The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 478 - 488: What a Coincidence

Lin Qianqing was caught awkwardly in the middle; she couldn’t claim she hadn’t heard her older cousin belittling Gu Youyou just now, and she had clearly heard this Mr. Xiao’s sarcastic comment as well.

What kind of cousin?

"Mr. Xiao, this is indeed Qianqing’s cousin. She is my..."

"Qianqing!" Gu Youyou stopped her, preventing her from continuing, and simply glanced at the two men, whispering, "Although I don’t recognize who this Mr. Xiao might be, seeing Mr. Xiao’s impressive demeanor, I presume he’s no ordinary person. Perhaps there’s no need for introductions."

"Ah?" Lin Qianqing looked somewhat sheepish and said, "Cousin, are you angry?"

Gu Youyou said, "Why would I be? I don’t even know this... Mr. Xiao!"

Not knowing him, how could she be angry?

Xiao Jinyan snorted coldly and said, "What a bold cousin."

Gu Youyou rolled her eyes in embarrassment.

Lin Qianqing was still playing the peacemaker without realizing that Gu Youyou and this Xiao Jinyan had long since become enemies. He had once tried to kill her; had it not been for Jin Zijin’s intervention, their enmity would have been a matter of life and death.

"Don’t be angry, Mr. Xiao. My cousin has just arrived in Beijing. This is her first time going out."

Hehe, of course, he wouldn’t bother arguing with a country girl.

"Qianqing, we’ve been out for quite a long time. Let’s return, lest grandmother worries," Gu Youyou said as if she hadn’t heard anything.

Lin Qianqing looked at Jin Wei with difficulty and said, "Then what do you think about my older cousin..."

Gu Youyou touched her forehead in frustration. Couldn’t this child see that both men were looking down on her? Yet she still wanted to play matchmaker.

Fat hopes of channeling water only to one’s own field, huh...

"Your older cousin is quite well, but we really must be going," she said dismissively.

Having said that, she turned and went straight downstairs.

"Good to know you’re sensible!" Xiao Jinyan stared at Gu Youyou’s eyes, filled with intense hostility, as cold as ice.

"Cousin, wait for me." Lin Qianqing gave her older cousin a resentful glance, then glared hard at Xiao Jinyan, stamped her foot, and chased after Gu Youyou.

Jin Wei looked meaningfully at Xiao Jinyan and said flatly, "Do you know Miss Gu?"

Xiao Jinyan’s expression darkened. He snorted with a laugh and said, "Do you think I would know such a person?" Glancing in Gu Youyou’s direction, he continued, "I just think Miss Lin is being ridiculous. Even if she’s not destined for you, she shouldn’t introduce you to a woman like that. She’s just a relative depending on the Lin Family, still a rustic at heart. Heh, haven’t you noticed her temperament is even more arrogant than the young ladies of Beijing? Utterly oblivious of her place."

Gu Youyou had been walking down despondently but perked up upon hearing Xiao Jinyan’s words right at the top of the stairs. Her temper flared instantly.

This was the first time she found her own ears to be a headache.

How nice it would be if they weren’t so sensitive; what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over, what the ear doesn’t hear, the mind doesn’t torment over.

At this moment, the door diagonally opposite of the stairs opened, and Gu Youyou, without meaning to, looked up only to see the person inside the room. Both were slightly taken aback.

"Oh, what a coincidence!" Yue Rujing said as she stood in the doorway.

Gu Youyou’s gaze drifted past Yue Rujing’s side to the person inside the room. Jin Zijin?

He was sitting by the window, calmly drinking tea.

Feeling Gu Youyou’s gaze on him, he slowly turned his face, his indifferent eyes showing neither joy nor sorrow, betraying no emotion.

Gu Youyou shifted her gaze away, gave Yue Rujing a faint smile, and asked, "Indeed, what a coincidence. When did you arrive?"

Yue Rujing answered, "I arrived today."