That evening, Ye Yu and the others returned. Gu Yu continued to play the role of a magnanimous and virtuous wife and mother, taking care of Jiang Xiu attentively.
This made her incredibly arrogant, and she pounced on Ye Yu right in front of Gu Yu and her daughter, pretending to be weak.
As a wife, Gu Yu could only watch helplessly, swallowing her anger, but her hatred only grew stronger. On the other hand, Ye Luo, as a daughter, ate and drank as usual, completely unaffected, let alone showing any concern for her mother.
"Mom, give me another bowl of rice." She naturally handed over the bowl.
Gu Yu was lost in thought and paused, her eyes fixed on Jiang Xiu.
After a dozen seconds, Ye Luo impatiently tapped the table.
"Mom, can't you hear me? I want more rice!"
"Are you deaf! Go get the rice!" Ye Yu yelled at her.
Her husband and daughter both treated her like a servant. Gu Yu gritted her teeth, took the bowl, sighed silently, and then asked Jiang Xiu.
"Do you want more? I'll take some too."
"I don't want it, I'm full." Jiang Xiu arrogantly raised her eyelids.
Gu Yu clicked her tongue: "Okay, it seems your pregnancy is quite different from ordinary people. You eat so little, aren't you afraid of starving the baby? It's been almost three months, and you're not showing at all. People who don't know might think you're not pregnant at all."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Xiu immediately flew into a rage, slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and shouted loudly.
"You're talking nonsense! You're slandering me! Ah Yu... look at her..."
Jiang Xiu's ability to shirk responsibility was evident. Sure enough, when it came to issues involving children, Ye Yu immediately flew into a rage and threw a spoon at Gu Yu.
"She's pregnant now, are you deliberately trying to upset her? You vicious woman!"
The edge of the spoon grazed Gu Yu's face before falling to the ground with a crisp sound, showing that Ye Yu hadn't considered the possibility of hurting her at all.
Ye Luo was only startled by the commotion. He glanced up, then calmly continued drinking his soup, even making a sarcastic remark.
"Dad, Mom hasn't gotten pregnant in over twenty years, please forgive her."
"Hmph! Hurry up and get the rice!"
Gu Yu took a bowl and reluctantly served Ye Luo a bowl of rice. Looking at this daughter she had cherished since childhood, her heart ached.
She's about to deal with Jiang Xiu and doesn't want Ye Luo to get involved, so she's considering whether to give her a heads-up...
That night, after much deliberation, she went into Ye Luo's room. As soon as she opened the door, a pillow was thrown at her feet.
"Why did you come in without knocking! Even if you're my mother, you can't!"
Rude, disrespectful, and bossy—Gu Yu felt as if a knife had been ripped from her heart. She picked up the pillow, returned it to Ye Luo, and walked away.
"Mom has something to tell you."
Upon hearing this opening, Ye Luo couldn't help but pull her pajamas tighter, frowning as if worried that she was going to bring up the school rumors again, and impatiently turned her head away.
"What's the point of talking so late? I'm sleepy, I want to sleep, I don't want to listen!"
"You have to listen whether you want to or not! Mom knows you've been getting close to Jiang Xiu lately. I don't understand what kind of spell she's cast on you, making you not even recognize me anymore, but I still have to warn you, stay away from her! She's about to get into trouble! If you don't want to end up like her, behave yourself. After all, you're a piece of my flesh and blood, we..."
"What does it matter to me whether she gets into trouble or not!" Ye Luo interrupted her, replying coldly, "If you want to restrict my freedom, just say so. You're clearly afraid I'll embarrass you, so don't try to sound so high and mighty!"
"you……"
Gu Yu had intended to sit down and talk to her about other things to try and rekindle their mother-daughter bond, but now it seemed unnecessary.
Forcibly suppressing her anger, she walked towards the door, leaving behind the words, "Stay home the day after tomorrow and don't go anywhere! I have some things to take care of."
Ye Luo's eyes darted around, her hands twisting the blanket, and she let out an "oh".
"I understand. Close the door. I want to sleep."
...
The private investigator discovered that Jiang Xiu's meetings with different men followed a pattern. For example, she wouldn't meet Chen Zhong from Monday to Friday, wouldn't meet married men in the evening, and wouldn't meet men she knew from the Ye family during the day...
Following these patterns, and in order to deal the heaviest blow to Jiang Xiu, and also to let Ye Luo know their true colors, Gu Yu specially chose a weekend to expose this matter.
Upon learning that Jiang Xiu had gone to the rented apartment to meet Chen Zhong, Gu Yu calculated the time and waited for Ye Yu to return before continuing to greet him with a smile.
He was about to take off his coat when she pressed his hand down.
“It’s good that you’re back. Jiang Xiu went out early this morning and I haven’t seen her since. I’m worried something might have happened to her. Come with me and go look for her.”
"What are you looking for! She's a grown woman, how could she possibly get lost?"
Ye Yu shook off her hand, showing no concern whatsoever. He wasn't afraid of losing Jiang Xiu at all, because that woman wanted nothing more than to stick to the Ye family forever; otherwise, she wouldn't have gotten pregnant with his child.
Seeing his reaction, Gu Yu's eyes flickered, and she began to play hard to get.
"Alright, since you don't care, then... well, I'll just pretend I didn't hear anything. I'll go prepare the food."
"etc!"
Ye Yu suddenly grabbed her: "Explain yourself! What do you mean you didn't hear anything? What did you hear!"
"You pulled it too hard."
"Speak quickly!"
"Well... I'm afraid you wouldn't believe me even if I told you, after all, she's the most protected person in the family now..."
"You won't talk? I'll beat you to death!"
He couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with Gu Yu; he just wanted to know what had happened, so he raised his hand to hit her.
She was so frightened that she covered her face with her hands and hurriedly broke free.
"I'll talk, I'll talk! Let me go first!"
"explain!"
After a few back-and-forth exchanges, Gu Yu pretended to be reluctant and told him the truth.
"Actually... I overheard some gossip when I went out. Someone said they saw Jiang Xiu getting very close to a man. After all, she's pregnant with your child now, so I thought it best to be cautious. That's why I wanted you to go and check on her..."
As she spoke, she observed his expression, and sure enough, his face soon darkened. Gu Yu seized the opportunity to provoke him.
"If you don't want to go, that's fine. Maybe... they really did see it wrong, or maybe they're just talking nonsense." After she finished speaking, she turned around and left.
Ye Yu suddenly grabbed her arm: "Where is she? Take me to see her!"
That woman is carrying his child. If she dares to mess around outside, he'll skin her alive!
"Let's not go. What if it's really a misunderstanding? Won't you blame me?"
"Why the hell are you talking so much nonsense! Get out of here!"
Gu Yu was half-heartedly pulled away by him. Having achieved her goal, she calmly directed the driver to head towards the rented house where Jiang Xiu was currently staying after leaving the Gu family home.
We arrived half an hour later. It was an inconspicuous residential building surrounded by walls, with the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking constantly filling the air.
"They're inside."
"Let's go in and take a look!"
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