Chapter 5 Like a Maid

When Xiao Chuhe heard how the man called her, her face fell, and she shot Mu Nuannuan a glare.

Mu Nuannuan bit her lip and thought that Moo Jiachen really enjoyed framing her.

Xiao Chuhe dragged Mu Nuannuan into the villa, and once they were in the living room, she shook her daughter’s hand away and stared at her gravely. “Who’s the man calling you Mrs. Moo?”

“He’s Moo Tingxiao’s cousin.”

Without warning, Xiao Chuhe slapped her in the face. It was quite a heavy blow, causing her ears to ring. “How shameless of you to mess around with your husband’s cousin on the first day of your marriage! Why did you do that? Don’t drag the Mu Family down with you!”

Mu Nuannuan touched her face, which was now numb from the slap. She then looked up at Xiao Chuhe. “Have you asked whether it was against my will?” Whenever something happened, her mother would always chide her first without asking why.

“One is a cripple, while the other is a healthy man; any person in their right mind would know who to choose. I won’t be surprised if you’ve actually slept with his cousin last night!” a soft but spiteful female voice came from the stairway.

“Wanqi, how do you feel now?” Noticing that Mu Wanqi had come downstairs, Xiao Chuhe approached her and asked with concern.

“I’m feeling better now, Mom.” Mu Wanqi smiled at Xiao Chuhe. She then went up to Mu Nuannuan. “I understand how you feel, Nuannuan, but for the sake of the Mu Family, don’t go overboard.”

Earlier, she had seen Mu Nuannuan and a man kissing in the car from the window upstairs. It never crossed her mind that the dumb and ugly Mu Nuannuan was capable of hooking up with men. Mu Wanqi turned to Xiao Chuhe and coquettishly asked, “Am I right, Mom?”

“Of course, you are!” echoed Xiao Chuhe, smiling.

Mu Nuannuan clenched her fists, bit her lip, and said nothing. Those not in the know would have mistaken Mu Wanqi as Xiao Chuhe’s biological daughter. Xiao Chuhe had been buttering up everyone in the Mu Family all these years, yet she did not treat Mu Nuannuan as her daughter.

Xiao Chuhe turned to look at Mu Nuannuan, her face appearing grim. “Nuannuan, since you’ve married into the Moo Family, I hope you’ll behave yourself and not bring shame to the Mu Family.”

Mu Nuannuan lowered her head, hiding the contempt in her eyes. But with a castigated face, she said, “You remind me of something. What if I do something improper out of frustration? Would the Moo Family be so pissed that they screw the entire Mu Family?”

Mu Wanqi never thought that Mu Nuannuan would say such a thing because, in the past, her younger sister would have just grinned and borne it. “What do you mean?” she asked with a frown.

“What you heard is exactly what I mean.” Mu Nuannuan looked up, her absent expression the same as usual. Did they still think they could boss her around like a maid? They could the last time because she still had some expectations of her mom. But since her mom had forced her to marry into the Moo Family, her mom was beyond hope.

“You...” Used to ordering Mu Nuannuan around, Mu Wanqi was now getting a taste of her own medicine. She shot Mu Nuannuan a glare, almost bursting a vessel. “Mom, I was just telling her the right things to do! Look at her attitude!”

Without a doubt, Xiao Chuhe could hear the intimidating overtones. Despite that, she knew Mu Nuannuan would always submit to her will, and she pulled a face. “Nuannuan, apologize to your elder sister!”