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"People from the Dealer?" Qing Luan asked, puzzled. "What does that have to do with me?" In her memory, there was no one from the Dealer that she should know, so Sister Yun's words seemed strange.
"Uh!" Sister Yun didn't expect such a response. She was momentarily taken aback but quickly regained her composure. "Miss, have you forgotten the surname of the family that called off your engagement back then?"
"Well... I really forgot!" Qing Luan said bluntly.
"Hehe..." Upon hearing this, Sister Yun's mouth twitched, completely defeated. "Miss, that Dealer girl has now gotten involved with the Young Marquis. From what I can tell, the Young Marquis seems quite interested as well; he even took that Zhuang Girl to our Jade Pavilion to buy jewelry. Don't you think there's something fishy about it?"
"How did they meet?" She asked curiously, treating it like a gossip story without any other thoughts in mind, but someone else thought otherwise.
Seeing that the Miss finally showed some reaction, Sister Yun smiled proudly and said, "Hehe, it was Chen Yan'er who bumped into Young Marquis while shopping with Zhuang Youlan at Jade Pavilion. Don't you think there's a lot of intrigue there?"
"So it's her," Qing Luan realized immediately. "Chen Yan'er married an old man from the Zhou family as a concubine and has been harboring resentment. Unexpectedly, after she got married, I returned as the Legitimate Daughter. How could she not hate me? Hehe, plus the Young Marquis personally brought me back, and Huang is also keen on having the Young Marquis marry me—I'm the legitimate wife that Chen Yan'er desires but cannot have. At this moment, she must be wishing to peel my skin off! But since I have the title of a money tree, she can't touch me directly and can only resort to petty schemes to undermine me... However, with more Zhuang Girls around, things are getting even more interesting!"
If Chen Yan'er knew that her actions had inadvertently solved a problem for Qing Luan, she would probably be feeling quite sick about it!
"Miss, aren't you going to express any grievances?" Sister Yun saw her analyzing everything so calmly and recalled how she looked at Qiu Mingqi with longing; she truly admired her.
"I don't know anything; how can I feel wronged?" Qing Luan rolled her eyes at her and said helplessly.
"Uh!" The onlooker Sister Yun felt frustrated by being shut down and finally said angrily, "Hmph! That damned man will see how I deal with him..." As she spoke, she walked outside. When she reached the door, Qing Luan called out a phrase that nearly made Sister Yun stumble.
"He still belongs to me for now; once he's no longer mine, do whatever you want—I'd even be fine if you wanted to pounce on me!" Teasing Sister Yun was quite fun; her emotions were always visible on her face, and she never nitpicked with others. Such a person was worth befriending.
"Hehe..." Aunt Lin watched Sister Yun leave in disarray and chuckled. "Sister Yun usually makes those young girls feel so small they can't even lift their heads. Yet when it comes to the Miss here, she gets nothing but defeat!"
"That's because she lets me," Qing Luan said nonchalantly; it was just how she interacted with Sister Yun. "By the way, tell Yin Hong to keep an eye out these days... Chen Yan'er probably won't simply settle for being a concubine; even as a concubine, she's still more valuable than I am!"
Chen Yan'er's goal was to trample her underfoot, so she wouldn't give up easily.
"Yes," Aunt Lin nodded, observing the young lady's calm demeanor, and curiously asked, "Aren't you going to investigate the Dealer's background?"
"Sister Yun will handle that."
Upstairs in the Jade Pavilion.
"How despicable!" Qing Luan had been brought back to the Chen Family, and since Qin'er couldn't show her face, she stayed upstairs in the Jade Pavilion. Upon learning about Chen Yan'er's actions, she angrily said, "She ruined the young lady once; does she want to ruin her again?"
"What satisfaction would she get from ruining her again? She wants the young lady dead," Sister Yun scoffed, thinking that Qin'er was being too naive.
"The young lady has already died once," Qin'er said with red-rimmed eyes. "After being jilted, she attempted suicide and was ridiculed and bullied by those maids and old women..."
"Foolish girl, that's all in the past. Why do you still remember it?" Sister Yun immediately became flustered upon seeing her cry. "Your young lady doesn't even remember being betrothed to the Dealer, so stop worrying unnecessarily, alright?"
"Doesn't remember?" Tears streamed down Qin'er's face as she looked astonished.
"Yes, she doesn't remember. But some people still do," Sister Yun winked, a playful smile appearing on her lips as she looked at Qin'er. "You think Chen Yan'er orchestrated a meeting between Zhuang Youlan and Qiu Mingqi just to make the young lady feel the sting of being jilted again... but the young lady is no longer who she was back then. Who will be crying then?"
"Hehe... this time, the young lady definitely won't suffer any grievances!" Qin'er said confidently.
"That's right. Stop crying; we still have things to do," Sister Yun reached out to wipe away Qin's tears. However, a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes, deepening her gaze and making it hard to discern her true intentions at that moment.
Qiu Mingqi continued to visit frequently, acting as if he were deeply affectionate. If Qing Luan didn't know better, she might have thought he had genuine feelings for her. Now that she was aware, she felt as if watching this play had dirtied her eyes.
" Luan'er," seeing that the beautiful woman’s gaze was wandering and not focused on him at all, Qiu Mingqi suppressed his displeasure and gently said, "You're all alone here; it must be dull for you. Your third sister has brought some friends back for a gathering; why don't you go join them?" After witnessing it all, she realized how insignificant she truly was.
Glancing at the fleeting calculation in Qiu Mingqi's eyes, she smiled faintly and said, "What qualifications do I have to meet the people my third sister brought back?" It was humble yet endearing, wasn't it?
"With me around, you mustn't belittle yourself!" Qiu Mingqi shot her an angry glance, then said affectionately.
Qing Luan pretended to be helpless, reluctantly following him...
Chen Residence, Listening Rain Pavilion.
Looking at the familiar scene, Qing Luan's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. It seemed that this Listening Rain Pavilion was not in harmony with her; otherwise, why would nothing good ever come from being here? The last time she visited was five years ago, when she was ridiculed and humiliated to the point of nearly taking her own life. This time should be no different, right?
"Fourth Sister," Chen Yan'er exclaimed upon seeing her, her eyes lighting up as if she had seen a long-lost relative. "Come in quickly; we’ve all been waiting for you."
"Waiting for me?" Qing Luan asked in surprise. "Why are you waiting for me?"
"Hehe, this is something I specially arranged for you," Chen Yan'er said, pulling her hand and walking inside while smiling. "Father and Mother are very busy, and since you returned without a welcome banquet, I, as your older sister, couldn't let that slide. So I invited a bunch of sisters to welcome you. Who else would we wait for?"
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Wow, I see the golden badge again! Is it an additional update? But there's only one today; if there were two, then today would have six chapters... First update...
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