Chapter 124 You want to be my elder? Why don't you change your surname to mine?

Silence, dead silence.

Not only was the wealthy woman who had been snapped at unable to react for a moment.

Even Xu Wenyan's brain froze up.

[resentment value: 70%]

Finally!

The value in the bottom right corner, which had been silent for so long, began to jump after being injected with new energy.

A faint smile curled at the corners of Ling Yue's mouth.

This smile was interpreted by the wealthy woman as mockery.

The anger of being humiliated immediately went to her head, and she shouted sharply: "Which damn brat are you? Spewing filth at my cousin's birthday banquet—did your elders not teach you what upbringing, manners, and rules are?!"

"You have upbringing? You have upbringing, yet you bumped into someone without saying sorry? You're an adult, how come you don't understand manners and rules either? I guess your elders didn't teach you either, did they? Knowing this is your cousin's birthday banquet, yet looking down on the guests she invited—do you look down on the guests, or do you simply look down on your cousin?"

Looking through the phenomenon to see the essence.

Ling Yue searched through her memories but couldn't find a single scene where she had offended this wealthy woman.

Then why was she targeting her the moment they met, and at such a formal banquet, too? She wasn't a brainless lunatic.

Obviously, she wasn't targeting her at all; she wanted to achieve the goal of humiliating the host by bullying her.

This kind of underhanded tactic was a form of resentment transference.

If she couldn't afford to provoke her cousin, surely she could afford to provoke a little girl, right?

Xu Wenyan's eyes were full of annoyance.

The wealthy woman, having had her inner thoughts exposed, panicked for only a moment.

She didn't dare to continue along the lines of Ling Yue's words, so she could only repeat the old topic:

"Respecting elders is common sense. Do you not even understand common sense? My cousin invited you as a guest, which is giving you face, yet you are making a scene at her banquet. You really have a sharp tongue and are quite arrogant!"

Yes, that's right.

She just couldn't stand Xu Wenyan.

They were both commercial marriages, so why was it that the man she married was fickle? Even though she had given birth to three children in a row, he still wanted to cheat and have children outside! When her maiden family went bankrupt, her in-laws didn't even help wholeheartedly.

This resulted in her now not only losing power but also being forced to stay at home. Every time they gathered for afternoon tea and she saw that all her sisters had independent careers, heaven knows how much she envied, was jealous of, and hated them.

Especially her cousin Xu Wenyan.

She herself was less capable than her, yet she married better. After marriage, she even received help from the Kan Family and successfully carved out her own career.

All these years, her cousin's husband only focused on the family and didn't have a single bit of scandalous news. The two had been married for many years, were as loving as ever, and all their children were promising.

Once upon a time, she was the protagonist at chats and gatherings.

But now, everyone fawned over Xu Wenyan, and she had been reduced to a supporting role!

Why should Xu Wenyan live a good life while she had to suffer such a painful marriage?

She couldn't express her hatred directly to Xu Wenyan, so she would do small things to make her uncomfortable and unhappy.

Only in this way could she feel better.

This time, she set her sights on Ling Yue.

She heard she was just an ordinary little girl who had sent a bucket of fish to her cousin's husband and gained his favor.

Heh, sending fish to gain favor? Would a family like the Kan Family be short of fish? It was obviously an excuse. Who knew if she was a mistress her cousin's husband was keeping outside!

How could she miss such a good opportunity to mock her?

In just a few seconds, many thoughts flashed through the wealthy woman's mind.

Ling Yue saw this and smiled contemptuously: "Want to be my elder so badly? What, are you going to change your surname to match mine? Someone with a different surname—if you respect me, I will respect you. If you don't respect me, why should I swallow your anger and give you a pleasant look?"

As she spoke, she stepped closer:

"Look around you; how harmonious was this banquet before you arrived? You started trouble the moment you came. I think you're just jealous. Jealous that someone gave Aunt Xu a gift but no one gave you one? If you're mentally unbalanced, go see a doctor. Coming to your cousin's birthday banquet to make a scene—what, do you not want this relative anymore?"

It's been a while since I roasted someone.

Feels like my skills have declined a little.

Oh well,

[resentment value: 73%]

Only went up 3 percentage points.

"What nonsense are you babbling!" The wealthy woman suddenly raised her voice.

Then she followed up with a cold snort:

"Jealous? Heh, do you know who I am? People of our status have whatever we want. On the contrary, you—I have never seen you in the Hangzhou circle. You don't look like a daughter of a noble family at all, and everything you say is small-minded and unpresentable. You wouldn't happen to be someone trained by some socialite class specifically to hook up with rich people, would you! Cousin, you must be careful of this kind of person! Be careful that your husband doesn't get deceived!"

This sour tone, this motive with hidden implications.

Ling Yue finally understood:

"Have you suffered from fake socialites before? Why do you have so much resentment toward people in socialite classes? They are prettier than you and harder working than you, and they paid money to sign up for classes. How does that bother you? Not to be mean, but with your looks, you wouldn't even make it into a socialite class. Even plastic surgery would find your skin too old and loose to tighten. You keep saying 'I've never seen you in the Hangzhou circle.' Being narrow-minded is one thing, but you're also ignorant. With that shrewish look of yours, which young lady would want to meet you? Don't let your spit hit your face when you talk; you'd have to wash it with disinfectant when you get home."

[resentment value: 97%]

[resentment value: 100%]

[Lucky draw attempts: 18]

[resentment value: 3%]

Wow! This wave of resentment rose fast; looks like I poked a sore spot.

Things are going a bit off track.

The wealthy woman wanted to humiliate Ling Yue to annoy Xu Wenyan.

But now... the person who is blocked and unable to speak seems to be her.

The wealthy woman was so angry she was panting heavily, "Commoners are just barbaric and shrewish! You've really messed with me today. Do you believe I can make it impossible for you to survive in Hangzhou!"

Ling Yue looked around and said solemnly: "I am insulting you today, you thing that looks down on people with dog eyes. I'll stand right here after scolding you. I'd like to see how you make it impossible for you to survive in Hangzhou. Hurry up, make me go bankrupt like in the TV shows. Can you do it? Do you have that right? If you can't do it, what are you acting tough for? Who here has a lower net worth than you? Do you see them acting crazy? What did commoners do to you? You're so noble, so unattainable—don't wear clothes made by commoners, don't eat food made by commoners, and definitely don't step into buildings built by commoners! The roads were also built by commoners. Don't walk on them later either; just find a car and get hit to death, let your soul fly back, so as not to dirty your feet, right."

[resentment value: 12%]

The wealthy woman's eyes were bloodshot, her patience had reached its limit, and she roared:

"You ill-bred thing! Where is security? Why don't you hurry up and kick her out!!!"

Ling Yue ignored all the various gazes from others landing on her.

With one look from her, Cheng Jiao took back the box containing the Su Embroidery.

"Aunt Xu, I'm really sorry for disrupting your birthday banquet; it's my fault. It's just that I'm a person who never swallows anger. I'm very unhappy today, so I'll leave first."

Having said that, Ling Yue turned and walked away.