CHAPTER 660: CHAPTER 577: UP TO NO GOOD

This kind of assumption, there are simply too many scenarios to imagine.

But what’s the point of saying this now?

Over these years, she still hasn’t changed her nature, and time and time again, she hurt Li Si. What explanation does she have for that?

Yan Xuefeng ignored Tian Yaruo’s loud protests and angrily leaned close to the two, gritting his teeth as he sneered: "Sharp-tongued! There’s a lot of media present here today. At the Leng Family’s young lady’s engagement banquet, a scandal breaks out between the daughter-in-law and her birth mother, hostile and heartless—it’ll undoubtedly be explosive news and a hot topic to report.

If this matter gets exposed, then..."

Yan Xuefeng’s words were intended to remind them of what day and what occasion it was.

He intentionally played this risky move to force them, to push them into a corner. How many times has Yaruo humbly tried to reconcile, only to face cold treatment each time!

Even though the Yan Family’s current development momentum cannot compare to the industry under Leng Mochen’s command, they are still not people to be underestimated in Beijing’s circles.

His wife, Yan Xuefeng’s wife, cannot continue to endure being spineless, subjected to ridicule behind their backs!

However, unexpectedly, the one stepping forward to refute wasn’t Yaruo, but Li Si—a girl whom he has always considered useless, with nothing to her name other than a pretty face!

Tian Yaruo lifted her tear-soaked face, choking out: "Please! Stop saying anything! When have I ever asked you to say these things? Do you want me to die?"

When Li Si looked at her with an expression sharp as blades, Yaruo deeply regretted not stopping Xuefeng from speaking recklessly sooner. This only pushed her relationship with Li Si to plummet even further into the coldest depths!

He didn’t reveal a word about this before coming here!

"Yaruo! I...I’m doing this for you too! Li Si is your daughter after all—how can you be so heartless as to let yourself suffer like this every day? I couldn’t bear it, so I said these things!" Yan Xuefeng hadn’t anticipated that his willful decision would result in such consequences. It was hard for him to watch her in such pain...

Li Si coldly looked at the tearful and enraged pair and retorted: "You couldn’t bear it?! After I donated the bone marrow, what did any of you do? When she kept believing others’ slanders about me and hurt me again and again, did you ever ask if she viewed me as her daughter?"

Yan Xuefeng thought his words would at least move someone, but to his surprise, Leng Mochen didn’t care at all, and Li Si cared even less! Even if the Leng Family developed disfavor toward her because of this, she didn’t care!

In this matter, if we’re to truly untangle it, the ones guilty and ashamed shouldn’t be her, but the Yan and Tian Families!

If the Tian Family hadn’t forcefully barged in to take Tian Yaruo away, beating up dad in the process, how could Li Si have possibly been raised alone by Li Guoqiang?

Sure, her dad wasn’t entirely blameless, but those were things of the past. That’s all over and done with now! Li Si grew up fine without Tian Yaruo anyway—past grievances should be left in the past!

But afterward, for the Tian Family to come knocking, spending money to exploit the Li Family’s greed, buying Li Si’s bone marrow—that in itself deserves a good discussion!

And let’s not even start with what Tian Yaru and Ye Duowei did after Li Si donated her bone marrow, along with this woman who has the audacity to call herself my birthmother. What exactly did she ever do?

The moment Li Si saw them, she guessed they were up to no good today, and it turned out her guess was right. Since the veil of decency had already been removed in public, she might as well say it all out loud. Thinking this, Li Si’s cold smile grew wider and wider.

At that moment, Mrs. Leng hurried over, squeezing through the human wall formed by the large crowd gathering to watch, glaring angrily at Yan Xuefeng and Tian Yaruo. Her daughter’s engagement banquet was ruined like this—what was the Yan Family thinking?

If the Leng Family’s patriarch hadn’t been feeling unwell earlier and gone back to the old residence, who knows how this spectacle would’ve infuriated him?

Behind her followed Mr. Leng, Leng Ning, Jin Jiachao, and Jin Yichen. Their expressions were equally unpleasant, their gazes icy cold as they stared at the middle-aged couple trapped in the center of the crowd.

