When it came to her brother Xia Chen, Xia Chuyue's complaints inevitably carried a hint of anger.
Xia Chen listened to Xia Chuyue's thoughts with his eyes half-closed, and no anger rose in his heart.
Months ago, when Xia Chen first heard Xia Chuyue mention Xie Yuanping's infidelity, he had already investigated Xie Yao.
At first, he was furious and only wanted to tear Xie Yuanping, that scumbag, apart!
But now, as Xia Chen investigates deeper and deeper, he has long since become numb with disappointment.
Xie Yuanping is not worthy at all!
He doesn't even deserve the slightest emotional fluctuation from himself and his mother!
Xia Chen's eyes were calm, and he even reached out to pick up a piece of lotus root that Xia Chuyue liked to eat.
"Sweet and sour lotus root slices, it's so refreshing to eat this now that it's hot."
Xia Chuyue hummed in agreement. Although she was still angry, she tried her best to remain calm on the surface.
Shen Qing, who had never known about Xie Yuanping before, turned her head and looked at her aunt Xia Yao with worry and heartache.
Although they hadn't spent much time together, Shen Qing had a very high level of affection for this gentle and considerate aunt.
Xia Yao simply shook her head at Shen Qing and patted her hand reassuringly.
Unable to hear their own thoughts, Xia Yan and Xia Xiang enjoyed their meal comfortably and relaxed.
"It's been a long time since our family has gotten together like this."
Xia Yan rested her chin on one hand, her eyes slightly narrowed, and a smile on her face.
Xia Yao echoed her sentiments with a couple of sentences.
"That's right, sister. You're so busy with work, it's rare that you could take the time to have dinner with us this time."
The two chatted about everyday things, and Xia Chuyue quietly ate her meal with her head down, but in her mind she was already gossiping about Xie Yao again.
Despite Xie Yuanping's massive investment of money and resources in Xie Yao, Xie Yao remains a lump of mud barely plastered on the wall.
[His womanizing skills far surpass those of his biological father, Xie Yuanping!]
The girl I saw at the photo studio today is his seventeenth girlfriend this year!
[Not only does he have girlfriends who are only available once a month, but he also has a particular fondness for getting other women pregnant and then paying them to have abortions.]
Xie Yao completely disregards whether these girls are with him willingly or not. With his father, Xie Yuanping, cleaning up his messes, he has always acted with impunity in the entertainment industry.
[If you set your sights on something, regardless of whether the other person is willing or not, they will definitely get what they want!]
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's eyes turned cold for a moment.
He knew Xie Yao was a scumbag, but he never imagined his private life would be so messy.
The Xia family has always been upright and honest, and even if they enter the entertainment industry, they must rely on their talent and character with integrity.
If Xie Yao weren't somehow connected to Xie Yuanping, Xia Chen probably wouldn't even give him a second glance under normal circumstances.
Xia Yao's already disappointed feelings toward Xie Yuanping were now even more complicated and numb.
She lowered her eyes and sighed softly in her heart.
Now, Xia Yao's biggest regret is that she was blinded by Xie Yuanping's love for more than 20 years.
As a result, their own children also suffered greatly.
Thinking this, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart and reached out to scoop a bowl of soup for Xia Chuyue.
"Yueyue, this is soup that Mom made for you. Try it."
Perhaps wanting to make up for the suffering Xia Chuyue had endured, Xia Yao spoke softly, afraid of disturbing or frightening her.
Xia Chuyue saw the guilt in her mother's eyes, nodded, and took the bowl of soup.
"It's delicious, thank you, Mom."
Xia Yao felt a little relieved by the word "Mom," sighed, and squeezed Xia Chuyue's hand tightly.
Xia Chuyue also smiled at Xia Yao.
"Mom, you should eat more too. You've lost a lot of weight while filming."
Not being very good at offering comfort in the form of family affection, Xia Chuyue's tone still carried a hint of awkwardness.
Xia Yao, however, seemed to enjoy it, nodded, and began to eat.
Looking at Xia Yao's quiet and gentle profile, Xia Chuyue couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
[If Mom knew that she had been deceived by Xie Yuanping for so many years, and that the person she truly loved actually had an illegitimate child who was older than her brother, she would definitely be heartbroken, wouldn't she?]
[Even though Xie Yao is such a terrible person, Xie Yuanping didn't show the slightest disdain for him, and genuinely thought he was better than his brother Xia Chen!]
Don't be fooled by Xie Yuanping's usual doting on Xia Xinxin and his tolerance of her every whim.
However, Xie Yuanping values Xie Yao the most.
Even with Li Ling, he might not necessarily love her that much.
To put it bluntly, Xie Yuanping would love any child who wasn't a member of the Xia family!
He was fed up with being the son-in-law of the Xia family and desperately wanted to prove himself in another way.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's expression turned cold and mocking.
Xie Yuanping is far too self-righteous.
He entered the Xia Group by leveraging his family background, thus successfully achieving a leap in social class.
Now that they've made it big, they're disgusted by their past.
Since that's the case, why not avoid taking shortcuts and provoking Mom Xia Yao in the first place?
Xia Chuyue also silently despised Xie Yuanping in her heart.
[His older brother, Xia Chen, is a director, so Xie Yao insisted on becoming a director after he came of age.]
[Let me see, sure enough, among the movies coming out soon, Xie Yao's films are completely hopeless!]
[Forget about it being a flop, it's even ruined its reputation.]
[Xie Yuanping went to great lengths to beg and plead with everyone he could to secure a prime time slot for Xie Yao's film in cinemas.]
[And the result? They lost almost everything, down to their underwear!]
Seeing that Xie Yao and his son Xie Yuanping were about to lose money and suffer bad luck, Xia Chuyue felt a surge of satisfaction.
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