After all, they had only heard about the affairs of the Xie family, but no one would be impulsive enough to mention it in front of the Xie family, let alone in such an aggressive and sharp tone.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen's faces were slightly grim. They looked at each other and saw the disapproval in each other's eyes.

Shen You frowned immediately and walked out from behind Shen's mother. Just as she was about to speak, the woman in a beige suit and dress took a step ahead of her and said with a smile, "Is it impossible to change Madam Feng's habit of speaking without thinking?"

The voice arrives before the person arrives.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman walking towards them with graceful steps. She had a slim figure, a jade necklace on her neck, rich pearl earrings on her ears, and an expensive jade bracelet of excellent quality on her wrist. The dress she wore was also specially custom-made, and she exuded an aura of elegance and luxury from head to toe.

She is the current mistress of the Xie family, Xie Chenxiao’s stepmother, Zhang Lingwei.

Zhang Lingwei stopped and didn't even look at her stepson. She smiled and said to Madam Feng, "Madam Feng, I don't think I heard what you said just now clearly. Can you repeat it again?"

Mrs. Feng's face turned pale. She subconsciously took a step back, shook her head, and dared not say a word.

The baby in the arms seemed to sense the fear of the person holding him, and started crying loudly without any warning.

The already solemn scene became even more chaotic due to the baby's crying.

Mrs. Feng hurriedly comforted her grandson and tried to pretend that nothing had happened. However, Zhang Lingwei's smiling eyes kept staring at her, which made her feel a little uneasy.

She took a deep breath, and under the gaze, she subconsciously wanted to apologize to smooth things over, but then she thought, this is the Feng family, she is the host, and everyone else is a guest. Even if Zhang Lingwei is the hostess of the Xie family, she is at most a distinguished guest. He should always give her some face, right?

Besides, Zhang Lingwei is Xie Chenxiao’s stepmother, and she has never heard that they have a good relationship. Even if Zhang Lingwei wants to stand up for him, will Xie Chenxiao appreciate her kindness?

More importantly, Father Shen was standing in front of her at this moment, and she didn't want to leave a embarrassing impression on him.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Feng straightened her back and said confidently, "Isn't what I just said the truth?"

Hearing this, Zhang Lingwei curled her lips and said, "Whether it is true or not, this is our Xie family's private matter. Do you have the right to bring it up and talk about it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the smile on the woman's face disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.

When she smiles, she makes people feel creepy, and when she doesn't smile, her aura is even more fierce, as if the words "not easy to mess with" are written all over her face.

Mrs. Feng's heart skipped a beat. She pursed her lips and chose to take a step back: "Okay, I admit that I was outspoken and said the wrong thing."

After a pause, she glanced at the boy, then looked at Zhang Lingwei: "But that was because Young Master Xie was rude to me first. I wasn't talking to him at first. He was the one who started the trouble and ridiculed me as his elder. So do you think he should apologize to me as well?"

Zhang Lingwei glanced at the boy's expressionless face and chuckled, "Don't you all know that he is a poor child abandoned by his biological mother? It is normal for him to be rude without his mother's upbringing. As an elder, you should be more tolerant of him."

There was a faint sigh in her tone and her eyes were full of pity.

It can be said that as a stepmother, she had a bad relationship with Xie Chenxiao. As soon as she heard someone humiliating him, she immediately showed up. But to say that she defended Xie Chenxiao, it would be confusing if we don't mention that she didn't even look at him from beginning to end. It even implicitly admitted that Xie Chenxiao was impolite and accepted the evaluation that he was "born by a mother but not educated by her."

Obviously, she herself did not allow Madam Feng to mention the matter of Xie Chenxiao, but Madam Feng only asked him to apologize so as to give her, the host of the banquet, a way out. However, Zhang Lingwei seemed not to understand and brought up the matter in a strange tone.

Pity? Sympathy? Or deliberate?

Everyone was silent, but they were also thinking about this question quietly.

Before they could figure out what was going on, Shen You's voice suddenly rang in their minds -

[Haha, Xie Chenxiao, this stepmother is really hypocritical! ]

Um??

Hypocrisy? Why do you say that? Hearing this, everyone's gossip radars instantly sounded and they pricked up their ears quietly. However, Shen's father and mother became alert and looked at Zhang Lingwei not far away, fearing that she would suddenly rush over and attack Shen You.

Zhang Lingwei narrowed her eyes.

Shen You didn't know why she looked at her inexplicably, but the moment their eyes met, she blinked, with no fear in her eyes.

This work is organized and uploaded by Liujiu Book Bar~~

At the same time, everyone heard her snort coldly and continue -

[You want to protect the face of the Xie family in front of everyone, but you can't stand the fact that Xie Chenxiao, the child of his ex-wife, is too arrogant. Do you think you can trample on his pride and face by mentioning the matter of Xie Chenxiao and his mother in this pitiful tone? Pah! ]

[Every time you go out, you want to wear expensive jewelry on all exposed parts, for fear that others will see that you are not living well in the Xie family? What a pity, even if you are a bully in front of others, the people you care about will never see you! In fact, you are the real pitiful one! ]

Zhang Lingwei's face stiffened slightly when she realized that everyone was looking at the jewelry she was wearing.

...How come this little girl from the Shen family is like a worm in her stomach? She underestimated her.

It seems that under the gaze of these eyes, all lies will be exposed.

Zhang Lingwei glanced at her meaningfully, then looked at the alert Father and Mother Shen, and finally glanced at Xie Chenxiao, who seemed to be standing still but might kick him in the next second. She sneered and finally said the first sentence to him: "Go home for dinner, and talk to your father about your private change of choice."

Perhaps realizing that her secret dark thoughts had been exposed in public by Shen You, Zhang Lingwei was too lazy to pretend anymore. At the end of her speech, she could not hide her gloating in her tone. After conveying her words, she left the banquet without hesitation.

As soon as Zhang Lingwei left, Mrs. Feng breathed a sigh of relief and became unscrupulous again.

She inadvertently met the girl's clear black and white eyes. The beautiful eyes in front of her slightly curved and gave her a seemingly friendly smile.