"Cough, cough." Covering her mouth with her hand, Yu Li couldn't help but let out a light cough. She pressed the door handle and walked into the restroom.
"Mrs. Ren, Mrs. Ren." The women who were just happily chatting suddenly turned mournful when they saw Yu Li. Their beautiful faces instantly turned gloomy.
As expected, the saying "don't speak ill of others behind their back" was true. You never knew who might be listening.
"Hmm." Yu Li raised an eyebrow and lazily scanned the two women with her eyes. Seeing their trembling shoulders, she felt like laughing.
Did they really need to be so scared of her?
"You seemed to be having a good time just now." Yu Li stood by the sink, gathering the stray hair around her ear and spoke in a light tone, "Please continue, it makes me happy."
"Mrs. Ren, we didn't say anything just now."
"Yeah, you must have misheard us."The two women didn't dare to admit anything.
"Hehe, I'm not a tiger. Why are you so afraid?" Although Yu Li's words were accompanied by a smile, they sent shivers down the women's spines.
The two women involuntarily took a few steps back, keeping a safe distance from Yu Li.
"I hate people who talk behind my back the most. When dealing with them, I usually make sure they have nothing to say for the rest of their lives."
Yu Li elegantly took out her lipstick from her purse and touched up her makeup in front of the mirror. "What do you think?"
"What's so great about you? You're just using your title as Mrs. Ren to act like a bully." The taller woman, perhaps realizing that Yu Li wouldn't let them off easily tonight, decided to take a stand and fight back.
"What do you mean by 'acting tyrannically'? I don't remember ever doing that," she said, as if she was being accused of being a bully.
"You're making things difficult for us now, aren't you?"
"Excuse me, but please get your facts straight. You were the ones talking behind my back," said Yu Li, shrugging her shoulders.
"Well, if you're capable of doing it, we have the right to talk about it."
"Of course you can talk about it. Everyone has the right to speak their mind. But I don't think what you said earlier was accurate," Yu Li raised an eyebrow. "First of all, even if I wasn't the daughter-in-law of the Ren family, I'm still the second miss of the Yu family. What gives you the right to act superior in front of me?"
"So, can I assume that you're just jealous of me?" Yu Li asked.
The two women had nowhere to go and quickly opened the bathroom door behind them and ran out.
[How boring, they're so easily scared.][System: ...]
Yu Li looked at herself in the mirror, and she realized that she bore some resemblance to her appearance in her past life. The body she was in now exuded a sense of charm from within.
Perhaps it was because of this vixen-like appearance that she was not well-liked in the entertainment industry!
As she was about to leave, she heard footsteps outside the door and saw Lin Jinxiu enter.
Ah, the formidable character has arrived.
When Lin Jinxiu faced Yu Li alone, her face didn't show the same gentleness as when she was facing Ren Jingchen.
However, she didn't greet them with a smile but with a sullen face, and the hatred in her eyes was evident.
"Jinxiu," Yu Li greeted her first, with a faint smile on her lips. She was about to leave when Lin Jinxiu suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"Don't go!" Lin Jinxiu exerted a lot of force in her grip, and her words were filled with gritted teeth.
"Is there something wrong?" Yu Li asked.
Lin Jinxiu snorted lightly. "I've never seen a shameless woman like you. You know that Brother Jingchen doesn't like you at all, yet you insist on holding onto the title of Lady Ren."
"Jinxiu, do you know what you're talking about?" The smile on Yu Li's lips faded slightly, and her eyes flickered.
"Of course, I do." Lin Jinxiu paused for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and continued, "I don't think you'll be so proud for long. Brother Jingchen will sweep you out sooner or later, and I want to see what you'll look like when you cry!""Let me borrow your words, I hope that dog man can dump me as soon as possible," said Lin Jinxiu.
Yu Li's expression gradually became serious. "Our affairs don't need your intervention."
"What? Can't stand listening anymore?" Lin Jinxiu blocked the doorway, not letting Yu Li leave. A mocking smile appeared on her lips. "I haven't finished yet!"
"You used despicable means to get Jingchen gege, but he never had feelings for you. He only had feelings for Yu Mo'er." Lin Jinxiu was also angry when she mentioned Yu Mo'er. She gritted her teeth and almost squeezed the words out of her teeth.
[System: Ding dong~ Host, please continue to play the role of a vicious supporting female character.]"Okay, little system, I happen to dislike this woman," thought Yu Li.
Before Yu Li could react, Lin Jinxiu slapped herself in the face with a "pop."
What was she trying to do?
Yu Li was slightly surprised. Lin Jinxiu's body leaned against the wall and slowly slid down the wall, whimpering, "Sister Yu Li, why did you hit me?"
"..." Okay, this was another trap.
With a "bang," the bathroom door was almost kicked open.
Fang Lei quickly walked to Lin Jinxiu's side and helped her up from the ground, looking at her swollen cheek with concern. "Jinxiu, what happened?"
