The Lantern Festival passed in a lively and bustling manner. As soon as the festival was over, Sang Liangjie prepared to return to the capital. Before leaving, his whole family gave him a long lecture all night, telling him to be careful of scheming women and to keep his distance from women, as they were all afraid that Sang Liangjie would be tricked by that vixen Ji Wuxin again.
Sang Liangjie had no choice but to agree obediently. To reassure his family, he also said that he would go to Hong Kong soon and stay for a long time.
"Going to Hong Kong is good, there are no witches there." Sun Qiuyun felt relieved and wished that Sang Liangjie could stay in Hong Kong for a few more months. She was afraid that the witch would find out that her son was alright and come to harm him again. It would be safe for him in Hong Kong.
Ye Qingqing's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "Cousin, I'm going to Hong Kong next month too, I'll come find you then."
Gu Nianci's expression tightened. "What are you doing over there?"
Ye Qingqing was secretly annoyed that she had let something slip again. She mumbled a few words to try and fool her, but Gu Nianci was not as easily fooled as before. She looked very unhappy and asked, "Are you still in contact with that vixen surnamed Miao?"
Because Ye Xunmei and Miao Tianxiang were together, Gu Nianci had a lot of complaints about her, and she had the biggest complaints of all Ye Xunmei's lovers. The reason was that all of Ye Xunmei's former lovers were younger than her, and Gu Nianci felt that she had only lost to the passage of time.
But now, Miao Tianxiang is only a few years younger than her, yet she looks like her daughter. Her beauty is no less than hers when she was young, not to mention her abilities. Even if Gu Nianci hates Miao Tianxiang, she has to admit that this vixen is very capable, and a hundred of hers are no match for her.
This is why Gu Nianci felt a mix of jealousy and resentment, but more so, inferiority, creating extremely complex emotions. Moreover, when she inadvertently learned that Ye Qingqing and Miao Tianxiang were in close contact, she immediately turned her anger on Ye Qingqing and resolutely stopped her from associating with Miao Tianxiang.
Ye Qingqing didn't want to anger her, so she agreed on the surface but did her own thing behind her back. Anyway, with the old lady covering for her, Ye Qingqing wasn't worried about being discovered by Gu Nianci. But she didn't expect to let it slip.
Seeing that Ye Qingqing did not answer for a long time, Gu Nianci's anger rose even higher. He struggled to get up from the wheelchair, trembling. Ye Qingqing was startled and worried that Gu Nianci would hurt himself. She had no choice but to admit, "I have business dealings with Aunt Xiang. She provides the money and I provide the medicine. The cooperation is quite good. Aunt Xiang said that I should expand my network and asked me to go there to attend the debutante ball so that I can meet a lot of people in high society. I agreed."
Ye Qingqing didn't think she had done anything wrong. Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters. Ye Xunmei had indeed wronged Gu Nianci, but Miao Tianxiang hadn't. Why couldn't they associate with each other?
Gu Nianci's face turned ashen with anger, her lips trembling as she shouted, "You...you still call her Aunt Xiang...so intimately! Don't you know what her relationship is with your grandfather? How can you even say that!"
"Why can't I say it? Ye Xunmei is Ye Xunmei, and Miao Tianxiang is Miao Tianxiang. I'm working with Miao Tianxiang. What does it have to do with Ye Xunmei? Besides, why would I turn down money? Grandma, you treat money like dirt, but I treat it like a treasure. Our values don't align."
Ye Qingqing's self-righteous attitude made Gu Nianci tremble with anger, but fortunately, she was in good health and was fine despite being so angry.
"If you still consider me your grandmother, you're not allowed to go to Hong Kong, and you're not allowed to see Miao Tianxiang again!" Gu Nianci said harshly, threatening her with familial affection.
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