Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
*BANG!* Someone broke down the door.
âGu Man! Xi Cheng!â Han Yuan exclaimed. She was so angry at the scene before her that she was trembling. âQuick, separate them!â
âAh!â Lin Yu cried out and went limp. Fortunately, a maid was there to hold her up. Tears streamed down Lin Yuâs face as she watched the household staff separate Xi Cheng and Gu Man in a flurry. She covered her mouth and turned to run off.
Han Yuan slapped Gu Man hard across the face, and Gu Man fell onto the sofa. She held a hand to her face and said tremblingly, âGodmother, 1ââ
Han Yuan vibrated in anger as she demanded, âI know hes drunk to delirium, but whatâs your excuse? Donât tell me youâre also delirious! How could you?! Lin Yu is your best friend, and you want to snatch her husband? Youâre even worse than Fang Xi!â
âGodmother!â Gu Man kneeled by Han Yuanâs feet and sobbed. âGodmother! Itâ
it wasnât me! It was Xi Cheng! Xi Cheng, he, IâI couldnât stop him..
Han Yuan stepped back, disdainfully avoiding Gu Manâs reaching hands, and sneered, âOh? Are you saying he forced himself on you? If thatâs so, donât you know to call for help? Did that never occur to you? You saw an opportunity, so you simply went along with it! Youâve been eyeing Xi Cheng for a long time, havenât you?â
âAnd poor Lin Yu treats you like her best friend. You disappoint me, Gu Man!
Someone, please see Miss Gu to the door. Donât come around in the future, Miss Gu. The Xi family doesnât welcome you!â That said, Han Yuan turned around and walked away. Gu Man sank to her knees in despair, her clothes drenched in sweat.
Xi Cheng lay at the side, completely drunk. When the household staff helped him up, he was still dazedly mumbling, âDonât go, Fang Xi. Donât go. Donât leave me!â Gu Manâs heart froze and fell.
Han Yuan rushed to Lin Yuâs room, and her heart ached when she saw Lin Yu crying so hard that she was heaving. Lin Yu threw herself into Han Yuanâs arms, and Han Yuan comforted her, âThere, there, donât cry. Itâs all Xi Chengâs fault. Auntie will ask him to apologize to you.â
Lin Yu sobbed and sniffled, âItâs not his fault⦠Xi Cheng, heâs so drunk he doesnâtâdoesnât know anything at all. Itâs my fault. I have poor taste in friends and have made the wrong choices. Itâs is all my fault!â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Han Yuan fell silent; she, too, had been deceived by Gu Man for so long. Lin Yuâs eyes were red and swollen from crying, but that didnât stop her from seeing Han Yuanâs expression. She decided to give Han Yuan an extra push and worriedly asked, âAuntie, if word of this gets out, itâll be even worse for Xi
Cheng and our familyâs reputation.â
Han Yuan came back to her senses and patted Lin Yuâs shoulder. âDonât worry.
Gu Man canât possibly spread such a scandal around.â
Lin Yu lowered her head and wept softly. Han Yuan frowned and contemplated. âWe canât let things go on like this; itâs just one trouble after another. I think you and Xi Cheng should get married as soon as possible. You can rightfully keep Xi Cheng in line after you guys are married, and with the identity of Mrs. Xi, itâll be more convenient for you to do things.â
Han Yuanâs words seemed to stun Lin Yu. âAuntieââ
Han Yuan patted her hand and cut her off. âI know your wedding date is supposed to be in a yearâs time, but plans can change. The situation is different now, so why canât we be flexible? This way, Xi Cheng will settle down. Otherwise, I donât think heâll give up on Fang Xi!â Han Yuan snarled her last sentence through gritted teeth. She was really frustrated by this son of hers!
Han Yuan gave Lin Yu a few more words of comfort before leaving Lin Yuâs room. Lin Yu leaned against the door when it closed and slowly slid down to the carpet. She covered her face with her hands and laughed lightly. She tried hard to suppress her laughter and curled up on the carpet, trembling with mirth.
âXi Cheng is mine, and no one can take him away from me,â she thought. âNot FangXi, and definitely not Gu Man, either!
Not all women can be handled the same way; different methods are required to deal with different women. Fang Xi thought she loved Xi Cheng very much, but that actually wasnât the case; Fang Xi loved herself more! Because what she wanted was loveâlove with self-respect. When one truly loves a man, theyâll love him to the bone, so why care about self-esteem?
Women like Gu Man were the ones who didnât care about self-esteem. She was like a fly that would circle and pounce the moment she smelled her preyâ unapologetically shameless. The only way to deal with such a woman was to find the right time and swat the âflyâ to death to prevent any future trouble.
Having had her fill of laughter, Lin Yu slowly got up, raised her head, and wiped her tears off her face before smiling smugly. âThereâs no need to rush; Iâm notin a hurry. Whoever has the last laugh is the winner, so short-term gains and losses arenât important. The loss ofreputation is only temporary; it doesnât matter. After a while, when something new comes along, the public will quickly forget all about this small incident.â
âHowever, Iâll soon be the rightful Mrs. Xi, and Fang Xi and Gu Man can only grovel at my feet forever, rotting in hell..â