Jiang Qin was taken aback.
Murong Xiang's eyes lit up directly.
Mrs. Jiang frowned, not quite believing that Si Fan would agree so readily.
She warned, "Si Fan, I'm telling you, don't say one thing and do another. If you end up going back on your word, let's see how I deal with you!"
Si Fan raised her eyelids, a disdainful smile playing in her cool peach blossom eyes, "There's no need for that, after all, your son is really not that great."
"You!" Mrs. Jiang's face turned red with anger, just as she was about to say something more, she was softly stopped by Murong Xiang,
"Mrs. Jiang, that's enough. Since the young lady has agreed to call off the engagement, don't dwell on it so much. Isn't the result what you wanted?"
Mrs. Jiang glanced at Murong Xiang, and for her sake, ultimately did not continue to trouble Jiang Qin and her daughter.
She snorted, "Remember what you said, I'll be waiting for you at the Jiang Family!"
Si Fan couldn't be bothered to respond to her and led Jiang Qin away.
Jiang Qin frowned, glanced at Si Fan, hesitated to speak, but in the end, didn't say anything.
She thought, after all, Si Mingyuan has already driven Fanfan out of the family, he probably can't dictate Fanfan's marriage anymore, right?
Hopefully, everything can turn for the better.
Sigh...
Seeing Si Fan and Jiang Qin walk away, Mrs. Jiang then kindly asked Murong Xiang, "Mrs. Jun, did you buy your shoes?"
"No, I haven't found the right ones yet."
Murong Xiang just mentioned buying shoes, but it was simply not her real intention, it wasn't genuinely about buying shoes.
However, she let Mrs. Jiang misunderstand, "Mrs. Jun, I've long told you, shoes from such stores aren't fit for the occasion, the materials and quality are poor, how could these shoes be suitable?!"
Murong Xiang just smiled without response.
After a pause, she asked again, "That young lady just now, is she really your son's fiancée? What's her background?"
Mrs. Jiang sneered, and then disclosed all sorts of dirt about Jiang Qin and Si Fan.
Jiang Qin was abandoned by a man and hooked up with Si Mingyuan for a second marriage.
Si Fan is uncultured and ill-mannered, often bullying the two sisters of the Si Family, very malicious, and so on.
Mrs. Jiang said a lot, all of it was bad.
Moreover, several ladies beside Mrs. Jiang kept agreeing with her, adding to the credibility.
However, Murong Xiang sensed a feeling of discomfort.
A woman, married for only a few years, abandoned by a man, raising two children on her own to adulthood. The most distressing part was the youngest son suffering from heart disease and being hospitalized every day for treatment.
How can a woman bear such expensive medical bills?!
As a fellow woman, she felt Jiang Qin was very admirable, not as unscrupulous as Mrs. Jiang depicted in order to climb the social ladder.
Besides, every family has its own difficulties, it's not proper to judge without knowing the truth.
These people like Mrs. Jiang know only too few people or things, it's too one-sided.
Just from what they say, she couldn't judge that the pretty young girl would be the kind of person they described.
Moreover, she felt that the young lady had an aura and maturity that surpassed her peers.
Usually, such people would disdain doing things like bullying the weak.
There must be some misunderstanding involved...
Mrs. Jiang spoke until her mouth was dry, and after she finished, she said, "Mrs. Jun, let's not talk about those two jinxed people anymore. I know a nearby big brand shoe store, let's go check it out together."
Murong Xiang looked back at the already disappeared figures of Si Fan and Jiang Qin, nodded, "Let's go."
The group had just stepped out to the entrance of the shoe store.
Murong Xiang then stopped, "Never mind, I won't shop anymore. You continue shopping, I'll call my son to come and take me back."
Mrs. Jiang and several ladies brightened up upon hearing Murong Xiang called her son to pick her up.
"Mrs. Jun, we won't shop either, we'll keep you company here waiting for your son to come!"
"Yes, yes, otherwise you'd be lonely waiting all by yourself!"
Even though these ladies did not know how Murong Xiang's son looked, his education, or his talents, the Crown Prince raised by the top noble families in the Imperial City couldn't be that bad, could he?
He must be noble and impressive, high above the rest, and most importantly, the Jun Family in the Imperial City is the top noble family, Y Continent's wealthiest, a commercial overlord that holds Y Continent in balance.
If their daughters could marry into the Jun Family, the family's value would skyrocket, they could walk proud anywhere, receiving everyone's admiration.
So, how could they pass up such a big catch??
Seeing the suddenly excited ladies, Murong Xiang smiled meaningfully at the corners of her mouth.
She wasn't unaware of what was in their minds.
If it were normal times, she quite liked having someone introduce partners to her son, but now...
Murong Xiang glanced back at the shoe store, chuckled lightly, she already had a candidate in mind for a daughter-in-law.
The rest can be discussed later.
Murong Xiang quickly dialed Jun Yan's number.
"Son, come quickly, your mom twisted her ankle, hurry and take me to the hospital for treatment!"
After saying that, no matter what Jun Yan's reaction was, she hung up.
Of course, she also thoughtfully sent a location to Jun Yan.
At that moment, Jun Yan was still in a restaurant, and as soon as he received Murong Xiang's call, he furrowed his brow.
Jiang Wang saw Jun Yan still sitting still and got a little anxious, "Yan, quickly go pick up Auntie, Auntie's getting older, a twisted ankle is hard to treat!"
Jun Yan gave Jiang Wang a sidelong glance, and in a deep voice, coolly said, "You believe that?"
Jiang Wang looked perplexed, "Shouldn't I?"
Jun Yan didn't respond, he looked at the location Murong Xiang sent, it wasn't far.
He got up without expression and walked out.
Jiang Wang initially wanted to follow but thought better of it.
Because the last time he met Murong Xiang, she suspected him of having an affair with Jun Yan, questioning him relentlessly. He was frightened and dared not meet her again.
......
On the other side.
Jiang Qin selected a few pairs of well-fitting shoes for Si Fan and walked out of the shoe store with large and small bags.
When they came out, they found that Mrs. Jiang and the others were still there.
Jiang Qin lowered her head, pretending not to see them.
Murong Xiang suddenly called out, "Hey, Mrs. Si, Miss Si, please stop!"
Jiang Qin froze for a moment, looking toward Murong Xiang who was surrounded by Mrs. Jiang and the others. Her poise, tranquil and elegant temperament was something Jiang Qin felt she could never aspire to in her life.
A noble aura exuded from her bones, yet surprisingly, there wasn't an overbearing sharpness but rather a gentle elegance, along with an exceptional sense of affinity.
Jiang Qin couldn't help but sigh, her world and that of this lady were like parallel lines, no matter how close, they could never intersect, could they?
Otherwise, why would there be the idiom "as different as clouds and mud"?
Mrs. Jiang was somewhat displeased with Murong Xiang for calling Jiang Qin and Si Fan, "Mrs. Jun, why are you calling them?"
Murong Xiang ignored Mrs. Jiang and went directly to Jiang Qin and Si Fan, seeing the large and small bags they were carrying, a tinge of heartache emerged in her eyes.
"Mrs. Si, Miss Si, my son will be here soon to pick me up. If you don't mind, how about letting my son give you a ride home?"