When this sensitive topic was broached, Qi Longbing, the master manipulator behind it all, continued to pick at his food without any change in expression, eating sporadically.
"Delicious, delicious! Aunt Wang, your cooking is always so tasty. It’s really good! Aunt Wang, remember to pack up the leftovers for me to take home later, okay!" Hua Xiaomo declared loudly and without restraint, completely ignoring Pan Yutong’s words.
This caused a variety of expressions to emerge among those at the table. Especially the stepmother, Shen Qingxiang, whose face was filled with disdain. Miss Pan, seeing her rival deliberately change the subject, felt quite embarrassed and struggled to maintain her composure.
"Grandfather, Auntie, please enjoy your meal. I’m done eating," Pan Yutong said. Fınd the newest release on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
"You’re eating so little!" Hua Xiaomo chimed in, looking at the untouched drumstick in Pan Yutong’s bowl. "This... I might as well eat it, huh."
Just as Hua Xiaomo was about to use her chopsticks to pick up the chicken drumstick from Pan Yutong’s bowl, another pair of chopsticks suddenly and decisively intersected with hers, blocking them.
"If you want to eat, isn’t there more in the serving bowl? Do you really need to snatch hers?" Qi Longbing said, his words carrying a faint note of reproach.
Was this act going a bit too far? He certainly didn’t like his woman having to snatch food from someone else’s bowl!
Hua Xiaomo glared at him. Damn it, why did this guy have to interfere? Didn’t she know there was more in the serving bowl? Did she need him to remind her what to do?
She was deliberately acting so ill-mannered and undisciplined just for Old Master Qi to see!
"What’s this? I just thought that since Miss Pan isn’t eating it, wouldn’t the drumstick go to waste? I just wanted to take care of it. Isn’t that a good idea?" Hua Xiaomo said with a feigned innocent smile.
Pan Yutong’s beautiful face flushed then paled at these words. This woman came today just to pick a fight with me! She points out all my embarrassing moments, and now she’s even harping on my eating. It’s obvious she wants to make me look bad in front of Master Qi!
"Miss Hua is really kind-hearted, but I will finish my own food. You don’t need to bother," Pan Yutong managed to reply, feeling quite awkward and resentful.
That detestable Hua Xiaomo! I really underestimated her before! I never expected her to be so insidious!
Hua Xiaomo gave a mirthless chuckle, said nothing more, and continued to gorge herself, paying no more attention to anyone else.
Alright then, no one would think highly of her as such a terrible prospective granddaughter-in-law. As for Pan Yutong, if Qi Longbing wanted to marry her, it would be none of my damn business.
Ah, no, that’s not right! The forced marriage... He can’t marry her! He absolutely mustn’t marry her!
The meal proceeded in a strange atmosphere.
Nevertheless, Shen Qingxiang couldn’t help but say, "Long Bing, you should interact more with Miss Pan. After all, our Qi Family and Warner World will be partnering on development projects in the future."
Qi Longbing’s lips curled into a faint, unreadable smile, a roguish glint flickering deep in his eyes. Suddenly, he shifted his chair and draped an arm over the shoulder of the person beside him. "Of course, there’s no problem with the partnership," he said, "but Miss Pan also needs to work on building a good relationship with my little girlfriend here!"
Instantly, Pan Yutong’s beautiful face paled with anger. This clearly implied he wanted to have his cake and eat it too.
Hua Xiaomo remained silent, but deep down, she sensed Qi Longbing’s complete indifference towards this woman.
After all, if she were truly the family-acknowledged fiancée-to-be, how could she possibly tolerate her fiancé suggesting he’d take a mistress?