Chapter 22

Faced with her cousin who was as weak as a dog-skin plaster, Xu Yinyin wished she could beat him unconscious and stuff him into the trash can.

How could he be Aunt Jiang? Where is the rebellious son of a wealthy family?

Xu Yao continued to pull at the hem of his clothes, met her disgusted and speechless eyes, and said shamelessly: "Don't struggle, you can't get rid of me."

Xu Yinyin gritted her teeth and said word by word, "You can take me with you, but no matter what you see or hear, don't make a sound, understand?"

Xu Yao nodded very understandingly: "I'm very tight-lipped, don't worry."

Xu Yinyin looked at him solemnly, then turned and stepped into the mall.

[Are you really planning to take this burden with you? ]

[I didn't expect him to be so clingy, but instead of dumping him, I want to find Yaoyao as soon as possible to see what tricks her mother will play. After all, this is also the Xu family's family affair, and Xu Yao will know sooner or later.]

[But what if he goes and tells your aunt? Your aunt dreams of kicking your rich dad out of the house. If she gets caught and makes a fuss about it, it will be a disaster. Besides, I see that he looks like a tadpole looking for his mother, so he must be a mama's boy! ]

Xu Yao: “…”

I just want to eat some melon, is there any need to insult me ​​like that?

[A mama's boy also needs his mother's love. Do you think my aunt cares about him? His father is a playboy and his mother only cares about her career. Xu Yao is basically a left-behind child from a wealthy family.]

【明明沒什麽生存本領卻一心想脫離家族闖蕩社會，這一看就是缺愛又缺認同感，沉昇後媽雖然德行有問題，但媽媽的角色演的很到位，一聽兒子在學校挨揍，風風火火就來了，那就是沉昇敢這麽嚣張的底氣啊。】

[Look at my second aunt's family. You let me, an outsider, handle it. Do you really think she doesn't know the situation? She is afraid of being embarrassed. My second uncle's behavior is really not like a parent. If I were in such a family, I would also want to break away and run away.]

Xu Yinyin's words touched Xu Yao's heart directly.

He hated the whole family because of his parents' various unscrupulous behaviors, and at the same time he was troubled by his own limited abilities.

Therefore, the only way is to study hard, get into university, and acquire a skill, then you can really go far.

As for his grandfather's property and the struggle for power, he has never been interested in it. He doesn't want to be like his parents, who are dominated by desires and money, either living in a state of confusion or doing whatever it takes.

Although what Xu Yinyin said was hurtful, most of it was indisputable facts.

[Oh, it’s all because of Xu Yao, the burden, Yaoyao lost her! ]

Xu Yinyin's frustrated and resentful voice brought Xu Yao back from his wandering thoughts.

He followed her movements of looking around and took a look around. Although it was not the weekend, the mall was still crowded with people, and it was difficult to track a single person with so many people moving around.

"What are you doing sneaking around like that? Are you here to catch someone cheating?" Xu Yao deliberately set off a smoke bomb to tease her.

"Catch you, you big-headed ghost." Xu Yinyin was just worried about where to vent her anger.

"Then you just told me not to say anything no matter what I saw or heard. If it wasn't something as scandalous as catching someone cheating, what else could it be?"

Xu Yinyin did not answer but asked: "Did your parents tell you about the mistake between Xu Yao and I?"

"Yes, but he only gave a general idea and I didn't ask in detail."

[Of course you didn't ask any more questions. You didn't care about family matters anyway. You just wanted to get away.]

"But it's not that I don't care, but I feel that asking won't help. After all, this is your family affair, and it's wrong to pry into your privacy." Xu Yao quickly added.

[Hey, look at how great you are. What's the point of life without eating melons! ]

Xu Yao complained quietly in his heart, Hmm, I learned a lot today, eating melon is so delicious!

"Since you think our family affairs are private, then hurry up and leave." Xu Yinyin grasped the key point and took advantage of it.

