BXBX NOVEL Chapter 130 - One-Hundred and Thirty: Rebuttal
Lin Yu turned to Yun Nan and said, “Shi Nian has always been full of plans and ideas since he was a child. He was the leader of their group of childhood friends and was the one who came up with all the mischievous schemes when they were kids. But every time they were caught and punished, Xi Cheng was the one who took the blame. Even our elders said that Xi Cheng was like their big brother. ”
Lin Yu was constantly showing off the fact that she had grown up with Shi Nian and his friends. Yun Nan naturally understood what the woman was implying. ‘ Women like her are only good at catfighting. What a bore,’ she thought.
Yun Nan smiled at Lin Yu and replied, “Then it’s fortunate that I didn’t grow up with him, or I wouldn’t have married him!”
Lin Yu choked at that while Gu Man disdainfully remarked, “Oh? You mean to say you were reluctant to marry Shi Nian?”
Yun Nan smiled and didn’t say anything. Shi Nian tenderly commented, “She was reluctant, but I was very willing to marry her.”
Yun Nan turned her head to smile at him. ‘That was some perfect teamwork,’ she inwardly praised. ‘Its good that he didn’t waste my efforts to help him deal with this group of troublesome women.’
The loving scene between the couple rankled Gu Man, and she glared daggers at Yun Nan, wishing that looks could kill. Shi Gao saw this and smilingly stated, “You have a quick and witty tongue, Miss Yun. But… Lin Yu, I remember you once asked Shi Nian why he didn’t marry the girl he was engaged to. What did Shi Nian say back then?”
Gu Man laughed. She had been so angry that it had muddled her head. How could she have forgotten about that? “That’s right, Shi Nian. Didn’t you say the woman you were engaged to was a celebrity? Was it you he was talking about, Yun Nan? Why haven’t I seen you on TV before? Oh, I get it. You’re a starlet, aren’t you? You’ve never acted in any big productions, have you? People barely even know you,” Gu Man mocked, her attitude arrogant and scornful.
Yun Nan couldn’t help but grin. ‘Looks like I really got on her nerves for her to snap like this.’
Shi Nian was about to speak when Yun Nan smiled and inquired, “Oh? I didn’t know you were engaged to a celebrity. Why haven’t I heard about this? Should I ask Grandpa exactly how many marriages he had arranged for you?
Shi Nian mock-glared at her and protested, “I’m already having so much trouble with one engagement; why would I need more?”
“Then, what’s going on with that celebrity? Why didn’t I know about that?” Yun Nan asked with a smile, acting as if she was interrogating him out of jealousy.
Lin Yu hastily tried to smooth things over and said, “Sorry, Yun Nan. Please don’t get the wrong idea about Shi Nian. Gu Man, why did you have to blab everything out? Isn’t that a slap in Yun Nan’s face?”
Gu Man was happy to cooperate with her and said, “Oh, I’m sorry, Miss Yun. I
was mouthing off and accidentally revealed Shi Nian’s affair. Please don’t take it to heart. It’s quite common for a man—especially such an outstanding one— to have a past lover or two. You two are already married; that means you won, so why bother with the past, right? I can tell at first glance you’re a magnanimous woman, Yun Nan.”
The sarcasm and sting in her seemingly innocent remarks made even Xi Cheng frown and glance at Lin Yu unhappily. Lin Yu quickly averted her gaze. She couldn’t stop Gu Man anymore at this point. She would apologize to Shi Nian if worse came to worst and Yun Nan made a fuss. She reckoned that Shi Nian wouldn’t hold it against her.
Yun Nan looked at Gu Man and sighed heavily. “Miss Gu, you might not know this, but marrying a man like Shi Nian is stressful. There’s a reason why I didn’t want him to spread our relationship around when we first married. I didn’t want to deal with those jealous women who coveted Shi Nian.”
Shi Gao retorted, “It’s not actually our fault for misunderstanding. Isn’t the celebrity embroiled in a scandal with Shi Nian also surnamed Yun? It’s a rare surname and one she happens to share with you, Miss Yun.”
‘So Shi Gao is the one with the silver tongue!’ Yun Liu thought and pretended she suddenly had an epiphany before stating, “Oh, so you’re talking about Yun Liu! It’s no wonder such a misunderstanding occurred. Well, I can understand why you made such a mistake, but you guys are unaware of some things about this matter. Forget it; there’s no need to explain it to you guys. I’ll just have to put up with Shi Nian’s scandal! Hah, Shi Nian, you owe me for this!”
Shi Nian’s face darkened, but he obviously didn’t dare to refute her. He could only grumble, “Now I can’t even clear my name. I really don’t understand why there are so many tiresome gossipers.”
Lin Yu and the other two girl’s faces turned green; they knew that Shi Nian was referring to them with that last remark..