Chapter 25
The time of Grampy’s flight was 10 o’clock in the morning . Wen Xinya was glad that he had the accompaniment of Uncle Zhang . After sending Grampy away, Wen Xinya remembered the shop that belonged to the Wen Corporation at Pearl Mall, Jo-ramst, had launched a few new items this month . Previously she had also promised to Manager Li she would visit the shop to take a look . She almost forgot about it due to her busy learning schedule . She decided to drop by today since she was free .
Wen Xinya hailed a taxi and stopped right in front of the mall . She took the lift directly to the shop at level three . The shop was unusually crowded due to the new launches . The moment she set foot into Jo-ramst, she saw Ning Shuqian sitting on a couch at the resting area with a magazine in her hands .
Ning Shuqian saw her too . She stood up slowly from her cross-legged position and walked gracefully towards Wen Xinya . “Xinya, what a coincidence! I did not expect to see you here,” she said .
Ning Shuqian looked at her from head to toes . She seemed to be a totally changed person from half a month ago as if she had successfully morphed from an impatient and childish character into a silent and elegant lady .
Wen Xinya displayed a plain smile . “Aunt Ning, did you come to shop for new clothes?”
Her plain smile accompanied by an unconcealable gracefulness made Ning Shuqian uncomfortable . “Mm, I accompanied Yuya and Ruya here to shop for new clothes . They are in the fitting room now . ”
Wen Xinya plainly nodded in acknowledgment .
Ning Shuqian asked with concern, “Are you used to staying at your Grampy’s place?”
Wen Xinya nodded coldly . “There’s no need for Aunt Ning to worry . Grampy treats me very well . I am happy staying with him . ”
Ning Shuqian showed displeasure in her eyes . Old Master Mo was known for treating everyone coldly . What could she get out of the Mo Family? She must be putting up a false front . She said, “Your Grandpa misses you a lot . Do visit him when you are free . ”
Wen Xinya looked up into her eyes that were full of evil intention and coldness . But Ning Shuqian always managed to conceal her internal motives . “Aunt Ning, what do you mean? I am the Missus Wen of the Wen Family . It is also my home . Of course I will return to visit Grandpa,” she said .
Wen Xinya had intentionally emphasized strongly on the word “return . ”
Indeed, Ning Shuqian’s face turned sour and she almost couldn’t manage her emotions . She looked at Wen Xinya as if she was going to burst into tears . “Xinya, I do not understand why you feel such a strong hatred towards me and misunderstood my words . But I really hope you will return to visit your Grandpa more often . You were always on his mind all these years, and he has had a hard time looking for you . Now that he has finally found you he would naturally hope that you stay by his side . ”
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Ning Shuqian was trying to beat around the bush with the intention of saying she was unfilial . How could Wen Xinya swallow such a huge criticism? Ning Shuqian, you want to challenge me? Let me play along with you and see who wins . “Aunt Ning, I also wanted to visit Grandpa, but Sister Yuya…”
Wen Xinya’s expression was like a flower in autumn . Though powerless, it was pitiful and yet beautiful as if it had some unspoken emotions waiting to be unleashed . This sorrowful emotion was captured in her eyes .
To an outsider, it seemed like the real Missus Wen was being bullied by an adopted daughter, and she wouldn’t dare to reveal her hurt feelings in front of her stepmother .
As if just as expected, the door of one of the cubicles opened, and out of it came Wen Yuya with a bright red dress . The red was attention-grabbing and overbearing, yet elegant . Her eyes almost popped out when she saw Wen Xinya . “Wen Xinya, why are you here?” she asked .
With such an arrogant tone, it got the attention of the other Madams and ladies in the shop . They instantly looked at Wen Yuya differently .
Wen Xinya drooped her head, trying to explain . “Sister Yuya, I…”
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Ning Shuqian knew this wasn’t going to turn out right .
Wen Yuya had a tall and slim figure . Now that she was wearing a pair of 10 centimeters tall high-heeled shoes, it made her look even more dominant . She walked gracefully towards Wen Xinya and looked down at her . “You came to Jo-ramst for the new launches too?” she said while looking at Wen Xinya from head to toe . Then she continued to mock at her . “Can you afford it? The previous time you had my mum pay for your purchases . This time around, you wouldn’t expect her to pay for you again, would you?”
Wen Xinya shook her head with panic . There was sorry and pity in her eyes . “No, I didn’t… Previously it was because I had just returned to the Wen Family for only about a week and had no fitting clothes . Grandpa and Father asked Aunt Ning to accompany me to purchase new outfits and Father had agreed to pay for my purchases . I did not ask Aunt Ning to pay for me…”
The other Madams and Ladies in the shop saw what happened . They looked at Ning Shuqian and Wen Yuya with despise . They pitied the real Missus Wen, who was the only heir to the Wen Family and yet was being bullied by her stepmother and stepsister . The Old Mr . Wen even had to outwardly give instructions to make new purchases for his granddaughter .
All the old rumors about how arrogant and unrefined Wen Xinya was seemed to be untrue . Those rumors were intentionally spread to badmouth her! It must be those from their same social circle . Every family has its own troubles, but now it seemed clear to everyone who was evil and who was kind-hearted .
Ning Shuqian quickly pulled Wen Yuya to stop her . “Yuya, quit spouting nonsense . I know there has been some misunderstanding between you and Xinya, but you shouldn’t have said that . ”
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Ning Shuqian managed to use her words to turn the situation around . Now it became a misunderstanding between them, thus the negative attitude from Wen Yuya towards her sister . It was absolutely normal for two young teenagers to have misunderstandings and arguments .
Xia Ruya also rendered help . “You are just unhappy about Aunt Ning buying more beautiful clothes for Xinya last time . You thought Aunt Ning had forgotten all about you and only cares about Xinya, thus the negative feeling towards her . There’s nothing wrong with Aunt Ning being nice to Xinya since she has suffered a great deal from her wandering life starting from a young age . ”
Though Wen Yuya was arrogant by nature, she wasn’t stupid . She noticed the other ladies in the shop and immediately understood . She started to act sorry for herself and pouted . “Since Xinya returned to the Wen Family, Mother has neglected me . ”
Ning Shuqian held Wen Yuya’s arm and comforted her . “Ruya is right . Xinya had just returned to the Wen Family, so I had to pay more attention and look after her . You are my daughter, how would I not love you?”
Ning Shuqian looked at Xia Ruya with gratefulness and warmth in her eyes . She was such an intelligent child . With just a few words she managed to change Ning Shuqian’s image from a bad stepmother into a caring stepmother who treated her stepdaughter nicer than her own daughter .
There was a saying: Three women create a show . It was indeed true . The Madams and Ladies in the shop seemed to finally understand what was going on . Wen Xinya had surely underestimated these three women .
This was Xia Ruya, who always had a way to position herself as a pure, elegant and kind-hearted person . Ning Shuqian also constantly portrayed a positive image of herself as a graceful and nice person . Thus Wen Yuya was able to be arrogant but not foolish, relying upon her witty mother .
Now that Wen Xinya had seen the true colors of these three people in front of her, she had to raise her guard against them .