Chapter 727: 727
Icy Shards
Tang Wan gazed emotionally into Lin Ruoxi’s eyes for a moment, then smiled and said, “I’m glad you trust him, Boss Lin . ”
Lin Ruoxi, nonchalant, answered, “To be honest, you don’t need to call me Boss Lin . If your daughter marries Yuan Ye, we’d be family . So calling me that would seem a little too formal . Let’s just treat each other as sisters, despite you being slightly older than us . That’s okay with you right?”
Tang Wan clenched her fist under the table .
Lin Ruoxi sounded friendly, but she was obviously saying something else . You’re older . Even if you look younger now, don’t think any of us would forget it . If you try anything, things will get ugly very soon .
Tang Wan couldn’t speak her mind because although Lin Ruoxi was vile, what she said was true!
She was right . Tang Tang and Yuan Ye’s relationship had just survived a major disaster, and right now, they were going stronger than ever . She was fated to be Yuan Ye’s mother-in-law . If that happened, they would be joining families with the Yang clan .
Yuan Ye was Yang Chen’s cousin . It would be awfully inappropriate if Yang Chen and her were to pursue a closer relationship!
Suppressing her anger, Tang Wan said gently, “Of course . How could it not be? Let me call you Sister Ruoxi . I’ve never been particular about age gaps . Back then, the entire Beijing took me as a joke but I still went ahead with applying for a test tube baby to have my baby girl . There's nothing I can’t do when I set my mind to it . ”
Lin Ruoxi’s smile faltered . “I admire your skills and mindset too . Come over to our house anytime you’re free . We’re practically family . Acting like it a little earlier won’t hurt . Oh, right, my mother-in-law is big on maintaining her appearance too but you’re doing it better, Sister Tang . When you come over, she’d be so happy to meet you . ”
If Tang Wan didn’t know Lin Ruoxi was just trying to provoke her, she would’ve flipped the table and left!
This woman was as frigid as an iceberg . What she let on was only about ten percent of what she actually meant!
No one should ever underestimate her . Although she often let Mo Qianni and Liu Mingyu make her public statements, and she looked like a quiet person, every single word she uttered could ruin you .
Through the conversation, Lin Ruoxi made it sound like Tang Wan was from the same generation as Yang Chen’s mother, Guo Xuehua!
The sourness in Tang Wan’s heart was indescribable now . But if she wanted to leave with her pride intact, she had to suppress it . If she showed any signs of anger, it would mean she took Lin Ruoxi’s bait .
If she got into a big fight with Lin Ruoxi, what would Yang Chen think? Would he divorce Lin Ruoxi all for her? That was impossible, and to an outsider, Lin Ruoxi was nothing but polite and kind . Perhaps she dared not get closer to Tang Wan because there was pressure at home .
Seeing her job was almost done, Lin Ruoxi took two hundred-dollar bills from her purse, then put them on the table . She stood up saying, “I need to buy some vegetables from the market . I don’t always get to accompany my husband . I’ll pay for breakfast this time, although I know you don’t mind . Just take it as a treat from someone younger . ”
When she finished, Lin Ruoxi smiled gracefully, then turned to walk downstairs .
Tang Wan stared at the two red hundred-dollar bills on the table . She clenched her teeth, her eyes now filling with tears . She muttered, “Yang Chen, this is all because of you . I can’t dictate whom you marry . But did you have to marry such a difficult woman?!”
Lin Ruoxi, now downstairs, walked calmly into her car . She closed the car door, then exhaled a very long sigh .
She patted her chest, suddenly weak . The showdown with Tang Wan wasn’t easy, but she was lucky she didn’t falter .
As she started the car, she even felt a little bad for Tang Wan . If it weren’t for Yang Chen, they would be friends .
However, when she thought about Yang Chen and Tang Wan, and their relationship, she shook her head to shake off the guilt . She laughed at herself, “It’s fine, I’ve never been a saint anyway . What’s done is done . It might have been bad but it doesn’t matter now . I can’t control the man, but I still can make the women stay away from him . ”
Lin Ruoxi drove to a supermarket near home .
Although it was just vegetables, Lin Ruoxi didn’t want to go to the wet market . She preferred higher-end supermarkets .
She wasn’t comfortable with the smells and hygiene of the wet market . And she didn’t like people staring . The supermarket was so much more comfortable .
When she arrived home after buying two huge bags of groceries, it was already ten . She was a woman after all—every trip to the supermarket was a long one .
Yang Chen was watching a Korean drama with Guo Xuehua in the living room . Although he didn’t like shows like this, he enjoyed spending time with his mother . He had already promised Lin Ruoxi that he would rest a day anyway .
When he saw a very sweaty Lin Ruoxi arrive home, face flushed, he understood . Laughing, he asked, “Babe, are you making lunch today?”
Lin Ruoxi nodded shyly . “Don’t worry, I’ve been learning . I’ll be alright . ”
“Are you sure you didn’t forget anything?”
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