CHAPTER 709: CHAPTER 705: ONCE THE WOUND HEALS, THE PAIN IS FORGOTTEN

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Seeing her daughter, Xiao Yi, shrink timidly into her embrace, how could Yan Qiusheng bear the thought of her daughter truly losing her father?

Because she had not taken care of herself in her youth, not only had she given premature birth, but she also did not nourish herself well during her postnatal period, which resulted in her not conceiving a second child for seven years!

Thus, Yan Qiusheng fell into despair, knowing that in her life, she would likely have only this single bloodline. How could she bear to give up her daughter?

When Yan Qiusheng met her daughter’s fearful gaze, she hesitated, and her resolve to break away from her husband’s family wavered again.

It really was a case of the wound healing and the pain being forgotten!

Wang Qiuling immediately changed her expression upon seeing her daughter’s indecision. With a huff, she walked away from the family’s sight without even bothering to persuade them, never looking back despite calls from behind.

Because she knew that only by doing so would her son-in-law’s family realize that her daughter was not as valued as they thought!

Only by making her stance clear would the other party more quickly reveal their true nature!

Wang Qiuling came with compassion and left in anger, not leaving even a single penny for her daughter, although she did pay the medical bills in full—hoping her daughter could properly recover in the hospital.

Who would have thought that upon seeing this formidable mother-in-law walking away without turning back, the husband’s family, startled and infuriated, would let their mercantile nature come to the forefront, pressuring the hospital to refund the remaining money and dragging the unconscious Wang Qiuling back home!

Wang Qiuling, having learned of this, decided not to intervene. She waited for the husband’s family to become disappointed and furious, then they would quickly reveal their true nature.

If she softened now, it would truly never end!

After the death of her first husband, Wang Qiuling had suffered quite a bit at the hands of her former in-laws, deeply understanding the ugliness of human nature.

Fortunately, at that time she was in a better situation than her daughter, having just been married for a year and without children. With her sister’s help, she was able to easily break away from that family.

Now, seeing her daughter suffer and walk the path she once did, Wang Qiuling was truly heartbroken!

Unfortunately, she could not intervene at this moment. Seeing her daughter continue to suffer at the hands of those with cruel intentions, her own condition fluctuated with anger. Fortunately, Wang Qiuling was holding back her wrath and cooperated well in the sanatorium, managing to cure her old ailments.

By this time, her daughter’s domestic situation had become intensely critical, resulting in her worthless son-in-law having an affair!

This provided Wang Qiuling with many advantageous opportunities, especially in gaining an absolute advantage in the custody battle for her granddaughter!

When Yan Xiqing recovered but did not come to see her, Wang Qiuling felt disappointed in Yan Jinsu for the first time.

After all, her own daughter was suffering, yet her husband chose not to see her first but to see that ’close’ granddaughter!

True, her daughter was her own, but the granddaughter was also her husband’s kin. Human nature is inherently biased, which Wang Qiuling saw very clearly and therefore did not force her husband to come.

However, Yan Xiqing still sent an adjutant to assist her, which made her actions much more efficient.

Unexpectedly, just as she was managing her affairs, more severe issues arose in the county town; her nominal daughter-in-law had made several foolish mistakes, continuously hindering her son from coming!

Moreover, the reason is all because of Yan Jinsu!

Thus, Wang Qiuling found it very difficult to accept Yan Jinsu’s presence, so when Yan Jinxian came to seek her help, she promised to help her continue to stay in the Yan Family.

After all, this granddaughter had grown up before her eyes, and there was still some familial affection. But Yan Jinsu, whom she had never met before, not only avoided mention but again and again obstructed her reunion with her husband, prompting Wang Qiuling to immediately view Yan Jinsu with antagonism.

With great difficulty, her daughter was finally able to divorce. As long as her husband came, the local officials would surely give face to the Yan Family, and her husband also promised to come over to help his daughter gain custody of her granddaughter.

Who would have thought that Yan Jinsu would have an accident again!

It was a matter of life and death, and her husband, without thinking, turned his head and went back to Beijing to use his connections to save Yan Jinsu, completely neglecting her and his daughter’s suffering at her husband’s family!

If at this time Wang Qiuling didn’t realize that her husband had entirely given up on and grown cold towards his daughter, she really could just wash up and go to bed.

Wang Qiuling also knew that when her daughter insisted on marrying this worthless son-in-law in the past, she genuinely broke her husband’s heart.

Back in the days, her husband had considered his daughter’s future, and had screened all the young talents in their large courtyard, finally picking out three top young men for his daughter to choose from.

Yet, unthinkably, to marry this worthless son-in-law, her daughter took extreme measures—publicly claiming she was carrying a bastard child and humiliatingly begged to marry him!

Her husband, who had never lost face in his life, was utterly disgraced in front of everyone in the large courtyard, and he harshly broke off father-daughter ties with a metaphorical strike.

Over the years, Yan Xiqing never mentioned the existence of this disloyal daughter in front of his children and step-wife.

It was as if, due to that past humiliation, he truly regarded her as non-existent.

The most foolish part was that, at the time, there was no bastard child at all! It was merely a rash outburst in her agitation!

Thinking of how her obedient and sensible daughter, for the sake of a man, brought herself to such a low state, Wang Qiuling truly hated herself for not having taught her daughter well in the past, letting her daughter be too naive and thus deceived by that man!

Eventually, the custody of the granddaughter was, after being delayed for three months, finally granted to her daughter.

But her husband, having returned to Beijing, fell ill, yet fortunately, Yan Jinsu promptly found assistance, and due to this good news, her husband’s condition gradually improved.

Yet, he still wouldn’t let his daughter return home.

Thus, even during the New Year, Yan Qiusheng did not visit the Yan Family. Because Yan Xiqing was still ill, fearing his condition might worsen, who would dare upset him by bringing up distressing matters?

Even the first time Yan Jinsu visited the Yan Family, without Yan Xiqing’s approval, Yan Qiusheng and her daughter did not have the standing to return to her maternal home.

This made Wang Qiuling resent Yan Jinsu even more, hitting a peak when Yan Jinsu, without mercy, turned around and left the Yan Family with her husband and child.

Under such circumstances, when Yan Jinxian came to curry favor, Wang Qiuling immediately agreed without thinking.

Yan Jinxian forgot that by Wang Qiuling’s side now was her own daughter, Yan Qiusheng. Though Yan Qiusheng may have been foolish and clueless about her husband’s affairs, she was much shrewder than Wang Qiuling in handling everyday matters.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, though Yan Qiusheng always remained an invisible observer in the Zhou Family Ancestral Mansion and never stepped forward or voiced out, she still understood what needed to be understood.