The Romance Extras Turned Out to Be a Yuri Story - Chapter 44.2

Tan Yi followed her over. Seeing her own daughter wasn’t there, she wondered, “Wasn’t she just here playing?”

Dongfang Yuan, his little legs having just run over, and Sang Jing, with her usual composure, replied, “The two madams, Miss Lin went to touch up her makeup.”

“Sister just cried!” Dongfang Yuan’s words shocked everyone.

The two madams immediately turned to look at Sang Jing, the sharpness in their gaze paralyzing her.

Sang Jing stammered, explaining, “It-it wasn’t me.”

She hadn’t seen what happened to Lin Luoluo, only her retreating back.

Tan Yi turned coldly to Yuqin and said, “I’m going to find my daughter.”

Yuqin nodded, then squatted down to ask her son, “Be a good boy, tell Mommy everything you just saw.”

Sang Jing stood nearby, like she was being disciplined. Laughter drifted from afar; it was Aunt Sang Tian chatting and laughing with Mrs. Mu. Sang Jing twisted her hands in frustration.

Aunt Sang Tian, please stop talking, come and save me!

The cold aura emanating from Mrs. Dongfang is going to freeze me!

Yuqin was calmer than Tan Yi. After clearing up the sequence of events, she frowned and asked, “Are you saying Luoluo cried after getting a phone call?”

Dongfang Yuan whispered, “Sister Zhang Qiu is with Big Brother for his check-up today. I called Big Brother, but he was busy, so he asked Sister to answer.”

“After they talked, I secretly saw Sister Luoluo’s eyes were red.”

Yuqin nodded thoughtfully.

She knew of the girl Zhang Qiu. Their family owed her a lot. If it weren’t for her, Dongfang Qing wouldn’t be so cooperative with his treatment. Dongfang Qing had been on the verge of abandoning himself due to guilt over his brother’s birth, but how could Yuqin, as a mother, give up on her son?

Although Dongfang Yuan’s birth back then was for the treatment of her elder son, she loved her younger son just as much. It was just that the elder son still felt guilty that the younger son couldn’t go to school because of him. Once Dongfang Qing’s treatment abroad was successful this time, her anxiety would surely be relieved.

She was getting distracted.

Yuqin snapped back to reality and pinched her son’s small face.

“It’s nothing. Your Sister Luoluo probably just got sand in her eyes.”

“Is that so?” Dongfang Yuan was half-convinced.

“Yes,” Yuqin affirmed.

Their Dongfang family couldn’t interfere with the entanglements between the Lin family and the Gu family.

Yuqin knew Zhang Qiu had previously dated the Gu family’s young master, and Sang Tian had broken them up. Given this, she couldn’t let Zhang Qiu be dragged into it again. Yuqin was grateful to Zhang Qiu for saving her son, so she intended to protect her this time.

It was just a trivial romantic spat among young people.

Getting involved with Sang Tian was the real big trouble; she was a mad dog.

Yuqin said to Sang Jing with a stern tone, “Nothing happened just now, do you understand?”

Sang Jing’s little heart trembled. She stammered, “Y-yes, Mrs. Dongfang.”

“You need to say ‘I understand,'” Yuqin stared intently at her.

“I… I understand.” Sang Jing was on the verge of tears. The imposing presence of a family matriarch was more than she could bear.

Meanwhile, Tan Yi found Lin Luoluo, who was washing her face.

Tan Yi said with concern, “Why are you unhappy? Did someone upset you? Mom will get revenge for you!”

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, completely losing the elegant demeanor she had displayed earlier in front of everyone.

Lin Luoluo looked at her mother in the mirror and chuckled, suppressing the sadness in her heart. She smiled sweetly at her mother and said, “Mom, what are you doing? I’m not unhappy! Put your hands down quickly, don’t let people laugh at our family!”

Tan Yi looked at her face suspiciously: “Are you really not sad?”

“No,” Lin Luoluo nodded confidently. “I just felt the room was a bit stuffy, so I came out to wash my face and touch up my makeup.”

“Did someone say something to you? Why did you follow me?” Lin Luoluo asked curiously.

Tan Yi shook her head and smiled: “Xiao Yuan said you cried.”

“Ah…” Lin Luoluo was surprised for a moment. She grabbed a tissue to dry her face, turning her back to her mother, and said unnaturally, “Xiao Yuan must have been mistaken. I was a little sleepy then and rubbed my eyes.”

Tan Yi said helplessly, “Are you bored?”

Lin Luoluo nodded and asked, “Mom, can we go home a little earlier?”

Tan Yi checked the time. It was about right. She had played a few rounds of mahjong and exchanged a lot of information, so she smiled and nodded. “Then we’ll say goodbye to Mrs. Sang.”

