“Ah… That can’t be, right? I can hear my mom’s Inner Voice.”
“But… it was Mom who saved me. You recognized me, but you couldn’t do anything for so long while I was right in front of you. It wasn’t until Mom showed up that I was immediately rescued.”
The couple looked at each other, realizing this was indeed a problem.
So, whose golden finger was it really?
But how could they test it?
Ruan Yao Yao: “”
Test my foot! This old lady is taking her granddaughter home!
You two are too terrifying. I need to stay far away from you!
Staying far away was impossible. Yu Xiang Qiao, who had just come back to life, would rather die than be too far from her mother-in-law. She immediately packed her bags and prepared to follow her mother-in-law home.
Ruan Yao Yao wore a look of disdain, but Yu Xiang Qiao wasn’t afraid. Her mother-in-law adored her daughter, even holding her while getting into the car. So, she shamelessly squeezed in, insisting on sitting together in the back seat.
As for Xu Liang Han, he took over the driver’s job and handled the driving. The pile of luggage was loaded into another car, accompanied by two drivers who would travel together.
No matter how reluctant Ruan Yao Yao was, she couldn’t actually drive them away. She could only sulkily hold her granddaughter while complaining inwardly:
【These two, have they taken the wrong medicine?】
【When people are sick, shouldn’t they stay in the hospital? Why go home?】
【Have they already forgotten what just happened?】
…
Xu Liang Han and Yu Xiang Qiao: No, Mom, it’s precisely because we remember what happened that we’re going home!
No matter how safe the hospital is, it’s not as safe as being by your side.
Back home, with everyone under the same roof, breathing the same air, the couple finally felt a sense of security and breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Lingxuan was still a baby. Even though there was a nanny at home, she still had to stay with her mother, Yu Xiang Qiao. No matter how unwilling Ruan Yao Yao was, she could only watch helplessly as her daughter-in-law took her precious granddaughter away.
【Ahhh… my precious granddaughter!】
【Aren’t you supposed to dote on your adopted daughter? Why don’t you go dote on her instead? Why are you snatching my granddaughter?】
Yu Xiang Qiao: “”
What adopted daughter?
Why does it feel like I’ve missed a lot of details?
After returning, Yu Xiang Qiao asked Xu Liang Han about it.
Xu Liang Han awkwardly rubbed his nose and could only tell her about Cheng Xiangrong and Cao Man Hui.
Only then did Yu Xiang Qiao realize that not only had someone tried to take over her body, but they had also swapped her daughter?!
No wonder her mother-in-law was so displeased with them as a couple. If she had her mother-in-law’s abilities and encountered such a situation, she’d be just as exasperated with them!
“And that phone call about Qingxue…”
Yu Xiang Qiao wasn’t foolish. With so many bizarre and unpredictable things happening in a single day, that phone call was definitely suspicious.
Xu Liang Han said, “Ah, about that…”
Yu Xiang Qiao: “”
So, she was the foolish “Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character” from the novel who was easily deceived? No wonder her mother-in-law called her “Female Supporting Character Number N”—she didn’t even have the right to a name and wasn’t an important character.
So, the important characters were her husband and her daughter, and she was just there to serve as a backdrop?
Xu Liang Han looked at her with a resentful expression: “Do you really want to be the protagonist that badly?”
He wanted to remind her that his treatment as the protagonist wasn’t great either—he was “deceived” into losing his wife, lost his daughter, and in the end, not only did his family’s assets fall into someone else’s hands, but his family was also destroyed.
Yu Xiang Qiao felt guilty—after all, she herself was one of those who had been “exposed,” wasn’t she?
“Ahem, weren’t we supposed to do a test? Now that I’m back, the others in the family will definitely return too. When they do, we should remind them that no matter what they hear, they shouldn’t say anything and must stay calm…” Yu Xiang Qiao said, “Forget about whether we’d still be able to hear that voice if Mom found out. Even if she did know, she probably wouldn’t dare to complain in her heart anymore.”
