Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âHah!â Xiang Yang and Yun Nan cried out simultaneously, cutting Yun Liu off.
âSurely your memory canât be that bad, Miss Yun Liu,â Xiang Yang commented. âIf I remember correctly, a few months ago, you were the one who copied the wedding rings I gifted to Shi Nian and Yun Nan. I even personally asked my lawyer to send you a demand letter. Donât give me that excuse about not recognizing me; at the very least, you mustâve seen my photo at my new product launch! â
Yun Nan added, âYou were with the Yun family the day I left them and saw my marriage certificate with your own eyes. You cried and made a fuss because of this and made my father slap me, asking me to divorce Shi Nian immediately. Donât tell me youâve forgotten about that, Yun Liu!â
Yun Liu didnât expect these two to expose her without regard for her feelings. She could only cry and argue, âXiang Yang, my previous manager was the one who copied the rings you designed. I was unaware of what she was doing; I really wasnât involved. Yun Nan, even Mom and Dad denied that marriage certificate. I thought the certificate was fake when I saw that you guys didnât hold a wedding. After all, itâs not hard for your studioâs props crew to make a fake marriage certificate.â
Xiang Yang and Yun Nan had to try their best to resist the urge to roll their eyes when they heard Yun Liuâs âexplanations.â
Little Madam Gu couldnât stand it anymore and stepped forward. âEnough!
Stop arguing! Youâre all people of some status. Is this any way to behave? Young Masters Shi, it seems that this is a misunderstanding. Why donât we end things here for now? Weâll arrange a visit some other time and explain then.â
She continued, âWe really did come here to discuss an important âmarriage proposalâ with your Shi family. If you donât believe me, you can go home and ask your familyâs elders! Sister-in-law, itâs getting late. Letâs go.â
Little Madam Guts speech basically smoothed over the issue and told the Shi brothers to hurry home. Sheâd ignored the Shi familyâs two daughters-in-law while treating her eldest sister-in-law beside her with courtesy.
Madam Gu snorted and walked away, the other Gu women following her. Xiang Yang wanted to say something, but Shi Ke stopped her and shook his head.
After the group had left, Xiang Yang angrily said, âThat woman sure is something! She didnât say a word the whole time we were arguing, but when she saw that they were losing ground, she came out to close the argument.
Hmph!â
Shi Ke and Shi Nian shared a look, and Shi Ke questioned, âWhy didnât I hear anything about a visit from White Cityâs Gu family?â
Shi Nian frowned. âFrom what theyâre saying, theyâre here to discuss Shi Xiuâs marriage. The main branch of the Gu family only has one grandson.â
Ye Kun was furious. âSo, they want their to marry Shi Xiu? The nerve! n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shi Xiu is still a child! Besides, from what Iâve seen of those womenâs characters, itâd be a sin to marry Shi Xiu to their family!â
Shi Ke, Shi Nian, and Shi Nianâs buddies had all watched Shi Xiu grow up. Their four families had a thriving male population and only a few females, so the girls of their families were very precious to all of them. There was no way they could tolerate this when they heard about it.
âThose women are only from the Gu familyâs side branch, not the main branch,â Shi Nian explained.
Yun Nan frowned. âThe main branch probably isnât any better if the familyâs side branch is already so arrogant! And what is going on with Yun Liu? When did she find her biological parents? I didnât hear anything about it at all.â
Fang Xi gave it some thought and remarked, âYun Liuâs reputation is extremely bad right now, so Tan Ning decided to make a big deal out of her orphan background. During many of her press conferences and daily interviews, Yun Liu frequently recounted her tragic orphan backstory and used this to gain the sympathy of her fans. I heard itâs quite effective; people always instinctively sympathize with the weak. However, she didnât release the news that sheâd found her biological parents. I think sheâs planning something big to whitewash her image.â
Xiang Yang furrowed her brows and said sympathetically, âThat womanâs quite skilled at scheming. Yun Nan, I donât think youâre her match. Fang Xi, you guys have to be careful. Sheâs an upgraded combo version of green tea and a phony.â
âWhat does green tea have to do with this? Phony?â Shi Ke didnât understand such slang terms and asked in confusion.
Xiang Yang chuckled, âYou donât need to know what they mean. You wonât be able to meet such people anyway. But Yun Nan has her work cut out for her; she probably has to deal with quite a few of these kinds of women because Shi Nian is really too attention-grabbing.â
Shi Nian felt aggrieved at the comment. âXiang Yang, Iâm not trying to seek attention. I donât hide anything from Yun Nan, so she knows everything about me. Itâs Gu Man whoâs shameless; I really canât do anything about it.â
Xiang Yang pulled Yun Nan close and told her, âYou have to tell Mom, Dad, and Grandpa. Youâve been wronged; youâve been the daughter-in-law of the Shi family for so long, yet someone still wants to replace you. This wonât do. Looks like we have to hold a wedding and tell the whole world who you are!â
Yun Nan smiled and said, âIt wouldnât matter whether we hold a wedding or not. Some people are just being deliberately obtuse. You canât wake a person who is pretending to be asleep..â