Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After Tang Qianmiao had alighted from the car, she arrived at the Tang residence. When the servant that opened the door saw her, he reacted as if he had seen a ghost.
“Eldest Young Miss?”
She took a glance at him and walked in directly.
Wherever she passed, it instantly caused hushed whispers to start—
“Wow, what a surprise. It’s neither the new year nor any festival, why is the Eldest Young Miss back? Besides that, wasn’t she arranged by the former Madam to stay in the Feng residence?”
“I heard from my friends there that Eldest Young Miss stole something last night! So she was chased out in the middle of the night!”
“Really? That’s so shameful. She was born in a rich family and yet she dares to steal things. Sir would be so furious if he knew!”
“What’s so strange about this? Don’t forget that Sir sent Eldest Young Miss to foster care in the mountains since she was young. She barely came back after that. It must have been from there she learned all the bad habits from a long time ago. Stealing is only a minor thing, she has many more atrocious habits!”
“That’s true, people who don’t know would have thought that she was a distinguished lady from a rich family, but others would know that she’s just a girl who grew up in the village with no knowledge and no abilities. When she sees something good, she’d want to take it for herself. It’s not surprising that she was driven out by the Feng family.”
“If that’s the case, Eldest Young Miss is actually really pitiful. She hadn’t been raised at home and now she even has to address her aunt as her stepmother. Besides that, she had to share the resources that belonged to her with her cousin. She’s really too unlucky!”
“Too bad the new madam was pregnant with Sir’s child. The former madam had been ill for many years and she had long been unable to satisfy him. Sir is also a normal man, the new madam approached him daily using the excuse of taking care of her sister, and slowly they began to have feelings for each other.”
“In my opinion, there aren’t many stepmothers with a conscience. If Eldest Young Miss comes back to stay, there will definitely be no peace in the Tang residence!”
“Shhh—Madam and Young Miss are back!”
When the mother and daughter stepped into the house, the gossipers immediately dispersed. Yun Ruyi was the best at reading people from their body language. With one glance, she could tell that something happened.
“What’s wrong?”
The servant replied, “Madam, Eldest Young Miss is back, she rushed… into the former madam’s room.”
Yun Ruyi’s expression changed immediately.
The girl next to her became nervous too. She turned her head to her mom and said, “Mom, I heard that cousin was chased out by the Feng family. Don’t tell me that she’s intending to come back to live here?”
Her tone was filled with contempt.
Now that she was about to live a good life, how could she let Tang Qianmiao ruin it? She was the only miss in the family!
Yun Ruyi’s eyes were filled with thoughts. She patted her daughter’s hand. “Don’t fret, let’s go and take a look first.”
With that, the mother and daughter walked to the stairs together.
Coincidentally, they walked into Tang Qianmiao who was walking down the stairs.
Tang Qianmiao had placed both her hands in her loose pockets as she looked down at Yun Ruyi from a higher height. “Where are my mother’s things?”
Yun Ruyi concealed the hatred in her eyes and gave a friendly smile as she said, “Miao Miao, why didn’t you let me know that you were coming back? I could have asked someone to prepare food for you.”
Tang Qianmiao’s gaze was desultory but her tone was still calm when she responded. “Do you not understand human language?”
Stiffening, Yun Ruyi’s expression changed slightly before she said, “You know that I’m pregnant with your father’s child and the child will be born in a few months. The baby’s room should be close to ours. So I asked people to vacate your mother’s room. It’ll be wasted if it’s left empty anyway.”
As Lin Wenyu judged Tang Qianmiao’s shabby and pathetic clothes, she said in a snide tone, “Exactly. Cousin, my mom had already married Dad and she’s the current madam of the Tang family now. She has the right to make decisions on such small matters. Besides, Aunt has already passed away, why would she still need the room?”
Heh.
A smile played on the corners of Tang Qianmiao’s lips, the chill exuding out from her beautiful eyes as she spoke. “I’m asking for the last time. Where did you move her things?”
Yun Ruyi didn’t know what she wanted to do as well, but she inexplicably trembled from the girl’s gaze. “It’s in the storage room, but, those things…”
Before she could finish speaking, Tang Qianmiao had turned on her heel and left.
Yun Ruyi’s gaze became gloomy and she scolded the girl in her heart. Unlucky wench.
