Was Mei Xuying perhaps forgetting that on that day, when she defended Yin Youxia, she had already clashed with her. Since the mask had already been torn off, why bother putting it back on.
Mei Xuying really was not an honest person.
It was still better to stay away from them. The plot and character settings in the original book had almost all collapsed. Yin Man could not figure out how far the plot had developed, and Mei Xuying could not make sense of Yin Man’s little thoughts either.
Unlike the original protagonist, who was proud, complacent, and vicious, Yin Man was an orphan. She grew up in the mud and walked in the dark night. To put it nicely, she was independent and solitary, to put it harshly, she was alone in the world. She had never possessed much feeling, and she was not good at handling feelings, whether love or family affection.
Once she lost the original protagonist’s command, she seemed to have lost the bearing of someone above others. When she first arrived, she had been uneasy about not having one hundred percent control over this body. At this moment, she was actually imagining having some of the original protagonist’s ruthlessness.
If it were the original protagonist, she would probably mock Mei Xuying’s hypocrisy, size her up with contempt, and humiliate her in a tone of disgust.
Yin Man could not do any of that. She was only sighing that living while wearing a mask would not be tiring, that Mei Xuying could weigh the pros and cons in her heart for half a day over one sentence.
The quiet in the air was so suffocating that Yin Man fumbled her way to taking hold of Liu Siyin’s hand. Everything of hers belonged to the original protagonist, only Liu Siyin had been saved by her. It was hard to explain that rather strange feeling, but she only felt at ease when she was in contact with Liu Siyin, and she had developed a strange possessiveness toward Liu Siyin.
The invitation card with gold lettering on the cover was especially eye-catching. Yin Man asked, “Can I bring wife?”
“Of course you can.” Mei Xuying looked at Yin Man in disbelief. “Is cousin sister coming?”
“Cousin sister gave me an invitation card and doesn’t want me to go?”
“Of course I do.” It was just that Yin Man had never gone before. Mei Xuying, although she was an illegitimate daughter, had always been raised in the Mei family. The Mei family also valued her, and her annual birthday banquet was never absent. But compared with Yin Man, it was nothing worth mentioning. In the past, the birthday invitation cards had always been delivered by Mei Xuying herself. She knew very well that once Yin Man acknowledged her status, she would suffer much less embarrassment, but Yin Man had never given her face.
It was unexpected that her twenty-sixth birthday would be able to invite Yin Man.
Yin Man did not think much of it. Since Mei Xuying had already sent the invitation card here, out of courtesy she should attend Mei Xuying’s birthday banquet, only she wanted Liu Siyin to accompany her.
Mei Xuying had been sitting here for a while. It was time to eat, so Yin Zhe called for Mei Xuying to stay for dinner.
Although Yin Zhe and Yin Man were united in common cause, Yin Zhe did not have much hostility toward Mei Xuying. He was even rather friendly. The book had once described Yin Zhe’s attitude toward Mei Xuying like this, in Yin Zhe’s mind, Mei Xuying, who shared his bloodline and still called him cousin every day, was much closer than Yin Youxia.
By the time the dishes were set on the table, Mei Xuying still had not waited for Yin Man to drive her off the table. It really was strange.
When she looked up, Yin Man was already feeding Liu Siyin herself. Liu Siyin was wearing a green long dress today, making her small face seem even fairer and lovelier. If one had to say, Liu Siyin’s face really was uniquely blessed, and in the circle it would not be easy to find someone more beautiful than Liu Siyin. But Yin Man was never short of beauty around her, so that was not enough to be the reason Yin Man was good to her.
Liu Siyin had not expected Yin Man to feed her personally, and her little face flushed bright red.
Mei Xuying sighed and said, “Cousin sister is very different to Siyin.”
“I only have this one wife. If I don’t treat her well, who should I treat well?” Mei Xuying paused. It seemed as if a certain string in her heart had been tugged by Yin Man. She often felt ashamed because she was not licentious enough. At this moment, that demon, the most fickle and wanton, the one who took pleasure in tormenting people, was actually telling her that a wife could only be one.
From Yin Man’s mouth, she actually sensed the kind of love that only existed in books, the so-called devotion.
“Cousin sister really wants to marry Siyin? Then what about cousin sister’s old love?”
What old love.
Was Mei Xuying doing this on purpose?
Seeing Liu Siyin’s eyes gradually redden, Yin Man had the urge to throw Mei Xuying out.
Before she could act, everything stopped because of Yin Youxia’s arrival.
Wen Si’s injury had already been healing for a week, and she really could not keep staying in the hospital, so she chose to be discharged. Yin Nanbai was not there, but Jiang Yan was.
She supported Wen Si carefully. “Auntie, slow down.”
Yin Man saw that thoughtfulness, and Mei Xuying saw it too. Mei Xuying’s gaze darkened slightly.
When Wen Si saw them, she hurriedly greeted them, “Manman, Xiao Zhe, you’re both at home.”
“Mhm.” Yin Zhe only gave a flat hum.
She did not look like an elder at all. Yin Man and Yin Zhe were more like the ancestors she was worshipping. Yin Youxia was very displeased. “Mom.”
Wen Si ignored her and said with a silly smile and gentle voice, “Xiao Zhe is so rare to be at home.”
When her gaze met Mei Xuying’s, that smile immediately restrained itself. Yin Youxia, upon seeing Mei Xuying, was happy. “When did Sister Xuying come over?”
“This morning.” Mei Xuying stood up and walked over to Yin Youxia. She handed the invitation card to Yin Youxia. “I brought the invitation card for you.”
Her sidelong gaze fell on Jiang Yan’s hand resting on Wen Si’s wrist. “Doctor Jiang really is considerate.”
