Chapter 16

In a clubhouse in the east of the city, Jiang Miao was having a party with a few close friends.

During the period, someone asked about Tang Nuan, "...Did the woman apologize? Isn't she still pretending to be deaf?"

Jiang Miao shook her head and sighed, "It doesn't matter, now that something like this happens, she is probably in a mess, and I don't want to bother with her anymore."

"But these days, I still want to thank you for speaking up for me."

She said to Jia Xiuyan, her best friend in high school, "Thank you, isn't this what you should do?"

Another person said disdainfully, "If you want me to say, why don't you care about her? If she is weak, she is justified? If she is not the daughter of the Tang family, she can do bad things casually."

"Jiang Miao, you are too soft-hearted. If you do something wrong, you should apologize or apologize."

Jiang Miao said, "It's not that she's soft-hearted, she just thinks that if the rumor is true, she's afraid she won't end well. I don't need to step on it again."

Someone gave her a thumbs up, "As expected of Jiang Miao, the atmosphere."

Jia Xiuyan said, "Yes, after all, this kind of person will kill himself."

"If it wasn't for her tricks to become Young Master Ye's fiancee, she wouldn't be able to get into our circle, and if she didn't get into our circle, she wouldn't be able to meet Jiang Miao, and if she didn't meet Jiang Miao, she wouldn't be able to discover Tang Xing, maybe she could. Safe and stable to be the second miss of her Tang family."

"Now," Jia Xiuyan sneered, "I don't know if she can adapt to the life of ordinary people with her spending money."

Someone said, "So, if the virtue is not matched, there will be disasters. It is not a good thing to climb too high without the ability."

"By the way, what did Young Master Ye say?" Jia Xiuyan asked Jiang Miao, "No matter what Tang Nuan did at the beginning, since it was a marriage, she is not a girl from the Tang family, why should this marriage be cancelled?"

Jiang Miao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I have no contact with him. After all, he has a fiancée now. I...I don't even have the position to pursue him again..."

Jia Xiuyan embraced her and said, "Don't be discouraged. At the beginning, Young Master Ye and Tang Nuan were forced to get engaged. In fact, even if you don't come back, we don't think Young Master Ye will marry her."

Another humanity, "No, at that time, the affairs of Young Master Ye's grandfather's house have not been resolved. LordMaster Ye was seriously ill. His dad was eccentric Second Ye. His stepmother was restless. Zhang Luo's powerful marriage, the result of poor energy, let the stepmother drill the empty and unite Mrs. Ye. "

"A good marriage is said to be a happy marriage, and it depends on whether the character is prosperous or not. Whose baby girl can suffer that kind of grievance."

"Young Master Ye had just returned from abroad at that time, and he had been standing in front of Lordmaster Ye's bed. The marriage from start to finish was handled by his stepmother and Mrs. Ye. As a result, when Lordmaster Ye found out, Tang Tang had already been settled. Nuan, directly angry to the point of being critically ill."

"The first thing I did after the rescue was to amend the will and leave everything to Young Master Ye."

"The rest of the Ye family are dumbfounded, but it's too late," the man laughed, "I think the reason why Young Master Ye didn't break off the marriage for so many years is to disgust them with Tang Nuan."

"Really," Jia Xiuyan remembered something, and couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, "The old lady Ye who was most satisfied with her back then doesn't like seeing her very much now."

"That idiot Tang Nuan, she thinks that she is the daughter-in-law ordered by the old lady who believed in the horoscope, and she thinks that the old lady believes in metaphysics, and every year, she gives away some brightened peace charms, gossip mirrors and the like, it can really laugh at people. ."

Everyone who said it laughed, and someone said, "Even I know that Mrs. Ye loves gold inlaid jade."

"So, when this matter is confirmed by the Tang family, Mrs. Ye will definitely be the first to break off the marriage." Speaking of which, she whispered, "Because of this marriage for Young Master Ye, she has a lot to do with it. Got stabbed in the spine."

"Especially Ye Shuyan has now become the heir, and now the old lady also wishes him well," Jia Xiuyan smiled meaningfully, "if he is well, Ye can make more money, right?"

Others showed tacit expressions, and someone asked, "Speaking of which, it's just an appraisal, haven't it been confirmed for so long?"

