Chapter 301: Chapter 301: When You Are Someone Else’s Stepmother
Five minutes after Jing Xuan ended the call, finally there was silence outside the door.
As for what happened outside, she didn’t want to ask.
All she wanted now was to rest quietly for a while.
Zhang Lanying was forcibly escorted out of the postpartum center by Lu Zhiyang’s people.
He also arrived twenty minutes after receiving Jing Xuan’s call.
“Lu Zhiyang, I’m your mother, how dare you treat me like this!” The moment Zhang Lanying saw him, she couldn’t contain her rage.
Lu Zhiyang felt both a headache and helplessness upon seeing her: “This isn’t the first time, Mom, you should know my stance!”
Zhang Lanying didn’t want to listen. She was very angry. Her eldest son had always been her pride, obedient and smart since he was young.
But now, ever since he met that wretched girl Jing Xuan, everything has taken a turn, and he’s totally out of her control.
“I don’t care about your attitude, I must see my grandson today!” she said furiously, “Hurry up and hand the child over to me!”
Lu Zhiyang’s deep black eyes dimmed, “Mom, the baby was born to Xuanxuan, you have no right to take him away!”
Zhang Lanying: “You…”
“If you want to see him, I can discuss it with her. If she doesn’t agree, then you shouldn’t even think about it,” Lu Zhiyang cut her off.
Immediately after, he added in a serious tone, “I hope this is the last time you make a scene. If there’s a next time, our mother-son relationship will end.”
Zhang Lanying was taken aback upon hearing this.
She looked at him incredulously, “Are you going to sever ties with me over a woman?”
Lu Zhiyang’s expression grim and indifferent, he said without changing his tone, “You know, I can do it!”
“…”
Zhang Lanying’s heart twitched, looking at him with a mix of disappointment and heartache.
However, she believed he could do it because he had already given up the position as the Lu Family heir to marry into the Jing Family.
What else could he not do?
She really did raise an excellent son!
Lu Zhiyang looked at her, helplessly saying, “Mom, Jing Xuan is the one I want to spend my life with. I have my own family now. Please stop interfering! If you have nothing better to do, go worry about Lu Zhenyu’s marriage. He’s not getting any younger either.”
His underlying message was: Don’t trouble me anymore, go bother your other son!
“…”
Jing Xuan had just finished feeding Xiao Jingyan when Lu Zhiyang arrived.
Jing Xuan sat on the couch without looking at him, and said, “The child, I won’t hand over to the Lu Family.”
Lu Zhiyang walked over, raised his hand to touch her head softly, and said gently, “I’m sorry for making you suffer. Our son is ours, no one can take him away, don’t worry.”
Jing Xuan looked up at him, wanting to say something, but in the end, she remained silent.
“Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere today?” Lu Zhiyang asked with concern.
“No.”
“Then you rest for a while, I’m not leaving, I’ll be right here with you and our son.”
Jing Xuan really felt tired. She didn’t sleep much last night; she woke up several times to breastfeed, and then early in the morning, Zhang Lanying had come to cause trouble.
She nodded and uttered a sound of agreement, then she spoke again, “Then carry me over, I don’t want to move.”
The man smiled, “Okay.”
…
A month later, Jing Xuan also left the postpartum center and returned to the Jing Family Mansion.
During this time, Zhang Lanying indeed didn’t make any more trouble.
She had a short period of peace.
That day, Jiang You organized a get-together, inviting Sang Luo and Jing Xuan, as well as Su He who had just returned a few days ago.
It was a good opportunity since she herself was free and Su He had come back, so she quickly made arrangements.
Jiang You wanted to see Xiao Jingyan, Su Baobao and Su Yuxuan also wanted to see their little brother, so Jing Xuan simply brought them all along.
The group agreed to meet at a family restaurant specially chosen by Jiang You, considering there were three kids.
A place suitable for both adults and children.
Jiang You looked at the three married women with children, and suddenly felt a bit emotional and envious.
All of a sudden, she also wanted to have a child with her Beiyan.
She was also pretty, and Beiyan was handsome; their child would certainly be good-looking.
So, on impulse, she picked up her phone, opened WeChat, then turned her back, and whispered a voice message in secret.
At this time, Gu Beiyan was with Jiang Yan and Lu Zhiyang.
Recently, the three of them invested in a plot of land together and were discussing work-related matters.
Gu Beiyan’s phone on the table vibrated slightly.
Jiang Yan and Lu Zhiyang did not have the habit of snooping on others’ privacy, but they couldn’t help hearing it anyway.
Gu Beiyan didn’t think much at the moment, seeing that it was a voice message from Jiang You, he directly played it.
Jiang You said, “Beiyan, I want to have a child with you, is that okay?”
