novelraw Chapter 739: Pseudo-Truths 9
Chapter 739: Pseudo-Truths 9
"I’m fine, it’s not that exaggerated. Just feeling unwell and took a fall down some stairs, even threw out my back, can’t even pretend to be young anymore."Yinian pursed her lips slightly, retrieved her hand, and casually speared a small pastry with her fork.
"Are you implying that I’m old? I’m more than three years older than you," Yuan Yaying gave her a look.
"Do you think you’re still young?" Xia Yinian looked at her, slightly frowning.
"Xia Yinian!" Yuan Yaying glared at her, "Of course, I’m still young."
"Nian Nian." A soft voice interrupted the conversation between the two.
Xia Yinian and Yuan Yaying both turned to look at the person who had called her.
The caller was Yu Wanqing, but compared to Yu Wanqing, Gu Beicheng could always more easily capture people’s attention.
"Uncle," Xia Yinian called softly, then lowered her head to look at the food on the table.
She had had quite an appetite, but seeing these two, somehow, the pastries just didn’t seem tempting anymore.
Just then, a waiter passed by with a tray of drinks, and Yu Wanqing let go of Gu Beicheng and beckoned.
"Lady Qing, what can I get for you?" The waiter stopped and looked respectfully at the two people before him.
Yu Wanqing picked up two glasses of red wine from the tray and turned to hand one to Xia Yinian.
"Nian Nian, today is the opening day of Beicheng and Third Young Master Feng’s Cosmetic Group, shouldn’t you offer us a toast?"
Xia Yinian looked up and curved her lips slightly, her gaze sweeping over Yu Wanqing.
"I don’t drink."
She didn’t look at Uncle, perhaps because she truly didn’t dare.
At least for now, she was lacking that bit of courage; she still needed some time to digest everything she had seen today.
However, she could recover quickly. This was a path she had to take; people had to learn to grow.
She still had her own things to do, her own path to walk.
The two of them were originally unrelated; their paths were different, and the worlds they inhabited were different.
Now, it was truly time to return to their original paths.
"We’ll soon be family, don’t always get angry at me over small things. I really didn’t do it on purpose just now."
"Nian Nian, please don’t be angry, okay?" Yu Wanqing said softly.
Who amongst those present had ever seen Lady Qing so humble? She was always above others, never paying anyone any mind.
Xia Yinian was a special case, indeed.
Of course, if Xia Yinian were to remain angry under these circumstances, she’d truly be bad at social interactions.
Youth was no excuse for willfulness; nobody wanted to foot the bill for her caprices.
Nobody dared to come over to gawk, but this little corner had already attracted quite a few onlookers.
"Lady Qing, I don’t know what makes me qualified to have any connection with you. But you pushed me so hard just now, I’m actually a bit upset."
Xia Yinian met Yu Wanqing’s gaze, her jewel-like eyes shining with stubbornness.
She furrowed her brows and stood up.
"If the rumors about Uncle and me are making you uncomfortable, you can openly discuss it, and I’ll certainly give you a satisfactory answer."
"Like this, knowing full well I’ve just been discharged from the hospital, you still deliberately pushed me hard. Were you hoping I would end up lying in the hospital once again?"
Xia Yinian’s words left the crowd in shock.
It seemed somewhat inappropriate, but what Xia Yinian said wasn’t wrong.
A person who has just been released from the hospital, how could they withstand such rough treatment?
Was Yu Wanqing’s push really intentional?