The famous and renowned Chef Jiang possessed quite the summoning power; the guests who had finished their banquet transferred to the next venue one after another.
Fortunately, it was right behind, just over a hundred meters away.
A quiet and elegant two-entry courtyard turned out to be a property of the Shen family.
Lin Shuang was wondering: if she were to just leave like this, would Lin Lanlan go mad with rage?
With a shift in thought, she turned her body in another direction.
“Sister, you really can’t refrain from going. Both Linfeng and I want to get your sincere blessings. See, this tea party was actually organized for you, Sister.”
“Sister was busy burying her head in eating and probably didn’t notice that quite a few young talents came tonight. In a bit, Sister must pick carefully—maybe you can find a desirable husband.”
Lin Shuang sneered and pulled her hand back. *My, my, such intimacy. Anyone who didn’t know better would really think they were close, inseparable sisters.*
“Helping me pick a partner? You mean selling me for money, right? Does Qin Hongwen know?”
She thought to herself that this mother and daughter truly harbored ill intentions. On the surface, they swapped marriage partners to marry the original host off to Lu Jun, while behind her back, they even blocked the original host’s final retreat, refusing to stop until they had thoroughly stomped her into the mud.
Lin Lanlan covered her mouth. *Oh no! I lost control and said something I shouldn’t have.*
However, why didn’t Lin Shuang bring it up at all? She definitely didn’t want to marry that poor soldier either.
That made sense. Marrying Lu Jun meant following the military to the desolate Northwest—heard to be the most remote, bitter, and cold place.
“Sister, how can you think of me like that?”
Lin Shuang’s fists hardened, her wrist rotating with a *click*. “Lin Lanlan, if you dare try to disgust me again, believe it or not…” *Making her a pig-headed laughingstock wasn’t impossible to fulfill.*
Lin Lanlan glared at Lin Shuang with hatred, her demeanor instantly becoming much more normal.
“Lin Shuang, let’s not beat around the bush. I hate you to death.”
“Oh?” Lin Shuang actually wanted to see what kind of twisted, three-view-shattering words she could hear.
“We are both Dad’s daughters, so on what basis were you born into wealth? Living in luxury since childhood, having maternal grandparents who doted on you, and a mother who cherished you like a treasure—you also had endless new clothes to wear and endless new jewelry to put on.”
“And so?”
“I had a dream…”
Lin Shuang was startled in her heart. *Could Lin Lanlan be reborn too?*
But that wasn’t right. If she were truly reborn, the jade pendant space wouldn’t have returned to her hands.
Lin Lanlan’s eyes gradually grew dazed. Lin Shuang grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket and started cracking them.
“I dreamed that I was the little princess of the Lin family. The Lin family’s grandfather was my real grandfather, and the Lin family’s grandmother was my real grandmother…”
Lin Shuang picked her ear, unable to listen any further.
“You should go to Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital.” *Is she sick in the head?*
Lin Lanlan forcefully rolled her eyes at Lin Shuang. “Lin Shuang, are you very proud?”
“Yeah! Seeing you and the scumbag bound tightly together—sigh! Still missing one last step. If you two had gotten your marriage registered today, how great would that be? It would save you the trouble of coming out to harm others.”
“What ‘scumbag’ nonsense? Lin Shuang, keep a civil tongue in your head.”
“So what if you like Linfeng? Linfeng only likes Lanlan. Do you not even have this bit of tolerance?”
Knowing that Qin Hongwen recovered quickly, she hadn’t expected him to recover *this* quickly.
Feigning surprise, she said, “Dad, Shen Linfeng slept with Lin Lanlan and then didn’t want her anymore. Is that not being a scumbag?”
Qin Hongwen’s eyes widened. He likely hadn’t expected an unmarried girl like Lin Shuang to say such words so casually.
As for Lin Lanlan, she looked around in terror. What a pity, though—their voices were too loud just now, drawing everyone into the courtyard to watch the drama.
Having played the sensible, obedient, and well-behaved persona for so long, she could only lower her head, weep tears, and play innocent at this moment, waiting for someone to stand up for her!
“Lin Shuang, what nonsense are you talking about? How could Linfeng not want Lanlan? You’re truly getting more and more out of line. Get the hell back home right now.”
Lin Shuang sneered internally. *He really knows how to dodge the important issues and focus on the trivial.* However, while he doted on his illegitimate daughter, he failed to realize that this kind of matter couldn’t be kept under wraps at all.