Thoroughly confused, Lin Wenyu asked, “Mom, didn’t you say that aunt’s belongings were sickly with negative vibes and you threw them away long ago?”
Yun Ruyi’s expression darkened. “Well, in the end, your dad couldn’t bear to throw them away. He asked me to put them in the storage room.”
What?! Lin Wenyu was instantly anxious. “Does that mean that dad still has feelings for aunt?”
“Since he spent more than a year chasing her back then, it’s natural that he still has feelings for her. In the end, she’s dead anyway, so she isn’t of any threat to me. You don’t have to be anxious.”
“Will he ask Cousin back to stay in our house then?!”
Yun Ruyi smiled contemptuously, “You can rest assured, he would have done so long ago if he had the intention to. Your dad hates her, he wouldn’t take her back.”
“Why does he hate her?”
“Don’t ask so much. Anyway, she won’t threaten your status.”
As she said this, the corners of Yun Ruyi’s eyes raised as she cocked her eyebrows triumphantly. “Although you are a stepdaughter, you are excellent in every aspect, you have conferred great dignity to the Tang family. Even though Tang Qianmiao is a child of the Tang family, she was sent to the mountains to be raised when she was just a few years old. In all that she does, she is just like those people from the mountains. To put it bluntly, she’s just like a village girl or wild pheasant. How could she even compare to you?”
Lin Wenyu heaved a sigh of relief. She didn’t want to return to those days where she was despised by others!
Her blood-related father was also considered a rich man. However, he had suddenly become bankrupt and the family was in dire straits. Luckily, her mother had divorced him and brought her out of the mess. Now she had remarried into the Tang family, which was one of the wealthiest families, ranking at the top of the societal hierarchy. She couldn’t allow anyone to steal this prestige of hers!
Putting the previous matter aside, she lifted the two bags in her hands with a smile and asked Yun Ruyi, “Mom, which one do you think that I should wear? I’d be attending an exclusive auction tonight and everyone who is attending is famous and or prestigious in some way. I cannot lose out in how I dress.”
Her voice was several pitches higher than before and she was so loud that her words could be heard both inside and outside of the house.
Yun Ruyi tittered before she replied, “My daughter looks good in anything she wears. No matter what you wear, I’m certain everyone will be in awe.”
It was at that moment that Tang Qianmiao had come out. In her hands was a small bag that wasn’t in her hands when she went in. She didn’t look at the mother and daughter, her long legs walked forward calmly.
“Miao Miao, do you want to stay for lunch?” Yun Ruyi asked with false intentions.
Lin Wenyu raised her chin involuntarily, her eyes filled with pride as she said, “Oh yes, Cousin. Did you hear that my award-winning work was sent to an auction and the money will be donated to charity? Dad was really pleased when he heard about it and praised me for being so capable.
“I remembered that you really enjoyed making fragrances in the past, but Aunt didn’t allow you to learn it. It’s such a shame. We are both people who enjoy making fragrances, you must be happy for me since I won the award, right?” She shouted all these words towards Tang Qianmiao in one breath.
Tang Qianmiao walked straight out of the door and didn’t respond at all.
The lack of response delighted Lin Wenyu. It was obvious that Tang Qianmiao was either feeling inferior or sad and didn’t dare to stop to listen to her.
However, she suddenly thought of something and her expression changed. “What did she take away? Could it be something valuable? Mom, go and take a look, quickly.”
Yun Ruyi waved her hand and said, “What valuable things could there be in the storage room? They are just old things so she can take them as she likes. But… I’m just surprised that she was so well behaved and that didn’t make a fuss.”
After saying that, she walked towards the stairs and said, “No, I have to go up and take a look.”
Lin Wenyu quickly followed after her.
The moment they opened the renovated room, the two of them screamed in fright.
The baby room that was originally lovely and luxuriously furnished was now vandalized with blood-like liquid. The place was like a crime scene!
A few blood-red palm prints on the wall spelled out a few large characters that read, ‘Death House’.
The implication was clear. Whoever stayed in there would die.
Yun Ruyi’s legs went weak and her lips trembled with anger. “All of my effort… It’s all ruined!”
At the same time, Tang Qianmiao, who had walked out of the house, casually flung the backpack onto her shoulder. A sneer hung on her lips and her gaze was vindictive.
Even though she didn’t want anything from that family, she wouldn’t let those two trash have the satisfaction so easily.