Chapter 86: Night Before the Divorce the Villainous Family Can Hear My Thoughts!

 Chapter 86: Miss Li, Are You Fantasizing About My Husband?

Huo Yushu nodded repeatedly in her heart.

Hmm, Sister-in-law really gets her. Yes, she was here to reap some benefits and cleanly "harvest" the Li sisters like a crop of leeks.

Meanwhile, Li An’an was completely fixated on the words: “Your feelings for my brother are more genuine than your sister’s.”

Yes, her feelings for Brother Xingjian were the truest of all. No one loved Brother Xingjian more than she did.

So, without waiting for Li Qingxue, she left with Huo Yushu, the two appearing as though they were bosom friends.

Shen Cheng, having a good sense of self-awareness, didn’t follow them.

She simply pretended to focus on picking clothes, comparing one item with another as if deeply engrossed.

When Li Qingxue emerged from the fitting room, she didn’t see Huo Yushu or Li An’an. Instead, she spotted Shen Cheng holding a piece of clothing and comparing it against herself.

“Miss Shen, why not pick out a dress?” Li Qingxue approached her with an amicable smile. “Xingjian likes girls who wear dresses. That T-shirt and jeans combo isn’t really his style.”

“How about I help you pick a few dresses? I’m sure Xingjian will love seeing you in them.”

“Is that so?” Shen Cheng looked at her with a faint, intriguing smile. “Miss Li, you seem to know my husband well—down to the type of dresses he likes on others.”

Saying this, Shen Cheng crossed her arms in front of her chest, scrutinizing Li Qingxue from head to toe with interest. Then she added leisurely, “So, does Miss Li also know what style and color of underwear he prefers?”

“Oh dear, how embarrassing for me! As his wife, I don’t even know such details. Yet here you are, someone unrelated to my husband, knowing so much about him. How curious!”

“Miss Li, are you secretly watching my husband? How long has this been going on? And how are you doing it? To know such private details as his underwear preferences… you wouldn’t happen to be fantasizing about him every night, would you?”

Just then, a few other customers entered the store.

Hearing Shen Cheng’s words, they all turned to Li Qingxue with strange, judgmental looks.

Under their disdainful and repulsed gazes, Li Qingxue felt as if she truly had been caught doing something shameful.

“Miss Shen, how could you say such things about me?” Li Qingxue put on an expression of grievance and innocence, her eyes brimming with pitiable tears. “I would never do such a thing.”

“Shen Cheng, have you no shame!” Huo Yuyan stepped out of the fitting room and stormed to Li Qingxue’s side, glaring angrily at Shen Cheng. “Qingxue and my second brother are meant to be together. You’re the one who shamelessly clings to him!”

“If it weren’t for you, Qingxue and my brother would’ve been a couple ages ago! Who do you think you are?”

“If I were you, I’d have the decency to step aside and make room for Sister Qingxue! If you keep being so obtuse, don’t blame my brother for kicking you out later—it’ll be utterly humiliating for you!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Cheng pulled an expression even more pitiful and aggrieved than Li Qingxue’s, her teary eyes looking at Huo Yuyan. “But I’m your brother’s legal wife!”

“Ha!” Huo Yuyan sneered with disdain. “My brother doesn’t even like you! He likes Qingxue! In love, the unloved one is the third party. Shen Cheng, I suggest you be kind and leave on your own!”

“So, Miss Li fantasizes about someone else’s husband because of this?” Shen Cheng asked, her smile not quite a smile as she looked at Li Qingxue.

“I did no such thing,” Li Qingxue denied vehemently, though inwardly she cursed Huo Yuyan for being such an idiot!

Who would so readily hand over leverage like this? Even if she truly liked Huo Xingjian, she wouldn’t admit it in such a situation!

Of course, Huo Yuyan had her reasons for being so direct.

She didn’t want Li Qingxue, this nobody with no family background or wealth, clinging to her brother. Naturally, she wanted to tie Li Qingxue to Huo Xingjian quickly.

That way, her brother could pursue better options.

“Yuyan, I’m your second sister-in-law, after all.” Shen Cheng looked at her with a face full of grievance. “You can’t side with outsiders.”

“Hah!” Huo Yuyan let out a cold laugh. “Even Yushu doesn’t acknowledge you as her sister-in-law.”

Shen Cheng curved her lips into a faint smile and walked toward her, speaking kindly. “Yuyan, we’re outside right now. Couldn’t you give me a little face? Come on, let’s go inside and talk. Family matters are best resolved privately.”

Huo Yuyan had no interest in resolving matters privately.

She didn’t like Li Qingxue, but she liked Shen Cheng even less.

And yet, for some inexplicable reason, she found herself “escorted” into the fitting room by Shen Cheng.

And then…

In the fitting room, there wasn’t much noise, just faint, almost imperceptible sounds.

Outside, Li Qingxue stared at the tightly shut fitting room door, utterly confused about what might be happening inside.

“Young lady, let me give you some advice: Be kind. As humans, we should uphold morals and decency. Being a mistress is disgraceful—don’t do it. Doing too many bad things will bring karma upon you,” an older woman lectured Li Qingxue with a disapproving expression.

“Exactly! So young, yet you’ve already gone astray! All you think about is reaping benefits without effort. You’ve got hands and feet—why go around ruining other people’s families?”

“Did your parents not teach you how to behave properly?” another chimed in.

Li Qingxue: "..."

Seriously, what business is it of yours, you bunch of nosy busybodies? Do I need you to teach me a lesson? Have you all had too much salt to eat and nothing better to do?

Still, she had to maintain her gentle, graceful, and pitiful persona.

So, no matter how much resentment boiled inside her, she would never let it show on her face.

“I truly didn’t—”

“Besides, you’re not even as pretty as his proper wife! With that sour and mean face of yours, the only way that man would choose you over his stunning wife is if he’s blind!”

“You—” Li Qingxue was fuming, practically trembling with anger as she glared at the woman, looking as though she wished she could bite her.

Just then, the fitting room door opened. Shen Cheng emerged arm in arm with Huo Yuyan, the two of them looking unusually close.

Shen Cheng even thoughtfully adjusted Huo Yuyan’s slightly crooked dress for her.

At that moment, Huo Yuyan shivered involuntarily, her eyes filled with fear and dread.

“What’s wrong? Are you cold, little sister-in-law?” Shen Cheng asked with a concerned expression.

Huo Yuyan shook her head frantically. “N-no, I’m not cold.”

“Oh, what were you saying earlier? I didn’t quite catch it. Could you repeat that?” Shen Cheng asked slowly, her tone unhurried.

“My second brother loves you the most. You’re his one true love,” Huo Yuyan replied seriously, her face pale.

Shen Cheng smiled faintly. “Thank you. You’ll find your true love too.”

Huo Yuyan bit her lip in frustration, anger simmering beneath her surface.

Li Qingxue, on the other hand, looked at her in disbelief.

“Hubby~! Why are you here?” Shen Cheng suddenly let go of Huo Yuyan’s arm and walked toward the entrance.

“Miss Li just told me that she even knows your underwear size! What do you think about that?”