However, Lin Tingyue felt as if she had forgotten something.
The villa was crowded. Lin Tingyue and Lin Xiawan found a corner, where Lin Tingyue ate small cakes and talked with Lin Xiawan. The little incident from earlier had been forgotten.
Lin Tingyue was sharing a small cake with Lin Xiawan when a scream suddenly came from the second floor.
Lin Tingyue was so startled that the plate in her hand trembled.
[W-What happened?]
We also have a question for you.
[Ah, I finally remember, it was all planned by Guo Yuan and her son-in-law.]
ah?
Is it really that amazing?
On the second floor, Zhai Yan supported Guo Yuan. Even though Guo Yuan was so angry that she couldn't breathe, she still forced herself to question Zhai Minghui and her stepmother Shi Chunxue.
"My dad has treated you pretty well all these years, hasn't he? How could you do something like this, seducing your own son-in-law?"
Shi Chunxue was also flustered. She and Zhai Minghui had been together secretly so many times, but this was the first time Guo Yuan had caught them together.
Shi Chunxue said, her face pale, " Yuanyuan, let Mom explain."
"Mother?"
Guo Yuan scoffed, "If it were really my mother, she wouldn't have done something like this. Shi Chunxue, you're finished."
" Shi Chunxue!" Zhai Minghui shoved Shi Chunxue aside and shouted, "I've never met a woman like you before! I'm your son-in-law, and you won't even spare your son-in-law?"
Shi Chunxue looked at Zhai Minghui, who seemed to have suddenly found a way out and shaken off his previous dejection, and laughed, " Zhai Minghui, I've been through so much and haven't had a single mishap. Do you think I don't have evidence?"
If I'm finished, you're finished too.
Shi Chunxue glanced at Guo Yuan and Zhai Yan. "I don't think they know what other shameful things you've done before. You didn't even spare your own daughter. What kind of person are you?"
Zhai Yan, who had been supporting her mother, suddenly understood. She spat and her eyes turned red with hatred. "Neither of you are good people."
The host of this banquet, Xiao Hongbo, had had enough of this farce. He waved his hand and said, "Men, throw them all out!"
Unexpectedly, Shi Chunxue came downstairs and headed straight for him.
Xiao Hongbo shouted sternly, "Didn't you hear me? Get her out of here!"
Shi Chunxue said coldly, "President Xiao, are you in such a hurry because you're afraid I'll expose your secrets?"
[Seriously? The scene's already in such a mess, and there's still gossip going on?]
Xiao Hongbo frowned and said, "I don't know what you're talking about. Your Guo family has ruined my banquet."
"Mr. Xiao, I advise you not to provoke me."
Shi Chunxue pointed to Zhai Minghui, who had followed behind her, and said, "You should kick him out."
[Impossible. What Mr. Xiao wants most right now is to shut Shi Chunxue up.]
Wait a minute...
[Seriously? These two look so old, and they're still playing...]
ah?
What to play? How to play?
Hurry up and tell me.
Lin Tingyue didn't say anything, but over there, Xiao Hongbo and Shi Chunxue started arguing.
Xiao Hongbo gritted his teeth and said, " Shi Chunxue, I advise you not to push your luck."
[How dare you speak to your master like that!]
Master, owner?
Who is the master? What is a master?
With a loud bang, everyone looked over and saw that Xiao Hongbo had actually knelt down in front of Shi Chunxue.
They knelt so earnestly, with a heart full of admiration that it moved heaven and earth.
Hmm... Although I don't know who this owner is, it seems like we're starting to see some clues.
Shi Chunxue smiled and patted Xiao Hongbo's shoulder as he knelt on the ground, praising, "So good."
Some people gasped in shock, while others felt a strange sense of familiarity.
"Ah, I remember now, that's how I train my dog at home."
But that person is President Xiao, not a dog! The man who spoke looked dejected, already starting to doubt his own existence.
[Yes, it's a dog!]
Huh?
[That's how it is in their circle: I'm your master, you're my dog, and the dog must obey its master 100%.]
What circle?
Those in the know have already begun to say, "It can't be..."
[Tsk tsk tsk, a fifty-year-old woman bravely ventures into four love areas, and a domineering CEO bows down for love, tsk tsk tsk.]
Everyone: "..."
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Guo Yuan was originally in unbearable pain, has become numb.
She never imagined that her stepmother had not only deceived her father and her, but also others...
No wonder Shi Chunxue, who has never been interested in any banquets, chose to attend after hearing that it was a banquet hosted by the Xiao family.
She even went to the lounge early, so the person she was supposed to meet privately with wasn't Zhai Minghui at all, but Xiao Hongbo???
Just then, Lin Tingyue exclaimed in surprise again.
[My God, he actually decorated a room like this inside a villa! Isn't he afraid of being discovered?]
