Chapter 144 : Venting

The sound of “pfft” behind Lu Yunyao signaled the departure of Yao Xuan’er.

“Yaoyao, I didn’t expect you to be quite good at dealing with green tea bitches,” came the voice of Ye Wanqing.

Lu Yunyao was delighted, “Wanqing, what are you doing here?”

“Luckily I came, otherwise, I would have missed your show of dealing with those green tea bitches.”

Ye Wanqing sat down beside Lu Yunyao.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Lu Yunyao removed the jewelry she was wearing and put it back in her bag.

“Yaoyao, you look great with them on. Why take them off?”

Recalling what she had just said, Lu Yunyao felt her toes curling in embarrassment.

“Please don’t tease me. I was just trying to irritate them on purpose.”

Who would normally wear so much jewelry? Isn’t it heavy?

In any case, she found her neck and fingers aching, so she quickly took them off.

Ye Wanqing understood her personality and knew that she wasn’t usually one to show off. This time, she was only flaunting it out of anger.

“These were all bought by your husband?”

Lu Yunyao nodded, “Yes.”

“Even though his family background is ordinary, he’s very generous towards you. Such a man is hard to find.”

“Yes.”

Lu Yunyao’s lips curved into a smile, her heart filled with sweetness.

She had never asked for a wealthy partner, all she wanted was someone who cared for her.

There’s an advantage to buying jewelry: if they ever run short on money in the future, they can sell the jewelry to recoup some of it.

“Wanqing, you still haven’t told me why you came to see me.”

“You should be able to guess. Actually, Lu Yunbei asked me to come. We just finished watching a concert together.”

Lu Yunyao thought for a moment and guessed, “Did my brother send you to persuade me?”

“You’re smart, you guessed it right.” Ye Wanqing didn’t hide it, “Lu Yunbei still wants you to move back to the Lu family. Your parents really miss you.”

Lu Yunyao lowered her head, feeling a bit down.

It wasn’t that she didn’t miss her biological parents, but…

Facing her good friend, Lu Yunyao had nothing to hide.

“Wanqing, I’ll tell you in secret. The reason I don’t want to live at the Lu family’s house is that something bad happened before.”

“What happened?”

Ye Wanqing asked anxiously.

“At the recognition banquet, when I was about to wear my gown, I found that someone had smeared poison powder on it.”

“What? Who did that!”

Lu Yunyao didn’t elaborate, “And that night, after staying at the Lu family’s house, my cat fell into a coma from poisoning the next day.”

At this point, her eyes lost some of their sparkle.

“That’s why I’m afraid to live at the Lu family’s house. It was my cat this time, but next time, it might be…”

Her.

Ye Wanqing was both shocked and heartbroken after hearing this.

“Such things actually happened! It’s too despicable!” Ye Wanqing hugged Lu Yunyao, “I’m sorry for you. No wonder you don’t want to go back to your biological parents’ home. I thought you had issues with them, but it’s because of this.”

Lu Yunyao sighed.

“If it weren’t for these things, I would have loved to go home.”

Having finally found loving biological parents, she also wanted to stay by their side and make up for the years of lost love.

“Wanqing, please don’t tell my brother about this.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not foolish.”

Ye Wanqing had grown up in the elite social circles and had seen all sorts of scheming and power struggles among women.

Upon hearing these words, she immediately suspected one person—Lu Yunxiang.

“Yaoyao, do you think it’s possible that Lu Yunxiang did it? The Lu family head, his wife, and Lu Yunbei are all your blood relatives. They definitely wouldn’t harm you.”

Lu Yunyao nodded, “I suspect her too.”

“I’ve always felt something off about Lu Yunxiang. During the DNA test before, she presented a wrong report that nearly led Lu Yunbei to believe you weren’t his biological sister.”

“There was such an incident?”

Lu Yunyao hadn’t known about this.

“Yes, although she claimed the report was done under the supervision of a servant from the Lu family and that she didn’t tamper with it, I still find it suspicious. But your mother has treated her as your replacement for years and dotes on her immensely. Exposing her now might really disappoint your mother.”

“Mm, I know.”

That’s why Lu Yunyao hadn’t told the Lu family about these suspicions.

“And without evidence, we can’t convince others. Lu Yunxiang has a good reputation in the circle. If she plays the victim, she might end up putting you in the spotlight.”

So, without evidence, they couldn’t take any rash actions.

Ye Wanqing’s face flushed with anger as she continued.

“When I met Lu Yunbei today, I also saw Lu Yunxiang. You wouldn’t believe it, she’s been imitating your style. Whatever clothes you wear, she wears the same. She even deliberately mimics your makeup. I nearly mistook her for you today.”

Lu Yunyao usually went bare-faced, naturally beautiful, and radiated a pure and sweet aura.

Lu Yunxiang, on the other hand, was a clumsy imitator. She deliberately drew her eyes to look like drooping doe eyes and painted her lips a pinkish color, bearing a resemblance to Lu Yunyao but only about sixty to seventy percent.

This aspect made Ye Wanqing quite disgusted.

She hated copycats the most!

Why didn’t Lu Yunxiang have her own style? Why did she have to imitate Yaoyao?

It was really repulsive.

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you deal with Lu Yunxiang. This woman is too scheming. Staying in the Lu family is like having a ticking time bomb. If she dares to harm you today, she will surely harm others in the Lu family for her own interests tomorrow.”

Such people are ungrateful, a ticking time bomb waiting to strike.

“You need to be careful, Wanqing, and avoid falling into her traps.”

“Don’t worry, I have ways to handle these white lotus types.”

…

When Lu Yunbai met with the Ye family siblings, Lu Yunxiang also tagged along.

She wasn’t there for Ye Wanqing, but for Ye Yunbei, Ye Xuanlin.

The Ye family was the top elite family in Su City, much stronger than the Lu family.

Since the path with the Fu family was blocked, she might as well… try her luck with the Ye family.

After all, Lu Yunbai had a marriage pact with the Ye family. By accompanying her brother, she would get the chance to meet Ye Yunbei. The more often she met him, the better the chance of developing a relationship.

Ye Wanqing feigned surprise, “Oh, isn’t that Lu Yunxiang? At first glance, I thought it was Yaoyao coming.”

“Really? My sister and I do look quite alike. Sometimes even Mom gets lost in thought when she looks at me.”

Lu Yunxiang pretended to be shy.

It was as if she had been born beautiful, not intentionally imitating anyone.

“From a quick glance, you do look quite similar, but if you look closely, there are still differences between you two.”

Ye Wanqing’s face was adorned with a gentle smile, but her words were like sharp knives, piercing Lu Yunxiang’s heart.

“Yaoyao has a light and graceful figure with an elegant demeanor. Your figure is a bit bulky, the size of this dress seems a bit small for you. I can see your waist is almost stretching the seams of the dress. Also, your eyeliner is too dramatic, and the powder is applied so thickly I thought you were painting a wall. If it rains later and washes off your makeup, it would be quite embarrassing, wouldn’t it?”