Jiang Miao said, "It's not a trivial matter, and it's not our family's business, so I didn't pay attention."

"I really admire your heart. If it was me, even if I didn't help, I would definitely pay attention at all times."

Jia Xiuyan embraced Jiang Miao and praised, "This is a woman who can make Young Master Ye tempted, how can she compare with us laity."

Everyone laughed, and Jia Xiuyan said, "But it can't be fake, is that Tang Yi doing this? The one who hates Tang Nuan deeply, I suspect that he wants to make Tang Nuan in public at the old lady's birthday banquet the day after tomorrow. Embarrassing."

"Will it be very lively the day after tomorrow?"

The crowd looked forward to it.

Some people are worried, "But this series of blows will drive Tang Nuan crazy, that girl is usually not easy to mess with, don't jump over the wall and do something in a hurry."

Jia Xiuyan didn't care about it. "The dog jumped the wall and had to jump up. Before, it was just relying on the Tibetan mastiff of Young Master Ye. Now it has become a small earth dog, and it is futile."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Wenxia hurried over, "Sister Miao, it's not good!"

She talked about Tang Yi's phone call with Tang Nuan just now, and said anxiously, "She is preparing raw rice to cook cooked rice. What if they really... But what to do!"

"No, Ye Shuyan is not that kind of person." Although Jiang Miao said this, she couldn't sit still.

Some people wondered, "That woman can't be stubborn, she did such a vicious thing, how could Young Master Ye get close to her."

Jin Wenxia sighed, "You don't know, that Tang Nuan is too cunning." Then he repeated what happened that day.

"We originally wanted Big Brother Ye to see her true face that day, but we didn't expect her to beat her up. Big Brother Ye also supported her! If it wasn't for this, where would we need to let everyone judge."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, they all thought that Jin Wenxia wanted to punish Tang Nuan for letting everyone spread the news, so that she couldn't hold her head up in the circle, so it turned out that Young Master Ye didn't believe Jiang Miao, so she came out inferior quality?

Jin wenxia didn't notice the face of everyone, just urgent, "She has no retreat now, in case Stake All on One Throw ..."

Jiang Miao couldn't help biting her lower lip.

"Probably not." Jia Xiuyan said, "Everyone knows that Young Master Ye hates irresponsible relationships between men and women. If he is not sure about marrying Tang Nuan, he will never touch her."

Others echoed in comfort:

"I think that woman is in such a situation to hold her tongue and deliberately make you anxious."

"Yeah, think about it, why didn't you see Young Master Ye before, so maintaining tang nuan? Jiang Miao returned, and began to be good for her, which is clearly for the sake of jiang miao."

Jiang Miao finally relaxed slightly and said lonely, "I was the one who was sorry for him back then. I stabbed him when he was in the most difficult time. He should be angry."

"When you get angry and hate, it proves that you have you in your heart. Otherwise, why do you care what you think."

Jiang Miao's eyes lit up.

But Jin Wenxia still feels depressed, "Then he at what time can he get angry?"

"You don't know how proud Tang Nuan is, what else to say, do you want to try again when she and my sister are in danger, who will Big Brother Ye choose when she is in danger? It's obviously a hint of what happened last time you fell into the water."

Jin asked Xia, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, "I heard that she also prepared wine. In case Big Brother Ye comes back from a business trip tomorrow, she will drink Big Brother Ye and cause a drunken mess..."

Jiang Zhan, who happened to come over to listen to a general idea, tapped her head, "What is everything in disorder in the little girl's head."

"Don't underestimate Ye Shuyan. In the early years, the woman who fluttered on Ye Shuyan was too many to count.

"Once Ye Shuyan was drugged, I heard that she lost her consciousness, she didn't move the woman, and she didn't want a special service. Later, she stayed in the hospital for two days, and it was said that it took several months to recover her body Fully nourished."

Jiang Zhan really admires this. Otherwise, how could Ye Shuyan become the first candidate for marriage in the circle? He is just outstanding in ability. He is also clean-living and honest, serious and responsible, so no matter from which perspective, Ye Shuyan They are definitely the best place to stay in Jiang Miao.

"Yes, I've heard about this too." Jia Xiuyan said, "Besides, who doesn't know that Young Master Ye won't drink the wine handed over by others when he's outside, and even if he's hanging out with friends, he'll never let himself get drunk... "Young Master Ye must know about Tang Nuan's thoughts."

