Nanny Huang is told to go away. Xia Ning doesn’t need to ask to know what her mother-in-law is going to do to her.
She has been married with Yi Yunrui for four years. Her mother-in-law always disagrees on the marriage. Till this moment, her mother-in-law hasn’t changed her opinion at all, which seems to become stronger instead.
Since she can’t but face her. Xia Ning will not escape again.
“Mom, you called me to come back urgently. What is the problem?”
“Xia Ning, don’t you feel ashamed to call me mom? Do you think you behave properly as a daughter-in-law?”
“Mom, I don’t understand what you mean.”
“Don’t understand?” Zheng Yao laughs dismissively, “What are you doing with Zhou Mengyao? Do you want to break the Yi Villa? No way! As long as I am alive, I won’t let you do that even if it may cost my life!”
Xia Ning feels helpless. Zheng Yao may accuse of her with anything by any excuses.
“Mom, I know it is useless for me to argue. If you insist on claiming it the truth, you may go ahead. I feel no guilt in my heart. I may not be a good wife, nor am I good at looking after my parents-in-law. However, I am not a malicious woman. You are right, I have some cooperations with Aunt Zhou while Aunt Zhou also knows your opinion. However, she and I are only business partners. Except that, I don’t have other relations with her.”
“Hum. You may talk nicely! Xia Ning, you finally can’t hide your true face. You are the same kind of person with her. To cooperate with her is just a matter of time.”
“I don’t know what kind of person Aunt Zhou is. As a junior, I should not judge. However, what Aunt Zhou said is right. No matter what I do, you are going to misunderstand all the same. In the past, I was very concerned about your opinions. But now, I think I may just be myself, because it is impossible for me to control your thoughts.”
Zheng Yao feels stuck. For an instant, she fails to find any words to argue.
The girl is getting better and better at arguing.
Seemingly, it is not a good option to start with the topic related with Zhou Mengyao. Zheng Yao rolls her eyes. She has another idea.
She takes a sip of the tea and adjusts her mood. Then, she slowly asks, “Xia Ning, how long have you been married with Rui?”
“Four years.”
“Four years!” Zheng Yao puts down the tea cup. She turns to looks at Xia Ning, “Have you ever thought about how much trouble you have brought to Rui during these four years? Even now, Rui is still busy dealing with problems for you! Xia Ning, when will you stop torturing him?”
Xia Ning feels her heart ache suddenly!
As a matter of fact, she has predicted that her mother-in-law would make a speech about Yi Yunrui. She has got mentally prepared for that. However, when she hears Zheng Yao’s words, she still feels hurt.
Xia Ning clenches her fists and takes a deep breath, “Yes. Mom, you are right. I should criticize myself in this aspect. I will try harder…”
“Try harder what? To hurt him deeper?” Zheng Yao angrily interrupts, “I was thinking then it was all right that you didn’t come from a prestigious family as long as you were gentle and kind. However, you turned arrogant because of Rui’s love and caused troubles one by one. Rui is even suspended from his duty! You are really an awful woman! Xia Ning, doesn’t my son treat you well? Why do you keep hurting him?”
Xia Ning bites her lower lip, feeling her heart bleeding.
All women want their husbands to be successful. She has been always trying. However, there are many things out of her expectation.
“Now you are silent? So, you admit it.” Zheng Yao is aware that Xia Ning is shocked. She continues at once, “Do you love him? Tell me the truth!”
“Yes, I do!” Xia Ning says in certainty.
“If you love him, you should not ruin him! You have married with him for four years and what you have done is creating more and more troubles for him. You are a jinx!” Zheng Yao says slowly, “A woman who truly loves her man will put his benefits as priority. You haven’t been married with Rui for a long time. It is only four years. You will forget him soon.”
Xia Ning feels her words strange. She gets nervous at once, “Mom, what do you mean?”
“Don’t you understand what I mean? Rui won’t be really happy unless he marries with Mei Ruo! They can support and help each other. At the beginning, Rui may resist. But relationship can be cultivated. As long as Rui stays with Mei Ruo long enough, they will love each other. You may ask yourself, by comparison of Mei Ruo and you, who do you think is more suitable for him?”
When she imagines the scene of Yi Yunrui staying with Mei Ruo, Xia Ning feels dizzy at once. She can’t help taking some steps backwards.
“I know you are unwilling to do so. Which woman will be willing to send her husband to someone else? Don’t worry, I will work out a perfect plan and you will get what you deserve. If you want Rui to be happy, you should let him go. No matter how hard you may try, you are not comparable to Mei Ruo. Mei Ruo’s father is a vice-chief of staff in the army department. After Rui marries Mei Ruo, Rui will surely have a great expectation in his career. Anyway, Rui has given you a lot of things, hasn’t he? If you follow my instructions, you are allowed to take those things with you. If not…you must have learned the capability of Yi Villa! With a word from here, you may not be able to stay in C City or even this country.”
Xia Ning grits her teeth. She feels the blood in her chest rushing upwards. She gasps heavily and feels disgusted.
“Mom, do you mean that if I don’t leave Rui, you will kick me out of China?”
“To a place where Rui will never see or find you! If it is necessary, I may consider to make you disappear forever.”
