Chapter 408 - Tearing at Each Other (1/2)

”Sister Manni, what does Brother-in-law like?” Xu Shiyang asked again, pretending to be innocent. She blinked her big eyes constantly which truly made her look like an innocent and naive girl. However, one should pay special attention to the hidden meaning behind her words because she might not mean well.

The more naive they were, the more scheming they were; and the more they smiled, the more cunning they were.

In Li Manni's opinion, Xu Shiyang was a walking scheming calculator.

Whereas in Xu Shiyang's eyes, Li Manni was no simpleton, too.

Li Manni picked up her cup which was sitting on the table. As she ran her finger gently against the rim of the cup, that smile of hers exposed all the pretenses on Xu Shiyang's face.

”Of course, he likes me the best.” Li Manni smiled as she showed off her loving marriage.

”That's right.” Xu Shiyang pretended to be happy. ”If Brother-in-law doesn't like you, he wouldn't have gotten a divorce and married you.” She sighed unknowingly. ”Sister, I heard he has done some bad things in order to be able to marry you.”

”Did he?”

Li Manni denied. To hear someone bringing up her past was obviously a slap across her face, exposing her shortcomings. What scared her the most was hearing the name 'Xia Ruoxin'; she hated it when other people brought up that name in front of her, too. Yet, the only thing that the blabbering Xu Shiyang kept talking about was what had happened in the past. She couldn't help but feel irritated by the woman.

”Sister Manni, do you know how his ex-wife looks like?” Xu Shiyang tucked her chin under one hand as her red lips broke into a smile. Even her eyes were smiling in mockery—naturally, she must be laughing in her heart, too. She must have said something which hurt Li Manni so she should continue to poke around her a bit more. Li Manni would definitely be vexed from her probing, and Xu Shiyang must be sure to cause her maximum damage.

That was the exact sentence that successfully caused Li Manni's expression to change. ”Xu Shiyang,”—she lowered her voice as she issued her warning—”do you think I have no idea what you are up to? Take my advice: don't think about it. You will never come close to my husband in this life.”

”Is that so?” Xu Shiyang stopped her pretense, too. The bridge had been burnt so there was no point pretending. The Li family, in her opinion, was all about pretense as well. She spurned them, but she was interested in Chu Lui.

She tidied up her hair and continued to smile. ”Sister Manni, don't you forget. You, too, had snatched your husband away from someone else. He was never yours in the first place. Since you were able to do it, why can't I do the same?”

Suddenly, the sound of a slap echoed.

The men in the living room, along with the maid and Mrs. Li, were shocked beyond words. However, it was too late by the time they noticed.

Xu Shiyang was already covering one side of her face with her eyes wide open as though she was going to swallow someone whole.

”Li Manni, you bitch. You dare to hit me?”

”That's right. I just slapped a bitch like you.” In order not to lose out, Li Manni became aggressive, too. ”You dare to seduce my husband. To think that you graduated from a prestigious school, do you also think you are royalty? I think you are worse than a whore.”

Xu Shiyang saw red, and she shouted back in retaliation. ”I'm a bitch, but you're worse. You were a bitch; that's why you had seduced Chu Lui. You have the cheek to say that to me? If you knew what it means to be another woman's husband, why are you here talking to me right now with your current status? You're a joke. You're just a whore who wanted a plaque for yourself. Goddammit. You disgust me. Your whole family disgusts me.”