After the divorce, my ex-husband and son lined up to pursue me.

Chapter 37 Confidante
"Because your family's foundation is not good."

The aunt scoffed, her eyes turning contemptuous: "You're no good either. Our Ruan family doesn't accept people like that."

“Grandma!” Ruan Muhuai arrived in a deep voice.

But Xin Rou's blank face turned completely red!
From beginning to end, the aunt did not utter a single vulgar word, but she utterly humiliated and mocked Xin Rou, leaving her completely exposed and utterly disgraced, as if she had been stripped naked in public and didn't know where to put her bare face!

This is what a prestigious family is like...

Seeing the stark difference made Xin Rou feel utterly ashamed, she couldn't bear to stay a second longer. Covering her face and choking back tears, she turned and ran away.

Ruan Muhuai frowned repeatedly, glancing at Xin Rou's disheveled figure. He gasped in displeasure and was about to chase after her when the old man interrupted him, shouting, "Stop right there!"

Ruan Muhuai ignored him and strode out.

Clap!

The old man angrily smashed a teacup at him, and it shattered into pieces on the ground with a deafening sound.

Uncle De quickly signaled to the bodyguard at the door, who immediately stepped forward to stop Ruan Muhuai.

The old man's face darkened with anger, and he pointed at Uncle De, ordering, "Go get the family law!"

"Um..." Uncle De hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't resist the old man's authority and nodded helplessly: "Okay!"

Ruan Muhuai stopped in his tracks, took a deep breath, and his gloomy expression remained unchanged. As he turned to walk back, he took off his shirt, revealing his firm abdominal muscles. His hard, muscular physique was incredibly sexy and arousing.

Without saying a word, he immediately knelt down in front of the old man.

They seemed to be saying, "If you want to fight, then fight."

The old man laughed in anger, "Very well! You're worthy of being my grandson! You dare to do it and take responsibility, huh? You've got guts! But have you done right by Jiang Xia?!"

If it weren't for witnessing Ruan Muhuai and Xin Rou's conversation earlier, the old man wouldn't have believed anyone else's opinion that his grandson, whom he had raised with his own hands, was actually... so clueless!

The great-aunt instinctively wanted to stop him and pull Ruan Muhuai up, so she said, "Muhuai, tell your great-aunt the truth, you haven't liked Xin Rou for a long time, have you? Nothing ever happened between you and her, right?"

It's like an open-book exam; the answers have already been handed to Ruan Muhuai.

As long as he responds with a simple "hmm," even just a "hmm," his great-aunt can continue to persuade the old man.

However, Ruan Muhuai simply couldn't pronounce the simple words.

He didn't know what was wrong with him.

Xin Rou's voice and smile kept echoing in my mind, from when we first met when I was twenty until now.

If they hadn't been mutually attracted, how could they have started dating?

His great-aunt was stunned by his continued silence, then angrily punched his shoulder: "You! Do you really want to drive your great-aunt and your grandfather to their deaths? You haven't had anything happen between you and Xin Rou these past few years, have you?"

Yes, no.

but……

Xin Rou's unassuming, understanding, and considerate nature makes it difficult for him to dislike or reject her, and it can easily reignite a broken relationship...

After all, how could people interact without some degree of liking or appreciation? Ruan Muhuai remained silent, and even the old man couldn't stand it anymore, shoving his aunt aside: "Ruan Fengyi! Stop causing trouble!"

The second grandfather decisively took the opportunity to pull his great-aunt away and pushed her onto the sofa.

The aunt gritted her teeth helplessly: "Brother! Mu Huai was just confused for a moment! It's not a big deal for a man to have a few female confidantes in his life, besides..."

"A confidante?" The old man sneered, kicking Ruan Muhuai to the ground in anger. "Why don't I have one in my life? Your father didn't have one either! Why don't you learn something good from us?!"

"Jiang Xia is just too good-tempered and always tolerates you, which is why you've become like this!"

The old man flew into a rage and took the whip that Uncle De brought him. It was made of pure leather and inlaid with gold wire. One lash would surely tear the skin and cause excruciating pain!
"Homegrown flowers aren't as fragrant as wildflowers, are they? You wretched child! I think it's not that Ruan Yuanchao has been bewitched and his heart has wandered off, it's that you, as his father, are completely out of touch! Your heart has long since turned towards the outside world!"

The old man brandished his whip, creating a whistling sound, displaying his fierce power. With a furious curse, he lashed out and slammed the whip down, instantly leaving a shocking ridge on Ruan Muhuai's back!

However, in a short while, streaks of blood began to appear on the surface!

"Forget about it! You're married and have a son! You have to be responsible to your wife and child! If you dare to ruin your wife, Ruan Muhuai..."

The old man had lashed out more than ten times, which had taken its toll, leaving him panting heavily. But he ignored his aunt and Uncle De's help and glared coldly at Ruan Muhuai: "I don't want an old man to bury a young man, but you've forced me to clean house!"

"In our Ruan family, there are only widows! No divorces!"

What was passed down from our ancestors cannot be made an exception for our grandchildren!

Jiang Xia, on the second-floor platform, heard everything that happened downstairs very clearly and watched with a pounding heart.

"Sister-in-law, Grandpa is helping you get revenge..."

Zhong Yue muttered several sentences under her breath, and Jiang Xia remained stunned for a long time. After a while, she only heard this one sentence.

She turned and walked to the sofa, sitting down and rubbing her aching temples with one hand. She sighed and said, "Perhaps."

The old man's actions, including his aunt's strong rebuke of Xin Rou, were not out of support for Jiang Xia, but rather out of a sense of responsibility and duty as an elder. He didn't want Ruan Yuanchao to be without a mother, and he didn't want Ruan Muhuai's family to fall apart.

The people they love and care about the most are always Ruan Muhuai and Ruan Yuanchao.

This is the most indisputable fact.

"Sister-in-law, have you and your cousin been having some trouble lately?" Zhong Yue sat down and asked with concern, then pursed her lips in annoyance: "I get angry whenever I see Xin Rou, but... this woman is so good at pretending. She never says anything provocative or provokes anyone. She's so kind that no one can do anything about her."

In other words, even if he wanted to have a public feud with Xin Rou, he couldn't actually do it.

“That’s Xin Rou’s cleverness, I guess.” Jiang Xia gave a wry smile. “But who cares? Whatever. Don’t worry about me. Mu Huai and I are fine. We haven’t been arguing lately.”

She only shares good news and never bad news. Even if she weren't acting, she didn't want to reveal her true feelings to her in-laws.

Jiang Xia chatted with Zhong Yue for a while longer, until Uncle De brought Ruan Yuanchao, who had been comforted, over to her. As usual, she reached out to her son and said, "Come here, let Mommy hold you."

Ruan Yuanchao snorted and shoved away Jiang Xia's outstretched hand: "Get away! You're up to no good! My dad got beaten up, and I got scolded too. Are you happy now? Are you satisfied now!"

"You're the worst woman! If you dare to bully Aunt Xinrou, you..."

Ruan Yuanchao gritted his teeth fiercely, glaring at Jiang Xia with hatred like an enraged little beast, and said in a vicious voice, "I'll kill you!"

(End of this chapter)