A-List Actress: Paper Marriage but Pampering Billionaire-Chapter 820: Retort (Part 2)
Mu Yan and Jiang Jingheng sat on the sofa, answering the elders’ questions.
Though most of the conversation was handled by Yin Manqing.
She reckoned that Yin Manqing might have been holding back for a long time, and today she felt especially eager to vent, taking verbal jabs at Qiu Shuyun with every word.
"Sister-in-law, look, Jing Heng is married now. Shouldn’t Yu Tai be hurrying up?"
Qiu Shuyun let out a dry laugh, "Yu Tai isn’t in a rush. Marriage is something you take your time with."
"That’s true, not everyone is as lucky as our Jing Heng to meet Nuannuan. But you ought to have Yu Tai focus himself, instead of indulging in debauchery all the time."
Qiu Shuyun’s face darkened, and she said nothing.
The two sisters-in-law’s sharp exchanges were clear to the two younger sisters, who couldn’t be bothered to interfere.
Though they despised Jiang Jingheng’s background, they weren’t fond of Jiang Yutai’s unruly nature either.
Jiang Zhengfang looked at Yin Manqing and asked, "Since Nuannuan bears the surname Zhuang, why is she also called Mu? Is it her stage name?"
Yin Manqing seemed to have thought of something, her expression slightly changing.
Qiu Shuyun naturally knew what she was thinking, and immediately smiled, "It seems Nuannuan’s parents divorced, then her mother remarried, so Nuannuan took her stepfather’s surname. As for her father, he remarried soon after, this Nuannuan is quite pitiful indeed."
Her words were vague, but anyone could infer the scenario of a mistress ascending to power.
And among those present, wasn’t Yin Manqing just such a mistress?
Jiang Zhenghong probably didn’t catch on, his face remained bland, while Yin Manqing was so furious she could gnash her teeth, longing to tear Qiu Shuyun apart.
Mu Yan simply observed Qiu Shuyun’s smug demeanor, and suddenly laughed, "Second Aunt is joking, I don’t feel pitiful at all. Regardless of my parents’ relationship, I am sure my family loves me." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
She paused, then added, "I’m rather surprised, Second Aunt is actually good friends with Liang Rong."
Qiu Shuyun froze, her face instantly turning unsightly.
She just hinted that Mu Yan’s mother was overtaken by a mistress, but the mistress was her friend.
Being friends with someone like that reflects poorly on her character.
Yin Manqing caught on and smiled, "Your Second Aunt does indeed have a good relationship with your stepmother, your stepsister visited our home not long ago."
Qiu Shuyun’s expression stiffened slightly, then she smiled, "She didn’t come to see me, she came to find Jing Heng."
With those words, Yin Manqing’s maintaining her composure became difficult, this vixen was deliberately causing trouble.
Mu Yan looked at her innocently, "Second Aunt, are you trying to drive a wedge between Jing Heng and me?"
Qiu Shuyun was taken aback, and laughed awkwardly, "How could that be? You misunderstood."
"Exactly, my feelings for Jing Heng aren’t something that can be broken apart," Mu Yan smiled.
Qiu Shuyun felt embarrassed, unable to respond.
Yin Manqing saw her concede defeat and felt intensely gratified, so she said, "Sister-in-law, make sure to tell that friend of yours to educate her daughter properly, the Zhuang family’s daughter has zero upbringing compared to our Nuannuan, it’s like night and day."
"Trying to elevate your own daughter-in-law shouldn’t involve belittling others’ daughters though, keep in mind they both have the surname Zhuang, they are sisters."
"Second Aunt must have some misunderstanding, I don’t have an elder sister," Mu Yan stated frankly.
Qiu Shuyun frowned, "No matter what, you are related by blood, after all these years, is it necessary to be so particular?"
Mu Yan sighed, "It seems Second Aunt really has a good relationship with Liang Rong, speaking up for her in front of me, back then you didn’t happen to give her advice, did you?"
