novelraw Chapter 1610. Subtly Fomenting Discord
Chapter 1610. Subtly Fomenting Discord
Upon hearing this, Xue Lan also burst into laughter. Seeing the place where Xia Yumo was currently sitting, which was the outdoor board game area, she said with a laugh:
"Why can’t you play? Aren’t there board games here? There is no need to use your legs for these."
While speaking, Xue Yishan seemed to have had an epiphany and covered her mouth as she laughed:
"I must have been thinking of the wrong thing. Why was I only thinking about those games played by nobles? Huan Shan Villa is indeed very humane. They should also have some affordable pastimes for ordinary people, providing entertainment for everyone."
Xia Yumo watched the aunt and nephew exchange witty banter without feeling angry, just finding them rather ridiculous.
She wondered how much their sense of superiority would increase by belittling her.
Xue Lan and Xue Yishan wanted to use these harsh words to make Xia Yumo feel humiliated, inferior, and frustrated as she couldn’t stand up and flee due to embarrassment. The thought of it made them burst into laughter.
However, after the laughter, they saw Xia Yumo’s calm expression, and her gaze toward them was like looking at two jumping clowns, completely ignoring their words.
Xue Lan and Xue Yishan’s smiles faded a little, feeling like punching cotton - unable to exert any force to hit her.
"Are you two done?"
Xia Yumo asked with a smile.
In Xue Lan’s eyes, her calm demeanor was because her son supported her, giving her the courage to face them.
Xue Lan truly wanted to tear Xia Yumo’s face apart.
She was about to speak but was stopped by the younger girl beside her, who whispered anxiously and reminded:
"Aunt Lan, just let it go. Have you forgotten how Brother Junhang warned you last time?"
She deliberately emphasized the four words "Brother Junhang," seemingly wanting Xia Yumo to hear about her close relationship with Gu Junhang.
After finishing, she glanced at Xia Yumo with unease.
But she saw Xia Yumo’s complexion change slightly, seemingly uninterested in her or, perhaps, because she looked down on her opponent so much that she didn’t even take her into consideration.
As soon as she finished speaking, the elegant lady beside her also held her back and advised Xue Lan compassionately, as if it were for her own good:
"I know you can’t bear being warned and threatened by your son like that, but you must think of your younger brother as well. Let it go, let’s go somewhere else."
This mother and daughter duo were the same Mrs. Su and her daughter Su Jing who witnessed Gu Junhang warning Xue Lan with the Xue family connections at the Gu family’s house that day.
On that day, Su Jing was directly told by Gu Junhang to mind her own business, and he ruthlessly mocked her. She cried a lot at home and held a grudge against Xia Yumo because of it.
It was just unexpected that they would run into each other here.
Xia Yumo’s gaze passed over the faces of the mother and daughter, a hint of understanding in her eyes.
While the mother and daughter seemed to be advising Xue Lan, in fact, they were smarter than Xue Lan. They understood her prideful nature and unwillingness to appear weak in front of others. So they purposely brought up the incident of Gu Junhang threatening her in front of her.
Although Xia Yumo didn’t know what Gu Junhang had said to Xue Lan, it must have been a warning using her natal family connections to stop her from harassing her.
For someone as proud as Xue Lan, being reminded of her son’s warning in the presence of this "vixen," if she were to leave dejected, she would become a joke in the circle of aristocratic women.