Mr. Yan, wake up! Your wife isn't a delicate little flower.

"Hey, Mrs. Wang, what exactly happened?"

Zhang Zhiyue stopped Mrs. Wang, who was passing by, looking completely bewildered.

The two have always had a good relationship.

But today she had to make several appointments before she finally managed to get a few wives to play mahjong, something that never happened before.

"Don't do this."

Mrs. Wang looked up, glanced around nervously, and then pulled at Zhang Zhiyue's hand, saying, "Let go first."

"We're all friends, this is not very nice of you." Zhang Zhiyue stared intently at Mrs. Wang.

It's only been less than two days, and not only Mrs. Wang, but the other wives are also hesitant when they call.

They didn't seem to want to talk to her.

Zhang Zhiyue was completely baffled and could only look to Mrs. Wang, who knew a little about the inside story.

"Come with me."

After freeing Zhang Zhiyue's hand, Mrs. Wang looked around and led her towards the tea room.

"Click."

After locking the door, Mrs. Wang looked helplessly at Zhang Zhiyue.

"Dear sister, please tell me quickly, what happened? I'm completely confused!"

Zhang Zhiyue was extremely anxious and pulled Mrs. Wang down to sit.

Sighing, Mrs. Wang lowered her voice: "Zhiyue, I'm not trying to be mean, but really, Ruosu from your family went too far at President Yan's birthday party that day!"

"Making a scene?"

Zhang Zhiyue was playing cards at the time, and then went upstairs to discuss Cheng Xihe and President Yan's affairs without knowing what had happened.

Zhang Zhiyue tugged at Mrs. Wang's wrist and handed her a bracelet: "Sister, tell me what exactly happened."

"Your Ruosu really needs to be taught a lesson."

This child, who usually seems so well-behaved, speaks and acts without thinking at all.

Mrs. Wang only learned about this incident at the banquet after hearing her child's words.

"What?"

Zhang Zhiyue was still completely bewildered: "Susu isn't such an ignorant child, I really don't know what happened."

Seeing the intense look in her eyes, Mrs. Wang's gaze held a complex mix of emotions.

"You really don't know? Qin Ruosu embarrassed Cheng Xihe at the banquet in front of so many children from wealthy families."

They say she came from the countryside and got into A University through connections with President Qin, but in reality, she's just a good-for-nothing who can't do anything.

Mrs. Wang's eyes were filled with speechlessness:

"I went back and checked. Although Xihe came back from Z City, he was the top scholar in Z City. Ruosu's words directly angered Xihe."

Zhang Zhiyue's face turned deathly pale, and she forced a smile as she explained, "This is just children playing around, it should be..."

"Playing around?"

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but say, "You guys are so foolish! Xihe directly told me about how you've been cutting her living expenses all these years."

The whole industry knows now that you did something like this, and in the end, it's all your fault.

"I, I..." Zhang Zhiyue couldn't refute it; she had indeed done such a thing.

But originally, no one would have known about these things.

Cheng Xihe isn't a big mouth.

Seeing that she still couldn't believe it, Mrs. Wang simply took out her phone: "Fine, fine, since we've been friends for years, I'll let you see this video."

"this……"

A short, sharp sound rang out.

The tea room was very quiet, with only the faint sound of the air conditioner audible.

Zhang Zhiyue opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but then realized that she had been looking for a long time and her throat was dry and hoarse.

After taking a sip of water to moisten her throat, Zhang Zhiyue wished she could slap that idiot Qin Ruosu right now.

In the video, Cheng Xihe repeatedly asked her if she was sure she wanted to tell the truth, as Qin Ruosu herself had insisted that she do so.

That's absolutely stupid!

"I give up."

Zhang Zhiyue reluctantly returned the phone to Mrs. Wang.

Putting away her phone, Mrs. Wang softened her tone slightly upon seeing her expression: "I know that Cheng Xihe is, after all, President Qin's ex-wife's child, but she is also your stepdaughter."

Even if you don't like her, you should at least put on a good show; at the very least, you can't blatantly cut her spending.

"No, I really didn't do it openly before," Zhang Zhiyue said helplessly.

At that time, Qin Jian didn't care about Cheng Xihe at all. She told her secretary not to send money, and the secretary just let it go.

If Qin Jian hadn't tacitly approved, she wouldn't have been able to do it so smoothly.

Who knew this kid was so promising, getting into A University despite such poor circumstances, and even becoming the top scorer.

