“Sister, just sit here for a while. I’ll come get you when it’s time.”
After escorting the girl to the lounge, Qin Qingge said a few words and prepared to leave.
“Okay, Sister.”
Lin Xinyuan nodded her little head very obediently.
The sight made Qin Qingge’s heart itch. I
f not for the makeup on the girl’s face, she really would have reached out to pinch it.
Only after the woman left and closed the door did Lin Xinyuan’s delicate brows furrow.
A moment ago in the main hall, she had nearly reached her limit.
But given the situation, she could only pretend nothing was wrong and force herself to endure.
Now that she was finally alone, her small face twisted with bitterness.
“It hurts so much…”
Lin Xinyuan sat down on the sofa and sighed.
She bent over to rub her ankle, but when she felt a bump, she hissed through her teeth several times in pain and dared not touch it again.
“Why do such strange shoes exist…”
She stared at the black-and-blue cross-strap stilettos on her feet.
They did look beautiful, setting off her fair, jade-like skin and matching her dress perfectly, but she couldn’t help complaining, a trace of resentment in her heart.
It wasn’t that she was dissatisfied with anyone or disliked the banquet—it was just that she felt she was suffering a bit…
Yet the moment she finished her complaint, the door opened with a click.
Accompanied by the clack-clack-clack of high heels on the floor, a woman’s voice laced with sarcasm reached her ears.
“You country bumpkin naturally wouldn’t understand! Hmph, I don’t know what Brother Nanfeng sees in a woman like you!”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan blinked in surprise and quickly looked up.
She saw a girl in a pale yellow, gorgeous dress walk in through the door.
The girl’s pretty face was filled with disgust, and her eyes burned with hostility.
Lin Xinyuan thought for a moment before recalling who this person was.
It seemed that not long ago, when Jiang Ningyue was showing her around the hall, she had been introduced to her…
Was her surname Xue?
So what did this person want with her?
As she mulled it over, she grew a little nervous.
But then remembering her current identity—Brother Feng’s girlfriend—she quickly calmed down.
Earlier, she had been wary of the female friends around Brother Feng, but after hearing these words, she immediately understood that this must be one of those lingering romantic entanglements left by that guy…
‘That yellow-haired brat… can attract all kinds of people…’
‘Is this some kind of young lady? Could this be a childhood sweetheart scenario? And I’m the clichéd third party who barged in…’
‘How is that possible? Didn’t that guy grow up at Grandpa Qin’s house?’
Scenes from cliché dramas flashed through her mind.
The girl kept spinning scenarios, her expression dazed and absent.
But in the eyes of the girl standing before her, it looked like she was being ignored.
The girl immediately grew furious. She wanted to slap that bitch!
But as a young lady who had been on a pedestal since childhood, she maintained her dignity.
She tapped her heel, her small chest rising and falling with anger.
“Hey! Surnamed Lin, don’t you have any manners? I’m talking to you!”
At these words, Lin Xinyuan finally snapped back to reality.
She lifted her eyes to study the proud girl who seemed about her age. She wasn’t angry.
‘Why do I keep running into people like this…’
Even so, she naturally wouldn’t say that out loud.
Instead, she replied politely, feigning ignorance: “Hello? You’re looking for me… is there something you need?”
“Hmph! I just don’t like the look of you!” Miss Xue put one hand on her hip and spoke aggressively. “If you’re smart, I advise you to leave Brother Nanfeng. Brother Nanfeng can only be mine! Understand?”
Earlier in the hall, with her mother and Auntie Qin present, she hadn’t dared say anything.
But now that they were alone, she naturally dropped the act.
Lin Xinyuan listened to this blatant declaration of war.
‘Seriously? Do you have a screw loose? What’s with that villainess way of talking!’
“Sorry… that’s impossible. Brother Feng and I are about to get engaged.”
Having realized that this girl was here to pick a fight, Lin Xinyuan spoke plainly.
Her tone was neither good nor bad, and she stared straight at the girl. “Besides, our business has nothing to do with Miss Xue, does it?”
“You…” Miss Xue didn’t know what to say. In truth, this was all her own wishful thinking; her mother hadn’t told her to come and cause trouble.
She was just trying to see if she could scare the girl away, not planning anything illegal.
She gritted her teeth, her gaze fierce, as if about to devour someone.
