That’s not surprising.
Shi Yuanyuan took note to heart and smiled, "Miss Bai, right? I’m Shi Mei’s cousin."
Bai Yuejie nodded, her expression and smile tender, "Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you!" Shi Mei imitated Bai Yuejie’s manner, greeting her formally.
Then she asked Bai Yuejie, "Cousin, are you related to the cousin from last time?"
Bai Yuejie nodded, "They are sisters, one is your cousin, the other is your younger cousin."
"Humph," Shi Mei suddenly placed her hands on her hips, "Turns out she really is a bad person, Sister Bai, let’s go!"
Bai Yuejie looked at her, slightly displeased and instructed, "Don’t be rude, this is your cousin. You should greet her."
"I don’t want to!" Shi Mei huffed, "Last time, Bingbing lost my Supreme Black Card and tried to hit me. I’m very angry and I don’t want to be friends with bad people!"
Saying this, her face full of grievance, she clung to Bai Yuejie’s arm, "Sister Bai treats me the best!"
Shi Yuanyuan could no longer maintain her smile, "Miss Bai, what exactly have you taught my cousin? It seems like now she thinks everyone in the world is a bad person except for you."
Bai Yuejie reached out and touched Shi Mei’s hand, her face showing helpless tenderness as she smiled, "I haven’t taught her much. Perhaps you should ask your sister what she has done to make her so averse to you."
"Hehe, how can it be? Shi Mei used to listen to our words the most. Now that she’s at the Shi family, she has become so close to you," Shi Yuanyuan looked at Bai Yuejie with a haughty expression, "You are neither a member of the Shi family nor were you friends with Shi Mei before, so why do you get along so well with her now? Besides, what have you taught her?"
Shi Yuanyuan’s words carried an undertone, which Bai Yuejie caught instantly.
Her expression still tender and smiling, Bai Yuejie looked at her without saying a word.
Shi Mei, still holding onto Bai Yuejie’s arm, said, "Sister Bai is Shi Mei’s good friend. She is the best person and even buys me toys and cakes!"
Shi Yuanyuan laughed, "Just as I thought, a child, easily bribed with little toys and cakes. Now that she has become your good friend, freely coming and going in your house, seeing the Shi family every day, aren’t you afraid your husband will be stolen?"
"My husband is mine, and no one can steal him away!" Shi Mei’s ears perked up as she spoke vehemently.
"That may not be the case," Shi Yuanyuan laughed meaningfully.
"With a villain’s heart," Bai Yuejie, still gentle and frank, said, "I’m genuine with Shi Mei. How come everything becomes so awful when it comes through your mouth?"
Shi Yuanyuan’s smile faded, "Whether it’s genuine or not, you know it yourself!"
"We need to go to the birthday banquet now, excuse us," Bai Yuejie took Shi Mei by the hand, "we’re leaving first."
"Wait," Shi Yuanyuan blocked their way, "My uncle asked me to accompany Shi Mei to the banquet, afraid she might make a mistake. Now that she’s following you, I’m worried."
"Worried?" Bai Yuejie’s soft smile slightly faded, "You being a person of unclear origin taking her, I’m even more worried. You claim to be Shi Mei’s cousin, but in reality, who knows?"
Shi Yuanyuan didn’t expect Bai Yuejie to respond like that and immediately retorted, "What’s there to pretend about being a cousin? Either you are or you’re not. But you, always trying to sow discord between me and Shi Mei. Were my comments spot on? Are you trying to seduce Mr. Shi by befriending Shi Mei?"
Wow, the more I write, the scarier Bai Yuejie seems, yikes, I need some tickets to soothe my mind and body.