Chapter 172: Remembering the past
Translator: Lonelytree
At first, Chen Ran’s parents really thought Xiao Lingyu had really betrayed Chen Ran, especially when they found out Xiao Lingyu was pregnant with an illegitimate child.
But later, they went to City Z and lived with Chen Ran and his wife for a period of life. Due to cultural differences, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could not tolerate each other. Zhao Wenman especially despised her mother-in-law and father-in-law. She felt that they were dirty, smelly, and slovenly. They were no different from beggars.
Lan Erying still believed her son was the best man in the world. She was proud that he had married the daughter of a rich man. However, in her mindset, after a woman was married, she should serve her husband and his family.
As the mother-in-law, Lan Erying put on airs. From time to time, she would pick on Zhao Wenman and make her do the laundry and cook for her husband.
Zhao Wenman was not someone who would submit to others. Moreover, she did not like her mother-in-law. Because of that, they quarreled every day. Neither of them was satisfied with the other.
However, when Lan Erying heard the secret about Xiao Lingyu’s pregnancy, she thought she could use it to control Zhao Wenman.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wenman did not even change her expression and threatened to chase her parents-in-law away. She even warned them that if they were to tell anyone about this, she would make them lose everything. She would make Chen Ran lose everything and turn him into a beggar.
Of course, Chen Dahua and Lan Erying did not take it seriously.
In their mind, since Zhao Wenman was married to Chen Ran. Everything at the Zhao Family naturally belonged to the Chen Family. She didn’t have the power to threaten them.
This time, Chen Ran finally said something. He sided with his wife and chased his parents home. He said, “Mom, Dad, I’ll tell you the truth. I’m the one who married into the Zhao Family. The Zhao Family can really make us lose everything. Do you want me to go back to that poor village?”
When Chen Dahua and Lan Erying heard that their son was the lowlier party in the marriage, they were shocked and furious. They raised their son so well, not to give him as a present to the Zhao Family but to continue the lineage of the Chen Family. If the Chen Village people found out that Chen Ran’s child would have the Zhao surname, they would mock them relentlessly.
“No, you can’t do this!” Lan Erying cried and begged, “Son, what will happen to us in the future? Who will provide for us?”
Chen Ran said, “Dad, Mom, don’t worry. No one will know the truth as long as you don’t say anything. Also, I’ll send you a sum of money every month. You should go back.”
Lan Erying and Chen Dahua did not want to leave. How could they bear to part with the big and beautiful house with many maids serving them? However, Zhao Wenman had made it clear that if they did not go back, they would not send them any money from now on.
If they returned, they would still get 10,000 RMB every month.
Only then did Chen Dahua and Lan Erying leave City Z unwillingly and sadly.
Therefore, when they heard that Grandpa Xiao wanted to bring people to City Z, they felt guilty.
They were afraid that the truth of Chen Ran being the live-in son-in-law of the Xiao Family would be exposed. And they would lose face.
They were also afraid that the Xiao Family would find out the truth behind how Chen Ran and his wife had schemed against Xiao Lingyu.
They came to make trouble often because they wanted to remind everyone that Xiao Lingyu had betrayed Chen Ran and to remind themselves that their son was right. They were right, and Xiao Lingyu was wrong. They would only be happy when the Xiao Family was suffering.
Therefore, Chen Dahua and Lan Erying did not dare let the Xiao family go to City Z.
Finally, peace came to the Xiao Family.
Xiao Lingye also pulled himself together. He listened to his grandfather’s words and repeated his studies.
Next year, he was admitted to the Capital University with the best result in science in Southern China.
His leg was broken, but his mind and determination were not. People would laugh and mock him occasionally, but more often than not, people admired him. Furthermore, Xiao Lingye was good-looking and kind-hearted, so many people were willing to make friends with him.
Xiao Lingye was also smart and good at socializing. He also had a good mind for business.
The next year, Xiao Lingye and a few of his classmates set up a network technology company in Beijing. The company was already big in its third year. Its assets exceeded 10 million. Moreover, the company had a bright future and attracted many investors.
When the company grew to a certain size, there was some internal strife. Some of the investors had issues with Xiao Lingye because he had a lot of shares even though he didn’t contribute any starting capital. Xiao Lingye provided all the technical background and setup, but they didn’t think that should allow him to own so many shares. So they worked together to annex Xiao Lingye’s shares.
When Xiao Lingye discovered this, he sold his company shares in time and left the company.
Their friendship was broken!
After Xiao Lingye’s departure, the company lacked inspiration and leadership. Eventually, it imploded.
After Xiao Lingye graduated from university, he was directly hired by a large group in Beijing as the CEO. He became the youngest genius who started from scratch.
He was only 23 years old!
All the major financial news media rushed to report it!
