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When Xin Jianye passed away, his children had already grown up.
Xin Jianye left half of his estate to Bai Qiongyu and the other half to his two children.
Aside from the house she previously lived in with Xin Jianye, Bai Qiongyu didn't want anything else, intending to divide it among her two stepsons and stepdaughter.
Because she has no children, all these things will belong to them when she passes away. Even her property, if she can find her biological son, will receive 70% and her stepchildren 30%.
But on the first Christmas after their father's death, they all disappeared.
Go see and take care of your mother who is feeling unwell!
But what is the real situation?
Their mother was not sick at all. Although Ye Weiwen called them to lie and go there, her stepson and stepdaughter did not tell her the truth.
Even though Bai Qiongyu knew the truth at that time, she thought her stepson and stepdaughter were just trying to keep her from overthinking, so she didn't pay any attention.
However, at a gathering with friends, Bai Qiongyu saw Ye Weiwen.
When Ye Weiwen saw Bai Qiongyu, he walked over with a smile and said, "Sister, now that we've met, let's go over there and have a chat."
"I'm sorry, Ms. Ye, my parents only have one daughter," Bai Qiongyu said, implying that Ye Weiwen should not try to get close to her.
Ye Weiwen, however, seemed oblivious to his misunderstanding and said with a smile, "I am Lao Xin's first wife, and you are his second wife. In ancient times, you would be a concubine or mistress, so of course you should call me 'elder sister'!"
"Hehe!" Bai Qiongyu chuckled, unconcerned. "Even lovers who run away with their husbands' money in ancient times would be drowned in pig cages, regardless of gender!"
"You..." Ye Weiwen was angry, not expecting Bai Qiongyu to be so sharp-tongued. However, she quickly thought of how hard Bai Qiongyu had worked to raise her children and how she would inherit her property in the future, and her anger subsided.
"Excuse me." Bai Qiongyu walked over when she saw an acquaintance approaching, ignoring Ye Weiwen.
However, while Bai Qiongyu was chatting with her friend, Xianglan went to the bathroom and overheard a conversation in a room she passed by.
Ye Weiwen is talking to his son, Xin Wei, and Xin An'an.
“You’ve all seen it, your stepmother doesn’t respect me at all,” Ye Weiwen said, crying as she spoke.
Xin Wei gave Xin An'an a wink, signaling her sister to comfort their mother, since their stepmother was also there, and it wouldn't be good if she heard anything they said.
“Mommy, don’t be so sad. No matter what, you still have me and your brother to take care of you!” Xin An’an said. “Now half of Father’s property is in the hands of his stepmother. If we don’t take good care of her, we won’t get that money and property!”
"That woman is a barren hen. She has no children, and all that wealth she has, she can't take it with her to the afterlife," Ye Weiwen said disdainfully. "She's not young anymore, she might die any day now, and then it'll all be yours!"
Seeing that his mother's words were becoming increasingly unreliable, Xin Wei stepped forward to persuade her, saying, "Mom, according to the law, a stepmother's property can be left to her stepchildren, but it can also be donated entirely. Now that our stepmother is very good to us, you shouldn't provoke her."
“Yes, Mommy, if we donate it, we’ll lose everything. We’ll suffer a huge loss,” Xin An’an said. “She not only owns half of Father’s Xin family business, but also the Bai family’s business. That’s no less than our Xin family’s!”
"Hey, your father was a fool too, why did he give half of the property to an outsider?" Ye Weiwen scolded. "Alright, alright, from now on, when I see your good stepmother, I'll stay far away and not speak to her anymore, is that alright?"
"Thank you, Mommy," Xin An'an said. "Once we get the inheritance, I'll buy you any bags or jewelry you want!"
"Alright, I'm going out now. You can come out later," Xin Wei said softly, having been inside for quite some time.
Xianglan hid, tears streaming down her face, feeling both angry and anxious.
What a waste of your kind intentions, Miss!
These two ungrateful bastards, have they forgotten that it was Miss who took care of them when they were sick? That it was Miss who attended parent-teacher conferences? That it was Miss who took care of their daily lives?
Although there are servants in the house, the difference between a lady of the house being attentive and one being indifferent is two completely different states.
What about their mothers back then?
I wonder which random guy she's been messing around with!
What did Ye Weiwen do besides giving birth to them?
Thinking about this made Xianglan even angrier.
If you don't give birth to them yourself, you can't raise them properly. This is different from adopting orphans!
Never mind, when she gets back she must tell Miss Xin Wei and Xin An'an their true colors.
At the same time, Xianglan also thought of the young master who had stayed in China!
After the party ended, Bai Qiongyu was involved in a car accident on the road. Although she only suffered minor scrapes, Xianglan thought that this was probably the result of the brother and sister trying to kill her.
When they were alone, Xianglan told Bai Qiongyu everything she had heard.
Bai Qiongyu remained silent for a long time!
“Miss, perhaps this accident wasn’t an accident at all?” Xianglan reminded her. “We should think about a backup plan.”
Bai Qiongyu felt sad, but she also knew that some things couldn't be forced.
Money and wealth corrupt people's hearts!
"Xianglan, I understand. I will send someone to investigate." Bai Qiongyu nodded and then sent people to investigate the situation of her stepson and stepdaughter, as well as the car accident.
The car accident was accidental; it wasn't deliberately arranged.
However, the actions of Bai Qiongyu, as revealed in the documents, greatly disappointed her.
She only received gifts from Xin Wei and Xin An'an on her birthday and Christmas, and even those were things that seemed to have been put into great effort but were actually worthless. Moreover, the so-called effort was only put into them by the servants around her, not by the siblings themselves.
Then look at the things they gave Ye Weiwen: designer bags, fashion items, and a lot of expensive jewelry.
These things meant nothing to Bai Qiongyu, who was quite wealthy. What truly disappointed her was that her stepson and stepdaughter would take the children to Ye Weiwen's place for dinner almost every week.
But they might not come to her even once a month.
Even the children don't like coming to her place.
She admits she's rather serious, but she used to really love them.
"Since they have no intention of letting it go, let it be." Bai Qiongyu was a person who could take things in stride. "Xianglan, call Mr. Lawrence!"
Seeing that her mistress had listened to her, Xianglan nodded and said, "Yes, I'll make the call right away." (To be continued.)
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