Chapter 381 - Chapter 381: Chapter 388: You’re Back (1/2)

Chapter 381: Chapter 388: You’re Back

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Even the housekeeper had acknowledged Su Wenyue’s identity, and Chen Li had lost even her last bit of fantasy. At this moment, she felt both jealous and humiliated, helplessly watching Su Wenyue return to the Han Mansion with the air of a mistress and respectfully welcomed by the housekeeper. Despite many twists and turns since her arrival in this era, which she had overcome one by one, this was the first time she experienced such a sense of defeat.

Seeing Chen Li like this, the corners of Su Wenyue’s mouth curled up slightly. Using reality as a slap in the face was the best counterattack. As she passed by Chen Li, she deliberately paused: “This girl, I still don’t know how to address you. Guests are visitors after all, and although you seem to dislike me very much, as the mistress of Han Mansion, it would be improper to have guests standing at the doorstep.”

Su Wenyue intentionally ignored the fact that Chen Li had come from inside the Han Mansion and said with a smile, maintaining eye contact with Chen Li.

Chen Li was not a fool; she was merely overly confident and proud. She thought that because she was a transmigrator and the female lead of this world, she had that attitude towards Su Wenyue. Now she had come to terms with reality. In fact, it would be more advantageous for her to be on good terms with Han Yu’s wife. So, no matter how upset she was inside, she didn’t react with the anger that Chi Feifei imagined and hoped for. Instead, Chen Li put on an apologetic smile.

“Madam is too courteous. It was I who was reckless just now. It wasn’t my intention to target you, Madam; rather, I am concerned about Big Brother Han. After all, Big Brother Han is seriously injured, and though he has passed the most critical stage, we can’t let our guard down. I was just afraid that someone with ulterior motives might take this opportunity to exploit the situation, so I might have overreacted. Madam, you won’t blame me, will you?” Chen Li adopted an appearance of shameful apology, pretending to be thoughtful of Han Yu, but unfortunately, she had already shown her true colors.

Su Wenyue saw that this woman knew how to bend and stretch, and she didn’t yet understand Chen Li’s background. Since the other had shown weakness, she didn’t intend to make things too stiff for the moment. After all, there must be a reason Han Yu allowed her free access to the mansion. It wouldn’t be too late to decide how to act after figuring out the situation.

“Of course not, for a girl to think so considerately of my husband, I should be thankful. But as of now, I still don’t know the identity of the girl?”

“My surname is Chen, with a single given name Li. I am from Jiyang and have some business dealings with Big Brother Han. These are matters from outside, so perhaps Master did not necessarily tell you, Madam. It’s normal for you not to know,” Chen Li said with a beaming smile. But the meaning behind her words was clear: she looked down on Su Wenyue, an ordinary housewife, flaunting her own abilities. But everybody’s understanding is different, as they grew up in different eras. In Chen Li’s mind, her ability to earn her own money was something to be proud of, but to others, it was seen as improper behavior for a daughter of a decent family to be making public appearances.

“Chen Li.” Su Wenyue was momentarily stunned upon hearing the name. Could this be the future ‘Noble Consort Li’? She had heard of Noble Consort Li’s reputation in her previous life but had never met her, so she didn’t recognize her. She had previously asked big brother to pay attention to this person, but after so many changes happened, she forgot about it. Now that this person suddenly appeared in front of her, she was somewhat at a loss for how to react.

“What’s wrong, Madam? Do you know me?” Noting the look in Su Wenyue’s eyes and her tone, Chen Li asked with some confusion.

Internally, Su Wenyue thought to herself that she naturally recognized the famous Noble Consort Li, but this was not something she could say out loud. Her tone softened a bit: “I don’t recognize you. I’ve never met you before, how could I possibly recognize you?”

“Miss Chen, I have just returned to the mansion and there are some matters to attend to, so I won’t entertain you any further today. When I’m free on another day, I will invite you to visit the mansion,” Su Wenyue said, feeling quite conflicted about Chen Li.