Chapter 562: Chapter 562: Su Mei’s Romantic History
“Grandma, even if you want to talk about it, you should regain your health first, okay?” Sheng Shaochen said, as he was about to help the Old Lady lie down, but the Old Lady just tightly grasped his hand and said, “My dear grandson, if I don’t speak clearly today, I’m afraid there won’t be another chance!”
“Alright then, please take your time,” Shaochen said helplessly, settling back down to listen attentively.
“Sigh, other things, I don’t have the energy to bring up again. Let’s just talk about Ye Shu’s mother, Su Mei.” As soon as the Old Lady recalled the name Su Mei, her eyes couldn’t hide a look of disgust, “Su Mei, like her daughter, was beautiful, and seemed dignified, but in reality, she was promiscuous at heart, seducing men everywhere, drawing them like bees to honey. In front of every man, she acted as if she was deeply devoted, but in truth, she was fickle, taking pleasure in deceiving men’s feelings!”
Bai Yueru said, “Mom, those things were also just speculation by the media back then, we don’t have any solid proof…”
“Shut your mouth!” the Old Lady scolded, “Yueru, I say you’re naive and indeed you are, that Su Mei started off with Han Dongliang, and then married Ye Zongming. Yet, even as a pregnant woman, she still tried to seduce your husband, nearly causing a break-up of our family; how could you still be so confused to speak for her?”
Bai Yueru was immediately at a loss for words, because in her memory, her husband—and Sheng Shaochen’s father—Sheng Baichuan, was indeed close with Su Mei. Moreover, he had once said that he intended to bring the already pregnant Su Mei into the Sheng Family, and it was the Old Lady’s strong opposition that prevented it. At that time, Shaochen was already a year and a half old.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Shaochen frowned and asked, “Grandma, did my father and Ye Shu’s mother have an emotional entanglement?”
“What emotional entanglement? It was simply Su Mei’s true nature unable to change. Seeing that your father was very talented, she wanted to seduce him. Not only that, but she also tried to seduce one of your father’s cousins. The accident that led to your father’s death resulted from a fight with your cousin over Su Mei, leaving your father severely injured, and he eventually succumbed to his injuries!” The Old Lady, recalling her own son, couldn’t help but let her tears flow freely, “Chenchen, it’s all Grandma’s fault for not stopping him from getting involved with that Su Mei sooner; otherwise, you wouldn’t have lost your father so early!”
Sheng Shaochen felt an immense shock, as he had never heard his grandmother or mother mention anything about his father, not to mention a cousin!
“Grandma, you just mentioned I have a cousin? Did he kill my father?” Shaochen couldn’t help but press for answers.
“That’s right, during your father’s time, there was a cousin named Sheng Baiyan. Sheng Baiyan’s family perished at the hands of bandits while traveling when he was young; he was left alone and destitute. So, I brought him to our family to raise, and from a young age, he and your father were very close, they were like brothers. But because of that Su Mei, she made your father and your cousin turn against each other, resulting in a deadly conflict. Your father was grievously injured and didn’t recover…”
“And my cousin, where is he now?” Sheng Shaochen was anxious to know more about the past, eager for the truth, which might be more convincing coming from his cousin’s mouth, as he was one of the people involved.