Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 497 Sieve Becomes Refined

Chapter 497: Chapter 497 Sieve Becomes Refined

Zhong Daqiao had been bottling up his anger for the past few days.

The banquet he had worked so hard to organize was ruined by two damned kids.

Then there were all sorts of gossip.

Some even took the opportunity to kick him while he was down, saying his good days were coming to an end.

Others claimed it was Eldest Miss Hai’s ghost coming back for revenge.

That, he didn’t believe.

In this world, the most terrifying things are people and the human heart.

If he wasn’t afraid when she was alive, why would he be afraid now that she’s dead?

But it was these very rumors that left him feeling very angry and annoyed.

Xue Meirou had also been making a fuss these days, accusing him of being too indulgent with Zhong Shaoqing.

She even said he now regretted it because Zhong Shaoqing had backers.

All the things from the past were actually just an act, intending to drive her and her son away.

It was simply preposterous.

How he had treated Hai Mingzhu and Zhong Shaoqing for their mother and son’s sake, couldn’t she see that?

In the end, wasn’t Shaoqing his son as well?

It was just that he was the son he had with Hai Mingzhu.

Because he hated Hai Mingzhu, he hated Zhong Shaoqing along with her.

In the end, it was his own flesh and blood.

Yet, he never held this child in his heart, wasn’t he preparing to leave everything to Tianci?

How could she not understand his heart at all?

He and his wife hardly ever quarreled, but this time because of that banquet and Zhong Shaoqing’s assault, they had argued several times.

Zhong Shaoqing’s attack had been indiscriminate at the time.

When he went to beat Zhong Daqiao, Xue Meirou also took several kicks and a slap by association.

Now Xue Meirou might have been able to fight back.

But, coincidentally, she was blocked by Song Yunuan.

With Song Yunuan taking sides, he and his wife suffered a huge loss, yet they dared not speak out.

They just hoped that this plague would leave quickly and get out of Xiangjiang.

So how could they possibly provoke her?

If Zhong Shaoqing said he was mad, then he was mad; as a father, he didn’t dare to utter a word.

Afterwards, when Song Yunuan called asking for medical expenses, he obediently transferred a hundred thousand over.

What more did she want?

So when Shangguan Heng asked him, he was full of grievances.

After telling all of this to Shangguan Heng, Zhong Daqiao made it clear that he hadn’t provoked Song Yunuan at all recently.

Then Zhong Daqiao blamed Shangguan Heng, "It’s all your fault. If you had treated Xia Xindong a little better at the beginning, like you treated others, none of this mess would’ve happened."

Shangguan Heng retorted, "If you had treated Zhong Shaoqing better, treated both of your sons equally, you wouldn’t be in this situation today."

After a brief silence, the two men slammed their phones down.

But Shangguan Heng was certain it wasn’t Zhong Daqiao.

Shangguan Heng, fuming, called Chairman Wang again.

He had no choice but to ask around.

Only after understanding the situation clearly would he know how to deal with it.

Chairman Wang felt somewhat guilty after the inquiry.

But he had already called Song Yunuan, and he hadn’t told the other two, thinking he would inform them once Song Yunuan agreed.

So he had no choice but to disclose to Shangguan Heng his plans to invite Song Yunuan to enjoy a cruise on a big ship.

Shangguan Heng said in frustration, "Don’t think that Song Yunuan only has brawn without brains—that woman’s as cunning as they come, all wiles from head to toe.

And come on, she’s not stupid, you’re not close with her, and you’ve got beef with her now. You suddenly invite her to go play at sea, do you think she wouldn’t be scared?"

After thinking it over, Chairman Wang was sure that Song Yunuan really wasn’t scared, she probably just found it bothersome, or rather, she didn’t want to bother with him.

But he didn’t feel even a hint of fear from her.

"I was kindly inviting her, it’s her who doesn’t appreciate it. I, Chairman Wang, am not just anybody in Xiangjiang. Shouldn’t everyone be thrilled to receive my invitation?"

"If it was a normal invitation, would she refuse to go? You definitely had ulterior motives, and then Song Yunuan sensed it.

You have only yourself to blame for being too clever for your own good. Why didn’t you discuss it with the two of us before taking action?

We three are in the same boat.

Don’t you know?

Don’t think Song Yunuan will target only me; neither of you two can escape her reach."

Chairman Wang was hopping mad over the phone, cursing vehemently, "The one most to blame is you, you old fool. If you hadn’t mistreated Xia Xindong back in the day, would we be in this mess? My son was led astray by you."

Shangguan Heng also lost his temper and cursed, "Your son is a bad seed, a born bad seed.

As if I had to teach him that! He learned it all by himself; I couldn’t stop him even if I wanted to.

’The father is to blame for an untaught child.’ It’s all your fault, and you have the nerve to come to me.

Let me tell you, Chairman Wang, if Song Yunuan causes me trouble today, I’m holding you accountable for it."

Chairman Wang, flustered, retorted, "Although I invited her to the cruise, she didn’t go, so what’s it got to do with me? When she said no, I didn’t force her to."

Shangguan Heng snorted with laughter, "Force her to go? Do you have that capability?

You’re just too clever by half.

Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to.

You surely have some plan in place, probably even paid the deposit.

Why don’t you ever consider, if it worked out, fine, but what if it didn’t?

You don’t know how peculiar she is. Do you think she’s an ordinary girl? If she was, she’d be six feet under by now.

I have said it a thousand times, don’t underestimate her. Plus, Second Aunt Zhang told me she can’t read her face anymore. This person has not only great fortune but also strange abilities. How could you have a good end after provoking her?

Hurry up and make your son reveal He Yunfei’s whereabouts, dead or alive; give the other side an explanation. You think she’ll let you drag it on?"

On the other end, Chairman Wang was so angry he turned livid, but he knew that Shangguan Heng had a point.

Indeed, no dragging allowed, Song Yunuan had already given him a deadline.

And so, both men ended up slamming down the phone again.

This time, Shangguan Heng was certain, it was Chairman Wang who had angered Song Yunuan.

He was seething with rage inside.

Yet, he had no choice but to tell his wife to make proper arrangements.

Above all, they must not irritate the Furies.

When Shangguan Wan learned Song Yunuan had arrived, she felt both afraid and resentful. Shangguan Heng picked out the gentlest among his daughters, Shangguan Xinxin.

He implored her repeatedly to treat Song Yunuan well, to keep her in good humor, and promised to gift her a set of jewelry in return.

Such terms tempted the other daughters, too.

They all vied for the opportunity.

They didn’t know as much as Shangguan Wan did, who had a strained relationship with them and did not share her own humiliating experiences in Beidu confronting Song Yunuan.

So these girls just thought the other party was a normal girl from the mainland.

Shangguan Wan watched with schadenfreude as Shangguan Xinxin, who wore a face full of tenderness, smiled. This woman was always putting on an act, shedding tears at the drop of a hat.

She was the daughter of the second wife, who’d rather die than give her Mom a break.

The most annoying one of all.

After her mother passed away, she acted as if nothing happened, doing whatever she pleased, afraid her father might get angry and throw her out of the Shangguan family.

Her brother Shangguan Wenzhi was just the same.

The ones she despised the most were these two siblings.