"Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it. If they weren't raised by their parents, their upbringing will always have some issues! Look at their other daughter, Ye Baozhu, she's quite good. Good temperament, good manners, no wonder she was carefully raised in the Ye Family. The contrast between the two of them... uh."
The guest opened his mouth, but couldn't bring himself to say that the difference between the two was too great. Wouldn't that be against his conscience? After all, when Ye Mo and Ye Baozhu stood together, anyone could see that Ye Mo was no less attractive; in fact, Ye Mo's appearance was even more outstanding.
Her face, which resembled that of the other members of the Ye Family, appeared exceptionally beautiful and delicate. When she wasn't smiling, she seemed aloof and unapproachable, but when she smiled, she was radiant and charming—truly an extremely beautiful and delicate face.
Compared to her, Ye Baozhu's face seemed much more ordinary.
"What good is beauty if someone has bad character?" someone scoffed. "I can't find a wife like that! She looks so glamorous on the surface, but who knows how despicable she is underneath."
Just as the group was engrossed in their conversation, a soft voice sounded from beside them, "I have poor character and am quite filthy in private, so I'm truly sorry."
The group was taken aback and instinctively turned around, only to see the person they were talking about standing right next to them, holding a glass of wine. They didn't know how long he had been standing there.
Several people. "..."
Someone looked embarrassed and asked, " Miss Ye, when did you get here?"
Ye Mo grunted, "... Starting from when you said I had some issues with my upbringing?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the ladies in front of Ye Mo became even more awkward. Some of them, who were easily embarrassed, immediately blushed and dared not look Ye Mo in the eye.
Ye Mo smiled and said, "I'm so sorry, I heard everything the aunties said just now... saying I'm ill-mannered, have bad character, and am despicable in private!"
She shook her head and sighed, "The aunties spoke so eloquently; anyone who didn't know better would think you'd watched me grow up."
Some people are shameless enough to not feel embarrassed even when the person in question overhears them talking about the other person. They'll even brazenly say, "... That's what everyone's saying online, we were just telling the truth."
Ye Mo sneered and said, "You say I'm immoral? If we're really talking about morally questionable and despicable behavior, how can I compare to your aunts?"
Her gaze fell on one of them. "Take this auntie, for example. You're certainly virtuous, but I wonder if everyone knows you have a penchant for stealing? Tsk tsk, the other day you stole this auntie's jade necklace..."
The aunt thought she had accidentally lost it.
The person whose necklace she mentioned had been stolen from was a close friend of the person with the kleptomaniac habit. The two had been inseparable for many years, like conjoined twins. However, unfortunately, after Ye Mo finished speaking, a huge rift clearly appeared between them.
"... Did you steal my jade necklace?" The person whose necklace was stolen looked at their friend in disbelief.
The other person instinctively retorted, "I didn't! Don't listen to her nonsense! She didn't even know us before, how would she know I stole your necklace? This girl is clearly talking rubbish!"
Ye Mo said at the opportune moment, "That necklace was hidden in a secret compartment under her dressing table by this aunt. If you don't believe me, you can go to her house now and look for it. It's full of things she stole."
"... No, you really believe this girl? Where are you going? Are you really going to rummage through my things? Wait a minute!"
"..."
One of the two hurriedly left, seemingly to go to his friend's house to find the necklace, as Ye Mo had instructed. Upon seeing this, the other's expression changed drastically, and he quickly followed, trying his best to stop the person.
After seeing the two off, Ye Mo's gaze fell on the remaining people, his expression still smiling.
Her gaze fell again on a clearly very young woman, and she raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? This... Mrs. Luo? Mrs. Luo's character is also very noble, so noble that she's even with her stepson..."
" Miss Ye!" Mrs. Luo suddenly spoke, loudly interrupting Ye Mo. Her right hand clenched into a fist, and she said with a somewhat forced smile, "I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have talked about you behind your back... I'm very sorry."
The others looked at Mrs. Luo with surprise. Mrs. Luo had an anxious expression on her face, as if her secret had been exposed.
"Oh?" Ye Mo looked at the others, "Do the other aunts think the same way? Are they also sorry to me?"
The expressions on the faces of the others changed slightly; they looked at each other, their expressions somewhat bewildered.
--Things started to get strange after Ye Mo appeared. When Ye Mo talked about the two ladies and Mrs. Luo, it was as if she knew everything about the people present.
But they were clearly meeting for the first time!
Someone couldn't help but ask, "How did you know about Mrs. Jin's theft? And how did you know she hid the stolen goods in a secret compartment under the dressing table?"
Ye Mo's smile was enigmatic. "Because I can tell fortunes..."
Others: "... Huh?"
These people were completely taken aback by the answer they received from Ye Mo, and their expressions were somewhat bewildered.
Ye Mo said in Yiben, "Actually, my family is very knowledgeable, and we have studied orthodox fortune telling, so we can predict many things... naturally, including the secrets in your hearts, Auntie."
"What 'auntie'?" a young woman finally couldn't help but speak up, her expression annoyed. "I'm only a few years older than you, and I'm not married yet. Why are you calling me 'auntie'?"
Ye Mo blinked innocently. "... Maybe it's because you look older? Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to say that, I just tend to tell the truth when I'm nervous."
Young woman. "..."
"I think you're just putting on an act, spouting nonsense!" the young woman scoffed. "What fortune telling? I don't believe in that stuff. I bet you somehow found out Mrs. Jin's secret and are just pretending to be a fortune teller... You think I'd be fooled?"
"Since that's the case," President Ye calmly, looking at the other person with a meaningful smile, "Then why don't I do a fortune telling for you, Auntie?"
The young woman jumped up and down. "... I told you I'm not married yet! Don't call me auntie!"
"Oh, sorry." Ye Mo's apology was completely insincere.
She stared intently at the young woman for a few seconds before slowly speaking, "Your surname is Ning, and your name is Ning Xue. You also have a younger sister named Ning Shuang."
You have a secret!
"It's about your sister..."
Chapter 49 The forty-ninth melon: What kind of melon is it? It's the one you eat forty-nine times...
"... You have a secret."
As soon as Ye Mo spoke, everyone's attention was irresistibly drawn to her.
I don't know if it's because her two previous outbursts left a deep impression on everyone, but now everyone seems to see her as having a mysterious or eccentric air about her.
However, Ning Xue didn't believe Ye Mo's words, thinking she was just playing tricks and trying to scare people. But this thought vanished when Ye Mo mentioned "sister".
"Your secret is related to your sister..."
Upon hearing this, Ning Xue's pupils contracted, and she blurted out, "How... how did you know?"
Her lips parted, but she swallowed the words she was about to say, and looked at Ye Mo with extreme astonishment.
Ye Mo looked at her and asked, "Am I right?"
"..." Ning Xue's breathing became slightly rapid, and she pursed her lips without saying a word.
Although she didn't speak, her reaction said it all— Ye Mo was right. It seemed that Ning Xue did indeed have a secret, and that secret was related to her sister.