Chapter 448 - 382 Don’t Treat Yourself as an Outsider
Mei Lan was furious, her face flushed with anger.
"...Shameless, what do you mean ’your home’?"
Just then, an unpleasant voice sounded behind her, "Mei Lan, who are you calling shameless?"
When Mei Lan heard this voice, she immediately turned around, "Brother Qin Zhen, you’ve arrived just in time. This woman, she tried to steal the orchid... You must catch her and take her to the police station."
Qin Zhen glared at her, his expression full of displeasure, "Do you have some serious illness in your head? She is the owner of this house... Why would the owner steal her own orchids? And how did you get here?"
"I..." Mei Lan’s expression stiffened, "What do you mean ’the owner’?"
"The granddaughter-in-law of Old Sir Qin, isn’t she the owner of this house? Also, did you even bring your brain when you left the house? If you didn’t, please go back and get it."
"Brother Qin Zhen, why are you being so harsh on me? I just... really didn’t know. Besides, she... didn’t reveal her identity, and when I saw her messing with Grandpa Qin’s precious orchids, I panicked... I didn’t think too much about it." Mei Lan looked aggrieved.
Qin Zhen wasn’t going to be swayed by her display of grievance, "Since you realize your mistake, you could at least apologize, right? Apologize to my sister-in-law right now."
He didn’t even ask her to call her ’sister-in-law’.
After all, having heard Rong Yan counter Mei Lan before... he knew Rong Yan wasn’t fond of her, there was no need to make Mei Lan call her ’sister-in-law’ to someone she disliked.
What kind of person Rong Yan was... he had gotten to know a bit over time.
Upon hearing Qin Zhen’s words, Mei Lan couldn’t help but widen her eyes.
...She had to apologize to this woman? Why?
She almost blurted out those words, but managed to swallow them back at the last moment.
Because she saw Qin Zhen’s expression was quite cold.
Clearly, he was serious.
Being flexible was one of her strong points, and this time, she suppressed her indignation and quickly apologized to Rong Yan.
"Sister-in-law! I’m sorry, I was wrong earlier. I tend to be impulsive and speak bluntly... I didn’t realize you were the recently recognized wife of Qin Ye..."
"Wait a minute, don’t keep calling my man ’brother’... it’s not suitable! Plus, besides my own little sister Qin Mei, no other woman should call Qin Ye ’brother’ because..."
Rong Yan’s lips curled up slightly, "That’s my exclusive right to call him that."
Qin Zhen: ...
Wild, his sister-in-law is truly fierce.
Upon hearing Rong Yan’s words, Mei Lan didn’t even know how to react.
How could there be such a woman in the world? Isn’t her jealousy a bit too strong? Isn’t she afraid of others calling her petty?
Rong Yan really wasn’t afraid of others saying she’s petty.
Her own man... she hasn’t even called him ’brother’ that many times herself, yet here others are calling him brother and sister, which absolutely infuriates her.
You could say it’s okay if there’s a blood relation, but just a moment ago, they were still arguing.
Who still wants to make up and get close to you after that?
"Okay, it’s just for my sister-in-law, you shouldn’t just casually call others ’brother’, besides, you haven’t even met Qin Ye, so why call him that?"
Qin Zhen seized the opportunity to berate, "Also, from now on, just call me Qin Zhen, and don’t call me Brother Qin Zhen anymore, it’s exclusively for my wife, and since we are not real siblings, it’s inappropriate for you."
Rong Yan: ...
She almost rolled her eyes.
This guy really knows how to seize an opportunity.
Mei Lan felt like she had been struck by lightning.
She had been calling him Brother Qin Zhen for over ten years... why shouldn’t she call him that anymore?
"Brother Qin Zhen, I’ve always considered you as my real brother, you... you’ve really hurt me... I’m going to tell Grandpa Qin..."
After saying that, she turned around and ran away.
Because staying... would only bring her humiliation.
Qin Zhen ignored her and walked over to Rong Yan.
"Don’t mind her. This person is Yu Meilan. She was picked up by Old Sir Qin when she was seven and stayed at his house for about half a month. Then she was returned to her family... Later, her family wanted to formally acknowledge Old Sir Qin as a relative, but he did not agree... Nevertheless, it doesn’t stop her from coming here often."
"Last year, during the college entrance exams, she was admitted to a university and came over during the New Year. After that, she didn’t visit until today, for some reason, she just showed up."
Rong Yan hadn’t expected this story, but he thought it wise of Old Sir Qin to not acknowledge any formal ties.
He didn’t ask further since he was not interested in her.
However, from her accent... she must also be from Jing City.
She might not live around here.
"I’m going to find Qin Ye."
"Okay." Qin Zhen was also about to enter since Yu Meilan had just gone to lodge a complaint with Old Master Qin.
He needed to hear what sort of accusation she could possibly come up with.
Rong Yan gestured for Qin Mei to follow, and the three of them entered the house.
Yu Meilan was still standing in the living room!
She hadn’t seen Old Master Qin.
Sister-in-law Liu had said... Old Master Qin was upstairs in the study.
She couldn’t go to the second floor, or else Old Master Qin would be unhappy.
So all she could do was wait here.
Instead of Old Master Qin, she ended up waiting for the trio.
Swallowing her displeasure,
a smile spread across her face, and then she addressed Rong Yan:
"Sister-in-law, you’re here, please take a seat! I’ll ask Sister-in-law Liu to pour you some tea."
As for calling Qin Zhen "Brother Qin Zhen," she had omitted that... after all, Qin Zhen had often told her not to call him that.
Hadn’t she still called him that for over a decade?
Rong Yan just quietly watched her as she spoke.
Yu Meilan felt uncomfortable under her gaze... her smile could no longer hold.
"...Sister-in-law, why are you looking at me like that?"
Before Rong Yan could speak, Qin Mei quickly interjected:
"Don’t call her Sister-in-Law, she is my and my second brother’s sister-in-law."
Qin Mei, usually mild-mannered, could become quite fiery when it came to her sister-in-law.
Qin Mei still remembered how this person had insulted her sister-in-law just earlier.
It was the first time Qin Zhen had seen his young cousin angry.
And unexpectedly, he found it quite surprising.
It seemed even the meekest young girls could show their true character when pushed too far.
Rong Yan smiled broadly and nodded, "Exactly, my Meimei is absolutely right... so, for those who are not close, please do not presume to forge relationships uninvited... and also, don’t act like you’re not an outsider, after all, who drinks tea here... is that for you to say?"
Her words were a veiled strike.
Yu Meilan’s face turned alternately pale and flushed.
How could there be such an unforgiving person in this world?
Did she not understand the concept of quitting while ahead?
Just then, Old Master Qin’s voice rang out, "What’s going on here? Why is everyone standing?"
At the sound of his voice, everyone turned to look in his direction.