In an instant, the entire office fell silent.
Jiang Yan and Lu Zhiyang both turned their heads to look at him.
Gu Beiyan: “…”
Before he could react, the second voice message automatically played.
“No, having two is also fine, one like you and one like me, that would be nice.”
“…”
Jiang Yan’s look was somewhat sharp, but in the end, he said nothing.
Lu Zhiyang glanced at Jiang Yan, “Your sister is really bold. It seems Gu is definitely going to be your brother-in-law, and you are set to be the big brother-in-law.”
Jiang Yan: “…”
Gu Beiyan was quite happy in his heart.
But, with the big brother-in-law Jiang Yan here, he still needed to restrain himself a bit and leave a good impression.
Lu Zhiyang who loved to stir up some fun, “Gu, when are you planning to get married?”
Gu Beiyan: “…”
He was indeed eager to get married soon and take her home legitimately.
He subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan: “Why are you looking at me? I’m not the one marrying you.”
Gu Beiyan was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, “Does this mean you don’t object?”
Jiang Yan: “Would it matter if I objected?”
Gu Beiyan thought: No, it wouldn’t.
But he dared not say it aloud.
…
“Sister-in-law, when are you and my brother planning to have a second child?” Jiang You asked.
Su He: “…”
Why has everyone been asking this question lately?
A few days ago, when calling grandpa and grandma, even the elders were urging for a second child.
This was the first time the elders had spoken to her so directly about this matter.
She was taken aback at the time.
Jiang Yan was there too; she even asked him if he had said something to the elders, otherwise they would not be asking such questions.
He said he didn’t.
Later, she found out it was Su Baobao who had been mentioning it to the elders on the phone every day.
And Sang Luo couldn’t escape Jiang You’s questions either: “Sang Luo, what about you? When are you and Zhimian planning to have a second child? It would be a pity not to with both of your good looks.”
Sang Luo: “…”
She really hadn’t thought about this question yet.
Her relationship with Su Zhimian now felt like they were in the honeymoon phase, mainly because Su Zhimian was too clingy with her.
She was able to come out today only because she said she was going out with Su He, otherwise he would definitely have followed.
Sang Luo never expected him to become like this one day; she felt somewhat uncomfortable with it, but now she’s gradually gotten used to it.
She smiled and said, “That, I haven’t planned on yet.”
Indeed, she hadn’t planned on it.
Jiang You: “Yuxuan is at just the right age now, you guys should start planning soon.”
Then she glanced at Jing Xuan and continued, “Ms. Xuan, you don’t have to rush, having just given birth to Xiao Jingyan.”
Jing Xuan: “Xiao Youzi, has your soul been swapped? Or did your brother and Zhimian bribe you? How come you’ve started urging others to have children?”
Jiang You: “No, I just genuinely don’t want them to waste such good genes. Besides, we now have a three-child policy, what’s there to be afraid of? Moreover, neither the Jiang Family nor the Su Family lacks money to raise children, they can afford as many as they want.”
“Afford as many as they want is good and all, but do you think your sister-in-law and Sang Luo are breeding sows? Capable of giving birth to so many.” Jing Xuan said, “Besides, how are things going with you and Gu Beiyan? When are you getting married? When are you getting married?”
“I do wish to finish all that as soon as possible,” Jiang You said without a blush or skip of her heartbeat.
“You’re really not being reserved at all,” Jing Xuan smiled helplessly.
“If I were any more reserved, Beiyan and I might just be limited to holding hands now,” Jiang You sighed.
Gu Beiyan seems like he’s fun-loving, but he’s not the same when he’s with her.
“So, other than him taking the initiative to pursue you, the rest was all your doing?” Jing Xuan asked with curiosity.
Jiang You nodded.
“Could it be that he was scared off by your brother?” Jing Xuan had heard about this from Lu Zhiyang at home.
But the beating Gu Beiyan took was not for nothing; he really deserved a good thrashing.
Su He caught Jing Xuan’s glance and said, “Don’t look at me, I wasn’t the one who hit him.”
She had never been involved in this matter.
“It’s got nothing to do with whether he was scared by the beating or not. It’s just gentlemanly behavior, showing respect to Jiang You,” Su He added.
Jing Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly as she smiled and said, “Wow, Professor Su is now actually defending her husband, how rare.”
Su He didn’t respond to her teasing.
She had defended him quite a bit already; it’s just that she didn’t know about it.
Because of Jiang Yan, she had no idea how many times she had snubbed Lou Ruozhi.
She never had the spare energy to bother with these people before.
But just at that moment, a cry could be heard.
Sang Luo almost subconsciously stood up.
Then she headed towards the direction of the ball pit.
Su He looked at Jiang You and quickly said, “You stay here with Xiaxia to watch Xiao Jingyan.”
