Chapter 57 They won't feel sorry for her.

These days, a string in Yu Yan's head keeps twitching and giving her a nudge.

Every time she was slapped, she would remember the day she found the "little monkey" on the laptop and guessed that it was a gift from Xiang Chu, feeling surprised and touched.

I also remember the day Xiang Jingheng picked him up, Yu Yan said to her son, "Thank you for the gift," and when she kissed him, Xiang Chu's face flushed with shyness.

...Are all of these fake?

Yu Yan's fatigue from the past few days overwhelmed her at this moment, and her eyes were red.

She was trembling all over. "Is this your attitude?"

When Xiang Chu heard the tremor in her voice and saw her red eyes, she suddenly felt at a loss.

But he didn't do it on purpose.

“Before I came here, I asked your teacher and found out that Gan Xiaoxing took half a day off and took you out to play for an afternoon. I suppose it was that afternoon that she gave you this bugging device.”

Yu Yan looked at Xiang Chu, her throat almost unable to utter a sound, "You told the teacher that that's your mother, right?"

"..."

Tears streamed down her face, but Yu Yan reached out and wiped them away.

When Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu saw Yu Yan's tears, their faces turned pale at the same time.

They could tell how heartbroken Yu Yan was.

Yu Yan was truly heartbroken; otherwise, she wouldn't have drunk so much that day. She wanted to get herself drunk because being awake was too painful.

"I..." Xiang Chu choked up, unable to say anything.

He wanted to say that he hadn't told the teacher that it was his mother, but that his godmother had told the teacher. However, he didn't refute it, so the teacher really thought it was his mother.

"It's all because you've never attended a parent-teacher conference for me."

Xiang Chu suddenly spoke, her voice filled with grievance, "My godmother always helps me with the parent-teacher conferences, so of course the teacher thinks she's my mother."

Yu Yan raised her hand to wipe away the tears that she couldn't control flowing down her face. Xiang Jingheng handed her a tissue, but Yu Yan didn't take it.

He only looked up at the father and son.

"So in the end, it's still my fault. I'm blamed for not fulfilling my responsibilities as a mother, for not being a wife or a mother, isn't that right?"

Xiang Jingheng frowned. "Why do you have to say such things? Let's stick to the facts and not make a big deal out of it."

Yu Yan looked at him quietly.

She thought that the recording was handed over to Jing Heng, which was an act of betraying family members for the greater good, indicating that he also disapproved of Gan Xiaoxing's actions and that he still knew what was right and wrong.

That's why she was willing to come out and talk to him, so that if there was any misunderstanding, they could clear it up as soon as possible.

It seems she was overthinking it.

Regardless of Xiang Jingheng's reasons for handing Gan Xiaoxing over, it doesn't mean that Xiang Jingheng is on her side.

Yes, how could Xiang Jingheng possibly side with her?

If he had sided with her, even just once, she wouldn't have been so heartbroken, and the two of them wouldn't have gotten divorced.

If you're not the right person to start with, no matter how much time you spend together, you'll only repeat the same mistakes.

Xiang Jingheng is unchangeable.

It's impossible that he didn't love her before, but suddenly has her in his heart now.

In his heart, she still held no weight, not even as much as a single hair of Gan Xiaoxing.

"Then let's stick to the facts. You haven't answered my two questions yet."

Yu Yan tried to calm herself down, because going crazy was useless, and being sad was even more useless. They wouldn't care about her anyway, so who would she cry to?

Recalling the two questions Yu Yan had asked, Xiang Jingheng's face turned cold.

"The question you asked is an insult to me and to Xiang Chu."

Xiang Jingheng tapped his finger on the table, seemingly furious. "How could I possibly collude with Gan Xiaoxing to do something like this? In your eyes, am I that kind of person? Am I a thief?"

Yu Yan looked at her ex-husband and thought to herself, "You're getting all worked up now."

Sure enough, whoever is hit by the paddle will feel the pain.

"It's best that you didn't participate."

Yu Yan's eyes were cold. "Gan Xiaoxing should be glad that I set up high encryption for everything else on my computer, but she stole the newly written paper before I had a chance to encrypt it. So you know why Mu Zhiwei only got the final version of the paper and couldn't submit the first draft, the first draft, or the second draft. It's because Gan Xiaoxing only gave him the final draft, which was only recently written."

