"Master Si, didn't you go to the Shu family to propose annulment of the engagement?"
Madam Zheng probed.
"That's not true."
Si Tingyu's expression didn't change at all. "I was just joking with Mo Wan."
"..."
Madam Zheng's lips twitched slightly.
Is this a joke?
Si Tingyu walked to Shu Mowan's side and said to Madam Zheng, "So please don't introduce your son or anyone else to her in the future."
"Ah? Oh, okay."
What could Madam Zheng say? She had no choice but to agree.
Si Tingyu was finally satisfied.
"Am I not late?"
He turned to look at Shu Mowan and said in a doting tone.
To avoid the elders' well-intentioned matchmaking, Shu Mowan didn't expose Si Tingyu's words, but instead went along with it, saying, "No."
"That's good."
Si Tingyu was the type to push his luck, so he raised his hand and patted Shu Mowan's head: "Your brothers knew you were coming here, and they kept telling me to keep you company, or else I shouldn't be your fiancé."
Shu Mowan looked up at his dog paw and really wanted to slap it away.
Just act it out, don't get physical.
Si Tingyu withdrew his hand at the opportune moment.
He and Shu Mowan weren't that close yet, so they had to know when to stop.
"Yunyun, I'll go and greet the other guests first. Please make yourselves at home."
Seeing how possessive Si Tingyu was, Madam Zheng made an excuse to leave.
"Tingyu, thank goodness you're here, otherwise I would have had to figure out how to refuse people."
Yun Yun looked at Si Tingyu and smiled.
Si Tingyu seized the opportunity and said, "Aunt Yun, since that's the case, let me be Mo Wan's fiancé again?"
Yunyun's smile froze halfway through the journey.
"Brother Si, I think you'd be better off as my older brother."
Shu Mowan looked up at Si Tingyu, "What do you think?"
Si Tingyu didn't answer, but said, "Mo Wan, I'm going to say hello to a few friends."
After saying that, he strolled away.
Yun Yun watched his retreating figure and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Wanwan, you're probably the only one who can scare Tingyu into making him find an excuse to leave."
She joked.
Shu Mowan shrugged and didn't say anything.
Shu Xueyin, who had gone with Fu Rong to meet her friend, had been paying close attention to this area and naturally overheard what Si Tingyu said to Madam Zheng.
Filled with jealousy, she dug her nails into her flesh, and only the pain allowed her to maintain her composure in front of others.
Yu Guang noticed that Xu Yi was also looking at Shu Mowan in the food area. Shu Xueyin's eyes lit up and a plan came to mind.
"Grandma, I'm a little hungry and I'd like to get something to eat."
Shu Xueyin said in a low voice.
Fu Rong thought about how she hadn't eaten much today in order to look good in her dress, and said with concern, "Go on, don't go hungry."
After politely bidding farewell to the elders, Shu Xueyin headed towards the food area.
"Fu Rong, Yin Yin is becoming more and more refined. Have you thought about finding her a promising young man in the entertainment industry?"
Fu Rong's old friend asked with a smile.
Fu Rong smiled as well, "She's still young, let's talk about it in a few years."
"That's true."
An old friend said, "When you are interested, with Yin Yin's talent and looks, there will definitely be many talented young men who want to marry her."
Fu Rong loved hearing others praise Shu Xueyin; it made her smile so much her wrinkles appeared.
"Fu Rong, your Mo Wan is great too, why didn't you bring her over and introduce her?"
Someone who didn't get along with Fu Rong came over and brought up the very thing that was most sensitive to her.
Fu Rong's smile faded, and she didn't answer.
The others nudged the woman's hand, telling her to say less.
Doesn't Fu Rong dislike Shu Mowan, the granddaughter she adopted?
Food area.
Shu Xueyin picked up a plate, placed a few small pastries on it, and walked over to Xu Yi's side.
"Miss Xu, would you like some?"
She held up the plate.
Xu Yi gave a soft snort and turned her face away.
Because of Shu Mowan, she now has no good feelings towards the Shu family.
Shu Xueyin gave a bitter smile. "Miss Xu, I know my sister went too far, and it's normal for you to take your anger out on me, but there's nothing I can do about it."
Xu Yi was indeed drawn in by her words and turned back: "What do you mean?"
"Because she doesn't just treat you like that, she also criticizes me and my grandma whenever she can."
As Shu Xueyin spoke, a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes, "Just yesterday, she let her cat poop all over my grandma's face. It took my grandma a long time to wash it off before the stench was gone."
Xu Yi stared wide-eyed incredulously, as if she had heard something out of the wildest fantasy. "Are you serious?"
“Miss Xu, I would never say such a thing.”
Shu Xueyin said helplessly.
"Your grandma was treated like this, and your dad doesn't care?"
Xu Yi said blankly.
This completely shattered her worldview.
"My sister was lost for many years, and my parents felt guilty and wanted to make it up to her. So, from the moment she was brought home, they spoiled her rotten and turned a blind eye to everything she did, so..."
Shu Xueyin deliberately hesitated, sighed softly, and said helplessly with her eyes lowered, "Grandma is getting old and her voice is weakening at home. Even she can't protect me, her adopted daughter."
As she spoke, she seemed to realize she had said too much, her face becoming flustered. She glanced around nervously and said cautiously, "Miss Xu, I'm sorry. I was just feeling wronged, and seeing you being criticized by my sister in the same way, I felt a sense of sympathy and that's why I talked to you a bit. Could you please not tell anyone? I'm afraid it will reach my sister's ears..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but her fidgeting hands betrayed her unease.
"Please, please, please."
After a long while, Shu Xueyin seemed to be terrified and begged her with her hands clasped in a gesture of supplication.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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