Liu Jingyi and Sister Lan were talking by the counter. The state-run department store was usually empty.
But by sheer coincidence, Chen Biyu's daughter, Liu Jingyi's nominal older sister, Liu Yunyun, happened to be shopping with her fiancé.
She spotted Liu Jingyi and hid behind a pillar, overhearing their conversation.
Liu Yunyun knew exactly what kind of person Liu Jingyi was!
Her mother had raised her into a useless brat, and now she dared to boast that she could embroider—it was laughable!
A couple of days ago, her mother said Liu Jingyi seemed different, which she initially thought was impossible. Now it seemed she was becoming increasingly foolish, spouting nonsense in broad daylight.
It seemed her mother was right; Leng Yunting was treating her badly, or the Leng family had indeed suffered a major setback, forcing Liu Jingyi to find work. She
'd better make sure her mother kept a close eye on Old Liu when she got home, to prevent Liu Jingyi from coming home complaining of poverty and asking for money—that wouldn't do.
Seeing that the two had finished talking, Liu Yunyun pulled her fiancé out, feigning surprise: "Jingyi!"
Liu Jingyi wasn't the original owner of this body, but she didn't want Liu Yunyun to notice anything amiss, so she acted as usual.
"I was just about to come find you; Uncle Liu has been talking about you every day these past few days,"
Liu Jingyi said, glancing at the man beside her. She knew why
Liu Yunyun had come to show off her good husband.
Liu Jingyi really didn't understand what she had to brag about, especially since the man beside her had run away on their engagement day.
Moreover, the man in front of her wasn't even worth a second glance from Leng Yunting.
Where did Liu Yunyun get her confidence that marrying the son of a steel factory manager would make her superior? Liu
Jingyi scoffed inwardly, but remained outwardly composed.
She maintained the original owner's slightly spoiled and impatient expression.
"Oh, it's you, sister," Liu Jingyi said indifferently, even distantly.
She had no affection for her so-called stepsister. In the original owner's memories, this "good sister" had caused her no shortage of trouble.
Liu Yunyun seemed oblivious to Liu Jingyi's coldness, and warmly stepped forward, glancing at the fabrics and embroidery thread Liu Jingyi had kept: "Jingyi, are you here to buy things too? Let me introduce you, this is Comrade Zhang from the steel factory, my girlfriend."
"Comrade Zhang, this is the sister I've often mentioned to you, Liu Jingyi."
The man addressed as Comrade Zhang was probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing a brand-new Dacron shirt, with slicked-back hair. His eyes held a mixture of amazement and greed as he looked at Liu Jingyi.
He greeted Liu Jingyi with a smile: "Hello, Comrade Liu Jingyi."
Liu Jingyi merely glanced at him, not even bothering to twitch her lips, which was her response.
Liu Jingyi's attitude caused Zhang Yuwei's smile to freeze, and his dissatisfaction became blatantly obvious. However, since they were in a state-owned shopping mall, he couldn't show it and had to suppress it.
Seeing this, Liu Yunyun knew that the man in front of her was angry. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, but she quickly put on a concerned smile: "Jingyi, why did you buy so much fabric? Could it be that your brother-in-law... doesn't have..."
Liu Yunyun deliberately dragged out the last syllable, implying that Leng Yunting didn't have money to support her.
Lan Jie listened from the side, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.
She had dealt with Liu Jingyi quite a bit, and previously thought the girl was a bit spoiled, but a good person who knew how to get along with people!
Today, it seemed her whole family was no saint, so the girl's arrogance was understandable.
Especially this so-called "sister," whose words were all barbed, making her even more uncomfortable.
Liu Jingyi knew perfectly well what Liu Yunyun was up to—she wanted to provoke her, make her lose her composure in public, and solidify her reputation for being "immature."
If it were the original owner of this body, she might have actually fallen for her trick.
Unfortunately, the body had changed.
Not only was Liu Jingyi not angry, but she curved her lips into a smile even sweeter and more innocent than Liu Yunyun's, her voice soft and sweet: "Sister, how could that be?"
"Yunting is so good to me, but I can't be too unreasonable. Like you, sister, always busy dating and buying things, right?"
"After all, we have our own lives to live, and I can't let Yunting support the family alone, can I?"
Although her words were light and casual, they were like a small knife, precisely stabbing back.
Liu Jingyi was petite and spoke so softly that even saying such things didn't seem wrong to her.
Liu Yunyun's smile instantly vanished. Ignoring her fiancé's presence, she pointed at Liu Jingyi and cursed, "You! Liu Jingyi, stop being so sarcastic! You still want to find a job, I think you're just..."
"Just what?" Liu Jingyi interrupted her before she could finish, her smile fading, her eyes changing, no longer the gentle and weak one.
"Sister, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Be careful what you say, or do you think this state-owned shopping mall is a place where you can throw a tantrum?"
As soon as Liu Jingyi said this, Liu Yunyun dared not throw a tantrum anymore, especially since a crowd had already gathered around.
Liu Yunyun's face was incredibly pale, alternating between red and white. She had truly underestimated her; getting married had only made her more sharp-tongued.
Zhang Yuwei, feeling utterly humiliated, tugged at Liu Yunyun's arm and said, "Stop talking, let's go. Do you want to drag me down with you and be treated like a monkey?"
"You!"
Liu Yunyun glared at Liu Jingyi with venomous eyes. "Liu Jingyi, you just wait! Given Leng Yunting's current situation, let's see how long you can be so
smug. Even your father doesn't want to talk to you anymore. What are you so proud of in front of me? Comrade Zhang, let's go." Liu Yunyun uttered these harsh words and stormed off with Zhang Yuwei, forgetting what they had originally come for.
Liu Jingyi watched Liu Yunyun's disheveled figure, but felt nothing.
This level of provocation was nothing more than an appetizer to her. Liu Yunyun was truly hopeless; she hadn't inherited any of Chen Biyu's methods or intelligence.
However, Liu Yunyun will surely exaggerate her story and complain to Chen Biyu when she gets back. The shrewd old woman, of course, won't do it herself, but she can incite Old Liu.