"She is also

funny

, Does she think Young Master Ye is the same as the group of dudes she is playing with? "

"After returning the wine, it is just a man's excuse. Like Young Master Ye this kind of person, people who face her Harbored Evil Intents estimated that they would drink more and more sober," Jia Xiuyan laughed, "but" but "but" If you want to change to Jiang Miao, I am afraid it will be drunk in a cup. "

Jiang Miao's heart moved, and he lowered his eyelids unconsciously.

Jiang Zhan thought she was still worried, "Rest assured, then Tang Nuan is now Final Struggle.

Jiang Miao looked at him in surprise.

Jiang Zhan shook his phone, "Aunt Deng is on the plane tomorrow morning. Mom asked you to accompany her to pick her up. Aunt Deng misses you very much."

Deng Qiong, Ye Shuyan's mother, has been holding a traveling art exhibition outside this year, so Jiang Miao didn't come back on her birthday.

Jia Xiuyan touched Jiang Miao with her arm, and laughed teasingly, "When Aunt Deng comes back, Young Master Ye is going to pick him up too, right?"

Everyone laughed in agreement, Jin Wenxia clapped his hands, "Yes, when Aunt Deng comes back, Brother Ye will definitely accompany Aunt Deng."

"It's said that it's not just men who get married. Mother-in-law's liking is sometimes more important than men's liking..."

"You know a lot at such a young age." Jiang Zhan knocked on her head, Jin Wenxia stuck out his tongue and smiled mischievously, "It was originally..."

The corners of Jiang Miao's mouth twitched slightly.

Tang Nuan was wrapping a gift in yellow silk when Ji Yun's phone call came in, and she said, "You didn't pick up Young Master Ye?"

Tang Nuan said, "His mother is also going back to Yan City today. The flight time of the two is about the same. He said that he would go directly to his grandfather's house with his mother. You also know that Ms. Deng doesn't like me very much, so I won't join in the fun. Why? already?"

Ji Yun sneered, "Yes, I don't like you, I like Jiang Miao, Princess Jiang is going to book another hot search. I'll send you a link to take a look."

"Did Ye Shuyan talk about breaking off the marriage when he called you?"

"No, it's not sure after all." Tang Nuan said while opening WeChat, the information jumped for a while before stopping. Tang Nuan ignored the greetings and abuse of those Everything in Disorder, and only opened the link from Ji Yun.

[Mysterious lady picked up at Princess Jiang Miao Airport, it is suspected that something good is coming]

The accompanying picture shows Jiang Miao holding Deng Qiong's arm in a coquettish manner. The two are like mother and daughter. In the other picture, the two are looking at the airport exit at the same time, and there is a handsome man who is comparable to a star striding. It was Ye Shuyan who came.

As the hot topic queen recently, Jiang Miao giants counterattack

Shuangwen

Group Darling's heroine's script is loved by netizens. As long as it is her news gossip, the traffic is particularly large, and the information is excavated very fast.

Last time, netizens picked up Ye Shuyan's identity, and now they don't need an eight-fold mirror. With no difficulty, they picked up the origin of Deng Qiong.

[Ms. Deng, born in a high-ranking family, a well-known painter, and the mother of President Ye. 】

[It seems that our Princess Jiang and the future mother-in-law get along very well. 】

[Brother-in-law's face I can lick for a lifetime, as long as she looks good, and she is so rich! ! How can there be such a good man in the world. Miaobao saved the Milky Way in his last life...]

[Ten thousand people's blood book kneels and begs Miao Bao to bring Mr. Ye to a love variety show! I just like to see such a cold man pampering a woman! 】

[+ ID number begging! 】

...

"Brother-in-law has called, Jiang Miao can be considered to have brought the entertainment industry to the point of perfection," Ji Yun became more and more angry, "Convicting you by public opinion in the circle, forcing you to become a despicable and Shameless sinners are now asking netizens to help them get engaged online."

Speaking of this, Ji Yun couldn't be more angry, "It's completely the marketing of the entertainment industry!"

"Let a few leaders guide you in the front, and the ones in the back just gossip and join in the fun, so who cares about the truth? Even if there is a rational analysis, a hat of 'the same as Tang Nuan' is put on, and all of them are pressed down."

