Kicked out of a wealthy family? I became a rich and beautiful woman thanks to the system.

Wen Yao quickly explained.

“Prime Minister Argus, I am not Xie Huai’s fiancée. I am just staying at Chairman Xie’s house temporarily.”

Lingyu doesn't have a social circle yet, so she hasn't heard of these rumors.

Xie Ling had certainly heard about it, but instead of telling Wen Yao, she embellished the story.

"It seems our Ah Huai isn't good enough, Miss Wen is so eager to deny her relationship with Ah Huai."

Wen Yao twitched the corner of her mouth.

"Of course not. Like father, like son. I'm just worried that the rumors outside will affect Xie Huai's future girlfriend search."

Wen Yao was not worried about herself; it was uncertain whether she would come to Lingyu again in the future.

"Miss Wen is so young and beautiful, she must have many suitors in China. Does Miss Wen have a boyfriend now?"

"Not yet, I haven't thought about it. We'll see when the time is right."

Then, Wen Yao added...

"By the way, Chairman Xie, thank you for your hospitality these past few days, but I have to return to China with my assistant first thing tomorrow morning."

Xie Geng's expression changed.

"Is Miss Wen returning to China so soon? Has our Xie family failed to provide adequate care?"

Wen Yao waved her hand repeatedly

"No, we've been bothering Xie's mansion for quite a while now. Our friends are very concerned about us. Since you're all satisfied with WY's smokescreen, we won't bother you any longer."

"By the way, regarding future purchases of smoke grenades by the Star Moon Society, you can all communicate with my assistant, Tang Zhen."

Then Wen Yao gave Tang Zhen's phone number to Xie Huai.

After exchanging phone numbers, Song Zhiqian pulled Wen Yao aside.

“Wen Yao, Chairman Xie just wanted to keep you as his daughter-in-law.”

Song Zhiqian has high emotional intelligence and saw through Chairman Xie's thoughts at a glance.

"How could that be? To put it in feudal terms, Xie Huai is his eldest son. Finding him a fiancée is not that simple."

Although I am exceptionally talented and as delicate as a flower.

Wen Yao started to boast.

"But the eldest son's wife must have a clean family background. In the Dragon Kingdom, I'm just a fake heiress."

Song Zhiqian, however, insisted on his own ideas.

"Maybe they don't care about that. Anyway, those news stories about you in Dragon Kingdom won't reach Lingyu."

Wen Yao thought about it for a moment.

"If what you're saying is true, then we can't stay here any longer. We have to leave before dawn tomorrow morning."

At this moment, the servants, each carrying a plate, began to serve the dishes.

Wen Yao and the others also sat down at the dining table.

Wen Yao sat down next to Xie Ling.

At this table, men and women were seated separately, but Song Zhiqian was young and had lied to Chairman Xie, claiming he didn't drink, so he sat at Wen Yao's table.

President Xie has a total of 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls.

But only Xie Huai was an adult; the others were still just kids.

The boys sat at a table with Xie Geng, their mothers not around, only the servants standing by to take care of them, so they naturally behaved themselves.

The girls sitting with Xie Ling were kneeling on the chairs, chattering incessantly.

Xie Ling is peeling a crab.

Suddenly, anger surged, and he threw the crab onto the plate.

She stared at her sisters, her lips pursed and her eyes icy.

Before she could even reprimand them, the children deflated and shrank back into their seats.

"Are your sisters so afraid of you?"

Wen Yao asked in a low voice

"Of course, an elder sister is like a mother, and I have to fulfill my responsibilities."

The children looked at Xie Ling with timid eyes.

"Although they were born to concubines, we live in a new era now, and they should not fall behind in terms of etiquette and knowledge."

Their mothers were either singers or so-called "spirit models," they wouldn't know anything about these things, so naturally I have to put in extra effort. I can't let the Xie family's children embarrass their father."

The two concubines could understand the Dragon Kingdom language perfectly well, but they were used to Xie Ling's sarcastic manner, so they only glanced at her and then said nothing more.

“I am my father’s favorite child, so of course I should share these burdens with him.”

Xie Ling often heard Xie Geng mentioned.

Of course, it is rumored that Xie Geng also liked Xie Ling very much, and Xie Ling received many very expensive gifts since she was a child.

However, Wen Yao had been staying at Xie's mansion for so long, and she had never seen Xie Geng visit Xie Ling alone. It was always Xie Ling who would bring coffee to Xie Geng's office.

Xie Ling possesses a hidden arrogance and a peculiar way of thinking.

However, Xie Ling showed no arrogance when facing Xie Geng, transforming into a genuine obedient girl.

"Wen Yao, are you his most beloved child?"

This question left Wen Yao speechless.

For a moment, Wen Yao didn't know which father to answer, but whether it was her previous father or her current one, she felt that she was not their favorite child.

"No."

Xie Ling raised an eyebrow, as if she had already expected Wen Yao to answer like that.

"If not, that's normal too. As long as you're obedient and help your dad a bit more, he'll love you even more."

However, it might be too late now; you have to start doing this from a young age.

Wen Yao held a fork and looked at Xie Ling with a serious expression.

"But I don't love him either."

Xie Ling suddenly looked at Wen Yao in surprise.

"How could that be? Are you saying you don't love your father?"

Wen Yao certainly didn't love him; she didn't love any of his fathers.

She and Lu Shan had only known each other for a short time, so if we were to describe it as love now, the word "love" would be too cheap.

“It’s different. My family situation is different from yours. My dad didn’t really care about me when I was little…”

Before Wen Yao could finish explaining, Xie Ling interrupted hastily.

"Then you should love him even more. If he liked you, he would have taken care of you when you were little."

Wen Yao was silent for half a minute, then said...

"Xie Ling, this is not love, it's pandering."

Wen Yao actually wanted to say something like "flattering," but those two words sounded too unpleasant.

Xie Ling frowned

"No, this is love."

Xie Ling seemed to be getting angry, so Wen Yao didn't say anything more.

Regardless of whether Chairman Xie truly loves Xie Ling, Wen Yao discovers that Xie Ling is not as willful as she appears.

Xie Ling likes cheongsams because Chairman Xie has the sentiments of a Chinese person and likes to have his wife wear cheongsams. Later, Xie Ling had many cheongsams custom-made in China.

That evening, as Wen Yao was packing the last of her belongings in her room, Xie Ling suddenly entered.

“Wen Yao, my dad said today that my tea is better brewed than the master tea master’s in the family. He said he would give me a new tea set for the New Year. See? This is love.”

This was the first time Xie Ling had come to explain her understanding of love to someone else.

Wen Yao thought to herself

If pleasing someone can bring you imperial green jade, mines, and Rolls-Royces, then there's nothing wrong with treating pleasing someone as love.