Watching Han Ruixin massage Ye Shu, the Old Lady kept asking, "Granddaughter-in-law, how does it feel? Are you feeling a bit more comfortable?"
"Yes, much better," Ye Shu nodded. "Granny, though we are like guests once we marry into the family, Miss Han is here to celebrate your birthday. Now, having her massage me doesn’t seem quite appropriate?"
"What’s inappropriate about that?" the Old Lady said bluntly, without a hint of reservation. "The Han Family of Han City has always followed us like a dog, eagerly wanting to collaborate with us. Having their daughter give my granddaughter-in-law a massage doesn’t demean them in the slightest."
Han Ruixin felt a sting from the Old Lady’s words, and her hand unconsciously tightened with her worsening mood!
"Ouch!" Ye Shu suddenly felt a pain in her shoulder and couldn’t help but cry out.
"What happened?" the Old Lady asked before abruptly standing up and slapping Han Ruixin across the face, "You good-for-nothing, can’t you be gentler? Get out!"
"Granny, you..." Han Ruixin was completely dumbfounded. How could she have imagined that the Old Lady, who had just appeared so kind and amiable, would suddenly strike her?
Where was the composure and tolerance expected of the head of a distinguished family?
Seeing Han Ruixin standing there dumbfounded, the Old Lady suddenly wore an apologetic look and said, "Ruixin, I’m sorry about what just happened, as an old woman I can sometimes be too impulsive, but I slapped you because you deserved it at the moment. Don’t worry though, you didn’t suffer that slap for nothing. I have a great opportunity for you."
Turning her head towards Bai Yueru, the Old Lady said, "Yueru, now that Xiao Shu is pregnant, we should celebrate with a marriage and have a grand wedding. It will allow her to bring forth the next generation for our Sheng family soon, and it will also fulfill one of my old worries. By the way, let Ruixin be the bridesmaid. Being able to serve as the bridesmaid for Young Master Sheng’s wife is indeed a fortune she has cultivated over many years."
Boom! Any remaining hope within Han Ruixin was utterly dashed.
She had hoped to win over the Old Lady’s affection, thus gaining a better chance to get closer to Brother Chen, but now all seemed meaningless.
No wonder her mother had repeatedly reminded her not to see Grandma Sheng on her own accord, but her refusal to listen, thinking that effort would change Granny Sheng’s view on the Han Family.
Now she realized, many things were merely her own wishful thinking.
When Bai Yueru heard this, she was naturally overjoyed, "Mom, I was just about to say that our Sheng family hasn’t had a big celebration in a long time. I promise this time, it will be splendid, and you won’t be disappointed!"
Finishing her words, Bai Yeuru did not forget to say to Han Ruixin, "Ruixin, since you are the bridesmaid appointed by Grandma Sheng, we will rely on you then."
Han Ruixin did not respond to Bai Yueru, as her eyes were fixated on Sheng Shaochen. She dearly wished he would offer her an explanation, to say it was all the old lady’s idea, to say he also had feelings for her.
But now her Brother Chen wouldn’t even look at her. In his eyes, there was only Ye Shue.
If Ye Shu had not appeared, her Brother Chen would never have become so merciless, watching as she was slapped by the Old Lady without stepping up to protect her!
What had she done wrong? Why did this woman with the surname Ye have to step in and snatch away her Brother Chen, who originally belonged to her?