Mother Wen was already feeling extremely miserable, and Wen Yan was just adding fuel to the fire. A coppery sweet taste welled up in her throat. "Wen Jianshan is your father. If you won't help me when he cheats, fine, but to ask me to give up my position as the legal wife? What are your intentions?"
Wen Yan blinked her beautiful eyes, looking completely innocent. "Isn't that what Madam Wen said herself?"
Mother Wen was so angry that her face turned livid and she saw stars. "You unfilial daughter, when did I ever say such a thing?"
Wen Yan unhurriedly took out her phone and played a voice recording.
—Wen Yan, if you can't keep your man, then obediently give up the position of Mrs. Si.
—Does Madam Wen mean that if one cannot keep a man, one should give up the position of the legal wife to another woman?
—Of course.
Mother Wen's bloodshot eyes widened. "Bitch! You little bitch, you're actually this scheming!"
The onlookers at the door immediately understood the whole story.
"Didn't Wen Yue say earlier that her best friend was having an affair with CEO Si?"
"Could it be that the person they originally set up tonight was CEO Si, but by some freak combination of circumstances, it ended up being Wen Jianshan?"
"This is truly dropping a rock on one's own foot. Evil deeds bring their own retribution!"
Wen Yue stood at the door of the lounge, her body swaying as if she would collapse at any moment.
She was genuinely shocked.
Never in her wildest dreams did she expect that the man in Miao Jiulan's bed would turn out to be Father Wen.
"I see that Mr. Wen is very fond of Miss Miao. If Madam Wen really doesn't want to give up the position of the legal wife, why not let Miss Miao be the second wife? You two can call each other sisters from now on," Wen Yan suggested with a sincere look on her face.
Mother Wen's blood boiled. "Shut up, I will not agree to this!"
Mother Wen pointed a trembling finger at Wen Jianshan. "I know you were set up. As long as you cut off all ties with her from now on, I can swallow today's grievance..."
Before Mother Wen could finish her sentence, Wen Jianshan hugged Miao Jiulan tighter in his arms. "I can't leave her. If you don't agree to let her be the second wife, we will get a divorce."
Divorce?
Hearing these two words come out of Wen Jianshan's mouth, Mother Wen was on the verge of a breakdown.
For the past twenty years or so, he had obeyed her every word and was the epitome of a perfect husband.
She had borne him children, and was this the outcome she got in return?
She would rather die than get a divorce!
"Wen Jianshan, unless I die, this woman will only ever be a shameful mistress for the rest of her life."
Wen Jianshan looked at Mother Wen, who was baring her teeth in anger. He frowned and said in dissatisfaction, "The one who isn't loved is the real mistress."
Mother Wen was so angry she almost passed away on the spot!
Wen Jianshan had truly lost his mind. After sleeping with Miao Jiulan just once, he didn't even care about his dignity anymore!
Mother Wen gritted her teeth. Losing all rationality, she lunged at Wen Jianshan, clawing at his face.
Reporter Wang arrived just in time and captured the entire scene of the couple fighting over a mistress on camera.
That very night, Reporter Wang rushed out a news article and posted it online.
The Wen family was instantly plunged into a scandal. The next day, as soon as the stock market opened, their shares plummeted continuously.
The economic crisis they had managed to stabilize with great difficulty was once again facing the dangerous brink of collapse.
The atmosphere in the Wen household was depressing, shrouded in a thick, dark fog of gloom.
Wen Yue looked at Mother Wen, who had been crying all night. Frowning deeply, she said, "Mom, I asked Miao Jiulan. She said the Gu worm was swapped by my sister. It must have been my sister who planted that love Gu into Dad's body."
Mother Wen recalled what happened last night. She and Wen Jianshan had indeed crossed paths with Wen Yan at the entrance of the restroom.
"It's Wen Yan again. She's completely wicked!" Mother Wen's eyes were bloodshot, wishing she could kill Wen Yan.
