The head of the household, Leng, came over...
That was right. In Miss Yu Qin's eyes, Leng's words carried far more weight than Ximen Lang's.
At least, that was how things were in this household.
So when she saw Leng come over and ask her a question,
Miss Yu Qin hurriedly stood up and answered properly.
"Sister Leng, we were just chatting a little. It was nothing."
Miss Yu Qin had still wanted to cover for Ximen Lang. After all, no matter what, Ximen Lang was the nominal head of the household.
Since she was living under someone else's roof, it was definitely better to avoid making trouble whenever possible.
But who knew what was wrong with Ximen Lang?
Perhaps he was simply too shocked that Miss Yu Qin could speak. Not only did he fail to notice the goodwill in her words, he even asked Leng directly,
"Wife, Yu Qin can actually speak? She can speak! This is... unbelievable!"
Sure enough, the moment he said that, Ximen Lang was immediately subjected to a harsh reprimand from Leng. "What nonsense are you talking about?! How could Yu Qin not know how to speak?!"
"That's not what I meant. I mean... she can actually speak?! I mean literally speaking!"
Well, that really made Miss Yu Qin furious.
Ximen Lang's "looking down on everyone" and "regarding no one" attitude had already made her angry enough.
And now that matter had not even passed yet. He had immediately brought it up again in front of Leng.
It was only because Leng was here. Otherwise...
Actually, nothing much would probably have happened anyway.
After all, with Miss Yu Qin's petite frame, there was no way she could do anything to Ximen Lang.
As for a woman's greatest weapon—being unreasonable...
Come on. If she were