"Madam, are you worried Qiao Zhi has ill intentions toward Yangjin? So you recognize Qiao Zhi as your goddaughter to preempt any possibility?" Gu Mengqi asked.
Madam Gu exhaled and rolled her eyes. "I'm not worried about Qiao Zhi; I'm worried about Yangjin! Didn't you notice how attentive Yangjin is towards Qiao Zhi? First she invited her to live together, now invited her home. I fear the next step is Yangjin inviting Qiao Zhi to share her bed—and then consuming her!"
"Ah?" Gu Mengqi's eyes widened, pupils trembling, mind reeling. "No—impossible?"
"Impossible?" Madam Gu retorted. "Do you think Yangjin doesn't understand? When she was ten, your sister brought home her younger wife and taught Yangjin to call her aunt-in-law!"
"At that age, Yangjin might not grasp it fully, but now she's grown—she knows exactly what it means," Madam Gu said, exhaling slowly.
