Chapter 626: You’re the One Who Hired Someone to Do It, Right?
"Congratulations, your daughter's finally married off, and to such a good family too."
"Exactly. I watched Ruoli grow up with my own eyes—so pretty! Married this young. If it were anyone else's daughter, I'd tell her to look around a bit more, but Ruoli married Jiang Muye, and Jiang Muye is the Nation's Husband. I say it's no loss at all!"
"Ruoli really inherited your pretty face, Xiang Shan. So lovely—and she's growing more beautiful by the day."
"Xiang Shan, you and Qihua raised your daughter so well—so poised and gracious. If my daughter were half as good as Ruoli, I'd be overjoyed."
Ye Shuhua stood nearby, deeply embarrassed.
It was all Xiang Shan and Leng Qihua's circle of friends—many faces Ye Shuhua had never seen before.
Ye Shuhua desperately wanted to squeeze in a word, but it was harder than reaching the heavens. Everyone's eyes were only on Xiang Shan.
"I feel the same—having a daughter as beautiful as Ruoli someday would be something to be proud of." Ye Shuhua, unwilling to be outdone, scrambled to add her piece.
She just wanted everyone's attention.
However, the moment Ye Shuhua blurted out that sentence, the whole room went silent.
The people who had been fawning over Xiang Shan just moments ago now all looked awkward.
Some even rolled their eyes outright and still ignored Xiang Shan—that expression was clearly mocking Ye Shuhua for talking too much.
Ye Shuhua felt as if cold water had been splashed across her face—absolutely miserable.
Xiang Shan, even less willing to spare her feelings, gave a cold snort. "She has only one mother. No matter who her father marries in the future, she'll never acknowledge another woman as her mom."
The moment Xiang Shan said this, everyone understood where things stood.
Yes—no matter what, Leng Ruoli was Xiang Shan's biological daughter. Even if Ye Shuhua really did get legitimized later, Leng Ruoli was already married out; it was impossible for her to have any deeper bond or relationship with Ye Shuhua.
Naturally, she'd only acknowledge Xiang Shan as her mother.
"Right, Ruoli's a filial girl."
"I'm so jealous of you, Xiang Shan—having a daughter like that. Mine would be a blessing if she just stopped worrying me. I'm setting up blind dates for her now, and she's been through thirty without a single success!"
Everyone else just circled around Xiang Shan.
Ye Shuhua abruptly clenched her fists. She could see the smugness in Xiang Shan's eyes perfectly well.
She bit her lip in a bitter refusal to accept what was happening, but it was impossible to openly tear into her on the spot—that would only make Xiang Shan happier.
To extricate herself, Ye Shuhua could only say, "I'm going to the restroom."
When Xiang Shan saw Ye Shuhua leave, she followed.
As Ye Shuhua came out of the stall, she saw Xiang Shan touching up her makeup at the sink.
Xiang Shan wore bright red lipstick, looking casual and indifferent, yet in reality her pretty face was written all over with coldness.
"You're the one who had someone poison me, aren't you." Xiang Shan's voice was ice-cold.
Ye Shuhua's eyes darkened. Instinctively she rolled her eyes and said to Xiang Shan, "Sister Xiang Shan, is this how you always are? Framing people on not a shred of evidence—does Qihua know you're this unreasonable?"
"Even though he and I are divorced, he knows exactly what kind of person I am. You don't need to remind me at all," Xiang Shan said coldly.
What she couldn't stand most was being threatened, especially by a green-tea bitch like Ye Shuhua.
And dragging Leng Qihua into it, trying to whisper in his ear? Even more laughable.
Xiang Shan wasn't the least bit afraid of Ye Shuhua now—instead, she was already planning to kick her off her pedestal.
"Whatever the case, you and he are divorced. You're his ex-wife. A hero doesn't boast of past glories—you two being together back then was a wrong decision, and now that he's with me, he's back in the right place." Ye Shuhua walked up beside Xiang Shan and began washing her hands.
"You're old now, so take good care of your health. Eat something wrong, ruin your body, leave behind a chronic ailment—then you won't be able to act so spoiled. Oh, I forgot—who even spoils you now?"
Ye Shuhua looked Xiang Shan up and down with a sweeping glance, then immediately let out a snort of laughter.
"Old and faded—you think some heavy makeup can cover your wrinkles? Give it up. You need to accept the facts. This is long past the era where you could steal the show!"
"Steal whose show! I'm the mistress here—you're the one who came later. You think you can beat me, the one who came first!" Xiang Shan was completely enraged, roaring at Ye Shuhua in fury.
Ye Shuhua's eyes darkened sharply. She curled the corner of her lips and said to Xiang Shan, "Just wait and see whether I can beat you or not."
Ye Shuhua walked toward the door.
Xiang Shan furiously hurled her lipstick after her.
She would absolutely not let Ye Shuhua get her way.
With such a dangerous person around, really becoming Ruoli's stepmother, she would live in constant fear.
…
The engagement banquet ended on a perfect note.
After the guests left one by one, Jiang Muye naturally took Leng Ruoli home to rest.
After all, Leng Ruoli was pregnant now and needed to lie down for a while, or she'd be too exhausted.
After Jiang Muye left with Leng Ruoli, Xiang Shan looked at Father Leng. "Leng Qihua, though I'm mostly better now, just in case something's still off, come with me to the hospital."
Her eyes carried longing.
Father Leng was about to speak when Ye Shuhua hooked her arm around his wrist and complained, "Qihua, you two are divorced now, after all. If you're always together, there'll be no end of gossip."
Ye Shuhua then said to Xiang Shan, "Qihua's not a doctor. Hanging onto him is useless. If you're sick, see a doctor. Besides, you're not short on money—you could hire a caregiver, and you've already got one."
Father Leng's brows knitted tightly.
He looked at Ye Shuhua's aggrieved expression and knew he owed her a great deal.
After all, Ye Shuhua was his girlfriend now. Him constantly being in contact with his ex-wife wasn't fair to her.
"I'll have my secretary take you. Medical expenses and everything, just bill them to me." Father Leng spoke earnestly to Xiang Shan.
Xiang Shan's eyes fixed firmly on the hand Ye Shuhua had wrapped around Father Leng's arm.
She clenched her fists in dissatisfaction.
"No need."
Xiang Shan didn't want to put Leng Qihua on the spot, but she had no intention of letting Ye Shuhua off easy either.
"Qihua, I filed a police report. I just felt that my sudden poisoning was too strange—I'm afraid someone did it deliberately." Xiang Shan instinctively glanced in Ye Shuhua's direction.
Ye Shuhua was visibly nervous.
Xiang Shan had gained the upper hand somewhat.
No matter how well Ye Shuhua hid it, sooner or later she'd show her tail.
"Someone's out to harm you?" Father Leng instantly grew tense. "Who? One of your old business rivals?"
"Not sure. But I believe the truth will come out soon enough. She won't be happy for long." Xiang Shan instinctively glanced at Ye Shuhua.
As a result, Ye Shuhua muttered, "Sister Xiang Shan, do you really need to drag someone's name into such a small matter? Don't let the investigation run its course only to find it was a false alarm—that you just ate something wrong and had a reaction. After all, you were eating seafood sashimi and all; toxins are perfectly normal."
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