Su Qiao glanced at her coldly. "What are you yelling about?"
"How utterly ill-mannered. Has no one ever taught you what politeness and respect for your elders are?"
Huo Xiaoyan sneered with contempt. "An elder? What makes you one?"
"A stray dog driven out by the Huo Family, a disgusting bug who would even abandon her own relatives, and you dare spout off here?"
"This is utterly ridiculous!"
Su Qiao had been thinking about how to deal with her these past two days.
She had not expected Huo Xiaoyan to come knocking on her own.
"Heh. Everyone says the Second Miss of the Huo Family is well-behaved, sensible, kind, and innocent, and that she was deeply loved by the late Madam Huo. But now that I see you, it seems you were merely good at pretending."
"That makes sense, too. Someone who came out of an orphanage would be used to fighting for things and pretending to curry favor. How could she possibly be truly kind and innocent?"
"You...?"
Huo Xiaoyan was so furious she could barely speak.
She hated it most when anyone brought up her background.
Su Qiao propped up her chin and looked at her leisurely.
"Miss Huo, you're quite capable. You even know all about my relationship with the Su Family. It seems that even without Huo Sihan at the helm, the Huo Family won't decline."
"You... You're talking nonsense! I've never thought about competing with my brother for anything. I..."
Huo Xiaoyan's face flushed crimson with anger.
But Su Qiao did not give her the chance to finish. She calmly raised a brow.
"Oh, that's right. You don't need to compete. You only need to marry Huo Sihan and keep him firmly in the palm of your hand. Then everything in the Huo Family will