"How can a good woman drink alcohol? Sister, you are too reckless." Xu Jingwan said kindly.

"So the Shangshu Mansion brought me back but didn't give me any food or drink. I deserved to starve to death in front of our ancestors?"

Mrs. Xu was overwhelmed, so she ignored her and walked up to Jiang Ma, nagging about something.

Xu Jingwan stepped forward: "That's not what I meant, sister, you misunderstood."

Xu Jinyi looked at Xu's mother and the others who were quite far away from them. Suddenly, he became a little impatient. He looked directly at Xu Jingwan and said in a cold tone, "Xu Jingwan? Can't you just stop pretending? Aren't you tired of pretending to be weak and kind all the time?"

"You clearly hate me to death, yet you pretend to welcome me. It makes me sick just looking at your fake face."

"You're holding my mother's hand and pretending to be intimate with me. Aren't you just trying to make me uncomfortable and make me see my place in the Shangshu Mansion clearly?"

"Unfortunately, you made the wrong decision. The Xu family is a bunch of blind fools who only treat you as their eyes. My return scares you, right? You're worried that I'll take away everything you have now, right?"

Xu Jinyi patted her shoulder in a friendly manner, leaned closer to her ear, and lowered his voice even more: "Don't worry, I really don't like the things you like. I'll be generous and give them to you."

Xu Jingwan was so angry that her body was shaking. She had been the eldest daughter of the Xu family for so many years, and had never been insulted like this before.

"Xu Jinyi, don't act so noble. If you really disdain this identity, then why did you come back?" Xu Jingwan couldn't help but reveal her original ferocious face.

Xu Jinyi smiled cunningly: "Of course I want to make things difficult for you. It's so fun to watch you jumping around like a clown, watching you live in fear and panic every day."

Xu Jingwan's eyes were wide open and she was gasping for breath.

Xu Jinyi saw that she was angry and made a gesture to silence her: "Shh! Calm down, calm down, don't lose your temper, otherwise your image in my mother's heart will plummet."

"Come, breathe with me, take a deep breath, and don't get angry, otherwise the gentleness you have pretended for so many years will be broken."

Xu Jingwan was so angry that her teeth were chattering. She glared at Xu Jinyi with resentment, but dared not say a word.

Xu Jin thought her behavior was a little funny and continued, "Do you know what you look like like this? A frog with bulging cheeks!"

After saying that, Xu Jinyi even raised his hand and patted her cheeks.

Xu Jingwan was still young after all and couldn't keep her composure. Xu Jinyi's actions were frivolous and insulting, so she couldn't help but slap Xu Jinyi's hand away.

The crisp sound of slapping made Xu's mother frown. She turned around and started cursing before she could see clearly what happened.

"Xu Jinyi! Can't you just give me some peace of mind? I've already given up on the matter of the ancestral hall. Why are you still bullying Wanwan?"

He walked over angrily and raised his hand to slap Xu Jinyi, but was stopped by the hatred in Xu Jinyi's eyes.

She realized something was wrong later and glanced at Xu Jingwan, who was standing beside her with her hands in a panic, looking like she had done something wrong, and Xu Jinyi, who was covering the back of her hand.

Xu's mother felt as if she had something stuck in her throat and couldn't utter the words to apologize.

Xu Jingwan had tears in her eyes and wanted to explain, but Xu Jinyi interrupted her.

"It is true, Xu Jingwan, you are right. Even if I am their biological daughter, I will never be able to hold a place in their hearts that is comparable to yours."

"You've shown me the difference between the child I raised and the one I'm raising. You've also made me realize that no matter what I do, I'll never be able to surpass you."

Xu Jinyi said with a self-deprecating smile: "Don't worry, I won't do anything to attract your mother's attention in the future, hoping to get her attention."

"I won't overestimate my own abilities and want family affection. She is your mother, not mine. I understand."

After saying that, Xu Jinyi covered the back of his red hand and turned around to leave.

Xu Jingwan widened her eyes, sweated profusely, and her lips trembled. When Xu Jinyi opened his mouth, she knew that something bad was going to happen.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jinyi would set a trap for her and trick her.

Feeling the scrutinizing gaze from her mother, Xu Jingwan felt a chill sweeping through her body.

"Mother, I didn't. I didn't say anything. She slandered me."

"I didn't mean to do that. I saw her reaching out her hand towards me and I thought she was going to hit me, so I gently slapped her hand away."

Xu Jingwan frantically grabbed Mother Xu's arm and shook it, saying anxiously, "Mother, believe me, I really didn't say that."

Mother Xu frowned. In fact, she didn't believe that Xu Jingwan would say such a thing.

After all, it was her own child that she raised, so she knew his character.

"Well, my sister is right. She didn't say anything and didn't hit me. It's all my fault."

After he finished speaking, Xu Jinyi left behind only a lonely back.

Somehow, Xu's mother suddenly felt that she seemed to have gone too far. After all, she was her daughter, and she seemed to have really gone too far.

Thinking of this, Xu's mother asked Jiang Ma to arrange two sensible maids to serve her and make her a new breakfast.

Because by this time, the family had already finished their meal, and those who needed to go to court went to court, and those who needed to go to work were busy.

Xu Jingwan was shocked to see the change in Xu's mother. A huge sense of panic came over her, and her face turned pale in an instant.

If my mother changes her mind about Xu Jinyi, she will no longer have a place in this mansion.

What would she do if these family members no longer doted on her as before?

Xu Jingwan almost couldn't breathe when she thought about herself being kicked out of the house.

Can't!

Absolutely not!

Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed across Xu Jingwan's eyes, but when Madam Xu looked over, she returned to her gentle appearance.

"Mom, I really didn't say that. I don't know why my sister said that."

Xu's mother patted the back of her hand and said, "Of course I believe you. Xiaoyi just came back and may not understand these rules yet. You should teach her more when you have time."

"Okay." Xu Jingwan nodded with a forced smile.

After returning to the room, Xu Jingwan resisted the urge to smash things and turned to look at her maid Xiufen with a vicious look.

A quarter of an hour later, Xiufen walked out the door with her eyes red and filled with tears. Her heavy breathing, dense sweat on her forehead, hair sticking to her cheeks, and messy steps showed how she was treated inside.

"Tsk, look at Xiufen, she's back in her room, being a maid like her, she's so happy."

"You don't even mention it when you're hiding from your wife in broad daylight. It's so blissful."

Tears welled up in Xiufen's eyes, and she had no one to vent her grievances.

What happiness? What does it mean that she has a good life? She is living in dire straits.

Behind the scenes, Xu Jingwan is simply a devil. Only she knows how hard it is to serve such a master.

She would rather give this opportunity to someone else.