Ruan Chen gulped down half a glass of iced milk to perk herself up, and her stomach clenched painfully as she stood up.
She frowned, pressed her hand against the marble countertop, and bent down.
At that moment, Yu Wanqing kicked him, yelling, "It's all your fault! You framed Yunhan, didn't you!"
Caught off guard, Ruan Chen hastily blocked the kick to avoid having his ribs struck with his elbow.
But she still staggered back two steps and almost fell.
A pair of hands supported her from behind, and the boy's voice was deep, "Are you alright?"
Ruan Chen rubbed his elbow to steady himself. "It's alright, Brother Luo."
Ruan Luochen ran back, her hair still dripping wet, her face grim. She looked at the bodyguards behind her and said, "Is the Ye family raising you to do nothing?!"
It was truly because Yu Wanqing moved too quickly. One second she was in a daze, her eyes glazed over, and the next she was gritting her teeth and kicking Ruan Chen.
Ruan Luo stood up. He was more than a head taller than Yu Wanqing. He walked up to Yu Wanqing and slapped her hard across the face!
He gritted his teeth and laughed, "I don't want to cause a death at home, so I'll hold off on this kick for now... But you remember this, that old man only has me as his son, and you're just a housekeeper. If you die... well, you die."
Ruan Luo was two months away from turning 18. He was a regular gym-goer. When Ruan Luo slapped Yu Wanqing, Yu Wanqing's head spun for a long time. Her cheek immediately swelled up and turned purplish-blue, blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, and she finally spat out a tooth.
He helped Ruan Chen sit down on the sofa, and seeing that she was rubbing her stomach, he poured her a glass of hot water and handed it to her.
While Yu Wanqing was lying on the ground wailing and crying, he went upstairs and downstairs, throwing a check at her face in a very humiliating way, saying, "Medical expenses, stop wailing so early in the morning."
Ten thousand yuan.
To be honest, even if you added two more Ling Yuwanqing, she might not even look at them. He just wanted to humiliate her.
He lives at school and doesn't spend much time at home, so Yu Wanqing usually tries to avoid him. It's rare that this woman has run into him today.
Ruan Luo still remembers the day Yu Wanqing first came to the villa on the hillside. She arrogantly and unscrupulously humiliated Ye Huanhuan, showed off her two children, and forced Ye Huanhuan to divorce Ruan Zhengde.
If it weren't for Ruan Chen, Ye Huanhuan might have actually divorced him.
But now, hanging like this, it's Yu Wanqing who's suffering.
The commotion finally brought Ye Huanhuan and Ruan Zhengde out, and the two of them came out of their respective bedrooms.
Yu Wanqing finally found a backer. "Zhengde, look at the good son that woman has raised! He just threatened to kill me! Divorce her! Otherwise, she will drive me to my death sooner or later!"
Ruan Zhengde turned his gaze to Ye Huanhuan.
Ye Huanhuan, who used to be submissive and gentle, agreeing to all his conditions.
“Fine, divorce is fine too. I’ll take all three children with me, and Mr. Ruan will voluntarily relinquish all marital property,” Ye Huanhuan said calmly. “We’ve talked about this many times, and these are my conditions, which will not be changed.”
She was wearing slippers and walked down the steps step by step. Her whole demeanor was soft, yet she also exuded a kind of resilience.
“Wanqing, if you can’t stand it, you can leave. It’s your own fault for not being able to give up the wealth and luxury this villa on the hillside has brought you. Look at the mess you’ve made of yourself,” Ye Huanhuan slowly walked past Yu Wanqing, bent down to pick up the check, glanced at it, and gently scolded, “Luo’er, Aunt Wanqing has taken care of your father for almost nineteen years, and you’ve beaten her up like this…”
"Ten thousand isn't enough, give me another ten thousand."
Ruan Chen sat on the sofa, holding a hot water bottle over her stomach, and chuckled softly.
Hearing the inappropriate laughter, Yu Wanqing finally remembered that she had a daughter who was being held in custody by the municipal police station on charges of poisoning.
"Zhengde, the Municipal Bureau just called and said Yunhan is with them! Zhengde, you have to go save her! Yunhan is so spoiled, she can't take it!"
Ruan Zhengde asked sternly, "Why!"
Yu Wanqing stammered and spoke vaguely, finally pointing directly at Ruan Chen, "It's all because of her!"
Ruan Chen had anticipated this turn of events.
Her stomach pain had subsided considerably. She put down her water glass, lazily curled up one leg, and sat on the sofa like a cat.
Even the chilling coldness in his eyes was similar.
Yu Wanqing was swept over by that cold and indifferent gaze, and for a moment she forgot how to push Ruan Chen.
Ruan Chen played with a stray lock of her hair and asked, "Auntie, did you forget your lines? Do you need a hint?"
This time it was Ruan Luo's turn to laugh.
"Yes, yes, yes! She went out last night, and Yunhan was worried because it was so late, so she followed her. Yunhan didn't come back all night, and just now the Municipal Bureau called to say that Yunhan is suspected of poisoning! How could our Yunhan do such a thing! It must be her who harmed Yunhan, it must be her! Zhengde, you need to send her to the police station!"
Just as Ruan Zhengde opened his mouth to speak, a phone call came in.
It was very brief, only a dozen seconds.
After hanging up the phone, his face turned extremely ugly, and his cold eyes fell on Ruan Chen.
"My friend at the Municipal Public Security Bureau found out that it wasn't poisoning; Yunhan is being charged with murder!"
Ruan Chen suddenly remembered that she had vaguely seen a few messages from Tao Ran when she woke up in the morning, but she was in a bad mood and didn't have time to read them.
Tao Ran: "Damn it, do you know what your half-sister threw into the water? Sildenafil!"
Tao Ran: "I have a severe allergy to sildenafil, so you owe me a favor this time. I risked my life."
Tao Ran: "No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I have to accuse her of murder! What kind of scum dares to try to get my beauty with such despicable means!"
Tao Ran: "I remember now, this guy asked someone to contact me a year ago and offered five million? Who are you trying to humiliate? I make half a billion just for recording one episode of a variety show, okay? Thank you."
Tao Ran: "I'm even angrier after being coveted by this kind of person for a year."
Ruan Chen automatically ignored the murderous glares from Ruan Zhengde and Yu Wanqing, and replied, "Actor Tao, I'd like to ask you for a fee how you discovered you were allergic to sildenafil?"
When she looked up again, she found that Ruan Zhengde was indeed a veteran in the business world; he had calmed down in an instant.
"Wanqing, I'll handle Yunhan's matter. You still need to accompany Ruan Chen to the Xu family's banquet today."
Ruan Luo walked over and said, "Ruan Chen, I'll go with you."
"It's alright, Brother Luo, I'll be fine on my own," Ruan Chen said, as she had important business to attend to at the Xu family's house and was worried that following Ruan Luo would only cause trouble. "Don't worry."
“Okay.” Ruan Luo picked up Ruan Chen’s phone and tapped it a few times. “I’ve set you as your emergency contact. Contact me anytime if anything happens.”
Yu Wanqing stood to the side, covering her face, watching the brother and sister with jealousy and hatred, and a vicious thought grew in her heart.
The Xu family's banquet invited many celebrities; she intended to ruin Ruan Chen there.
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