Xia Anying, who had been fuming with rage and was about to continue her unreasonable outburst, was instantly silenced upon hearing Xia Sanghuan's words.
She stared blankly at the young girl in front of her, who was looking at her coldly. She opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.
Seeing Xia Anying's stunned expression, Xia Sanghuan raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong? You can't have forgotten, can you?"
"My 'dear elder sister'."
"Never mind. Even if you've forgotten, I'll help you remember."
Her eyes gradually darkened.
She could spare Xia Anying for now out of gratitude to Fourth Uncle Xia, but she couldn't guarantee the same in the future. Moreover, she had run out of patience to argue with her.
Right now, she was more eager to tell Leng Chuanjin the news that she had successfully developed the medicine. So, it wouldn't hurt to use this as a threat.
"If there's nothing else, I hope you can leave as soon as possible."
"I'm sure not many people in this family welcome you."
"Not even me."
"You...!"
How could she forget?
After hearing from Leng Wanqing that Xia Sanghuan was going back to Qingshan Slope alone, she immediately passed the information on to that person. That person said a lot of things that hit her sore spots, which made her so impulsive that she came up with that plan. In the end, all her efforts were ruined by Xia Sanghuan.
The men who went with her never contacted her again after that day. And to keep them silent, she had to give each of them a large sum of money. Xia Sanghuan didn't die, and she even had to pay a huge medical bill. It was truly a case of losing the lady and the soldiers.
However, Xia Anying showed no sign of remorse. Instead, she was so angry that her teeth were itching.
She stared at Xia Sanghuan with wide - open eyes. But after holding back for a long time, she still couldn't say a word. With the call from Leng Wanqing urging her just now, she had no choice but to go to Leng Wanqing's bedroom to get something for her.
Before going upstairs, she cast a resentful look at Xia Sanghuan and then walked upstairs without looking back.
Xia Sanghuan looked up at the direction she was going. After confirming that she wasn't heading towards the bedroom she shared with Leng Chuanjin, she averted her gaze and didn't want to interfere anymore.
She put away the cold and merciless expression she had shown towards Xia Anying. Then she turned around and asked the maid who had almost been beaten with a worried look on her face.
"Are you okay?"
"Did she hurt you anywhere?"
The maid waved her hand in a slightly panicked manner.
"Thank you, Miss Xia. I'm fine."
Although the maid said so, Xia Sanghuan still wasn't at ease. She gave the maid a simple check - up. After confirming that she wasn't injured, she called another maid to help her.
"I'll report this to Brother Chuanjin for you."
"You can go and rest today."
After settling the maid who had been bullied by Xia Anying, she gave Wang Fu, who had been standing by with a worried look on his face, a reassuring look to indicate that everything was okay.
Then she headed towards the study.
Seeing this, the butler quickly called out to her from behind.
"Miss Xia."
"If you're looking for the young master, he's in his bedroom."
"And he might be taking a nap."
Seeing his somewhat embarrassed look, she nodded understandingly.
"I see."
Leng Chuanjin rarely got a chance to rest. After much thought, she decided not to disturb him. And when couldn't she tell him this? Instead of waking him up now, it would be better to tell him at dinner.
After dealing with this matter, she walked upstairs wearily, planning to go back to the bedroom to rest first.
As she walked, the scene of meeting Xia Anying on the mountain that day kept replaying in her mind.
By now, she no longer wanted to maintain the superficial relationship with her so - called elder sister. No matter how she tried to avoid her, Xia Anying would always cause trouble for her when she wasn't looking. She even wanted to take her life.
Moreover, this wasn't the first time she had clashed with Xia Anying in the Leng family. Even if the maids whispered about it behind their backs, it was inevitable. As long as Second Brother and the Fu family didn't find out, it would be fine.
She sighed helplessly and rubbed her temples.
When she got to the bedroom, she didn't care about anything else and just fell onto the bed and fell asleep.
When she woke up again, it was already dark outside. She took out her phone to check the time. It was almost dinner time.
She walked into the bathroom in a daze to wash her face and then went out to look for Second Brother. But before she could find him, Wang Fu told her that Leng Chuanjin was having a conversation with Leng Wanqing in the study.
Leng Wanqing stood in front of Leng Chuanjin nervously, constantly twisting her hands. But he seemed not to notice her. Since he had called her in, he had been lowering his head to approve documents.
Depressing.
That was the only word in her mind now.
Finally, she couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore and boldly asked,
"Brother, if there's nothing else, I'll go and prepare for dinner..."
However, before she could take a step, Leng Chuanjin looked up.
He sorted out the approved documents and placed them on the corner of the table. Then he adjusted his sitting posture, folded his hands on the table, and assumed an interrogating posture.
"You can remember to come home for dinner."
"But you can't remember to stay at home and study."
His voice was calm, but Leng Wanqing could sense the anger in his words.
He didn't have extremely high requirements for his younger siblings. After all, he would always support the family. But that didn't mean he could indulge them in being idle all day.
Looking at his useless younger sister, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Sorry, brother. I'll definitely study hard at home tomorrow."
"I won't go out to play anymore. Please forgive me this time."
Seeing Leng Wanqing with her head down, although he wasn't completely softened, he decided not to pursue the matter for the time being.
"It depends on your performance during this period."
"If your performance is not good, I'll take other measures."
Seeing his expression soften, Leng Wanqing secretly let out a sigh of relief. She looked up at him pitifully and quickly made a series of guarantees, hoping that her brother would let her off earlier.
Leng Chuanjin waved his hand helplessly, indicating for her to go out first.
Just as she was about to go out, he seemed to suddenly remember something and called her back.
"Wanqing."
He looked at her seriously.
"Try to have less contact with Xia Anying in the future."
Seeing his suddenly gloomy face, Leng Wanqing couldn't help but mutter in her heart. Why did big brother say the same thing as that stinky girl Xia Sanghuan?
Although she wouldn't follow her big brother's words, for the sake of reducing trouble for now, she had to listen to him.