Lin Luoluo reapplied her makeup, then took her mother’s arm and went out.

When they went out, Mrs. Dongfang, Yuqin, was also saying her goodbyes to Sang Tian.

“It’s getting late, and I have matters at home, so I’ll be leaving first. Next time I’ll host the gathering.”

Mrs. Mu chuckled, “Alright then, next time I’ll look forward to your invitation.”

Yuqin nodded, exchanged glances with Sang Tian, and was gracefully led away by an attendant who was holding Dongfang Yuan. Next was Tan Yi with Lin Luoluo. Tan Yi smiled apologetically, “Unfortunately, my husband is back and causing a ruckus at home. If I don’t go back now, he’ll get angry again.”

Sang Tian laughed, “Then you should go back as soon as possible. These men just can’t do without us women.” She then asked, “Did Luoluo have fun today? If you did, come again next time.”

“I had fun,” Lin Luoluo stood demurely beside her mother and nodded. Tan Yi glanced at her, covered her mouth, and laughed, “I’ll make sure to bring her out more often.”

Sang Tian then nodded with satisfaction.

After seeing off two madams consecutively, Sang Tian chatted with Mrs. Mu for a while. Mrs. Mu, whose family had less influence, flattered her a few times and also took her leave. Only then did Sang Tian summon Sang Jing and asked her sternly, “What happened inside just now? Tell me everything, one by one!”

Although she hadn’t gone inside, she could tell from the atmosphere that something was wrong. Sang Tian could not tolerate things happening right under her nose without her knowledge.

Sang Jing was first threatened to keep silent by Mrs. Dongfang, and now being treated like this by her own aunt, her eyes turned red, and she mumbled for a long time, unable to speak.

Sang Tian looked at her with disappointment, then had someone bring her a glass of water, and said gently, “You’re a grown-up now, old enough to marry. Your family sent you to follow me precisely because they want to find you a good husband, right? If you aren’t completely open with me, who will stand up for you if you’re wronged after you’re married?”

Sang Jing was startled by the subtle threat in her words. Not only was she controlling her now, but she intended to control her in the future too?

Anyway, I’ll be able to go back once my mission is complete. Who wants to get involved in this mess? Besides, can I really talk about the male lead’s ‘White Moonlight’ threatening the female lead? I’m here to break up the main couple, so I’m essentially the female lead’s enemy. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so I definitely can’t tell!

She stammered, “It was nothing much. Miss Lin was just tired of playing and didn’t want to play with the kids anymore, and Mrs. Dongfang was displeased.”

Sang Tian was happy to hear this. “I saw that the Yu family woman had a straight face. She’s usually so condescending to me, but I guess she’s not so high and mighty after all. She still had to bow to the Lin family for the sake of their collaboration. The Lin family is a hot commodity now. It would be wonderful if a Lin family member took a liking to you. We could be closer family then.”

Sang Tian looked at Sang Jing with a scrutinizing gaze, like a butcher weighing meat. Sang Jing cried out for help in her heart. She needed to complete her mission and go back soon. This place was full of calculation and plotting; it was no place for her!

Sang Jing stammered, “I just asked Miss Lin, and she didn’t even know where Cousin lives. Cousin is too stubborn. Aunt, do you think I should take the initiative to find Miss Lin and disclose some information about Cousin to her? Or should I find Cousin and try to persuade him?”

Sang Tian frowned and observed Sang Jing for a moment before nodding arrogantly, “You don’t need to go to Bei Chen’s side. Just stay in close contact with Miss Lin. It’s best if you interact more with her brother.”

Sang Jing’s eye twitched. She suppressed her rebellious thoughts and quietly said, “Okay.”

On the way home, Lin Luoluo clutched her phone. Aside from the previous conversation, Zhang Qiu hadn’t replied to her, and the chat box remained on her refusal to meet.

Did Zhang Qiu not go home either? Then what about Grandma?

Lin Luoluo hesitated, opening the chat interface, then exiting. Bored, she opened her Moments and refreshed it. She scrolled down, found nothing new, and was about to exit when she suddenly scrolled past a photograph.

It was posted by Zhang Qiu.

Lin Luoluo could recognize the people in the photo because she had seen their faces before she became face-blind. However, she couldn’t match the faces to the people in reality. She recognized the two people in the photo as Zhang Qiu and Dongfang Qing. They were squatting on either side of an elderly woman who was seated in a chair, smiling with many wrinkles on her face.

The room was quiet, surrounded by potted green plants, and the scene was warm.

Lin Luoluo, however, froze.

She was the one who should have been there, accompanying Zhang Qiu home for the photo.

But Dongfang Qing had gotten there first.

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