She had gone through that experience. But even so, Li Yayan couldn't empathize with Qiao Nan.
"So, what's the matter with you?" It was fine as long as Qiao Nan had no idea that Li Yayan was his wife. What if Qiao Nan overthought it and misunderstood that Li Yayan had ill intentions behind getting close to her? Not only was he afraid that Qiao Nan would get angry, but he was also afraid that Qiao Nan would complain about him to Zhai Sheng. Zhai Sheng wasn't one he could afford to offend.
Li Yayan plopped onto the sofa. "Qiao Zijin seems to have gotten in touch with Qiao Nan." What she had was time. She could simply wait until her father-in-law passed away and she became the official matriarch of the family. Then, she would have a say over the family's finances. The problem was that her parents were of the same generation as her father-in-law. If her father-in-law passed away, how long more would her parents be able to live?