Chapter 27

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

An Wen sat at the side and smiled, softly echoing Yu Wei’s words. Bai Xiao also sat beside Yu Wei, nodding from time to time. At first glance, Bai Xiao and An Wen looked like a couple. Yu Wei was a mother-in-law who was very satisfied with this pairing.

Hu Ke couldn’t say anything. He stood at the side awkwardly, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. Fortunately, Bian Fang came out to help her out. “Madam, Miss Hu is back too.”

Yu Wei glanced at Hu Ke, and the expression on her face changed instantly, as if she had seen something annoying. “You’re back? Coincidentally, there’s no water in the cup. Go refill it and wash some fruits for Miss An.”

These were clearly the work of the servants, but Yu Wei had specifically asked Hu Ke to do it, completely ignoring the fact that she was pregnant. This was clearly to show Hu Ke her strength.

Bai Xiao frowned unhappily, but he did not say anything.

Sitting next to her, An Wen realized that the atmosphere didn’t seem right. However, she had been living abroad since she was six years old. Every year, she would come back during the summer vacation, so she didn’t know much about etiquette.

She looked at Yu Wei and then at Bai Xiao. In the end, she said to Hu Ke in confusion, “Thank you, sorry to trouble you.”

Hu Ke did not move when she heard Yu Wei’s words. She just glanced at her.

Yu Wei was a little embarrassed. She didn’t like Hu Ke to begin with, and now that she had embarrassed her in front of everyone, her expression turned ugly, and her tone became heavier. “Hu Ke, go wash some fruits for An Wen and pour a glass of water. Is your throat, brain or eyes bad? Can’t you hear the instructions of your elders? You’re uneducated!”

Hu Ke took out her phone and started typing.

An Wen was even more embarrassed than her. She carefully recalled what the etiquette teacher had told her and thought about what she should say.

“There’s no need to trouble yourself. Miss Hu, please take a seat too.” An Wen finally found something to say that would not offend anyone but would also ease the atmosphere. Just as she finished speaking, an electronic voice came from Hu Ke’s phone.

[Since you’re an elder, you should set an example for me. Mom, since you said that I’m ill-mannered, please demonstrate what it means to be well-mannered.]

Hu Ke called Yu Wei ‘Mom’ purely to annoy her. Looking at Yu Wei’s even uglier expression, Hu Ke felt a little better.

When An Wen heard the word “Mom”, her expression turned ugly.

The An family’s main assets were overseas. They had agreed to visit Yu Wei as guests because the family wanted to expand to the domestic market. Coincidentally, the Bai family’s assets were focused on the domestic market. If the two families were to marry, it would be mutually beneficial.

However, what An Wen did not expect was that Hu Ke would call Yu Wei ‘Mom’. Her first reaction was that Yu Wei had a pair of children. However, after thinking about it carefully, she had never heard of Yu Wei having any other children other than Bai Xiao. Even if she did, it was impossible for her surname to be Hu.

She had just returned to the country for a week and did not know anything about Bai Xiao and Hu Ke. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. She could not help but ask, “Miss Hu, may I ask what your relationship with Young Master Bai is?”

Hu Ke glanced at her and continued typing on her phone: [We’re husband and wife. Do you want to see the marriage certificate?]

Even though she had already expected this answer, she could not help but be a little shocked when she heard it.

When she promised Yu Wei to meet Bai Xiao, Yu Wei had promised her that Bai Xiao did not have anyone he liked. But now, Hu Ke was telling her clearly that Bai Xiao was already married to her.

The anger of being deceived swept through her brain, but she managed to maintain her outward appearance of upbringing and decency.

She turned around and looked at Yu Wei. “Auntie, I want a reasonable explanation. You told me that Young Master Bai doesn’t have anyone he likes, but now he has an additional wife. If I remember correctly, bigamy is illegal, right?”

Hu Ke did not expect things to turn out this way.

At first, she thought that An Wen was on Yu Wei’s side and specially came to provoke her to make a fool of herself. However, she did not expect An Wen to be an ignorant girl.

Hu Ke sat down on the armchair at the side and waited to see how Yu Wei would explain this matter.