But that expression on her delicate face only struck Lin Xinyuan as ridiculous. She felt both speechless and amused, but barely held back her laughter.
‘Smelly Brother Feng… still saying I’m childish…’
‘Clearly, it’s your messy romantic entanglements that are childish!’
“Name your price! How much do you want to leave Brother Nanfeng?” Miss Xue refused to give up, tempting her stubbornly.
‘Don’t people in dramas usually cave to money?’
But no matter what number she threw out, Lin Xinyuan just kept shaking her head. She even tilted her head slightly, as if looking down on her, as if Miss Xue wasn’t even worthy of being her opponent.
Furious, Miss Xue felt that this woman was disgusting. She calmed her emotions and was about to raise the stakes to tempt Lin Xinyuan into leaving her Brother Nanfeng.
But just then, the door was suddenly pushed open. A pleasant female voice, laced with amusement, interrupted her.
“Isn’t this our Miss Xue? Why aren’t you outside? Hiding in here to bully someone?”
The two inside turned to look. They saw an elegant, pretty girl. Beneath her dress, her beautiful, tall figure stood out—eye-catching, alluring yet not frivolous.
“Yu Xiaowei? What are you doing here?” Miss Xue was startled.
Lin Xinyuan was equally surprised, never expecting to run into an acquaintance here.
Yu Xiaowei closed the door and strolled in with leisurely little steps until she stood beside Miss Xue.
She gave Lin Xinyuan a slight nod as a greeting, then turned to look at Miss Xue, whose face had darkened, a smile curling at the corners of her mouth.
“What, you can be here and I can’t?” As Yu Xiaowei spoke, she deliberately puffed out her chest a little, then swept her gaze over the other girl’s board-flat front with an amused expression.
“You… you… that’s none of your business! None of your business anyway!” Seeing that look, Miss Xue’s face instantly turned black.
‘This flatness… is her sore spot…’
Normally, she wore clothes that didn’t accentuate her bust, and with her looks, nobody paid much attention. But today, unfortunately, she had run into her lifelong rival who loved to pick on her!
Following Yu Xiaowei’s playful gaze, she looked at herself, then couldn’t help glancing sideways at the girl beside her.
In an instant, an enormous wave of inferiority and shame washed over her.
“Forget it… I’ll let you off today!” Miss Xue pretended to be calm, but her eyes betrayed guilt, annoyance, and a hint of fear. Yet she still found time to threaten Lin Xinyuan: “You’d better not marry Brother Nanfeng! Otherwise, I’ll make sure you pay! Hmph!”
With that, she forced herself to walk out of the room with a composed air, deliberately slamming the door to vent her frustration.
“President… this…” Lin Xinyuan was stunned.
How had Yu Xiaowei driven away that Miss Xue with just a few words?
She had been ready for a verbal battle, or to call someone over to rescue the situation.
“Hey, my family was also invited! I just arrived not long ago.” Yu Xiaowei didn’t hide it and explained directly, “I saw Xue Shanshan following you, so I figured she’d cause trouble. That’s why I tagged along to check.”
“Huh?”
Lin Xinyuan finally understood. She gained a deeper appreciation for Yu Xiaowei’s wealthy status and couldn’t help feeling a little envious of Chen Ze. ‘That guy sure is lucky…’
“Thank you, President…” she said gratefully. Then a question occurred to her: “But why did she…”
Yu Xiaowei smiled and walked over to sit beside Lin Xinyuan. “That girl? She’s had a crush on your boyfriend since forever. They almost got engaged~ But later, as you probably know, after Qin Nanfeng left the Qin family, it just fizzled out.”
“I see…” Lin Xinyuan’s almond eyes widened, and she instantly understood why Miss Xue disliked her so much.
But honestly, she didn’t care.
Brother Feng was hers now. ‘You can’t touch him, no matter who you are!’
“But actually, don’t be fooled by her fierce appearance. She’s actually a total coward…” Yu Xiaowei’s smile was elegant, but the curve of her lips gradually turned eerie. “She’s quite cute…”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan couldn’t help recalling how Miss Xue had scurried away, almost as if scared.
A chill ran down her spine, and she felt a bit afraid of Yu Xiaowei. More than that, she felt sorry for Miss Xue.
‘The way President said that… I feel like she must have done something terrible to Miss Xue before…’