"Alai... sob, my face hurts." Lin Jinxiu lay in Fang Lei's arms, crying so hard that she couldn't catch her breath.
Fang Lei patted Lin Jinxiu's back soothingly, but his gaze fell on Yu Li, "Mrs. Ren, can you explain what happened?"
"Jinxiu, how come I never realized how good your acting skills are?" Yu Li crossed her arms and sneered, "If you were in the entertainment industry, you would definitely win an award for your acting."
"Jinxiu." Lin's parents also stood at the door of the bathroom, looking at their daughter's swollen face with heartache.
Yu Li raised her eyebrows as she saw that the Lin family was all standing at the door without leaving. Was this a plan to gang up on her?
Her thoughts were racing, and she looked up to meet Ren Jingchen's deep black eyes.
"Alu, what's going on?" Lin's mother frowned, her tone clearly displeased with Yu Li.
Lin Jinxiu stuttered with her hand covering her cheek, "It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with Sister Yu Li. I shouldn't have mentioned Mo'er..."
As soon as she said this, everyone present understood what had happened.
Everyone knew that there was tension between Yu Mo'er and Yu Li. Regardless of what Lin Jinxiu said, as long as she mentioned that name, Yu Li would get angry.
It seems that she accidentally touched Yu Li's anger point, but she was too heavy-handed!
Lin's mother's face turned pale. They had never laid a finger on Lin Jinxiu since she was a child, and now she had been slapped by Yu Li, causing her face to swell. No matter who it was, they would be angry about this.
"Yu Li, although Jinxiu said something wrong, did you hit her too hard?"
"I didn't hit her," Yu Li said, refusing to take the blame for someone else's actions.
"You two were the only ones in the bathroom. If it wasn't you, then did my daughter hit herself?" Lin's mother's chest heaved with anger.
"You're right, it must have been your daughter who hit herself!""Jie's luck is so bad. She must not have checked the almanac before leaving the house today and encountered something unlucky!"
"Lin Jinxiu, you're clearly trying to frame me!" Yu Li's gaze fell coldly on Lin Jinxiu, her tone devoid of any emotion.
Lin Jinxiu shrank into Fang Lei's arms and sobbed quietly. "Yu Li, I was wrong... I won't mention Mo'er again. Please forgive me."
Great, instead of explaining, she was just adding fuel to the fire. As expected, Lin's mother shifted her anger to Ren Jingchen.
"Jingchen, what do you think we should do about this?"
Ren Jingchen's probing gaze fell on Lin Jinxiu. He knew exactly what Yu Li was thinking. The whole thing was just a show put on by Lin Jinxiu.
A sudden sense of fear washed over him. This was the person he had loved and cared for like a sister for over ten years.Lin Jinxiu could clearly feel the gaze from Ren Jingchen, and she began to feel uneasy all over. "Brother Jingchen, don't be angry with Sister Yuli. It was my fault. I'll apologize to her in the future."
"If you know it's your fault, why haven't you apologized yet?"
"Huh?"
"..."
With Ren Jingchen's words, the atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.
Did he misunderstand the situation?
Who should apologize to whom?
"Brother Jingchen, you..." Lin Jinxiu's eyes filled with tears, biting her lip, unable to imagine that Brother Jingchen would say such a thing.
[System! System! You said there was no problem, but this man keeps deviating from the script!]"Oh my god! Could this man have hit his head and damaged his brain in the car accident last time?"
"How could you let the white lotus apologize to me? You should believe what she said, believe everything you saw, and then blame me for everything!"
"And then be extremely disappointed in me and ask for a divorce directly."
Yuli's face was full of emotion. If she didn't know what this woman was thinking, Ren Jingchen would probably think that Yuli was really moved by his defense of her.
"Jingchen, what did you just say?" Lin's mother also looked at Ren Jingchen in disbelief, waiting for a satisfactory explanation.
But Ren Jingchen repeated his words, "Apologize to my wife."
"Mr. Ren, it seems like you've got the situation wrong!" Fang Lei defended Lin Jinxiu, his cold eyes staring at Yuli. If looks could kill, Yuli would have died countless times.
"It's clearly Lady Ling's fault. If anyone needs to apologize, it should be Lady Ling apologizing to my fiancée," said Ren Jingchen.
"Sometimes, what we see may not be the truth," Ren Jingchen's deep and magnetic voice sounded. His peripheral vision caught sight of a camera with a blinking red light in the corner. He lifted his chin and said, "There's a camera here, right? We can just pull up the footage."
"Wow, the Lin family is really twisted. They even installed cameras in the bathroom," sneered Yu Li in disgust.
Upon hearing that the footage could be pulled up, Lin Jinxiu became visibly flustered. "Brother Jingchen, this camera broke down a few days ago. I'm afraid we can't use it."
"As a young lady of the Lin family, you even know which camera is broken?"