Chapter 211 - 148: Qiu Yuru Panics

Chapter 211: Chapter 148: Qiu Yuru Panics

With Yan Li’s abilities, she’d have no problem pulling herself out of this mess.

And even if she couldn’t, it would be a lesson for her!

Hearing this, Yan Xici took a deep breath, her warm little hand gripping Xiao Ran’s arm.

She thought about it seriously. "It’s good for her to learn this lesson. Not everyone is going to be so forgiving."

’Honestly, with how this whole mess has turned out, everyone is mentally and physically exhausted. I only managed to escape disaster myself because I was lucky.’

’You could only call it karma.’

Although it had only been a day, her mindset had undergone a major transformation in that short time.

She did owe her sister. Yan Li had taken care of her a lot growing up.

But she had never tried to harm her.

Her sister, on the other hand, had turned around and nearly ruined Brother Xiao Ran’s reputation for good.

She was exhausted from the desperate struggle.

When Xiao Ran heard Yan Xici say this, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt an inexplicable sense of comfort.

’Looks like she’s really grown up,’ he thought.

He reached out to pat Yan Xici’s head, then glanced at the three people across from them. "Let’s go. We’re going home."

"Okay."

...

Meanwhile, Qiu Yuru was lying in bed, scrolling through her phone while wearing a face mask, when she suddenly stumbled upon an apology video.

She couldn’t help but frown.

’What did her boss threaten this influencer to do? Why is she crying so miserably?’

Driven by curiosity, she couldn’t resist tapping open the comments.

Qiuqiu: Just finished catching up on the drama on Little Broken Station, and now I see this sob story video over here. Bosses are so dedicated these days. Usually, you sacrifice the pawn to save the king, but this is like sacrificing the king to save the pawn.

Keke: I’m just saying, I saw that young couple at the night market today, and they were so kind and down-to-earth. Not arrogant at all. You could tell they’re classy people, way better than most influencers. Don’t blame others for what happened to you today. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself. You’ve got no integrity left, and you still expect to make money?

SecretlyUnmoved: I have to say, this whole thing totally turned me off. See ya!

IAmTaoKeAi: Hard evidence! Little Carrot works for Yunya Company, and the boss is Yan Li. I don’t know her sister’s real name, but her username on Little Broken Station is ItsXici. Everyone go follow her!

JiuMiJiuMi: Does anyone else think the ex-wife is way more detestable than these two? I’ll be blunt: the man is single and the woman is single, and they aren’t close relatives. They can do more than just date; there’s nothing wrong with them getting married. But this ex-wife, creating a persona and playing the victim, only to get exposed now... I won’t mince words, I hope she goes bankrupt soon!

Qiu Yuru shot up in bed.

Her expression turned ugly.

’So, Yan Li has been plotting against my son behind his back?’

Seeing this was enough to make any mother furious, but she managed to restrain herself from acting rashly.

She clung to a sliver of hope. ’What if... what if I’m mistaken?’

She typed "brother-in-law and younger sister-in-law" into the search bar, and several videos popped up one after another.

Although the original video had been taken down, the internet didn’t belong to Yan Li alone. Plenty of smaller influencers were still chasing clout off the topic.

She watched them one after another. After three or four videos, the expression on her face grew darker and darker.

’So it’s true,’ she thought.

Her mind went completely blank with a BUZZ.

There isn’t a mother alive who doesn’t ache for her own child.

Qiu Yuru instantly threw herself off the bed, slipped on her slippers, and stormed into the living room.

Xiao Shengrong was sitting on the sofa watching TV and sipping tea. He was startled by his wife. "What’s wrong with you?"

His intuition told him that with an expression like that, someone must have provoked her!

Fuming, Qiu Yuru rolled her eyes.

"That Yan Li! Do you have any idea what she’s done? She had one of her influencers fabricate stories to smear our Xiao Ran, and she didn’t even spare her own sister! Is that something a human being would do?"

’How did I never realize that girl was so conniving?’

’She’s clearly trying to ruin Xiao Ran’s life so he can’t show his face in public ever again!’

From the day they married to the day they divorced, the two of them had never said a single bad word about Yan Li. It wasn’t because they thought she was so great; it was purely out of respect for their son.

But today, if she didn’t give Yan Li a piece of her mind, she would feel like she’d lived all these years for nothing!

Xiao Shengrong was taken aback by Qiu Yuru’s words and immediately set down his teacup.

He frowned, looking at Qiu Yuru in disbelief.

"Wait, is this for real?"

He seemed to recall seeing some kind of "brother-in-law and sister-in-law" video today, but he hadn’t really thought much of it.

After all, Yan Xici was already carrying their family’s child.

He had thought the matter was settled, but he never expected Yan Li to pull a stunt like this at a time like this.

What if Yan Xici got too stressed out and it affected the pregnancy?

Wouldn’t that put the Xiao family’s grandchild at risk?

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. Xiao Shengrong immediately grabbed the phone from the table to call Xiao Ran.

"This won’t do. I have to call Xiao Ran and ask what’s going on!"

Seeing this, Qiu Yuru quickly reached out to stop him.

"Wait, don’t be so impulsive."

"Wait for what? If we wait any longer, my grandson will be scared away by all this drama!"

With that, Xiao Shengrong decisively picked up the phone from the table and called Xiao Ran.

At that moment, Xiao Ran was on his way home, with Yan Xici holding on tightly to his waist from behind.

And then he got a call from his dad.

He froze for a second, then quickly answered.

He steered the bike to the side of the road and came to a stop.

"Hello, Dad."

’This was the first time his dad had called him in a month.’