I got such a high score that they called my home directly.

Otherwise, the child would still be in Z city.

"No matter what, your argument is untenable."

Mrs. Wang shook her head. "After Ruosu's request, Xihe told the truth."

Everyone knows you mistreat her, and you even stopped giving her living expenses during the crucial college entrance exam period.

Your reputation and Ruosu's reputation will both be damaged, especially yours, that wicked stepmother.

Zhang Zhiyue now fully understands why everyone is ignoring her.

As scions of wealthy and powerful families, they value their reputation above all else, and even if they are enemies, they still try to maintain amicable relations.

Her reputation has been damaged by her actions.

Those wealthy ladies may seem all smiles and naive, but none of them are actually weak.

Her actions are bound to be criticized.

Who would openly play with an idiot?

Furthermore, Qin Ruosu's carefully cultivated innocent and naive persona is crumbling; everyone knows she's not very bright.

Both mother and daughter will be subject to pointing fingers and gossip.

That's backstabbing!

"well……"

Mrs. Wang sighed when she saw her like that.

Zhang Zhiyue lowered her eyes, her fingers unconsciously clenching the silk cuffs.

The expensive fabric was now crumpled into a ball, her agitation quite evident.

"Zhiyue, we've been friends, and I don't want to say anything harsh." Mrs. Wang poured her a glass of warm water.

Seeing Zhang Zhiyue drink it with trembling hands, Mrs. Wang said, "You need to think of a way to salvage the situation as soon as possible."

At least make sure Cheng Xihe doesn't speak ill of you outside, and also discipline Susu properly so she won't talk nonsense.

If things continue like this, Qin Jian will inevitably find out about this as well.

Warm water soothed her throat, and Zhang Zhiyue leaned back on the sofa, her head throbbing: "We've already compensated him, and Lao Qin's black card is in Xihe's hands."

"That's not enough. You two need to go out together more often so that everyone knows you have a good relationship, at least on the surface," Mrs. Wang suggested after thinking for a moment.

Zhang Zhiyue nodded: "Okay, I'll go back and give it a try."

No wonder no one has been playing mahjong with me these past few days; it's all because of this embarrassing incident Qin Ruosu caused!

That was all; Qin Ruosu didn't say a word.

She was completely kept in the dark and had no idea what had happened.

Gritting her teeth in anger, Zhang Zhiyue said, "It's all Susu's fault for insisting that Xihe say it, that's why Xihe said it."

Otherwise, given Cheng Xihe's personality, he wouldn't even bother with it.

"You know where the problem lies, so you should resolve it quickly, otherwise your relationship will suffer in the future." Mrs. Wang's words were a well-intentioned reminder.

Zhang Zhiyue nodded.

The problem is much more serious than this.

Now Cheng Xihe is really with Yan Mingchuan, and she is nominally Yan's fiancée.

Although they couldn't figure out what they were thinking, the Yan family also cared about their reputation and certainly wouldn't let Cheng Xihe see him being bullied.

There might still be some conflicts between the two companies.

Cheng Xihe is not the type to suffer a loss.

Standing up, Zhang Zhiyue nodded to Mrs. Wang: "Mrs. Wang, I'll treat you to dinner again next time. I'm going home now."

"Okay, hurry up and deal with it, or no one will want to play with you." Mrs. Wang waved her hand.

After Zhang Zhiyue left, Mrs. Wang pushed aside the screen behind the tea room and went inside.

A woman was sitting on the sofa, slowly sipping her tea.

Seeing Mrs. Wang enter, she put down her teacup and asked in a cold voice, "Has the person been sent away?"

"I've seen her off, Sister Qing."

Mrs. Wang sat down next to Yan Qing: "Sister Qing, you also care a lot about Cheng Xihe? This is ultimately their family matter."

"That's not true."

Yan Qing snorted lightly: "Cheng Xihe will soon be a member of our Yan family, so of course I need to see the conditions of the people around her."

"The people in this family are all quite ordinary," Yan Qing said, her eyes showing dissatisfaction.

She had seen Cheng Xihe's temperament before.

He doesn't resemble the Qin family much; rather, he resembles...

Mrs. Wang stood up with a smile on her face: "I'll keep an eye on her. I'm going out to play cards now."

"Go."

Yan Qing waved her hand.

After Mrs. Wang left, he made a phone call: "Hello, help me investigate someone..."