Flash Marriage: The Billionaire Addicted to Her-Chapter 759

Xiao Linye’s expression darkened.

Ye Yuning’s phone was lighting up with an unknown number. She probably didn’t want to face Xiao Linye, so she answered the call right in front of him.

"Hello, I’m Ye Yuning."

"Miss Ye, it’s me." A woman’s voice, sounding somewhat familiar, came from the other end.

I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before.

The next moment, the woman said, "I’m Mulan’s mother."

"Is Qi Mulan’s biological mother still around?" Ye Yuning asked reflexively.

This question made the woman on the phone choke!

It had to be said, Ye Yuning’s memory was quite good. Although the Qi family valued their reputation and kept many incidents under wraps, Ye Yuning still remembered that Qi Mulan’s biological mother had apparently passed away long ago.

The current Mrs. Qi is her stepmother! And this stepmother was the best friend of Qi Mulan’s mother. Mr. Qi divorced his first wife because of this woman’s meddling. Now she’s calling me? Why? For Qi Mulan? If that’s the case, then this woman certainly has a few tricks up her sleeve.

"Miss Ye, whether or not I am Mulan’s biological mother, I am her mother now!" the woman on the other end gritted out.

Clearly, Ye Yuning’s simple sentence had thoroughly provoked her. And Ye Yuning had done it intentionally. The moment the caller identified herself as Qi Mulan’s mother, Ye Yuning’s mind raced.

Hearing the call, Xiao Linye instinctively raised an eyebrow at Ye Yuning.

At that moment, Ye Yuning looked back at him, a mocking smile on her lips. "Is that so? Then, for what reason is Miss Qi’s mother contacting me?"

She was smiling, but her smile, whether heard over the phone or seen in person, felt chilling to the bone.

Mrs. Qi on the other end asked, "Is Aye there with you?"

"Are you looking for him?"

"There’s a bit of a situation with Mulan; he needs to come over. Miss Ye, you are Aye’s ex-wife. I hope you can maintain some distance from him."

The Mrs. Qi on the phone seemed completely unconcerned about whether Xiao Linye was currently beside Ye Yuning. Every word she spoke was filled with self-righteousness, as if Ye Yuning had committed some heinous crime.

A shadow flickered in Ye Yuning’s eyes.

"Mrs. Qi, you may be Qi Mulan’s mother, but you are not *my* mother. What right do you have to call me and say such things?"

She had never been one to tolerate provocation. Now that Mrs. Qi was attempting to humiliate her directly, Ye Yuning was certainly not going to be a pushover.

She glanced at Xiao Linye.

Mrs. Qi on the phone was struck speechless by Ye Yuning’s simple retort.

"You..."

"An ex-wife was still once his wife. Perhaps you’ll only have the right to make this call once your daughter actually becomes Mrs. Xiao, hmm?"

"Miss Ye, as a fellow woman, I hope you won’t make things difficult for other women."

"Woman? Ha! One needs to be a decent human being first to make such a request..."

"What do you mean?"

"It means we’re not the same kind of people! A request like yours puts me in a very awkward position, alright?"

Don’t make things difficult for women? Who’s making things difficult for whom now? She was the one who called to warn me, and now it’s as if I’m the one at fault.

"Mulan and Aye were supposed to be married. Whose fault is it that the wedding didn’t happen? And they had already registered their marriage—who caused the divorce? Miss Ye, do you really need me to spell it out? If I do, it will be embarrassing for everyone!"

Ye Yuning scoffed. "Then how did Qi Mulan and Xiao Linye get married? How is it that I heard Xiao Linye wasn’t even present for the marriage registration?"

"You..."

"Mrs. Qi! From start to finish, the only ones who look bad in this whole affair are your Qi family. It has nothing to do with me."

Trying to blame me for ruining everything? I’m no scapegoat; they can’t just pin any blame on me as they please! Whether I accept it or not is another matter!

Just as Mrs. Qi on the phone was about to say something more, Xiao Linye snatched the phone from Ye Yuning’s hand.

He said to Mrs. Qi, his voice devoid of warmth, "Mrs. Qi, you’ve gone too far."

His words, though few, were ice-cold.

Mrs. Qi, who had been in the middle of accusing Ye Yuning, suddenly stiffened when she heard Xiao Linye’s voice. Her breath caught.

"Aye, you really are with Miss Ye... Mulan, she..."

"I’ll have Lai Shuo go over."

With that, Xiao Linye immediately hung up. He then tossed the phone back into Ye Yuning’s lap and dialed Lai Shuo’s number on his own phone.

Lai Shuo answered quickly, "Sir."

"Go to the Qi family, see what’s happening, and handle it."

"Yes, sir."

With that, he ended the call.

Xiao Linye then looked at Ye Yuning, an unprecedented seriousness in his eyes.

Ye Yuning’s lips curved upwards. "What? Did I upset you by retorting to your future mother-in-law? Are you going to give me a lecture on etiquette?"

"Then let me tell you, don’t bother. I’m just a wild girl, born but not properly raised, lacking that deeply ingrained etiquette of your high-society ladies."

Xiao Linye was rendered speechless. Hearing her words, his breath caught sharply in his throat.