Chapter 408 - Everything She Did Was Wrong Since You Disliked Her Anyway (Update Two) (1/2)
Chapter 408: Everything She Did Was Wrong Since You Disliked Her Anyway (Update Two)
“Danchen mentioned that she had a good boyfriend and even had a child too at the gathering last time. She even said that their relationship was stable and they were planning on marriage too. Do you think she should tell you that her husband is actually Qi Chenglin? Who do you think you are to ask her to report to you on every single matter? You saw it with your own eyes when Qi Chenglin drove Mercedes-Benz to fetch Danchen, right? Even so, you had doubts that he was actually a chauffeur and he probably rented the car from somewhere. Will you believe even if she tells you the truth? Will you think that she’s just bluffing and pretending?”
“I had no idea what happened at Shengyue since I wasn’t there so I have no comment on it, but you were criticizing her for no absolute reasons tonight. What did she say? Was she wrong when she said all her family members were here? You were the one who assumed that she was pitiful. Normally, you would start to figure out her true identity when she said so, right? Her whole family members were here, which means they were one of the families here, then you should have realized that she most probably belonged to one of those families.”
“Besides, you insisted that she was showing off even though she was merely telling the truth. You speculated in a negative way and assumed that she was in a pitiful state when she acted low profile, then you insisted that she was showing off when she acted high profile. Now you were saying that she pretended to stay low profile and framed you on purpose when she told you the truth. Everything she did was wrong since you disliked her anyway. Have you ever thought of your own behavior? Would you feel scared right now if you socialize honestly?”
Gao Xiaoyang pouted disdainfully. “To be honest, you feel happier when she’s in a more pitiful state! You merely felt angry when she had achieved so much instead and you were unable to achieve the same goal in your lifetime.”
Xia Zishan’s expression paled with anger as Gao Xiaoyang’s every words meant exactly what she was thinking right now.
Chen Libai remained silent. He knew Gao Xiaoyang was right even though he was unwilling to admit it. He assumed that Ruan Danchen’s husband was nowhere as good as him and categorized her husband as useless initially as a form of self-comfort. This way, Ruan Danchen would feel regret for missing out such an awesome man like him.
“Gao Xiaoyang!” Xia Zishan roared through suppressed voice. She did not want to embarrass herself among the crowd disregarding the facts whether they were strangers or acquaintances.
“Why are you condemning justly and righteous now instead of mentioning all these before? You just want to ingratiate Ruan Danchen after knowing her true identity now, right?” Xia Zishan scoffed.
Gao Xiaoyang remained calm and smirked. “I don’t care what do you think about me, but now you have no chance to ingratiate her again.”
Then, Gao Xiaoyang turned around and left.
She did not search for Ruan Danchen to avoid arousing suspicions as Ruan Danchen and the Qi family would think that she was seizing the opportunity to fawn over them.
However, she did not have any other acquaintances in the banquet hall and it would be unwise to introduce herself to the business mogul rashly. Thus, she had no choice but to enter the washroom.
Then, she saw Ruan Danchen washing her hands upon entering the washroom.
Gao Xiaoyang felt awkward now that she realized Ruan Danchen’s true identity, but she gave Ruan Danchen a smile nonetheless.
Ruan Danchen pulled out a piece of tissue paper to wipe her hands and threw it into the wastepaper bin. Then, she smiled at Gao Xiaoyang and said, “I wasn’t keeping it a secret from you on purpose. In fact, I wanted to tell you just now but then Xia Zishan came over.”
Gao Xiaoyang felt at ease after hearing Ruan Danchen.
Then, she washed her hands and touched up her makeup since she was not here to answer nature’s call. “Xia Zishan was beaten up after you left. Do you know that they assumed you’re living a poverty-stricken life now?”
Ruan Danchen nodded. “I can see that from their expressions and tones.”
Then, she looked at Gao Xiaoyang and asked, “You’re not here to answer nature’s call?”
Gao Xiaoyang snorted. “I came here to relax myself since it was out of my elements out there.”
She recalled that perhaps Ruan Danchen would worry about his son, so she said, “Don’t need to care about me, you can leave first.”
Ruan Danchen then said after giving this a little thought, “Why don’t you come with me?”
“Hey, there’s no need for that. All of them are from the Qi family, I’ll feel more stressed if I go with you,” Gao Xiaoyang rejected immediately.
