Chapter 1416: 1413: Not Stooping to Your Level

Chapter 1416: Chapter 1413: Not Stooping to Your Level

Liu Qingyuan choked, surprised that although Chu Ziluo was young and innocent, her words could be so cutting. She managed to hold it in, but Liu Qingduo, irritated by Chu Ziluo’s disdainful words, couldn’t control her tongue: “Chu Ziluo, who do you think you are? It’s not that you don’t want to talk to me, it’s that I don’t want to talk to you.”

Shocked, Chu Ziluo’s eyes turned red as she looked at her with innocence: “Second Miss, I just felt that we don’t get along, so I didn’t speak to you to avoid conflicts. Isn’t that better for both of us? How can you force me to respond to you?”

“Hmph, yes, you must respond to me!” Liu Qingduo had previously competed with Qi Rong, but now everyone flattered her, which only fed her innate arrogance and grew even more complacent over time.

Chu Ziluo appeared delicate and timid, her eyes could turn red from being yelled at. Liu Qingduo hardly took her seriously and voiced whatever was on her mind.

Liu Qingyuan couldn’t stop her in time and felt a sinking feeling in her heart as she watched her sister blurt out those words.

She quickly reached out to grab Liu Qingduo’s hand to stop her from speaking further, apologizing insincerely to Chu Ziluo: “Miss Chu, I’m sorry, my sister is spoiled, she doesn’t mean it.”

“Ms. Liu, you’ve already mentioned twice that the Second Miss is spoiled.” Chu Ziluo looked somewhat innocent.

Seeing Liu Qingyuan’s face change slightly, guessing she was feeling unhappy.

Chu Ziluo sighed lightly, “Forget it, Mother taught me to be magnanimous. I can’t hold it against a child like the Second Miss.”

“Pfft.”

Nearby, a noble young miss couldn’t hold back her laughter.

Liu Qingduo’s domineering nature had offended many in private, and now seeing her being ridiculed, some secretly laughed.

Seeing Liu Qingduo about to erupt in anger, Liu Qingyuan tightened her grip on her sister’s wrist. She came to unsettle Chu Ziluo, not to lose face herself.

“Thank you, Miss Chu.” Liu Qingyuan forced a smile, swallowing her pride.

Surprise flashed in Chu Ziluo’s eyes as she gained some understanding of Liu Qingyuan’s character.

She smiled radiantly: “Ms. Liu, you’re too polite. It’s a pity I haven’t met you before.”

“I heard Ms. Liu is most courteous and would not bear to see me bullied by a maidservant. Please help me ask these two maidservants their names.”

Liu Qingyuan had been on guard against Chu Ziluo.

Yet, she didn’t expect her to be so adaptable.

Directly cornered, for the sake of her well-managed gentle reputation, Liu Qingyuan had no choice but to agree to her request.

Liu Qingyuan wished Liu Qingduo would interrupt Chu Ziluo and muddle the waters.

But Liu Qingduo’s attention was completely diverted by the appearance of a well-dressed man in the distant garden, missing her sister’s signal.

Liu Qingyuan also looked up, recognizing the man and suspecting who he might be. Reflexively straightening her hair, she smiled softly at Chu Ziluo, “Ms. Chu is right.”

“You need not be afraid, Ms. Chu is just curious.”

The two maidservants glanced at each other and said in a low voice: “Her name is Cao’er.”

Chu Ziluo suddenly realized: “Oh, so Cao’er lied to me. I thought she was called Chunju. Don’t trick me again next time.”

Her words reached the ears of several young misses around.

Liu Qingyuan’s smile froze, not expecting that the maid would act on her own accord, leading to such an obvious mistake.