Chapter 12

Xu Yao saw every little move Zhou Xinyi made, which made her more certain that her sister's voice was what would happen in the future.

Since there is no way to avoid it, let's seize the opportunity.

Xu Yao stood up slowly and said in a cold voice: "Grandma would rather you hate her for the rest of your life than to erase my existence. As a daughter, you should not let her down with such deep maternal love."

Zhou Xingyi's heart tightened, and she looked up at her in fear, choking with tears and saying, "No, no, Yaoyao--"

"Besides, I see that you seem to be doing well now. Since we haven't disturbed each other for more than 20 years, why do we have to break this peace? My parents are very good to me now, and I love them very much. I don't want them to get hurt. So, let's just pretend that we have never met. I won't bother you, and you shouldn't bother me anymore. Let's just live our own lives."

Zhou Xinyi stood up from her seat and grabbed her wrist to prevent her from leaving.

She gritted her teeth, knelt down and said, "Yaoyao, no, you can't leave mommy. Mommy was wrong, I really know I was wrong. I came to you just to make amends for you. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins, okay?"

The word "hmm" expressed the endless humility and begging of a person who longed for forgiveness. The choking trembling only added a lot of desolate sorrow. Those who heard it cried.

Xu Yao lowered his eyes and looked at the panicked woman in front of him. Her eyes, once like autumnal beaded eyes, were now like withered flowers weathered by the frost. Her languid expression revealed endless pleading and expectation, which was so pitiful.

But, what does this have to do with her?

Whenever she thought of that hypothetical scenario and her mother's elaborate plan, a chill ran down her spine.

The more Zhou Xinyi immersed herself in her acting, the more she hated it.

"Please understand one thing, you were the one who didn't want me first. Grandma is hateful, but what's even more hateful is that you knew you couldn't protect your own flesh and blood, but you insisted on bringing me into this world."

Zhou Xinyi held her hand and trembled violently, and the tears in her eyes gathered again.

"The moment you found an irresponsible man, went against your parents' wishes, and chose to fulfill yourself, our fate as mother and daughter was over. So, before I say more things you don't want to hear, please let me go."

Xu Yao slowly broke free from her hand, determined to leave.

At this moment, Zhou Xinyi felt like being thrown into an ice cave, and the coldness quickly spread from the soles of her feet to her whole body.

Why is it different from what she planned?

Why was Xu Yao so cruel to her? What went wrong?

She quickly put aside the shock in her heart, crawled forward on her knees and continued to persuade him to stay, "No, Yaoyao, don't--"

Xu Yao's crisp and neat back hurt Zhou Xinyi's heart deeply. She even thought that the dead girl's cruelty was perfectly inherited from her.

Zhou Xinyi didn't stand up until Xu Yao's figure completely disappeared, and gracefully patted the dust off her knees.

She took a deep breath and returned to her usual indifference, completely different from the sad and humble mother before.

She called her staff and confirmed that Xu Yao had completely left before calling Qian Chuan.

Under the current circumstances, I'm afraid we need to adjust the plan.

When Qian Chuan rushed in, exhausted, Zhou Xinyi was staring at the scenery outside the window in a trance. When she saw the person coming, she just glanced at him and withdrew.

"How did the talk go? Is that girl easy to deceive?" Qian Chuan's tone was filled with anxiety.

Zhou Xinyi snorted and laughed, "It's really a lie. How did those people you found investigate? They said he was a naive person, but how come he is a person who doesn't eat oil or rice? I really don't know how that idiot Xu Yanwen usually teaches his children?"

Qian Chuan's face darkened, with a hint of gloom in his eyes. It seemed that the plan was not going well.

He poured himself a cup of tea, and said in a somewhat melancholy tone, "Tell me, how did you talk to her?"

Zhou Xinyi told us everything, and then added: "From the way I see her, it seems like she knows what we are going to do. She is very alert. Could she have seen through something?"

Qian Chuan laughed, "With Xu Yanwen's intelligence, if he really could see through something, would he have quietly raised our child for more than 20 years?"

These words choked Zhou Xinyi to the point of being speechless. When they had decided to replace the prince with a cat, they had made all the necessary preparations.

They kidnapped their biological daughter and sent her to an orphanage they were familiar with. They then bribed the Xu family's appraiser to forge a DNA report. All the people involved in the incident paid huge sums of money to keep silent. They also used the excuse of sending their children abroad for further studies to hold them hostage.

During the growth of the real daughter, they sent people to secretly monitor her 24 hours a day. She was made to suffer from the beginning of school, and every step she took was extremely difficult.

After graduation, she lived a life worse than death, which fostered her resentment towards society and her family for abandoning her, and prepared her for a fallout with the fake daughter who had usurped her throne in the future.

For the past twenty-five years, everything has been planned, including when Xu Yinyin would be brought back to the Xu family, how to stir up internal strife and discord to the greatest extent possible, and how to accelerate the collapse of the Xu family from within. He had calculated everything, and there would be absolutely no accidents.