Ruan Danchen grinned. “Your boss sent you to familiarize yourself with the business mogul, right? I’ll introduce you to The Great Eight Families then.”
Gao Xiaoyang panicked since this was a rare opportunity but she was reluctant to seize it due to extreme nervousness.
Ruan Danchen laughed upon noticing her expression and said, “They’re quite fun, so don’t need to feel nervous.”
“Only for a close friend like you,” Gao Xiaoyang stared at Ruan Danchen plaintively.
Ruan Danchen grinned. “Well, I can’t help you with anything about interviews but I can introduce you to them. I cannot guarantee that you’ll be able to interview them since it’s all up to you now, but at least you have connections, right? So, do you want to go or not?”
Gao Xiaoyang grabbed Ruan Danchen’s arm, summoned up her courage and nodded through gritted teeth. “Go!”
The duo then exited the washroom, and before they walked further, Ruan Danchen noticed Chang Jingqiu and a granny walking towards them. Coincidentally, she recognized the granny—she was the one who brought her grandson and bickered with Ruan Danchen at the amusement arcade last time.
Ruan Danchen was taken by surprise at the unfortunate coincidence. Looking at the intimacy between Chang Jingqiu and the granny, she figured out the granny’s identity too.
Grandmother Chang was stunned too as she did not expect to meet the ill-mannered young lady who quarreled with her before.
Chang Jingqiu pretended as if nothing had happened and introduced Ruan Danchen with a polite smile. “Grandma, these two are my high school classmates—Ruan Danchen and Gao Xiaoyang.”
Grandmother Chang was not bothered about Gao Xiaoyang and ignored her straight away. Instead, she fixed her slightly cloudy eyes on Ruan Danchen and pursed her wrinkled lips tightly before walking with Chang Jingqiu and stood right in front of Ruan Danchen closely.
“Humph!” Grandmother Chang smirked. “Young lady, didn’t expect to see me so soon, right?”
“Hello,” Ruan Danchen greeted lightly with a flat expression.
There were no signs of nervousness, fear or regret, which further irritated Grandmother Chang.
She clung to the mistake instead of correcting it!
“Why are you here? Since when did the Chang family acquainted with such ill-mannered young lady? Why did we allow any random ill-bred to attend my birthday banquet?” Grandmother Chang pretended to have known nothing and asked Chang Jingqiu.
“Grandma, I think there’s a misunderstanding here. She’s Qi Chenglin’s wife,” Chang Jingqiu replied but her gaze on Ruan Danchen was full of disdain.
“Qi Chenglin’s wife? She was worthy for him? How did Qi Chenglin believe her? She must have acted well in front of him but ill-mannered behind his back! She brought her son and bullied me and Nannan in the mall that day! What kind of attitude was that? Did she think everything will be fine when the Qi family knew nothing about this? Well, she didn’t expect to meet me here!”
Grandmother Chang gave Ruan Danchen a disdainful stare. “The Qi family must have felt ashamed to have such an ill-mannered person like you! Young lady, you must improve your manners and don’t push your luck. The Qi family will know the truth one day if you continue damaging the Qi family’s reputation. You encountered me today and you’ll encounter another person in the same social circle tomorrow. You’re still young, so best to perform your duty well and improve your personality and behaviour.”
Gao Xiaoyang was exasperated before Ruan Danchen could make a statement.
Grandmother Chang took advantage of her seniority and made such a derogatory criticism.
Every statement she made was meant to criticize Ruan Danchen’s ill mannerism, but she did not realize that she was the actual one who behaved rudely now!
Then, Ruan Danchen pinched Gao Xiaoyang’s wrist stealthily as a hint to prevent her from acting rashly.
Grandmother Chang continued when Gao Xiaoyang managed to contain her anger. “It is understandable when I recalled your family background. A crooked stick casts a crooked shadow. How good can a daughter be with such mother? I really don’t know why the Qi family accepted you.”
“It’s fortunate that the Chang family doesn’t have such worry. There’s no need to trouble you as to why the Qi family accepted me and about my attitudes, my family will be the judges. Besides, don’t assume that you were absolutely right regarding what happened in the mall that day, there were witnesses who were able to judge what was right or wrong. If you think that your grandson’s lies and shameless acts at such a young age was considered well-mannered with proper attitudes, then I am truly doubtful about your standard and criterion. At the same time, I’m truly happy and relieved that my attitudes and behaviors are not up to your standard.”