After rebirth, I only date bad girls

Chapter 173 I'll Talk to Your Mother Alone
Seeing Liang Can acting like a good boy in front of his mother, Sheng Shuyi suddenly felt a surge of malice.

Should we expose him?

The restless little devil inside Sheng Shuyi is constantly urging her on.

Perhaps she's been living too well lately, or perhaps she wants to relive the absolute control she had over Liang Can back in high school; in any case, the young lady mistakenly believes that she's in control again.

“Mom, let me tell you, Liang Can, he…” Sheng Shuyi immediately began.

Let's not worry about how Liang Can will torture us next, let's just enjoy ourselves first!
E-Bao was secretly excited, her little face slightly red. Just as she was about to tell all of Liang Can's evil deeds, she saw Dai Yueting suddenly look at her with a kind expression.

"Shuyi, go eat outside. I need to talk to Xiaoliang for a bit."

Sheng Shuyi: “?”

Sheng Shuyi blinked, looking at her mother in astonishment: "Me, go eat out?"

Dai Yueting nodded: "Yes, it's fine to take the plate over."

"No, Mom, why should I eat out?"

"Because I need to have a few words with Xiao Liang alone."

"Is there anything you can't say to my face?"

"If you have a high IQ."

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Listening to the conversation between Sheng Shuyi and her daughter, Liang Can thought to himself that President Dai had a pretty clear understanding of his daughter.

E-Bao originally had a somewhat naive and beautiful persona.

Seeing that Sheng Shuyi was about to ask more questions, Dai Yueting's tone softened even more: "It won't be long, about ten minutes. Come in again in ten minutes."

Liang Can was also wondering what he and Dai Yueting were discussing that Sheng Shuyi couldn't hear.
Dai Yueting only has Sheng Shuyi as her daughter, and all her future career and assets will belong to her.

Trade secrets?

It's even less likely. The current collaboration between Liang Can and Dai Yueting is far from involving any trade secrets.

After pondering for a moment, Liang Can had a vague guess.

Sheng Shuyi glanced at Dai Yueting, then at Liang Can, and finally obediently picked up her plate and stood up.

"Don't you dare tattle on me to my mom." Before leaving, Sheng Shuyi warned Liang Can.

Feeling threatened, Liang Can shrugged, thinking to himself, "Once you're gone, I can say whatever I want, it's none of your business."

Watching Sheng Shuyi leave, Liang Can couldn't wait to speak up: "Auntie, I'm really bullied terribly by Sheng Shuyi. She treats me like a dog every day. Sometimes I think about it and I really..."

"Xiao Liang, we can talk about complaining later," Dai Yueting interrupted Liang Can with a smile.

Seeing that Liang Can had shut up, Dai Yueting picked up her milk, took a sip, and asked, "Aren't you curious why I need to talk to you alone?"

After saying that, Dai Yueting took out a pack of cigarettes from her bag, lit it skillfully, took a deep drag, and then pushed the cigarette pack and lighter in front of Liang Can.

It's a pack of Hongliqun cigarettes. This cigarette is strong, and even seasoned smokers like it.

But very few women would choose cigarettes that are so strong.

Liang Can shook his head: "Auntie, I don't smoke."

“It’s a good thing not to smoke. I didn’t smoke before either.” Dai Yueting wasn’t a heavy smoker. She put out half a cigarette, then got up and opened the window of the private room to let the air circulate.

Liang Can looked at Dai Yueting quietly without saying a word.

Back in her seat, Dai Yueting slowly turned the ring on her index finger and smiled, saying, "I remember, you got your first pot of gold by extorting Sheng Yufeng, right?"

"Of course, Sheng Shuyi deserves credit for this. Sheng Yufeng is quite generous when it comes to spending small amounts of money."

Liang Can understood: "You want to talk to me about Sheng Shuyi's father?"

Dai Yueting cracked her knuckles, making a crisp snapping sound: "Don't you think that Sheng Yufeng was particularly generous with the money back then, making it seem like he was playing around?"

Liang Can agrees with this statement.

"That's quite generous," Liang Can said with a smile. "As you just mentioned, Sheng Shuyi's father has always been generous when it comes to spending small amounts of money."

"Yes."

Dai Yueting said with a smile, "Based on my guess, he should have realized immediately that you were deliberately trying to extort money from him. Whether Sheng Shuyi knew beforehand or not, she was involved."

"Sheng Yufeng gives you money largely because he finds you interesting."

After listening silently, Liang Can said, "So, it's because I made President Sheng happy that he gave me hundreds of thousands, like giving a junior pocket money?"

"More or less." Dai Yueting took a sip of plain porridge.

Liang Can countered, "Why is that?"

"Because, the fact that Sheng Yufeng brought a young woman to see Shu Yi that day was out of character."

Dai Yueting looked up at Liang Can and asked with a smile, "Although Shu Yi didn't tell me, that woman must have met with her later, right?"