"Especially now, one is the much-loved princess of the Jiang family, and the other is about to be swept out of the house..." Having said this, Ji Yun couldn't help but ask again, "Didn't you confirm it yourself? There is absolutely no blood relationship in this world. Can they look exactly the same, or maybe it's just a coincidence?"

Tang Nuan said indifferently, "Jiang Miao must have been identified. Tang Yi also called Taking Pleasure in Other people's Misfortune."

Ji Yun was very angry, "So, Jiang Miao obviously has such a big handle as you, as long as you shake it out, not to mention the Tang family's side, the Ye family's side is likely to break off the marriage... Her purpose is naturally That's it, why should I give you such a vicious hat, killing to the last one is nothing more than that?!"

"I probably want Right and Proper. Pure's with Ye Shuyan Reconciled. After all, the third party also TAKING Advantage of One's Position to Bully People is not good."

"So, did she step you into the mud just for the sake of her reputation?"

"Those people too. I was a little bit polite before, but now I know you..." Ji Yun couldn't go on.

Tang Nuan took her words with a smile, "Knowing that I will soon be a commoner, I can step on it as I want. Now I don't need to worry about the price to make Princess Jiang happy. It's human nature."

"It's just that I didn't expect you to still look at me, I'm really relieved."

One sentence made Ji Yun angry, "Fuck you! You will lose me when you say those words."

Tang Nuan laughed.

However, Tang Nuan's indifference made her feel that this was not a big deal.

"What on earth did you plan?" Ji Yun continued to ask, "It's not difficult to investigate, I think Tang Yi's shit is going bad, I'm afraid he'll make trouble at the old lady's birthday banquet, and the Tang family's That virtue, in order to please the Jiang family and the Ye family, you won't be shy about face."

Tang Nuan smiled, "Prepare for the worst, get kicked out of the house by the Tang family, get divorced, and then go to Li Qiuqiu. Isn't she betting on Jiang Miao's victory just to help us?"

"At what time, do you remember the gambling?" Ji Yun was really laughed at, "Li Qiuqiu is estimated to be distressed."

Tang Nuan smiled, "Who told her not to lend me money at the time, otherwise two people would win."

Ji Yun smiled and said, "Seriously, have you heard about Tang Xing's family? I think she is also a very favored girl."

It is very favored. Tang Nuan thought that the other party in the book has since then had the plot of the two families' favor, smiled and said, "I am an adult, is it important that the family is not the family, I only need Li Qiuqiu."

Ji Yun was amused by her again, "You are Laiding Li Qiuqiu."

Then he said solemnly, "It seems that you have already made up your mind. I don't believe that you plan to be kicked out like this. The matter of the Tang family and the divorce is not up to you, but are you willing to carry the infamy that Jiang Miao framed for you?"

"Sure enough, he is my number one friend, he just knows me." Tang Nuan said mysteriously, "Do you want to make a fortune? Five or five points by then."

Ji Yun's spirit was shocked, "How to make money?"

Tang Nuan snorted, "You're a marketing person anyway, haven't you considered taking a peek at Princess Jiang's popularity?"

Ji Yun seemed to understand what she was thinking, "You mean..."

"Yes," Tang Nuan said, "there is no shadow of me in the announcements she issued at present. In such a beautiful love story, how can it be wonderful without the villain?"

Ji Yun frowned, "You've seen the faces of those people in the circle these days, they don't know the truth at all, they all know their surnames and names, and their words are limited. But if you're on the Internet, especially you If things that are not the Tang family's daughter are exposed again. You know, those people on the Internet are unreasonable, they will only pay attention to the essence of things. "

"When the time comes, you will be violently attacked by the Internet. You are hurting one thousand enemies and eight hundred yourself."

"You're wrong, I'm not in the entertainment industry, and online infamy doesn't affect me at all," Tang Nuan said with a smile, "If the evidence is hard-core enough, Jiang Miao would be more afraid."

"You can now think about how much the Jiang family will pay to buy out the news."

Ji Yun said, "I said, you are not afraid of the Jiang family's revenge, and guide the netizens to slaughter you with no difficulty. At that time, you won't have Ye Shuyan's backing."

Tang Nuan thought of something, and laughed in a good mood, "How come, I'm a fan of Jiang Miao, when the netizens scold me so badly, she will have to protect me in the end."

