"Today, Liu E treated me like I was something else. Forget about feeding Lingling, she kept staring at me even if I just talked to her for a couple of minutes. Lingling is such an ingrate, she can't be tamed at all, and she doesn't even want me as her grandmother."

The family of three gathered at home to discuss their plans. Zhang Yuefen complained, "I'm going to visit my dear grandson later. He's the most sensible one."

Xie Yuan frowned: "We have to find something for Song Xia to do."

Xie Chuancai said while smoking, "If Song Xia had agreed to have a second child back then, none of this would have happened today."

Actually, the Xie family didn't initially intend to make Zuo Shan their official wife. If Song Xia had agreed to have another son, they could have just raised Xie Tianci outside the family, and Xie Yuan wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths to scheme against the Song family.

However, Song Xia said that having Lingling was enough, and no matter how the three people tried to persuade her, she only wanted to give Lingling unique love.

Having finally amassed a vast fortune, how could this family bear to leave it to a girl?

According to Zhang Yuefen, girls will get married sooner or later, and then they will be outsiders. How can property be given to outsiders?

Another point is that Xie Yuan's feelings for Zuo Shan have always been deeper than his feelings for Song Xia. After all, from the beginning, he only had schemes against Song Xia. Moreover, Song Xia already has so much, so what's wrong with him giving more love to Zuo Shan?

Zuo Shan had been with him since childhood. It was a perfectly legitimate childhood sweetheart relationship, but in the end, she could only watch him marry Song Xia, bear a bad reputation while being with him, and even painstakingly gave birth to his son. He was the one who wronged Zuo Shan, so he had to give her an explanation.

If Song Xia knew about his thoughts, she would probably ask him who was responsible for all of this.

Wasn't he the one who pursued her? Wasn't he the one who proposed first? Did he ever talk about his relationship with Zuo Shan? If he had been completely honest, why would she have chosen him?

Even if Song Xia is love-struck, she would never violate morality and ruin someone else's relationship.

They were clearly the perpetrators, yet they both acted as if they were wronged. If they were wronged, they shouldn't enjoy the wealth and status brought by the Song family!

Seeing her son deep in thought, Zhang Yuefen sighed: "It's not that I haven't thought about framing Liu E and Liu Qian, but unfortunately, after we said last time that we were worried about Lingling being taken care of by outsiders, Song Xia installed surveillance cameras in the living room, and I can't even get into their room."

She got angrier and angrier as she spoke: "I said I think I've lost a gold necklace, and Liu Qian actually called the police right away. Was it really worth making such a fuss? I had no choice but to say that I forgot it in my bag, to avoid more trouble when the police came."

After several years of smooth sailing, Zhang Yuefen has recently encountered a series of setbacks, causing her great frustration and making her lose patience to continue.

Besides, after taking care of Xie Tianci for several days in a row, she now has nothing but her beloved grandson on her mind.

"I'll go to Lingling's place," Xie Yuan said coldly, as if he were talking about dealing not with a child, but with his own daughter.

What the three of them didn't know was that Song Xia had installed surveillance cameras not only in her own house, but also on theirs. Although these cameras couldn't be used as evidence, they allowed her to take precautions in advance, which was why Zhang Yuefen's previous operations had failed.

Song Xia's expression turned icy cold after hearing this. Xie Yuan's indifference and ruthlessness were beyond her imagination. Could he still be called a human being?

She was foolish to choose Xie Yuan, and she's willing to pay the price. But what about Lingling? What is Lingling to do with a father like that?

"Mommy, what's wrong?" Lingling noticed that something was wrong with her mother and touched her mother's cheek with her soft little hand.

“Lingling…” Song Xia paused for a moment, “Do you love your father?”

“Lingling loves Mom.” She didn’t know what had happened, only that her mother seemed very sad and guilty. She hoped her mother could be happier. “Lingling only needs Mom.”

"If, Mommy means if, Daddy does something to hurt Lingling, or if he likes another child more, Lingling, will you be sad?"

"As long as it's not Mommy, that's fine." Lingling looked at Song Xia very seriously, her little face showing a very determined expression.

"Mommy will always love Lingling. If Daddy ever hurts Lingling, Mommy will kick him out and never see him again, okay?"

“If Mom says it’s okay, then it’s okay.” Lingling held Song Xia’s hand. “I don’t like Dad hurting Mom either.”

Song Xia said softly, "But then Lingling won't have a father anymore! Won't Lingling feel lost?"

"Maybe," Lingling said hesitantly, her little brows furrowed. "But I don't want Mom to be unhappy. Mom, you have to be punished for your mistakes, and so does Dad."

Song Xia hugged her tightly: "Mom will always love and protect our Lingling. No matter what happens in the future, you should know that Mom is doing this for your own good."

"Lingling has always known!"

After putting her daughter to sleep, Song Xia began to sort through the things Xie Yuan had given to Zuo Shan over the years. She was shocked by what she found. Not counting real estate, the consumption and expenditures alone amounted to tens of millions of yuan. Even the house that Zuo Shan's family lived in was built with Xie Yuan's money.

No wonder the Zuo family always sends the Xie family a lot of local specialties whenever they return to their hometown, after all, Xie Yuan is their good "son-in-law"!

She was so naive back then, thinking that it was because the Xie family was so well-mannered that relatives and neighbors came to give her gifts.

You've lived in this house for so many years, and it's been quite comfortable, hasn't it? Although you can't get the house back, Xie Yuan's spending is finite, and he'll make her pay back whatever he spent.

“Ms. Song, this is what we found out. If there is anything else, you can add it. We can sue to get back the money Xie Yuan spent on Zuo Shan and her family. Even if a lot of money has already been spent, enforcement and blacklisting will be enough to make things difficult for them.”

"Very good, thank you all for your hard work during this time."

As expected of the best law firm in City A, she hardly needed to worry about anything.

"Ms. Song, when do you plan to file a lawsuit?"

"The company is holding a board meeting early next month, so let's make sure Xie Yuan receives the lawyer's letter on that day."

Song Xia sneered. She could elevate Xie Yuan to the top, but she could also make him fall from the highest point. Xie Yuan must have felt terrible.

He might be smugly pleased with himself now, thinking everything is under his control. But when the time comes, she'll definitely have to see his expression.

Just as we finished talking, we heard the door open; Xie Yuan had returned.

Because he disliked it, he didn't eat at his parents' house. As soon as he got back, he knocked on Song Xia's door and asked if there was any food at home, completely ignoring whether Lingling was asleep, and he made a loud noise.

"No, can't you order takeout yourself?"

Xie Yuan was taken aback by her indifferent tone. He saw her gently patting Lingling's back and reassured himself that she was afraid of waking Lingling up.

Then, unusually, she quietly begged, "Could you make me a bowl of noodles?"

"I don't want to move, I'm going to sleep too. Can't you do it yourself?" Song Xia frowned. "Close the door and don't disturb Lingling."

He saw the person close their eyes, feeling a lump in their throat, unsure whether to go up or down.