After the conversation with the old man, Lily went to the mansion to check the damages caused by the fire. Because of Zhou Jingren’s arrangement, Lily now has two tall bodyguards following her around with Yang Mi.
The damage in the kitchen was indeed small. It fact, it was not enough to damage any furniture. It was because the twins were able to put out the fire. However, as part of precaution, they still called the fire department to take care of things.
This made Lily a little relieved. She let out a sigh as she watched the mansion from the driveway. She was angry. The person responsible for this really needed to pay. However, this made her realize something.
Safe is nothing but a word. In her world, it does not exist. And she really needed to prioritize her safety more.
“Madam… someone is here to see you.” She heard one of the bodyguard’s voice. Prompting her to turn around and see Jiang Ruo walking towards her way. She smiled.
“Is there another tea party?”
Jiang Ruo’s smile didn’t falter when she heard the sarcasm in Lily’s words. “I heard about the fire.” She said. “I am happy that you are safe.”
“Thank you.”
An awkward silence instantly followed as the two stared at the house. For a few seconds, the two didn’t utter a single word.
“I heard that you had a talk with father?”
“Hmmm… words travel fast.” Lily couldn’t help but wonder what kind of lies did Yu Yanwan added to her words.
“Yanwan called my husband about it.” Jiang Ruo explained. “She said… she said father might be planning on making you the heir. Or maybe he already made you the heir.”
Lily smiled as she shifted her gaze to the elderly woman next to her. As expected, Yu Yanwan wanted to have her brother behind her back and make Lily their enemy. Isn’t this what the old man always wanted? To make them fight her? Not literally, of course. “How much do you trust this… Yu Yanwan?” Lily asked.
In response, Jiang Ruo pursed her lips. She met Lily’s eyes. She would never trust a woman who would dare poisoned her mother. However, she chose to stay silent. She knew that Lily is a smart woman. Naturally, her silence is already enough to answer Lily’s question.
Seeing this, Lily pursed her lips and nodded. “So… why would you listen to her? Don’t you think she is only trying to use her brothers against me?”
“I didn’t. We… didn’t believe her words. We know that the will is blank and we also know that father didn’t make any changes in the will. Yanwan… is too impatient, and she had been telling father to change the will. She is trying to convince him to divide everything equally.” Jiang Ruo made a deliberate pause as she stared at Lily’s side profile. Yu Yanwan had always been impatient about the will. She and her second brother were the ones trying to get the old man to change it.
Meanwhile, Jiang Ruo’s husband, Yu Helong, is not very interested in this will. He was working his ass off only for Jiang Ruo and his family. True, he is too soft, but he is hardworking and smart. However, unlike her brother and sister, Yu Helong does not like scheming. Maybe this was a bad thing for the old man and that could be the reason why he does not favor his eldest son too. But this was actually an outstanding thing for Jiang Ruo.
Marrying some who doted on her and give everything that she and her kids wanted was enough for her.
An unfathomable expression flashed in Lily’s eyes. A blank will… She didn’t hear the old man mention anything about it. Jiang Ruo must have assumed that she knew because of her conversation with the old man.
Now that Lily knew about this ‘blank will’ she now understood why the old man is still alive. At first, she always wondered why they poisoned their mother and not the old man himself. Now… she knew that it was only because they were waiting for him to change his will.
To be honest, this is a very smart move from the old man. Lily scoffed inwardly. She was sure that the old man already made a blank will even before his birthday party. He made this before meeting Lily. This seemed so random. However, Lily’s instinct is telling her that something is wrong.
“Your husband seems smart. Tell him not to get involved.” Lily said.
“I only wanted the best for my family.” Jiang Ruo nodded. She didn’t need to explain to Lily that she and her husband is not involved in this fire. She does not need to tell her not to target her family. All she knew is that Lily would target anyone that would offend her.
It was that simple.
“Listen… I know the tea party didn’t really go well. And I would apologize for that. I guess… my approach was really wrong as I thought… you are just like anyone else. And… that was shallow of me.” Just like everyone else, Jiang Ruo is not perfect. And this was not an excuse. She was not smart, she is shallow and a bit dumb. However, she would always… prioritize her family above everything else.
It was obvious that the old man wanted to involve Lily in the Yu Family’s matter. She stared at Lily’s eyes. “I’m sorry for what happened at the birthday party and I’m sorry for forcing you to attend that tea party. I just… I just thought it was the best way to get close to you.”
In response, Lily lifted an eyebrow and smiled. An apology from Jiang Ruo is something that she never expected. She then shifted her gaze back to the mansion.
In this cruel world, the usual people who stayed and survive are the ones who know how to bend their will and accept that they are not perfect. They make mistakes and they have flaws. Of course, Lily is still skeptical about this apology.
She is not very familiar with this Jiang Ruo and while she can see the sincerity in her eyes, she would not trust anyone who had survived this long in the Yu Family.
For some reason, there is something about the Yu Family that Lily cannot seem to comprehend. It was something different… something sinister. The worse is… she doesn’t even know what it was. It is purely a feeling.
She wondered if this was only because she was pregnant, or she had actually become paranoid because of her past experiences.
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