971: Can't Covet

Can't Covet

Yue Lan was trying hard to suppress her emotions right now. Wasn't it an unspoken rule to always be polite to others' faces? She didn't expect Mu Chenyan to slap her face without any qualms. She really didn't expect Mu Chenyan wasn't someone who cared about others' opinions of her.  1

For a moment, she didn't know how to react or how to deal with someone like Mu Chenyan who didn't play cards according to the rules. She was too careless in her conduct. 

She noticed the small movement of hands between Yue Yue and Mu Chenyan and frowned. All this while, she didn't even know there was another person standing behind Mu Chenyan. 

"What are you waiting for?" asked Mu Chenyan. "Do I have to explicitly tell you to get out?"

Yue Lan's face flushed in anger and she wanted to say something but held herself back. She took out her business card and offered it to Mu Chenyan, "If you change your mind, Ms. Mu can contact me anytime."

Mu Chenyan didn't even move to take that card from her hand and Yue Lan had to bow before her and place the card on the table before leaving. Watching her leave, Mu Chenyan snorted. Then she turned to face her best friend, "What's the fun in this hide and seek you love to play?"

Yue Yue didn't react immediately, she was thinking of something before she told Mu Chenyan, 'I didn't expect to see her here. It caught me off guard. Besides, she... You don't realize how much control she had over me since childhood.'

"But I need to remind you again, you're not a helpless child anymore. You're not living under her shadow. You're not her sister anymore. You're not in her home where she rules. No matter what control she had on you is useless now. She can't even touch you now."

Yue Yue smiled at Mu Chenyan and nodded, 'I understand that all. Some reactions come subconsciously to you.' It's not like she was really scared of Yue Lan. With Mu Chenyan standing in front of her, Yue Yue could say she wasn't scared of anything. But that won't change the fact that Yue Lan had left Yue Yue with psychological trauma. 

From a young age, she had to give in to her sister. Because that was what a younger sister was supposed to do. She grew up with the understanding that if her sister liked something, she couldn't covet that thing. It was to the point that if she picked a dress similar to her sister, she wasn't allowed to wear it.

Whatever Yue Lan had, Yue Yue can't possess it. 

It was this twisted mentality that left Yue Yue with such a small presence in her own family. And that's why she liked spending time with either Shui Xian's mother or with Zhai Kuijun. Because they would never make her feel like nothing belonged to her or that she was just an unnecessary part of the Yue family.

Mu Chenyan sat down and threw her head back to close her eyes to relax as she commented, "Today isn't my day. I keep running into flies. Oh, how I wish to swat these flies to death."

Yue Yue pressed her lips hearing that and sat down beside Mu Chenyan. She placed her hand on Mu Chenyan's shoulder and told her, 'You don't have to spoil your mood because of me.'

"Who said it's because of you?" retorted Mu Chenyan. "Even if Yue Lan had nothing to do with you, I still won't exchange this painting with her. Who does she think she is? Do I look like lack anything? I won the bidding. Why should I make an exchange with her? If she has the ability, she can bid again and see if she has more money or me? Wants to ask me to make a private exchange? In her dreams!"

'You don't lack these Chinese paintings.'

"Just because I don't lack it doesn't mean I'm willing to give it to someone like her. Besides, I bought it for you. It's about time she should learn that she also can't covet what belongs to others."

Yue Yue went silent and felt very complicated inside. What's with the people around her? Yue Lan didn't want her to covet what was hers and Mu Chenyan won't let Yue Lan covet what Yue Yue set her eyes on. Her best friend was very petty and held deep grudges. She should just let her be.

'Shall we leave?' asked Yue Yue.

"No, wait," said Mu Chenyan. "I don't want to run into any other pest. Let's wait for others to leave. I'm tired of verbal fights. I've used up my quota of verbal fighting ability for the day. Now, if anyone showed up, my tongue won't work. But my hands are ready to throw some punches."

Yue Yue rubbed her forehead seeing her acting like this but she didn't doubt Mu Chenyan's words. With her temperament, it was certain that if someone really appeared to find trouble with her now, she was gonna get physical. Her patience for verbal arguments was limited.

"Did you hear? My little Fai got the role he auditioned for," said Mu Chenyan. "That reminded me, the child artist he'd be working with, I'm familiar with him."

'You know the child artist?' asked Yue Yue.

"Well, I did meet him. He is the birthday boy whose birthday party I went to attend a few days ago," told Mu Chenyan. "Although they won't have any scenes together. But I should still introduce the two of them."

'You should mind your own business,' was Yue Yue's response.

"What kind of a mother are you?"

'Not a nosy one!'

"How is this being nosy? I just want our little Fai to befriend that little boy."

'They can be friends with their age difference?'

"Both are cuties. I think they'll be good friends." After talking nonsense to waste time, she finally stood up to leave, "Let's go. We're not staying here any longer."

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