Chapter 108: Engagement
After the words fell, Yin Lingyan felt completely comfortable, and Han Wuyu gave her a mental thumbs-up.
A satisfying scolding!
Yin Chuchu’s face turned from white to black, then from black to green, a transformation that could only be described as that of a black and white impermanence. Yin Chuchu gritted her teeth as she looked at Yin Lingyan, but she didn’t know how to retaliate.
A hint of blood red flashed in Zhang Xingqing’s eyes. She looked at the foolish Yin Chuchu and mockingly curved her lips into a smile, saying, “I heard that Aunt Wang’s daughter from next door got pregnant after sleeping with her boyfriend. As a result, her boyfriend abandoned her and left. So, it’s better for girls to have self-respect.”
These words were spoken with great sincerity.
How could Yin Lingyan not understand the meaning of these words? It was implicitly saying that Han Wuyu and she were involved, and she was the one who would be abandoned.
Yin Lingyan rolled her big, dark, glistening eyes and asked Han Wuyu with a giggle, “Yu, so you have an Aunt Wang living next door? We should pay her a visit sometime.”
Han Wuyu’s cold eyes swept over Zhang Xingqing, and the disgust in his eyes was evident. However, Zhang Xingqing, who was accustomed to his expressions, didn’t react much, though her heart still felt a sting.
How could there be an Aunt Wang near the old house? This was all a play staged by Zhang Xingqing. The two exchanged words, their conversation laced with hidden barbs. Mother Han watched it all, satisfied with every reaction Yin Lingyan made.
Instead, Zhang Xingqing’s reaction seemed overly agitated.
“There are no people around the old house.” Therefore, Zhang Xingqing lied.
Zhang Xingqing didn’t expect Han Wuyu to be so blunt and reveal the truth. She thought Yin Lingyan, being new, wouldn’t know much.
A cunning glint flashed in Yin Lingyan’s eyes, and the smile on her face was full of confidence. “Oh~ So that’s how it is~~”
Yin Lingyan deliberately drew out her voice. She had successfully made Zhang Xingqing lose, but she would never admit that she lost to Yin Lingyan. She only lost to the man she loved.
Even towards his adoptive sister, with whom he had lived for many years, Han Wuyu did not hesitate to criticize, satirize, and act decisively when necessary.
At this moment, Mother Han appropriately stepped forward and said, “Alright, since it’s your first meeting, you probably don’t know who each other is. This is my adopted daughter, Zhang Xingqing. This is my friend’s daughter, Yin Chuchu. Lingyan, come here.”
Mother Han warmly pulled Yin Lingyan’s hand and brought her to the two of them. “This is Yin Lingyan, my daughter-in-law.” At this moment, Zhang Xingqing and Yin Chuchu were made to feel like outsiders.
Although they clearly knew who everyone was, Mother Han had given them a way to save face, so Yin Lingyan nodded, then haughtily turned and pulled Han Wuyu into the room.
However, as soon as Yin Lingyan turned her head, the smile on her face vanished, replaced by dejection. In reality, Zhang Xingqing was the mistress of the house, and she was probably the outsider.
This woman, prone to flights of fancy, began to overthink. Han Wuyu looked at Yin Lingyan’s changing expression helplessly and gave her a light tap on the head.
Yin Lingyan rubbed her head, looking at Han Wuyu with a grievance, and pouted, drawing circles on his chest. “Are they all very outstanding?” Only she, with so many flaws and so troublesome!
Han Wuyu remained silent. Yin Lingyan took his silence as an admission and poured out her heart. “I have no family background, I don’t have good looks. I don’t have overly excellent abilities, nor do I have any special talents. In fact, I’m troublesome, have a bad temper, tend to overthink, and can’t handle people or situations, and I can’t…”
Yin Lingyan listed a whole string of her shortcomings… but,
ps: Everyone, don’t forget Mu Xingchen. He is a heavyweight character, haha~
