Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!
Chapter 996 - 422: Legend of Zhen Huan_2

"What are you talking about!?"

Jiang Xinyi couldn't stand this; wasn't this openly discrediting her?

Yang Lijuan quickly said, "Alright, let's not talk about it here. Let's go buy groceries quickly, Yuwen and the others are still waiting at home."

Saying this, she motioned for Su Qing to take her to the mall. Su Qing was also willing to pull Yang Lijuan away from Jiang Xinyi, and Zheng Yanyan was still behind stoking the flames, signaling Jiang Xinyi to make way.

A small Mercedes, just right for five people, with Tao Tian driving.

Lu Lin sat in the front passenger seat, and then Zheng Yanyan and Su Qing pushed Yang Lijuan into the middle seat, like the center of a crowd with the stars.

Rolling down the window, Zheng Yanyan said to Jiang Xinyi, "Oh dear, the seats are all taken, there's no room for you, what do we do, Teacher Jiang? How about you wait at home."

Seeing Zheng Yanyan like this made Jiang Xinyi feel infuriated. At this moment, Tao Tian also rolled down the car window, smiled at Jiang Xinyi, and said, "How about you wait at home, just as Zhou Yuwen should be done talking with Uncle, you can keep Zhou Yuwen company at home."

After saying this, Tao Tian gently stepped on the gas, and the small Mercedes slowly drove away, quickly accelerating and disappearing from Jiang Xinyi's sight.

Jiang Xinyi had never been so wronged in her life.

Her nose suddenly felt sore.

It's not that Jiang Xinyi was fragile, but it was too suffocating.

Yang Lijuan was supposed to be her future mother-in-law and should stand by her side, maintaining some boundaries with Su Qing and the others.

But Yang Lijuan didn't.

This made Jiang Xinyi very dissatisfied.

Furthermore, Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan were six years younger than herself, yet spoke so rudely about her.

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved Jiang Xinyi felt.

She angrily returned to the villa, wanting to complain to Zhou Yuwen.

But the study door was still tightly closed.

Jiang Xinyi felt so stifled, she decided to call her mother and recount the situation.

She wanted to share her grievances with her mother but was afraid that her mother would get mad and blame Zhou Yuwen, so she spoke ambivalently.

Even so, Liu Jing could still tell that her daughter was wronged, and asked, "Did they bully you?"

"No, Zhou Yuwen's parents are actually okay."

Jiang Xinyi quickly absolved Zhou Yuwen's parents of responsibility, but aggrievedly said it was mainly Zhou Yuwen's two ex-girlfriends.

"They have no sense of boundaries at all."

"Zhou Yuwen broke up with them a long time ago, but they cling to him and insist that they know Zhou Yuwen's parents, saying they should come over, and that they must be there to entertain."

Liu Jing listened and commented that Yuwen indeed handled this matter poorly.

"How about I call Yuwen?"

"No."

Jiang Xinyi was just feeling wronged, wanting to talk to her mother. Now her mother suggested calling Zhou Yuwen, which she feared might affect her relationship with him.

She said that Zhou Yuwen actually had a good sense of boundaries, otherwise, they wouldn't always seek out Zhou Yuwen's mother.

"Forget it, I feel this is also a challenge for me. Being with him, I'll definitely encounter such things in the future." After the call with her mother, Jiang Xinyi felt much better.

Liu Jing asked Jiang Xinyi if she was really okay?

Jiang Xinyi said there was no problem.

"It's just annoying, I don't know what to say. Did you face such situations with Dad?" Jiang Xinyi chatted with her mother about other things.

Liu Jing couldn't help but laugh at this, saying it's normal for men to have a few girls around.

Moreover, Yuwen is a handsome and outstanding kid.

"But don't worry too much, Yuwen is a smart kid; he knows whom to choose."

Evidently, Liu Jing was even more confident about her daughter's relationship than Jiang Xinyi herself; she could intervene in this matter, but from what Jiang Xinyi said, she seemed to want to resolve it herself.