"No, I can't leave because you've aroused my thirst for knowledge. I have a bad habit of not letting doubts stay overnight. They must be solved on the same day, otherwise I will suffer from insomnia."

Xu Yinyin was completely speechless.

[If you want to eat melons, just say it directly. Why pretend to be so high and mighty! 】

"Are you familiar with this mall?"

"Usually, I've been here a few times."

"Then think about it carefully. If you want to meet someone to discuss something important, which store would you most likely choose? It should be a private one."

What Xu Yinyin lacked most was a local guide, so Xu Yao's coming along could be considered a helper. Moreover, although she knew some inside information, given her current situation, it was not easy for her to say anything wrong about Yaoyao.

She couldn't even mention her meeting with her biological mother to her wealthy parents, as it would be easy for them to misunderstand that she had ulterior motives. It would be even more troublesome if Yaoyao misunderstood that she was trying to sow discord.

The timing and circumstances of her return are so sensitive that we must be careful and cautious.

But he felt guilty watching his sister being instigated by her biological mother to deal with her wealthy parents.

In fact, she really needed an "informer" who could tell her parents about Yaoyao's meeting with her biological mother and draw their attention to it without letting her parents and Yaoyao get involved. Xu Yao was just the right person.

He was already a member of the family and the heir favored by his grandfather. He had no desire to fight for power, and his identity and status far exceeded her, the real daughter who came back halfway.

Under her guidance, it would be most appropriate for him to say it.

"I only know that there seems to be a private club on the top floor, but it is a membership-based club. You can't get in without a card. The other one is the pub next to the club, which is also a membership-based club. But my dad has a card and can come and go as he pleases. Some of the private rooms in the pub are opposite to the club, so you can see the people in the club, but you can't hear their conversations. Other places are not as suitable as these two places."

After a few seconds of deliberation, Xu Yinyin decided: "Let's go to the pub. At least we can see the people coming in and out of the club. As long as we know who she met, it will be fine. As for the content of the conversation--"

Xu Yinyin automatically concealed the following words, she still chose to believe Xu Yao.

Because her parents treated her very well and she never showed any ill will towards her, she would not be easily bribed.

"Like you said, that's private, it's not good to pry into, I just took a look from a distance and left."

Xu Yao raised his eyebrows and boldly guessed, "Are you worried that your cousin will come to see her biological mother?"

Xu Yinyin was a little surprised: "Did you guess it?"

"Come on, do I look like a fool? You've put it so bluntly, okay?"

Xu Yao was speechless. She really thought of him as a fool.

"Go find someone first. I'll tell you in detail when I find him."

"Okay, the elevator is over there."

Xu Yao quickly took her into the pub's best viewing area and asked the waiter for a telescope.

After everything was ready, Xu Yinyin started looking for someone with a telescope.

【Xiao Qi, come with me to look for it, hurry up.】

[There are two female figures at the seven o'clock position, behind the white curtain, do you see them? ]

【I see.】

[Yaoyao went to the company this morning wearing a white skirt suit with a goose yellow silk shirt underneath and a headband of the same color.]

Xu Yinyin looked carefully according to the description and found that there was indeed a goose yellow figure behind the white gauze curtain, and the position of the headband was particularly conspicuous.

[Found it, it's at the seven o'clock direction. ]

Xu Yinyin heaved a sigh of relief, and then cast her gaze on the person opposite Xu Yao. She could vaguely see that the person opposite her had a graceful sitting posture, and the way she poured tea also revealed a sense of calm elegance.

[The person opposite is probably Zhou Xinyi. Judging from her behavior, she is a noble lady.]

[The information I have here is that after she and your father were forcibly separated by your grandfather, she disappeared for a while and reappeared as a married woman. The man she married seems to be a mysterious tycoon, and it is said that he is worth more than your wealthy father.]

[See, what did I say? She just wanted to save face for her father and grandfather. Even if she married someone, she had to marry someone better than her ex. So it was understandable that she would do something like stealing someone else's lover.]

