"Willful!" Hou Xiaoxiao exclaimed. "Who grants you the right to be willful? Who do you think you are, a princess or a fairy? What makes you think you're deserved to stand by him with your condition and appearance? If I hadn't given you a chance, you wouldn't have known someone like Fang Hangzhi."

"Yes, that's why I want to thank you for letting me know Fang Hangzhi." Said Yun Ying. "I wouldn't be standing here today without your help, nor would I be living in such a luxurious place together with Duoduo. All these are thanks to you."

Hou Xiaoxiao looked at Yun Ying and she gradually calmed down. After looking Yun Ying up and down for a long time, she said. "Yun Ying, you like him, right?"

"So what? Dose it matter?" Yun Ying found her words really ridiculous.

When Hou Xiaoxiao heard what she said, she smiled and nodded, "Yun Ying, you will never be able to replace my position in his heart. Since you are so insistent, I hope that one day when you come to grief, you’d better not cry and beg me." Hou Xiaoxiao turned around and left.

Yun Ying stared the back of Hou Xiaoxiao and and felt empty. She could not tell her feeling.

Hou Xiaoxiao was right about one thing. According to her family background, it was impossible for her to have any interaction with the people from the Fang family, and it was also impossible for her to know the son of the Fang family.

She used to be good friends with Hou Xiaoxiao when she was at school, exactly, the princess and her follower. Hou Xiaoxiao was a princess, while she was a follower. The princess was willful and reckless. She has many pursuers, and Fang Hangzhi was one of them.

However, Hou Xiaoxiao was young and aggressive at that time. She thought that everyone should please her, but Fang Hangzhi was ineloquent. So Hou Xiaoxiao was fascinated by a returnee.

Yun Ying still remembered that Hou Xiaoxiao and that returnee had frequently treated her to meals and gave her gifts to make her get to know Fang Hangzhi and get in touch with him, hoping that she could charm him and change Fang Hangzhi's mind.

She could still clearly remember the heartbreaking look on Hou Xiaoxiao's face and the heart-wrenching cries when she was caught on the spot by Hou Xiaoxiao while she was lying beside Fang Hangzhi.

If all these had not been arranged beforehand, Yun Ying would really have believed that Hou Xiaoxiao's relationship with him was so profound.

She clearly remembered what happened that night. It was her first time, and it was very painful. Although Fang Hangzhi was hugging her, he kept calling Hou Xiaoxiao's name. She knew that Fang Hangzhi mistook her for Hou Xiaoxiao.

The second day, when Hou Xiaoxiao broke out of the door, she clearly saw the panic in Fang Hangzhi's eyes, and the look of shock and disgust when he realized that the person who had sex with him was actually her.

For the first time, Yun Ying found herself so repulsive.

Hou Xiaoxiao broke out of the door and left crying. After that, Fang Hangzhi slapped her hard and called her bitch.

However, Fang Hangzhi had forgotten such a memorable thing. But Yun Ying had been always remembering. After so many years, Fang Hangzhi and Hou Xiaoxiao separated several times. He had forgotten thoroughly about the night that he had hurt her so deeply.

When she stood in front of Fang Hangzhi and said she must marry him, Fang Hangzhi said casually that she had only met him once but she compelled him to marry her. His words hurt her deeply.

He didn't even have any hatred for her. There was only endless indifference. He cared nothing about her. He even could easily forget that they once had such an intimate relationship.

She could not tell if she was heartbroken, sad or relieved.

Anyway, her image in his heart was already like this, so it didn't matter if it would be worse.

Yun Ying took a look at the place where she lived and laughed at herself. At the beginning, she had made every effort to leave him, but now she was living in the courtyard of the Fang family. She could not tell whether she was funny or pitiful.

"Mom, I'm hungry. I want something to eat." Duoduo looked at her and blinked.

"Alright, wait a moment." Yun Ying calmed herself down and went to the kitchen.

There were some idle servants in the kitchen. When they saw Yun Ying coming, they were first stunned. They just nodded at her and said nothing.

Yun Ying was not very familiar with the kitchen, she asked politely. "Excuse me, do you have any vegetables? I want to make some dishes."

Although the maid knew that she wasn't welcome in the Fang family, on account of her different attitude from other arrogant young ladies, she enthusiastically brought her to the fridge and told her where the vegetables were.

After thanking them one by one, she took some vegetables, carrots, and potatoes, along with a small piece of meat.

She washed the vegetables, cut them, and cooked them in a pot. She also steamed two bowls of rice.

She held the tray and was about to take the food away when the kitchen door opened and Fang Hangzhi came in with a dark face.

"Where's the bird's nest I asked? Why I haven’t seen it yet?" He frowned slightly and looked at the servant in the kitchen as he spoke in an unfriendly tone.

The servant who had helped Yun Ying said in a hurry. "Sir, it won't be very long. According to your instructions, we've been stewing for a long time. It'll be ready in ten minutes. Please wait for a moment. I'll serve it to you right away."

"Well, hurry up. Xiaoxiao doesn't like the taste be too sweet. You should put less sugar in it." Fang Hangzhi instructed. As he spoke, his gaze fell on Yun Ying. Seeing her holding the plate, Fang Hangzhi frowned and said unhappily, "What are you doing here?"

Before Yun Ying could say anything, the servant beside her spoke first, "The young miss wants to prepare food, sir."

Fang Hangzhi glanced at the food in her hand and said, "Are you trying to be offhand with me just by this little bit of food?"

Yun Ying rebutted bluntly, "I'm not here to cook for you. This is for myself and my daughter."

Fang Hangzhi was stunned and sneered. "You live in my house but use my kitchen without my permission. Do you know the meaning of ‘polite’?”

"I also know that if you prohibit me from eating, I can also sue you for violating my human rights and imprisoning my personal freedom." Yun Ying looked at Fang Hangzhi and said word by word.

When the servants around saw that Yun Ying dared to speak to Fang Hengzhi like this, they were so frightened that they did not dare to breathe. Although Fang Hangzhi was usually polite, he spoke and dealt with things without hesitation. In the Fang family, no one dared to say no to him or to retort him, even his parents also obeyed him.

Fang Hangzhi sneered, "I can't control you outside, but you're at my house now." As he spoke, he looked at the servants around him. "From now on, this woman is not allowed to enter the kitchen without my permission. Besides, she's not allowed to cook by herself until I've had dinner. Do you understand?"

Hearing this,Yun Ying clenched her fists. She clenched her teeth secretly and felt extremely aggrieved, but her face was expressionless.

Fang Hangzhi looked at Yun Ying's neither servile nor arrogant expression and felt more and more annoyed. Why was this woman as tough as Yun Anguo? No matter what happened, she could not be annoyed, angry, or fearful.

Fang Hangzhi felt inexplicably irritated and angry, "Did you hear what I said?"