But Shen Wanwan behind him stopped him, saying, "Xiao Ling, stop it! No matter how angry you are, you can't hit my cousin!"
She then looked at Shen Xinyao with pity and said, "Cousin, I know you've suffered a lot of injustices over the years, but now that you're the daughter of the Shen family, you can't swear at people. It makes you seem ill-mannered and will bring your aunt a lot of unnecessary trouble."
Shen Xinyao tilted her head in confusion, stared at her for a while, and slowly asked, "Who are you?"
Shen Wanwan's expression stiffened for a moment, but she quickly composed herself, walked up to her, and said gently, "I am your cousin Shen Wanwan, your mother's niece. Over the years, you have not been by your aunt's side, and she has missed you day and night. I have been by her side for many years, and I have often heard her say that she has always felt very sorry for you. If it weren't for a moment of carelessness, she would not have lost you. She has always wanted to find an opportunity to make it up to you. It is so good that you can come back now."
These words sounded like they were happy for Shen Xinyao.
However, there was something strange about her words, as if she and Shen Manqing were the close-knit family who could talk about anything, while Shen Xinyao was just an outsider.
The reason Shen Manqing treated her so well was only out of guilt and a desire to make amends, not because they were mother and daughter.
Seeing Shen Wanwan reach out to hold her hand, Shen Xinyao subconsciously frowned and avoided it, feeling uncomfortable. "I'm sorry, I've never heard my mother mention you before."
Shen Wanwan looked slightly hurt.
Miss Ling immediately stood up for her: "Hey, don't be ungrateful. You took Wanwan's place, and she didn't even hold it against you. She even spoke to you nicely. You should know when to stop."
Shen Xinyao asked, puzzled, "What did I take from her?"
“Xiao Ling, didn’t I tell you not to talk nonsense?” Shen Wanwan tried anxiously to stop her, but Miss Ling was like a fighting hen, unwilling to give up. “Don’t you know that all these years Wanwan has been by President Shen’s side, comforting her and taking care of her? Their relationship is already as good as that of a mother and daughter. If you hadn’t gotten involved, President Shen would have adopted her as her daughter sooner or later and given her everything.”
Shen Xinyao's heart sank, and her expression darkened.
Yi Tianran finally couldn't stand it anymore and walked out with unhurried steps, clicking her tongue in amazement, "I think some people are so ugly, yet they have such beautiful dreams!"
Everyone was startled and unconsciously turned around.
Seeing the mocking expression on her face, Miss Ling immediately became displeased. "Who are you calling ugly? Why don't you take a look in the mirror at your own face, you cannon fodder passerby? How dare you come and act so presumptuously in front of me!"
Yi Tianran said with an imposing aura: "You are the one who is presumptuous. How dare you speak to the daughter that President Shen cherishes so much? I think you think your parents worked too hard to raise you and want to repay them by going bankrupt?"
Miss Ling's face turned ashen from the rebuke, but she didn't know how to back down at all. After all, this was a blind spot for surveillance cameras, and as long as there was no evidence, she dared to yell, "Who do you think you are? What right do you have to lecture me? Get the hell out of here!"
"Just because I'm Xinyao's friend." As she spoke, Yi Tianran had already walked to Shen Xinyao's side. "If you dare to bully my friend, you'd better think carefully about the consequences."
Shen Xinyao was moved and held her wrist dependently.
Seeing this, Shen Wanwan was afraid that things would escalate and become difficult to handle, so she quickly said, "Miss, please don't misunderstand. Actually, Xiaoling didn't mean any harm; she was just standing up for me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yi Tianran coldly interrupted her: "What right do you have to complain? Do you really think that just because you call Aunt Man 'aunt,' you can take advantage of her and climb over her daughter to get ahead? Please recognize your place and don't covet what doesn't belong to you."
Shen Wanwan turned pale at her blunt words, her lips trembling as she stammered, "I...I didn't..."
Yi Tianran's eyes turned cold. "You didn't? Don't you really think deep down that if Yao Yao doesn't come back, all of Aunt Man's businesses will be yours?"
Because you are delusional, you let your cronies provoke Yao Yao; because you are jealous of her, you want to use their words to reopen Yao Yao's past wounds; because you are malicious, you try to use words to attack Yao Yao and highlight your close relationship with Aunt Man.
"What kind of monster are you, putting on an act in front of me? You're just using others as pawns, aren't you? You're quite pleased with yourself, aren't you?"
Each word, sharp and incisive, caught Shen Wanwan completely off guard. In an instant, her face turned deathly pale, and her pupils contracted sharply.
Even Miss Ling and the others were completely bewildered.
That makes them sound like fools being used.
Shen Xinyao finally understood why she had felt uncomfortable earlier.
"I really didn't think that way." Shen Wanwan's eyes filled with tears. "Cousin, I've never done anything to wrong you, so are you just going to let your friend attack me like this?"
Shen Xinyao: "..."
Miss Ling also realized what was happening and, as always, foolishly said, "That's right, Wanwan didn't say anything. We are willingly fighting for her rights."
"What rights does she have? All the properties under Aunt Man's name were created by her own abilities after she left home. Since they are not family properties, what right does she, as a niece, have to covet them? Put yourself in her shoes, if your mother wanted to give all your family's assets to your cousins, would you be happy?"
Without even thinking, Miss Ling blurted out, "Why?! I'm my mother's biological daughter!"
Let alone her cousins, even if it were her own brother, she could only accept splitting the money equally.
Yi Tianran's expression was sneer, "That's right! Yao Yao is Aunt Man's biological daughter. She was lost when she was a child and suffered a lot outside. Now that she has finally come back and is living a good life, you all want to remember your past identities and recognize your own place. If you were the ones who were abducted and found, wouldn't you all be furious?"
After thinking about it, everyone realized that it made sense!
Shen Wanwan felt flustered, a strange feeling of being out of control lingering in her heart.
Miss Ling was still naively defending her: "But it's Wanwan who has been by President Shen's side all these years, fulfilling her filial duties. Why should she be kicked aside as soon as Shen Xinyao comes back?"
Yi Tianran was puzzled. "What filial piety did she show? Aunt Man isn't old and frail and incapable of doing anything, needing her to take care of her."
You say she's been keeping Aunt Man company and helping her with her troubles all these years? But Aunt Man has been incredibly busy these past few years, barely having a few days off a year. If she were to spend those few days trying to be attentive, is that what you call companionship? Isn't it just ulterior motives? If Aunt Man were just an ordinary middle-aged woman, without her current status and position, would she be so ingratiating?
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