"Princess Pingxi, it's been a while! I haven't had the chance to congratulate you on your engagement to the Second Young Master Xia!"
Lady Jiang's sudden enthusiasm left Lin Yuan utterly perplexed.
But a weasel wishing the chicken a happy New Year rarely had good intentions—Lin Yuan certainly didn't think Lady Jiang was sincerely congratulating her and Xia Zheng.
"Thank you, Madam Chen."
Lin Yuan smiled with grace and poise, her response smooth and without any obvious emotion, but also deliberately distant, leaving Lady Jiang somewhat at a loss.
To be fair, compared to Lady Jiang, Chen Leyao had crossed paths with Lin Yuan far more often. Consequently, Lin Yuan found Chen Leyao to be the more preferable conversational partner, instead of this older woman of another generation whose motives were clearly impure.
