy in his heart, and quickly glanced at Lin Wanxing, who had already taken out her phone to start booking tickets for the three of them.

Holy crap!

This mission had been hanging there for half a damn month. If he hadn't been so reluctant to let go of that ridiculously cool "universal identity card," he would have refreshed it long ago!

I never would have thought... mediating a dispute... even this damn emotional dispute counts?!

Tsk... Coach Lin, as expected of you! A dedicated mission NPC!

You never let me down at the crucial moment! So reliable!