17 – Misunderstanding, this woman is the eldest sister-in-law
“Burp, I’m full, thanks for the meal. By the way, I still don’t know your honorable name?”
Lu Xiao Ning, having eaten and drunk to her heart’s content, let out a comfortable burp.
Xia Yu Wan’s face had been dark the whole time, and she shot a disdainful glare at the person across from her. “Xia Yu Wan.”
She couldn’t be bothered to explain which characters made up her name.
Lu Xiao Ning also couldn’t be bothered to press further and instead stood up.
Knowing this name was enough; she could dig up a bunch of information on Xia Yu Wan using her computer later.
“Third Master, I’ll leave you two to chat slowly. I have something to attend to, so I’ll head out now.”
Zong Zheng Ye: “…”
Xia Yu Wan inwardly wished Lu Xiao Ning would hurry up and get lost.
But just as Lu Xiao Ning turned around, Zong Zheng Ye spoke coldly, “Sister-in-law, it’s getting late. I’ll have Wen Jing see you home.”
This “sister-in-law” immediately pulled Lu Xiao Ning’s attention back.
What? What’s going on here?
Xia Yu Wan’s face turned ashen, and she suddenly grew aggrieved. “You think I’m in the way of you and your wife being affectionate, don’t you? Fine, I’ll leave!”
Everyone: “…”
What was Xia Yu Wan feeling so aggrieved about?
To those unaware, it might seem like Zong Zheng Ye had bullied her!
“Wanwan, can you please stop being so childish!”
When Xia Yu Wan stood up crying, Zong Zheng Ye’s expression suddenly darkened.
His voice dropped several decibels, sounding somewhat intimidating.
Lu Xiao Ning clicked her tongue twice and headed upstairs on her own.
Xia Yu Wan’s methods of manipulating men were actually quite impressive.
Making a loving breakfast, pretending to be aggrieved and saying she wanted to leave.
But she was actually Zong Zheng Ye’s sister-in-law?
No matter how she looked at it, these two didn’t seem like they had a brother-in-law and sister-in-law relationship!
Something fishy was going on!
Could it be that she had stumbled upon some unknown royal scandal?
Lu Xiao Ning went up to the second floor but hid in a corner to eavesdrop.
It wasn’t out of jealousy or envy, but purely because she was interested in this forbidden romance.
“All of you, leave!”
Seeing Lu Xiao Ning had left, Zong Zheng Ye immediately coldly dismissed everyone around him.
Only after everyone, including Wen Jing, had left did Xia Yu Wan break down into sobs.
“A Ye, I regret it. I don’t want to marry your older brother anymore. Can we get back together?”
Zong Zheng Ye didn’t respond.
Xia Yu Wan grew anxious, stepped closer to him, knelt beside him, and wrapped her arms around his.
“Really, seeing you being affectionate with another girl is so upsetting! That commoner isn’t a good match for you at all!”
“Xia Yu Wan, I took you in last night because I didn’t want you to end up drunk and passed out on the streets. Your wedding with my brother is approaching, and I hope you’ll behave yourself and not bring shame to the royal family. Since you’re sober now, leave immediately.”
As if she hadn’t heard Zong Zheng Ye’s words, Xia Yu Wan continued to cry sorrowfully. “I know you blame me. You blame me for leaving you back then because I thought you were disabled. I admit I was foolish then, but now I’ve come to my senses…”
“Get out!” Before Xia Yu Wan could ramble on, Zong Zheng Ye suddenly roared angrily.
Though his voice wasn’t loud, it carried immense authority.
Xia Yu Wan was stunned. This was the first time Zong Zheng Ye had ever yelled at her.
He was actually telling her to get out?
“A Ye…” she opened her mouth.
“My patience is limited.” Zong Zheng Ye’s icy gaze shifted to Xia Yu Wan’s hands.
Xia Yu Wan immediately pulled her hands back and wiped the tears from her face. “Fine, I’ll leave… I’ll leave, okay?”
With that, she turned around, covered her mouth as if she had suffered a great humiliation, and fled in disgrace.
Holy cow!
Crouching in the corner, Lu Xiao Ning let out an exclamation. This drama was so damn melodramatic!
This Xia Yu Wan was a ruthless character!
“Seen enough?”
Just as Lu Xiao Ning was about to slip away after watching the show, a gloomy voice sounded by her ear.
Zong Zheng Ye turned his wheelchair around and looked toward the railing on the second floor. Half of Lu Xiao Ning’s head was sticking out—did she really think no one would notice?
Lu Xiao Ning stood up sheepishly, grinning. “I was just passing by. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop.”
Was she lying without even using her brain?
His peripheral vision had clearly been fixed on that head the whole time. From time to time, she would even peek out, acting like a thief.
“It seems you’re very interested in my private affairs?”
“Not at all, really, it was just a coincidence.”
“Last night, this—what did it mean?”
Zong Zheng Ye suddenly raised his middle finger.
Lu Xiao Ning immediately felt awkward, her lips twitching.
“I… was picking my nose. My nose was itchy at the time.”
She could only come up with a random lie like that.
Zong Zheng Ye: “…”
Lu Xiao Ning shuddered. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back to my room now.”
Without waiting for Zong Zheng Ye’s permission, she vanished in a flash.
Zong Zheng Ye’s lips twitched uncontrollably.
This girl really kept coming out with shocking statements—truly a living treasure.
Picking her nose? With her middle finger? Were her nostrils that big?
When Zong Zheng Ye realized he was actually obsessing over such a pointless question, his entire face turned green.
…
Back in her room, Lu Xiao Ning opened her computer and logged into the Dark Web.
She typed in Xia Yu Wan’s name and clicked search.
Soon, all sorts of insider information with clear price tags flooded her screen.
When Lu Xiao Ning saw the prices, she almost cursed out loud.
One piece of insider information actually cost $500!
After grumbling and complaining, she immediately logged out of the Dark Web and searched using the regular internet.
This search brought her a pleasant surprise—there were quite a few news articles.
However, the most eye-catching was still the marriage between Xia Yu Wan and the current Crown Prince, Zongzheng Mo.
It was said that the two planned to announce their relationship at the end of this month, with the wedding scheduled for the end of the year.
Seeing this, Lu Xiao Ning finally remembered some things.
In her previous life as Chu Ke, she had gathered a lot of information about Crown Prince Zongzheng Mo.
Zongzheng Mo had a gentle personality and was even more amiable toward others.
Among the common people, he was known as the Virtuous Prince.
However, at the time, she hadn’t found any information about Zongzheng Mo having a woman he admired.
Since she hadn’t taken Zong Zheng Ye seriously at all back then, she had left the task of gathering intelligence about him to others. Naturally, she had no idea about someone like Xia Yu Wan.
Now it seemed she had underestimated her opponent.
She never expected Xia Yu Wan to be such a hypocrite—abandoning Zong Zheng Ye back then because she despised him for being crippled, and now trying to string him along again.
So she wanted to have her cake and eat it too, unwilling to let go of both the eldest and the third prince.
What a greedy woman!
After collecting information about Xia Yu Wan, Lu Xiao Ning closed her laptop.
The reason she looked for this information was purely out of curiosity.
Her enemies were Zongzheng Ting and Song Yiyi. So, she didn’t care about people unrelated to that.
Stretching lazily, Lu Xiao Ning suddenly realized that on the day Xia Yu Wan and Zongzheng Mo announced their relationship, wouldn’t she be able to see Zongzheng Ting?
Immediately, she sat up straight, her entire body tensing up.
It seemed her days of slacking off were numbered.