Xiang Jin looked at Murong Xiao.
"Go ahead, I'm here."
His words reassured her a lot, and Xiang Jin followed the old man to the study.
"The bracelet, did that kid give it to you?" As soon as he entered the room, Murong Shan stared at Xiang Jin's bracelet, his expression even colder than before.
Xiang Jin nodded: "It was given to me when we got married."
"Marriage? What kind of marriage is this? No wedding ceremony, no banquet, no relatives or friends to witness it, is this considered a marriage?" Murong Shan's tone was somewhat sarcastic.
"Besides, I never agreed to it!"
When the old man gets angry, he's even more terrifying than Murong Xiao.
He was so excited that he couldn't stop coughing, and his trembling body looked like he was about to fall over.
The butler next to him quickly tried to calm him down: "Didn't we agree to communicate properly? Why are you getting angry again? If you keep getting angry like this, you might not live to hold your great-grandchild."
Murong Shan sneered: "None of your business!"
However, his expression softened considerably.
His cold, wolf-like gaze fell upon Xiang Jin.
"You work at a design company now?"
"Yes, I do fashion design."
"That kid has such a bad temper, how can you live with him?"
"Actually... it's alright. When he's mean to me, I just go along with him." Besides, apart from his bad temper, Murong Xiao doesn't have any other flaws.
Murong Shan snorted coldly.
"Pour me a cup of tea!" the old man commanded.
Xiang Jin looked around, then quickly got up and went to the tea table, poured a bowl of warm tea, and handed it to the old man.
The old man took a sip and put down the cup.
"Alright, you can go now." Murong Shan rubbed her forehead, seemingly feeling a bit exhausted.
Xiang Jin was taken aback.
Is that all?
Isn't there always this drama of vehemently opposing her, refusing to acknowledge her, and kicking her out?
She had even figured out how to reply...
"Silly child, the old man has accepted you as his granddaughter-in-law since he drank your tea. Live a good life with Ah Xiao from now on, and give birth to a great-grandson soon to make the old man happy," the housekeeper said with a smile.
Murong Shan sneered, "With his纨绔 (spoiled brat) attitude, what kind of well-behaved child could he possibly have? Who would want him!"
"Yes, yes, it's nothing, you said it yourself." The butler smiled and looked at Xiang Jin. "Go down."
Xiang Jin nodded and respectfully withdrew.
"Is the old man satisfied with you as his granddaughter-in-law?" the housekeeper asked after Xiang Jin had walked away.
"With her status, she's not even worthy of carrying the shoes of my Murong family! Tell me, why does that kid insist on having her?"
He even gave her the bracelet.
That's a family heirloom of the Murong family!
Isn't this blatantly telling him that he's made up his mind about this woman, and that he'll make sure the Murong family line dies out if anyone dares to mess with him?!
"Please don't be angry. I think there's nothing wrong with this child except for his poor background. Besides, our Murong family is not short of money, so why can't our young master marry someone he likes?"
Murong Shan sneered, "You're definitely on his side."
"If this woman is obedient, fine, but if she's disobedient..." The Murong family has plenty of daughters-in-law to choose from!
*
After leaving the Murong family, Xiang Jin remained silent.
The expected difficulties did not materialize; instead, they experienced the warmth of the Murong family, except for their own in-laws.
Those two never gave him a kind look, and even made a few sarcastic remarks, but Murong Xiao deflected them all.
Xiang Jin looked at the huge pile of red envelopes in front of her.
When they left, in addition to the initial gift, Grandpa and Grandma gave them two extra large gifts, even to Lin Anrong and Murong Cheng, who both had cold faces.
It was such a heavy pile, I couldn't even carry it by hand, so I had to put it in a tote bag...
The handbags are all full...
Xiang Jin felt somewhat helpless, yet also flattered.
"These red envelopes... here you go." Xiang Jin hesitated for a moment before handing the bag to Murong Xiao.
"This was given to you by your elders, are you willing to part with it?" He raised an eyebrow.
"I've never been attached to things that don't belong to me."
Except for you.
The smile in his eyes gradually faded, and Murong Xiao stared quietly into her eyes: "You are not allowed to say such things again, do you hear me?"
Xiang Jin looked ahead without saying a word.
"I'm warning you again, you're not allowed to say things like that again. Even if you think that way in your heart, don't say it out loud in front of me, understand?" He grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.
A slight pain shot through her chin, and Xiang Jin nodded numbly, "I understand."
Murong Xiao released her.
His face was gloomy and extremely ugly.
Xiang Jin gripped the bag in her hand tightly.
"I know you said that to make Grandma happy, but don't worry, I won't take it to heart," Xiang Jin said, looking out the window after a while.
Murong Xiao sneered: "As you said, I was indeed trying to make the old man happy. Miss Xiang is really clever."
Xiang Jin: "..."
Isn't she telling the truth? Why is he being so sarcastic? I really don't understand him.
After returning to the Lakeside Villa, Xiang Jin went to her room to wash up and rest, while Murong Xiao also went back to his own room.
Nothing was said that night.
When Xiang Jin woke up in the morning, she didn't see Murong Xiao. She asked Zhou Zhou, who said that he had left very early and seemed to have something to do abroad.
"oh……"
"Aunt Yang, do you have vegetable porridge?" Xiang Jin casually ate a couple of bites of pastry, feeling that she had no appetite.
"There aren't any today... no fresh vegetables." Aunt Yang looked a little awkward. "How about I cook noodles for Madam?"
Xiang Jin shook her head: "No need."
After drinking some milk, I rushed off to the company.
Even from the doorway, one could hear the commotion inside.
"Wow, this woman is so shameless! She knows that Master Xiao has a girlfriend, but she still keeps pestering him. It's absolutely disgusting!"
"Who says otherwise? She swaggered over to our door and made a scene, even pushing Fang Xinman down. I heard she broke her arms and legs. She's the epitome of a vixen, so alluring!"
"Master Xiao is still protecting this green tea bitch, that's really going too far..."
"Since ancient times, we only see the laughter of the new bride, but who hears the weeping of the old? Ah—"
What are they talking about?
At this moment, Xiang Jin stopped Yun Xin, who was passing by.
"Didn't you see? China's male god, Xiao Ye, is having a scandal. It's trending at number eight. It's a brand new scandal that just broke out online, and it's already causing a stir."
Xiang Jin quickly opened his phone.
The hashtag #SuspectedMistressPushedFangXinman# is prominently displayed in the top three of the trending list, with the word "hot" added after it.
The video in the topic is a scene from the conflict that occurred not long ago with Fang Xinman.
However, the footage was blurry and Xiang Jin's face wasn't captured. Several shots featuring her were deliberately edited, so people only recognized Murong Xiao and Fang Xinman, not her.
Xiang Jin breathed a slight sigh of relief.
She casually clicked on the comments.
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