Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Never Hit a Smiling Face
Jin Yingzi administered the acupuncture, while Ye Ningwan attended to other patients outside.
Wangyue and Mrs. Chen brought their own tea and snacks, refusing to drink even a sip of tea from the Leng Family.
Mrs. Leng sarcastically remarked, "Are you afraid that I’ve poisoned it? You wouldn’t even take a sip."
Ye Ningwan replied, "As long as you understand, Mrs. Leng, there’s no need to say it out loud."
Mrs. Leng’s face turned blue with anger.
Before long, Jin Yingzi finished the acupuncture successfully.
Ye Ningwan sighed with relief and said to Mrs. Chen, "We’ll observe for another half day, and then we can go back."
Mrs. Chen smiled and said, "Young Madam, you’re so kind-hearted and impressive."
Ye Ningwan smiled slightly, leaving Jin Yingzi to stay here, while she got up to stretch her legs.
Mrs. Leng immediately asked, "Where are you going to stretch?"
"Just going for a walk. What, is the Leng Family a place where you can’t take a stroll? I’m pregnant and need to move around more. Sitting here all the time isn’t good for the baby." Ye Ningwan patted her belly, using her pregnancy as a talking point.
Mrs. Chen, upon hearing this, quickly said, "Young Madam, get up and move around, you’ve been sitting for a long time."
Mrs. Leng signaled one of the household staff to follow behind them.
Ye Ningwan ignored it and led Wangyue and Mrs. Chen towards the garden.
Sure enough, they saw Leng Linglong in the garden.
She seemed to have an affinity for this garden; the first time Ye Ningwan met her was also here.
Leng Linglong was originally sitting on a swing, swaying back and forth.
Upon seeing Ye Ningwan, she immediately got off the swing, snorted coldly, and prepared to leave.
"Linglong."
Ye Ningwan called out to her.
Leng Linglong turned her head, snorted, and asked, "Why did you call for me? I don’t want to talk to you."
Ye Ningwan asked Mrs. Chen and Wangyue to stay put.
Mrs. Chen, worried, quickly said, "Young Madam, I should go with you! Miss Linglong has a fiery temper, what if she gets physical with you and harms the baby?"
"Linglong isn’t a barbaric girl, I know how to handle it," Ye Ningwan reassured her.
She moved forward, and Mrs. Chen wanted to follow her but was stopped by Wangyue.
Mrs. Chen glared at Wangyue, who was not intimidated.
After all, her eyes were bigger.
Mrs. Chen backed down and hurriedly rubbed her eyes.
Getting older, she couldn’t compete with the youth in staring contests.
Meanwhile, Ye Ningwan had already approached Leng Linglong.
Leng Linglong, noticing her approach, angrily questioned, "Why are you calling me? I don’t want to deal with you."
Ye Ningwan thought, if you don’t want to deal with me, why stop and wait for me?
Such a contrary little cutie.
"Linglong, I’m sorry," Ye Ningwan apologized.
Leng Linglong looked at her in surprise.
She knew that Ye Ningwan had a strong personality and wouldn’t yield even to her own family.
The downfall of the Ye Family was not entirely her doing, but she did accelerate their decline.
For someone like her to apologize?
"It was Zhan Hanjue and I who failed you, I’m sorry," Ye Ningwan apologized again.
Hearing her repeatedly apologize, Leng Linglong found it hard to remain angry.
As they say, you can’t hit someone who is smiling.
"Forget it, I know it’s not your fault. It’s Hanjue, he never liked me. It’s always been one-sided on my part. I thought with the connection between our families, I could surely marry him. It didn’t matter if he didn’t like me then, as long as he liked me in the future. Now I realize I was wrong; he’ll never like me."
"It’s not your fault he doesn’t like you. You’re great; you just haven’t met the person who will love you more yet."
"Don’t tell me these nice things, I don’t want to hear them. Why did you stop me, what do you want?" Leng Linglong asked impatiently.
Ye Ningwan asked, "Do you know your brother was poisoned?"
"Poisoned? Are you saying my brother..."
"Who has your aunt been close to recently?" Ye Ningwan asked again.
Leng Linglong widened her eyes.
She’s simple-minded, but not stupid.
Ye Ningwan had made things so clear; how could she not understand?
"I haven’t seen her around anyone frequently... Oh, I remember, someone did visit her a few days ago," Leng Linglong quickly replied.
"Who?"
"Li Qingqing, that actress."
"Her?"
"Yes, she’s our Leng Group’s spokesperson now. It’s really annoying; after what she did, the whole internet was boycotting her. But inexplicably, she’s active again, and her past scandals are all wiped clean. She’s now back to being the enviable actress. My aunt too, why would she use a celebrity with such a bad history? It’s really annoying," Leng Linglong complained.
Ye Ningwan frowned.
She hadn’t expected it to be Li Qingqing.
That past incident had been a big blow to Li Qingqing.
It’s said that she almost retired from the entertainment industry.
Before, when Zhan Hanjue attended a banquet, she once acted as his date, but that was to deliberately invite Ye Ningwan out.
Due to Zhan Hanjue spreading the word, information about Li Qingqing surfaced.
But not long after, the information was withdrawn.
Li Qingqing sank back into obscurity.
Unexpectedly, she could stage a comeback at this point.
Is it because of Mrs. Leng?
"Has your brother’s poison been cured?" Leng Linglong asked again.
Ye Ningwan said, "Don’t worry, it’s been resolved. Your aunt cares for your brother too much to let him get hurt. It’s a simple poison, nothing serious."
"So, it really was my aunt who poisoned him? Why would she do that?" Leng Linglong was heartbroken.
Ye Ningwan consoled her, "Don’t be too upset. Your aunt wouldn’t harm your brother. Also, be cautious yourself. Take this; it’s an antidote pill I made, useful for most situations, just in case."
Ye Ningwan handed her a small porcelain bottle and a sachet containing some herbs.
Leng Linglong initially wanted to throw them away, not wanting them.
But seeing the sincerity in Ye Ningwan’s demeanor, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
However, she kept a stern face as she accepted them, saying, "Don’t think giving me this will make me forgive you. I will never forgive what you did to me in this lifetime."
"Alright, alright, however you wish to hold a grudge against me is fine," Ye Ningwan said repeatedly.
After those words, she turned and left.
Leng Linglong frowned, angrily stomped her foot.
Watching her leave, she had the urge to call her back, to tell her that wasn’t what she meant.
She wouldn’t forgive her, but she hadn’t said she hated her.
However, seeing Ye Ningwan walking away, she couldn’t find the courage to stop her.
In the end, all she could do was watch her leave with her entourage.
"Leng Linglong, so annoying."
Leng Linglong cursed herself angrily and turned to run away.
Ye Ningwan, unaware of all her jumbled thoughts, returned to the living room to find Mrs. Leng.
With a sneering smile, she said, "Mrs. Leng, how does it feel to partner with Li Qingqing, dealing with a tiger?"
Mrs. Leng was taken aback, looking at her in astonishment.
As expected.
Ye Ningwan’s heart sank.
"What did Mrs. Leng do to bring Li Qingqing back into the entertainment industry?"