Xu Yao was almost frightened to death by this explosive news.

All along, my uncle's family raised Xu Yao as their own child. When she was 25 years old, they were suddenly told that she was not their child. Everyone would be shocked. But behind this, it turned out to be the revenge plan of my uncle's ex!

Oh my god, is this a distortion of human nature or a degeneration of morality?

This melon is really choking! Burp~

Xu Yao calmed his trembling heart and asked her casually, "Did you find it?"

Xu Yinyin handed him the binoculars in her hand and pointed to the private room across the street. "That one, the goose-yellow figure."

Xu Yao took it and looked at it carefully, and it was indeed his cousin's figure.

He put down the binoculars and asked, "Is the person opposite her her biological mother?"

Xu Yinyin nodded: "It must be. It's such a private place and during working hours, so it must be a secret meeting."

"That's right. My cousin has never liked socializing since she was a child. She is the type who won't attend anything unless it is necessary. She usually just reads books at home during her rest time and doesn't have many friends. The person who can let her come to a place like this must be quite important."

"Xu Yao, I hope you won't tell your parents what I'm going to say next. You know the situation at home. Grandpa has just recovered and I don't want him to get upset because of any family matters. Even if he will know about this family matter sooner or later, I don't want him to worry until I come up with a good solution."

Xu Yao was eager to try the melon, so he nodded in agreement.

Xu Yinyin then told him the truth about the conspiracy of the real and fake daughter in the plot. When it came to the plot of traveling through a book and knowing the relationship beforehand, she used her own life experience and speculation to fill in the logical gaps.

After listening to the whole story, Xu Yao couldn't recover for a long time.

He even looked at Xu Yinyin with some surprise, and said bluntly: "Come to think of it, this is just the first time we've met. You trust me so much, aren't you afraid that I'll sell you out? After all, you and I are the biggest rivals for inheritance."

Xu Yinyin smiled and said, "You won't. You give me the impression of someone who is not bound by any rules or people, who has an independent personality and simple thoughts."

[After all, you are really reckless to dare to leave your family and go out to wander around when you have nothing. There are not many fools like you.]

The corners of Xu Yao's lips, which were about to rise, suddenly flattened. He knew that she had nothing good to say!

"You told me this because you want me to tell Uncle so that he can take action immediately and stop his plan from happening?"

Xu Yinyin smiled and clapped: "Wow, you are indeed a top student, you understand everything at once, amazing!"

Xu Yao: “······” Thank you, I’m not a kindergarten kid, I don’t need any flattering encouragement!

"But in this case, your words carry more weight than mine. Why go the long way around?"

Xu Yao was puzzled. Since Xu Yinyin’s analysis was so clear and logical, wouldn’t it be quicker to just tell his uncle directly?

"You don't understand. My situation is actually quite awkward. I came back at the wrong time. If I suddenly go and tell my parents that my sister went to see her biological mother, wouldn't that be a clear sign of trouble? Yaoyao already feels guilty about my return. If I say that, wouldn't that just add to the conflict and push her away?"

"Besides, don't you think it's a coincidence that I was accepted into the rich family at the time when Grandpa was drafting his will? Isn't this very tempting to think about?"

She realized that she was also part of the conspiracy. She had just realized it when she was reconstructing the incident of the real and fake daughter with Xu Yao.

If there hadn't been the conspiracy of the fake daughter's parents, the previous incarnation's suicide would not have seemed to have much significance. The author must have laid a big foreshadowing, but after the previous incarnation was eliminated, her memory of this world was cut off.

And Xiao Qi is just a spectator and does not have a God's perspective.

"So, you suspect that even bringing you back here was part of the other party's plan?"

After Xu Yao finished speaking, he was stunned. Such a conspiracy was too deliberate.

