Zhao Mengxi's words slightly startled me, we were anything but on amicable terms, but her tone now held a hint of bias towards me.
Just as I was puzzled, her fiancé chimed in with a laugh, "I have real skills too, sister-in-law. If you don't believe me, why not try me?"
My face darkened, and just as I was about to speak, Zhao Mengxi cut in again, her tone laced with mockery, "The real skills I mentioned aren't what you think. If it were your father standing here today, he might actually be impressed, since he is the one with the power to decide and the money."
She deliberately emphasized the last two words, her gaze towards me filled with provocation and disdain.
I curved my lips into a smile, instantly realizing why she had spoken on my behalf earlier—just to mock me at this moment.
I wrapped my arm around Cheng Yu's, my tone soft as I responded, "Miss Zhao, today is the day of your engagement. Cheng Yu and I wish you a long and happy union, and a blessed early childbirth."