Chapter 466
Chapter 466 A Spark of Fire
This was bad! Lin Wanrong quickly withdrew his hand and looked up, only to see a furious Madam Xiao standing in front of him. Her pretty face was flushed red and her bosom quivered with anger. To her left stood the sisters Yushuang and Xiao Yuruo, and to her right, she was holding Qin Xian'er's hand. All three women were glaring at him—Second Miss looked tense and anxious, Xian'er wore a smirk that was neither here nor there, and Xiao Yuruo clenched her fists, staring daggers at him. It was clear that if he couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation, he was in for a world of trouble.
Lin Wanrong felt a chill run down his spine. ‘Damn it,’ he thought, making a mistake was one thing, but being caught red-handed was another. The woman in front of him was his wife, and the other two were soon to be. This was a huge mess.
"Ah, everyone's here," he stammered, trying to lighten the tense atmosphere. His eyes darted around, his mind racing for a solution.
"Actually, I was just joking with everyone," he nervously grinned at Madam Xiao, "Ah, Madam, you really are youthful and radiant. Standing next to Xian'er, you two could easily pass for sisters. When I first saw you, I honestly couldn't tell who was the elder and who was the younger. Please don't take offense at my little joke. If anything, it's your fault for being so young and beautiful!"
Second Miss gently patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, giggling, "You scared me to death! No more jokes like this, okay? If outsiders heard, it would be a huge embarrassment. But Mother, you really are young and beautiful, so he's not entirely wrong. Right, Mother?"
She cooed and cuddled Madam Xiao's arm. Madam Xiao was caught between laughter and tears, touching her daughter's forehead with a delicate finger, "You silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Are you really joking?" Xiao Yuruo was shrewd and competent, far less gullible than her sister. She cast a skeptical glance at Lin Wanrong, her face filled with disbelief.
"Of course, it was just a joke," Lin Wanrong hastily raised his right hand, "I swear, I often joke like this with Madam Xiao. If you don't believe me, you can ask her yourself."