Chapter 54: Xie Wantang Is the First Person to Toy with Him and Succeed

They sent Xie Wantang to Yu Jing Zun Di, the car set off again, and Lu Yanze hadn't fully recovered from the conversation with Xie Wantang just now.

No matter who he talks to, he has always been the sole dominant one; just now, he realized that the person controlling the topic and direction of the conversation was unexpectedly Xie Wantang.

Liu Shiyue was the same, completely bewildered.

She didn't expect Xie Wantang to be so bold, and of course, she didn't expect Xie Wantang to be so daring and take responsibility.

She even dared to tell Lu Yanze everything.

Lu Yanze's reaction grew increasingly complex.

If what Xie Wantang said is true and she isn't pregnant, then his huge outburst at the butler and Liu's mother a couple of days ago would just be a joke, wouldn't it?

Fine, very fine!

How many years has it been since anyone has toyed with him so completely?

He has always been the one playing others like toys.

The past Lu Yanshen, the present Lu Yanshen, the two elders of the Lu Family, his parents, Lu Rourou, Liu Shiyue, and everyone around him are all tools he toys with.

So now, Xie Wantang is the first person to toy with him and succeed?

Xie Wantang, you're quite interesting.

Lu Yanze suddenly curled his lip, a cruel smile spilling from his mouth.

Tired of playing with dolls, he wants to play with someone with a brain.

When Liu Shiyue saw Lu Yanze's terrifying smile, her heart quivered; she knew that his smile meant he was about to start scheming again.

Only, she didn't know who the next unlucky victim of his scheming would be.

She just hoped it wouldn't be her.

She was truly scared of him now.

Outsiders think Lu Yanze is a melancholy prince, but those who get close realize that this so-called melancholy prince is actually a demonic Satan who crawled up from hell.

Terrifying to the extreme.

…

Xie Wantang politely declined Liu Shiyue's offer to escort her upstairs; she lingered, standing at the hotel entrance with the private butler who had been waiting there early, watching Lu Yanze's luxury car depart.

Xie Wantang turned, and the private butler reported to her, "MrsLu, a Ms. Xie wishes to see you; would you like to meet?"

Xie Bailu?

As they thought that, the moment the two stepped into the hotel lobby, Xie Bailu burst out.

The private butler instinctively stepped forward, blocking Xie Wantang; Xie Wantang, grateful for the gesture, smiled and introduced, "This is my sister, not a bad person."

The private butler then moved aside.

Xie Bailu's expression was grim; the message she sent Xie Wantang after leaving the hospital that day still hadn't been replied to, and when she called, Xie Wantang didn't answer, seeming truly busy.

She went to the hospital today and learned that she had been discharged the day before yesterday.

It was only then that Xie Bailu rushed to the hotel.

However, she was stopped and not allowed to go in alone to look for someone.

Xie Wantang turned to take the elevator, and Xie Bailu followed closely; Xie Wantang didn't mind.

After entering the elevator, Xie Bailu couldn't hold back: "Xie Wantang, what do you mean? You're about to divorce Lu Yanshen, and now you're pregnant with his child?"

Xie Wantang was speechless, suppressing the urge to roll her eyes, and calmly retorted, "Xie Bailu, do you usually watch TV dramas?"

Xie Bailu was stunned, "Hm?"

She was asking about her pregnancy; why discuss TV dramas with her?

"Do you watch palace intrigue dramas?"

"Yes," Xie Bailu replied naively.

"Good, since you watch them, do you think with your IQ you could survive more than a few episodes?"

"No, Xie Wantang, I was saying..."

"If you watch palace intrigue dramas, you must have heard of fake pregnancy," Xie Wantang raised an eyebrow.

Xie Bailu finally caught on, "Xie Wantang, you you you…"

The now-aware Xie Bailu was made to stutter by Xie Wantang's provocation.

Isn't Xie Wantang's audacity a bit too much?

How could she dare to fake a pregnancy?

And in palace intrigue dramas, fake pregnancy exists because the era is backward and medical methods are unsophisticated.

With modern medical technology, doctors are professional and equipment is high‑tech, so how could they make it fake?

She is thus despising modern high‑tech.

Got it?

Out of pity for Xie Bailu's pitiful state, Xie Wantang kindly explained, "I've been suffering insomnia lately; the medicine I took may contain ingredients that alter the HCG level, so this fake belly can't escape an ultrasound test."

"Do you understand?"

"As for why I pretended the fake as real, it's simply because I can't stand Lu Rourou's false accusations and don't want to get into trouble with Madam Lu, letting Lady Lao be my backing."

"Now, is it clear?"

Xie Bailu nodded.

This time it was truly clear.

Ding—

After the elevator reached the top floor, Xie Wantang and the private butler stepped out together; when Xie Bailu tried to exit, Xie Wantang held the elevator doors with one hand, blocking her from leaving.

"Xie Bailu, everything I said to you before still stands, but there's some news I feel I must tell you: I sincerely intend to divorce Lu Yanshen, yet whether Lu Yanshen's heart can be yours is beyond my control."

"This morning, when I was taking my adoptive parents to the airport, I ran into Lu Yanshen holding Xia Meng's son Dongdong, and he was taking Xia Meng abroad."

I heard Xia Meng's ex-husband caused trouble, and Lu Yanshen went to stand up for his First Love.

So, you really want to be MrsLu, yet you're wasting your time on me—do you think that's appropriate?

Sharpening the knife doesn't delay the woodcutting work, but if you aim at the wrong target, it's twice the effort for half the result—did you understand?

Xie Bailu looks down on Xia Meng, snorts, and completely disregards her: "You've said it—Xia Meng has a son, an ex-husband; what kind of family is the Lu Family? Can you accept Xia Meng as a remarried sister-in-law?"

"After Lu Yanshen divorced me, he's just a remarried man; a remarried man with a remarried sister-in-law—isn't that perfect? You still look down on them?" Xie Wantang shook her head; she didn't know where Xie Bailu got such a sense of superiority.

You should know, if the Xia Meng family hadn't run into trouble, they would also be a top-tier aristocratic family in Sijiucheng, a height that the Xie Family could never reach no matter how hard they tried.

Speaking purely of matching families, it's the Xia Family and the Lu Family that are truly a match.

Moreover, Xia Meng's mother and Madam Lu are still close friends.

No matter how you look at it, Xia Meng is more suited to take MrsLu's place.

"Xia Meng and Lu Yanshen are childhood sweethearts; the feelings of all those years aren't something you and I can match, Xie Bailu—I, the legitimate MrsLu, have already given up struggling, so you'd better clear your head soon."

"I'm tired, I won't serve you anymore—go back the way you came, salala."

Xie Wantang smiled and waved, pressing the close-door button for Xie Bailu.

Xie Bailu still wanted to step forward to say something, but the elevator doors closed quickly; fortunately she reacted fast enough, otherwise her expensive nose would likely be ruined.

"In the elevator, Xie Bailu scolded Xie Wantang half to death, then she called Madam Xie to tattle."

"But Madam Xie and them could do nothing about Xie Wantang; although they are Xie Wantang's biological parents, in her eyes, these biological parents still can't compare to her foster parents in the countryside."

"They told Xie Wantang to go home, but Xie Wantang wouldn't listen."

"In Xie Wantang's eyes, the Xie Family in the countryside of Haishi is truly her natal home."