Jin Ruoxi was about to say something when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Chu Xixuan and Grandpa Chu walking towards them in the distance. A sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said proudly, "I just asked you to leave, but you didn't. Now I'm going to show you how important I am in the hearts of Brother Chu and Grandpa!" After she finished speaking, without waiting for Lan Ziye to react, she let go, her body suddenly leaned back, and fell heavily to the ground.
The arm of Lan Ziye that she was originally holding was now hanging in the air, making it look like Lan Ziye was pushing her.
Lan Ziye was speechless. How could anyone still use a technique from a storybook written three thousand years ago? This was truly an eye-opener for her. (ー_ー)!!
She had no interest in fooling around with Jin Ruoxi and was about to walk towards Bing Xinlan, but Jin Ruoxi suddenly shouted, "That's Grandpa Chu's treasure, don't... don't take it away!"
Lan Ziye turned and looked at Jin Ruoxi in shock. What did she mean by that? Was she saying she was going to pluck out the Bing Xin Lan? When did she ever say she was going to pluck out the Bing Xin Lan? (?O?)
At this time, Chu Xixuan and Grandpa Chu had already walked up to them.
Grandpa Chu's brows knitted together, and he regained his usual solemn and dignified demeanor as the head of the family. He looked at Jin Ruoxi with a cold expression and asked, "What's going on?"
At this time, Jin Ruoxi had been helped up by the servants who came rushing over. Her pretty little face was twisted into a ball, and she pretended to be in unbearable pain. She said aggrievedly: "Miss Lan said that she liked Grandpa's Ice Heart Orchid very much and wanted to pull some to take home and plant it herself. Although I don't know if doing so will damage the Ice Heart Orchid, I know that Grandpa attaches great importance to this Ice Heart Orchid, and there is only one such plant in the entire garden. This Ice Heart Orchid must not be lost! I told Miss Lan to wait until Grandpa comes. If it can be pulled out, Grandpa will definitely not be stingy! But Miss Lan just wouldn't listen to me. She insisted on pulling it out when you were not around! I... I could only hold her back, but I didn't expect... she actually pushed me down when I wasn't paying attention. My waist hurts so much!" As she spoke, tears fell down.
Lan Ziye was really shocked this time. She never expected that Jin Ruoxi could make up stories like this, and she never expected that Jin Ruoxi's acting skills were so superb.
Lan Ziye couldn't help but look towards Chu Xixuan. Chu Xixuan still had a cold expression, showing no emotion at all. However, Old Master Chu's brows were getting tighter and tighter. He looked at Lan Ziye and asked coldly, "Is that so?"
To be honest, Lan Ziye really didn't care what Chu Xixuan and the old man thought. She could just turn around and leave without saying a word. After all, she didn't want to come to the Chu family on her own initiative. It would be best if Chu Xixuan hated her because of this incident and never contacted her again. Then she would be free!
But she didn't like being wronged, especially by a white lotus who could only act and make up stories.
Lan Ziye met Old Man Chu's gaze directly, remaining neither humble nor arrogant, without a trace of guilt, fear, or evasion. He said in a cold voice, "Growing Ice Heart Orchid is very complicated and requires specific soil. In other words, even if I pull out the whole plant and take it back, without this specific soil, I won't be able to keep it alive. I can only watch it wither and die! Do you think I would do such a stupid thing? Besides, the cultivation of Ice Heart Orchid requires the infusion of spiritual energy morning and night..."
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