Bai Jiaoyue had always doted on Yanyue, her only daughter, indulging her every whim since she was a child. This upbringing had cultivated Yanyue’s arrogant personality. During the time Gu Cheng was pursuing Bai Jiaoyue, he had gone out of his way to please her, extending that affection to her daughter as well, almost always satisfying Yanyue’s every demand. Under Gu Cheng’s protection, Yanyue had entered the social circles of Shangjing City’s elite, enjoying the status of a prominent heiress, which only further fueled her vanity. Relying on the support of the Gu Family, she viewed herself as superior and had become accustomed to looking down on everyone else.
Many of the young masters and ladies in Shangjing society looked down on her conduct, but out of respect for the Gu Family, they were reluctant to openly clash with her. Over the years, she had grown used to people being polite and flattering toward her; when had she ever been humiliated like this? To make matters worse, the person humiliating her was the daughter of Liu Lan, a woman with whom her mother shared a long-standing grudge!
Old grievances combined with new ones surged in her heart. Consumed by rage, Yanyue questioned Ling Lu with a sharp, shrill tone. "You, a lowly adopted daughter of the Liu Family—who gave you the nerve to insult me? Do you even know who I am?"
Chapter 196