Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 271: Schedule a Time

Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Schedule a Time

When Xiaowen mentioned that online comments were all cursing Ye Zhenzhen the day before yesterday, Han Jiangxue still had a glimmer of hope, but to her complete astonishment after she checked, she found that wasn’t the case at all.

On Weibo, there were hardly any comments cursing Ye Zhenzhen; they were all uniformly cursing her, Han Jiangxue.

For a moment, Han Jiangxue felt her breath rising in her chest, so much so that she almost couldn’t breathe. How could this be happening?

She never expected to be dubbed as the "evil stepmother" topping the trending searches!

All along, wasn’t Ye Zhenzhen the one everyone said was the evil stepmother? Since when had it become her, Han Jiangxue?

Following the trending search, she clicked into a video:

["When my mom takes me out for fried chicken, she often buys me Coke to drink. It’s so tasty, and I’ve never had a stomachache!"]

After watching that clip, Han Jiangxue’s anger grew even stronger, every cell in her body trembling with rage. It was extremely abnormal for this chubby kid to suddenly start saying things like this to her today.

Someone must have deliberately led him to say this, and that someone had to be Ye Zhenzhen.

If he wasn’t coached, then having been with Shen Yibo for so long, this chubby kid had never said such things in front of others. So why did he suddenly start contradicting her after following Ye Zhenzhen?

In the past, when Han Jiangxue fell in love with Shen Zhaonan and the Shen Family opposed it, she couldn’t find any other way through but to start from this chubby kid.

Since the kid loved to eat, she bought him whatever he liked, no conditions attached. Whether it be chocolate or candies and fried chicken, she agreed to it all.

Her goal was just to make this chubby kid feel good about her, to trust her. She even thought that since the child wasn’t her own flesh and blood, his education or diet didn’t have much to do with her.

After she and Shen Zhaonan had their own children, as long as Shen Yibo was obedient and didn’t cause trouble, she could indulge all his eating habits. There was no need for her to be overly concerned about someone else’s son.

It was only later, when she inadvertently learned from Shen Zhaonan that Shen Yibo had a weak stomach, that she dialed back a lot, reasoning that the child was still very young and if something went wrong, they might ultimately blame her, so she became much more cautious.

She had restrained herself, but the child’s persistent whining—that since she married his father, she no longer bought him treats—infuriated Han Jiangxue. If he wanted to eat so badly, then buying occasionally wouldn’t hurt, right? All that mattered was to silence this chubby kid, to keep him from blabbering everywhere.

After all, her aim was merely to cultivate an image of herself as the perfect stepmother. How the child turned out had nothing to do with her, as long as he cooperated with her in public.

Yet unexpectedly, the chubby kid had now spilled the beans himself...

Han Jiangxue was so angry she wanted to smash her phone!

In a flash, she thought of the phone call Shen Zhaonan had just made to her. She took several deep breaths, forcing herself to cool down quickly. She couldn’t afford to be impulsive now; there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

Ye Zhenzhen had been cursed and trended for a similar reason before, and Ye Zhenzhen hadn’t lost her mind. She absolutely couldn’t lose hers first. What she needed to do now was to help Shen Zhaonan finalize the cooperation deal. Everything else could wait until later.

She went through her contact list and found the number she had saved for Su Xi, and dialed it again. After a few rings, someone on the other end finally picked up:

"Hello!" It was still Su Xi’s assistant’s voice.

"Hello, this is Han Jiangxue, Mrs. Shen Zhaonan. My husband and I would like to meet Mrs. Cheng in Jincheng this Friday. Could you please let Mrs. Cheng know?"

On the other end of the phone, the assistant’s mobile was on speaker, and she glanced at Su Xi, who was sitting in front of the desk, waiting for a response.

A sneer curled on Su Xi’s lips. She waved her hand, gesturing for the assistant to accept the request.

The assistant responded to the call, "Sure, Mrs. Shen, our President Su is available this Friday noon. Let’s meet at Wandai Mountain Resort then."

Upon hearing this, Han Jiangxue was overjoyed. "Great, it’s a deal then. Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Han Jiangxue only felt reinvigorated, knowing that as long as there was an opportunity to meet, everything was still in play.

As for Shen Yibo’s issue, she believed that if this meeting could successfully lead to a partnership, with the strong bond between her and Shen Zhaonan, this little incident really wasn’t anything serious.

What kid doesn’t eat chocolate candies and other snacks? Which one doesn’t drink cola or eat fried chicken?

These were just the malicious fabrications of internet trolls, probably hired by Ye Zhenzhen to smear her.

...

After waking up from her afternoon nap, Ye Zhenzhen saw that Song Yuchen and Shen Yibo, the two little ones, were sprawled on the living room carpet playing. They both looked happy to see her come out of the room.

"Mom!"

"Aunt Zhenzhen!"

Ye Zhenzhen glanced at the clock; it was almost five in the afternoon, meaning she had indeed taken quite a long nap.

"Are you guys hungry?" she asked the two little ones.

Shen Yibo nodded, "I’m hungry!"

Song Yuchen casually replied, "I’m okay, not that hungry."

After his answer, Song Yuchen posed a soul-searching question to Shen Yibo, "You just had milk, and you ate more snacks and fruit than I did. How can you be hungry again so soon?"

Shen Yibo rubbed the back of his head and chuckled naively, "Hehe, that was just afternoon tea, not a meal. It doesn’t fill you up, and besides, it’s been a while!"

The afternoon snack had been around 3 o’clock, and both little ones were about to doze off. But once Shen Yibo heard there was an afternoon snack, naturally he couldn’t sleep. After crawling out of bed, Song Yuchen followed suit.

After enjoying the snacks, they were no longer sleepy and simply started to play in the living room.

Song Yuchen blinked, "So you mean you need to eat meat to be full?"

Shen Yibo nodded, "Mm-hmm!"

Ye Zhenzhen was amused by the little ones’ conversation. "Then I will order dinner now, and after we eat, how about we go play in the ski park tonight?"

There was a night session at the ski park nearby, and Ye Zhenzhen had made sure to gather all the details.

Hearing about skiing, the two little ones quickly climbed up from the carpet, "Yeah! We’ll go skiing after dinner!"

[Why doesn’t any other room have afternoon tea, only the room that Ye Zhenzhen is staying in?]

[Isn’t that obvious? She’s staying in the presidential suite and has the VIP card for this place. Naturally, the service she gets is different.]

[I’ve said enough out of envy. I only hope that I can be reborn better next life, or maybe marry some old man—just the kind that lets me freely swipe a black card will do.]

Ye Zhenzhen noticed the two cameramen following the shoot in the room. While ordering dinner, she specifically mentioned two more people to the hotel staff, including the cameraman brother.

The dinner arrived quickly, and when the two cameramen learned that there was a portion for them too, they were deeply touched and each expressed their gratitude to Ye Zhenzhen.

Ye Zhenzhen replied, "Don’t mention it. Let’s stop shooting for now, eat, and then continue. Later, we’re going to the ski park, and there’s no telling how long this shoot will go on."

"Okay, thanks!"