Chapter 11: Don’t Get Cocky!

“Don’t worry, little sister. I’ll talk to your brother when I get back. We’re glad you’ve come to your senses.”

Wang Shufen nodded as well. Though she dearly wanted her daughter to return home with her, her daughter was right and they had more important matters to attend to.

After finally persuading her mother and sister-in-law to leave, Chen Xueying turned to see Liu Guixiang pulling Jiang Yanqing aside to talk.

While outsiders were present earlier, Liu Guixiang had kept her voice low to save face. Now that they were gone, she immediately raised her voice: “How could he still be unconscious after going there? Are you lying to me?”

A cold glint flashed in Chen Xueying’s eyes but vanished quickly. She walked over to Liu Guixiang, deliberately pushed her aside, and said with a stern face, “Why don’t you go clean up the room?”

After speaking, her nervous eyes wavered slightly.

Jiang Yanqing couldn’t suppress his anger at the thought that he might be facing human traffickers, but since he didn’t yet know where his home was, he couldn’t afford to lose his temper just yet.

Just as his silence stretched on too long, Chen Xueying appeared timely and pushed him away.

He looked at her in surprise. So, she had already cooled off she was even affectionately calling Liu Guixiang “Mom” now. Furious, he turned and went back to the room.

That room wasn’t originally his. It had been specially tidied up by Liu Guixiang for show because of the wedding.

He originally intended to return to his room in the backyard, but for some reason, a mischievous impulse rose within him, and he turned toward the bridal chamber that had been prepared today.

He wouldn’t clean up. When Chen Xueying entered later and saw the mess, she would remember the person she loved rolling around with another man she’d probably be furious to death!

Unaware of Jiang Yanqing’s thoughts, Chen Xueying tugged Liu Guixiang’s arm and pulled her aside: “Mom, stop pressuring Jiang Yanqing. When we went to see Jiali today, the doctor said Jiali went too rough and injured… down there. Lu Niannian was originally Jiang Yanqing’s wife, and hearing this, she’s been angry the whole way back.”

Hearing this, Liu Guixiang also felt somewhat guilty. But suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned to look at Chen Xueying: “You… aren’t upset?”

She probed cautiously.

Even Jiang Yanqing had a temper if she didn’t, wouldn’t that be strange?

Chen Xueying pursued her lips, then released Liu Guixiang’s arm, hanging her head without speaking.

Just as Liu Guixiang’s patience was running out, she mumbled, “I didn’t have money for Jiali’s medical fees, so I cut and sold my hair. Besides, the doctor said it’s not Jiali’s fault for getting injured it’s the woman who was too demanding. How can we blame Brother Jiali? He’s a victim too.”

This successfully diverted Liu Guixiang’s attention. As the one who had drugged them, she didn’t doubt the statement at all.

Her son hadn’t taken any medicine it must have been that vixen Lu Niannian who couldn’t resist temptation and seduced him. Her son was truly innocent.

Now she no longer suspected Chen Xueying. Patting her hand comfortingly, she said, “Good child, you must be tired from the journey. Go rest now. This incident isn’t Jiali’s fault—it’s all that shameless Lu Niannian who doesn’t know her place. Don’t worry, Mom will make it up to you later!”

Chen Xueying nodded, moved. But Liu Guixiang had little patience to deal with her—she needed to go teach that bitch Lu Niannian a lesson.

If anything happened to her son, she would skin that slut alive!

Watching Liu Guixiang jog toward Jiang Jiali’s room, Chen Xueying, standing in the courtyard, slowly wiped the feigned distress from her face. A faint smile curled her lips as she stepped lightly toward Jiang Yanqing’s room, accompanied by the sounds of Liu Guixiang’s scolding and Lu Niannian’s cries of pain drifting through the windows.

Jiang Yanqing and Jiang Jiali occupied rooms on opposite sides of the main hall, directly facing each other.

As Chen Xueying entered the main hall, the door to Jiang Jiali’s room swung open. Lu Niannian, clutching her cheek, immediately spotted Chen Xueying and glared furiously at her.

It should have been her marrying Jiang Yanqing! That bastard Jiang Jiali had ruined everything!

She dropped her hand and stormed up to Chen Xueying. “Don’t you dare gloat!” she snarled. She had already learned about the family division, the compensation, and the marriage exchange.

She was sure Chen Xueying must be smug, but she hadn’t lost yet. Once Jiang Yanqing left for work, everything that belonged to him would eventually fall into her hands.

Hearing this, Chen Xueying smiled faintly. Then, right in front of Lu Niannian, she collapsed to the ground, looking both shocked and grief-stricken. “Impossible! Don’t think that just because you’re with Jiali, Mother will keep tolerating your behavior! My husband’s money will only go to Mother. Even if Jiali needs it, Mother will give it to him directly to you!”

Lu Niannian stared blankly at Chen Xueying’s sudden fall. What was going on?

What money? She hadn’t said anything! Sure, she’d thought about it, but she wasn’t stupid enough to say it out loud!

Before she could react, two figures emerged from the rooms. Liu Guixiang stepped out from behind Lu Niannian, her face dark with anger. It softened slightly as she approached Chen Xueying. “What happened?” she asked, reaching out to help her up.

Chen Xueying leaned into Liu Guixiang’s embrace, tears dampening her hair and sticking to her cheeks. “I was just heading back to my room when she suddenly came out and asked if I was pleased to hear her being beaten and scolded. She said once Jiali wakes up, you’ll have to listen to her. She even said my husband’s earnings can’t go to you anymore; they must go to her instead!”

Liu Guixiang had two absolute red lines in her life: her son and money.

And Lu Niannian had just trampled on both!

Liu Guixiang turned toward Lu Niannian, her expression was sinister. Lu Niannian shivered under the old woman’s glare, especially with three pairs of eyes fixed on her at once.

Behind Chen Xueying stood Jiang Yanqing. Feeling guilty under his gaze, Lu Niannian stammered and hesitated.

“I… I…” She swallowed hard, sneaking glances at Jiang Yanqing.

Seeing that she was already with one son yet still eyeing the other, Liu Guixiang’s fury boiled over. She no longer cared whether Chen Xueying’s accusation was true, but she just wanted to punish Lu Niannian severely.

How dare this woman try to cuckold her son! She would make her regret being born!

As the old woman’s glare grew fiercer, Chen Xueying suppressed a smirk and snapped at Lu Niannian, “Lu Niannian, how dare you deny you said what I just repeated?”

Chen Xueying’s sudden sharp questioning gave Lu Niannian an absurd sense of being caught in an affair. With a jolt, her mind failed to keep up with her mouth as she answered, “Yes, but…”

That one word was enough. Chen Xueying immediately cut her off and turned to her mother-in-law: “Mom, you, see? I wasn’t lying. You know how filial I’ve been to you all these years, Mom!”

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