The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 414 - 385_1

Chapter 414: Chapter 385_1

After Mr. Lawrence’s visit, Bai Qiongyu promptly changed her will.

The first clause stated that, in the event of Bai Qiongyu’s abnormal death—which included but was not limited to accidents such as car crashes, poisoning, falling, etc.—all of her fixed assets, stocks, companies, and collections would be donated.

This first item directly eliminated any motive Bai Qiongyu’s stepchildren might have for harming her.

If Bai Qiongyu did not die a natural death, the stepchildren would not receive a penny.

At the same time, she also retracted the property transfer agreement that had not yet been signed.

Once the certification was effective, only Xianglan was left by Bai Qiongyu’s side.

Xin Wei and Xin Anan, not having received the promised inheritance from their stepmother for a long time, started hinting and asking questions.

"Mother, you’re so busy with the company, and it’s so exhausting for you, let us help you," Xin Anan said affectionately, sitting next to her stepmother.

Bai Qiongyu smiled and replied, "You’re still young, you need more experience!"

Upon hearing this, Xin Wei and Xin Anan felt unhappy inside, but they didn’t show it and smiled, "But seeing you work so hard, we feel distressed too!"

"Hehe, you must also be very busy," Bai Qiongyu said softly, without continuing the subject.

However, these words made Xin Wei and Xin Anan feel somewhat guilty.

Indeed, if they weren’t busy, how would it be that they only visited once every month or two?

Every weekend they went to the estate near the city center left to them by their father, their mommy was there.

The children also preferred the liveliness there, unlike the quiet here!

"Then we will come to keep you company more often," Xin Anan said with a smile, finding it inappropriate to continue the subject of property transfer.

Another Christmas soon came around, and although they had agreed to come, they still didn’t make it.

Bai Qiongyu was very sad last year, but after coming to terms with it, she was no longer upset.

The next day, Bai Qiongyu took Xianglan on a vacation directly.

When Xin Wei and Xin Anan arrived with their family, they found the place empty.

That was when they realized something wasn’t right.

When Bai Qiongyu and Xianglan returned from their vacation, they were in high spirits.

Xin Anan explained why they hadn’t come that day: their child had become particularly attached to a young pony in the estate and had insisted on visiting.

Xin Wei also shifted the blame onto the child and even had the child apologize to Bai Qiongyu.

Bai Qiongyu just smiled and said, "It’s only natural for you to be closer to your biological mother and for the children to love their grandmother. I have no objections!"

But the more Bai Qiongyu reacted this way, the more unease Xin Wei and Xin Anan felt.

After they returned home, Ye Weiwen was so angry that he cursed and wished Bai Qiongyu were dead, then he committed another foolish act.

He even thought of staging a car accident!

At that point, Ye Weiwen was still unaware that Bai Qiongyu had changed her will.

The attempt was foiled on the spot by a person Bai Qiongyu had sent, but the driver caught was willing to go to jail rather than reveal the mastermind.

Who the mastermind was, wasn’t important. Bai Qiongyu had suffered no harm and it wasn’t hard to guess who was behind it.

Bai Qiongyu summoned Mr. Lawrence and the notary and had the amended will read aloud on the spot.

Xin Wei and Xin Anan were immediately stunned.

"Mother, do you suspect us of foul play?" Xin Anan asked anxiously, "Mother, we would never do such a thing for money! After all, you raised us."

"Mother, we have great respect for you and will take good care of you," Xin Wei said in a deep voice, cursing his birth mother countless times in his heart.

Good for nothing, more trouble than help.

Bai Qiongyu smiled and said, "I believe you are good children, but I do not trust your mother. You know very well what kind of person Ye Weiwen is, and I am aware too. Isn’t she doing this just for the money?"

"Mother, it’s not like that..." Xin Anan tried to explain, "We wanted to come that day, it’s just..."

"Alright, it’s in the past now, let’s leave it at that. I am a bit tired," Bai Qiongyu said with a smile. At that moment, Xianglan came over to see the guests out.

Xin Wei had no choice but to leave with Xin Anan.

After leaving, Xin Anan harbored resentment in her heart and said, "We shouldn’t have gone to Mom’s place that day. Now look at what’s happened, everything’s fallen apart."

Xin Wei scratched his head and said, "You know, if we hadn’t gone there, Mom would have been beside herself. No matter what, she is our birth mother."

"Yes, Mom was quite pitiable back then," Xin Anan remarked with emotion. "After doing something like this, how could a sharp person like our stepmother not see through it? I guess she was disappointed with us last year, and now she must be utterly disappointed."

"Ah!" Xin Wei sighed, "We did go too far. Let’s just go back and tell Mom not to act recklessly anymore. With this kind of will, if anything happens to our stepmother, we won’t be able to get our hands on the Bai Family’s wealth, let alone the Xin Family’s."

"Indeed!" Xin Anan felt irritated, resentful towards her birth mother.

Standing upstairs, Bai Qiongyu watched the retreating figures of her stepdaughter and stepson, feeling desolate in her heart.

Not raising her own children, but diligently nurturing someone else’s, only to end up like this.

This is the punishment for her abandonment of her son!

She deserves this pain!

Her capriciousness had hurt her own son, and now she couldn’t even see him.

She wanted to find her son, but could a woman like her be forgiven by him?

She was very afraid and indecisive.

Bai Qiongyu, caught in conflict, hesitated to send someone to look for him.

But she knew Xianglan would go.

Time flew by quickly, and Bai Qiongyu looked at herself in the mirror. More white hair adorned her head, more wrinkles lined her face, and her once bright eyes began to lose their clarity, no longer possessing the beauty of her youth.

"Miss, dinner is ready," Xianglan came up, looking at her distraught mistress.

"While both of us are still in good health, we can’t wait any longer," Xianglan said. "Let’s go find Xiao Xiao tomorrow."

Two tears rolled down Bai Qiongyu’s cheeks as she said bitterly, "Alright."

Even if death were to come, she wanted to leave all her life’s wealth from the Bai Family to her descendants.

Xianglan and Bai Qiongyu supported each other, silently shedding tears.

After a while, Xianglan wiped away her tears and said, "Miss, come downstairs, they are all waiting for you to dine!"

"Okay, I’ll be right down," Bai Qiongyu applied her makeup, regaining her former grace and elegance, although her eyes were still slightly red and swollen from crying.

Everyone sang the birthday song together.

Bai Qiongyu smiled, cut the cake, and distributed it to everyone.

After enjoying a delicious lunch, Xin Wei and Xin Anan finally bid farewell and left for Xin Wei’s house.

"Honey, it seemed like Mom cried at lunch today. Could she have been moved by us?" Li Yushan asked. In her heart, this stepmother was a very strong woman.

Always smiling in front of others, she had never seen her cry.

If the stepmother had been moved, there would be a chance that the will could be changed.