"The Xu family is a leader in the business world. Anyone who wants to offend such a person would have to think twice. Moreover, a super-rich person worth hundreds of billions is hard to reach. Grandpa is wise and intelligent, and has thunderous means. No one can play tricks in front of him, unless they are in the dark. Therefore, the other party must be working hard and even risking everything. The 25-year plan is enough to show his determination."

The more Xu Yinyin thought about it, the more she felt that the mastermind behind the scenes was very meticulous and patient.

"But, to be able to plan such a thorough revenge, how deep must the hatred be? Is it really just because Grandpa forced the relationship between Uncle and his ex to be broken up?"

Xu Yao became more and more fascinated by this matter. He had never encountered such an incredible thing in his life.

"You don't understand. Some people's hatred can make them drag the whole world with them. The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred. This is what it means. You have never loved passionately, so you naturally don't understand how great the hatred will be after being hurt."

"You talk as if you've been in love before." Xu Yao retorted unconvinced.

"I've never been in love, but I've read a lot of novels and movies, and the bad guys are often illogical and unreasonable."

Xu Yao snorted coldly, looked in Xu Yao's direction again, and asked, "Since you have seen who she met, do we still need to wait?"

Xu Yinyin glanced across and sighed, "I don't have to wait, but you have to wait, and you have to let her see you so that you can mention it in front of my parents."

"Okay, then I'll wait to meet her by chance." Xu Yao agreed.

"Thank you for your hard work. I will put in a good word for you from Second Aunt." Xu Yinyin promised in return.

"No need, she doesn't care." Xu Yao's eyes were dim, and his calm expression was clearly mocking. "My existence is just to gain more benefits for them."

Xu Yinyin was about to comfort him, but Xu Yao interrupted her and said, "Don't comfort me. I'm not that fragile. Go back quickly. Since I promised you, I will naturally get things done. Although I don't like the two people who gave me life, I care about Grandpa very much. He shouldn't worry too much about housework."

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Bye."

"Well, let's go."

Zhou Xinyi looked at Xu Yao, who was concentrating on drinking tea opposite her, with some trepidation. She had been messaging her every day since they parted unhappily last time.

From simple good morning and good night, to brief care after confirming that you have not been blocked, asking if you are tired from work, whether you have eaten well, etc.

Although these innocuous concerns may not have much effect, they at least show the mother's care for her daughter, as well as her urgent and cautious tests, which are humble and persistent.

Although Xu Yao never replied, as long as she was not blocked, it means that she could see it. The fact that she saw it but did not block it can only prove one thing - Xu Yao still cannot be as cruel to her as she appears.

So, after several days of asking questions, she bravely waited at the door of Fengyi Building.

Sometimes it was in the coffee shop on the corner, sometimes it was in the restaurant she occasionally visited, and sometimes she would park her car in a street parking space just to take a look from a distance.

But these seemingly nostalgic encounters were all carefully designed by Qian Chuan, just to highlight his mother's persistence and determination to beg for forgiveness.

Fortunately, God helps those who work hard. At noon on the fourth day, she finally walked towards her car parked on the roadside, knocked on the window, and asked her if she had time for a cup of tea.

Although she didn't know why she suddenly showed her affection, she couldn't suppress her excitement and agreed hurriedly.

But at this moment, facing her silence all the way, she began to feel uneasy again. It was clearly her who took the initiative, so why did he suddenly become indifferent?

Xu Yao seemed to be drinking tea, but in fact he was silently observing the other party's actions.

Not only now, but also in recent days, private detectives have discovered her whereabouts. Xu Yao knows everything she does.

Seeing that the other party was getting more and more uneasy, she finally spoke: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have met with you privately. I think I should go now."

Then he got up and left.

Zhou Xinyi was confused. What was going on?

"Yaoyao, don't go. It's so rare for me to see you. Can you let me take a good look at you?" Zhou Xinyi's pleading voice was full of sadness and reluctance.

"No, I shouldn't have done that. I just felt a little confused. Sorry!"

Xu Yao struggled, but his strength was obviously insufficient.

