Chapter 197 Layout
After Xie Lingfang finished speaking, the entire restaurant became extremely quiet.
Liang Jian spoke first: "Mom, isn't the last one a bit too much?"
Are the others not excessive?
Ji Ying withdrew her gaze from him.
Xie Lingfang said, "How can this be considered excessive? She's a divorced woman who seduced you into the Liang family. If she were to cause a premarital pregnancy, wouldn't that be even more disgraceful to our family?"
"Excuse me," Ji Ying interrupted their conversation, "I'd like to ask, is this Madam Liang's rule, or the Liang family's rule?"
Xie Lingfang snorted coldly, "I am the matriarch of the Liang family, and my rules are the rules of the Liang family."
Ji Ying put down her spoon, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "Madam Liang is so obsessed with the old days, why don't you go back to your coffin and keep dreaming? Remember to put the coffin lid on yourself, so as not to dirty other people's hands."
"What are you saying?" Madam Liang stood up abruptly in anger.
Just then, Liang Weiyue came down from upstairs.
Xie Lingfang not only didn't back down, but became even more arrogant, "As A-Jian's fiancée, how much have you ever cared about him? Ever since you moved in, I've seen it all clearly. You're indifferent to him, and that doesn't help his condition at all! You might as well move out sooner rather than later!"
"Mom!" Liang Jian's voice was low, with obvious displeasure in it. "You still want to persuade us to separate, don't you?"
Since falling ill, Liang Jian has almost never experienced such a low mood.
Xie Lingfang was stunned by his attitude and suddenly felt a little lost.
"I'm your mother, how could I..."
“I’m not denying that you are my mother,” Liang Jian interrupted her again. “But you can’t control everything I do. If you insist that I accept Miss Chu, whom you admire, then bring her home.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingfang instantly became excited, "Really...really?"
Liang Jian said expressionlessly, "Of course, it's to be my mistress and sleep with me for free. As long as the Chu family can accept these conditions, I have no objection."
“How could that be!” Xie Lingfang immediately retorted. “They don’t even have a proper title. The Chu family is a respectable family. How could they let their daughter suffer such an injustice?”
She paused, her tone softening slightly, as if she had come up with a "reasonable" solution.
"If you ask me, why not make Miss Chu the principal wife, and Ji Ying, if you like, you can keep her as a concubine."
Liang Jian snorted, "The man surnamed Chu is nothing more than a bed slave to me. Mother can arrange it if she wants to."
After saying that, he didn't even eat breakfast and got up to leave the restaurant.
Ji Ying smiled and said, "Mrs. Liang's arrangement makes a lot of sense. If any man in your family is that charming, you should do the same. You can't have double standards."
Liang Weiyue gave Ji Ying a deep look because of her words.
It felt like I was being cared for, and my heart was warmed.
Xie Lingfang was about to target Ji Ying when he interrupted her, "Alright. I don't know what's wrong with you lately. Our Liang family has always been open-minded. When did you start learning from the old society and taking concubines for your son? You're becoming more and more like a feudal old lady."
"Do you think I'm too old?" Xie Lingfang looked at him angrily.
At this moment, Liang Weiyue's breakfast was brought to the kitchen.
The porridge is too hot to drink.
Ji Ying pushed her bowl of porridge over, "Uncle Liang, I only took one sip of the porridge and didn't put the spoon back, so it shouldn't be contaminated. If you don't mind, please drink this bowl."
"It's okay, I've also experienced hardship, I don't mind."
Before Xie Lingfang could stop him, Liang Weiyue had already taken Ji Ying's porridge.
Ji Ying stood up, nodded, and took her leave.
Liang Weiyue took a sip, and his facial features instantly scrunched up.
He slammed the spoon back into the bowl with a loud "smack!"
"Who made this porridge?!"
His gaze was calm yet carried an undeniable air of authority as he swept across the entire restaurant.
Xie Lingfang would not admit it; at this point, she chose to remain silent.
The maids dared not utter a sound.
Liang Weiyue snorted coldly, "Very well, no one admits it. From today onwards, everyone who went into the kitchen this morning will drink this porridge for every meal for a full month!"
...
Ji Ying didn't know what happened next, and she didn't want to know.
During her lunch break, she went to Tianhe Yunjing.
Since Xie Lingfang likes returning to feudal society so much, let's grant her wish.
"You mean you want me to be the bait?" Lin Meizhen asked.
Ji Ying nodded, "You will face certain dangers, but you will also gain more, such as an endless amount of beauty expenses every month, and... to make your son a respectable figure in the Liang family."
Upon hearing the last sentence, a glint flashed in Lin Meizhen's eyes.
But she quickly calmed down.
“I am naturally beautiful and don’t need to spend too much on beauty treatments, but I have to think about my son.”
Ji Ying slightly raised the corners of her lips.
"Don't rush to answer. I asked you to get close to Liang Weiyue in order to force Xie Lingfang to reveal her hand. Only by making her panic can we find out if she is the real culprit who hurt my friend. But you must understand that this path is extremely risky. If you still have feelings for Liang Weiyue, she may turn the tables on you, and you may not even be able to save your life."
She paused deliberately, "So think carefully before you answer me."
Lin Meizhen clenched her fingers tightly because of Ji Ying's words.
“That bastard hid his marital status from me and started dating me. He disappeared after I got pregnant. I dropped out of school at nineteen to give birth to Ayan, and I never trusted any man again... I thought that was how my life would be, but I never expected to have the chance to slap him. Life has been so boring lately, you can find me something to do.”
Ji Ying smiled faintly. "Alright, at most I can only ensure you get back to Liang Weiyue's side and make sure Xie Lingfang can't touch you. As for what happens after that, you'll have to rely on yourself."
Lin Meizhen reminded her, "Liang Weiyue is a very suspicious person. If you make the slightest mistake, he will no longer trust you at all. If you want to scheme against him, you must be more meticulous than him."
Ji Ying nodded. "Don't worry about that. It won't affect your son in the slightest. Ms. Lin, get ready to go to the Liang residence and fight for you and your son."
As soon as she finished speaking, a sudden, sharp pain shot through her abdomen, making her unable to stand and causing her to kneel on the ground.
"What's wrong?" Lin Meizhen immediately stepped forward to support her.
Ji Ying pressed hard on her lower abdomen, her voice trembling, "My stomach... hurts so much."
It hurts even more than when it started last night.
Lin Meizhen frowned. "You don't experience this much pain during your period. Could it be that you've been eating too many cold foods lately?"
Ji Ying was covered in sweat and shook her head. "Ever since I was diagnosed with difficulty conceiving, I haven't liked eating cold food."
Lin Meizhen pondered for a moment, then her eyes narrowed. "Could it be poisoning?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Ying's vision went black, and she collapsed...
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