"You've gone to a lot of trouble."

She gave a perfunctory reply and casually handed the item to the person behind her without even glancing at it again.

Lin Hui only wanted to use her as a tool to enhance her own reputation. Now that the goal had been achieved, how she performed was no longer important.

Meng Jie's birthday party made three people famous: Su Xiaoyu and Su Yan, whom Zhao Libai had spent a lot of effort to promote; and Lin Hui, who was willing to spend a fortune to please her future mother-in-law.

These rumors naturally reached He Yunxin's ears as well. When she heard the price of the golf club that Lin Hui gave to Meng Jie, her jealousy surged up.

She was clearly envious, but she didn't say anything, instead holding Yi Ruihua's hand and pouring out her heart.

"Someone who's practically halfway to the grave is having such a grand birthday celebration. Is it really necessary? Honey, don't you think it's a bit too extravagant?"

Yi Ruihua patted her hand symbolically, "If she likes it, let her be. I'll throw you an even bigger one for your birthday."

He Yunxin immediately turned away from him, saying, "I don't want to! I don't want people to say that I foolishly squandered all the money you worked so hard to earn. Someone as proud as me wouldn't do something like that!"

Yi Ruihua coaxed her, "Even if people talk about her behind her back, it's her fault. We won't care, okay?"

He Yunxin was furious when she saw that he didn't care at all.

"I'm just worried about you! All the money you worked so hard to earn has been wasted by her. Not only is she not understanding at all, she doesn't even have the traditional virtue of thrift. No wonder nobody wants to talk to her!"

Yi Ruihua didn't expect her to hold such a small matter against her. Her head ached from the nagging, so she made up an excuse to go upstairs.

"I'm a little tired. You can sit here for a while. I'm going upstairs to take a nap."

Seeing that he was about to run away before she could even say two words or vent her resentment, He Yunxin panicked and chased after him in a few steps.

"Why are you leaving? Am I wrong? What did she do wrong? What does she know how to do besides spend your money? I told you to be careful, or she'll ruin the whole family business!"

He Yunxin was extremely anxious, but Yi Ruihua seemed completely indifferent.

“Even if she squanders it all, she can earn it back. Besides, it's her own money, so I have no right to say anything about what she's spent.”

"Of course she does! No matter how much she earns, it all belongs to the Yi family, doesn't it?"

Before He Yunxin could argue with him any further, someone suddenly came and said, "Madam, Miss Che Yue has arrived. She wants to see you."

Taking advantage of her distraction, Yi Ruihua sneaked upstairs.

He Yunxin turned her head and saw that the person was gone, which made her even more annoyed.

"Who does Che Yue think she is, thinking she can just see me whenever she wants! Tell her to get lost!"

After venting her anger, she stormed upstairs, intending to confront Yi Ruihua about Meng Jie's spending of money.

The messenger had no choice but to go out and politely tell Che Yue, "Miss Che, Mrs. He is currently unavailable to see you."

Meng Jie had shouted very loudly, and Che Yue could hear it clearly from the doorway. No matter how tactfully the messenger tried to convey the message, Che Yue's face turned ashen.

Che Yue's hands, hanging down, were clenched into fists and were trembling.

She tried her best to maintain her composure, turned around, and walked out. Once in the car, with nowhere to vent her anger, she slammed her fist on the steering wheel.

She's been with He Ziming for so many years, she's put in a lot of hard work! How could she be treated so casually!

In terms of status, He Yunxin and she are about the same level, so who looks down on whom here!

Che Yue grew angrier the more she thought about it, and sped off to the nearest shopping mall, ready to go on a shopping spree and spend all of He Yunxin's son's money to relieve her distress.

But before she could spend any money, she saw someone—Su Yan.

Just as Che Yue was about to get angry at her bad luck, she suddenly saw that Su Yan was holding a little girl's hand. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the little girl looked quite young.

Che Yue paused for a moment, then followed without hesitation.

She followed Su Yan like a thief.

Su Yan was focused on Su Xiaoyu beside her and did not notice anything unusual.

Su Xiaoyu raised her little face and asked obediently, "Mommy, where are we going?"

This sentence stunned Che Yue, "Mom?!"

She couldn't help but scream, then panicked and covered her mouth, hiding behind the nearest cover.

Only after confirming it was safe did she cautiously peek out.

Looking at the doting smile on Su Yan's face, Che Yue didn't correct Su Xiaoyu's way of addressing her. Instead, she replied, "Shall we go see a movie?"

Che Yue was completely stunned. She took a closer look at Su Xiaoyu and realized she was about five or six years old. The pickpocket figured it was the year she divorced He Ziming.

She then recalled what He Ziming had told her: "Su Yan has never been a normal woman. She won't even let me touch her!"

Che Yue slapped her hand, suddenly realizing what had happened.

"So it wasn't that she was abnormal! She already had someone else!"

As if she had discovered some major secret, she forgot all about shopping, turned around and rushed to the nearest elevator to run back.

Su Yan took Su Xiaoyu's hand, got the movie tickets, and went into the screening room.

The movie had already started, and the theater was pitch black; you could barely see the path beneath your feet.

Su Yan shone a flashlight on the ground and carefully led Su Xiaoyu to the place where they had bought the items.

As soon as they arrived, a gasp of surprise erupted beside them: "Xiaoyu!"

When Yi Kangle saw Su Xiaoyu in front of him, his face was filled with joy.

Su Xiaoyu turned her head to look in Su Yan's direction, then obediently sat down near Yi Kangle.

Yi An walked past the two children, looked at Su Yan who greeted him, and slowly smiled.

If the environment hadn't been so dim, his budding romantic feelings would have been completely exposed.

Yi An cleared her throat, stepped past the two kids, and whispered, "Don't worry, even if Lin Hui has incredible abilities, she can't catch up to here."

As Su Yan listened to his words, she vaguely sensed a hint of infidelity.

As soon as this bad thought came to mind, she immediately shook her head and banished it from her mind.

She tried to sit up straight and focus on the movie in front of her.

Yi An, on the other hand, had his mind completely on Su Yan and couldn't concentrate on the movie at all. Every now and then, he would walk past the two kids to say a few words to Su Yan.

Su Yan didn't find it annoying. While keeping up with the movie plot, she also chatted with him for a bit, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.