That was right. He was her best friend's child, a member of the younger generation.
"Hello, Aunt Leng," Xu Qingjia greeted her politely. "Mom and Dad have mentioned you."
"Oh?" Leng Yaozhu smiled faintly. "What did they say about me?"
Xu Qingjia blinked. Wasn't that sort of remark supposed to be a mere pleasantry?
As an honest child, Xu Qingjia hesitated before telling the truth. "Dad said he discussed our marriage with Elder Leng. Mom objected to having you as her daughter-in-law."
Xu Qingjia dropped a bombshell.
The expression on Leng Yaozhu's face froze.
Well, well, Shen Xi. So that's what you've been saying about me behind my back? Would I really make a move on your son?
In the living room, a conversation between an elder and a junior instantly turned into the awkwardness of a man and woman alone together.
"You knew?" Leng Yaozhu's neck reddened slightly.
It wasn't shyness, but an indescribable embarrassment.
After all, she had just said she was a friend of Xu Qingjia's mother. Then, all of a sudden, he revealed that the two of them had nearly become a prospective marriage match. Even the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, who had weathered great winds and waves, found it difficult to maintain her composure in such a situation.
"Yes." Xu Qingjia nodded. "As one of the two parties involved, I ought to have the right to know."
"Actually..." Leng Yaozhu gently brushed aside a lock of hair beside her ear with her slender, fair fingers, her phoenix eyes wandering elsewhere. "This whole thing was a mix-up."
Hearing this, Xu Qingjia sighed with feigned regret. "That's a real shame, then."
"Pfft!" Leng Yaozhu chuckled and leaned forward slightly. A faint fragrance wafted toward him as one slender, fair finger lightly tapped his forehead. "What, have you got