“Xuying, I…” It seemed as though thousands of words were pressed in her heart, but when they reached her lips, she could not even make out a single sentence of defense. Jiang Yan slightly lowered her eyes, avoiding Mei Xuying’s gaze.
Yin Man took in this scene completely.
There was something wrong between Mei Xuying and Jiang Yan, right?
Otherwise, how could one explain the ambiguous current between them? Mei Xuying was clearly talking to Yin Youxia, yet her sidelong gaze was always on Jiang Yan, and Jiang Yan did not even have the courage to look at Mei Xuying.
Mei Xuying clenched her fist and said, “Doctor Jiang really is considerate. She already knows how to be filial to her mother-in-law before even crossing the threshold.”
Her words were getting sharper and sharper. Yin Man looked a few more times. The Mei Xuying she had usually come into contact with was mostly all smiles, falsely gentle and beautiful, but at this moment she was not hiding her displeasure at all. That was strange, wasn’t it.
Yin Man leaned over and asked Yin Zhe, “Brother, are Jiang Yan and Mei Xuying very familiar? Mei Xuying just returned to the country not long ago, right.”
Yin Zhe was not interested in what was happening in front of him. He was even replying to messages on his phone, and casually answered Yin Man, “Maybe they knew each other overseas. You rejected Jiang Yan before and made her lose face in the circle, so the Jiang family sent her abroad for a few years of further study.”
“Oh.” They knew each other overseas, then it would be reasonable if some feelings developed, right.
As she thought about it, the original novel seemed not to mention Mei Xuying’s previous relationship. As for Jiang Yan, there was only one line saying that she was Mei Xuying’s very good friend. There was also no mention of exactly how good they were.
Could they have been that close?
Then Yin Youxia would be a little green, right.
One was her current fiancee, one was the woman she liked.
Yin Man was just about to show off her noble spirit when Yin Youxia said, “It is filial, much stronger than some people.” Her gaze was fixed straight on Yin Man, and Yin Man decided not to wade into the muddy water.
She looked at Yin Youxia with great interest. “Yin Youxia, who are you cursing?”
“Whoever responds, I’m cursing them.”
Yin Youxia was clearly still hating Yin Man for hurting Wen Si. It had to be said that she was a good daughter. The original protagonist had bullied her many times, and she had never been this angry. Yin Man had only accidentally hurt Wen Si, and Yin Youxia could tear her face open over it.
“Youxia, don’t talk to your older sister like that.” Yin Man had not even had time to argue with her when Wen Si was startled. “Manman, Youxia is still young, what she said was all unintentional, don’t argue with her.”
Yin Youxia was about to speak again when Yin Zhe interrupted her. “Family scandals should not be made public.”
Yin Zhe rarely said much. At home, he was always whatever Yin Man said, but his words carried considerable weight. Yin Youxia suppressed her emotions and sent the person away. “Jiang Yan, thank you for today. You can go back first.”
Jiang Yan widened her eyes and looked toward Mei Xuying. Before she could make a sound, Yin Youxia had already pushed her to the door, and Mei Xuying had no intention of leaving.
She looked at Mei Xuying, but Mei Xuying was even stingier with her gaze, not even sparing her a glance. Jiang Yan clenched her fist slightly, then remained that cool, jade-like Doctor Jiang. “See you next time.”
It seemed to be spoken to Yin Youxia, but in fact it was said for Mei Xuying to hear. However, Mei Xuying’s coldness hurt her.
She never looked at her again.
“I treat her as an older sister. Does she treat me as a younger sister!” Yin Youxia’s emotions gradually grew agitated, her resentment impossible to hide. “If it weren’t for her, you wouldn’t have been in the hospital for so long.”
“No, no.” Wen Si’s eyes reddened in panic. In her heart, this family had two mountains, one was her husband, the other was her stepdaughter, and neither could be offended. These were all existences she could not shake.
Yin Nanbai could make her lose everything she had now with ease, and Yin Man would make her wish she were dead. Yin Man had many methods of tormenting people. She was not the only one who had seen them, Yin Youxia had seen them too, and had experienced them many times, because she never understood how to become a doll.
Yin Zhe would always stand unconditionally on Yin Man’s side, already to the point of having no principles. It would be miserable.
Clearly Yin Youxia had promised her, promised that she would obediently listen and become a well-behaved rag doll, so that she would not anger Yin Man and would not pay an even worse price, but after Mei Xuying came back, she changed again. She lost her gentleness and obedience.
But why didn’t Yin Youxia understand that they were like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Whether it was Mei Xuying or them, they could not beat Yin Man. Mei Xuying could not even protect herself. How could she protect Yin Youxia, support Yin Youxia?
When she first married into the Yin family, she had seen it. She had seen Mei Xuying humiliated by Yin Man. The proud Yin Man made that Miss Mei look like a street beggar. She was tied to a tree as a target for Yin Man to practice her not-so-proficient shooting.
“If cousin sister won’t obediently listen, I don’t know where I’ll hit.”
“An illegitimate daughter will always be an illegitimate daughter. Even after entering the Mei family, you are still lowly and wretched.”
Those words unexpectedly seemed to include her as well. She had not had a good background either. On the day Yin Nanbai married her, he touched her face and said calmly, “You have to be obedient, otherwise I can take back everything you have now. I will not only have you as a woman, but as long as you are obedient, you will be the eternal Madam Yin.”
Wen Si had also managed to do that over these years. She really was very obedient.
She not only listened to Yin Nanbai’s words, but also to Yin Zhe and Yin Man’s words.
Unfortunately, Yin Youxia did not take after her.
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