When the last person walked past the mother and her two daughters, giving them a disdainful look and spitting out a curse, Madam Wang finally couldn't hold back any longer and exploded.

She strode forward and grabbed Wang Xue's ear. Wang Xue's face, which looked old because she had removed her makeup to soak in the hot spring, was filled with anger.

"You come here right now! Explain yourself, what were you doing here just now? Why are people looking at us like that?"

Wang Xue's eyes flickered, and at first she tried to gloss over it: "No...it's nothing, it's just...it's just that I had a little conflict with someone."

"If it were just a minor conflict, would people be looking at us like that? Explain yourself, did you embarrass us in public?"

At this moment, Madam Wang's thought process was also quite peculiar. She didn't care about Wang Xue's current mood; she only cared about whether her image as a perfect noblewoman had been completely ruined by this daughter.

You see, they're going to stay here for a few more days. If everyone around them already knows their true identities, how can they stay any longer?

The reason I didn't argue with those ladies in the hot spring or pretend to be polite was because I knew some of them.

But while those people dared to belittle them like that in front of their own people, once they were outside, they would at least give their family some face and wouldn't directly expose their true colors.

That's why Madam Wang let those noble ladies mock her in the hot spring. Anyway, everyone knew each other's background, and even if a few didn't know, they would find out after hearing what the others said.

But it's different for people outside, because most of them don't know them, and the population is large. If these people find out their true identities...

The thought of being pointed at and talked about everywhere she went during the next few days was unbearable for Madam Wang. At that moment, she wanted to pry open Wang Xue's head and find out what had just happened.

Wang Xue's eyes flickered as she recalled what she had just done and Chen Ningsheng's meaningful words before he left. Her heart was instantly filled with a sense of panic.

No, no, she had to tell her mother right away, otherwise if Chen Ningsheng really went to her father, she would have no way to salvage the situation.

"Mom, I'm telling you the truth, please don't be angry, okay?" Having made up her mind, Wang Xue immediately opened her eyes and looked at Madam Wang, her eyes containing a hint of expectation.

Madam Wang frowned slightly. She had a feeling that something was wrong, so she didn't directly agree to Wang Xue's request not to be angry. Instead, she said to Wang Xue...

"Well, we'll have to see what it is. Tell me first, and I'll see if I can stay calm."

"Okay." Wang Xue closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and quickly explained everything that had just happened to Madam Wang.

"Before leaving, Chen Ningsheng said, 'My dad raised a good daughter.' Mom, what do you think he meant by that?"

"Is he going to find his father?"

Madam Wang was in no mood to answer Wang Xue's question. Her face was ashen as she reached out and poked Wang Xue's head directly down.

"How can you be so capable? You only left a little earlier, and you've already caused me so much trouble!"

Wang Xue had already sensed before she even spoke that this matter wouldn't be so easily resolved, so even now, with Madam Wang poking her temple with her finger, she didn't dare show any dissatisfaction.

Now, Madam Wang is Wang Xue's only savior, and Wang Xue herself is well aware of this. Therefore, she only wants to please Madam Wang as soon as possible, and her own emotions seem to be completely unimportant.

Seeing Madam Wang's furious expression, Wang Xue quickly put on a fawning smile and reached out to tug at the sleeve of Madam Wang's bathrobe.

"I... I just saw Chen Ningsheng here and got so angry that I thought I'd try to make Chen Ningsheng hate her."

"And then what? You didn't get anything done, right? But you got yourself involved?"

Madam Wang grew angrier the more she thought about it, so she simply reached out and slapped Wang Xue hard across the face. The slap was so loud and heavy that it knocked Wang Xue's head to the side.

"Do you even have a brain? Do you even know what kind of person Chen Ningsheng is? Once you're in his hands, you're not going to get away with anything so easily! You've ruined our whole family!"

Wang Xue covered her cheek with one hand, her eyes red as she looked at Madam Wang. Her lips moved, and she managed to utter a single sentence with great difficulty.

"Mom... this matter shouldn't be too bad, right?"

"How can it not be that bad!" He chuckled coldly, seeing that Wang Xue still looked so naive, as if she thought this matter was easy to resolve, and waved his hand angrily.

"Don't tell me that here. Go home and tell your dad, and let him tell you what you've done!"

After saying that, Madam Wang led Wang Ting forward, angrily saying to her as they walked, "Your sister is completely brainless! If only she were half as smart as you!"

Although Wang Ting was also immersed in shock, she wasn't directly involved. Even if President Wang found out, she would only get a few scoldings from him at most.

Therefore, she wasn't nervous at all. Seeing how angry Madam Wang was, she was even able to comfort her: "Mom, don't be too nervous. I don't think things have gotten out of control."

Madam Wang was so angry that she stomped her feet: "We've already had a direct conflict, and it hasn't gotten out of control yet. What would it take to get out of control? If he tells your father, we're all finished!"

Wang Ting chuckled, a hint of smugness in her eyes: "If you trust me, Mom, then leave this matter to me. I will find a way to make Chen Ningsheng change his mind about going to Dad."

Mrs. Wang stopped in her tracks. Recalling Wang Ting's unparalleled success among men over the years, a hint of satisfaction finally appeared in her eyes.