Chapter 1543: You're Not Even Likeable

The servant chuckled and said, “Didn’t you say you didn’t want to bother?”

“I just don’t want to ask,” Ye Congjie snipped off a flower branch, “It’s her grandparents who are asking. If they ask about what she’s busy with and I don’t know anything, I’ll be blamed again out of nowhere.”

The servant couldn’t help but laugh, “Alright, alright, I’ll go hurry up the Fourth Miss, and also ask what she’s busy with.”

Ye Congjie raised her eyebrows at her, then turned and went about her business.

Occasionally, she would say a few words to Nan Jiaojiao, but wasn’t particularly warm.

Soon, a car pulled in, and Lin Shuyun got out.

Nan Jiaojiao was sitting outside, waiting for Lin Shuyun. As soon as their eyes met, Lin Shuyun’s face immediately showed a hint of disgust and she walked straight towards the villa without blinking.

Ye Congjie called out to her on purpose, “Second sister-in-law, come have some tea?”

Lin Shuyun stopped and only looked at Ye Congjie, “No need, I’m going in to chat with mom for a bit.”

“What’s the rush? Xinyu is with mom. You’re not her favorite; if you go in, you’ll just be lingering nearby. Why bother embarrassing yourself?”

Lin Shuyun glared at her, while Ye Congjie smiled slightly. A slap in the air wouldn’t be able to land on that face.

She had long become accustomed to her sister-in-law’s sarcastic tone. Since the divorce, she had turned into a resentful woman, always speaking with hidden barbs, relying on the favor of the elder two, making enemies of everyone in the family except the younger generation.

Lin Shuyun couldn’t be bothered to engage with her, stepping away in high heels, losing her dignified image in anger.

Nan Jiaojiao found it amusing, though her face remained steady like an old dog, showing no sign of change. She finally understood why she naturally carried hostility when facing the Ye family members; apparently, she’d inherited some of Ye Congjie’s genes.

Ye Linlin returned shortly before dinner ended.

A seat was saved for her at the table, but Ye Linlin was uninterested in sitting there, choosing instead to sit by Nan Jiaojiao.

The seating arrangement at the Ye family’s dining table was peculiar, with the elders at the head, the sons on either side, and then Ye Jun and Ye Xinyu. Ye Congjie was seated after them, not because her status was low, but because she preferred sitting with her two sister-in-laws, enjoying the show while eating.

Beside Ye Congjie were seats for her two children. Ye Shiqing’s seat had been removed, otherwise, given her favored status, she would have sat alongside Ye Xinyu.

When the meal started, Old Madam Ye unprecedentedly called Nan Jiaojiao over to sit beside her, and at that moment, everyone at the long table glanced over.

Unable to handle such favor, Nan Jiaojiao found an excuse to sit at the end of the table.

She quietly ate, unable to reach the dishes, until Ye Linlin plopped down, had the servant place untouched dishes in front of them, and invited Nan Jiaojiao to eat along. The two of them were the only true eaters at the table.

“Hey, cover for me, will you? I’m really sleepy, gonna head upstairs for a nap.”

Ye Linlin leaned close to Nan Jiaojiao’s ear to dropped the sentence, secretly helped herself while grabbing her phone and bag, planning to slip away.

Nan Jiaojiao, with her petite frame, couldn’t block her, and before long Ye Congjie spotted Ye Linlin sneaking under the table.

She scolded, “You stand there!”

Ye Linlin hid under the table, not budging.

“I’ll count to three, one, two—”

“Alright, alright!”

Ye Linlin intentionally dragged out her chair, sat down with a huff, and retorted, “It’s always like this, why don’t you just eat your food and leave me alone!”