During this period of time, the Duan Rulan had been having a hard time.
First, it was her husband. Ji Wenhan had been treating her more and more coldly recently. Although they used to play on their own and their relationship wasn't that close, they could at least maintain mutual respect. Now, Ji Wenhan was directly putting his disgust for her on the table. The two of them lived under the same roof and saw each other frequently, but Ji Wenhan actually did not speak to her for more than ten days!
Ever since the Duan Rulan married into the family, she had lived a life of luxury. She had never been treated like this before. She suppressed her anger, but she did not dare to throw a tantrum at her husband. After all, she was smart. Now that Ji Wenhan obviously had a problem with her, what if the two of them quarreled and Ji Wenhan found an excuse to ask for a divorce? She had not had enough of being a rich wife!
Next was her biological son, Ji Lin. Speaking of this son, the Duan Rulan felt a headache coming on. When she gave birth to this son, she had just married into the Ji family. When she became a rich wife for the first time, the Duan Rulan was crazy with joy. Her favorite thing to do every day was to go outside and show off. She did not have the time to care about her son, so she left Ji Lin in the care of the nanny. When Ji Lin grew up, he could not be close to her at all.
If he could not be close to her, then so be it. In any case, Ji Lin was her own flesh and blood. How could he not be filial to her? The Duan Rulan comforted herself and let Ji Lin go outside to cause trouble. But who would have thought that in the end, this son of hers would side with an outsider. He would rather stand behind that wretched girl, Zhou Siyu, than speak up for his biological mother!
The Duan Rulan really did not understand why.
But she knew that because of one Zhou Siyu, she was really unlucky. Now that the Ji family had offended Fifth Master Lu, their days were getting worse and worse. Those noble madams who had been close to her before were all looking for excuses to distance themselves from her. Ji Wenhan's business was also hitting walls everywhere, adding a lot of obstacles for no reason. The Ji family, which had been at the peak of its power, was now showing signs of decline.
The Duan Rulan thought about it for a long time. It was only when she heard about the special relationship between Fifth Master Lu and Siyu that she understood that the source of everything was the daughter she had abandoned.
But it was too late to react now. She had been rude to Siyu in the past. How could she succeed so easily now?
Sure enough, after the Duan Rulan went to test Chu Shuangyan and was flatly rejected, she returned home with a dark expression and saw her husband coming down the stairs. Ji Wenhan glanced at her. Seeing her unhappy expression, he knew that he had failed again and could not help but feel irritated.
The Duan Rulan did not care about the company, but Ji Wenhan knew very well that if this stalemate continued, his company would sooner or later be destroyed by the Lu family and those competitors who were used to doing things according to the Lu family's wishes.
It was all Duan Rulan's fault for provoking such a disaster. Ji Wenhan looked down at his wife condescendingly and said in a cold voice, "Aren't you Zhou Siyu's mother? How come even your daughter doesn't listen to you? Isn't it because you didn't have a good relationship with her before? Trash! "
The more Ji Wenhan thought about it, the angrier he became. "Do you know what her status is now? She is Fifth Master Lu's future wife! If she falls under the name of the Ji family … Trash! What else can you do other than go shopping and play mahjong? You can't even handle such a small matter. I must have been blind to marry you! "
These words also aroused Duan Ru Lan's anger. Today was different from the past. She was already extremely sullen from being looked down upon everywhere. Now that she saw her husband push all the blame onto her, she immediately threw the bag in her hand onto the sofa and screamed, "Ji Wenhan, what do you mean by this? When I said that I wanted to teach that wretched girl a lesson, did you persuade me? You clearly agreed! Now you're blaming me. Don't you have any responsibility? "
She sneered and said sarcastically, "Who was it that said that the Ji family did not have such a lowly daughter and that they would never acknowledge her status after knowing that she came to our door? Wasn't it you? "
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to explode and that the husband and wife were about to quarrel again, a voice came from outside the door. "Among the people surnamed Ji, I only recognize A Lin. You don't have to be in a hurry to make connections."
The Ji family's husband and wife were both shocked. They raised their heads in panic and saw Si Yu holding Fifth Master Lu's arm, standing at the door and quietly watching them. The Ji family's steward nodded and bowed behind the two of them, constantly raising his head and wiping his cold sweat. Perhaps because he didn't dare to stop them, he could only watch as they walked in.
Ji Wenhan's expression changed the moment he saw that one of them was Fifth Master Lu. He practically ran down the stairs in a hubbub, cursing the housekeeper in his heart for not notifying him that someone had come. He didn't know how much of his conversation with Duan Rulan just now, but Fifth Master Lu had overheard. He put on a cordial and warm smile and glanced at Si Yu and Fifth Master Lu's interlocked hands without leaving a trace. He cautiously said, "Fifth Master, we were just talking about you and you came. It seems we really are fated."
"Si, Siyu …?" The Duan Rulan subconsciously put away the hostility on her face. She froze in place for a few seconds before coming back to her senses. She hurried over and reached out to grab Siyu. "Why did you come? Why didn't you tell Mom in advance …"
Before her hand touched Siyu, Fifth Master Lu looked over lightly. The coldness in his eyes seemed to be able to freeze blood. The Duan Rulan's body stiffened and she reflexively withdrew her hand. This, this was such a terrifying aura. It was as if if she dared to touch Siyu, he would immediately cut off her hand …
Ji Wenhan watched from behind and could not help but curse the Duan Rulan in his heart. Did this woman not think it was chaotic enough? Her relationship with Siyu had been so strained before, and now she was trying to curry favor with her. Normal people would not pay attention to her!
He hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over and respectfully invited Siyu and her husband into the living room. He took out the best tea leaves and personally brewed a pot of tea to serve them. Then he looked at Siyu with a smile and said, "A Lin often talks about you. Rulan and I both like you very much. I even asked him a few days ago why he didn't bring you home for dinner. We're all family. There may have been some misunderstandings in the past, but it's all good now that they've been resolved."
Ji Wenhan was doing his best to mend the terrible relationship between the Ji family and Siyu. Therefore, he kept saying nice things. One moment, he said how much the husband and wife missed their "daughter", the next moment, he said how many gifts they had prepared and were just waiting for Siyu to come so that they could give them to her in person. In short, he was doing his best to please Siyu. For this reason, he did not even care about his face and humbly apologized to Siyu Dao.
"Rulan was not very rational in the past and may have said something wrong, but she has always been thinking about you. She is very happy to see that you are doing well. Siyu, on account of the fact that Ru Lan is your biological mother, can you forgive her this once? " Ji Wenhan spoke with sincerity. His expression was moved. Those who did not know the inside story would think that he and Siyu had a very deep relationship.
As he spoke, Ji Wenhan glanced at the Duan Rulan from the corner of his eyes, indicating that she should hurry up and speak. Before, Siyu could not be found even after praying to the gods and Buddha. Now that she had taken the initiative to come to their door, what was she waiting for? Hurry up and say something nice!
In fact, when the Duan Rulan had been looking for Siyu all over the place, she had been thinking countless times in her heart about how to sweet-talk Siyu when they met and coax her to get back together with her. After all, in the Duan Rulan's eyes, Siyu was always an ignorant wild girl. A few words of coaxing would be enough.
But for some reason, as soon as the words reached her mouth, the Duan Rulan looked up and saw Fifth Master Lu's cold eyes. She stammered for a while before she forced out a sentence. "Siyu, you and A Lin are both my children. You, you have a boyfriend. Why didn't you tell Mom?"
As soon as she said this, Ji Wenhan secretly cursed. He wanted nothing more than to immediately scold her for being brainless.
Sure enough, Siyu asked with a faint smile, "Do I need to report my matters to you?"
She didn't know if it was because she had been with Fifth Master Lu for a long time, but the curve of her sneer looked very similar. It made the Duan Rulan's hair stand on end.
The Duan Rulan opened her mouth and wanted to salvage the situation, but Siyu ignored her. Instead, she turned to look at Fifth Master Lu and said, "Yuan He and I came this time to tell you something."
Fifth Master Lu threw a folder on the table and said indifferently, "Siyu's mother unfortunately passed away during childbirth. She was a child of a single-parent family and was raised by her father. Later, her father died in an accident and she lived with her grandparents. There is a birth certificate provided by the hospital and a DNA test report. Her mother passed away a long time ago and has nothing to do with you."
This series of words made the Duan Rulan a little confused. She opened the folder with trembling hands and flipped through the documents inside one by one. She found that all of them were genuine official certificates — proving that Siyu's mother was not her, but someone else.
"Nonsense!" The huge shock drowned the Duan Rulan. She didn't care that Fifth Master Lu was still in front of her. She pointed at Siyu and shouted in a panic, "I'm her biological mother. You're making this up!"
Fifth Master Lu was calm and composed. Not only did he not deny it, he even curled his lips and nodded. "That's right, it's fake. But now, I said it's real, so this is the truth. "
He said it casually, but no one could doubt it. It might not be easy to completely change a person's birth, but for him or the Lu family, it was just a small matter. Even if the Duan Rulan insisted on taking Siyu for a paternity test, no matter which hospital she went to, there would always be only one answer — Siyu's biological mother was not her.
No one knew better than the Duan Rulan what this meant. If she didn't have this layer of relationship, then she could no longer claim to be Siyu's elder, and it was impossible for her to be thick-skinned enough to get any benefits from Siyu. She couldn't even make a fuss because she had been stripped of her identity as a mother. She had no position at all!
Ji Wenhan was also shocked. Even though he expected Fifth Master Lu's attitude to be bad, he didn't expect him to be so ruthless. This was no longer cutting the ground from under the cauldron, this was f * cking cutting the weeds and eliminating the roots!
The Ji couple was so shocked that they couldn't speak. At this time, Siyu smiled slightly and said to the Duan Rulan, "I told you long ago that I don't have a mother like you, but you didn't believe me. This time, I'll put the evidence in front of you. If I hear you call yourself my mother again, or do anything in this name … You know the consequences. "
The Duan Rulan still had hope because he felt that he had a protective layer of his biological mother. Siyu might as well tear off this layer of skin to save herself the trouble.
Although this would make it impossible for her and Ji Lin's sibling relationship to be openly announced, Ji Lin said that it didn't matter. He treated Siyu as his sister. Blood relations were secondary. As long as they both knew in their hearts, it was fine. In any case, the netizens thought that he was talking nonsense … So, let them continue to misunderstand.
After saying that, Siyu quietly poked Fifth Master Lu under the table, indicating for him to continue. After all, he was her boyfriend. He should support her when she was acting pretentious. Fifth Master Lu raised his eyebrows. He didn't comment on his little girl's occasionally bold actions. In any case, he had plenty of time to slowly "settle the score" when they got back.
Fifth Master Lu glanced at Siyu. A trace of indulgence flashed in his eyes, but when he turned to look at the Ji couple, it changed into indifference. "Since you're not Siyu's mother, you don't have the right to pardon her. Then, today, we'll properly settle the score for everything you've done to her."
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