Lu Xiaoxiao: "..."
Lu Xiaoxiao, who felt irritated just looking at Chen Xiwan, went utterly expressionless. She pursed her lips, turned her face away, and said nothing.
Of course, with Lu Shiyan there, she really had no need to respond anyway.
"Xiwan, why are you up so early?" Lu Shiyan looked over at her with a faint smile, his expression so impeccably courteous that no one could find fault with it. Even his voice was gentler than Chen Xiwan's. "The director of my new project just invited us to discuss some script details. Barring any surprises, we should be back by noon. If you need anything while we're out, you can speak to the butler."
"Oh, I see." Chen Xiwan nodded in understanding, then raised a hand to press her temples and continued, "I normally wouldn't wake up this early, but I've been sleeping lightly these past few days. Then I vaguely heard someone coughing in the living room, so I came out to check... But it's fine. Go ahead with what you need to do! I'll just go back to sleep in a bit."
After hearing that, Lu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes in utter exasperation.
[Wow, impressive. Still coming after me, huh? I didn't think the Lu family's soundproofing was that bad. Could you at least be less obvious about picking a fight?]
Not only did Lu Xiaoxiao think that, she had no intention of indulging the woman openly either.
Lu Xunli wasn't around anyway, so she had no one's feelings to spare. She simply gave a cold sneer and said sarcastically, "Wow, I'm so sorry. I was coughing because I choked on some bread, not because I deliberately wanted to disturb Your Pregnant Highness's sleep. Will Your Pregnant Highness please forgive me?"
Chen Xiwan froze, her expression turning