"Mom, stop!" Lu Jingyan rubbed his temples. "Your son has only ever had one woman in his life, Shi Wan."
"And do you think your son would be willing to argue with your future daughter-in-law?" Lu Jingyan explained patiently.
Lu's mother was relieved only after confirming several times that Lu Jingyan and Shi Wan were both alright. "Yes, yes, with Xiao Wan around, I don't care about you. Also, today Chu Chu took Nan Bei and Xiao Wan shopping."
Hearing that she was going shopping without a care in the world, Lu Jingyan's slightly furrowed brows relaxed a little. "Okay, I'll take them out for lunch. Don't worry, I'll get Wanwan to call you 'Mom' as soon as possible."
"Hmph, you better be able to do it." Mrs. Lu scoffed and hung up the phone.
Shi Wan and Lu Chuchu went to a shopping mall in downtown Kyoto that was full of luxury brands.
The two strolled upstairs from the luxury handbag store on the first floor. "Chuchu, this bag is beautiful, and they can even customize mother-daughter versions!"
Shi Wan asked the sales clerk to bring out the new bags displayed in the most prominent place in the store. The sales clerk diligently brought out the bags for the two of them and also opened the promotional brochure.
"Ladies, this bag is a new mother-daughter bag that we launched this year. You are so young and beautiful, and your daughter is so cute. If you two carry this bag on the street, you will definitely get a lot of attention."
Lu Chuchu was showered with compliments from the saleswoman and was about to take out her card to swipe when, before she could even open her wallet, the saleswoman looked troubled and said, "However, the children's model is quite intricately made, and very few people have ordered it. We don't have it in stock, and it will take two days to get it. You see…"
Shi Wan glanced at the embarrassed saleswoman and the disappointed Lu Chuchu, and softly comforted her, "Never mind, Chuchu, let's look at other places..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sharp and sarcastic voice came from above, "If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. What are you waiting for? You still won't be able to afford it even if you wait for hundreds of years."
Shi Wan frowned slightly and glanced impatiently at the source of the sound: Lin Zhiyu and Lin Yue.
Lin Zhiyu is out?
It seems the Lin family still covets Feng Yunzhou's influence and has suppressed Lin Zhiyu's matter.
"Cousin, I knew I smelled a cheap, shabby smell as soon as I walked in. Turns out someone brought this place in." Lin Yue pinched her nose and looked around the shop with a look of disgust.
"Xiaoyue, don't do this." Lin Zhiyu gently patted Lin Yue's hand, her eyes giving Shi Wan a meaningful look.
"Miss Shi, hello, I am Lin Zhiyu." Lin Zhiyu extended her slender and soft hand to Shi Wan.
Shi Wan glanced at Lin Zhiyu's outstretched hand but ignored it, then lowered her head to continue helping Lu Chuchu try on bags.
"Chu Chu, this bag's color matches you perfectly, how about this one?"
"Okay! Sister-in-law," Lu Chuchu glanced at Lin Yue and Lin Zhiyu, then gave Shi Wan a sweet smile.
Lin Zhiyu awkwardly lowered her hand, gently taking Lin Yue's arm, and said innocently, "I don't know what I did to upset Miss Shi. Is it because of Yunzhou..."
"Ms. Lin, I'm sorry, firstly we're not familiar with each other, and secondly, no one says I have to be friends with people I don't want to be friends with," Shi Wan interrupted Lin Zhiyu casually.
"Shi Wan, don't think that just because Lu Jingyan is backing you up, you can act like a tyrant in Kyoto. You appear so noble on the surface, but what dirty tricks do you use behind the scenes!"
"If it weren't for you, Jiajia wouldn't still be locked up at home! A woman who climbed to the top by using her looks, anyone could sleep with her in bed." Lin Yue glared at Shi Wan with disgust.
"Lin Yue! Is this the kind of shrew your Lin family raised? Who my sister-in-law wants to talk to is none of your business. You have no manners, no upbringing, and no class. I feel disgusted even if I say another word to you!" Lu Chuchu was very dissatisfied with Lin Yue's attitude towards Shi Wan.
Lu Chuchu raised her voice a little, attracting passersby to stop and watch from time to time.
They were shopping at one of Kyoto's most luxurious malls today, frequented by many ladies from high society. Anyone who could cause a scene in such an environment must be a member of a prominent and powerful family.
Lin Zhiyu tugged at Lin Yue's hand, her voice soft but just loud enough for passersby to hear, "Xiao Yue, don't argue with them. Your brother-in-law and I are getting married soon. If we mention him to Miss Shi again, she'll inevitably feel sad."
“Miss Shi, I know that Yunzhou was on the verge of a breakdown while I was abroad, so thank you for staying by his side. But he and I have a pre-existing engagement, and a forced marriage is never a happy one.” Lin Zhiyu frowned, her watery eyes looking pitiful.
Lin Yue stared at Shi Wan and Lu Chuchu with disgust in her eyes, then turned to Lin Zhiyu and gently comforted her.
"Cousin, you're so young and already have a child. Maybe you've already hooked up with someone else before your husband."
Well done, so Lin Zhiyu thought she still had feelings for Feng Yunzhou and came here to annoy her.
Passersby were pointing and whispering.
"Which girl is this, so young and already engaged, trying to break up a marriage?"
"Look at those two young women leading two children; they're obviously unmarried mothers."
"Exactly. She's so beautiful, yet she became a mistress and had someone else's child. If it were my family, I would have kicked them out of the country long ago, the farther the better."
Lu Chuchu looked indignant. Her family had protected her too well, and coupled with her studies and life abroad since childhood, she rarely attended banquets hosted by celebrities in Beijing's elite circles.
It's normal that many people don't know her, but judging strangers indiscriminately in public is something that her upbringing wouldn't allow.
When Lin Yue and Lin Zhiyu started smearing them and Nanbei, Shi Wan's face darkened instantly, and she looked at Lin Zhiyu with a cold gaze.
"Miss Lin, before you accuse me of interfering in your relationship with Feng Yunzhou, please investigate thoroughly. He was the one who begged me to agree to date him. Who waited outside my apartment all night in the snow just so I could catch a glimpse of the fireworks he set off for me? Who filled the entire banquet hall with roses and confessed their love in front of all my colleagues after my performance?"
Shi Wan paused, "Also, who abandoned him and went abroad to absolve themselves of all responsibility when he was in trouble?"
Shi Wan looked at Lin Zhiyu with disdain in her eyes, "You want to secure your position as Mrs. Feng? Fine. But please understand, it's you who wants to climb the social ladder, and it's you who wants to have your cake and eat it too."
Shi Wan suddenly stood up and walked to Lin Zhiyu's side, a half-smile on her face, and whispered in her ear, "Also, do you think Feng Yunzhou knows about your wild life abroad? You should be glad I don't love him anymore."
"Otherwise... it won't just be a simple matter of putting you in solitary confinement."
Shi Wan's voice was as delicate as an orchid, and while others didn't hear the last sentence clearly, Lin Zhiyu heard every single word.
A flicker of panic flashed in Lin Zhiyu's eyes. "You!"
"What do you mean, 'you'? If you don't want the video of you sleeping with an old man to be shown on a screen in the center of the capital, you'd better tell your cousin to shut up."
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