"Are you sure Xu Yinyin has been taken back?" Zhou Xinyi asked anxiously.

"He was taken back the day before yesterday, and the whole family went to visit his grandfather yesterday."

"Since they have met the old man, it means that her identity has been confirmed. Will they thoroughly investigate Yaoyao's background?"

"How is it possible? Xu Yao is the fruit of Xu Yanwen and his wife's half-life of hard work and upbringing. How could they bear to return her to her original owner? They wish that her biological parents would never show up again. Besides, if the news of mistaking a child gets out, people will laugh at them. How can we save face? We can only swallow this."

"That's right. When we first thought of this method, we took advantage of the fact that wealthy families valued respectability the most. Even if they knew, they couldn't drive Yaoyao out. Besides, we didn't want to recognize her. What we wanted was to devour all of the Xu family's assets together with Yaoyao."

Seeing his beloved woman rekindled her fighting spirit, Qian Chuan smiled and hugged her in his arms.

He said softly, "Don't worry. I will help you avenge the humiliation you suffered from Xu Hongshan and his son one by one. Before that, you just need to comfort Yaoyao."

"Her current indifference is all due to resentment. Once she feels your sincerity and love in making up for it, she will naturally let down her guard. Xu Yinyin hasn't started to act up yet, and Yaoyao still has time to think about her unfortunate life experience. When she is excluded by Xu Yinyin, she will realize how redundant she is in the Xu family. At that time, she will naturally regard us as a lifeline. After all, we are the only two people closest to her, so take your time, don't rush."

"Well, thank you, Achuan. Without you, I would have died a long time ago. It was you who gave me a second life and taught me to fight back. Don't worry, I will continue to get close to Yaoyao and will never let the plan of more than 20 years be ruined in one fell swoop."

Qian Chuan nodded softly and hugged her tighter.

*

Outside the hospital examination room.

Xu Yanwen paced back and forth anxiously, sometimes biting her fingers, sometimes frowning in deep thought. She felt like she was being roasted on a fire, feeling hot and irritable.

She was really afraid that Guo Cheng would find out the problem. If their marriage was destined to be childless, what should she do next?

Yinyin's inner voice made her feel guilty. She really shouldn't use the child to tie Guo Cheng down, and she shouldn't let the child become the bond of a harmonious relationship.

Children should be the fruit of love and the continuation of love. Putting aside these and talking about other things will harm the children.

However, she was afraid of losing Guo Cheng, and was afraid that the love and cherishment she had shown him for so many years would become a joke in the end.

When she first pursued Guo Cheng, it was such a sensation. On the day Guo Cheng and she got married, media all over the country were reporting on the event.

From the attendees to the wedding banquet and every ceremony layout and design, it was the best wedding in history.

If one day the marriage ends with the wife divorcing because she can no longer tolerate her husband's repeated infidelity, what kind of public opinion will be waiting for her?

No, don't!

Whenever she thought about that scene, she felt like she was falling into an icy cave. If that day really came, she would die of shame and anger.

She would rather die than put herself in that situation.

"Click--"

The door of the examination room opened, and Guo Cheng walked towards him with his shirt sleeves rolled up. He looked very happy, with no rejection or annoyance.

Following closely behind him was Doctor Xu. When Xu Yanwen saw him, she immediately went up to him and asked anxiously, "Doctor Xu, what are the results of the examination?"

Doctor Xu smiled gently, "Don't worry, Ms. Xu. We have taken samples for your husband's examination. The specific data will take one to two working days to know. I will notify you two to come again when the time comes."

There was a flash of disappointment in Xu Yanwen's eyes. She thought there would be a result that day.

"Okay, then it's Doctor Lao Xu." Guo Cheng thanked the doctor on her behalf.

"Thank you." Xu Yanwen forced a smile.

After seeing off Dr. Xu, Guo Cheng gently held her shoulders and said in a soothing voice, "Don't worry, my wife. I have a habit of exercising all year round, and there is nothing wrong with my body. You are just too nervous. Just like Dad said, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Let's take it slow, okay?"

Xu Yanwen nodded lightly.

"Let's go. I'll take you home first and then to the company."

As soon as Xu Yanwen put his arm around Guo Cheng's arm, the phone in his pocket rang. He took out his phone and took a look. The caller ID showed Shen Ling, one of Guo Cheng's secretaries.

Xu Yanwen subconsciously thought of the tree-lined path and the sex in the car, and her smile froze.

Guo Cheng hung up the phone without even thinking, then muted the phone and put it back in his pocket.

"Why don't you answer it?" Xu Yanwen asked him in pretended confusion.

"No matter how big the matter is today, it can't affect me from sending my wife home first."

If she had heard these words in the past, she would have been so moved that she burst into tears, but now, she just felt tired.

Although she was not sure which secretary Xiao Qi was talking about, judging from Guo Cheng's performance, it was probably this one.

Guo Cheng sent her home before leaving.

The first thing Xu Yanwen did when she returned to her study was to send a message to the private detective, asking him to investigate Shen Ling.