She only knew the Ruan family had drama, but she never expected it to be this interesting?!
Glancing at Fang Xinran, then at Yu Xing behind her, and finally at Zhong Wenmei, she couldn’t help but think to herself: 【What kind of ultimate sucker is this?!】
【Her husband’s illegitimate daughter actually calls her godmother, and she treats her like her own daughter?!】
Zhong Wenmei’s movements froze instantly: Who?!
Who is my husband’s illegitimate daughter?!
Fang Xinran?!
Yu Xing’s pupils widened in shock: That was an accident, an accident…
He quickly shook his head at Zhong Wenmei, wanting to explain what had really happened, but then he heard Ruan Yao Yao say: 【Oh! So her husband is also a sucker. He thought this was his own illegitimate daughter, but it turns out it’s not even his own child. He’s been hiding it for most of his life, too afraid to confess to his wife, and even raised someone else’s daughter?!】
【What’s worse, he’s been feeling so guilty that he secretly gave them money, supporting the other man, raising his child, and taking care of the whole family!】
【This is just hard to judge!】
For a moment, Ruan Yao Yao didn’t know whether to feel sorry for Zhong Wenmei or for Yu Xing.
What?!
She’s not my child?!
Yu Xing bit his own tongue. How could that be? He had even done a paternity test.
The third son, Yu Heng, was completely clueless, but before he could say anything, his sister Yu Xiang Qiao stopped him, saying her husband needed him for something.
“Can’t it wait a bit?”
“Just go when I tell you to. Why so much talk?” Yu Xiang Qiao’s heart was pounding with anxiety. How could she let her big-mouthed brother stay here? What if he “scared” her mother-in-law?
Fortunately, Yu Heng didn’t know, or he would have asked his sister: Who’s scaring whom here?
Reluctantly glancing at Fang Xinxiu, Yu Heng obediently followed his brother-in-law. There was no other choice—his parents favored their daughter more, and he was afraid his sister would tattle and his parents would dock his allowance.
Just as Yu Heng was being dragged aside by Yu Xiang Qiao, Fang Xinxiu’s parents entered the room. Her mother, Jí Yìsī, wore a curvaceous qipao with a white knitted cardigan over it, looking elegant and beautiful, hardly like someone nearly 50 years old.
As soon as she saw Zhong Wenmei, she half-complained, “Xinran, why did you run off so fast? Who’s your real mother here? Compared to your godmother, even I come second. I might as well have raised this daughter for nothing.”
“Mom…” Fang Xinran cooed, about to wrap her arms around Zhong Wenmei’s arm. “What’s wrong with me being close to Godmother? She treats me so well. Shouldn’t I be close to her? Last time, you wouldn’t even buy me that pretty new dress I wanted…”
Normally, Zhong Wenmei would have felt embarrassed for “stealing” someone else’s daughter and would have said, “Oh, how can you talk to your mother like that? Your mother loves you too. What kind of dress is so pretty that you’d say such things to your mom?”
Then, with a wave of her hand, she’d buy the dress for her goddaughter, telling her not to be angry with her real mother.
But this time, her body stiffened, and she didn’t respond at all, only trying to pull her arm away.
【Tsk, tsk, tsk… This woman’s methods are high-level, huh? A fake best friend trying to wedge herself in.】
【Oh my goodness! How many years has she been deceiving her in-laws’ family?!】
【Deceiving the man by claiming to be pregnant with his child, deceiving the woman by pretending to be her best friend—tying both husband and wife firmly in her grasp. No wonder she could get them to raise her husband and child for her. Impressive.】
Ruan Yao Yao’s gaze fell on Jí Yìsī as she continued reading: 【Oh, so she originally wanted to seduce Yu Xing, but when that didn’t work, she staged a drunken act to make Yu Xing think he had lost control after drinking and then pinned the child on him…】
【She thought she could rise in status by bearing a son, but ended up giving birth to a daughter instead. Seeing that Yu Xing didn’t want to take responsibility, she settled for the role of a ‘mistress,’ willing to marry someone else while carrying Yu Xing’s child.】
【A fake marriage?!】
Zhong Wenmei didn’t pull her arm back. She stared at Jí Yìsī, her face filled with disbelief.
She had genuinely considered Jí Yìsī her best friend. Knowing that Jí Yìsī’s husband had once been her own husband’s subordinate in security, she had even worried about their business and asked her husband to look out for them. She had frequently invited Jí Yìsī and her daughter over to play.
Who would have thought that Jí Yìsī hadn’t been interested in her at all—she had been after her husband?!
Oh, she forgot—she had actually met Jí Yìsī through her husband.
“Wenmei? What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?” Jí Yìsī had no idea what was happening. She touched her face, thinking her makeup might have smudged.
“You’re asking me what’s wrong? You bitch—” Zhong Wenmei slapped Jí Yìsī across the face.
Having just spent hundreds of thousands on skincare treatments, Jí Yìsī nearly lost her mind. She shrieked and dodged, frantically checking her face to make sure it wasn’t damaged.
“Zhong Wenmei, are you insane?”
“Insane? If I were insane, would I have treated a bitch like you as my best friend? You’re trying to steal my husband!” Zhong Wenmei wanted nothing more than to rush over and tear her apart. They had known each other for over twenty years! She had always considered Jí Yìsī her closest friend, and this was how she repaid her?
Yu Xing was startled and quickly stepped forward to intervene. “Wenmei, calm down…”
“Calm down? Calm down my ass! I’ll kill you…” Already furious, Zhong Wenmei grew even angrier when Yu Xing tried to stop her. She swung her arm and struck him several times on the back.
Yu Xing took a few hard hits.
Jí Yìsī was clever. Seeing the situation, she wasn’t about to stand idly by. Though she didn’t know how Zhong Wenmei had discovered her relationship with Yu Xing, hadn’t she waited all these years for this very moment?
Instantly, her face took on an expression of concern and guilt. “Wenmei, what are you doing? Please calm down! If you’re angry, take it out on me. Why are you hitting Yu Xing?”
“Yes, I know what Yu Xing and I did was wrong, but I swear, I never intended to take your place. I just… developed feelings I shouldn’t have.”
“We’ve managed to coexist peacefully all these years, and our child is already so grown. Why cause trouble now?”
…
Yu Xing, enraged, shouted at Jí Yìsī, “Stop making things worse! I have nothing to do with you!”
Fang Xinran was indignant. “How is it unrelated? She’s my mother, and I’m your daughter. How can you just walk away after getting what you wanted? If my godmother didn’t know, fine—I’d listen to you, and my mother and I would endure it. But now that my godmother knows, let’s settle this properly. We should handle this matter as it should be handled!”
【They’re fighting?! Wait, when did the in-law find out?】
【No wonder there’s been tension lately—so the in-law found out.】
Ruan Yao Yao hadn’t expected to witness the live version. She quickly held her granddaughter and stepped farther away to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.
【Scrolling through posts alone in secret isn’t as satisfying as watching it live. The live version is way more entertaining!】
Yu Xiang Qiao, who was nearby trying to persuade her third brother Yu Heng: “…”
Wait, how did they start fighting?!
Xu Liang Han glanced at her and said, “I’ll go over first. Proceed as planned.”
Yu Xiang Qiao: “Okay!”
Yu Heng, who had been gagged and tied up by bodyguards, stretched out his hand in desperation: Wait, brother-in-law, save me first… I believe you, I really do!