Ji Yun was full of question marks, "What did you say?"

Tang Nuan snorted in a good mood, "In short, Shanren has his own plan, you can say whether you do it or not!"

Ji Yun gritted her teeth, "Just do it!"

The two discussed how to start getting hardcore evidence.

As she spoke, Ji Yun sighed, "I think this Jiang Miao has a guilty conscience. In your situation, she just needs to wait obediently, and no one can say anything when Ye Shuyan retires from the marriage and then engages in these little tricks. At that time, she will use public opinion to bind Ye Shuyan, and it is entirely possible for Ye Shuyan to give her some face based on Madam Deng's love for her."

"I'm caught now, Ye Shuyan won't have a good impression of her, and the image of a pure and noble princess in the entertainment industry will collapse."

Tang Nuan raised the corners of his mouth, so he said, if you are too hasty, you will make mistakes.

Now Jiang Miao has taken a step forward. Even if Tang Nuan has more black material, she is still Ye Shuyan's fiancee. The fact that Jiang Miao is a third party can't be erased.

Even if Jiang Miao can quibble, the draft is all speculation, but it is a fact that she has an affair with Ye Shuyan when he has a fiancée. If she is really with Ye Shuyan in the future, this disgraceful impression will accompany him. her life.

Just like the tang nuan in the book, at the beginning of the Stupid Move at the beginning, it became a stain that can never be erased after marriage.

So, as she said, if you want her to cry, the other party doesn't want to laugh.

Tang Nuan and Ji Yun's side of Whispering's discussion is a lot of money to make money.

Ye Shuyan's side, Wen Assistant also sent the article to him.

Mother Jiang prepared a welcome banquet for Deng Qiong at her clubhouse, and Ye Shuyan naturally accompanied him, and Jiang Miao and Jiang Zhan were also there.

When drinking tea after meals, wen assistant sent a file to Ye Shu banquet.

[Do you want to inform President Ye of this in time? Is it more important to the mother or the wife? Why does Mr. Ye's problem make me a poor little assistant to struggle with...]

Ye Shuyan listened to this tangled and collapsed voice, and looked up at the indifferent assistant Wen, "What's the matter with Tang Nuan?"

Mother Jiang and Deng Qiong were silent when they heard the words, Jiang Miao bit her lip and looked at him sadly.

Ye Shuyan seems to be completely unaware that the atmosphere changes are completely unaware. Wen assistant is even CALM. Open the article link and hand over the phone.

Ye Shuyan frowned at the above report, and glanced at Jiang Miao lightly, with obvious displeasure in her eyes.

Jiang Miao's face was pale, and it seemed that he didn't know what happened at all. Wen Assistant followed the explanation intimately, "Someone took you to pick up the machine with your wife at the airport."

"What's the matter?" Deng Qiong said angrily to Ye Shuyan while searching for articles on his mobile phone, "It's just a photo, and I didn't do anything shameful. I know how to scare people with a cold face all day long... "

He pulled up Jiang Miao's hand and said, "Don't take it to heart, he is such a nuisance."

Jiang Miao was relieved a little, and apologized to Ye Shuyan, "Auntie, Sorry for the Inconvenience, I have stared at my paparazzi recently, I should be careful, I now contact them to retreat."

[Anyway, it has been fermented for so long, and the heat that should be there is also there... We will always be tied together, and he will be angry again, so it will not ruin my career dream. 】

Ye Shuyan glanced at her and said lightly, "No need." After saying that, he got up and prepared to leave.

Deng Qiong frowned, "Where are you going?"

Ye Shuyan said, "Go home, grandma's birthday tomorrow, I have to go back and prepare."

Deng Qiong frowned, "Aren't you going back to your grandfather's house with me?"

Ye Shuyan said, "Let's wait for the birthday banquet. Tomorrow will be busy, and I have to pick up Tang Nuan."

Without waiting for them to speak again, he just left.

Jiang Miao bit her lip tightly, and Deng Qiong comforted her distressedly...

Here comes the Wenwen assistant, "At this time, I am afraid that withdrawing the hot search will arouse the curiosity of netizens..."

Ye Shuyan said, "There is no need to withdraw from the hot search. It is faster and better to use the truth to crush the scandal, and take advantage of this popularity to promote the company's projects."