Who would want their inner ramblings to be heard by others? It was just too embarrassing.
They didn’t know whether only the two of them could hear it or if everyone else could too.
Xu Liang Han: “Alright, I’ll call Second Brother and ask him to come back.”
“Okay.”
…
Xu Cheng Yan, who received the call, was somewhat displeased. Why should he go back to that house? Was it even his home anymore?
With that woman there, it would never be his home.
“Your sister-in-law had a bit of an accident and just returned home. Even if you don’t come back to see your sister-in-law, shouldn’t you at least come see your niece?”
“Well… fine then. I’m only going back for my sister-in-law and niece. I don’t want to see that woman.”
Xu Liang Han had a headache. His relationship with Ruan Yao Yao was awkward enough, and he had no idea how to handle the situation between Ruan Yao Yao and his second brother.
There was nothing he could do but remind Xu Cheng Yan that once he returned, no matter what he saw or heard, no matter how strange it was, he had to stay calm and not give anything away.
Xu Cheng Yan was confused: “Did something happen at home?”
“You’ll know when you get back. Remember what you promised me.”
Even though Xu Cheng Yan disliked Ruan Yao Yao, his relationship with Xu Liang Han was still good, so his attitude toward Xu Liang Han remained decent.
Since he had promised Xu Liang Han, he naturally intended to keep his word.
If that woman was in trouble, he was afraid he might burst out laughing on the spot.
Meanwhile, Ruan Yao Yao was sunbathing at home.
Suddenly, her gaze inadvertently swept over the head of a maid in the house, and she froze: [What?! The female lead from The CEO’s Wife Runs Away Pregnant, Loving Her for 365 Days?!]
Ruan Yao Yao was shocked.
Was their family really so full of hidden talents that they even had a female lead?!
So, the world she lived in wasn’t just from one book?!
Because she had stared a bit too long, the maid showed a puzzled expression: “Madam?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. I just spaced out for a moment.” Ruan Yao Yao smiled somewhat unnaturally. “Your name is Li Tingting, right?”
“Madam remembers me?” Li Tingting’s eyes instantly lit up.
There were so many servants in the Xu Family. She had thought the madam wouldn’t recognize all of them, but she had only been here for a few days and was already remembered by the madam.
Hehe! Was this going to lead to a raise?
“Of course I remember. You just joined our family recently, right? How are you finding it here? Are you settling in?”
Settling in? Absolutely! The Xu Family paid such high wages. Li Tingting had tried many part-time jobs, but none paid as well as the Xu Family.
While Ruan Yao Yao was chatting with Li Tingting, Xu Liang Han received a call from Xu Cheng Yan, who said he was at the front door and asked where that woman was, as he didn’t want to see her.
“Let me check for you?”
“Okay!”
Xu Liang Han went downstairs with the phone and ran into Yu Xiang Qiao in the living room.
“Second Brother called and asked where Mom is.”
“Mom seems to have gone outside.” Yu Xiang Qiao pointed in a direction, which happened to be toward their front gate.
Was this a coincidence right after entering?
The couple exchanged a glance, immediately picked up their daughter, and headed outside.
As soon as they stepped out, they encountered Ruan Yao Yao chatting with a maid. This in itself wasn’t a big deal, but the problem was that Ruan Yao Yao’s inner thoughts were too intense, constantly repeating the phrase, “The Female Lead! This is the Female Lead!”
The Female Lead?!
The couple immediately turned their gaze toward the maid standing before Ruan Yao Yao.
They couldn’t see anything particularly extraordinary about her. Her looks were passable, but anyone who could work as a maid in their Xu Family couldn’t be too unattractive.
It wasn’t that their family was obsessed with appearances and insisted on hiring only beautiful people, but maids also represented part of the household’s image. They didn’t require stunning beauty, but one couldn’t be so ugly as to be unsightly, could they?
As for this Li Ting Ting, she could only be described as having delicate and refined features—a fairly average appearance.