“No—no way! She can’t leave!”
Xiang Xinrong stood there stunned for a long while before finally blurting this out.
Even if he joined forces with the Ning family and secretly sent this unfilial daughter away without a sound, with the Lu family’s connections, they would definitely uncover the truth.
When that happened, his business in Nanshi…
But with the Lu family coming tomorrow, how was he supposed to explain things?
It was all this damn girl’s fault!
Insisting on being with that Ning family brat and absolutely refusing to follow the army.
When An Shuxue heard Xiang Xinrong say this, her heart sank.
Li Jinglan’s expression also became extraordinarily complicated.
Xiang Wanwan watched the different reactions on the three of their faces and sneered inwardly.
Already stunned by this?
What they wouldn’t expect was still to come!
“Uncle Xiang, then how should we deal with the Lu family when they come tomorrow?”
“How about… I go follow the army in the Miss’s place?”
An Shuxue bit her lower lip and said this.
The Lu family wanted Xiang Wanwan to follow the army because the couple had been separated for years and couldn’t continue the family line.
Since the Lu family only wanted a child—
Why couldn’t it be her?
Lu Jingnian and Xiang Wanwan had barely spent time together since getting married and had no real feelings for each other.
If she went instead, she was confident she could quickly win Lu Jingnian’s affection!
Xiang Wanwan curled her lips slightly and took a deep look at An Shuxue.
So impatient already?
And according to the current plot point, An Shuxue shouldn’t even have her space yet.
So why was she already thinking about攻略 her husband?
Could it be that she had long since set her sights on Lu Jingnian?
Speaking of An Shuxue’s space—it should have belonged to the original host in the first place.
Because the key to activating the space was a jade bracelet from her biological mother’s dowry!
Her mother had originally been a capitalist heiress as well. Later, her uncle Huo Zheng joined the army, and the Huo family completely changed its standing.
The Huo family had never thought much of Xiang Xinrong. It was only because he shamelessly clung to Huo Qian that he managed to marry her.
But after giving birth to the original host, Huo Qian became plagued with illness and passed away not long after.
She left behind only one daughter—Xiang Wanwan.
After her mother’s death, the dowry naturally fell under Xiang Xinrong’s control.
And it was he who gave that jade bracelet to An Shuxue, allowing her to activate the space!
As soon as An Shuxue said this, a gentle smile appeared on Li Jinglan’s face.
“Sir, I think what Shuxue said is worth trying. This way, we can appease the Lu family, and the Miss can also end up happily with Young Master Ning.”
“It’s… not impossible.”
A trace of hesitation surfaced in Xiang Xinrong’s heart.
It was a solution, but he didn’t know whether the Lu family would be satisfied with Shuxue.
After all, in terms of looks, Shuxue was still a step below his own daughter.
But tomorrow, when the Lu family came, he could test their attitude first.
Xiang Wanwan sneered inwardly.
These three actually thought they could decide her life just like that?
Utterly delusional!
Then another thought crossed her mind—if the Lu family was coming tomorrow, wouldn’t that be the perfect opportunity to expose her scumbag father’s affair?
In that case, she’d wait a bit longer. When everyone was present tomorrow, the real show could begin!
She lifted the corners of her lips, looked at the three of them, and slowly said, “Fine. We’ll do as you say.”
Xiang Wanwan turned and walked back into the villa.
She needed to rest up and conserve her energy—tomorrow would be a tough battle!
An Shuxue felt secretly delighted.
She knew it—how could Xiang Wanwan possibly give up Ning Feng to follow the army?
Earlier was just the young miss’s temper flaring up.
Now that she was willing to go in her place, Xiang Wanwan must already be secretly celebrating!
She looked at Li Jinglan and Xiang Xinrong and smiled sweetly.
“Mom, Uncle Xiang! I’ll head back to my room too. I need to prepare for meeting the Lu family tomorrow.”
“Mm, go. Dress up nicely!”
Xiang Xinrong looked at her indulgently.
He had to admit—Shuxue’s temperament was far better than Xiang Wanwan’s.
Maybe tomorrow’s meeting really could work out!
“Xinrong, don’t worry. Shuxue has always been clever.”
Li Jinglan’s gentle voice instantly soothed the irritation and unease in his heart.
He reached out, pulled Li Jinglan into his arms, and gazed at her with deep affection. “Of course. She’s most like you.”
Li Jinglan leaned shyly against his chest.
From the window of the second-floor bedroom, Xiang Wanwan saw everything clearly.
What a pair of shameless dogs!
Making eyes at each other in broad daylight.
How stupid had the original host been, not to notice the affair between her scumbag father and the nanny?
The next day.
Xiang Wanwan woke up on her European-style bed.
When she finished tidying up and went downstairs, An Shuxue and Li Jinglan were already sitting at the same table as the scumbag father, eating breakfast.
Today, An Shuxue was wearing a white embroidered qipao, looking far more elegant and refined—proper and graceful.
Clearly, it was for the Lu family’s visit, to leave a good impression.
Not long after Xiang Wanwan finished breakfast, the Lu family arrived.
The visitors were Lu Jingnian’s parents.
Madam Lu wore a dark purple slit qipao. Though already in her forties, she possessed a unique charm—her bearing elegant, calm, and dignified.
Mr. Lu wore a dark gray Zhongshan suit, his expression stern, gaze sharp, exuding a commanding presence that inspired awe even without anger.
Xiang Wanwan thought to herself—the Lu family truly deserved their status as a fourth-generation military family. Just Mr. Lu’s aura alone made people afraid to show the slightest disrespect.
Upon seeing Xiang Wanwan, Madam Lu immediately took her hand and went straight to the point:
“Wanwan, you and Jingnian have been married for three years now. Living apart like this isn’t a solution. And Jingnian’s grandmother isn’t in good health either. The matter of following the army—your father should have already talked to you about it, right? What do you think…?”
Everyone fixed their eyes on Xiang Wanwan, waiting for her to speak.
Especially An Shuxue—her expectant gaze practically begged to answer in her place.
Xiang Wanwan lifted her lips slightly and replied firmly, “Alright, Mom. I’ll follow the army!”
Madam Lu was momentarily taken aback.
The past few times they came, she hadn’t shown up.
Xiang Xinrong had refused them in all sorts of roundabout ways. She had thought Wanwan would definitely reject her today!
She hadn’t expected her to agree so easily.
“No!”
An Shuxue stepped forward, her face full of panic.
How could she agree?
If Xiang Wanwan really went to follow the army, then what about her?
She wouldn’t be able to become the commander’s wife!
Everyone turned to look at her in unison. Madam Lu frowned in confusion.
“If I remember correctly, this young lady is the Xiang family’s nanny, isn’t she?”
“What is this? Since when does a servant get to interrupt when the masters are speaking? Is this how the Xiang family does things?”
As expected of a military officer’s wife from the Lu family!
Just two short sentences completely crushed An Shuxue.
And they left the scumbag father unable to retort.
Since the atmosphere was already set like this, she might as well add some explosive fuel.
Xiang Wanwan’s eyes instantly reddened. She bit her lower lip, looking as though she had suffered a great injustice.
“Mom, Shuxue actually… actually is my dad’s daughter. If she says no, then I…”
She stopped halfway through, and tears began to slide down the corners of her eyes.
Xiang Wanwan’s seemingly casual sentence stunned everyone present into silence…