The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 158: Dad’s Eyes Are Really Sharp

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Dad’s Eyes Are Really Sharp

Bo Yunshen’s face still bore a gloating expression, the top button of his shirt undone. His casual attire could not conceal his innate elegance or his face, as handsome as a sculpted jade.

Bo Yuanshan’s eyes reddened in an instant, "Bo Yunshen, you better explain to me, how on earth did Yanyan fall?!"

"You unfilial son, are you even a man, resorting to the underhanded act of pushing Yanyan down the mountain!"

Bo Yunshen’s expression froze as he stood tall and motionless, his gaze becoming icy cold.

He licked the corner of his lips, his eyes deep and shadowy.

"Dad, your eyesight must be really keen, walking ahead and still able to see me pushing Qin Yan down?"

"Impressive!"

He looked at Qin Yan with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. He realized that now, whenever Qin Yan had a problem, the old man habitually blamed him!

Qin Yan sure held a lot of sway in front of the old man, at least Bo Yunshen couldn’t catch up even if he tried!

In his eyes, stars twinkled brightly, as deep and inscrutable as a well with no end in sight, causing Qin Yan to shudder under his gaze.

Seeing that Bo Yuanshan was about to get angry, Qin Yan licked her lips and spoke softly, "Dad, you misunderstood; it wasn’t Yunshen who pushed me."

"Yuanshan, what do you mean? When Qin Yan falls, it’s my son who pushed her, and if my son falls, should he just accept his bad luck?!"

"If you distrust Yunshen so much, is there still a place for me and Yunshen in this family?"

Mrs. Bo’s words were heavy, to which Bo Yuanshan replied with a cold laugh, "Trust him? He should do something that actually earns my trust!"

"Yanyan, don’t be afraid; tell the truth, was it this unfilial son who harmed you? After we finish paying respects to Yun Ci, I’ll go back and beat this bastard to death as retribution for you!"

Bo Yunshen’s expression grew even darker.

The old man sure dared to say it—beat him to death, and he wouldn’t have a son anymore?

What kind of love potion had Qin Yan fed him to earn such trust?

Caught amidst so many people, Qin Yan also had a hard time and could only say softly, "Dad, Yunshen was standing far away from me; it couldn’t have been him who pushed me."

Bo Yuanshan’s brows twitched slightly. Did her words mean it wasn’t Bo Yunshen, but definitely someone else?

His gaze fell on Shen Ruyun, not far behind Qin Yan. A man in his fifties, though his face showed signs of aging, Bo Yuanshan was one of the first entrepreneurs of his country, a man who had dominated the business world for decades.

He exuded an authority that the younger people lacked; his mere glance was enough to make Shen Ruyun’s courage waver.

Her face paled, and she bluffed, "Are you implying that because I was nearby, I was the one who pushed?"

"You can mistakenly consume the wrong thing, but you cannot make false accusations! How could I harbor such malice?!"

As she spoke, tears began to form on her face. Appearing wronged, she knew that Mrs. Bo had always been on her side because of Bo Yunci. With watery eyes, she turned to Mrs. Bo:

"Mom, I’m really aggrieved! All I did was step aside to give way to my younger sister when she fell! Normally, she can slander me all she wants, but today is Yun Ci’s memorial day. I am too grieved to even have the thought, why would I push her?!"

"Yun Ci was my husband; out of both sentiment and reason, I wouldn’t want to mess up this ceremony, I don’t want him to be unrestful in the afterlife!"

Shen Ruyun burst into tears, catching Qin Yan off guard.

In just a day’s absence, her acting had improved dramatically, and she seemed to have grown smarter!

Qin Yan frowned, thinking her acting skills were such that with a little packaging by the Bo Group, winning an Oscar wouldn’t be a problem!

"Don’t be angry, sister-in-law, some people just rely on dad’s protection and love to sling mud at others for no reason!"

Bo Yunshen’s lips curled up, adding fuel to the fire.

As soon as he spoke, Shen Ruyun cried even harder, looking utterly pitiful.

Together, they seamlessly extracted Shen Ruyun from the affair of mortgaging Bo Yunci’s property!

All the words Yanyan had said were now turned into deliberate slander!

Before Yanyan could even scoff, Mrs. Bo was fuming with rage, not even allowing Bo Yuanshan a chance to speak. She glared at Yanyan and scolded,

"Yanyan, stop causing trouble for no reason! What, wasn’t it enough after beating Yunshen with a whip, now you can’t even stand my daughter-in-law?"

"Ever since you married into the Bo Family, the phrase ’peaceful household’ has had nothing to do with us! What? Are you the only person, and not us?!"

Yanyan’s heart trembled, and her eyes reddened.

Was Mrs. Bo planning to convict her without inquiring about what had happened?

"Enough, I understand Yanyan; she’s not that kind of person!"

Mrs. Bo was almost amused to laughter by Bo Yuanshan’s statement, "What do you mean?!"

"Dad, if the fourth sister isn’t that kind of person, then Yunshen and I are?" Bolstered by Mrs. Bo’s support, Shen Ruyun retorted, "I’ve been married into the Bo Family for so many years, and Yunshen is someone you’ve watched grow up."

"How could you not know what kind of people we are?"

Shen Ruyun clenched her teeth; Yanyan always used the matter of mortgaging Bo Yunci’s house under her name to threaten her!

She just wanted to teach Yanyan a lesson!

But being daughters-in-law of the same family, Bo Yuanshan was too protective of Yanyan, too biased perhaps!

She glared hatefully at Yanyan. Yanyan, considering the seniority of Mrs. Bo, had been biting her tongue and bearing it all, but Qin Yinyin was different. She only knew that her mom was being bullied and even scolded.

The three-year-old girl wiped her tears, pointed at Shen Ruyun with her trembling little body, and loudly defended, "I saw it, it was this old woman who pushed my mom!"

"It was on purpose!"

A three-year-old child, pure and naïve, wouldn’t lie without cause!

Moreover, Qin Yinyin clutched at Yanyan’s clothes, her chubby little hand stained with some dirt, not minding it at all.

Her determined eyes made it impossible not to believe her!

She was small and not very tall, yet she stood firm and supported Yanyan’s sky.

Yanyan felt a pain in her heart, her vision clouding with mist.

"Mom, you just accused dad of misunderstanding Yunshen without knowing the full story, but how is what you’re doing to me any different from what dad did to Yunshen? Isn’t this kind of behavior a bit too hypocritical?"

"Shut your mouth! That bastard is spouting nonsense! Mom and dad, she is just a lowly brat, the daughter of Yanyan. Of course, she would speak for her mother, Yanyan..."

"Smack!"

Shen Ruyun’s words were cut off by a slap from Bo Yuanshan. Her face turned red at visible speed, and a clear handprint stood out starkly against her pale cheek!

She screamed, covering her face instinctively, unbelievingly looking towards Bo Yuanshan. Having been married to Bo Yun for so many years, it was the first time she had been slapped!

"Dad?"