Chapter 173: Advancing by Retreating _1

Mrs. Cheng stiffened.

Was Xia Yunsheng making fun of her?

The Meng family members also looked at Xia Yunsheng.

Mrs. Meng said angrily, "It's impossible for anyone to meet your conditions! You're clearly being difficult on purpose!"

Xia Yunsheng curved her lips upwards, "Being difficult? Aren't you being difficult by expecting me to forgive Meng Qingqing? I'm just a nobody in your eyes compared to your esteemed miss."

Xia Yunsheng added, stepping back while pushing forward, she said to the old patriarch, "If grandfather thinks it would cause a grievance to offend the Meng family, then there's no need to stand up for me. After all, I am not important, a little hardship would not matter."

"Nonsense!" The old patriarch, seeing Xia Yunsheng belittling herself, had no remaining inclination to forgive Meng Qingqing.

If he forgave her, wouldn't that mean that Xia Yunsheng is unimportant?