Liang Can nodded: "Yes, that woman took the initiative to invite Sheng Shuyi to dinner and said that she wanted Shuyi to be her bridesmaid. I was there at the time."

You really angered her.

"Yes."

Dai Yueting put down her spoon, picked up a napkin to wipe her mouth, opened her foundation box, and reapplied her lipstick in front of the mirror.

After closing the foundation box, Dai Yueting continued, "She was a very naive young woman who thought she had found a rich man who could solve her lifelong worries and wealth. She was smug and proud, and couldn't wait to show off her spoils to the whole world."

Liang Can interrupted Dai Yueting: "President Dai, if I may be so bold, it seems that you were also so upset about this matter that you ended up in the hospital."

Dai Yueting didn't get angry, but instead sighed, "That's why I said Sheng Yufeng is smart."

Liang Can: "You just said that Sheng Yufeng bringing his mistress to meet with Shu Yi was a show."

"Correct."

"What do you mean by that?"

Dai Yueting squinted slightly, looking out at the lawn, where a beautiful fountain stood in the center.

"A big reason I was so angry that I ended up in the hospital was when I learned that Sheng Yufeng was completely infatuated with a young woman who was big-breasted but brainless, to the point that he wanted to break ties with my mother and me."

"This infuriates me, it infuriates me to no end, because his behavior has made me lose face."

“You know, in our circle, it’s normal for men and women to have casual affairs, and messy relationships are common.”

"But if a successful man abandons his wife and children for a beautiful woman, he will become the laughing stock of the entire circle."

Dai Yueting lowered her head and smiled, saying, "Sheng Yufeng knows me very well. He knows that after doing these things, I will despise him from the bottom of my heart, and even want to end the marriage quickly."

"Like shooing away that disgusting fly on the dining table."

Dai Yueting looked at Liang Can: "Do you understand?"

Liang Can's mind raced, extracting and dissecting all the information.

Then he looked at Dai Yueting and found it absurd: "Sheng Yufeng found a young and ignorant woman in order to end his marriage with you as soon as possible."

"Because he knows that this will be the quickest way to trigger your obsessive-compulsive disorder, Mr. Dai."

“The young mistress is a smokescreen,” Liang Can hesitated for a moment, but still voiced his guess. “In reality, Sheng Yufeng is having an affair with someone else.”

The private room was quiet, and Dai Yueting looked at Liang Can approvingly.

The jeweled lady nodded in satisfaction: "You guessed right."

Upon receiving Dai Yueting's definitive reply, Liang Can leaned back in his chair, his face filled with shock.

All that happened before still seemed vivid in my mind. The absurd things I did that day when I accompanied Sheng Shuyi to see Sheng Yufeng and that mistress seemed like it was just yesterday.

That day, Sheng Yufeng was like a sucker.

Even Liang Can wondered why an entrepreneur who was quite famous in his hometown would have such a simple-minded air about him.

There are examples of self-made heroes rising from humble beginnings, but the more unsophisticated they are, the more meticulous they are.

It's impossible to acquire such wealth through luck alone; even if you did, you would lose it. That young mistress—that's a flaw in the equation.

In the past, many nouveau riche bosses would indeed abandon their wives after making money and marry a seductive and cheap woman; there are countless examples of this.

But this should absolutely not happen between a couple like Sheng Yufeng and Dai Yueting.

Liang Can stroked his chin and sat up straight: "If that's the case, then it means that the person Sheng Yufeng is hiding will ignite your competitive spirit, President Dai. You won't divorce him so easily, but will instead use all your power to leave Sheng Yufeng with nothing."

"But now, the property has already been divided."

Dai Yueting slowly exhaled and nodded: "Yes, it's all over."

“But I’m not willing to give up.” Dai Yueting looked at Liang Can, a deep sense of malice flashing across her well-maintained face. “He’s been playing me for a fool for so long, how can I let this go so easily?”

"I got to where I am today by relying on my grandfather's and father's connections. After the elders in the family died, they kicked my daughter and me aside and went off to enjoy their perfect lives?"

"There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Dai Yueting slammed her hand on the table, causing the cutlery on the plate to tremble.

Liang Can looked at Dai Yueting, whose emotions had quickly returned to normal, with a complicated expression. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Why did President Dai tell me all this?"

Dai Yueting laughed: "It wasn't me who said it, you guessed it yourself. You're a very smart and mature young man, didn't you have any doubts before?"

"Have."

"That's why I wanted you to know."

Dai Yueting said calmly, "I want to get revenge, but I've also been thinking about what to do about Shuyi."

“Take good care of her, because you don’t care about money, and you won’t do anything to hurt her for money.”

Liang Can stared at Dai Yueting in astonishment, then hesitated for a moment: "Could it be that Sheng Yufeng did this for money, or for that woman who would rather abandon you and Shuyi to be with him?"

"You overestimate him, Liang Can, and you overestimate his deep affection."

A slight sound came from outside the door. Liang Can turned around and glanced at it, then looked at Dai Yueting.

