Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 96 Frivolous!

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 Frivolous!

Online, the hot search about Ye Zhenzhen fermented and expanded throughout the morning...

And the instigator, Wu Yuerou, originally planned to break the news last night, but after her call with Han Jiangxue, An Hao returned from his business trip.

The family of three went out for dinner, and after not seeing each other for a week, it was only natural for the couple to plan private activities for the evening.

Yet, Wu Yuerou vaguely felt that An Hao seemed very tired and somewhat lackluster.

Although An Hao was close to forty, almost ten years her senior, Wu Yuerou had never felt this underwhelmed before...

In the middle of it all, Wu Yuerou also asked An Hao with concern if he was too exhausted from the business trip.

An Hao, caught off guard, could only nod perfunctorily, while inwardly he suffered.

After all, having continuously partied away from home for a week, his body was already overdrawn...

Finally, wrapping things up hastily, An Hao lay in bed with his snores thundering.

Wu Yuerou felt somewhat aggrieved, but there was nothing she could do.

Tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep, she remembered that she wanted to find someone to smear Ye Zhenzhen.

With dawn approaching, she stepped out of her room and quickly contacted someone, sending all the information she had on hand...

The person she contacted found dozens of major blogger accounts and wrote a draft for a post on Weibo simultaneously.

These topics about Ye Zhenzhen, once published, along with the push from trolls and paid commenters, had by midday become well known throughout the internet.

Now, Wu Yuerou was in the staff lounge sipping coffee and scrolling through Weibo. Seeing the online comments bashing Ye Zhenzhen, and Ye Zhenzhen’s own retorts to fans’ comments, Wu Yuerou couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

She stepped out of the staff lounge and excitedly phoned Han Jiangxue from her rest area to share this thrilling and joyful news...

Han Jiangxue had gone with Shen Zhaonan that morning to take Shen Yibo to kindergarten. After Shen Zhaonan went to work, Han Jiangxue was called over to the Shen Family’s villa by Madam Shen.

When Wu Yuerou called, Han Jiangxue was busy in the kitchen, having just seasoned the Epinephelus septemfasciatus with salt and rice wine, preparing to marinate it for a few minutes.

She wiped her hands with a towel, picked up her phone, and walked out the back door of the kitchen to the backyard before answering, "What’s up, Sister Yuerou?"

When she arrived at the Shen Family house that morning, she saw that Ye Zhenzhen had made the hot search.

Since arriving, she had been chatting with her mother-in-law, who expressed a desire to eat the dishes she cooked, and of course, she couldn’t refuse.

So she entered the kitchen and started to get busy. Seeing Wu Yuerou’s call, Han Jiangxue didn’t even have to think to know it must relate to Ye Zhenzhen.

Wu Yuerou laughed, "Xiaoxue, let me tell you, Ye Zhenzhen is so foolish. She actually retaliated against trolls online, hahaha, have you seen it?"

Han Jiangxue’s face displayed schadenfreude, while she feigned advice on the phone, "Ah, Sister Yuerou, honestly, that’s probably enough.

I saw those hot search topics, and there’s one thing, whether Ye Zhenzhen is really injured or just faking it, have you checked it out thoroughly?"

Wu Yuerou hummed confidently, "Don’t worry about that, I asked at the station, and nobody from the program team is clear about it.

Neither the director nor Xiaowen know where Ye Zhenzhen went to the hospital or where she stayed that day, which shows what? It shows she wasn’t injured at all. Think about it, if she were seriously hurt, would she be out and about so quickly on the weekend?"

Han Jiangxue’s uncertainty dissipated, and a smirk of disdain curled on her lips, "That’s true, given Ye Zhenzhen’s personality, if she were really hurt, she definitely would’ve posted pictures on Weibo seeking sympathy."

Moreover, Ye Zhenzhen hadn’t posted anything about being injured; instead, she spent the weekend out with her stepson. The more Han Jiangxue pondered, the more triumphant the smile on her face became.

Ye Zhenzhen inevitably fell into her trap, unable to resist coming out to compete with her...

Madam Shen entered the kitchen from the living room and saw Han Jiangxue with the phone, stepping out. She glanced at the fish on the countertop, her eyes faintly moved, and she withdrew from the kitchen.

She picked up her phone and called Shen Zhaonan. Coincidentally, Shen Zhaonan’s phone was already on another call.

Madam Shen’s heart sank even more, feeling that Han Jiangxue was just slacking and even had the nerve to call her son halfway to complain.

In fact, Madam Shen had specifically asked Han Jiangxue to come over today.

She could no longer stand Han Jiangxue always bringing her precious grandson into the public eye, annoyed with Han Jiangxue yet unable to find a suitable reason for her annoyance.

It just happened that this Monday, her husband, son, and grandson were all out. That’s when she called Han Jiangxue to come over and have lunch with her.

To put it nicely, she asked someone to accompany her for lunch, but to be direct, she just wanted to trouble this daughter-in-law she disliked.

While Han Jiangxue was cooking, she even intentionally sent the servants to do chores elsewhere...

Having ended the call, Han Jiangxue returned to the kitchen in a great mood, sprinkled another layer of salt on the red Epinephelus septemfasciatus, and poured another round of cooking wine.

She even began to hum a tune happily...

Han Jiangxue fantasized: in a couple of days, Ye Zhenzhen would disappear from this circle, that woman even dared to openly compete with me for roles, let’s see what she is capable of...

In the Shen Family living room.

The family maid Aunt Zhang came from the kitchen to Madam Shen and said, "Madam, it seems that the mistress really enjoys cooking, she is even happily humming a tune."

Madam Shen, holding her British Shorthair cat on the couch, stroking its thick, soft, grey fur, the corners of her mouth downturned, said disdainfully, "Flippant!"

In Madam Shen’s eyes, there was not a single thing about Han Jiangxue that she approved of.

If it wasn’t for her own son threatening her with his life, she would have never agreed to this Han Jiangxue marrying into their Shen Family.

Not long after, Han Jiangxue brought the prepared dishes out of the kitchen and set them on the dining table.

She took off her apron and respectfully entered the living room to call Madam Shen for dinner, "Mom, dinner is ready!"

Han Jiangxue was somewhat tentative in her words, as in this household, the one she feared the most was her mother-in-law.

"Mmm." Madam Shen handed the cat in her arms to Aunt Zhang and walked towards the dining room.

After Madam Shen took her seat at the dining table, her sharp and calculating eyes briefly scanned the three dishes and one soup on the table, steamed Epinephelus septemfasciatus, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried celery with lily and shrimp, and red date and yam chicken soup.

She showed a somewhat distant but approving smile, "Hmm, the dishes look good."

Han Jiangxue, standing by the side, dared to speak up after hearing Madam Shen’s praise, "Mom, please try the fish first, I steamed it just as you like."

"Mmm." Madam Shen nodded, her eyes slightly lifted to signal Han Jiangxue, "You sit down."

"Alright, Mom!" After taking her seat, Han Jiangxue respectfully picked up a pair of chopsticks with fish for her mother-in-law, "Mom, you give this fish a try."

Just as Han Jiangxue was about to pass over her chopsticks with fish, Madam Shen, without a change of expression, picked up her bowl and handed it to Aunt Zhang, "I’d like to have some soup first."

Han Jiangxue sheepishly withdrew her chopsticks with the fish and proceeded to serve soup for her mother-in-law, "Mom, let me pour it for you."