Some of the guests around them burst into laughter.Mu Beiyin looked meaningfully at the couple's watches in Fang Xuan's hands.
"The slogan for this couple's watch is 'Only love one person for a lifetime.' Everyone knows your future daughter-in-law was a mistress who clawed her way up. So are you mocking Mu Qianrou, or are you mocking Song Lingqian by picking this pair?"
A scumbag and a mistress—neither of them could possibly represent "love one person for life."
Mu Beiyin blinked innocently. "Madam Song, after all, this involves your own son and future daughter-in-law. Isn't it a bit much to make sarcastic jabs like this?"
Fang Xuan's face turned bright red with anger. "You! Nonsense! Who said I'm mocking Lingqian and Qianrou?"
Mu Beiyin tilted her head, feigning confusion. "Hmm? Then why did you go out of your way to tell me you were buying this pair of watches for them? If not to mock, are you bragging instead?"
Fang Xuan was about to explode—of course she was bragging!
After breaking up with Lingqian, Mu Beiyin could only afford a 300,000 yuan watch, while Qianrou could get one worth 3 million.Did she not understand the message?
At that moment, Mu Beiyin let out a soft "Oh," as if suddenly enlightened."So Madam Song was showing off. But I really don't get it—what exactly are you so proud of?"
"Are you flaunting Mu Qianrou's successful rise as a mistress? Or are you bragging that your son is a scumbag who two-times women?"
Someone nearby couldn't help but stifle a laugh.
Fang Xuan's fury exploded. "You, you…"
"Big sister, Aunt Xuan is still an elder."Mu Qianrou bit her lip, looking pitiful and full of restraint. "Daddy always taught us to respect our elders. Please apologize to Aunt Xuan, won't you?"
Mu Beiyin shot her a look. "She's your elder, not mine."
Mu Qianrou's eyes filled with tears. "Sister, how can you say that? Aunt Xuan is my future mother-in-law. If you act like this, what am I supposed to do?"
Just then, several guests who had just finished paying walked over.They didn't know the backstory and looked at Mu Beiyin with disapproval, thinking she was causing a scene.
After all, the two were sisters. If the older one was disrespectful to the younger's future mother-in-law, wouldn't that put the younger in a tough spot?
"How strange. Why do you and your mother love to cling to fake family ties?" Mu Beiyin looked puzzled. "Even the mother-in-law of a mistress is supposed to be my elder? I must have too many elders, then."
"You're an illegitimate daughter, your mother destroyed my family, and now I'm supposed to show respect to your elders? Sister, do you think I'm a saint?"
"Besides, you already know the truth about my relationship with Madam Song. I was her future daughter-in-law. But then you followed in your mother's footsteps as a mistress and took my place. That's how Madam Song became your mother-in-law."
"I haven't even exposed you, so why do I have to be the one to tolerate everything? Do you really think I'm so virtuous that I'd bow and scrape before a mistress and a scumbag's mother?"
After Mu Beiyin finished, the crowd fell completely silent.The guests now looked at Mu Qianrou differently.
So the mistress succeeded in taking the place of the original fiancée—and now she was trying to humiliate her?
Mu Qianrou's face flushed and paled alternately. She forced a few words through clenched teeth."Sister… you're still angry. I don't want to argue with you… Aunt Xuan, since she doesn't want to see me, I'll just leave—"
"Why are you leaving!" Fang Xuan, now thoroughly embarrassed, exploded with rage.
"If anyone should leave, it's this b*tch! Trying to buy a watch? You think you deserve it?! Manager Chen, if you dare sell anything in this store to Mu Beiyin, then the Song family will stop doing business with you. You better think it through!"
Manager Chen trembled.Madam Song had made it clear: sell the watch to Mu Beiyin and lose the Song family as a client—or kick her out and keep their major business partner.
One could only afford a 300,000 yuan watch.The other represented a high-profile elite family.
It was obvious which side to pick.
Manager Chen's expression darkened. "Miss Mu, we're all adults here. I'm giving you a chance—please leave on your own."He reached for the watch in her hand.
Mu Beiyin sneered coldly, her eyes sweeping over Fang Xuan and Mu Qianrou like she was looking at corpses."Manager Chen, are you sure you want to throw me out?"
Manager Chen scoffed. "If you don't leave, I'll call security."
Mu Beiyin slowly pulled out a golden card."But what if… I have a platinum card?"
She had always kept a low profile—not because she couldn't fight back, but because she didn't care to show her strength in front of the Mu family.But today, she wasn't going to let those two women get their way.They wanted to disgust her? In their next lives, maybe.
The crowd instantly fell silent, eyes fixed on the card.A platinum card…?
Fang Xuan flinched and quickly looked to the store manager.
Manager Chen was stunned. He couldn't recall anything about a "platinum card," so he frowned and said impatiently:"Miss Mu! What platinum card? We don't have such a thing in this mall. If you're going to lie, at least make it believable!"
Fang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. So the wretch was bluffing.
"Tsk tsk, Mu Beiyin, thank goodness Lingqian broke off the engagement. A vain liar like you would have been a total disgrace!"
Mu Qianrou shook her head with mock pity. "Sister… even if you get kicked out, we won't laugh at you. Why put yourself through this?"
"Just put that fake card away. I heard Director Zhou is doing a surprise inspection today. If he sees you stirring up trouble, you might be thrown out…"
"What's going on here with all this noise?"
A stern male voice cut through the air from behind the crowd.
Manager Chen jumped and immediately ran forward. "Director Zhou! You're here!"
Director Zhou had rushed over after hearing a platinum card customer might be in the store.That mysterious VIP had never revealed their identity, so Zhou had come personally to look.
When he saw the commotion here, he hurried over, afraid the guest would think the mall was disorderly.
Director Zhou frowned. "We have an important VIP visiting today—everyone needs to be on their best behavior. What's going on here?"
Manager Chen smiled obsequiously. "It's nothing, sir. Madam Song and Miss Mu Qianrou are shopping, and we're simply serving them."
Director Zhou raised an eyebrow. "Madam Song and Miss Mu? Ah, such honored guests! Please, make yourselves comfortable. Someone go prepare tea!"
Mu Qianrou smirked smugly. Director Zhou didn't even mention Mu Beiyin.So what if she once had the title of the eldest Mu daughter?
Fang Xuan shot the manager a look.
Manager Chen sighed dramatically. "But there's someone causing a disturbance in the store, bothering Madam Song and Miss Mu. We really don't know what to do."
Director Zhou didn't hesitate. "If someone's causing trouble, throw them out."
Mu Qianrou said with fake kindness, "Sister, even I can't help you now…"
Trying to please the Song family, Manager Chen rushed to badmouth Mu Beiyin:"Yes, yes, I'll get rid of the troublemaker right away! Director Zhou, you won't believe it—Mu Beiyin was spouting lies about having some platinum card. What a joke! What platinum card? I've never even heard of it—"
"Platinum card?!"
Director Zhou suddenly interrupted with a gasp, eyes wide."You said… the platinum card guest is here?!"