That's fine too, it's a good chance for her daughter to gain some experience.

After all, it's harmless.

"Yuwen's parents only arrived in Jinling today, right? How many days are they staying?"

Liu Jing thought that she shouldn't interfere too much in the younger generation's relationships but should still observe proper etiquette and let Zhou Yuwen's parents know that choosing their family was the right choice.

Jiang Xinyi said she hadn't asked yet.

Liu Jing said, then go ask.

"Find a time to invite their family for a meal. There are still some ginseng and bird's nest that your uncle sent to our home; you can take some over tomorrow. Just be yourself, you are Zhou Yuwen's girlfriend now, no reason to fear them since they broke up before, right?"

With such comfort from her mother, Jiang Xinyi felt much better.

Liu Jing then said, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up."

"No."

Jiang Xinyi wouldn't let her hang up, pouting to her mother that they went out shopping, and then Zhou Yuwen was chatting with his father in the study, and she was feeling bored.

"Mom, chat with me."

Liu Jing couldn't help but chuckle at this, thinking it had been a long time since her daughter had acted so spoiled; she ought to thank Zhou Yuwen.

"Alright then, what do you want to talk about?"

So, Jiang Xinyi chatted with her mother on the second-floor terrace, while at the mall, Yang Lijuan was surrounded by the four girls. Whatever she wanted, the girls would chirpingly coax her to get, making Yang Lijuan extremely happy and compliment each girl, saying they were all good kids.

Then, on the way back, Yang Lijuan discreetly asked about Jiang Xinyi. Though her questions were subtle, the girls could still tell that Yang Lijuan cared about Jiang Xinyi.

After all, Jiang Xinyi was still Zhou Yuwen's official girlfriend.

Her liking Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan was useless.

Ultimately, it was up to Zhou Yuwen.

As Zhou Yuwen's mother, whoever her son chose would become her daughter-in-law.

Therefore, she had to understand the situation, especially since Su Qing mentioned things like investors and having money.

What if she supported the wrong person and it affected her son's future career?

Therefore, on the road, Yang Lijuan asked very cautiously, but the girls could still sense her intentions.

"What investor, just a bandwagon jumper." Su Qing snorted twice, having no good comment about Jiang Xinyi, she deliberately shaded her earlier in front of Jiang Xinyi.

Now that Jiang Xinyi wasn't there, she started whispering behind her back, saying that it's true she has money, but she's only interested in Zhou Yuwen's company, purposely sticking close.

"Right, Aunty, all these were earned by Zhou Yuwen's efforts, but do you know what the media writes now? They actually say all these were achieved through Jiang Xinyi and her family! It makes me angry just looking at it!" Zheng Yanyan chimed in from the side.

Tao Tian and Lu Lin, who were at the front, initially intended to keep silent.

However, hearing that Jiang Xinyi's family was bullying her son like this, Yang Lijuan immediately became unhappy and asked, "Is it really like this?"

"Of course, it's true. Everyone knows. Don't believe me, ask Tao Tian, right?" Su Qing directly called out to Tao Tian.

Surprised, Tao Tian exclaimed, then looked at Yang Lijuan through the rearview mirror and said, "Yeah, it is like that."

This shouldn't count as bad-mouthing, right?

Because Tao Tian felt she wasn't wrong.

With these girls saying so, Yang Lijuan's impression of Jiang Xinyi turned for the worse; she couldn't help but say, "How could this happen? Even if her family has money, that's their business. We might not be that wealthy, but we aren't lacking food or drink. Besides, how old is she? How old is our Yuwen?"

"Exactly!"

Su Qing and Zheng Yanyan responded simultaneously, glanced at each other, and continued speaking ill of Jiang Xinyi. Actually, Su Qing was a bit better, mostly glossing over things; the critical parts were said by Zheng Yanyan.

Zheng Yanyan generally spoke without restraint. With Su Qing chiming in, she became even more unaware of her boundaries, eventually embellishing the story about Jiang Xinyi and You Changjin dating.

Hearing this, Yang Lijuan's face grew darker and darker.