"Yan Xuefeng! Tian Yaruo! Mr. Yan Sr. wasn’t feeling well, so he sent you two to attend my daughter Leng Ning’s engagement banquet. Is this the purpose you came with?"

Yan Xuefeng’s face twitched briefly with discomfort upon hearing this—there’s no way his father knew he would say such things here.

Tian Yaruo choked out an apology: "Tiantian! I’m so sorry! Mrs. Leng, I’m so sorry! I had no idea he was going to say those things!"

Mrs. Leng snorted coldly, unmoved. She walked up to Li Si’s side and gently comforted her: "Sisi! Don’t be afraid! Our family will stand by you!"

"Thank you, mom!" Li Si felt truly touched. Regardless of Mrs. Leng’s usual demeanor, for her to say such things at this moment was undeniably moving.

The venue plunged into silence, even the music faded to almost nonexistent. Most of the attendees were from the same social circle, and though they outwardly pretended ignorance, inwardly many knew about the relationship between the Leng Family’s daughter-in-law Li Si and Mrs. Yan, Tian Yaruo.

Yet no one was foolish enough to bring this topic up given the Leng Family’s influence, lest they offend the wrong people!

But now, with this drama unfolding right before their eyes, everyone felt this was something they absolutely couldn’t miss!

The Leng Family’s daughter-in-law, whom many previously viewed as gentle and weak like a lamb, revealed a depth hidden far beneath the surface. Who would’ve thought this was the truth all along?

As they say, logic doesn’t need to be loud to be convincing. Li Si’s orderly and clear statements pulled everyone into her narrative, whether they wanted to be drawn or not.

Several media personnel couldn’t help but show excitement—this was indeed a scoop worth celebrating for them. It seems, within these wealthy family banquets, tearing masks off and vying for superiority often dominate the stage!

Li Si pressed on: "She abandoned me and my dad in pursuit of a place in your Yan Family’s grand mansion—that’s something I won’t detail further here. As for exactly how things went, no one’s a fool. You can investigate and infer for yourselves privately!

You ask why I can reconcile with my mother-in-law but not her? Do you want to know why? It’s because she simply does not deserve to!"

"And right here, in front of all our esteemed guests, let me make one thing clear: my mother-in-law treats me very well, like her own daughter. My relationship with Xiao Ning is wonderful—we are as close as sisters!

Although we share no blood ties, why do we get along so well, so intimately? Sure, my husband Leng Mochen is one factor, but more importantly, they sincerely treat me with kindness and genuine care! What does Tian Yaruo have to grieve or lament over? Coming here today, to my sister’s engagement banquet, on a joyous day to say such things—clearly, it’s done with malicious intent! Their motives are impure!"

Li Si’s words hit Tian Yaruo like a hammer, leaving her sobbing uncontrollably—her heart aching especially sharply at Li Si’s cold, hate-filled accusations. Ultimately, she was the guilty one, and now, after causing such an incident at Leng Ning’s engagement banquet, any hope of reconciling with Li Si was utterly extinguished!

Mrs. Leng was deeply touched as she listened. She admitted that sometimes she had indeed treated Li Si with double standards and had felt dissatisfaction toward her, but this girl’s heart was righteous—to publicly express such sentiments stirred a bit of shame within her.

Long Wu and Su Meng stood nearby, their expressions mirroring their astonishment at Li Si’s behavior.

The crowd reacted with diverse expressions as they stared at the people in the thick of the drama. As for Li Si’s lengthy speech, opinions were divided amongst the spectators.

Someone whispered: "That Leng Family daughter-in-law is absolutely ruthless, to say such things—after all, that’s still her biological mother!"

"Biological mother? So what? Does being a biological mother mean you focus only on taking and never on giving?"

"Honestly, I think Yan Family’s oldest son behaves shamelessly! Clearly, he’s trying to capitalize on the girl’s fortunate marriage to connect with the Leng Family!"

"It’s realistic. But I didn’t expect the Ouyang family to manage their mother-in-law relationships so well!"

"..." (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)