12 Not as Easy as I Thought

Tang Xinyue didn't take into account what Li Xia would have done when she confessed all of her actions.

That son of a... Tang Xinyue rested her head on her arm.

Fan Lingxin didn't have a single clue what was happening. "Sister Xinyue, what happened? What's wrong?"

"Nothing..." Tang Xinyue lifted her head a little to look at Fan Lingxin.

Her mind was a mess. She still succeeded in a way, but it seemed like Fan Lingxin used Tang Xinyue's kindness to gift Qin Huiying the better present.

Qin Huiying wore the pendant around her neck and showed it off yet again.

"What do you think?" She had a wide gloating grin on her face.

The ladies around the table all started to compliment her.

"Oh my, that really complements your looks!"

"I am really envious you received such a good present!"

"The pendant seems ancient, it's probably expensive."

Qin Huiying exuded an aura of arrogance. She chuckled quietly, a hand over her mouth.

Her gaze swept across Fan Lingxin and Tang Xinyue, and she squinted her eyes.

"You... Shameless daughter-in-law of mine. If Xinyue didn't confess, would you have told me the truth?"

Suddenly confronted, Fan Lingxin didn't know what to do. She could only shake the woman beside her.

Tang Xinyue lifted her head and said, "Mrs. Li, don't worry about it. Think about the earrings that she gave you, they're good too, right?"

"Earrings are not good enough for an apology. She dared to try to trick me!"

With only that simple mistake, Fan Lingxin's image inside Qin Huiying was completely destroyed...? It seems as if her dislike repressed the good feelings earlier.

This is not as easy as I thought.

Fan Lingxin clenched her fist on her laps, tears started pouring out of the corner of her eyes.

With a lowered head, her long black hair covered the majority of her face. However, the teardrops could be seen falling onto her dress.

Seeing this, Qin Huiying toned down and lost her motivation to get angry.

"Stop with your act, you shameless bitch!" Mrs. Tang fanned the flames.

Tang Xinyue couldn't take it anymore. It was herself they were insulting. It was herself they made cry. It was herself... she set up and framed.

She stood up and comforted Fan Lingxin, patting her back gently.

"Mother, stop it! Can't you see she's already crying?"

Mrs. Tang thought that it was an easy opportunity to taunt her even more, given to her by her daughter.

"Hmph, if I didn't know any better, I'd say she's being fake!"