This whole time, Song Qian had been holding back. Ran Yue, the daughter of a wealthy family like the Ran family, has been acting too arrogantly. Whenever the two of them met, Song Qian would end up being bullied to the point of tears.
Previously, the two of them were very close. They even once treated each other like sisters more than Ran Yue had treated her own older sister. The two of them fooled and manipulated Ran Xueyi time to time, getting high from the exhilaration they could get from it.
But who knew that they're relationship would crack just like that? Song Qian, who achieved her long time wish of having Yang Baihua wrapped in her hands, didn't expect that during her pregnancy, the one person whom she thought she could trust would end up betraying her.
Ran Yue didn't look back to the times they were hands in hands while making Ran Xueyi a fool of herself, and had an affair with Yang Baihua.
At first, Song Qian was angered by their betrayal. But could she react strongly other than yell at Yang Baihua and break her friendship with Ran Yue? Song Qian didn't even have the strength to get angry at them anymore as she was pregnant at that time. In addition, Yang Baihua's parents didn't like her for stealing their son from them.
Of course, Song Qian knew that they didn't want to accept her because she became the wedge that disallowed them to be connected with other wealthy families, but what was she supposed to do? Their son loved her to the point that he could go against their wished and have an affair with her while he was in an engagement with Ran Xueyi.
What's more, she was pregnant with their first grandchild. Thus, even though they hated her for seducing their son, they couldn't do anything to her.
The hurdles that Song Qian faced should've been over after she took care of them. Who knew that there was an even higher and steeper cliff for her to climb up to.
Ran Yue appeared and destroyed everything that she planned!
Ran Yue, that b*tch, slept with her man and even forced him into a marriage that he didn't want. But the most hateful one was Yang Baihua.
Despite knowing that she was pregnant with his child and couldn't be disturbed, he ended up agreeing to their marriage. The Yang parents also excitedly nodded their heads and agreed. It seems that kin could never defeat greed.
Behind Ran Yue was the wealthy Ran family, and with her as Yang Baihua's wife, they didn't need Song Qian to continue their bloodline.
Just like that, Song Qian, who had the life saving grace of the child in her womb, was defeated. She couldn't even dream of becoming the matriarch of the Yang family. She could only stand in the shadows of another woman as she and her child became a background painting for their beautiful and harmonious life.
Song Qian couldn't live like that. She will never become a shadow that nobody would take notice of.
Thus, she worked hard to face Ran Yue and sabotaged her.
Fortunately, even after three years, Ran Yue did not get pregnant. Her presence in the family was greatly reduced because of this. Song Qian's position as the only woman who birthed Yang Baihua's child became a respected member of the family.
But this isn't enough…
Song Qian still didn't have the thing that she wanted the most.
…
At the same time.
Ran Yue laid in bed with a random stranger at the hotel. She had been in the same room with this man since they arrived.
When suddenly, her phone that had been laying low for a while now started to ring again.
Seemingly woken up by the noise, the man beside her stirred and groaned, "Who's being so loud in the middle of the night?"
Ran Yue sighed and slipped out of bed to turn off her phone. But when she reached for it and saw the name on her screen, she frowned and hesitated for a bit.
Why is he calling me now?
Ran Yue no longer had a sliver of love and affection towards Yang Baihua. Perhaps, she had been like her sister, who had seen too many things in life and woke up early from the childish dream she had once, the haze of puppy love quickly disappeared.
She no longer had any feelings for Yang Baihua. Only deep hatred and disgust. Just how much of a stupid woman was she when she thought of sleeping with this guy? She even offered herself to be his wife.
Still, this man was her husband nominally.
In the end, she pressed her finger to answer his call: "Hello?"
"Where are you?" No greeting. It was a straight up question asking where she was. This made Ran Yue feel weirded out.
"Since when did you care where I am?" Ran Yue replied as she walked towards the living room to not disturb the beau sleeping on the bed.
After three years of marriage filled with arguments and nothing else, the two no longer cared about each other. Much less, ask where they're going and what they were up to.
Otherwise, Yang Baihua asking her where she was right now wouldn't feel so disgusting.
The more Ran Yue tried to be cold to him, the more Yang Baihua thought that what Song Qian told him earlier were true.
When he thought of wearing a green hat on his head, Yang Baihua couldn't tame the fire in his heart and her seething voice said, "Tell me honestly. Are you cheating on me?"
Ran Yue paused in her steps and her heart jumped in a start at his straightforward question. This… how did he know?
Wait, no.
He's merely asking her just now. He's just being suspicious and wanted to confirm his doubts.
Feeling a little nervous, Ran Yue bit her lips. But as someone who had been able to stay in the entertainment industry for a few years, she could still handle this much.
Ran Yue calmly replied, "Yang Baihua, are you taking me as yourself?"
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