With looks like that, she can be the Female Lead?
Meanwhile, Xu Liang Han doubted his own taste—would he abandon such a beautiful wife like Yu Xiang Qiao for a maid with such ordinary looks?
Yes, that’s right.
Xu Liang Han had always believed he was the “Male Lead.”
Just then, Xu Cheng Yan’s car drove in, and he spotted the group in the garden by the entrance at a glance.
Seeing Ruan Yao Yao’s figure, his expression instantly turned cold.
“Stop the car!”
He ordered the driver to halt and stepped out directly.
Hearing the commotion, Ruan Yao Yao looked up: [Oh ho?! The Male Lead from The CEO’s Wife Runs Away Pregnant, Loving Her for 365 Days?!]
Xu Liang Han, Yu Xiang Qiao: Who?!
Xu Cheng Yan: …What nonsense is this?
Ruan Yao Yao was stunned. She glanced at Xu Cheng Yan, then at the maid before her, finally catching on.
[So, our family has two Domineering CEOs?!]
[The eldest is one, the second is another.]
[It’s just that the second is luckier—he’s the Male Lead, while the eldest is more pitiful—he’s the Cannon Fodder!]
…
Xu Cheng Yan immediately misunderstood, thinking this woman suspected him of trying to steal his elder brother Xu Liang Han’s company. His face flushed with anger: “You vicious woman, are you so eager to see me and my brother fight each other?”
Ruan Yao Yao: [Is he talking to me?]
Her expression was somewhat bewildered.
Xu Liang Han quickly stepped forward to cover Xu Cheng Yan’s mouth: “Have you forgotten what you promised me?”
Xu Cheng Yan struggled, wanting to say: She’s trying to drive a wedge between us, and I can’t even speak up?
“Mom, I’ve just finished my postpartum confinement, and Second Brother came back to see me and Ling Xuan,” Yu Xiang Qiao, meanwhile, hurriedly carried her daughter over to Ruan Yao Yao to divert her attention, lest her mother-in-law grow suspicious.
Sure enough, as soon as Ruan Yao Yao saw her precious granddaughter in Yu Xiang Qiao’s arms, her face lit up with a smile: “Oh, our Ling Xuan is awake? Come, let Grandma hold you, we’ll get some sun…”
She smoothly took the precious granddaughter from Yu Xiang Qiao’s arms.
Yu Xiang Qiao thought to herself, no worries—she had Xu Lingxuan and could always “hold the emperor hostage to command the vassals.”
Xu Liang Han pulled Xu Cheng Yan farther away before whispering to him: “Did you hear that just now? That stuff about Domineering CEO, Male Lead, right?”
“I heard it. Didn’t you hear it too? And you wouldn’t let me speak,” Xu Cheng Yan said, exasperated.
Had he been away so briefly that his elder brother had become this afraid of that woman?
“But did you see Mom’s mouth move?”
“I didn’t see her mouth move, but I heard it…”
“That’s exactly the problem. You didn’t see her mouth move, but you heard it. Now look at that maid—did she hear it?” Xu Liang Han gestured for Xu Cheng Yan to look at the maid.
Li Tingting clearly had no idea what was happening. She was simply captivated by Xu Cheng Yan’s strikingly handsome, refined, and courteous appearance when she saw him.
Wow!
He’s so good-looking!
Are all the men in the Xu Family this handsome?!
It’s just that his temper seems a bit foul—why does it feel like he doesn’t get along with the old madam?
Li Tingting was new and didn’t fully understand the relationships among the Xu Family’s masters. She simply thought to herself: So even wealthy families have conflicts between mothers and sons!
“So?” Xu Cheng Yan didn’t understand.
“Have you noticed? Out of the four people here, only you, me, and your sister-in-law can hear it. Outsiders can’t.” This realization also made Xu Liang Han breathe a sigh of relief.
He certainly didn’t want just anyone to be able to hear his family’s private matters.
Back at the hospital, he had been too preoccupied with his wife and child to pay much attention. Now that Xu Cheng Yan had returned, he finally confirmed it—not everyone involved could hear it; there seemed to be a range.
