Chapter 1464 - 1481: What Will It Take for You to Leave Nangong Yaoling

Chapter 1464: Chapter 1481: What Will It Take for You to Leave Nangong Yaoling

In Mrs. Nangong’s eyes, a glint of victory immediately flashed.

Xia Xiaonuan struggled to steady her emotions, then smiled and said, "No, thanks to Nangong Yaoling. He’s the one who saved me."

"Really?" Mrs. Nangong smiled.

From her expression, it was obvious she was questioning Xiaonuan’s purity.

That made Xiaonuan feel utterly humiliated, and a faint ache spread in her heart.

But very quickly, she secretly clenched her fists, mustered her courage and said, "Mom, you’re not doubting my purity, are you? But on that point, Nangong Yaoling is very clear. He’s so smart—if I really weren’t clean, he wouldn’t want me."

Mrs. Nangong had just been basking in her triumph when she suddenly heard Xiaonuan say that. The coffee she was drinking almost choked her.

She snapped her head up, her sharp gaze glaring at Xiaonuan.

"Is this how you talk to your mother-in-law?"

"You’ve misunderstood. I’m just stating the facts. Even if you don’t believe me, you should at least believe your own son, right?"

Xiaonuan knew she couldn’t keep swallowing everything in silence.

If she kept enduring, this woman in front of her would only think she was easy to bully and push even further.

If at the beginning she’d still held a sliver of hope toward her, then now, after hearing those words, she was completely and utterly disappointed.

If she could, she would rather never know who her mother was, and never acknowledge her.

Mrs. Nangong’s expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

But she could only force herself to suppress the anger pounding in her chest.

"Of course, of course I believe my son." She smiled. "It’s just that no matter how old Ling’er gets, he’s still my son, and I know him best. His wife should be elegant and proper, and at the very least be well matched with our Nangong Family. Not some jinx who keeps causing him trouble and leaving him to clean up messes every day."

At those words, Xia Xiaonuan’s whole body trembled slightly.

Even though she clearly knew that from their first meeting yesterday, she’d already left this ’mother-in-law’ with a terrible impression, she still hadn’t expected her to speak such hurtful words so bluntly.

Xiaonuan bit her lower lip and forced herself to speak, somewhat stiffly: "Whatever it is you want to say, just say it directly."

Lan Jinqin hadn’t expected her to be this straightforward.

So she no longer bothered beating around the bush.

"Fine, then I’ll be direct. I hope you can leave Ling’er. If it were before, I actually thought highly of the two of you. But after everything that’s happened, I really don’t want my son to run into any more accidents or mishaps. Besides, Grandfather has already told me some things, and he’s very disappointed in you too.

So I hope you can leave my son."

Xia Xiaonuan’s lips curved in a faint smile.

Just as she’d expected, Nangong Jinlie had started playing his cards again.

And this move was vicious.

Nangong Jinlie clearly knew that Mrs. Nangong was her mother, yet he still had her come to force Xiaonuan to leave.

Moreover, he was sure she wouldn’t tell Mrs. Nangong about this, and from the looks of it now, Mrs. Nangong also had no idea that Nangong Jinlie had adopted Xia Xiaonuan.

Xiaonuan could only smile bitterly in her heart, but she still spoke firmly: "I won’t leave Nangong Yaoling. Unless one day he doesn’t want me anymore."

Lan Jinqin’s whole body went rigid.

"What did you say? Just what will it take for you to leave Ling’er?" She raised her voice, the polished smile on her face completely collapsing.

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