LOT -Chapter 239 Am I Such a Cheap Person?

Bai Xiao’s words made everyone’s expressions turn strange, especially the young master who was engaged to her.

Was he really such a cheap person, that someone could randomly pick him for an engagement?

Didn’t he want a wife without athlete’s foot, for goodness’ sake?!

The girl in the pink dress was named Jiao Qingya. Her family background was quite good, and ever since she had a cousin who became the Crown Princess, her chin had been stuck in the air even higher.

She believed she was prettier than her cousin. If the Crown Prince hadn’t seen her cousin first, she thought she would have had a chance herself. So, even though she outwardly showed respect to the Crown Princess over the years, inwardly she had never been satisfied.

Lin Mo glanced at Jiao Qingya, and suddenly thought of something: “Athlete’s foot can be contagious, right? And doesn’t it even spread to the hands?”

Bai Xiao: “Correct. And it spreads very quickly. Anyone who touches the shoes or socks she’s used could get infected.”

Hearing this, everyone instinctively took a few steps back, their faces showing shock and fear.

Especially the young master engaged to her—once he got home, he would definitely tell his family to call off the engagement, even if it ruined his own reputation.

Athlete’s foot is contagious! And this girl is so unhygienic! Doesn’t she know to change her shoes and socks regularly? She had to have a disease like this?

Jiao Qingya’s face was already flushed red. She had tried countless ways to get rid of this disease, but nothing worked. Even soaking her feet in medicine didn’t help, so she resorted to burning a lot of incense on herself every day.

Lin Mo quietly pulled her sister a little further away. “Sis, let’s go, let’s not stay here.” “This place is too dangerous. What if you catch athlete’s foot? Then the whole family could get infected!”

At this moment, the other Misses of the Jiao family were on the verge of panic. Were they going to catch this disease too?

With so many daughters in the family, what about their reputations? If someone caught a disease like this, how could they ever get married!

Lin Mo didn’t care about anyone else’s feelings as he led his sister away.

Once the Lin sisters left, everyone else immediately dispersed.

“Hurry, go, don’t stay here. When I get back, I have to see the doctor to check if I’ve been infected.”

“So this foot odor disease is contagious? If you’re sick, why did you come along? Why not stay home and treat it?”

Hearing the voices around her, Jiao Qingya felt dizzy. She truly hadn’t expected things to escalate like this; it was completely different from what she had imagined.

She wanted to cancel the engagement but never thought it would ruin her reputation. From today onwards, she realized her reputation was essentially over. Even if she cured the disease, it was unlikely anyone would want to marry her.

“Miss Jiao, I really didn’t expect you to be so dissatisfied with the engagement between our families. If you truly don’t want it, you could have just sent someone to tell me. Our family wouldn’t refuse to cancel the engagement.”

“We could take responsibility, but using such means is too much. Since you have no intention for the match, I’ll have my family cancel it after returning.”

Young Master Yuan was furious. He hadn’t been entirely satisfied with the engagement either, but he had accepted it out of a sense of responsibility towards the girl.

Even if they ended up together, he would take responsibility—but he never expected it to turn out this way.

“N-no, it’s not like that. We don’t have to cancel the engagement. Don’t listen to her nonsense!” Jiao Qingya was panicking a little now.

If the engagement was canceled, she would have no backup. Who would want to marry her then?

With her disease, let alone marrying into the Eastern Palace, even an ordinary good family would reject her. The Yuan family was already her best choice.

Young Master Yuan saw the disgust on her face. “Miss Jiao, I’m not some toy you can play with and discard. Your family sent someone to arrange the engagement, not ours.”

“Your infatuation with the Crown Prince is your business, but don’t drag our family into it. If not for today’s accident, both my reputation and the girl’s would have been intact.”

The girl in the green dress had already slipped into the crowd. For disputes between noble families, it was better to keep a distance to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.

Young Master Yuan was a righteous person and felt guilty towards the girl in the green dress. “If my reputation is ruined, that’s fine, I’m a man. But if this girl’s reputation is ruined, what will happen to her future? You’re pushing her toward a dead end!”

Miss Jiao lowered her eyes guiltily. “Then isn’t that fine? Besides, she did fall into your arms—maybe she even had the idea of climbing the social ladder.”

The girl in the green dress hurriedly said, “I didn’t! If I had, may heaven strike me down!”

Miss Jiao was humiliated; there was no hiding this, as so many people had seen it.

After pulling her sister away, Lin Mo reminded her, “Sis, avoid playing with those shady people in the future. That Miss Jiao isn’t of good character.”

Lin Mo was already thinking about how to justify that this girl had bad character; she needed a perfect excuse.

Lin Ran: “Alright, then I won’t play with her in the future. Today’s encounter was accidental anyway; I don’t usually interact with her.”

Lin Mo: ??? Didn’t I need to give a reason? And she agreed just like that?

Bai Xiao: “Wow, your sister really listens to you.”

Lin Mo proudly lifted her chin: “Of course, it shows my sister trusts me. Quickly, check her circle of friends to see if she has any other friends of questionable character.”

Lin Ran twitched at the corner of his mouth. Why did little sister have such a parental vibe? When she went out as a child, her parents always told her to avoid shady people.

Sometimes they would even investigate her friends’ character, because children couldn’t always discern good from bad. Only after she could distinguish would her parents allow her to go out freely.

Bai Xiao carefully searched and said: “Don’t worry, all of your sister’s close friends are of good character. I have to say, she really has a good eye for choosing friends.”

Lin Mo: “Of course! My sister is the best. Everything about her is the best!”

Watching her praise her sister, Lin Ran and Bai Xiao helplessly shook their heads in their hearts.