Xu Liang Han explained to Xu Cheng Yan that what they were hearing wasn’t something Ruan Yao Yao said out loud, but her “Inner Voice.”
It seemed their mother had gained some kind of golden finger, allowing her to see the “Labels” and “details” above people’s heads. As for those connected to her, they couldn’t see them but could hear her inner thoughts.
The specifics were still being tested and weren’t entirely clear.
He also mentioned that it was thanks to this ability that he had avoided the tragedy of his newborn daughter being swapped.
Oh, and by the way, he was the Male Lead in The Whole Family Dotes on Me, the Fake Rich Daughter Shocks the World, while Xu Cheng Yan was the Male Lead in The CEO’s Wife Runs Away Pregnant, Loving Her for 365 Days.
The difference was that Xu Liang Han had his daughter swapped, while Xu Cheng Yan was about to gain a “beloved wife” Running away with a baby bump.
“Her?!” Xu Cheng Yan stared at Li Ting Ting, unable to see anything special about this maid that would attract her so much.
“Don’t ask me, I don’t know either. Anyway, I’ve experienced it firsthand—not just me, but your sister-in-law too. Our personal experiences have been especially surreal… I’ll explain in detail later.”
If she hadn’t had that Precognitive Dream, Ruan Yao Yao would have definitely wanted to intervene in Xu Cheng Yan’s affairs. But remembering how much effort she had wasted in her previous life without gaining anything in return, this time she decided to stay out of it.
Xu Cheng Yan didn’t want to see her? Well, she didn’t want to see him either.
Ruan Yao Yao kept grumbling inwardly.
【As if I’ve done something shameful—what have I even done?】
【The one who caused all this trouble is that scumbag Xu Xiao Xiao!】
【Ugh!】
【He tricked me into marriage, calling himself a golden bachelor. As soon as I married into the family, I had to become a stepmother, and there was even a huge illegitimate child right there. It infuriated me to no end.】
【If I hadn’t been so young back then, unable to stand up to them, and couldn’t even get a divorce, would I have stayed in the Xu Family to endure this humiliation? I would’ve run away long ago.】
…
She went on and on, all of it cursing Xu Xiao Xiao.
Marrying Xu Xiao Xiao back then had truly been a terrible deal.
A perfectly respectable young lady ended up married to a liar, and to make matters worse, her own parents begged him not to let her divorce.
As soon as she entered the family, she was faced with Xu Liang Han, such a large illegitimate son, and he had other women on the side.
The younger version of Ruan Yao Yao was kind-hearted and completely controlled by her family. Not only did she agree to raise Xu Liang Han, but she also adopted Xu Cheng Yan, who had no mother.
Ruan Yao Yao was straightforward—she hated whoever deserved it and would never drag innocent women into it.
So, at most, she would get angry at those women for being foolish and weak, succumbing to Xu Xiao Xiao’s financial temptations. She might curse them with harsh words, but she would never actually harm them.
But clearly, Xu Cheng Yan, who had lost his mind, had listened to someone’s slander and believed he was a victim of “removing the mother, keeping the child,” directing his hatred toward Ruan Yao Yao.
Ruan Yao Yao’s good intentions had been repaid with a stab in the back, leaving her utterly infuriated.
These things couldn’t be dwelled upon; just thinking about them made Ruan Yao Yao furious.
Having listened for quite some time, Xu Liang Han and Yu Xiang Qiao couldn’t help but turn their gaze toward Xu Cheng Yan: So, you’ve always been at odds with Mom because of this?!
Xu Cheng Yan, flushed with shame and anger, snapped: Who knows if what she said is true or false? Maybe she’s lying to me!
The “truth” he had firmly believed in for over twenty years was shattered in an instant by the murmurs in Ruan Yao Yao’s heart—the impact was unimaginable.
It felt like the sky had collapsed, a massive mudslide had swept through, terrifying enough to scare someone to death.
Xu Cheng Yan’s expression shifted like a dye workshop in full swing—one moment green, the next blue, then pale—a rich palette of colors.
Xu Liang Han and Yu Xiang Qiao dared not provoke him further, obediently keeping their mouths shut and staying silent.