The scolding voice, full of mockery and sarcasm, unexpectedly came from the side. Yan Xinxin was surprised and turned her head, only to be even more shocked by the sight of the person who had arrived, adorned in luxurious elegance.
It was none other than Mu Qianshui’s mother, Ning Zitong!
Ye Lirong usually wouldn’t have a chance to cross paths with a stunningly elegant and wealthy woman like Ning Zitong, and when compared to her own dowdy appearance, the disparity was evident at a glance.
But even though she had clearly lost in this regard, Ye Lirong wasn’t one to take kindly to someone suddenly showing up and criticizing her .
"Who do you think you are? What business is it of yours if I discipline my daughter!"
Ye Lirong screamed shrilly at Ning Zitong.
Ning Zitong responded with an arrogant smile.
"What you do to your daughter is indeed none of my concern, but the Young Master Mo you mentioned happens to be my daughter’s future husband. And now you’re instructing your daughter to deceive my future son-in-law out of his money? Surely, I can intervene in that!"
"What did you say? Your future son-in-law? Young Master Mo is your future son-in-law?"
Ye Lirong was utterly stunned.
Ning Zitong cast her a cold, disdainful glance.
"You think your daughter giving birth to a son for Chuxi would bring you some benefits? Let me tell you—this notion that ’a mother is honored through her child’ doesn’t exist anymore in modern times."
Ye Lirong was even more shocked upon hearing this!
"Xi is Young Master Mo’s son?! Is that true?! Xinxin, explain yourself! Xi is Young Master Mo’s son?!"
Ning Zitong furrowed her brows in confusion.
"How can you, as her mother, not even know who the father of your daughter’s child is?"
Ye Lirong was left speechless by Ning Zitong’s pointed question.
She became even more desperate and grabbed onto Yan Xinxin, relentlessly pressing her for answers.
"Xinxin, tell me the truth! Hurry up and tell your mother—is Xi really Young Master Mo’s son? Speak up already!"
Faced with Ye Lirong’s incessant interrogation, Yan Xinxin genuinely began to feel irritable.
The nauseous feeling surged up again, and as she spotted a taxi approaching not far away, Yan Xinxin decisively chose to leave.
"Xinxin! Xinxin, where are you going? You’d better explain yourself!"
Ye Lirong chased after her.
Yet Yan Xinxin didn’t look back and resolutely got into the taxi to leave.
Ye Lirong cursed angrily at the departing taxi, though her heart was beating feverishly!
She could hardly believe it—Yan Xinxin was actually capable of such a feat, getting involved with the scion of the top wealthy family in Ancheng five years ago!
Turning back, she wanted to continue arguing with Ning Zitong, but the street was now empty. All she saw was a black luxury car driving past her.
Yan Xinxin initially intended to go directly to Di Jue to find Mo Chuxi, but Ye Lirong’s commotion had made her uncomfortable. Sitting in the taxi, she decided to get off halfway.
The breeze allowed her to feel marginally better physically.
However, just as she started to feel some relief, she glanced ahead and saw Ning Zitong quietly standing before her.
"What do you want with me?"
Yan Xinxin didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly.
Ning Zitong gazed at her. In the direct sunlight, Yan Xinxin’s porcelain-like flawless face and her lively, clear eyes made Ning Zitong lose focus for a few seconds.
She really looked like...
"I want to talk to you."
Ning Zitong spoke, her attitude and tone now a complete departure from before.
Yan Xinxin looked at her calmly.
"I don’t think there’s anything for us to discuss. I wouldn’t dare provoke the Mu family, especially Young Master Qian. He’s shown me firsthand how the wealthy can act with impunity—even disregard human lives."
Yan Xinxin turned away as she finished speaking. While doing so, one of the books she was holding accidentally fell to the ground. She bent down naturally to pick it up.
Ning Zitong was momentarily dazed by Yan Xinxin’s decisive departure. But as Yan suddenly crouched down, the part of her clothing where her shirt met her pants exposed a faint patch of snow-white skin, revealing a distinct red mark on the right side of her lower back!