Chapter 409: Liking Someone I Shouldn’t Like
As soon as she entered the room, she immediately walked towards the sofa, put her arm around the woman on the sofa, and leaned her head on her shoulder aggrievedly: "Mom."
"Yaoyao, what's wrong with you?" Xu's mother, Cheng Peilan, looked at her distressedly. "Who bullied you? Why do you look like that? Aren't you going to the charity auction tonight? Are you not having fun?"
When Xu Yueyao was imprisoned, Cheng Peilan was indeed very disappointed, and even vaguely regretted bringing her back.
But after two years in prison, Xu Yueyao suffered a lot and reflected on her mistakes thoroughly. She even turned over a new leaf after returning and became a well-known female entrepreneur, which completely changed her mind.
After all, she is his own daughter.
She only has this one daughter in her life, how can she not care about her?
She later secretly vowed to protect her and give her everything good.
Xu Yueyao pursed her lips upon hearing this, her eyes reddening, "I met my sister, but she still refused to forgive me. She even tricked me into donating 50 million to buy a fake."
"What?!" Cheng Peilan's face turned pale when she heard this. "Are you talking about Jiang Yao? What on earth did she do?"
Xu Yueyao immediately began to make up stories, exaggerating the "hurt" she had suffered after meeting her.
The more she listened, the uglier Cheng Peilan's expression became. "She has both fame and fortune now, how could she become like this?"
"Mom, I really want to make peace with my sister, but she...will she continue to retaliate against me next time?" she said with a worried look on her face.
"How dare she!" Cheng Peilan's eyes were filled with anger. "Yaoyao, don't be afraid. You still have your uncle! He's a completely different person now. He's powerful enough to dominate the world. With him as your backer, what are you afraid of?"
"But my uncle..." Xu Yueyao seemed to find it difficult to speak here.
Cheng Peilan pressed on: "What happened to him? Yaoyao, are you hiding something from me?"
Under her repeated questioning, Xu Yueyao had no choice but to show a helpless expression and said, "My uncle likes Sister Jiang Yao, and he is wholeheartedly in love with her. He won't help me."
"What!!!" Cheng Peilan jumped up from the sofa upon hearing this.
"This, this is ridiculous. They used to be uncle and nephew. How could they..."
Her expression was filled with shock, anger, and barely concealed disgust.
Xu Yueyao saw this and felt proud, but her face was flustered. She said, "Mom, please don't tell this to my uncle. I only discovered this secret by accident. He must be struggling and in pain. It might be that some of my sister's actions in the past caused him to misunderstand and lead to this result. If you tell him again, he will definitely be even more ashamed."
Cheng Peilan was so angry that her heart was blocked.
Huo Yishen is twenty years younger than her. He is not only her younger brother, but also her half-son.
Now, he likes someone he shouldn't like.
According to Xu Yueyao, this matter is closely related to Jiang Yao.
"I won't tell him." She took a deep breath and tried to suppress her emotions. "Tomorrow I will go see Jiang Yao in person and settle the score with her!"
This former adopted daughter not only harmed her own daughter, but also her younger brother.
This must not be tolerated.
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The next day, West Street Cafe.
When Jiang Yao arrived as scheduled with her bag, Cheng Peilan had already sat down by the window.
"You're here."
Although I often see reports about Jiang Yao in newspapers, I haven't seen him in real life for two years.
Cheng Peilan's expression was a little complicated for a moment.
"Ms. Cheng, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Last night, Jiang Yao suddenly received a long-awaited call. Cheng Peilan actually asked her to meet.
She originally didn't intend to pay attention, but Cheng Peilan demanded it from her because of the 18 years of raising her.
The kindness shown in the past is not fake.
She finally agreed.
"Don't you know why I'm looking for you?" Cheng Peilan asked back.
"If it's about Xu Yueyao, I have nothing to say." Jiang Yao could guess her purpose. "No matter what I say, you will believe your own daughter's words. She must be saying that I targeted her, hurt her, and held her hostage, just like before."
Cheng Peilan was stunned when she heard this. Recalling the harm that had been done to her, she felt a little embarrassed and guilty.
But she quickly adjusted herself, "Yaoyao, it's been so long since it happened. Yaoyao already knows she was wrong. She went to jail and paid the price for her actions. You shouldn't hold it against her anymore."
"I'm being petty?" Jiang Yao truly found it ridiculous. "If she hadn't appeared in front of me again and again, I would have already forgotten about her. It was she who repeatedly provoked me and tried to kill me. Did she expect me to just sit there and let her deal with me?"
Cheng Peilan immediately retorted: "How could Yaoyao do this..."
Jiang Yao didn't want to listen anymore. "Do you think you really understand your daughter? Is she really good to you as a mother? Or does she just want to use you to achieve her goals?"
Since returning to the Xu family, has she given you a gift?"
When these words were spoken, Cheng Peilan was stunned on the spot.
To be honest, nearly eight years have passed since she turned eighteen. At the beginning, she and her husband were unconditionally good to Xu Yueyao and gave her everything she wanted.
Fame, money, gifts, and so on are all available.
But when it comes to return gifts, Xu Yueyao seems to have never bought anything for her.
Even a piece of clothing or a piece of jewelry.
Even if it was Xu's family's money, she didn't have it.
On the other hand, when Jiang Yao was in the Xu family, she was a well-behaved and sensible girl. Not only was she filial and considerate to her parents, she also used her own pocket money and the money she earned from working to buy them gifts during festivals...
With comparison, there will be calculations in the heart.
When parents raise their children, they don’t necessarily need to expect anything in return. After all, it is their own will to have children.
But if they give everything and the children don’t respond at all, they will still feel heartbroken.
"Don't stir up trouble here anymore!"
Her face looked ugly, and she was obviously deeply shaken, but she still spoke stubbornly.
"We owed her the past eighteen years, so it's only natural for us to treat her well. As a vested interest holder, what right do you have to criticize my daughter?"
She glared at Jiang Yao fiercely.
Jiang Yao had long been accustomed to this. He used to feel sad, but now he was very calm. "Okay, if you are willing to pay, that's your business, but don't bother me because of it. Keeping a good eye on your daughter is more effective than any warning to me!"
If there is nothing else, I will leave first!"
She said and prepared to get up.
"Stop!" Cheng Peilan slammed the table and shouted angrily, "What's that? He used to be your uncle, and now you're seducing him. Don't you feel shameless?"
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