"That dragging note at the end made everyone understand—unless the other party was utterly disgraceful or already had a family…"
Xie Jing was panic-stricken to the extreme, suddenly standing up and hastily admitting her mistake, "Wen Zhan, cousin, I'm sorry... The other day when I overheard you talking to Aunt, I was just... gossiping with my friend, not realizing she would post it online and stir up such a public uproar, damaging your reputation."
The girl was clever enough; before she even finished, she turned toward Mu Wanqing, who was sitting, and said pitifully, "Third sister-in-law, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I know it must have caused misunderstandings and troubles between you and your husband, I... I really—sob... sorry, my mistake..."
Mu Wanqing and the sisters of Wen Family weren't close, and this was the first time she remembered being politely addressed as "Third sister-in-law," which caught her off guard.
She lifted her eyes to look at her husband.