Wen Yue was equally filled with righteous indignation. "Mom, if my sister hadn't played dirty, you and Dad wouldn't have ended up like this. Dad is just being controlled by the Gu worm right now. Once he regains his senses, his heart will return to you."
Mother Wen tightly grasped Wen Yue's hand. "Yueyue, tell Miao Jiulan to take the Gu worm out of your father's body. As long as they never see each other again, I won't hold her accountable."
Wen Yue's delicate eyebrows knitted together. "Mom, that Gu worm was meticulously raised by Miao Jiulan. It cannot be taken out for three years. If it's forcefully removed, Dad's life will be in danger!"
Mother Wen's vision darkened. "Are you saying that I have to helplessly watch your father be in love with another woman for three whole years?"
How could she possibly endure that?
Just thinking about the scene of catching them in bed last night made her want to vomit blood.
"Mom, Dad being like this is all my sister's fault. If she hadn't swapped it, none of this would have happened."
Mother Wen gritted her teeth. "She is truly a jinx to me and to our Wen family. I never should have acknowledged her and brought her back!"
Wen Yiheng returned from outside and happened to overhear the conversation between Mother Wen and Wen Yue.
A trace of complexity appeared in his eyes.
Was Wen Yan really a jinx to the Wen family?
Wasn't it them who wanted to set up Si Moyan last night, to turn Wen Yan into an abandoned wife?
Even if Wen Yan caused their father to be poisoned by the Gu, she was merely beating them at their own game.
How could they push all the blame onto Wen Yan now?
Most importantly, all these malicious, rotten ideas came from Wen Yue.
Last night, he was called to the hotel by Lucy again, and he suffered through every kind of torment.
If this continued, he would sooner or later die at Lucy's hands.
If Wen Yue hadn't repeatedly praised Lucy back then, how could he have been so infatuated?
Was Wen Yue truly the lucky star of the Wen family?
"Mom, if Wen Yan is a jinx, then why has the Si family been getting better and better since she married into it?"
Hearing Wen Yiheng's words, both Mother Wen and Wen Yue were taken aback.
Wen Yue looked at Wen Yiheng, who was speaking up for Wen Yan. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed. "Second Brother, my sister favors the Si family and has made our Wen family end up like this. How can you speak up for her?"
Mother Wen glared at Wen Yiheng. "Do you have no brains?"
Wen Yiheng sneered. "I have no brains? Isn't Miao Jiulan Yueyue's best friend? If Yueyue hadn't suggested venting your anger for you, we wouldn't have been targeted by Wanye Bank. If Yueyue hadn't said she wanted to use Gu poison to control Si Moyan, Dad wouldn't have been poisoned by the Gu. Every crisis our family has faced was provoked by Yueyue first!"
After saying this, Wen Yiheng looked at Wen Yue. "Yueyue, are you trying to destroy our Wen family?"
Wen Yue's pupils shrank violently, and she suddenly felt an icy chill, as if plunging into an abyss.
Wen Yiheng actually doubted her intentions?
Every single thing she did originated from a desire to do what was best for the Wen family.
It was just that she never expected Wen Yan to become so smart and powerful now.
Wen Yue immediately fell to her knees in front of Mother Wen. Tears streaming down her face, she shook her head. "Mom, I didn't. Everything I've done has been for the Wen family."
Mother Wen pulled Wen Yue into her arms and glared furiously at Wen Yiheng. "How can you talk to your sister like that? Anyone in this world could have bad intentions, but it's impossible for Yueyue to have them!"
Wen Yiheng didn't say anything more. Dragging his sore and uncomfortable body, he went upstairs in utter exhaustion.
...
The Wen family's gossip made Wen Yan feel like a badger in a melon field, eagerly eating up the drama.
[The first wife stinks, the second wife is fragrant, and the third wife's pee can be boiled into soup.]
[The Wen family's scandal is trending online right now, yet Wen Jianshan is actually still lingering in the hotel, being intimate with Miao Jiulan.]
[Hahaha, it kind of reminds me of First Attendant Sun and that ruffian rolling in the hay, completely oblivious to the world around them!]
