Chapter 179: Suspecting Her Mother is a Jinx

In fact, Kong Lingdong had already realized something was wrong; something must have been put into that rice wine.

Because after drinking it, his reason told him to stop, but his body refused to obey.

Yet Li Xuan seemed to have lost her reason, like an old sow in a pigsty.

Kong Lingdong also found it truly unbearable; fortunately, his father was taking a nap, and the family nanny had gone out to buy groceries, though it wouldn't have mattered if she had returned, as the nanny was a mute and wouldn't go around talking nonsense.

Just as they were...

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and led by Lao Wu Shen, the older sisters and aunties of the Junshuyuan swarmed in.

The scene fell so silent for a moment that no one knew what to say.

Li Xuan was so embarrassed she just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

She saw Si Rong in the crowd, smiling slightly at her.

It was a smile filled with glee, provocation, and contempt.

A chill ran down her back; she seemed to understand Shen Lan's dying words now.

Si Rong really seemed somewhat terrifying.

She was hiding in the crowd, watching her make a fool of herself in front of everyone like an outsider, her face looking innocent.

But this setup could be none other than Si Rong's doing!

It must have been the problem with that bowl of rice wine; she and Kong Lingdong only lost control after drinking it.

It was also at this moment that she discovered a shocking secret!

All this time, the person who had been performing the rites of marriage with her at night was Kong Lingdong!

"You, you are all truly disgraceful!"

In the end, it was Lao Wu Shen, who had experienced such things before, who was more seasoned; after uttering this ambiguous rebuke, she turned and ran out the door.

She couldn't wait to go spread the news under the Big Willow Tree.

Before turning away, Si Rong gave Li Xuan another meaningful look.

I'm truly sorry, I'm going to ruin your beautiful life once again.

The main thing is that if Li Xuan lives well, she will feel uncomfortable, uncomfortable for her former self.

The so-called "every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him"—to ensure she herself doesn't feel uncomfortable, Li Xuan should never think about having an easy life.

Si Rong considered herself a kind person; otherwise, she wouldn't remember the favorite snacks of an old friend from many years ago.

Li Xuan had once told her that when she was young, she envied the neighbor's children for being able to eat snacks, while she could only steal two mao from home every Chinese New Year to buy some rice wine for herself.

After hearing that, she had felt heartbroken and even bought Li Xuan many snacks.

Thinking back on those things now, it truly feels like a lifetime ago.

After this incident, Li Xuan likely wouldn't be able to stay in the Junshuyuan for much longer.

Si Rong's prediction was correct; in order to eliminate the impact, the Kong Family directly kicked Li Xuan and her daughter out.

Only then did everyone realize that Li Xuan, who had always acted as the mistress of the Kong Family in front of them, hadn't even registered her marriage with the old Commander Kong.

But thinking about it from another perspective, they felt that Kong Yue was truly both old and shrewd; by not registering the marriage, there was no need for a divorce.

Otherwise, how would Li Xuan have left so obediently? She definitely would have caused a huge scene.

When Li Xuan left the Junshuyuan with her bundle, the aunties and older women of the Junshuyuan were all very happy, lining the path under the Big Willow Tree to see her off.

Si Rong naturally wouldn't miss such a scene; she stood under the Big Willow Tree, quietly locking eyes with Li Xuan.

After a long while, Li Xuan dropped a harsh threat, "We'll see!"

This was supposed to be a very imposing statement, but her bundle—whether it wasn't tied tightly or she was just being clumsy—suddenly spilled everything all over the ground.

She had no choice but to bend over in front of Si Rong to pick up the fallen clothes.

"Of course, I will definitely watch you leave properly," Si Rong said with a faint smile as she looked at the sunset on the horizon. "Have you found a place to stay for the night? Are you going back to Kongque Zhen?"

This sentence was truly heart-piercing; furious, Li Xuan scrambled to pick up the clothes on the ground, glared at her fiercely, and then stomped off, pulling Shen Yuan along.

Of course, she couldn't return to Kongque Zhen; if she did, she and her daughter would both be finished.

Now that Xiao Chi was locked in prison, only the two of them were left to depend on each other.

She had to find a way to take good care of her daughter; once Xiao Chi got out, they would definitely strike back hard at Si Rong and make sure she could never smile again.

"Xiao Yuan, Mom only has you now."

As she thought about it, Li Xuan suddenly grew weak, leaning on Shen Yuan's shoulder and sobbing.

Shen Yuan:...

"Yeah, if you keep acting like this, our whole family is going to be wiped out."

She now suspected that her mother was the kind of jinx the older generation always cursed, bringing misfortune to her husband and children.

Their family had been living perfectly fine before; ever since Li Xuan jumped out and wanted to be their mother, the whole family started having bad luck.

Her father was worked to death, and now her brother was in prison.

Isn't that just leaving her?

Li Xuan was choked up by her words and couldn't help but say, "How can you call it my doing? Do you think all the bad luck that happened to our family is my fault?"

Shen Yuan:... What else could it be?

"Forget it, let's not blame each other for what happened in the past, mother and daughter," seeing that it was about to get dark, the heartless Kong Lingdong had kicked them out, only letting her take the two thousand yuan in bride price from back then.

They couldn't just sit around and eat through their savings, and they certainly couldn't be a laughingstock for Si Rong.

Shen Yuan rolled her eyes.

Immediately after, she heard Li Xuan say she had an idea that could solve their current living predicament.

Shen Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding rose from the bottom of her heart.

"How about this, Xiao Yuan, you're at the right age, it's time to get married."

No matter what, Xiao Yuan inherited her father's good looks; if she entrusted Matchmaker Hua, perhaps she could find someone with decent conditions.

Shen Yuan:...

She said gloomily, "I want to continue studying for the entrance exam."

Attending university was the best way for her to escape Li Xuan.

"But how can the family afford to support your continued studies?"

Shen Yuan stared at her coldly, "You can marry into another family."

Li Xuan:...

It was as if she had been hit by a boomerang; she felt a sharp pain in her heart.

After Li Xuan left, the Junshuyuan briefly returned to peace.

It is just that, as they say, truth is stranger than fiction.

Soon, the old Commander Kong found another wife, and that wife happened to be an old acquaintance of Si Rong.

Lin Meixi.

Under the Big Willow Tree, Lao Wu Shen said with great excitement, "It really is true that the bolder you are, the more you reap; this old Kong is truly young at heart despite his age. The wives he remarries are younger each time; the one before could have been his daughter, but this one is young enough to call him grandfather!"

"It's not certain who she was found for," someone said with a wink, "This new Little Mother is truly young; Kong Lingdong is in for a treat!"

Si Rong found it very puzzling that Lin Meixi would become a wife to Kong Yue.

In fact, she had always felt that Lin Meixi was a smart person.

Thick-skinned and calculating, such a person could succeed if they had a little bit of luck.

Although Shen Chi was in prison, with Lin Meixi's methods, it would not have been difficult to find someone with better conditions than Kong Yue.

Why would she want to stay in the Kong Family?