Chapter 673

After the illegitimate child incident was exposed, Chu Lingxi's mood was indeed very low.

She could have pretended not to know anything.

But now people have placed the illegitimate child scandal right in front of her, short only of grabbing a loudspeaker and shouting into her ears: 'Your husband isn't a decent person!!!' How can she still pretend to be clueless? The difficulty level is too high.

Back then, when her husband Lin Dongfan was sentenced, the class group once sparked heated discussion.

She couldn't bear it and quietly quit the class group.

Would that keep her away from gossip?

Would that stop others from gossiping about her family?

Would that stop classmates from collectively mocking her naïve and sweet life?

No!

Where there are people, there is the martial world.

As long as her circle of friends isn't completely gone, there will always be someone salivating over her family's big scandal.

Well, after the illegitimate child incident broke out, her good friend Aimeijia took screenshots of the class group chat early in the morning and forwarded all the things she didn't want to see.

«Is that thing online real or fake? Chu Lingxi's husband has cheated again and again? »

«So what if he cheated? Does Chu Lingxi dare to divorce Lin Dongfan? That's the Lin Family of Jingcheng—if she leaves the Lin Family, she's nothing, just an idiot! »

«Xu Yaqiu, just be jealous, you. »

«What am I being jealous about? Did I say something wrong? »

«Even if Lingxi divorces Lin Dongfan, her father is a vice-ministerial-level official! Do you understand the value of a vice-ministerial position? Those who want to marry our Lingxi could line up and circle the earth. »

«Tch, without the Lin Family, could her father become a vice-ministerial-level official? Put bluntly, the Chu family is just selling their daughter for advancement. »

«Xu Yaqiu, did Lingxi bite you or what? Whenever her family has even a little something, you jump up and down here with sarcastic remarks—do you have red-eye disease? Go to the hospital quickly. »

«I'm jealous of her? Tch! Is it that I don't have her figure? Or that I don't have her money? »

……

Seeing this, Chu Lingxi was already speechless; Xu Yaqiu was really showing off, actually posting her bank card balance in the class group! When that terrifying nine-digit number appeared, the class group fell instantly silent.

This wicked world—money really is a lethal weapon!

What rendered Chu Lingxi even more speechless was that after Aimeijia posted those chat screenshots, she sent another heartfelt comforting message: «Lingxi, if you want to leave, just leave; leave that scumbag, you still have us good sisters. »

What kind of wolfish tiger words are these?

Who comforts people like this?

«Don't add to my trouble, okay? Online, it's just someone throwing dirty water at my husband; my husband isn't like that. » Chu Lingxi replied to that message, feeling an indescribable gloom.

She didn't want anything; she just wanted to be alone for a while to hypnotize herself.

However, not long after.

Her mother called again on the phone, comforting her over the line: «Lingxi, if you really feel suffocated inside, then come home and stay for a while…»

Still, her mother knows her best, but this also reminds her that her husband really has an illegitimate child.

It made it impossible for her to stay calm.

She packed her bags, preparing to stay at her parents' house for a few days.

Just as she went downstairs, Aunt Xie Yuxin walked over.

Chu Lingxi could hardly hide her low spirits, speaking weakly: «Auntie, why did you come over? Are you looking for Dongfan? He didn't come home last night; if you have something, call him. »

«I came to find you. »

Xie Yuxin glanced at the suitcase Chu Lingxi was pulling.

She then asked Chu Lingxi: «Where do you want to go? »

«I… I don't know where I want to go…» Chu Lingxi replied weakly: «I want to go back to Wuzhou to stay for a while and keep my mother company…»

«Does that look like you're going back to keep your mother company? »

Having been tested for long in the officialdom, Xie Yuxin could see through Chu Lingxi's thoughts at a glance.

She stepped forward, took the suitcase, and pulled Chu Lingxi back indoors: «Avoidance won't solve the problem; if you now leave Dongfan, that's not just 'no silver here three hundred li'—letting people see our Lin Family as a joke? Come back with me. »

«……!!! »

Under Xie Yuxin's pulling, Chu Lingxi dared not resist at all, head lowered all the way, like a puppet on strings being dragged back into the house by Xie Yuxin.

Xie Yuxin pressed Chu Lingxi to sit on the sofa.

With a solemn expression, she asked Chu Lingxi: «Is Dongfan good to you? »

«……!!! »

Chu Lingxi lowered her head, silent, endless bewilderment welling up in her head and heart, for a moment not knowing how to answer.

After so many years of marriage to Lin Dongfan, Lin Dongfan's kindness to her is certain; he has always treated her like a child, indulging her, yielding to her in everything, never raising his voice to speak to her, never scolding or hitting her.

But Lin Dongfan's infidelity is also true, and he even fathered two illegitimate children, causing an uproar throughout the city.

What is good?

What is bad?

She really was at a loss; perhaps this is just his innate flirtatiousness and deep affection—he sees someone, loves them, everyone likes him, he is sincere to everyone; maybe he cannot control his emotions, like Prince Duan in Jin Yong's novels…

Thinking of this, Chu Lingxi unconsciously hypnotized herself again.

She then turned to explain to Xie Yuxin: «Auntie, don't blame Dongfan either… he's that kind of person… he's good to everyone, just unable to control his emotions, a born amorous soul…»

As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Yuxin was left bewildered, making her laugh and cry at the same time.

Really a foolish child.

Xie Yuxin sighed inwardly, reached out to pat Chu Lingxi's head, and gently comforted: «What has happened cannot be changed by any of us. Regarding feelings, Dongfan indeed owes you. Last night, your uncle already sternly criticized him, demanding he promise not to mess around again. I can see you also love Dongfan deeply and love this family. Give Auntie some face, don't make a scene—last night Dongfan didn't dare come home because he had no face to see you. »

«Auntie, I'm not making a scene…»

Chu Lingxi kept her head drooping as she spoke; after all, she was a little upset—no matter how hard she tried, her eyes still welled up with tears of grievance.

Xie Yixin saw it in her eyes, and it ached in her heart.

In this lifetime, Xie Yixin had no sons or daughters; at this moment she couldn't help but wonder, if she had a daughter facing Chu Lingxi's predicament, how would she feel.

She was still too selfish, only caring about the Lin Family's reputation, overlooking Chu Lingxi's feelings.

Thinking this, Xie Yixin took off her own jade bracelet and handed it to Chu Lingxi, startling Chu Lingxi, who, flattered and surprised, asked: "Auntie, this..."

"This is the bracelet my mother gave me when I married; it's a family heirloom jade bracelet—take it."

Xie Yixin gripped Chu Lingxi's hand and gently comforted her: "I and your great-aunt are already old; many things are beyond our power. From now on, you are the Lin Family's Eldest Female Master. If Dong Fan does something wrong, you should criticize him; there's no need to keep everything bottled up. But you cannot just run away—that's desertion, and the old master doesn't like deserters."

"I... I understand."

Chu Lingxi tightly clutched the family heirloom jade bracelet given by Xie Yixin, feeling a sudden wave of confusion—The Lin Family's Eldest Female Master! Could I really be the Lin Family's Eldest Female Master?

This put her in a difficult spot; she felt she was still suited to being an invisible nobody.