"I’ll have our driver take her home later," Dragon Mother chimed in.
"Mom..." Long Fengxi really didn’t know what to say, and ultimately chose to stay silent.
Gu Lili pretended not to see or hear anything, and after entering the living room, she sat down next to Old Madam Long and started peeling an apple with a fruit knife.
"Lili, don’t hurt your hand. If you want to eat, let the servants peel it for you."
"No need, Grandma, I’m not that delicate."
Peeling an apple - she could handle that easily.
Having grown up on Xiliang Mountain, she hadn’t had many snacks. The fruit trees in her home were what she snacked on from a young age.
Old Madam Long glanced at He Meiwei, "This young lady looks unfamiliar."
"Mom, her name is Meiwei."
"Meiwei?" Old Madam Long still couldn’t remember who she was, "I really am getting old, I can’t remember many names anymore. Which family’s daughter is she?"
"She’s Yu Bei’s ex-girlfriend."
Hearing this, Old Madam Long’s face instantly darkened, while the old master on the other side, knowing full well what his wife was about to say, hurriedly spoke up, "Why is Beibei’s ex-girlfriend here? Did Beibei invite her?"
"Grandpa, how could that be," Gu Lili interjected, "Yu Bei has stopped contacting her, there’s no way he would have invited her."
"I invited her," Dragon Mother interrupted, "It’s really quite fateful. I happened to meet her when I was praying for rain on the mountain, and we chatted a bit. She’s a very nice girl."
"Don’t you think it’s inappropriate?" Old Madam Long glanced at He Meiwei with dissatisfaction, "No matter how fateful your meeting was, you should consider Lili’s feelings; she’s your daughter-in-law."
"Mom, Lili is broad-minded, she wouldn’t mind, right?" Dragon Mother looked toward Gu Lili with a smiling expression.
Unfortunately, Gu Lili wasn’t going to give her that out, "No, Mom, I do mind. I really don’t like you doing this, and Yu Bei doesn’t like it either. Mom, you never even asked us and just went ahead and did it, and now you say I’m broad-minded? I’m not broad-minded at all, I’m narrow-minded. I can’t warmly welcome any woman who covets Yu Bei."
"Covets?" Dragon Mother asked, "Aren’t you overthinking it?"
"How could I overthink it? Mom, He Meiwei used to be my master’s son, Gu Xichen’s girlfriend. She came to my house without breaking up with Gu Xichen, asking to get back together with Yu Bei. Yu Bei is kind-hearted and helped her find a bone marrow match for treatment, but she told me she wanted to snatch Yu Bei back. Mom, and you still want me to be broad-minded? It’s already kind of me not to have slashed her mouth with a knife, but you actually make it sound like I am the one who dislikes you. Such an act really upsets me."
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"Want to take Beibei back?" Old Madam Long’s kind smile was apparent, "Miss He, you should give up on that dream. Don’t take others’ kindness for granted, nor their sympathy as something you can ask for. It will only make you look down upon."
Her words left He Meiwei’s face burning with embarrassment, but this was not the time for her to admit to having such thoughts, "Old Lady, you worry too much. I have no intention of taking him back. Miss Gu’s concern for my presence and slandering me does not mean I am such a person."
"I might slander you, but my husband certainly would not," Gu Lili calmly spoke to Old Madam Long, "Grandma, when Yu Bei wakes up, you can ask him and find out."