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Fang Jingguo rebuked sternly, "Shut up and don't let anyone know that you're at odds with your own sister!"

Tian Yuyue naturally understood Fang Jingguo's intentions. After soothing Jiajia, she got up. "I'll make the call later."

"It was my oversight. I should have sent a car to pick them up earlier."

Fang Jingguo was moved. "I truly have a wonderful wife."

"Tsk, what can I do? They have your blood in them, so I treat them the same as Jiajia." Tian Yuyue smiled insincerely, secretly vowing otherwise.

She had no intention of sending someone to fetch the Chu sisters.

She wanted everyone to witness the Chu sisters' predicament before extending help, showcasing the magnanimity and kindness of the head of the Fang family.

Just as Tian Yuyue was about to make the call, the newly hired maid rushed in.

"Madam, Miss has returned! Miss has returned!"

"Miss?" Tian Yuyue's smile instantly faded away.

Her eyes blazed with fury.

Miss? ?

Jiajia was the only young lady of the Fang family!

Chapter 57

Outside the villa, many who heard the cry found it peculiar.

"Miss?"

Someone asked in confusion, "Isn't there just one young lady in the Fang family? We just saw Jiajia, so how can there be another Miss outside?"

"Maybe you didn't see Jiajia go out?"

"That's impossible," the person declared confidently. "I've been standing at the door the whole time. How could I have missed anyone entering or leaving? Jiajia never stepped out once."

All eyes were fixed on the entrance of the villa.

Soon enough, a Filipino maid led in a stunning young lady.

The girl was tall with slightly curled long hair that cascaded down her back. Not even the yellowish lights on the lawn could conceal her fair complexion. Unlike the other girls who were elaborately dressed up, she was dazzling enough without any makeup. If not for her unfamiliar face, they might have mistaken her for a prominent TVB or ATV actress.

With reddened eyes, Fang Jiajia emerged and noticed many men approaching Chu Yuening with glasses of wine. Filled with jealousy, she pinched her custom-made Dior gown and then approached Tian Yuyue, clinging to her arm coquettishly.

"Mommy, I told you, why did I smell a whiff of poverty in the room? It turns out there really is a country bumpkin here."

"Fang Jiajia, how has Mommy taught you?"

In front of all the guests, Tian Yuyue still managed to maintain her facade. Smiling, she patted Fang Jiajia's hand.

Fang Jiajia stuck out her tongue. "Alright, we should treat guests kindly, right?"

Tian Yue'e's gaze shifted to the maid, her eyes glinting with coldness. "Mei, why didn't you inform the master about the guest's arrival? You're already being disrespectful just starting work at the Fangs?"

Her words made it clear that Chu Yuening was a guest, not the Fang family's young miss.

The maid had recently arrived from the Philippines and still hadn't mastered Cantonese, only managing to understand bits and pieces. Seeing Tian Yue'e's anger, she anxiously tried to explain in a mix of broken Cantonese and English.

"Mr. Fang said if the young miss returns, let him know."

The young miss's return should be notified to him.

"The young miss, this is a photo, Madam." The maid hastily took out a photograph as proof of her words. "Mr. Fang instructed me to remember it."

The picture she handed over was none other than the portrait taken of the Chu sisters when they first arrived in Hong Kong.

Upon seeing that the photo indeed depicted the two sisters, Tian Yue'e's anger surged, causing her hand to tremble as she took the photo.

Well then.

Fang Jingguo had publicly declared that everything would be left to her and their three children, but secretly, he had the maid recognize Chu Yuening as the young miss by showing her the photo.

What position does this put her in?

"Since Jingguo has given his instructions, there's nothing more for you to do. You may leave."

Guests were still present.

Tian Yuyue concealed her anger and laced her words with subtle menace. "Next time, if Mr. Fang has any further requests, you should inform me immediately, do you understand?"

"Yes, ma'am," the maid replied obediently.

Despite having just started working for the Fang family, she had already witnessed the formidable nature of Mrs. Tian.

Disobedience could result in anything from skipped meals to punishment.

The maid dared not defy her employers, and trembling, she retreated under Tian Yuyue's icy gaze.

"What's the fuss about?" came a mild voice.

Tian Yuke glanced over.

Chu Yuening asked the servant for a glass of Campari and, holding a stirrer, gently swirled the ice-cold lemon in the drink. "It's just that you don't welcome me; no need to make such a grand show of it."

If it weren't for the issue of debts.

She wasn't exactly thrilled to come over.

Tian Yue'e forced a smile, "Ning Ning, you really know how to joke."

"Today is a momentous day to welcome Bingwen back. Calculating the dates, you and Bingwen are virtually siblings. The Fang family would naturally be delighted to have you here."

Fang Zhanwen was the eldest son of the Fangs, born in the same year as Chu Yuening, albeit a few days older.

"After all, you and Chu Yi...” Tian Yuezhi feigned a hesitant and awkward expression, "had a challenging life in the countryside back then. We're still one big family. Had I known about your existence back then, I would have certainly encouraged Jingguo to spend more time with you two."

With these words, the guests' understanding dawned upon them, and their gazes toward Chu Yuening shifted subtly.

Indeed, she was beautiful.

But... she was an illegitimate child.

After all, they were all reputable individuals; it was impossible for them to let their son marry an illegitimate daughter and be looked down upon.

Seeing the two of them in harmony, Chu Yuening threw down the glass tube to expose them. "Even if you didn't know about me, surely you know about my mother. How could Fang Zhanwen have been born under these circumstances?"

Tian Yuezhi's smile froze as she feared that Chu Yuening would reveal the truth. She signaled to Fang Jiajia to quickly take her leave.

In reality,

she was well aware that Fang Jingguo had a family in the mainland. So what?

Once married, a woman who wasn't by his side was as good as nonexistent. Besides, Fang Jingguo had said back then that his relationship with the Chu family was one of parental arrangement, while his love was with her.