Chapter 277: Chapter Two -Hundred and Seventy-Seven: Quarrel
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
A slap landed soundly on Xi Cheng’s face, causing it to tilt sideways. “Do you really want me to die?” Han Yuan shouted, trembling with anger. “You want to abandon Lin Yu and your family for that hussy? What did Lin Yu do wrong for you to treat her like this?”
Xi Cheng held a hand to the cheek she’d slapped and didn’t look at his mother. “What about Fang Xi?” he asked sorrowfully. ‘What did she do wrong for you two to treat her so?”
“Of course, she did something wrong!” Han Yuan replied coldly. “She knows you’re engaged, but she still stayed with you. Isn’t that shameful enough?”
Xi Cheng slowly turned to look at his mother. “She didn’t know I was engaged. I just told her that I couldn’t marry her.”
“What’s the difference?” Han Yuan huffed, unconvinced. “She has been gunning to become your wife from the very beginning; her intentions are despicable!”
Xi Cheng smiled bitterly. ‘Mom, you think too highly of me. You also think too lowly of Fang Xi. She spent seven years with me; how many seven years does a woman have? She gave me the best seven years of her life and didn’t take a cent from me.”
“She left the card you gave her and the one I gave her when she walked out. She didn’t touch a single cent on them. Mom, is that what you call despicable? She didn’t know my family background this entire time, so what’s there for her to covet?”
Xi Cheng slowly turned around and stated, “I’ve done my duties to the Xi family and the Lin family my whole life, but the only one I’ve wronged is Fang Xi! I won’t be able to make it up to her even in ten lifetimes. If possible, I’d rather the one who got hit by the car was me.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Xi Cheng!” Han Yuan exclaimed, shocked and furious.
Xi Cheng trudged out and faced away from his mother, tears streamed down his face. Han Yuan may not have noticed, but his tears were clear to Lin Yu, standing in the side hall. Xi Cheng turned to look at her blankly before looking away and walking out.
As if nailed to the spot, Lin Yu was unable to move, her heart in so much pain that it felt numb. At that moment, she hated Fang Xi so much that she would chop her into pieces if she could. She hated Fang Xi to the bone!
Yun Liu dropped onto the sofa in exhaustion. “Go get me a glass of water,” she instructed her assistant, Xiao Yun. “I’m exhausted.”
Tan Ning was in the middle of a video call, and seeing that Lin Yu was back, she quickly hung up after a few words and came over to ask, “How was it? Did Madam Liang have a happy time with you?”
Yun Liu took the cup of water Xiao Yun handed her and guzzled it down before throwing the cup aside and leaning back against the sofa. She grumbled, “I’m risking life and limb to accompany her, so how can she not be happy?
Tan Ning smiled. “Good! That’s good!”
Yun Liu sighed, “I don’t get it; that woman’s so old, so where does she get all that energy from? After playing golf, she wanted to go riding, so we did. And after we finally took a break to eat something, we went swimming. I’m in my twenties, but I can’t keep up with her—and she’s almost sixty!”
Tan Ning laughed. “Indeed, she doesn’t seem like someone who’s pushing sixty. People would believe it if you said she’s only forty!”
“I didn’t expect being the Liang family’s daughter-in-law to be so tiring,” Yun Liu sighed.
“Oh? Then do you want to be their daughter-in-law or not?” Tan Ning teased.
Yun Liu wailed. “I do, I do! Ugh, but this is killing me!”
Tan Ning encouraged her, saying, “There are no shortcuts in life. Considering that your relationship with Yun Nan is so bad and Liang Han and Shi Nian are close friends, we can’t go straight to Liang Han and force you on him. If Yun Nan did say something about you in front of Liang Han, then even if he has a good impression of you, he’ll probably reject you because of his friendship with Shi Nian. That would be a huge loss for us.”
Yun Liu nodded dejectedly. ‘Yun Nan and I must have been enemies in our previous lives,’ Yun Liu silently fumed. ‘ Nothing has gone my way ever since she appeared, and now I’m constrained by her even when it comes to dating!
Yun Liu gritted her teeth and said ruthlessly, “Why is that d*mn woman so godd*mn lucky? That branch of the Gu family is worthless at handling things!”
“Shut up!” Tan Ning glared at her. “Some things are better kept to yourself!”
Yun Liu felt resentful but shut her mouth as instructed. Tan Ning softened her tone as she continued, ‘We can’t rush things on Madam Liang’s side. You still need to work hard and be patient. As for Yun Nan, I think Fang Xi’s matter will be enough to deal her a debilitating blow. Right now, her company has three movies waiting to be released. Hmph, looking at the box office figures, they’ll be a flop before they even air!”
Yun Liu was delighted; she’s happy as long as Yun Nan’s in trouble. However, Tan Ning didn’t allow her to revel in her triumph. “You have to consolidate your standing in the Gu family,” Tan Ning told her. “Whether it’s the Yun or the Gu family, your foundation is still unstable. You need to make sure that they can’t do without you.”
Yun Liu nodded, inwardly secretly rejoicing. ‘Tan Nings much more reliable and capable than Ding Pei. She always has everything meticulously planned for me. I’m lucky to have Tan Ning on my side..’
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