Chapter 450 Relying on Favor
"Hey... Brother-in-law, you've wronged me! I really just suddenly felt everything go black and then I don't know anything anymore!"
Madam Sang, who had been so energetic just moments before, suddenly seemed too weak to even open her eyes. She clutched her neck with one hand and held tightly to her sister Madam Hua's hand with the other. Her lips trembled as she launched into a tirade of accusations!
"My dear sister and brother-in-law, this Miss Hua is absolutely outrageous! Look at me, she almost made me have surgery on my neck, and my husband, Lao Sang, is still being held down by her people!"
Everyone turned their heads and turned their gazes toward Qin Yuan.
Qin Yuan chuckled, released his grip on Boss Sang's hand, took a step back, and looked at him with an expression that said, "It's none of my business."
Meanwhile, Boss Sang was still slumped over the tea table, his arm clearly cramping, and it took him a long time to recover!
"What exactly is going on?" Madam Hua frowned, genuinely displeased and troubled by the current situation.
"Sigh, in the end, it's all because of my Sangyu's loose tongue! She had to bring up Sang Rou's past in your Hua family, which upset Miss Hua, and she took it out on us!"
At this point, Madam Sang's breathing became heavy, her eyelids drooping, and she continued weakly:
“Sister, I was afraid that Miss Hua would misunderstand and become jealous. After all, Sang Rou used to be very popular with you and brother-in-law in the Hua family! But that's all in the past. Now that the real Miss Hua has been found, let's not talk about those things anymore... It's just that I feel sorry for Sang Rou... You and brother-in-law know that Sang Rou is too kind-hearted. Even just now, she kept stopping us from arguing for her. She said that this is your Hua family and that we shouldn't argue over such a small matter. She was afraid of upsetting brother-in-law, so she kept stopping us from doing so…”
In short, the implication is that Wen Ni is immature, jealous, and vengeful!
"That's right, she's such a wicked woman. She doesn't deserve to be my cousin, let alone the second young lady of the Hua family!" Sang Yu muttered beside her, looking indignant.
"Shut up! What nonsense are you spouting?" Wen Cheng couldn't stand it any longer. He stepped forward, his tone angry. "My sister isn't that petty!"
"Hmph, you're her brother, and you're no good either!" Sang Yu stuck out her tongue and made a face.
"Sang Yu, don't be so presumptuous!"
Hua Baichuan spoke up coldly, his brows furrowed, his resolute face tense with a chilling seriousness! Only after Sang Yu shut her mouth did he turn to look at Sang Rou.
"Sang Rou, come here and tell me, is what they said about what just happened true?"
"...Uncle Hua..."
Sang Rou took a few steps forward, hesitated for a moment before glancing at each of their faces, then slowly lowered her head, twisted her fingers tightly, and nodded.
Hua Baichuan looked at her, his brows furrowing even deeper.
"Look! I wasn't lying, was I?" Madam Sang sighed. "Sang Rou is the most well-behaved and sensible girl. She would never lie or deceive anyone. This time, she was really bullied and has no one to confide in!"
"Sister Sang Rou, don't cry."
Sang Yu took out tissues and handed them to Sang Rou one by one.
"Hehe~" Wen Ni chuckled softly.
"Are you heartless?" Sang Yu turned around sharply, glaring at him. "How can you still laugh when you see my sister Sang Rou so sad?"
"Sister, brother-in-law, look at her. We've exposed her wicked intentions, and now she doesn't even bother pretending anymore!" Madam Sang seized the opportunity to spread rumors, "I can understand your joy and favoritism at finally finding the Hua family bloodline, but nobody knows what she went through in her previous 20 years, or what kind of character she has! The moment I saw her, I knew she wasn't a good person. How could she be as innocent and pure as our Sang Rou?"
Yeah~
Wen Ni's smile faded into a faint one. She tilted her head, watching their clumsy performance, her tone leisurely and even relaxed.
"My character is wicked and I am so vicious, how can I compare to even a fraction of Sang Rou's? So what? What does Madam Sang intend to do? How about... having the Hua family change my identity as the second young lady and replace me with the gentle, kind-hearted Sang Rou?"
"Wen Ni, what are you saying in anger!" Hua Zhuo was taken aback, his expression turning serious. "You are of the Hua family bloodline, what use is it to replace you with an outsider?"
“Cousin, I’m not saying this out of anger, but from the heart of the Sang family.” Wen Ni’s eyes were calm. She crossed one arm and tapped her slender fingers lightly. “Sang Yu’s verbal provocations have no effect on me. I’m just going with the flow, letting them have a verbal altercation to see what they’re up to.”
Her fingers, which had been moving, paused. Her bright, cunning eyes filled with coldness. "Later, I gradually understood. After all, this is the Hua family. If I offend Madam Hua's own sister and brother-in-law's family, it will inevitably incur Madam Hua's wrath. She will then use my arrogance and recklessness to her advantage, comparing me to the clever and sensible Sang Rou. In the end, she will step on me to elevate her, and then use her influence to rise to power! That is the Sang family's true purpose! Am I right, Madam Sang?"
"I don't understand what you're talking about?" Madam Sang's eyes darted around as she gripped Madam Hua's hand tightly, pulling Sang Rou closer to her. "Sister, believe me, how could I have such complicated schemes? I just can't stand seeing others bully Sang Rou. I genuinely like Sang Rou, and besides, sister, don't you also like Sang Rou very much?"
"Aunt Hua..."
As soon as Sang Rou met Madam Hua's eyes, she started crying again.
Madam Hua felt sorry for Sang Rou and quickly put her arm around her shoulder, patting her back and comforting her, "Don't cry, my dear child, what have you suffered?"
"In my opinion, Cousin Sang Rou is probably crying tears of joy."
Before Wen Ni could finish speaking, she smiled and slowly began to clap her hands!
"My cousin Sang Rou deserves all the credit for today's farce. She didn't utter a single word, yet she managed to help Madam Sang slander me with her pitiful appearance, and then, relying on Madam Hua's soft heart and past relationship, gained her trust and pity."
"Don't think of our Sang Rou as being like you—cunning, ungrateful, and cold-blooded!" Madam Sang snorted coldly and turned her head away.
They exchanged words back and forth.
Hua Baichuan and Hua Zhuo both had their brows furrowed the entire time.
"Cousin, don't you believe my sister either?" Wen Cheng was both anxious and angry, her eyes filled with uncertain doubt as she looked at Hua Zhuo.
Hua Zhuo shook his head, put his arm around Wen Cheng's shoulder, and whispered, "Don't worry, anyone with eyes can see what happened today. Besides, my father and I know my second aunt's character very well. It's just that because of this relationship, my father still has to save face for my mother! Wait a little longer, don't rush."
"Oh..." Wen Cheng's mood eased slightly.
A brief silence fell over the living room.
Seeing that Hua Baichuan remained silent and did not even defend Wen Ni, Madam Sang secretly rejoiced, thinking that she had succeeded in sowing discord!
A smug glint appeared in her eyes as she took Madam Hua's hand, becoming even more affectionate and intimate. "Sister, since you've always liked Sang Rou, why don't you bring her back? Sang Rou can stay home with you every day during her winter and summer vacations. After all, Hua Zhuo and your husband are often away from home. With Sang Rou around, you won't be completely alone!"
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