Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin
Chapter 54 Focus on the Strengths_1

Chapter 54: Chapter 54 Focus on the Strengths_1

As if she was really wronged.

Qi Cheng paused and said, "Don’t speak recklessly in front of my family."

"I can’t guarantee that!"

Although she said this, Qi Cheng believed she was a measured person. The two entered the house; the second sister-in-law and Qi’s mother were still sitting in the living room waiting for them.

"Mom." Ji Yunhuan greeted politely after walking in.

Qi’s mother said, "Sit down!"

After the couple sat down, Qi’s mother pointed to Shi Xuan and introduced, "This is your second sister-in-law."

Ji Yunhuan glanced at the second sister-in-law, and found that she was also staring at her. Qi Cheng’s second sister-in-law didn’t have a stunning appearance, but her temperament was outstanding.

"Hello, second sister-in-law." As a new daughter-in-law, Ji Yunhuan tried to lower her status.

But she didn’t expect she had already offended the second sister-in-law.

The second sister-in-law had been sizing up Ji Yunhuan from the beginning. She originally thought that a woman without background or status, no matter how beautiful, wouldn’t be that outstanding. At least her aura would be weaker.

However, upon seeing Ji Yunhuan, she had to admit that Ji Yunhuan’s temperament and appearance were far above the average woman.

Moreover, Ji Yunhuan had a cold temperament, without any coquettish feeling.

The second sister-in-law snorted, "No wonder Qi Cheng spoils you, this face indeed looks good."

But her words were definitely not a compliment.

Ji Yunhuan asked, "Second sister-in-law, do you dislike me?"

The second sister-in-law smiled slightly, with a hint of politeness but full of sarcasm, "Did you and Qi Cheng go to try on wedding dresses today?"

"Yes."

"I heard you were dissatisfied with all the wedding dresses in our shop and asked for a redesign. Correct?"

Through the second sister-in-law’s words, Ji Yunhuan quickly understood the reason. No wonder the people in that shop were so arrogant; it turned out the owner was Qi Cheng’s second sister-in-law.

So the second sister-in-law came to cause trouble. Ji Yunhuan was surprised and said, "It turns out that shop belongs to you, second sister-in-law."

"Now tell me, what are you dissatisfied with about my wedding dresses?" They were all Shi Xuan’s most classic works; some had even won awards, yet Ji Yunhuan criticized them as worthless.

Ji Yunhuan didn’t expect she was brought here to be questioned. She couldn’t help but glance at Qi Cheng. He hadn’t told her anything beforehand.

Qi Cheng just sat there calmly.

Ji Yunhuan quickly understood; he clearly wanted her to clean up the mess.

Although today’s incident was indeed caused by her, he was too unkind.

Back then, the one who exaggerated was clearly him!

She had thought he was nice before coming here, but now she hated Qi Cheng.

"Why are you looking at Qi Cheng?" the second sister-in-law said. "If you don’t explain, it won’t matter if Qi Cheng protects you."

Ji Yunhuan stood up and said apologetically, "Today’s incident was a misunderstanding. How could I be dissatisfied with second sister-in-law’s design? It was my immaturity that caused this trouble. I hope second sister-in-law can forgive me."

"Forgive? Don’t give me that. Dare to say it behind my back, have the guts to say it to my face. Saying a few nice words now, but still being dissatisfied with my work in your heart," the second sister-in-law said, intensely.

She had the pride of an artist, hating more than anything else the defamation of her works. It angered her more than being insulted directly.

"Why does second sister-in-law have to be so difficult?"

"How am I being difficult?" the second sister-in-law said with a faint smile. "I believe in my sister-in-law’s taste, so I’m seeking your opinion. Others, knowing my name Shi Xuan, hardly dare to be honest in front of me. So, feel free to speak!"

Even so, Ji Yunhuan could feel the second sister-in-law’s strong resentment towards her.

This was clearly making things difficult for her!

"Second sister-in-law," Qi Cheng said, "Yunhuan has already apologized. Let’s consider the matter settled."

Qi’s mother also meditated, "Family shouldn’t argue like this."

The second sister-in-law stared at Ji Yunhuan and said, "Don’t think I’m making things difficult. It’s just that in this world, everything must follow a certain rationale. I only want to hear the true feelings of my sister-in-law."

"If second sister-in-law genuinely wants to hear it, then I will speak." Since the other party wouldn’t let her go easily. Ji Yunhuan had no other choice. She politely asked the servant beside her, "Do we have sample pictures of second sister-in-law’s designs at home?"

"Yes." Century Bridal’s catalogs were sent over a few days ago, specifically for the Qi’s mother to see.

The servant quickly brought it.

Ji Yunhuan calmly sat on the sofa, opened the catalog. In it were all the wedding dresses she tried today. She looked at them and said to the second sister-in-law, "Because Qi Cheng and I are getting married, I will only express my personal opinion. Even if it’s not well-stated, I hope the second sister-in-law doesn’t take it to heart."

Knowing she was indeed going to speak, the second sister-in-law’s anger rose but she suppressed it firmly, "Go ahead."

She didn’t want to lose face in front of Ji Yunhuan and wanted to see what Ji Yunhuan could say.

Ji Yunhuan opened the first set of wedding dresses, giving a glance to the second sister-in-law, "This light gold color is indeed used well, but personally, I do not like this color. Marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime event for everyone, with different fantasies in their hearts. Maybe your wedding dress is perfect in others’ eyes, but since it wasn’t designed for me, I naturally have some dissatisfaction. Is second sister-in-law unable to accept even this most basic opinion?"

"You..."

Ji Yunhuan turned to the second set, "This set uses daisies as the theme. Maybe in the heart of the second sister-in-law, this is the most perfect design, but in my eyes, daisies are not better than the ordinary roses..."

"Ji Yunhuan, you..."

Ji Yunhuan had an eye for design. With one look, she could see the highlights of a wedding dress. The irritating part was when she intentionally didn’t mention anything else but aimed at others’ strong points as weaknesses—it was her proudest work but became her reason for criticism. Naturally, the second sister-in-law’s face wouldn’t look good.

Ji Yunhuan showed no mercy, evaluated each of the seven wedding dresses she had tried, although she was randomly saying things because disliking something and finding any reason was very easy. She knew this would offend the second sister-in-law, how could she not?

Until she turned to the last wedding dress, which was one of Shi Xuan’s masterpieces, the expression on Ji Yunhuan’s face softened, "This should be one of second sister-in-law’s early works. I saw it in a magazine before, winning the top prize in that season’s wedding dress design. Undeniably, second sister-in-law has talent. Without it, you wouldn’t have achieved such fame or designed such a piece. But the problem arose after your fame increased... As your name appeared more and more on the covers of different magazines and various titles of master were attributed to you, you started to lose your clarity. Because you didn’t need to try hard to lead the trend, as long as people heard it was your design, they would give the highest praise. Gradually, you became conceited, thinking you were the darling of the bridal industry, the mainstream. As long as it was your design, it was perfect. You started to slack off. You captured the market but lost the essence of design. Isn’t this the saddest thing for a designer? Even sadder is that you know all this in your heart but can’t face the reality. So when hearing me deny your work today, you got very angry but secretly craved to hear the truth. Am I right, second sister-in-law?"

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