What room?
Don't ask, the answer is you'll get locked up in the red lock.
Everyone: "!!!"
She seemed to have said nothing, yet she also seemed to have said everything!
The young master of the Xiao family appeared just in time, took control of the situation, and even ordered people to drive Shi Chunxue, Zhai Minghui, and Xiao Hongbo out!
"You unfilial son, I am your father!"
[Ah, right, Zhai Yan married the young master of the Xiao family.]
This step should be a matter of sacrificing family for the greater good.
Just moments ago, Xiao Tingyun smiles and pleasantries towards the guests, but the moment he looked at Xiao Hongbo, his expression completely changed.
He said menacingly, "Dad, does Mom know you're a dog outside?"
Xiao Hongbo's lips trembled as he said, "I... please let me explain, Tingyun, Dad has his reasons!!!"
[The hardship is that he must be someone else's wife to be his master!!!]
Holy crap...
The crowd said that if they were Xiao Tingyun, they would not only not forgive him, but would also slap Xiao Hongbo.
However, it wasn't Xiao Tingyun who smoked Xiao Hongbo's cigarette, but Xiao Hongbo's father.
The old man, with a full head of white hair, was remarkably vigorous, and every word he uttered carried an air of authority. " Tingyun, what are you waiting for? Get him out of here."
"Yes, Grandpa."
wait
After the chaos subsided, the old man took the microphone and said, "I apologize, this was an oversight on our part of the Xiao family, allowing some nobodies to sneak in. The banquet can continue now."
[Judging from Old Master Xiao's attitude, Xiao Hongbo is probably just some nobody now.]
After stopping her observations, Lin Tingyue unexpectedly discovered that the Xiao family's back garden was exceptionally beautiful.
Seeing the swing under the flower trellis, Lin Tingyue's eyes lit up. " Sister Xiawan, let's go swing on the swing!"
"Good."
The swing is for two people; it's just the right size for two people to sit on.
Lin Tingyue happily swayed on it, Lin Xiawan asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"
"Um."
Lin Tingyue nodded.
[Of course I love it! A swing in a sea of flowers, preferably with a grape trellis next to it—that's my dream! Waaaaah!]
Lin Xiawan paused, then made a mental note of it.
But what Lin Xiawan didn't know was that Lin Xiawan wasn't the only one who remembered this.
Ying An stepped forward and greeted her, " Miss Lin."
"Hey," Lin Tingyue poked her head out from beside the swing, " Mr. Ying, you're here too."
"Yes."
Lin Xiawan: "?"
She asked, " Mr. Ying can only see my sister?"
Lin Xiawan herself didn't realize that her tone carried a hint of resentment.
My sister, she's someone else's, keep out!
Ying An then smiled and said, "Miss Xiawan."
"Hey," Lin Tingyue asked curiously, "Why don't you call me Miss Tingyue?"
Ying An smiled and said, "Miss Tingyue."
Lin Tingyue felt better, while Lin Xiawan clenched her fists.
Just as Lin Xiawan was about to speak, a mocking voice came from the side.
"Who do we have here? Isn't this Lin Xiawan?"
Lin Xiawan looked over, Lin Tingyue lowered her voice and asked, "Sister, do you know him?"
"Yes, we were classmates in high school."
"What's wrong with Lin Xiawan? Can't you read? Are you a clueless idiot?"
Lin Xiawan paused, then belatedly realized that Lin Tingyue was doing it on purpose, and she smiled.
"You..." Chai Huirui said angrily, " Lin Xiawan, what's so great about you? Even if you're recognized by the Lin Family, you'll still be looked down upon, especially by this person next to you. On the surface, she seems to treat you very well, but who knows what she's saying about you behind your back."
Lin Xiawan is usually very composed, but she easily loses her temper when others attack things she cares about.
She was about to step forward with a gloomy face, but Lin Tingyue held her hand down.
[Hahahaha, you're still laughing at my sister? Your dad's about to bring his mistress and her child into the house to fight you for the inheritance. You're going to lose everything, you unlucky girl!]
Chai Huirui: "???"
Chapter 56
With trembling hands, Chai Huirui dialed his father's number, only to find that he couldn't get through.
It didn't matter if he couldn't get through; as long as his father didn't admit it himself, it couldn't be true. But despite Chai Huirui's repeated attempts to reassure himself, he was still uneasy.
Chai Huirui called his father five times in a row, but his father didn't answer any of them. When he made the last call, Lin Tingyue and Lin Xiawan happened to see it.
How embarrassing!
[Your dad's busy negotiating with your grandpa right now, trying to get his mistress and her child to move in; he doesn't have time to answer your call.]
"That's right!" Chai Huirui's eyes lit up. He still had his grandfather. As long as his grandfather didn't agree, those shady characters couldn't come in.