Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1348: How long has it been?_4

"Ah, so it was a scolding, and here I thought they were secretly having a feast! Well then, I’m going back to my room. Oh, still sleepy, I’ll go back to sleep first!"

Just moments ago, Xiao Linshuang was nobly proclaiming the principles of shared fortune and common hardships, but in the blink of an eye, she had slipped away faster than a rabbit. Hai Tang and Mother Zhang exchanged glances and couldn’t help but chuckle and shake their heads.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere among the mother and daughters "secretly dining" in the room was somewhat eerie. Lady Liu sat upright at the table, her right hand resting on it, her eyes intently focused on Lin Wei, who stood in the middle, without saying a word for a long time.

The longer she remained silent, the more frightened Lin Yuan and the others felt. The Lady Liu of the past would never act like this. It seemed she was truly angered today.

After all, wouldn’t any mother be turned upside down with anger if they heard others speaking about their daughter in such a way?

Lin Wei, under Lady Liu’s gaze, dared not lift her head, while Lin Yuan and Xiao He exchanged nervous glances. Xiao He gestured for Lin Yuan to speak, but Lin Yuan silently pursed her lips and vigorously shook her head; she knew her mother all too well. Despite her usual gentle demeanor, like that of a cat, once she blew her top, she was nothing short of a Mother Tiger!

After what felt like an eternity, Lady Liu finally spoke, "How long has it been?"

Her question was directed at Lin Wei in the center.

Lin Wei’s body jolted, and she spoke in a timid voice, "How, how long has what been?"

Smack!

Lady Liu’s hand hit the table with a crisp sound that was especially jarring in the chilled silence of the room. Not only Lin Wei and Xiao He, but even Lin Yuan couldn’t help but shudder.

"Still not talking? Don’t think you can gloss over this by talking nonsense. I’m your mother; do you think I don’t know what you’re up to? Tell me, what exactly is going on between you and Xiao Linzi!"

Lin Yuan muttered to herself, then forced the most obedient smile she had ever mustered, "Mother, you’re talking about Xiao Linzi? They have known each other since school, let me think, it’s been about..."

"You shut up!" Lady Liu glared at Lin Yuan, "Don’t talk to me about school friendship. I noticed something was off with Weiwei’s demeanor during dinner that day. If it were just school friendship, why would Xiao He and Yaya be unaffected? Only Weiwei has been keeping her head down and staying silent! And there’s Madam Chen; from the moment Weiwei met her, she showed fear and attempted to ingratiate herself. Don’t think I can’t see through your attempts to hide it just because there are no obvious traces. I thought at first it was because of Miss Chen, but thinking about it now, it’s all because of that Xiao Linzi!" fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Hearing Lady Liu bring up matters from long ago, Lin Yuan had to admire a woman’s sensitive intuition. She had also noticed these things, which was why she found them strange. Of course, she understood everything when she met Chen Ruochu.

But she hadn’t expected that Lady Liu was also aware.

Lin Wei, with her head lowered, twisted the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, not daring to move an inch.

Xiao He also had her head so low it almost touched the ground, wishing she could disappear from Lady Liu’s presence at any moment.

However, Lady Liu was not going to give her that chance.

"Xiao He, tell me! You and Weiwei have always been good friends, and you were classmates at school. Tell me, what is really going on between them!"

Named by Lady Liu, Xiao He grinned with a smile uglier than crying, looking back and forth between Lin Wei and Lin Yuan, stammering without a clue what to say.