Chapter 11: Waiting for the Big Show
As soon as Xia Chenge entered the room, she saw Xu Jingyun sobbing in Xia Minglan’s arms.
Xia Minglan gently patted her daughter to comfort her, saying fiercely, “Don’t worry, my darling. Mother won’t let that little slut have an easy time. Young Master Ling is still young, and he doesn’t make the decisions in the Ling family. Mother will help you regain your reputation.”
“Who do you want to make have a hard time?” Xia Chenge asked calmly, interrupting the mother and daughter.
Xu Jingyun heard the voice and looked over. The moment she saw Xia Chenge, she immediately jumped up, grabbed a throw pillow from the sofa, and hurled it at her. “You little slut, how dare you come back!”
“Attacking me is not a wise move!” Xia Chenge easily caught the pillow and threw it back. The force was nothing compared to her strength in the apocalypse, and Xu Jingyun couldn’t withstand this throw.
A scream of ‘Ah’ was heard as Xu Jingyun was hit and fell back onto the sofa in pain.
“You little beast, what are you doing?” Xia Minglan roared furiously at Xia Chenge. “Have you no manners? Who told you to lay a hand on her?”
“What, is it okay for the powerful to do wrong but not for the common people to complain? Your daughter attacking me is right, but I can’t fight back?” Xia Chenge walked forward step by step, a smile that didn’t reach her eyes making everyone feel a chill.
Xia Minglan was so startled by the killing intent emanating from Xia Chenge that cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She felt death so close again, unable to make a sound, and could only watch as Xia Chenge approached.
The servants of the Xia family also seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Xia Chenge looked at Xia Minglan’s trembling form and couldn’t help but laugh heartily. “Why are you so afraid of me? I don’t eat people. Murder is punishable by death, and it’s not worth it for me to sacrifice myself for beasts like you!”
Xia Minglan and her daughter came back to their senses and looked at Xia Chenge, who was smiling and talking. Where was the killing intent?
The two of them thought about how scared they had been just moments ago, and their complexions turned extremely ugly.
Xia Minglan pointed at Xia Chenge and cursed, “You’re the beast! I worked so hard to raise you all these years, and this is how you treat me?”
Before she could finish speaking, Xia Minglan felt her throat tighten, a suffocating sensation washing over her. Xia Chenge had appeared before her at some unknown time and was now gripping her neck with one hand. Her eyes widened, and she instinctively struggled desperately.
“When you say that, touch your conscience first!” Xia Chenge said darkly. “You raised me with my money? Who gave you the nerve? Do you think because I have no parents, I’m easy to bully?”
“Xia Chenge, you, you let go of my mother!” Xu Jingyun screamed.
“Let, let go, Yun, Yunyun, call the police,” Xia Minglan choked out, her face turning red.
“Xia Minglan, don’t push me too far. I have a bad temper and my mind isn’t right. I don’t know when I might accidentally kill you,” Xia Chenge said coldly, releasing Xia Minglan just as she was about to suffocate.
Then, she walked past the mother and daughter with a blank expression.
Xia Minglan clutched her neck, watching Xia Chenge’s retreating back in terror, feeling as if she had survived a catastrophe.
She was still the same person, so why had her personality changed so much? Before, she was silent, but now she had repeatedly pushed them to the brink of death!
Since when had that insignificant little girl become so terrifying?
Under their fearful gazes, Xia Chenge walked upstairs step by step.
If outsiders hadn’t been arriving soon, she wouldn’t have let them off so easily today.
Xia Minglan and her daughter were still reeling from the fear of what had just happened. It wasn’t until the person who came to deliver something for Xia Chenge left that they collapsed onto the sofa, their backs soaked in cold sweat.
“Why is this happening? Why?” Xia Minglan murmured to herself, unable to understand what had gone wrong to make Xia Chenge so terrifying overnight.
If she had been faking it before, what was the point of faking it for so long? If not, how could her sudden change be explained?
“Mom, why has that little waste become so terrifying? Do you think she’s possessed or something, for her to change so much?” Xu Jingyun moved closer to Xia Minglan, frightened by her own thought.
Xia Minglan couldn’t figure this out either, so how could she answer Xu Jingyun?
“Dad isn’t home, and I’m afraid that waste will kill us sooner or later. Mom, I’m scared.” Unable to get an answer, Xu Jingyun became more and more frightened and finally burst into tears.
“It’s okay, Mom is here. Mom won’t let her hurt you.” Xia Minglan hugged Xu Jingyun. She was also scared and longed for her husband to return quickly and make a decision for her more than anyone else.
“She’s even latched onto Young Master Ling now, and he even stepped in to scold me for her. I’ve lost all face in Haicheng, boohoo…”
Xia Minglan fell silent at this. The Xu family wasn’t originally part of high society; they had only managed to gain some standing by riding on the Xia family’s coattails, and now that the Xia family’s company was in Xu Jingyi’s hands, they had barely made a name for themselves. Now that her daughter had encountered such a situation, it would further ruin the fragile position they had managed to establish.
Unless the Ling family apologized, or her daughter got together with Ling Hanmu.
Thinking of this, Xia Minglan looked at her beautiful daughter. Who wouldn’t like such a young and beautiful girl? Ling Hanmu wouldn’t be an exception…
“Yunyun, if you were to be with Young Master Ling, would you be willing?” Xia Minglan made up her mind and asked for Xu Jingyun’s consent.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jingyun immediately stopped crying and looked at Xia Minglan in disbelief. “Mom, what are you saying?”
“With the situation escalating this much, the best solution is for you to be with Young Master Ling. Otherwise, your reputation can never be salvaged.” Xia Minglan said. Furthermore, if Xu Jingyun were to marry Ling Hanmu, the Xu family would also rise in status, naturally pushing them into high society.
“R-really? Is that possible?” Xu Jingyun was slightly excited.
Who wouldn’t like a guy like Ling Hanmu? He was so handsome and came from such a powerful family. It was likely that every girl in Country A would want to marry him!
“I will make your wish come true,” Xia Minglan promised Xu Jingyun. He’s just a young man; she really didn’t believe she couldn’t handle him!
Xu Jingyun’s mood immediately brightened. After a night of sadness, she finally smiled again because of this matter.
Xia Chenge, who had returned to her room and was now at the top of the stairs, overheard the conversation between the mother and daughter and almost burst out laughing. Xia Minglan was truly the epitome of someone brainless. It seemed she wouldn’t have to do much; this mother and daughter would self-destruct.
Who was Ling Hanmu? And they were thinking of scheming against him?
Provoking Ling Hanmu was definitely more terrifying than offending the Ling family. The Ling family would at least consider their family’s reputation and show some leniency. Ling Hanmu? Heh, did he even know what mercy meant?
Xia Chenge let out a cold smile. She would just sit back and watch this grand drama unfold!