Dai Yueting gave a wry smile and said helplessly, "Shuyi is probably eavesdropping outside. Go and coax her."

Without hesitation, Liang Can got up and left.

Perhaps in Sheng Shuyi's mind, although Sheng Yufeng betrayed the family, the kindness he had shown her over the past ten years was at least genuine.

But Dai Yueting laid out the bloody truth on the table, telling Liang Can and Sheng Shuyi, who was eavesdropping outside.

Sheng Yufeng has been pretending all along.

He has no feelings for this family.

He wanted absolute authority, a woman who would obey him, and a son.

Liang Can even speculated that Sheng Yufeng might already have an illegitimate child, who is most likely being raised abroad.

That mistress was just a smokescreen!
Throwing it out would attract the full attention of Dai Yueting, Sheng Shuyi, and even the Dai family.

It's estimated that the reward was extremely generous; perhaps even now, that mistress is still dreaming of marrying into a wealthy family.

Or perhaps, Sheng Yufeng has already introduced her to a pretty good catch.

These kinds of women are simply passed from hand to hand among various wealthy people. Once they get a decent degree, build up a business to make a good impression, and find a sucker, their past can be completely buried.

Dai Yueting will be angry about this.

Sheng Shuyi will only be more heartbroken.

Liang Can searched around the hotel and finally found Sheng Shuyi on the lawn.

Sheng Shuyi sat on the lawn, hugging her legs, staring blankly at the distant scenery.

To Liang Can's surprise, Sheng Shuyi didn't hide away and cry, nor did she yell and scream to vent her frustration.

She just sat there quietly, her eyes glazed over, for a long time.

Liang Can silently walked over and sat down next to her.

The two of them didn't speak, just sat there silently, keeping each other company.

After a long while, Sheng Shuyi slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and looked at Liang Can expressionlessly: "Come on, light a cigarette with me to relieve your worries."

Liang Can: “.”

It's clear that this child has been devastated.

Liang Can said gently, "Stop smoking, smoke me instead."

After saying that, Liang Can straightened up her pert buttocks.

Sheng Shuyi pushed away Liang Can's buttocks, which were so close to her, with her legs in disgust.

Liang Can smiled and sat down again without saying anything, just sitting on the lawn with Sheng Shuyi.

Enjoy the sunshine, enjoy the breeze, enjoy the fresh air.

After a moment, Sheng Shuyi shook her head and sighed, "If I had known you were talking about this, I wouldn't have eavesdropped outside. It was strange before I heard it, but it annoyed me after I heard it."

"Most importantly, I don't think I can be of any help."

After listening, Liang Can said to Sheng Shuyi, "Let the adults handle their own affairs. You're too young..."

“I’m an adult now, Liang Can.”

"What's the difference between an adult and a minor for a freshman?"

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Sheng Shuyi slowly clenched her fists, her brows furrowing slightly, as if disgusted by her own powerlessness: "Now I finally have a real feeling about it."

Looking at Liang Can, Sheng Shuyi's expression was complicated: "If only I could be as capable as you, if only I could start a business and get investment at the age of eighteen, would Sheng Yufeng not dare to bully me and my mother like this?"

At this point, Sheng Shuyi chuckled lightly: "Oh right, if you were his son, he wouldn't be thinking about divorce, right?"

"Not necessarily."

Liang Can said calmly, "People's ambitions are constantly expanding. Once they have something good, they want something better. Once they have achieved a certain level of fulfillment, they want a complete fulfillment."

Sheng Shuyi looked at Liang Can: "So, it's not my fault?"

Liang Can shook his head: "You didn't do anything wrong."

After saying that, Liang Can patted Sheng Shuyi on the shoulder: "Go and keep your mother company. She must be under a lot of pressure, but don't try to persuade her to let go of the past. No one can let go."

"give up?"

Sheng Shuyi looked at Liang Can and asked in confusion, "Liang Can, who do you think my personality is like?"

"Like Sheng Yufeng."

“You’re right, so how could I possibly advise my mom to give up?” Sheng Shuyi stood up, patting the bits of grass off her bottom. “Not only will I not let my mom give up, I’ll encourage her and make her persevere!”

"What do you think?" Sheng Shuyi asked Liang Can.

Liang Can was surprised that Sheng Shuyi would ask for his opinion, and he said without hesitation, "I support you too."

Support is not just lip service.

Watching Sheng Shuyi's departing figure, Liang Can put his hands in his pockets and narrowed his eyes.

Sheng Shuyi seems to have grown up.

It's not about physical growth, but about mental growth.

She also wanted to protect her mother.

This beautiful girl, who had been Liang Can's classmate for two years and whose past grievances and grudges should have been wiped clean, has unexpectedly become an indispensable part of Liang Can's life through a twist of fate.

Touching his chin, Liang Can murmured to himself, "You must protect your mother."

"Then, I will protect you."

(End of this chapter)