Assistant Wen immediately understood, "Okay." It seems that President Ye still likes Miss Tang very much.

Ye Shuyan glanced at him, only to feel tired, why didn't he know that his assistant was so gossipy, this matter was obviously more beneficial to the company.

The car passed a flower shop, and Wen assistant stopped.

Ye Shuyan asked, "What's the matter?"

Assistant Wen said, "You decided to go back to the apartment temporarily. I didn't prepare flowers."

Ye Shuyan remembered the box of Sildenafil and said coldly, "No need."

Not only are there no flowers, but there are also no gifts.

When Tang Nuan stood at the door and listened to Ye Shuyan coldly saying to her, "I'll pick you up at eleven o'clock tomorrow." After turning around and leaving, she was confused.

You must know that according to the usual practice, if such a thing happened, if Ye Shuyan was on a business trip, she would definitely bring a gift to appease her when she came back. It was an apology in disguise.

In the end, she wasn't angry, but he was pissed.

It is said that if a man is angry, it proves that it is true.

Tang Nuan sighed, and sure enough, a man is a reality, he is about to break off the marriage, and he doesn't even want to save face... tsk.

Speaking of which, wouldn't it suffice to make a phone call? He even ran over to scare her. Could it be that he was in a bad mood when he saw Jiang Miao today, so he was angry with himself?

Gee! Scumbag!

Outside the door, assistant Wen thought it was strange enough that Ye Zongzhan didn't leave here. No one bothered him at the moment, but his face was getting colder...

Could it be that his breathing disturbed him?

Ye Shuyan glanced at assistant Wen, "There are no special circumstances in the future, don't come within three meters of me."

Assistant Wen:  …

For the sake of money, I endure it!

This night, Tang Nuan had a good night's sleep to replenish his energy, and got up early in the morning to pack up and style. Today is the birthday banquet, and he has to arrive before noon.

It is still a gentle, virtuous and well-behaved image, only the huge engagement ring she wears at the end is more flamboyant.

At eleven o'clock, the doorbell rang on time. Tang Nuan opened the door and saw Ye Shuyan. The man was dressed in an iron-gray slim-fit dress that outlined his tall and slender figure. Windsor's bow tie was tightly buckled under his Adam's apple. The face, really can't see enough of it.

Only when his eyes fell on his fingers, Tang Nuan couldn't help pursing his lips to prevent himself from laughing.

The engagement ring of the two of them was actually what she asked for. At that time, assistant Wen came to ask her what kind of ring she wanted. She said that it should be big and conspicuous. In fact, she didn't have any hope. people's side.

As a result, on the day of the engagement, Ye Shuyan took out such a pair of huge and conspicuous rings, which were almost inharmonious in his hands. Tang Nuan once wondered if he was like her and wanted to piss off the Ye family.

It's just that he kept his face cold and couldn't see any emotion at all, and Tang Nuan felt that he probably didn't care at all.

However, suddenly brought it back today, and don't know what it meant. Since the other party was within three meters, Tang Nuan couldn't even think seriously, so Fei Jiyun sent a message in a hurry.

Anyway, it's still very beneficial for her to wear this ring, so I'll see you again when the time comes.

When the car was about to drive out of the community, Tang Nuan naturally pressed the window button. As a result, not only did the window on his side move, but the window on Ye Shuyan's side also lowered...

Tang Nuan was startled, thinking that he pressed the wrong button, and quickly looked down at the button in his hand, right? Is there a bug in the car system?

To Ye Shuyan's gaze, she quickly explained, "It's just a little boring, so I thought about it."

"It's a coincidence, so do I." Ye Shuyan said, but Tang Nuan realized that his hand was also on the window button.

Tang Nuan blinked, how could she think he did it on purpose? And it made her feel inexplicably guilty.

She sneered at Ye Shuyan, but Ye Shuyan just gave her a cold look, closed eye meditation.

to warn her? Tang Nuan was apprehensive.

who cares! Anyway, today is a bad day for her, she loves it, and the car window on Ye Shuyan's side is just right, the paparazzi must take pictures more clearly, and she quietly leans next to Ye Shuyan.

Ye Shuyan didn't seem to notice, Tang Nuan posed nervously, completely ignoring the slightly raised corner of the other's mouth.