Disappear forever…
Zheng Yao means that she will take Xia Ning’s life!
In the past, Xia Ning believed that her mother-in-law had a bias against her. But now, she is clearly aware of her mother-in-law’s hostility that she has the desire to tear Xia Ning into pieces!
Xia Ning knows that with the capability of Yi Villa, it is not difficult for Zheng Yao to get rid of her.
Even if she disappears, there won’t be any people trying to ask about her!
“Xia Ning, it is no use insisting. Life can be gone. Hum!” Zheng Yao sees Xia Ning turning pale. She laughs like a winner, “You have a day to think about it. Rui is away. I will arrange it perfectly to make sure that Rui will walk out of the sadness of losing you very soon. However, you may not think too highly of yourself. Men are the same. He may apparently love you very much while actually, after you leave, he will find another woman in a few days.”
Zheng Yao thinks that it may be like what happened between Yi Xian and her. They have been married for decades. But the relationship became fragile within one month after the bitch Zhou Mengyao came back!
If Xia Ning doesn’t leave, the only end for her is death.
Xia Ning feels as if her heart is stuck through by thousands of arrows. She feels so painful that she hardly has any strength to breathe.
If Zheng Yao really takes actions against her, will she be able to fight back? Can she ever fight back?
“Mom… do you really hate me so much?” She wonders if she can ever be comparable to Mei Ruo in Zheng Yao’s opinion.
Zheng Yao freezes her eyes. The flame of hatred bursts out. She can’t control her temper any longer. She stands up and yells at Xia Ning, “Yes! I hate you. And I despise you! You take my son away by dirty means! Listen carefully. Even if I kill you in front of Rui, Rui will not dare to do anything to me! Because I am his biological mother. He has but one biological mother while he may find another wife if he loses one. What my son wants least is women!”
Xia Ning bites her lower lip. She bites it so forcefully that it bleeds. But she is not aware of that. She clenches her hands and the nails stick into her palms. But she is not aware of that, either.
Leaving Rui means no different than death to her.
But if she doesn’t leave Rui, her mother-in-law will put her to death.
The mother-in-law in front of her now is not the one she knew in the past any longer. However, Xia Ning can understand her. It is correct. Rui did suffer a lot because of her. Her mother-in-law is just protecting her son.
The power of a mother protecting her son can be deadly horrible.
Zheng Yao finds that Xia Ning is on the edge of collapse. She feels glad. She decides to make the last cut, “Xia Ning, you may hope for luck. However, I won’t have mercy on you. At that time, when Rui finds out that I have done something to you, he will bear the psychological burden all his life. He will never be happy. Do you want to see that…God!”
Zheng Yao has not finished her words when she sees Yi Xian who is standing in the living room. When she sees the frozen face of Yi Xian, she turns deadly pale!
How can Yi Xian come back at this time? Isn’t there still half an hour to go…
How long has he been here?
As to what she said just now, how much has he heard?
Xia Ning is aware that Zheng Yao feels shocked. She turns around to look and sees her father-in-law Yi Xian standing behind. The air around seems to be frozen at once and she feels chilly.
Her father-in-law is always a kind person. It is the first time for her to see him looking so horrible!
At the time, Xia Ning has the same wonder: How much of their conversation has Yi Xian heard just now?
Zheng Yao feels that her husband’s eyes are just like a sharp sword which seems to stick through her forcefully. It is as heartless as the final judgement, which makes Zheng Yao have the desire to kneel down and ask for mercy!
They have been married for decades. It is the first time for her to see this look from her husband.
Zheng Yao feels her heart beating fiercely. Her body can’t help trembling. She tries hard to calm down. She wants to make herself sound normal, “Xian, … you are back. Why do you come back so early today…”
Yi Xian slightly screws his eyes. He says emotionlessly, “You have an appointment. I also have an appointment. The guest hasn’t arrived yet. I come back early to make some preparations.”
“Oh… Xian, who did you make the appointment with? Why didn’t I know anything?”
Yi Xian darkens his face, “You don’t need to know!”
Then, he turns around to walk out of the house.
Zheng Yao feels nervous. She stops Yi Xian at once, “Xian, where are you going? Didn’t you say that there would be a guest coming soon? Why do you go out in such a hurry…”
Yi Xian takes some strengths to push Zheng Yao’s hand away. He responds in a cold voice, “I go to pick her up. That woman is coming soon, too. You want so much to be her mother-in-law. You may put on an excellent performance! Ning, please stay for dinner. I have something to talk with you later!”
Zheng Yao is shocked blankly.
That woman… It is the first time for her husband to address Mei Ruo in this way.
She knows her husband very well. Based on the addressing, Zheng Yao can imagine how much he hates Mei Ruo!
Zheng Yao is stunned for quite a while. Then, she mechanically turns to Xia Ning, “You did it. Didn’t you?”
It is obvious that Zheng Yao is emotionally confused. What she says is incomprehensible. Xia Ning shakes her head, “Mom, I don’t understand what you mean…”
“It is you!” Zheng Yao points at Xia Ning with her finger. Her face looks distorted. She says, “You told Xian and asked him to come back early, didn’t you? You tricky bitch!”