Xiang Jingheng sat there, looking embarrassed.

Although this matter had nothing to do with him, he was the one who built Xiaoxing Research Lab up and running, and what Gan Xiaoxing did made him lose face.

Yu Yan's expression was indifferent.

“I know that you handed over the recording voluntarily in order to protect Gan Xiaoxing. It’s a clever move, at least it gets Xiang’s Technology out of the picture first.”

"Save Gan Xiaoxing?"

Xiang Jingheng gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes. "Do you think I handed over the recording and reported Gan Xiaoxing for my own sake?"

Yu Yan said calmly, "Whether it's for Xiang's Technology or for yourself, it makes no difference, right?"

What is he angry about?

It couldn't be for her sake.

"Okay, sure."

Xiang Jingheng was so angry that he was speechless. He picked up his cup and took a sip of water.

The food they ordered was served one after another, but none of the three of them had an appetite. Yu Yan knew that this meal would not be enjoyable.

"You don't need to worry too much about Gan Xiaoxing. As I said, she should be glad she didn't steal any other files from my computer. If she had dared to touch those, she would definitely be in jail."

Yu Yan paused, "It might also involve..."

She didn't continue, knowing that Xiang Jingheng understood.

Xiang Jingheng's expression changed, and he was also somewhat frightened.

If Xiangshi Technology really gets involved in the security issues of some confidential documents, then it's truly over.

Only now does he seem to realize the seriousness of this paper incident!

“I can assure you,” Xiang Jingheng said seriously, “I knew absolutely nothing about what Gan Xiaoxing did from beginning to end.”

He said firmly, "Xiang Chu doesn't know either."

Xiang Jingheng looked at Xiang Chu, grabbed her arm and lifted her up, "Stand still. Stop saying hurtful things, be serious, apologize to your mother and promise that you didn't do it on purpose, that you were being used."

Xiang Chu pouted, unwilling to lower her head.

"Speak," Xiang Jingheng said in a deep voice.

Xiang Chu trembled slightly, glanced up at Xiang Jingheng, and then turned to Yu Yan.

"sorry."

He admitted his mistake, looking down at the little monkey on the table, still feeling wronged. "I didn't know what kind of bugging device it was. My godmother only said it was a new toy developed by their research lab that could stick to computers. So I... stuck it to your computer. I didn't know it would cause so much trouble, and even get my godmother taken away. If I had known, I wouldn't have given it to you."

Every word and phrase pierces the heart.

As Yu Yan listened, she felt as if a sharp blade was relentlessly stabbing her heart, one cut after another.

He stabbed them until they bled profusely, without even blinking.

She gave birth to the child, but the child isn't close to her... It turns out that no matter how hard she tried, it was useless.

"Xiang, Chu!"

Xiang Jingheng was practically gritting his teeth. Was this the point?

"I heard you."

Yu Yan forced a smile, feeling disappointed and heartbroken. After a pause, she still said, "This was the first gift you ever gave me. At first, I was very happy, but I never knew it would turn into so much trouble. Xiang Chu, I'm your mother, you're my daughter. I've never been wary of anyone, not even you, but you..."

She was in so much pain that she couldn't speak, and her eyes were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

When Xiang Chu heard her gasp, he began to reflect on whether he had spoken too harshly.

"Yu Yan..." Xiang Jingheng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, when the alarm clock vibrated.

Yu Yan lowered her head and reached out to turn off the alarm clock.

"I've said everything I needed to say. I understand your meaning. Let's leave it at that."

Yu Yan had no strength left to argue. Her lips were so white they were almost transparent, and she felt dizzy. She picked up her bag and stood up.

The bodyguards not far away also stood up.

Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu looked up at the same time.

"You're leaving already?" Xiang Jingheng frowned. "Aren't you going to eat?"

Yu Yan said calmly, "You guys eat, this meal is on me. There won't be a next time."

"..."

Xiang Jingheng's face darkened instantly. What do you mean there won't be a next time?

As Yu Yan stepped down the stairs, Xiang Jingheng was about to stand up when he heard a bodyguard shout urgently, "Miss Yu!"

Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chuyi turned their heads and saw Yu Yan fall down the steps and faint on the ground.

"Yu Yan!"