After years of marriage into the Li Family, Madam Lai had never lost her temper at Nanny Wu , much less thrown anything related to Yi Xiaodan.
Today’s outburst, though shocking to Nanny Wu, filled her with even more sympathy.
Ah, the lady is indeed pitiable!
Madam Lai and Yi Xiaodan were college classmates. Nanny Wu had never heard Madam Lai speak about the extent of their relationship, but the old photos in the album had already said it all.
And the Peony Root Carving was personally carved by Yi Xiaodan, a birthday gift for Li Zhenshan.
Remembering a person through an object was not just for Li Zhenshan alone!
So many years had passed, and even though Madam Lai must have harbored resentment in her heart, she had never thought of destroying it until today. She must have been provoked.
The scar on the little boy’s face too frightening?
Or was it that the cup just happened to contain... Miss Yi’s favorite jasmine tea?
The woman’s silhouette, a purple dress?
Nanny Wu quickly assessed the situation and then tentatively asked, "Why not move to Li Garden first?"
At least that would give her some respite.
"Li Garden? Because it was bought for Yi Xiaodan as an engagement gift? It’s not enough that it disgusts me, you want to move there to disgust my son too?"
"Madam, that’s not what I meant. Young Master Zishen has also said that sir had..."
"It’s always Zhenshan, Zhenshan!"
Madam Lai suddenly let out a bitter laugh, her sorrowful eyes fixed on Nanny Wu.
"Who in Jin City doesn’t know that Zhenshan forbade me to go to Li Garden. My son can go, but I can’t, making me the laughingstock for so many years. I always thought things would get better as the child grew up, but his will left me nothing but oversight rights. Do you know how suffocated I’ve felt all these years?"
With that, Madam Lai’s face was already streaked with tears.
Nanny Wu quickly comforted her, "Sir did this... perhaps fearing that the shares would be too dispersed to control effectively. It’s not easy to manage such a large estate!"
"Lingxiao Group is big enough, right? Look at Xiao Wan, on the day they got the certificate... Leng Lingxiao transferred 15% of the shares to her, and she’s only 20! And me? Zhenshan gave me nothing! If it weren’t for Zishen’s concern for me, I might not even have that 3%."
Indeed, 3% compared to someone else’s 15% was like the difference between heaven and earth.
The painful truth was that even this pitiful 3% was secretly transferred to her by her own son in order to silence the wagging tongues, so people wouldn’t say that Madam Lai was nothing more than a childbearing tool with no presence in the Li family.
Nanny Wu might not understand business matters, but she could see the situation in Bie Yuan clear as day: Madam Lai was indeed unloved by her father-in-law and husband.
"Madam, the children are very filial; that’s the greatest fortune of all. Other things don’t matter."
"Filial to me? Has Zishen come to see me since he found out he was an IVF baby? It’s been five days, and not a single phone call! He must think that I... used some ploy to get into the Li family, hence why his father would despise me, not touching me till the day he died, leaving me to endure ten years of a sham marriage!"
Nanny Wu shuddered at these words.
A sham marriage? Could it be that Young Master Zihan was also an IVF baby, not naturally conceived?
How could it be between sir and madam?
Nanny Wu felt a twinge in her nose at the thought; suddenly, she felt that Madam Lai was even more pitiable than she had imagined, having suffered so many injustices over the years.
But then again, she reflected on how devoted sir must have been to have remained faithful to Miss Yi.
"Madam, actually sir..."
"Go, smash it now. I don’t want to see it for another moment. Peony Root Carving, Peony, Xiao Dan! See, she did it on purpose, wanting Zhenshan to remember her for the rest of his life! Yes, that’s right, she was jealous that I married Zhenshan, so she came back to life, tried to take away everything I had."
"But Miss Yi has been dead for 25 years!"
"Nanny Wu, believe me, that person is definitely Xiao Dan, it has to be her, I’m not mistaken."
Nanny Wu saw that Madam Lai’s gaze was distant, her voice getting fainter, possibly the effects of the medicine kicking in, so she quickly placed the tray on the ground, attempting to distract her.
"Madam, why don’t we go to your bedroom and rest for a bit? We can talk about other things when you wake up."
"Hurry and get rid of it, remove that thing for me." Madam Lai nodded and then shook her head, weakly saying, "Just take it anywhere."
"Okay, I’ll move it in a bit," Nanny Wu replied softly, her eyes filled with compassion.
Sure enough, she was beginning to give in!
Madam Lai still remembered the old affection and couldn’t bear to destroy Miss Yi’s belongings.
"I don’t want to see it, I really don’t."
"Okay, we will move it away in a while, far away, so you won’t see it."
Under the influence of the sedative pills, Madam Lai’s mood settled down quite a bit. Nanny Wu supported her to the bedroom, where she soon fell asleep.
Two hours later, at Jinlin Garden.
Wang Junchen was on a ladder pruning fig branches, while his wife, Ye Wanhua, had gone to Yishen Mall to handle some business matters.
Wanhua Jewelry and Yishen Mall usually signed contracts annually, but this time she wanted to sign for three years.
"It’s really starting to drizzle... right on time!"
"Go ahead, have a good bloom and bear fruit next year."
Wang Junchen mumbled to himself as he climbed down from the ladder.
But just as he took off his gloves, ready to admire his handiwork, he saw Jiangbei hurriedly come in through the wrought iron gate with a complex expression.
"Boss, just as you predicted, some staff used safety as an excuse to check the orphanage’s surveillance system, they even questioned the kids."
Wang Junchen’s thin lips curved slightly, "They moved quite fast, it seems Yuan Min really did see something."
"Boss, are you sure we shouldn’t intervene?"
Jiangbei seemed worried, despite his unwavering faith in Wang Junchen’s control.
"No need to bother, let her investigate all she wants," said Wang Junchen, looking at the branches on the ground, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, "Grasshoppers in autumn won’t be able to leap for much longer."
"Should we go and pick up Madam later?"
"I wonder how the contract negotiation is going, three years? By that time... there probably won’t even be a Yishen Mall anymore, the Leng Family will be gone too."
"Do we need to put some pressure on Li Zishen?"
The implication was that they could secure the contract through other means quickly, so Madam could finish her work sooner and have more time to spend with you.
"It’s okay for her to be busy, it keeps Ah Hua from being affected by other things. Just let it be."
Madam is in such close contact with the Li Family, and you’re not the least bit angry, you’re that confident? Follow current novels on novel~fire~net
Could it be that Madam... is really pregnant?
It’s really true—good news does make one’s spirits soar!
"Boss, when shall we go over?" Jiangbei glanced at his watch and asked with a smile.
Having said that, Wang Junchen took out his phone and began sending a message to Ye Wanhua.
He was still somewhat concerned. Even though he said it was good for her to be busy, he couldn’t bear to see his wife dealing with the Li Family over some business matters.
Money was of no importance to him, he had more than enough money to last a lifetime.
The reason he established Wanhua Jewelry and built Wanhua Office Building was not to gain a foothold in the country but purely to please his wife, Ye Wanhua.
[How is it going, any progress?]
After sending the message, Wang Junchen got into his car and drove straight to Yishen Mall. He was almost at the destination, yet his wife’s reply was still nowhere to be seen.
It couldn’t be that tricky, could it?
Just when he was about to make a call to inquire, his phone rang.
Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling...
The number wasn’t saved, but Wang Junchen knew who it belonged to, and his originally anxious face became visibly colder.