Chapter 379-380

“You must have suffered because of this willful rascal, didn’t you?” Although he didn’t know who had resolved the matter, they were at fault for not being helpful enough. “I haven’t suffered at all. Don’t worry, Grandpa Jiang. We have turned over a new leaf, so you don’t have to force Second Master Jiang to apologize to me.” Yun Xi smiled airily, and her magnanimous words emphasized her gracefulness as a lady. Regarding this matter, she had neither gone to the Jiang family for help, nor did she blame the Jiang family for not helping. She held no grudge against Jiang Henglin. 　 　 She appeared as calm and nonchalant as usual, as if she hadn’t taken this matter to heart at all. Grandfather Jiang was very satisfied with her attitude. Yun Xi knew how to deal with all kind of issues publicly and was far more intelligent and well-mannered than her mother. However, to Jiang Henglin, her response seemed like a pretentious attempt to garner sympathy. He looked at her with even more contempt in his eyes. On the other hand, Jiang Chenghuan would be glad to see the two of them fall out, since it would definitely be impossible for them to become husband and wife in the future. At the same time, Young Marshal Mu would lose a rival. A new leaf had been turned over in Yun Yuanfeng’s embezzlement scandal, and Yun Xi wouldn’t talk about it any further in the Chen family’s house. She was certain that everyone probably already knew about it anyway. Since she hadn’t gone to the Chen family to ask for help, the people in the Chen family figured that either they had had the ability to solve it by themselves or they had used another connection so they hadn’t been in need of their intervention. Being asked in the presence of so many people to apologize to a girl who had gone to people’s doors asking for help, Jiang Henglin couldn’t do it. He had no desire to apologize. “Yun Xi, I have something to tell you. Can you come outside with me?” Yun Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at Jiang Henglin with a half-hearted smile. “Why, does Second Young Master Jiang want to apologize to me? If you want to apologize, then just do it directly. There’s no need to hide. All the people here are your relatives. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about.” 　 　 Upon being provoked by her, Jiang Henglin, who hadn’t planned on apologizing in the first place, grew more sullen. “Who wants to apologize to you? How do you think you’re owed an apology from a young master like me?” It would have been all right if he hadn’t opened his mouth, but as soon as he spoke, he fell directly into the trap that Yun Xi had dug for him. “Since it’s not an apology, we have nothing to say.” “You...” Jiang Henglin clenched his fists and glared at Yun Xi viciously. He was fuming with rage. “What...you? How dare you talk to Yun Xi like that? It’s already bad enough that you won’t apologize. What’s with your stuck-up attitude?” Grandfather Jiang had a violent temper. Upon seeing that the grandson he had raised was being so rude, he really wanted to take out a whip. “Grandpa Jiang, don’t get angry!” Yun Xi smiled at the old man who had always been so affectionate toward her. “I don’t need Second Young Master Jiang to apologize to me. After all, I can’t afford it.” Jiang Henglin glared at Yun Xi angrily, but he wouldn’t back down. Yun Xi was too bored to bother talking to him any longer. She promptly changed the topic and started discussing the topic of Grandpa’s health while treating Jiang Henglin, who was unable to join in on the conversation, as if he were invisible. Sitting there on the sidelines, Jiang Henglin saw that wretched girl Yun Xi getting along with the Chen family so amicably, and he couldn’t swallow his anger. How dare she not take him, who she was engaged to, seriously? 　 　 Obviously, it was the Yun family that was out of their league by trying to establish ties with the Jiang family and the Chen family. Why did it seem as if everyone was kissing up to her now? All she had done was save the Eldest Heir and the Old Madame? What was that wretched girl Yun Xi gloating about? Chen Yichen sat quietly across from Jiang Henglin without speaking. He looked at Yun Xi, then at his irritated cousin. How interesting! Only Yun Xi had the ability to cut off all her enemy’s options without giving him a chance to strike and to suffocate him with the sensation of having his hands tied behind his back. ... After leaving the Chen family’s house, Yun Xi went with Jiang Chenghuan to his private villa. She was going to see how Zhao Yumo’s training was going. Although she hadn’t had any worries about handing her friend over to this playboy, she was about to make a move against the Han family, so she had to make sure that everything was going well with the Zhao family. As for Qiao Ximin, she hadn’t seen her yet in this life. When looking through the data provided by Mu Feichi, she’d paid attention to the Qiao family’s house. At this time, Qiao Ximin was still in her senior year at an elite school in Jingdu. She was also going to take the college entrance examination soon. Yun Xi was looking forward to seeing her at Jingdu University. She wasn’t in any hurry to deal with her. So many enemies from her previous life all gathered together would be enough for some major drama. Now that the end of the year was approaching, the first thing she was going to do was seize the opportunity to settle accounts with her mother. 　 ************* On weekends, the Yun family usually had family dinners. Their third uncle and third aunt had been busy with business affairs lately and hadn’t visited for two weeks. Their daughter, Yun Kexin, was studying abroad and visited the Yun family even less often. Problems that could be solved with money weren’t a problem for her third uncle. In the Yun family, the housekeeper had been hired by the third uncle and stayed loyal to him. Yun Xi often saw the housekeeper giving her grandfather money, which she presumed came from the third uncle. In contrast, she saw her second uncle and her second aunt all the time because they lived close by and suffered from mediocre health. 　 　 Yun Xi had called Mu Feichi last night to tell the butler to call her home landline very early on Saturday morning and hang up as soon as the call went through. Yun Xi chose an appropriate time when the people in the villa complex would usually get up, then she washed up and went downstairs. Her mother hadn’t dared to sleep in because she wanted to stalk Yun Xi. Yun Xi had left enough time for her mother to summon her gossipy friends from the villa complex. From her understanding of her mother’s personality, her mother definitely wouldn’t want to be alone when forcing a confession... Without witnesses, there would be no way to obtain hard evidence. When Yun Xi went downstairs, both Yun Ziling and Liang Xinyi were already up. Yun Chuhan always slept late, and Liang Xiuqin never paid any attention to her anyway. The landline on the first floor rang on time. The housekeeper picked up the phone and used the lines that she’d rehearsed with Yun Xi to tell her to answer the phone. “Who is it?” Yun Xi asked deliberately as she came out of the dining room. “I don’t know. It’s a man.” The housekeeper glanced at the three people in the living room who were holding their breaths as they eavesdropped. Yun Xi picked up the phone. According to the plan, the other side was supposed to hang up after hearing her voice, but who knew that Mu Feichi would be the one who called? 　 　 On the other end of the phone, a man’s mellow, charming voice sounded. “Good morning. Since you’ve set up the stage already, don’t you plan on letting me take part in it as well?” Yun Xi turned her back, narrowed her eyes, and said through gritted teeth, “I wouldn’t dare bother your highness!” If he came, then there would be no need to put on an act. “If I don’t come, and if the Feng family kidnaps you, where will I seek justice?” Upon seeing that his woman was about to become someone else’s daughter-in-law, how could he sit still? Yun Xi really wanted to yell, “None of your business!” But there were three people in the living room listening. She gritted her teeth and took a deep breath, “Don’t you believe in me?” If she hadn’t been absolutely sure that the Feng family wouldn’t acknowledge her, would she have had the audacity to use her mother as bait? Wouldn’t she be digging her own grave? “I believe in you.” Mu Feichi chuckled lightly. “Regarding the Su family, I have sent someone to deliver the news.” “Okay, got it. I’ll be over there in half an hour.” After hanging up the phone, Yun Xi heard Yun Ziling snickering as she turned around. “Sister, you insist that you have nothing to do with Brother Feng, but he just called you so early in the morning. Do you really think we’re blind? The rumors circulating in the villa complex are true. Brother Feng is really pursuing you!” 　 　 “It’s none of your business!” To Yun Ziling, Yun Xi said the words she’d wanted to say to Mu Feichi, but couldn’t. The more she refused to admit it, the more Yun Ziling suspected that there was something going on. Yun Xi turned around and went into the dining room to have breakfast. She needed to fill her stomach before the drama started. “Mom, look at her attitude!” “Don’t worry! We’ll make her give up the engagement with the Jiang family, and we’ll see how smug she is then.” After eating breakfast, Yun Xi went upstairs to get two essays to read and went back downstairs. She glanced at the dining room and living room. Liang Xinyi and Yun Ziling were gone. She glanced at Liang Xiuqin, who was pretending to pour tea, then turned to go out. As soon as she left the house, Liang Xiuqin put down her cup and followed her. That wretched girl was probably meeting up with Young Master Feng, and she was sure that she would be able to catch her red-handed today. Sure enough, as soon as Yun Xi left the house, she walked directly toward the direction of the villa complex where the Feng family lived all the way to their door. As Liang Xiuqin followed, she sneered, and a smug expression appeared on her face. It seemed that finally today, she would be able to become in-laws with the Feng family. If she was able to climb up the social ladder through the Feng family in the villa complex, become in-laws with the Jiang family, and arrange for Yun Chuhan to marry another wealthy young master, in the future, she would have ties to all the prominent families.