Chapter 30

Su Xiyan asked in surprise, "Aunt Zhao, you say you saw me seducing Cheng Ye's younger male cousin? Smiling at him, and even reaching out to provoke him?"

Aunt Zhao nodded with a pained expression, "Yes! Eldest daughter-in-law, how could you do such a thing?"

Su Xiyan blinked her eyes, "But after I left the garden, I never encountered Cheng Ye's younger male cousin at all; I went straight back to my room."

Aunt Zhao frowned, "Eldest daughter-in-law, I didn't expect you to still be lying; I clearly saw it with my own eyes."

Su Xiyan nodded solemnly, "Yes, yes, could you describe what the specific situation was like at that time?"

Aunt Zhao thought for a moment, "At that time you were walking ahead, and Cheng Ye Young Master was walking behind you."

Su Xiyan interrupted, she covered her mouth in disbelief, "Ya, where was Cheng Ye's younger male cousin following me? I didn't even know, it feels so scary."

"I see those perverted molesters on TV, they all stalk girls like this."

Yan Zixin angrily shouted, "Miss Su! Please watch your wording!"

Su Xiyan weakly frowned, she softly said, "But, the last time Cheng Ye's younger male cousin came to the old residence, he already had improper intentions toward me; I was really afraid of him."

So this time, when I saw him, I hurriedly hid and walked away; thinking that he was still following me behind as I walked, I felt creeped out.

After saying that, Su Xiyan still looked helpless and forlorn as she hugged her arms, a feeling of brokenness washed over her.

Because of Su Xiyan's words, Yan Laotaiye also furrowed his brows and doubted:

"Indeed, how could Cheng Ye appear in that place?"

"The path to the fake mountain has always been secluded; Moci's room is on the second floor, and no one dares to set foot there."

"Little Zhao, if it's really as you said, then it must be Cheng Ye himself who went over there."

Aunt Zhao stammered, "This... Laotaiye... perhaps is..."

Yan Zixin spoke with certainty, "It must be that Miss Su had already secretly seduced Cheng Ye in the garden, which is why Cheng Ye followed her away."

Seeing these people really take the bait, following her train of thought, Su Xiyan flashed a cold gleam.

She immediately retorted, "Aunt! How could you slander me like this?"

Yan Zixin sneered, "Su Xiwei Miss Su, don't you even know your own reputation?"

"How many playboys in Jingcheng swirl around you, yet you pass through a myriad of flowers without a single leaf sticking to you—could it still be me slandering you?"

Damn!

The ruined reputation is all because of Su Xiwei, that female playboy.

How could she forget this!

However, Su Xiyan reacted swiftly, turning passive into active, she gave a bitter smile and said firmly:

"Aunt, we are both women. You should also know just how great the malice this world holds toward women."

"Those people clearly say they're my friends to my face, but then turn around and brag to their friends that I agreed to their pursuits."

"No matter how I reject them, they cling like sticky syrup, shamelessly persisting, just like Cheng Ye's younger male cousin, always thinking that as long as they want, they can have me."

"If a man is surrounded by countless women, it's said he has charm, but a woman...."

"However, I think you definitely don't have such worries, Aunt, after all I've heard...."

Yan Zixin angrily shouted, "What have you heard! Who says I don't have such worries! Su Xiwei, you have a tongue that turns black and white!"

"A woman like Yan Zixin, always lofty with countless admirers beneath her skirt, how could she tolerate Su Xiyan's implication that she lacks male admirers?"

Su Xiyan went along with it, "Yes, yes, yes, I'm wrong, Aunt."

Yan Zixin exclaimed in anger, "Don't call me Aunt! I don't have an aunt like you!"

After Su Xiyan's round of smoothing things over, the entire atmosphere at the scene successfully went off track.

Yan Laotaiye is no fool; the entire Yan Family grew from his hands, so how could he not know the intent behind Su Xiyan's words?

After giving Su Xiyan a meaningful look, the old lady said, "Xiwei, this matter is indeed Aunt Zhao's mistake. However, don't do this from now on."

Zhang Chengye is indeed Yan Laotaiye's biological grandson; Su Xiyan's move this time is not trivial, and even if the child is useless, he still feels some pity.

Su Xiyan, sensing the situation, obediently replied, "Yes, Grandfather."

Upon hearing that Yan Laotaiye actually let Su Xiyan off just like that, Yan Zixin and Aunt Zhao couldn't help but speak up:

"Dad! How can you be so partial!"

"Old lady, I really saw the eldest daughter-in-law seducing Cheng Ye Young Master!"

Yan Laotaiye frowned wearily, "Enough!"

"Little Zhao, you raised Zixin and Cheng Ye for the Yan Family; you said you wanted to return to the old residence to spend your twilight years, which I welcome very much."

"But if you intend to be Zixin's eyes, the Yan Family cannot keep you."

"Steward Liu, give Little Zhao an extra year's salary, and let her disappear tonight."

"From now on, don't even mention the Yan Family Old Residence; even if it's Zixin and Cheng Ye, I absolutely never want to see her again."

Aunt Zhao stared wide-eyed in disbelief, looking at Yan Zixin hoping she would intercede for her.

But seeing Yan Zixin also looking terrified, not daring to lift her head, she could only let Steward Liu take her away from the Yan Family.

Yan Laotaiye said, "Zixin, Cheng Ye is still in the hospital; at this time you should go see him."

Yan Zixin exclaimed in disbelief, "Dad, I know you're angry that I placed my own people in the old residence. But Dad, Cheng Ye is ultimately your grandson!"

"Why won't you even look at him? He's born of your own daughter!"

Yan Laotaiye looked at Yan Zixin with a disappointed expression, "Zixin, haven't I been turning a blind eye all along enough?"

"Now you can't even tolerate the wife I found for Moci!"

"If you have resentment, direct it at me; it's my partiality, it's me protecting Moci."

"It's me who wants to hand over the entire Yan Family to his hands! Why have you always been targeting Moci?!"

"Is it just because I'm a woman? Is it just because I'm a woman that you always refuse to even glance at me?!"

Yan Zixin's shrewdness and cunning vanished at this moment; she was like a little girl again who had witnessed her father's injustice, trying to gain his attention through unreasonable tantrums.

"Zixin, I will have someone deduct 5% of Splendid Cauldron's shares for you, as compensation for you and Cheng Ye."

Watching this scene, Su Xiyan actually felt a bit envious.

This was a feeling Su Xiyan had never experienced from childhood to adulthood; Su Qingming had never once given her a proper look, and after learning she was not his biological child, she felt not even a shred of affection for him.

Those involved are confused; those on the outside see clearly.

How could Su Xiyan fail to see Yan Laotaiye's protection of Yan Zixin, and the anguish in his eyes when he spoke harsh words to her?

Could it be that there is some hidden secret here?

She narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in thought.

It seems that as long as she stays in the Yan Family, her rivalry with Yan Zixin has only just begun.