Zhou Xinyi immediately grasped the point, "Yaoyao, have you encountered something? If you don't mind, why not tell me, if I can help you, I will definitely help you. If I can't help you, just treat me as a tree hole, and finish talking to me, maybe you will feel better, okay?"

Zhou Xinyi tightly grasped her hand, tilted her head back, tears welling up in her eyes, and a hint of uneasiness in her humble plea.

Xu Yao looked into her eyes, struggled for a few seconds, and finally sat back in his seat.

Zhou Xinyi heaved a sigh of relief in her heart. She was so lucky that she finally moved her with her sincerity.

Xu Yao lowered her eyes and used a spoon to stir the liquid in the cup, looking embarrassed as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Zhou Xinyi took the initiative to guide: "Is it about work?"

Xu Yao shook her head, took a deep breath, and said in a panic, "My aunt got divorced and sent my uncle to prison. My aunt loved my uncle so much that she could make the whole world her enemy, but in the end, she still sent him to prison. My uncle did make mistakes, but he didn't deserve this."

She suddenly started to sob softly after she finished speaking. Zhou Xinyi sat down next to her, held her in her arms, and gently stroked her back, "Good child, don't cry. I'm here, don't be afraid."

Xu Yao continued to shake her head: "You don't understand my pain at all. Since I knew my life experience, I have never slept peacefully. I am always afraid that one day I will be kicked out of the house. My parents only love me because they mistakenly treat me as their biological daughter. Now that the truth is out, will their love still be the same as before?"

"Will they be like my aunt, and chase me away and take back everything I have when they stop loving me? What will I do then?"

"My dear daughter, you still have me. I am your mother. I will never abandon you again. I am now capable enough to support you. You don't have to live in fear anymore. As long as you want, you can go with me anytime."

Xu Yao stood up from her arms, looked at her with tears in her eyes, and begged: "Then can you take me away now?"

"Ah? Now, now?" Zhou Xinyi was caught off guard by her, and her surprise was completely instinctive.

Xu Yao frowned and pretended to be wronged: "You don't want to?"

"No, no, no, I'm not unwilling. Mommy wants nothing more than that. I'm just, I'm just too happy. I didn't expect you to forgive me so quickly. I, I'm a little incoherent."

Zhou Xinyi was so panicked. Why didn't that little girl play by the rules every time? She was always scared to death.

Damn, what should I do next?

If I really take her away, how can I still benefit from the Xu family? Damn it!

"I'm going back to pack my things and write my resignation letter. I've figured it out. Instead of waiting to be chased away, it's better to leave on my own initiative. Anyway, I never wanted their things. They didn't belong to me in the first place. I can leave with dignity and at least retain some dignity."

After she finished talking to herself, she suddenly looked at Zhou Xinyi, her eyes scrutinizing her seriously: "Will you take me away? Will you stay with me forever? Will you really never abandon me again?"

Each of the three fatal questions was like a knife, stabbing into Zhou Xinyi's unprepared heart, leaving her at a loss and defeated.

She racked her brains to think about how to gently dissuade her from acting impulsively without triggering her emotional breaking point.

But the incident happened suddenly, and her brain was like a computer that suddenly crashed. She completely lost the ability to think and everything went blank.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door behind me.

Xu Yao quickly wiped away her tears, adjusted her mood, and then said, "Please come in."

As the door opened, Xu Yanwen pushed it open with a smile on his face.

Seeing Xu Yao, he said cheerfully: "Dad has an appointment to discuss something, and the manager told me that you were here with your friends, so I thought of coming to talk to you--"

The following words were interrupted by Zhou Xinyi who suddenly turned around.

Xu Yanwen was shocked: "Why are you here?!"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Xu Yanwen's mind suddenly flashed through Xu Yinyin's thoughts--

[Your sister’s biological mother is your white moonlight, and her biological father is your mortal enemy! ]

Xu Yanwen's eyes went dark and she almost fainted. Was he trying to snatch the child from her?

They all came to my door? ! ! !