Chapter 448 Chapter Four-Hundred and Forty-Eight: Appointment 2

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Xi Yue continued to pour her woes in a rush. “You should give that assistant of yours a bonus! She’s an impressive one! She dares to stop even me, your mother, from seeing you! How incredible!”

Fang Xi moved her phone further away and listened quietly. Even Yun Nan could hear Xi Yue clearly from where she sat. When Xi Yue finally took a pause, Fang Xi immediately interjected, “If you have something to say, say it. I’m very busy.”

“Busy? You’re busy? What can you be busy with?” Xi Yue retorted straightaway. “You’re the Ye family’s young mistress. What do you need to be busy with? Oh, I forgot. You’re a successful career woman, how amazing. You’re so awesome that you don’t even need to acknowledge me as your mother!”

Fang Xi hung up. Yun Nan was stunned. “Um—”

“It’s okay, she’ll call back,” Fang Xi assured her. “In three, two, one—”

Fang Xi’s cell phone rang. Yun Nan’s eyes were wide as she stared at Fang Xi. Fang Xi answered the call, saying straight off, “Did you actually call me for something or what?”

Before Xi Yue could fly into a rage, Fang Xi stopped her by coolly stating, “If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up–”

“Yes, yes, there’s something, I called you for something, Fang Xi! I have something important to tell you!” Xi Yue hurriedly said.

Fang Xi remained silent. Xi Yue’s tone softened as she went on, “Fang Xi, your brothers and sisters also came back with me this time. Why don’t you treat us to a meal? Let’s have everyone get together, and we can talk while we eat. What do you think?”

“When did I have brothers and sisters? You never gave birth to any siblings for me,” Fang Xi uttered deliberately.

“Oh, you! How can you say that? Although I didn’t give birth to these children, I raised them myself. I treat them like my own, and they only recognize me as their mother. Naturally, that makes them your brothers and sisters! Don’t talk about this nonsense. I think you should arrange a dinner feast at a grand hotel under the Xi family and give us a good welcome! Let’s set the time for tomorrow night, what do you say?” Xi Yue said briskly.

Yun Nan waved her hands repeatedly at Fang Xi and silently mouthed the name of a hotel. It was a hotel under the Shi family. She did not want Fang Xi to make a fool of herself in one of the Ye family’s hotels.

Fang Xi signaled for her to not be anxious. She gave her mother the name of another hotel and then told her, “Let’s have it at seven tonight. I have other plans tomorrow.”

Xi Yue was overjoyed. She repeatedly reminded Fang Xi to make sure their dinner feast will be grand and the dishes must be sumptuous before hanging up.

“Why didn’t you choose to go to the Shi family’s hotel?” Yun Nan asked.

Fang Xi answered, “If the Ye family’s hotel isn’t an option, I can’t go to the Shi family’s hotel, either. The hotel I chose is under the Mo family’s eldest son’s name. I’ll inform Big Bro Mo. If my mother really tries to pull something, Mr. Mo can help me cow her.”

So saying, Fang Xi couldn’t help but sigh. Seeing this, Yun Nan felt a little worried. “It seems that your mother’s quite the challenging foe,” she commented.

Fang Xi smiled wryly and nodded. “Then, do you want Ye Kun to accompany you there? He can protect you.” Yun Nan suggested.

Fang Xi choked and hastily waved her hands. “No! If Ye Kun’s there, I can bet you my mom would be able to coax him into buying the whole Rong City. You don’t know what a silver tongue my mother has against men. Up until now, I’ve only seen Mr. Mo remain clear-headed in front of her. Even my father, who is the same level of charming as her, is no match for her. As long as my mother puts in the effort, he’ll still fall for it. That’s why his wife, my stepmother, has always avoided my mother like she was the plague.”

Yun Nan was stupefied. ‘What a complicated family relationship!’ she thought. ‘No wonder Fang Xi never mentioned her family all these years.’

“I’ve never lacked money since I was young, but I didn’t have love. Many people think that I’m scheming and shrewd. That’s because I grew up in such a wheeling-and-dealing environment, where there’s no familial love, only tricks and calculations,” Fang Xi said softly.

Yun Nan sympathized with her and was speechless. Fang Xi sighed lightly, “I thought that by distancing myself from them, I’ll be safe from all that. It seems that that’s only my wishful thinking. Everyone living in this world has their own retribution to pay; you can’t easily avoid your debt.”

Yun Nan held Fang Xi’s hand. “I’ll go with you. If anything happens, we can cooperate with each other.”

Fang Xi shook her head and smiled bitterly. “Forget it. My mother should already have an understanding of the people close to me by now. Your identity will only make my mother stick to you like flies to honey.”

“Just thinking about it makes me shudder. You have to be mentally prepared. No matter what my mother pleads you to do, don’t agree to her request on my account. Or, let me put it another way. On my account, you must ignore any of their requests!” Fang Xi instructed seriously.

Yun Nan playfully tugged Fang Xi’s hair and smiled to ease the atmosphere. “You’re getting me all nervous. Your mother sounds scary from the way you go on about her. Don’t worry. If it’s a problem money can solve, then it’s not a problem. Putting the Ye family aside, just you and me, and our Yun Innovations, should be enough for your mother to deal with. If things don’t work out, we still have Grandpa, Grandma, and Mr. Mo!”