Zhou Wanqing soon came back to her senses as well. Fury surged through her, and her entire face rapidly flushed red.
Su Yang had always gone east when she told him to, never daring to go west. Chen Ruxue was also unfailingly respectful toward her and was counting on her to bring her into the circle of wealthy wives. How could they dare betray her?
Ye Jin must have been framing Su Yang to drive a wedge between them!
She immediately linked arms with Su Yang beside her, trying to refute Ye Jin with a display of affection, but Ye Jin's voice reached her ears again.
[Oh my god, they've got some nerve. Chen Ruxue and her daughter actually came here today too?! Because Su Yang felt that the woman and daughter he loved most absolutely had to witness this joyous day of his!]
Ye Jin's gaze began sweeping through the banquet hall, and she soon found Chen Ruxue and her daughter.
[Found them! She couldn't bear to leave Su Yang, so she's been following close by all this time. Should I compliment them on their wonderful relationship?]
[Su Yang's pretty generous to Chen Ruxue too. Brand A's next-season haute couture, a Himalaya bag on her arm, and a necklace worth fifty million. Tsk, tsk, tsk. This counts as siphoning off marital assets, doesn't it?]
Zhou Wanqing kept telling herself that it was impossible, but her eyes involuntarily followed Ye Jin's gaze. When she saw the jadeite necklace around Chen Ruxue's neck, she froze again.
Jewelry worth fifty million was naturally nothing much to a wealthy wife like Zhou Wanqing, but that jadeite necklace was one she had taken a fancy to and even asked Su Yang to bid on for her. Yet Su Yang had told her that a wealthy overseas businessman had snatched it away.
She had found it strange at the time. Most of the people at that small private auction knew one another, and they would make their wishes known beforehand. Ordinarily, no one would refuse to give her face.
But Su Yang had soothed her by saying he would buy her a necklace of even better quality later. She had no shortage of jewelry anyway, so she had not thought much of it.
And now that necklace was hanging around Chen Ruxue's neck!
She knew a fair amount about Chen Ruxue's background. Chen Ruxue had been a minor actress in her youth and had left the entertainment industry after marrying into a wealthy family. But her husband's family had soon gone bankrupt, and Chen Ruxue had divorced him. She had remained single ever since.
Although a daughter had suddenly appeared, she had said she had bought sperm to have the child.
After her divorce, Chen Ruxue had not returned to acting to earn money, nor had Zhou Wanqing heard of her investing in any businesses. Yet she had always spent generously, and even her outfits and accessories were no worse than Zhou Wanqing's.
Zhou Wanqing had never paid it any mind before, but now the thought sent a shiver through her.
Zhou Wanqing reassured herself that it was most likely a coincidence. Perhaps Chen Ruxue was some wealthy businessman's mistress, such as that overseas businessman.
But Ye Jin's voice soon shattered Zhou Wanqing's last shred of hope.
[Huh? Su Yang and the others didn't just arrive at the hotel. They spent the whole afternoon going at it in the upstairs presidential suite, and even showered for half an hour before coming down to destroy the evidence!]
[Su Yang must be well into his fifties, right? Power really is the best aphrodisiac.]
A faint fragrance from Su Yang drifted to her nose. Having stayed at this hotel many times, Zhou Wanqing quickly recognized it as the scent of the shower gel the hotel used.
Zhou Wanqing was simply naive, not stupid. A string of things she had overlooked in the past all fell into place.
For example, Su Yang was always going on business trips despite holding nothing more than a sinecure. Or how he would leave in the morning and come home at night in different clothes. Or how Chen Ruxue would always disappear on the pretext of using the bathroom when she came over to play mahjong...
She had even caught a glimpse of Chen Ruxue's daughter once. Not only was her surname Su, she even looked somewhat like Su Yang!
Zhou Wanqing had thought she would be furious, perhaps even start a fight with Su Yang on the spot. Yet she was unexpectedly calm, and even her mind had become clearer than ever before.
If it was true, Su Yang would never tell the truth. Only by investigating it herself could she learn what had really happened!
As it happened, this hotel belonged to an uncle who was an old family friend. If Su Yang really had booked a room right under her nose, he had practically delivered the evidence to her doorstep.
Watching the two women before him simultaneously fall into a daze, Su Yang felt somewhat puzzled. In particular, an expression of fury had appeared on Zhou Wanqing's face. Had she discovered something?
But he quickly dismissed the thought. That idiot Zhou Wanqing could be coaxed into submission with just a few casual words from him. How could she possibly have discovered anything? She must have been angry because she had failed to make Lin Xiwen look as defeated as she had expected!
Forget it. He had better get Zhou Wanqing away from here.
He patted Zhou Wanqing's hand and said, "Honey, since Sister-in-law knows what she's doing, there's no need for us to worry. Let's go over there. We're hosts of the Su Family too, after all. We need to take good care of our guests."
Su Yang's touch jolted Zhou Wanqing out of her thoughts. She sneered inwardly, but forced a smile onto her face. "All right."
She also needed to arrange for someone to investigate as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Su Yang really did rise to power, there would be far less she could do.
As Ye Jin watched the two leave without hesitation, a trace of confusion rose in her heart.
[Second Aunt and Second Uncle actually left so quickly. Especially Second Aunt-she didn't even stay to hurl another round of insults. I'm really not used to this. Has she gone silly with happiness?]
[I wonder what she'll do when Su Yang rises to power and kicks her aside. With that love-addled brain of hers, though, she might even beg Su Yang not to leave her.]
Not far away, Zhou Wanqing nearly stumbled when she heard Ye Jin's snarky remarks. It took tremendous self-control to stop herself from going back and giving Ye Jin another tongue-lashing.
Was she really that pathetic?
But when she thought of how she had poured her heart and soul into Su Yang in the past, she no longer felt quite so justified.
She clenched her fists and glanced at Su Yang beside her out of the corner of her eye. Hah. If Su Yang really dared betray her, she would make sure everyone was shocked!
Lin Xiwen's gaze darkened as she watched their retreating backs. Whether Ye Jin's inner voice was telling the truth or not, she had to bring the two of them under control, just to be safe.
Unfortunately, time was short, so she could only use the simplest, most heavy-handed method to control them for now.
Then she began studying Ye Jin. She truly could not imagine that the daughter-in-law she had once thought so quiet had so much drama playing out inside her head...