"I really couldn't tell before — stepmom usually jokes around with the younger generation, never showing any elder-like authority, always looking cheerful and friendly. But when she decides not to give face, she's surprisingly sharp and domineering!"
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Han Wenxuan, after hearing these words, couldn't hide the extreme awkwardness on his face. He was stuck, neither staying nor leaving seemed right.
Honestly, he already knew that coming over wouldn't earn him a warm reception. But, hearing Wu Meiting mention that Mu Xiangwan was also dining here, and knowing that Mu Xiangwan must have seen him, it would be rude of him not to come over and greet her.
Yet now that he had come, hearing Lady Six's words made it abundantly clear that he'd only brought trouble for Xiaowan.