It was a roundabout way of saying she didn't care for Mubai.
She wasn't there to seduce him.
Old Mrs. Xi was incensed by her snooty attitude. How dare she think that her son, Mubai, was not good enough for her.
"I don't care what your intention is in coming here today but I want you to remember this, you are not getting back together with Mubai ever. And don't you dare rope Lin Lin into your sick plot or you won't be spared from my wrath!"
Lin Lin's plate fell to the floor with a resounding clink and cake was splattered all over his suit.
It was a much-needed diversion to truncate the increasingly awkward situation.
Old Mrs. Xi quickly pulled Lin Lin to her side, dabbing the stain on his clothes, saying, "Lin Lin, what happened? Why so careless?"
"Grandma… Scary." Lin Lin looked at her with eyes that were slightly quavering with fear.
Old Mrs. Xi realized with a start, her harsh words had startled the child.
