Chapter 573-574

Chapter 573: Ulterior Motives 　 “Shut up! Who asked you to be so nosy?” When the housekeeper had answered Yun Xi, Liang Xiuqin’s face immediately became ugly. She had no money or rights in the Yun family now, and even the housekeeper dared to go against her. With the addition of the shady and sinister Chen Lixue to the household, how could she not jump up in anger? Yun Xi didn’t want to argue with her mother about this so she brought Chen Lixue into the joke. “Since Mom and Aunt aren’t quarreling today, it seems as if you have decided to get along in harmony, am I right?” 　 　 Yun Xi glanced back and forth at them. Their facial expressions weren’t very pleasant. Liang Xiuqin’s eyes were full of an unwillingness to compromise, and Chen Lixue’s eyes were full of anger about being exploited. It was impossible to live in harmony without conditions. Yun Xi knew exactly what the conditions were, so she had to rub salt on Liang Xiuqin’s wounds. If Chen Lixue stayed, Liang Xiuqin would not only have to worry about Yun Yuanfeng being snatched away, but also about her position as the wife of the deputy director being snatched away as well. But the bait thrown out by the second aunt may have made her willing to compromise. Maybe Yun Yuanfeng would change his mind after she became younger and more beautiful? At that time, would she still have to worry about a threat from Chen Lixue? Everything she was doing now was to pave the way for herself and her future. Thinking that she could trample Chen Lixue unscrupulously in the future, she felt that everything she was enduring now was worth it. But Chen Lixue was different. Liang Xiuqin shamelessly treated her daughter as a cash cow, and there would always be a next time. Liang Xiuqin was like a bottomless pit. If she wanted to stay in the Yun family’s house and take a risk to get back what had been taken away by Liang Xiuqin, she had to remain here now to have a chance to even the score in the future. 　 　 Thus they both had ulterior motives, so Yun Xi didn’t have to do anything. She just had to sit back and let them fight one another. “Since you two are able to live in harmony...” Before Yun Xi could finish speaking, the door was opened and Liang Xinyi came in from outside. Yun Xi turned and glanced at her. Her eyes were red and swollen, and most of her head was buried in a thick scarf. She looked up and saw Yun Xi in the living room. She seemed to be taken aback and hurriedly pressed her chin back down into the scarf. Yun Xi saw that her lips were red and swollen. She was all dressed up but looked extremely sheepish as well. Yun Xi suddenly understood what had happened when she saw her appearance. It seemed that Liang Xinyi had approached Han Zhongteng, and she had been severely humiliated by him She remembered that when she had been entertaining a few clients at a banquet in her previous life, she had heard some drunk people talking about Han Zhongteng’s special fetish. He liked to tie up women’s mouths to help him relieve his s*xual needs. Liang Xinyi was still underage, so naturally Han Zhongteng didn’t dare to touch her, but that didn’t mean that he couldn’t ask for a return on his money in other ways. Seeing that Liang Xinyi’s mouth was red and swollen, Yun Xi immediately understood what had happened. Liang Xinyi would probably remember this humiliation for a lifetime. Liang Xiuqin had asked her for money, and Liang Xinyi wanted her mother to be able to stay in the Yun family to seize the position of the deputy director’s wife, so she had had to get the money for her. 　 　 And the only person she could find to ask was Han Zhongteng. So what if he was only Han Wanling’s henchman? Han Wanling wasn’t in the country, so she was out of reach. Seeing Liang Xinyi come back home, Chen Lixue hurried over and asked her anxiously, “How was it?” Liang Xinyi grit her teeth and glared at Yun Xi. Her eyes were filled with deep-rooted hatred. “Cousin, why did you come back so late today?” Yun Xi looked at her innocently while smiling. Facing those bitter eyes fearlessly, her facial expression was carefree and assured. She had reaped what she had sowed, so she shouldn’t even think about venting her anger on Yun Xi, isn’t that so? 　 *** Chapter 574: No Idea How Much Humiliation She’d Suffered 　 Seeing that something was wrong with Liang Xinyi’s face, Chen Lixue was afraid that if Yun Xi continued to ask questions, she would figure out that they had made a deal with Liang Xiuqin. So, she yelled at Yun Xi impatiently, “Didn’t you come back late as well? Why do you care so much about what your cousin does?” Yun Xi raised her eyebrows and turned to look at her second aunt. “Second aunt, please take the time to teach my aunt the rules of the Yun family. Don’t let her forget that she’s an outsider.” Yao Ying nodded and took a sip of her tea. “All right, I know. In the worst-case scenario, we’ll have them move out, lest they keep forgetting their places and keep talking down to you.” 　 　 Chen Lixue had never been in a subservient position in her entire life. Upon seeing how she had to submit to that wretched girl Yun Xi’s whims, she almost lost her temper again. She put on airs as the young madame every day. If she’d died that time she’d fallen off the cliff, they wouldn’t have to suck up to her now. It should be her daughter standing here in the position of the young madame. Just as Chen Lixue was about to say something back, Liang Xinyi, who was exhausted physically and mentally, yelled at Chen Lixue coldly, “Mom, shut up!” Her mother had no idea how much humiliation she’d suffered in order to let her stay. And, at this moment, she was still arguing with Yun Xi. If they offended her and were kicked out of the villa complex, all her efforts would have been in vain. Chen Lixue never used her brain before she spoke or acted. How could she have such a stupid mother? “Xinyi, why are you yelling at Mom? They’re obviously bullying us...” “Mom! If you can’t shut up, then maybe you should just go back to the countryside.” Here, apart from dragging her down, she was of no use at all. She’d also hoped that Chen Lixue could snatch Yun Yuanfeng from Liang Xiuqin and have her become the eldest young madame of the Yun family in the future. 　 　 Now, it seemed as if her mother’s brain wasn’t as clever as hers. She acted so stupidly in everything she did. “...” Chen Lixue became quiet and obedient immediately after being yelled at by Liang Xinyi. Having just been humiliated by Han Zhongteng outside and humiliated by Yun Xi again when she came back home, Liang Xinyi was fuming with rage, but she couldn’t have an outburst. She could only bite the bullet and swallow her hatred. Yun Xi smiled and didn’t say anything. She turned around and went upstairs. As soon as she returned to her room, Yun Xi saw a figure standing by the window with his back facing her. The window was open, and a cold wind was blowing in from outside. Yun Xi was startled by the man at the window. She shivered and hurriedly closed the door, then pulled the man away from the window, which she then closed. This person was really addicted to climbing through her window. Unexpectedly, he was wearing a casual black beret, and he appeared ready to go out on a mission. She felt as if this was the first time she had seen him wearing this outfit, complete with a camouflage jacket and a dark green scarf next to his Young Marshal Mu badge. How unique. Yun Xi was preoccupied with admiring his handsome face, and she didn’t see the fiery fury in his eyes. “Young Marshal Mu, what are you...” The temperature in the room was low, and she suddenly remembered that she had left for school early in the morning. She’d gone out for dinner with Chen Yichen and had only come back now. Had he been waiting here for a long time? Thinking of this possibility, she suddenly raised her eyes. Her sight suddenly dimmed as she was pressed against his hard chest. There was the faint scent of mint from his breath, and a frosty aura emanated from his body. “How was your meal with Chen Yichen?” A vaguely sulky and gloomy voice came over the top of her head. He’d asked Grey Wolf to cause trouble for Chen Yichen with the software he was developing. He’d thought that then he would have no time to spend with this girl. Unexpectedly, he still hadn’t given up. Wasn’t what he’d said in front of Third Young Master Chen last time obvious enough? This was the woman he, Mu Feichi, admired. Whoever dared to lust after her must be prepared to compete against him.