Chapter 190: So Beautiful That You Can’t Take Your Eyes Away
A hint of extremely hidden resentment flashed across the corner of her eyes, and her gaze slowly locked onto Ruan Chuxia.
Before coming here, I thought that the so-called "Ruan Chuxia" was just a rustic girl from the countryside.
I heard a few words from Guo Huaqin earlier, saying that she was a girl from the countryside.
However, when she saw the real person, she was completely surprised.
She turned out to be a woman so beautiful that one couldn't take their eyes off her!
Jiang Yumin has always prided herself on her beauty, but when compared with Ruan Chuxia, she immediately pales in comparison.
Not only was her appearance slightly inferior, her skin tone also appeared dull and rough, while the other person's skin was so fair and translucent that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.
Beige is a color that is difficult to pull off. If not matched properly, it can easily make the skin look dull and yellow, and can also make people appear listless, with blurred features and a lack of three-dimensionality.
However, all of these had nothing to do with Ruan Chuxia in front of her. On the contrary, the ordinary beige top not only did not have a single flaw on her, but instead made her skin look even more delicate and smooth. She looked like a sculpture of warm jade, with a cool yet friendly temperament.
Ruan Chuxia herself was smiling, with the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, and her expression was calm and composed, as if she had already had a clear plan for the situation before her.
She calmly let Jiang Yumin's eyes look over her, not at all nervous.
In fact, she had noticed Jiang Yumin's presence from the moment she stepped into the clothing store.
But she never took the initiative to talk, but just focused on choosing clothes in the store, as if she was completely unaffected by other people's gazes.
After all, she is no longer the Ruan Chuxia in her previous life who had to be humble and try to please others.
In this era, no one is worthy of her deliberately catering to or bowing to.
To put it more bluntly, considering her current status as the legitimate daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, Jiang Yumin standing in front of her is the one who should take the initiative to come forward and curry favor with her.
Seeing that Ruan Chuxia didn't even bother to say hello to her, Jiang Yumin suddenly felt a surge of anger in her heart and her face darkened slightly.
This girl just got a huge bargain and was looked up to by the villagers because of that inexplicable marriage contract, but they dared to ignore her like this?
He is just an outsider who barely entered the Xiao family through marriage. Does he really think he has become a phoenix by flying onto the treetops?
She secretly clenched her teeth and snorted in her heart, but her facial expression did not reveal anything. Instead, she took a step forward with a smile, pretending to be intimate, and gently took Ruan Chuxia's other arm.
"Hey, isn't this Sister Ruan?"
Her voice was sweet and gentle, as if she were a truly hospitable youngster. "I've heard Aunt Xiao mention you a long time ago. Seeing is believing. I didn't expect..."
You are quite different from what I imagined you to be."
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Yumin paused, a barely perceptible sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he continued:
"I heard this is your first time in the capital? You must be unfamiliar with the situation here. If there's anything you want to know, just ask me!"
When Ruan Chuxia heard this, her eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of calmness and scrutiny between her brows.
On the surface, there seems to be no flaw, and this statement is quite appropriate and comprehensive, but if you think about it carefully, there is a lot more to it.
It seemed like an intentional or unintentional hint that Old Lady Xiao had mentioned some negative things about her in private, in order to sow discord between the two of them. It was also like a carefully laid verbal trap, waiting for her to jump into it.
If you agree without thinking, it is tantamount to implicitly admitting that you are new here, have limited knowledge, and need to rely on others for guidance in everything.
But if you remain silent and ignore the other person, you may seem a little timid, and may even be misunderstood as being guilty and avoiding the other person.
No matter how you respond, it seems unlikely to leave a good impression.
Just as Ruan Chuxia was thinking about how to respond inconspicuously, she suddenly felt a hand slowly covering the back of her hand.
A gentle warmth came from the back of her palm, making her look down involuntarily.
It turned out that Guo Huaqin, who was standing next to her, had gently placed her hand over to her at some point.
Before she could fully react, Guo Huaqin had naturally pulled her back a step and in an instant stood between her and Jiang Yumin, like a gentle yet firm barrier.
She had her back to Ruan Chuxia, and although her attitude towards Jiang Yumin did not show any obvious hostility, she had already taken a clear stance, as if she was an experienced elder protecting her younger generation. Her attitude was without hesitation and without any sense of unfamiliarity.
Jiang Yumin, who was looking forward to seeing the joke, was immersed in his own inner joy, with a smug smile on his face.
However, in the next second, she suddenly felt that the thing she was holding tightly in her hand seemed to have suddenly disappeared, as if it had fallen into the air.
She subconsciously raised her head, and happened to meet Guo Huaqin's eyes, which were slightly cold and seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
At this moment, her smile froze on her face and her heart trembled involuntarily.
He opened his lips several times, but only uttered a stuttering word: "Aunt Xiao..."
"Jiang Yumin," Guo Huaqin's voice was calm but a little cold, "Are you looking down on our Xiao family?"
Although her tone didn't sound particularly excited, every word she said seemed to strike at one's heart, carrying with it a pressure that could not be ignored.
Jiang Yumin panicked, her eyes widening as she quickly waved her hands to explain, "No, no, how could that be? That's not what I meant!"
As she spoke, she secretly groaned in her heart.
She has spent a lot of time and effort to please the Xiao family, so how could she offend them so easily!
"Then why do you think Xiao Ruan would come to you specifically to ask for your advice?"
Guo Huaqin did not let her go and continued to ask questions relentlessly.
"I, that's not what I meant..."
Jiang Yumin stammered, her voice trembling, "I'm just saying, if... if Sister Ruan needs anything, I'm willing to help..."
As she spoke, she was so nervous that her nails almost dug into her palms, but she still couldn't utter a complete and convincing sentence.
"No need."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Guo Huaqin's brief and irrefutable words.
"She is a member of the Xiao family, and the Xiao family will arrange everything for her."
That serious and indifferent tone seemed to suppress the atmosphere of the entire room in an instant.
Jiang Yumin's heart suddenly tightened, and her chest felt as if it had been hit by a heavy object, causing her to feel so uncomfortable that she couldn't speak.
She knew that although Guo Huaqin was usually strict with her, she had never scolded her so mercilessly, let alone spoken to her in such a tone.
Her heart was in a complicated state, with all kinds of emotions surging in her.
In the final analysis, it was all because she accidentally said something to Ruan Chuxia that she shouldn't have said.
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