After speaking, she also got up and walked towards the ball pit.
“You child, how can you have no manners at all, huh! Why are you crying? It was clearly you who bumped into someone, not apologizing is one thing, but you’re crying!”
“Shut up, don’t cry anymore!”
Sang Luo and Su He had only walked halfway when they heard an angry scolding from a woman.
Su Baobao stood in front of Su Yuxuan, with his small body shielding her behind him.
He looked up with his little head and glared at the woman in front of him, angrily saying, “Don’t scold my sister! The ones with no manners are you; it has nothing to do with my sister. He bumped into us himself, it was he who fell over. My sister has been standing here all along, she hasn’t moved at all!”
Although he was small and his voice somewhat youthful, he had quite a strong presence.
Lin Xueyin was taken aback for a moment.
Initially, she hadn’t recognized who this child was, but after thinking for a moment, she remembered that this child was the offspring of Su He.
Moreover, she hadn’t seen Su He nearby, so she started having malicious thoughts.
A ruthless look crossed her eyes, “You little brat, how dare you talk back to me!”
“If I don’t discipline you today, I’ll take your surname!”
Having said that, she raised her hand, preparing to slap Su Baobao across the face.
But the next second, her wrist was caught by someone, forcibly stopped in midair.
“Who’s that?”
When Lin Xueyin turned her head and saw Su He’s face, she froze entirely, her pupils constricting slightly.
“You…”
Su He’s expression was cool, a chill brimming in her eyes, “Lin Xueyin, it’s been a while. I see you’ve grown quite bold, even daring to lay a hand on my son!”
Sang Luo pulled the two little ones over, then hugged Su Yuxuan, cooing softly, “There, there, no more crying, mommy’s here.”
Su Yuxuan was sobbing intermittently, with tears flowing down her eyes like they cost nothing.
“Wuwu, Mommy…” Su Yuxuan clung to Sang Luo’s neck, burying her head and crying.
Listening to her cries, Sang Luo felt a stabbing pain in her chest.
“What’s wrong? Did you get hurt somewhere?” Sang Luo was worried about her, having never seen her cry so heartbreakingly before.
“Come on, show mommy where it hurts, did you injure yourself?”
Su Yuxuan shook her head between sobs, “No… not hurt…”
Hearing her say she wasn’t hurt, Sang Luo finally felt relieved.
“Then what’s wrong?”
“Wuwu, I… I feel wronged, it wasn’t me who bumped into him, he bumped into me himself.”
She raised her little hand, pointing at the little boy standing next to Lin Xueyin.
Su He narrowed her eyes slightly, knowing this was Lin Xueyin making a mountain out of a molehill.
She recognized Su Yimo and Su Yuxuan, and not seeing them around, assumed they weren’t there, so she wanted to vent her anger using the children.
These little schemes of hers were clear at a glance to Su He.
“Let go of my mommy.”
Suddenly, the little boy standing beside Lin Xueyin stepped forward, attempting to push Su He away.
But Su Baobao was quick-eyed and quick-handed, stepping forward and pushing him away.
The little guy barked fiercely, “Don’t you touch my Mimi!”
A hint of surprise flickered in Su He’s eyes.
Where did Lin Xueyin get such a grown son?
Then, she shook off Lin Xueyin’s hand.
Su He used a bit of force, Lin Xueyin lost her balance and staggered backward, nearly falling down.
“Lin Xueyin, it seems the lesson from last time wasn’t enough for you to remember, huh? Could it be that you want to follow in your cousin’s footsteps and stay inside?”
When Tang Sirou was mentioned, Lin Xueyin recalled what her mother said that day, that Tang Sirou had been locked up and would probably not come out for several years.
Two people from the Tang Family were locked up, a fatal blow for the Tang Family.
Moreover, those who have been in once, when they come out, will only be pointed at and gossiped about, especially in their circle of social climbers, where everyone would give them a wide berth.
So, of course, she didn’t want that.
But…
She was not at all resigned!
Why could Su He live such a good life, while Lin Xueyin could only degrade herself by marrying a man who had been married before and even become a stepmother to someone else’s child!
Yet, as much as she was resentful, she couldn’t do anything to Su He because she knew well that Su He had the means to put her away.
“Let’s go!”
She grabbed the child who was standing still, turned around, and wanted to leave.
But the next moment, her hand was forcefully thrown off by the little boy.
“No, I won’t go, I still want to play!”
Seeing Su He had already made Lin Xueyin furious, and now with him disobeying her, she became even more angry.
Usually, because she was quite afraid of his family, she would always speak to him gently, tolerating whatever trouble he made or disobedience he showed.
But now…
There was a crisp “slap!” sound.
The sound of a sharp slap echoed in the air.