For a moment, the atmosphere turned a bit awkward.
Situ Yun coughed uncomfortably twice.
Then he said, "Well, Miss Zhao Shuning is truly brave and resourceful."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"I thought Miss Zhao had put away all her hostility in the past six months and quietly played the role of the Lin family's granddaughter."
"It seems I was too naive. A person like Miss Zhao would never sit idle."
"Xiaoyunyun, you're overpraising me."
Situ Yun couldn't help muttering to himself. The former hot - tempered girl had now transformed into a person with multiple personas. She could be sassy or sweet, scheming or gentle. At the right moment, she could even turn into an innocent white lotus that everyone adored.
Zhao Shuning and Situ Yun chatted all the way.
At this time, Lin Siyuan came to the Chu family's mansion again.
Chu Wen and Chu Nuan, the siblings, were standing in front of the Chu mansion. Looking at Lin Siyuan with a fierce look on his face, there was nothing but mockery on their faces.
"Master Lin, here again?"
"Chu Wen, don't play dumb. Tell me, did you frame me for that incident? Now wherever I go, the common people secretly point at my back and talk about me. Even my father has become much colder towards me."
Chu Nuan looked at Lin Siyuan.
She stepped forward and said, "I'm also quite curious about this. Master Lin, why do you have such a strange taste? How dare you go after your father's woman?"
"Chu Nuan, stop provoking me with your sarcasm. I've long known that your Chu family doesn't like our Lin family. But I didn't expect you to use such despicable means to frame me this time. You two siblings act so noble, but we're all old foxes. What are you pretending for?"
Chu Wen wasn't angry.
He was used to Lin Siyuan's repeated provocations.
Every time he would shout a lot, but in the end, didn't he always slink away with his tail between his legs?
After a while, someone whispered something in Lin Siyuan's ear.
He was shocked and said, "What? Did that woman Lin Qingying really do such a thing?"
Lin Siyuan's biological mother was Beauty Xiao. Beauty Xiao and Lady Haitang had always been at odds, so he didn't have much affection for Lin Qingying.
But this time, since Lin Qingying had caused trouble, the Lin family's reputation would surely be damaged, which was something he didn't want to see.
"Useless! She only knows how to disgrace the Lin family."
Lin Siyuan growled in a low voice.
"Are there any other things?"
"Zhao Shuning left the Lin family? She resigned in front of everyone? I've long known that girl is not a good - natured one. If it weren't for my father insisting on bringing her in, saying that the Zhao family was powerful and could be a help to the Lin family, now it's fine. The Yang family is gone, and the Zhao family is also leaving. Isn't the Lin family now in a difficult situation?"
After thinking for a while, Lin Siyuan planned to ride away on his horse.
Just at this moment.
Situ Yun came back with Zhao Shuning.
As soon as he saw Zhao Shuning, Lin Siyuan's expression changed.
Then, as if he remembered something, he turned around even more angrily, pointed at Zhao Shuning, and questioned the Chu siblings.
"Chu Wen, Chu Nuan, you two siblings are really good at this. Yesterday's incident in my Lin family was also something you did in collaboration with Zhao Shuning, right?"
Zhao Shuning found it funny.
Looking at the expressions of Chu Wen and Chu Nuan, they seemed not to know what had happened.
"Lin Siyuan, don't put every blame on our Chu family. Those things you mentioned have nothing to do with us siblings."
"Then how do you explain this woman?"
Lin Siyuan pointed at Zhao Shuning and stared intently at Chu Wen and Chu Nuan.
The siblings, who were a bit confused about what had happened, were stunned. They looked at Zhao Shuning behind them. This girl was really quite beautiful, but it was a pity that she had a blood - relation with the Lin family.
Before the siblings could say anything, Zhao Shuning spoke.
"Lin Siyuan, your question is really funny. My appearance here is my own business. Why are you asking the Chu siblings for an explanation?"
"Zhao Shuning, what did you call me?"
"Lin Siyuan."
"I'm your uncle."
"Not anymore."
Lin Siyuan glared angrily.
"Zhao Shuning, tell your uncle, did the Chu siblings instigate you to do these things? You're a member of our Lin family. How could you be instigated by such villains?"
Zhao Shuning said, "Even if I say no, you won't believe me. Lin Siyuan, Beauty Xiao is all brawn and no brains. Are you the same? Don't you have a brain?"
"What did you say?"
In the past six months, Lin Siyuan was used to Zhao Shuning being gentle, generous, and speaking softly. How could she be like this now? For every word he said, she would retort, and every word was sharp, leaving no room for compromise.
"Lin Siyuan, are you deaf?"
The Chu siblings watched this scene with great interest.
Zhao Shuning added, "Maybe I've been docile for too long, and you seem to have forgotten that I'm also an elixir master."
Lin Siyuan looked up.
He was extremely shocked.
Yes, he almost forgot. When he chased Ye Xingchen to the Zhao mansion back then, the spiritual power fluctuations that Zhao Shuning showed were really intimidating.
Later, he comforted himself, thinking that there must be a powerful person helping her. And since Zhao Shuning had always behaved well in the Lin mansion, he even thought that the spiritual power fluctuations he felt in the Zhao family's yard back then must have been an illusion.
But now, Zhao Shuning's appearance confirmed Lin Siyuan's previous thoughts.
"Zhao Shuning, you're a member of the Lin family."
"Don't need you to remind me. You clearly know that my mother, Lin Miner, was long ago kicked out of the Lin family's genealogy. If our Zhao family hadn't developed rapidly later, how could your father have thought of recognizing kinship?"
Lin Siyuan said, "If you despise the Lin family so much, then why did you do what you did in the past six months?"
Zhao Shuning sneered.
"Lin Siyuan, our Zhao family is in the golden period of development. If I hadn't pretended to join the Lin family, according to Lin Feng's personality, how could he have allowed the Zhao family to grow? He thought that the Zhao family was an auxiliary force for the Lin family in the past six months, but he didn't know that because of the Lin family's influence, our Zhao family got a chance to catch its breath in these six months and could develop more rapidly."
How could a seventeen - year - old girl think so comprehensively about a matter?
When she pretended to return to her ancestral family, others said that the Zhao family had raised an ungrateful person. But now it seemed that was completely wrong.
She had started laying out her plan a year ago. Taking advantage of the fact that the members of Shui Yunsheng were all over the Dongze Wilderness, she spread the titles of a well - bred young lady and the most beautiful woman in the Dongze Wilderness, attracting the attention of Lin Feng, who was extremely vain.
Later, she pretended to submit in order to buy time for the Zhao family to rapidly develop its power.
In the past six months, the Zhao family had presented a lot of things to the Lin family. The Lin family thought that the Zhao family had truly surrendered, so they relaxed their guard and let the Zhao family handle many things.
When the Zhao family became crucial to the Lin family, Zhao Shuning created this incident, left the Lin family, and by the way, cut off another arm of the Lin family - the Yang family.