Chapter 125 Instant Follow-up at the Start of the Team Battle

"Stay!" Xu Wenyan called out, seizing the right moment to stop her.

After all these years, one instance of targeting might not reveal much, but after it happened so many times, Xu Wenyan wasn't stupid enough to miss it.

She had long known her cousin harbored hatred toward her, but out of concern for familial reputation and because they were both busy and rarely saw each other, she simply couldn't be bothered to make an issue of it.

Since Xu Wenyan had invited her to this birthday banquet, she had anticipated that she might say some unpleasant things.

Anyway, this cousin only dared to take verbal jabs and never made a scene, so it was best to just ignore her.

But she hadn't expected her cousin to have such poor judgment; this time, she had actually targeted Ling Yue and even mocked the young girl.

Xu Wenyan had intended to reprimand her cousin and quickly move past the incident, but she hadn't expected the young girl to be someone who wouldn't take any nonsense. Ling Yue had immediately retorted, leaving her cousin furious and unable to save face.

Perfect.

There were some things she couldn't easily say, but since Ling Yue was a guest, it was just right for her to say them.

"Yueyue, I'm sorry. My cousin has a terrible temper and doesn't know how to speak properly. Let me apologize to you on her behalf."

Just as Xu Wenyan moved to bow, Ling Yue held her up.

"Auntie Xu, you are the birthday girl today; whatever you say goes. Besides, you aren't the one who bumped into someone and didn't apologize—it was some 'polite' adult." Ling Yue saw through Xu Wenyan's intentions immediately and followed up on the attack instantly.

She hadn't missed the annoyance in Xu Wenyan's eyes earlier; it was clearly the state of someone who had been bothered by a long-standing issue and had finally reached her limit.

It could only be said that Ling Yue was all too familiar with that emotion.

Hearing her words, Xu Wenyan adopted the air of an older sister, glared at the wealthy woman, and reprimanded:

"Hurry up and apologize to Yueyue! She is a distinguished guest I invited today! You're an adult with no sense of maturity, only looking for trouble with a young girl. Have you lived all these years in vain?"

Since the cousin was being unreasonable, no one would object to Xu Wenyan saying this.

The wealthy woman was furious. "She was the one who insulted me first!"

[resentment value: 15%]

"That's only because you bumped into someone and didn't apologize first." Xu Wenyan's face was stern. "If you don't apologize today, don't ever step foot in my house again. I will act as if I never had a cousin like you!"

"A distinguished guest, her?" The wealthy woman's anger clouded her judgment, and she completely forgot her boundaries. "Could it be that she's your husband's mistress, and you're just too afraid to touch her, Cousin?"

Hahaha!! A marriage of several decades, nothing but a joke! All that talk of a loving couple was just a show for others. Where could there be any substance in a business marriage? The core should have rotted away long ago!

"Slap!" Xu Wenyan slapped the wealthy woman across the face. The sound was sharp and clear.

Businesspeople are born actors. Xu Wenyan was filled with grief and indignation, tears streaming down her face:

"I haven't treated you badly all these years, have I? I sympathized with your family's bankruptcy, and even though your temper was terrible and your words were always snide, I patiently tolerated it all.

But you should never, ever have trampled on our friendship, and now you've even offended my distinguished guest! I see you no longer care about this kinship, so in that case, I will grant your wish."

Xu Wenyan looked at the butler behind her. "Go and have security throw this heartless person out. I don't need her to celebrate my birthday. From this day forward, I will act as if I never had this cousin!"

"Yes!" The butler called security using his walkie-talkie.

The wealthy woman finally regained her senses. Realizing she had caused trouble, she started playing the emotional card:

"You can't do this to me, we are relatives! My family only went bankrupt, and you're already in such a rush to cut ties? Xu Wenyan, you've finally revealed your hypocritical mask, haven't you!"

The center of the battlefield no longer revolved around Ling Yue. Ling Yue stopped chiming in and stood to the side, watching the situation unfold with cold eyes.

Xu Wenyan swayed slightly, looking as if she were about to faint from the wealthy woman's anger.

Kan Jiashu arrived just in time to support his mother, and with a look of deep dissatisfaction, he roared at the wealthy woman:

"Cousin-Aunt, your family went bankrupt 15 years ago. If we wanted to cut ties, we would have done it long ago; why wait until now?

Today is my mother's birthday. You stirred up trouble, made her angry, and even caused her to faint. Do you have any regard at all for our emotional bonds? If you don't care about my mother, I certainly do."

After Kan Jiashu finished speaking, Xu Wenyan slightly regained consciousness and murmured: "Throw her out, throw her out. From now on, we will have nothing to do with each other..."

Security finally arrived and dragged the woman away, along with her gift.

The wealthy woman struggled and cursed angrily: "Xu Wenyan, don't act so noble! You're just someone who judges people based on their status! 'Distinguished guest,' pfft! I see she's just a tool you're using to get rid of me! Let me go, I can walk out myself..."

Her voice gradually faded away.

The farce came to an end.

After today, no one would remember exactly what happened at this banquet; everyone would only know that the wealthy woman's relationship with the Kan Family had shattered.

If her situation had been difficult before, it would be even harder from here on out.

Kan Jiashu guided Xu Wenyan over to Ling Yue, his face full of apology. "I am very sorry that you were mistreated today."

Ling Yue raised her hand to interrupt him, understandingly saying: "Don't say any more. Hurry and help your mother go rest."

She had arrived at the banquet hall randomly; encountering the wealthy woman likely wasn't an intentional arrangement by Xu Wenyan.

However, the fact that she had used her to smoothly cut ties with the wealthy woman was undeniable.

Ling Yue glanced at the number in the bottom right corner that had stopped jumping. The resentment value was an extra bonus; since she had been mistreated on the Kan Family's turf, the hosts had to provide some compensation, right?

"Where is Yu Shuo? Have Yu Shuo entertain Yueyue properly." Xu Wenyan said weakly, leaning in her son's arms.

Yu Shuo, who had been watching the spectacle from the side, heard her future mother-in-law call her. Assuming a dignified and gentle posture, she walked to Xu Wenyan's other side, lightly supporting her back, and said softly: "Auntie, I'm here. Don't worry, I will take good care of Miss Ling."

So gentle? So, she is dignified and gentle in front of people, embodying the image of a virtuous wife and mother, but behind the scenes, she is sharp, clear-headed, and independent. This Yu Shuo actually has two faces.

After speaking, Xu Wenyan fainted. Kan Jiashu hurriedly carried her away and called for a doctor.

Not long after, Mr. Kan also emerged from a private room and left the banquet hall with hurried steps.

After registering her gift, Ling Yue strolled to the outdoor lawn.

Lunch was a Western-style meal, with long tables set up outside. To provide shade, white curtain frames and various floral decorations had been set up.

Ling Yue felt Yu Shuo staring at her the whole time. She turned around helplessly. "What would you like to say?"

Yu Shuo knew the other party was teasing her, but she didn't mind and asked: "What exactly is your identity?"

Ling Yue put her hands behind her back. "So blunt?"

"Just now, I saw you speaking your mind and scolding whoever you wanted to, so I thought you liked blunt people."

Ling Yue raised an eyebrow. "You guessed right." She crossed her arms. "I don't have any particular identity, just an ordinary investor. If you're curious, you can ask Kan Jiashu."

"People in a business marriage don't exactly hold nothing back from each other," Yu Shuo said helplessly.

And before Ling Yue could say anything else, she was surrounded by a group of people.