Chapter 474
Chapter 474
Ye Yuning, for one, found Ling Yan extremely unlikeable.But thinking about how frequently Ling Yan mentioned Shanyu Pavilion gave Ye Yuning the chills! When that woman decided to stir things up, it was no laughing matter! If she were alone, it would be manageable, but now her husband was involved...! She couldn’t just abandon her husband to avoid this woman, could she?!
Seeing Ye Yuning remain silent, Ling Yan spoke, "Ye Tong’s abilities are nothing special, but her skills in seducing men are quite impressive."
"Ling Yan, you dead woman..." Ye Yuning flared up again.
Bringing this up at this moment was undoubtedly a thorn in Ye Yuning’s side. Truth be told, Xiao Shuo was someone she couldn’t care less about! It didn’t seem to matter much when Ye Tong had snatched him away before. But with Ling Yan now involved, the situation became genuinely aggravating, and she had to be vigilant.
Seeing her bristle like a little hedgehog, Ling Yan laughed. "Why such a strong reaction? Are you still hung up on that good-for-nothing Xiao Shuo? I actually brought this up for your own good."
Ye Yuning was speechless. ...
Ling Yan continued, "Don’t tell me, with your intelligence, you couldn’t see that Xiao Shuo is an Adou? Did you genuinely want to marry him back then?"
"Okay, okay, can we just drop it?" Ye Yuning interrupted. She always has to poke where it hurts! Truth be told, Ling Yan had actually done her a huge favor in that matter...! Back then, if she had inexplicably proposed to break off the engagement with Xiao Shuo, the Ye Family would never have agreed, and she couldn’t afford to provoke the Xiao Family either. So, Ye Tong’s seduction at that time was truly a blessing in disguise for her. But to think that Ling Yan had a hand in it...!
"Was that incident really related to you back then?" Ye Yuning raised an eyebrow, skeptical.
Ling Yan nodded. "Of course. Otherwise, what would you think?"
Ye Yuning fell silent again. ...
"I was the one who found Ye Tong for the Ye Family," Ling Yan stated. "Those Ye Family members are nothing but Vampires. Getting away from them is a good thing for you."
Ye Yuning was once more at a loss for words. ...It was clearly a terrible event! But hearing Ling Yan put it that way, how did it suddenly sound like she had done a good deed?
"If that’s the case, and you’re really looking out for me, why don’t you help me resolve the Qin Family matter too?" Ye Yuning challenged.
’For her own good’—how strange that sounded! They were archenemies! Who would believe such words?
When the Qin Family was mentioned, Ling Yan’s smile turned inscrutable. "You have no idea how many businesses Qin Jinchuan has established overseas over the years. If you had ended up with him, you would have soared high and become a phoenix. It’s a pity you weren’t destined for it, foolishly missing out on such a great match."
Ye Yuning’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
"So you knew all along that Qin Jinchuan wasn’t an idiot?"
"Hah! I call you foolish, and you still deny it!" Ling Yan’s tone, for a moment, held an unexpected hint of indulgence.
A shiver ran down Ye Yuning’s spine. She sensed something unusual, and her gaze towards Ling Yan was now tinged with suspicion.
Ling Yan chuckled. "Why are you looking at me like that? Starting to think I’m a good person?"
"Give me a break!" Ye Yuning retorted. "You, a good person? After stealing so many of my trophies!"
"You couldn’t even hold onto what was yours, and now you have the audacity to bring it up," Ling Yan scoffed.
Ye Yuning was seething. ...This dead woman! Someone who could rob others and still be so brazen about it—besides her, there was probably no one else like that in the world. Thinking about the Xiao Shuo incident and the Ye Family... it seemed Ling Yan, by introducing Ye Tong into the mix, had indeed done her a huge favor. But it was also a fact that Ling Yan had snatched away so many of her award opportunities!
Ling Yan continued, "Qin Jinchuan is a decent man. If you’re unhappy with your current husband, it’s not too late to leave him and reconsider."
Ye Yuning was flabbergasted. ...What kind of help was this? She was just a troublemaker!
"I’m warning you, stay out of the Shanyu Pavilion business! I don’t care what your reasons are."
What on earth was wrong with this woman now? Ye Yuning was utterly bewildered.
Just then, Xia Andai arrived. She walked in to see Ling Yan handing a contract to Ye Yuning. "Sign it," Ling Yan urged.
"I won’t sign!" Ye Yuning retorted.
"Not signing?" Ling Yan raised an eyebrow. "In that case, I’m definitely moving into Shanyu Pavilion, right across from you!"
Ye Yuning was fuming. ...Now she was truly incensed. She snatched the water glass in front of her, about to hurl it at Ling Yan, but Ling Yan merely smiled and said, "He seems quite handsome."
"Ling Yan, don’t push it!" Ye Yuning warned.
"Sign it. I’m busy," Ling Yan pressed.
BANG! Ye Yuning slammed the water glass hard onto the dining table and snatched up the pen, ready to sign. Fifteen million! Only an idiot wouldn’t take such a large sum of money!
However, just as she was about to put pen to paper, Xia Andai grabbed her wrist.
Seeing Xia Andai approach, Ling Yan’s expression darkened. Ye Yuning exclaimed, "Andai? You’re here?"
"What are you signing? Let me see!" Xia Andai demanded, reaching for the document.
The atmosphere among the three women grew palpably tense.
「Meanwhile」
As Xiao Linye and Qin Jinchuan’s cars drove past, Xiao Linye spotted Ye Yuning. He also recognized Xia Andai and Ling Yan! He was already surprised that Yuning knew Tang Xi. To think she also knew Miss Ling of the Ling Family, the foremost of Hong City’s four great families!
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