The old lady was amused by her coaxing and pointed at her with a finger, saying, "You! It's been so long since you've come to see this old woman! You'd better stay for a drink and have a good chat with me today!"
"By the way, who is this?"
From her words, it seemed she wanted to invite her to stay for dinner. Aunt Li was delighted; inviting her to dinner was great, it gave her more opportunities…
As Aunt Li spoke, she pushed her to the front and cheerfully introduced her to the people around her, "This is Comrade Bai Yajing, the fiancée of Minister Xiao of our Ministry of State Security. She's also the famous doctor who cured my eldest son!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes flashed with surprise. When they came in, they thought she was some relative of the Li family, someone they brought along to broaden their horizons! They never expected her to be the fiancée of the renowned Minister of State Security!
The old lady was also surprised for a moment, but she was wise with age and quickly regained her composure.
Smiling, she waved to the two of them, "So you're from Minister Xiao's family, hehehe, come and sit down! Stay and have a good chat with this old lady later!"
Bai Yajing smiled and nodded to the people around her. Hearing Madam Pei's words, she turned to her and smiled sweetly, "As long as Grandma Pei doesn't mind my clumsy tongue! Hehehe."
The person who was originally sitting next to her was very perceptive and got up to give up their seat. The two of them then sat down next to the old lady.
Just then, she felt a strange, malicious gaze. She turned her head to look, but saw nothing. Everyone around her was chatting and laughing, and she couldn't tell anything was wrong. But she couldn't have been wrong about that gaze.
She was also a little puzzled. She didn't know any of the people here before. Who were they?
Thinking back to how she hadn't noticed anything unusual when she first entered, but that look had come from when Aunt Li revealed her identity, it seemed she was likely a family member of Xiao Che's political enemy.
While she was chatting with the old lady and the others, she was secretly observing them. She then discovered that the girl sitting on the left, who was chatting with a few girls, was staring at her directly.
This made her even more confused. She didn't know any of them and had never offended this person!
If she's a relative of Xiao Che's political enemy, she's way too young. Don't her parents ever try to keep their serious matters private with the younger generation? Tsk tsk, quite unreliable. Aren't they afraid the younger generation won't be able to hide their emotions and will show them in public? Look, like the girl who's still looking at him with crossed eyes.
She couldn't be bothered with this immature girl; any real fighting would be handled by Xiao Che and her elders.
However, she might not mind ignoring it, but others might not!
The girl was pretty and charming, with a clear and pleasant voice. But what she said was quite unpleasant: "Comrade Bai, you and Minister Xiao aren't officially married yet, are you? I heard you've already been living together for a while now. Isn't that a bit too much..."
Her small face was full of disdain and contempt, openly looking down on him. "I'm not saying this to be mean, but we young ladies should be more reserved. We shouldn't let those stinky men take advantage of us, only to end up getting old and fading into obscurity and being kicked to the curb! Hehehehe."
Her words were very impolite, and the room fell silent instantly. Everyone looked at each other, wondering what she was up to.
However, there were others who shared her thoughts and looked at Bai Yajing with disdain.
Aunt Li frowned, clearly displeased. Just as she was about to speak, Bai Yajing stopped her and shook her head.
She stood up, and with neither arrogance nor servility, surveyed the reactions of those around her, taking in everyone's expressions and making sure she understood the situation.
"Miss, I don't know you, and I haven't offended you, have I? You seem to know a lot about my affairs. Of course, everyone has the right to express their opinions. Since you brought it up, I'll reluctantly give a reply to avoid some people spreading rumors."
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