“Dad, you misunderstood my point. I was actually doing this for Lanlan’s own good; I was trying to persuade Lanlan just now.”
“You probably don’t know, but she slept with Shen Linfeng. Just like her mom back then! Tell me, if Shen Linfeng also turns around and marries someone else just like you did back in the day, Dad, would Shen Linfeng still not count as a scumbag?”
Very good; the boomerang struck right back at him.
Qin Hongwen’s face turned green and white in turns, his lips trembling violently.
Among the crowd, someone couldn’t help covering their mouth and laughing in secret.
Retribution comes around; who has Heaven ever spared?
However, compared to that poor woman Lin Huanong, Qin Hongwen merely losing face was simply way too light a punishment.
Zhou Qingman was looking around for people, wanting to ask her husband what had just happened so they could discuss their next move, when she accidentally stumbled right into the scene.
“Ah, Stepmother is here! You really raised a good daughter—climbing into her brother-in-law’s bed early on, just like you back in the day. Spotting someone capable of being climbed onto, she immediately discards all dignity and jumps right in. Having received your true legacy, Shen Linfeng is truly fortunate!”
Someone lowered their head and chuckled secretly.
Only then did everyone remember that the person Old Master Lin had engaged his granddaughter to back then was Shen Linfeng.
Blame it on the fact that Lin Shuang hadn’t lived in Shanghai over these years, combined with the Shen family boy always entering and exiting in pairs with Lin Lanlan, making them all forget about this matter.
A woman couldn’t help muttering, “Looks like this boy from the Shen family isn’t a good one either. Knowing his fiancée was the elder sister, he still eagerly associated with the younger sister.”
If the Shen family could raise a son like Shen Linfeng, it stood to reason that the Shen family members weren’t as kind-hearted as they appeared on the surface either.
It was just that standing on the Shen family’s turf right now, everyone more or less showed them a bit of courtesy.
Zhou Qingman had been doted on and living in luxury for many years; how many years had it been since anyone dared to speak to her like this? Not to mention that this person was the daughter of her most hated rival.
However, Lin Lanlan’s reputation was of paramount importance right now. Doing things in private was one thing, but stirring it into the open was a completely different matter. If this matter were set in stone, Lin Lanlan wouldn’t be able to hold her head up for the rest of her life.
“Lin Shuang, Mom knows you like Linfeng, but Linfeng likes Lanlan. The two of them have mutual affection. Calling you back this time was also Linfeng’s idea—he just wanted to break off the engagement with you.”
“You can’t turn around and throw dirty water on Lanlan just because Linfeng broke off the engagement with you.”
The key emphasis was placed on *already broke off the engagement*.
*Clap, clap, clap!* Lin Shuang clapped for her stepmother to show support. She was a high-quality rival who wouldn’t interrupt people while they were speaking.
“First of all, my mom died long ago!”
Lin Shuang’s pair of clear, bright eyes swept up and down around Zhou Qingman. What she meant was obvious to anyone.
*To be my mom—are you even worthy?*
“Secondly, I have never liked Shen Linfeng. Following behind him was also just to demand justice.”
The crowd grew curious. *Speak up, speak up! What justice?*
Lin Shuang did not fail their expectations.
“He gave the keepsake my maternal grandfather gave him to Lin Lanlan.”
Everyone came to a realization. *So that was how it was.*
A token of engagement—you turned around and gave it to another girl. If she didn’t chase after you to demand it back, was she supposed to let you continue disgusting people?
“Speaking of which, Shen Linfeng really is enough of a scumbag.”
“I said long ago that Shen Linfeng was putting on a fake front. Clearly not a good person, yet he insists on putting on the air of a refined gentleman. It makes me want to vomit.”
Lin Shuang was very satisfied with this effect; her other objective had also been achieved.
“Zhou Qingman, you instigated my dad to marry me off to the desolate Northwest, dumping the engagement that Lin Lanlan didn’t want onto me. Out of respect for the fact that my dad gave birth to me, I accepted it—considering it as repaying my dad’s favor for giving birth to and raising me.”
“However, what I said just now was also the truth, without any hidden selfishness—truly. Lin Lanlan really slept with Shen Linfeng. My uncle-in-law has many medical books, and I’ve also followed him to treat patients over these years. I could tell at a single glance that Lanlan is no longer a virgin. You should advise her; a girl will suffer losses if she’s like this.”