At that time, Xiao Lingye was the inspiration for many young people. Most people forgot about his injuries. However, Xiao Lingye would always remember how his family was almost forced to the brink of destruction.
With his newfound power, Xiao Lingye had people reinvestigate the case of his sister’s fall from grace. After years of experience, Xiao Lingye saw the problems immediately.
To be fair, his sister should have noticed the flaws in the story too. But she was too trapped in shame and guilt to notice the truth. Or perhaps, she was trying to convince herself that she was wrong because she didn’t dare to face the cruel truth.
Xiao Lingye was very powerful then. He could protect his family easily. If something like this happened again, he would strike back. Just as Xiao Lingye found out the truth, Xiao Tong fell ill. It was a serious illness. Xiao Lingye didn’t dare bring up the truth. It was not the time to do it.
Until Xiao Lingyu was reborn, she had no idea that her brother had already found out the truth.
But this was no longer important.
Because Xiao Lingyu had found out the truth too!
When Lan Hongxing sent people to smash her things, steal her flowers, and even hurt his father and brother, she was jolted awake. She knew that if she continued to waste her life like this, she would worry her family and be a huge disappointment to them. She knew she had to pick herself back up.
Xiao Lingyu’s rationality returned. When she analyzed the situation, she suspected the cruel and heartless truth behind it. She was caught between rationality and emotions. In the end, she decided to investigate the truth!
She would thoroughly investigate the matter!
But she was already pregnant at the time. Her family was afraid that she would do something stupid, so they watched over her tightly. She couldn’t go to City Z to question Chen Ran. Therefore, she waited in peace.
When the Xiao Family noticed the change in Xiao Lingyu, they sighed in relief. They felt comforted.
Three months later, Xiao Lingyu gave birth to a child. It was a boy.
However, Xiao Lingyu hated him very much. After giving birth to him, she did not even look at him.
On the day of the child’s first month, everyone celebrated the happy occasion. No one paid attention to Xiao Lingyu because the star was Xiao Tong. Xiao Lingyu wrote a note and left home.
The note told her family not to worry. She just wanted to go back to work, and she would call home after she settled down.
Mother Xiao was furious when she saw the note, but there was nothing she could do. She wished she could go to City Z to drag her daughter back home. However, she couldn’t leave!
Father Xiao was still suffering from the aftermath of being beaten up. Xiao Lingye was devastated by his leg injury. On top of that, they had a screaming baby.
How could she leave?
After Xiao Lingyu returned to City Z, she was unable to find a job.
It was because many company bosses had heard of her name. In order not to offend the Huiqing group, these companies did not dare to hire her.
She didn’t have enough experience to work for companies more powerful than Huiqing Group. It was impossible for her to find an easy job.
Xiao Lingyu gritted her teeth and went to work as a cleaner in a big company.
There was an accident one day. The general manager was negotiating with a foreign delegate, and the translator was missing. Xiao Lingyu volunteered to help. At first, no one believed that a cleaner could actually understand a foreign language.
However, when Xiao Lingyu conversed in a fluent foreign language, the general manager hired Xiao Lingyu to be the company translator on the spot. Thanks to Xiao Lingyu’s outstanding performance, the negotiation was very successful.
The general manager admired Xiao Lingye’s talent and transferred her to the foreign investment department. Xiao Lingyu proved to be an outstanding worker. In half a year, she was promoted from a normal translator to a team leader at the foreign investment department. Three years later, she was the director of the foreign investment department.
Xiao Lingyu was becoming more and more famous in the industry.
Some people were envious, while others were jealous.
Gradually, there were rumors in the industry that Xiao Lingyu had slept with an old man for the sake of her future. She then betrayed her lover of ten years and even gave birth to an illegitimate child. So why should she be given a chance in this industry?
By then, Xiao Lingyu was strong enough to ignore all these rumors. Her actions spoke louder than words.
The general manager of the company had always believed in Xiao Lingyu and admired her style of doing things. He did not believe in those rumors at all.
Therefore, Xiao Lingyu’s position was stable.
Some people wanted to seek a better future from the Huiqing Group. When they heard that Xiao Lingyu was doing well at a big company, they wanted to curry favor with her. They fed her the rumors they heard about Chen Ran, Zhao Wenman, and Xiao Lingyu from way back then.
Only then did Xiao Lingyu confirm that it was Chen ran who betrayed her first and got together with Zhao Wenman. To not bear the bad reputation, he teamed up with Zhao Wenman to set her up.
When she heard the truth, she was furious.
After she calmed down, she chose to take revenge.
However, before she could take revenge on that bastard, her family called her and told her that Little Tong was dying. As the mother, she should come back to see her son for one last time.
When she received the call, her head spun, and she fainted.