The Cat Replaces the Prince 2

Chu Xiyue looked complicatedly at Mrs. Ji, who was scolding Mo Xiang, then at Mo Xiang, who stood meekly with her head lowered, marveling at the strange twists of fate.

"Mrs. Ji, haven't you noticed anything strange all these years?" she asked.

[Who in real life would have imagined something like this? Mrs. Ji had once wondered why her son did not resemble her, but her husband fobbed her off by saying their son looked like his late grandfather. But how did Ji Peng resemble anyone in the Ji family? He looked like his biological mother!]

[Mrs. Ji had been kept in the dark and had no idea her son was not biologically hers. But her son was different. He had known his true origins since childhood and had acknowledged his biological mother. Still, he was clever enough to know that being an illegitimate child was different from being a legitimate one. Over the years, he had only secretly met with his mistress mother, while putting on the appearance of a good son in front of Mrs. Ji.]

Chu Xiyue frowned. "So Mrs. Ji and Mo Xiang are the only two people being kept in the dark about this entire matter?"

Chu Xiyue glanced at the elegantly dressed Mrs. Ji. Though Mrs. Ji was competitive by nature and sharp-tongued and mean in her dealings, that was no reason for her to raise a mistress's child while her own child was left outside to suffer.

Mo Xiang had it even worse. She had been stolen by traffickers as a child, going from a wealthy family's young lady to a child in an orphanage. After growing up, she met a scumbag—and even more hateful, that scumbag was the very person who had stolen her life.

Why should the scumbag enjoy wealth and glory while the victim suffered and toiled?

Just as Mrs. Ji brought up the subject of children to Mo Xiang once again, Chu Xiyue looked at her. Her bright, sharp gaze made Mrs. Ji uncomfortable, and she frowned. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I was just listening to Auntie Ji and Sister Mo talk, and I suddenly thought of a friend of mine. Her situation is somewhat like Sister Mo's," Chu Xiyue said with a smile. "Like Sister Mo, my friend had been married for many years without having a son."

Women Mrs. Ji's age were naturally interested in other people's gossip. Her attention was caught, and she leaned forward slightly. "What happened after that?"

In a gossiping tone, Chu Xiyue said, "Later, she went to the hospital, and a year afterward, she gave birth to twins. A boy and a girl, too! The children are already in kindergarten!"

"Really?" Mrs. Ji grew excited, as though she could already see a grandson and granddaughter running toward her. Her eyes lit up as she looked at Chu Xiyue, and she became much friendlier. "Which hospital did your friend go to for treatment? I'll have my daughter-in-law go take a look too. The doctors at these hospitals in Shenzhen are completely useless. They ran a whole bunch of tests and still couldn't find anything wrong."

Chu Xiyue tilted her head. "She didn't receive treatment at a hospital."

Mrs. Ji:?

She slapped her forehead. "Look at me, I didn't explain myself clearly. She and her husband went to the hospital for examinations and found out that the problem preventing them from having children was her husband. So she changed husbands. Sure enough, she got pregnant afterward—naturally, too. Boy-girl twins. How rare is that?"

Chu Xiyue glanced at Mo Xiang meaningfully. "Auntie Ji, you said yourself that the hospital didn't find anything wrong with Sister Mo. Have you ever considered that perhaps the problem isn't on Sister Mo's side?"

Mrs. Ji suddenly fell silent.

She had never considered that possibility before. Whenever she brought up children in the past, Ji Peng would hint openly or indirectly that Mo Xiang was the reason they could not conceive. So even though she knew Mo Xiang was healthy, Mrs. Ji had subconsciously assumed Mo Xiang was the reason she had no eldest grandson.

She looked at Mo Xiang. Could there really be something wrong with her son?

She instinctively denied it. "Impossible. How could there be anything wrong with my son? He's perfectly healthy!"

Yet despite her words, she did not sound very confident.

Still preoccupied with the grandson who had yet to appear, she chatted with Mrs. Shao for a while before preparing to leave with Mo Xiang.

"Wait," Chu Xiyue called after them. She looked at the somewhat awkward Mo Xiang and smiled at her. "Sister Mo, do you like flowers?"

Mo Xiang followed behind Mrs. Ji and nodded hesitantly.

Chu Xiyue bent down, took a rose from the vase in the living room, and held it out to Mo Xiang with a smile. "Sister Mo, this flower is very beautiful. As they say, flowers suit beautiful women. This one is for you. Remember to be happy."

Chu Xiyue was exceptionally beautiful. Her slender, fair fingers held the rose's stem, while her vivid features seemed to shine. Mo Xiang stared at her blankly for a moment before coming back to herself. Blushing, she accepted the flower. A faint smile appeared on her lips as she softly said, "Thank you."

Mrs. Ji's mind was in turmoil at the moment, so she did not urge her along as she usually did.

After leaving the Chu residence, Mrs. Ji looked around before frowning at Mo Xiang. "Xiao Mo, tell me the truth. You and Peng have been together for so many years without having a child. Is the problem with you, or with Peng?"

Mo Xiang's hand trembled as she said timidly, "Mom, Ji Peng and I... he..."

Seeing Mo Xiang's soft, weak, indecisive manner irritated Mrs. Ji. "I'm asking you a question. Is it that hard to answer? Is the problem with you or with Peng? It's only a few words, and you can't even say them clearly. What use are you?"

Mo Xiang lowered her head even further. Yet as she did, the delicate, vibrant rose in her hand entered her sight, and Chu Xiyue's radiant smile surfaced in her mind.

Under her mother-in-law's pressure, Mo Xiang suddenly found courage. Clutching the rose stem, she said in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's, "It... it was Ji Peng who told me not to tell you."

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Transmigration into a Novel

Entertainment Industry

Female Supporting Character

Transmigration Rebirth Romance

Tu Yanyan

Cannon Fodder