The younger sister pretends to be hypnotized, and her older brother gets addicted.

Jiang Zhuo was taken aback.

He immediately burst into laughter and pinched Zhao Zhao's cheek with his hand.

"Little guy, you can't say things like that. Luckily, I was the one who heard it; if your older brother had, you'd be in for a beating!"

Zhao Zhao's lips are flat.

No way.

If my brother heard that, he'd be thrilled!

Poor second brother, he doesn't even know that Yangyang has gone from being the second sister-in-law to the eldest sister-in-law.

No, no, no, my second brother isn't pitiful at all.

Jiang Zhaozhao was young, but she still came across her second brother's vlog with a female demon.

Comments all say they are a couple.

Since Second Brother abandoned Yangyang, then Yangyang doesn't want Second Brother either.

That's fair!

*

During dinner, Zhao Zhao sat next to Ruan Yang and whispered softly, "Yang Yang, do you know, Big Brother got beaten by Mom yesterday!"

Ruan Yang was taken aback. "What?"

Zhao Zhao said, "Really, I've never seen Mom get so angry before. Did my older brother do something wrong?"

Ruan Yang froze.

When Jiang Yanci returned to Yueban Bay last night, her cheeks were a little red, and she thought she was seeing things.

Looking back now, it was clearly a handprint.

Ruan Yang's heart was instantly gripped.

...Ms. Yao knew about her relationship with Jiang Yanci.

During the meal, Ruan Yang's guess was confirmed.

Ms. Yao pointed at Jiang Zhuo and said, "Yangyang, this is my son, Xiao Zhuo. He just returned to China recently."

Zhao Zhao tilted her head, as if she wanted to say something, but was glared at by Ms. Yao and shut up.

Zhao Zhao fell silent.

Mom hit my older brother, so you can't hit him again!

Ruan Yang's heart sank to the bottom.

Ms. Yao did indeed learn about hypnosis.

But she remained as good to me as always.

The weight that had been pressing on Ruan Yang's heart lifted. She pretended to be meeting Jiang Zhuo for the first time, exclaiming in shock, "Mom, you're saying this energetic young man is your son?"

Jiang Zhuo angrily put down her chopsticks. "Ruan Xiaoyang, who are you calling a 'spirited young man'?"

"I'm talking to you. Also, we're not that close, so don't change my name like that. You're being disrespectful."

"Mom, you need to control her!"

Seeing her son's discomfiture, Yao Jinzhi laughed instead.

It's better to forget about it.

Yangyang shed many tears for Jiang Zhuo before.

She doesn't remember now, and lives as she pleases, which is good.

Previously, Yao Jinzhi hadn't interfered in the matter between the two because she had been through the same thing.

Her marriage to her husband was a business arrangement.

She was 20 years old when she got married, and her husband was 22.

Men are generally late bloomers.

After the banquet, the husband finally took on the responsibilities of being a husband and father and became more decent.

Jiang Zhuo's personality is like his father's.

He doesn't have any bad intentions.

But he's not mature enough, not tolerant enough of his wife, and needs someone to coax him.

Yao Jinzhi never thought it was a big deal.

The wives around me all went through the same thing.

But when she saw how Yan Ci protected Ruan Yang yesterday, she realized what a true lover looks like.

Yao Jinzhi couldn't make a judgment either.

Was meeting Jiang Yanci a stroke of luck or a calamity for Yang Yang?

Upon learning that it was Jiang Zhuo who asked Jiang Yanci to hypnotize Ruan Yang, Yao Jinzhi was speechless.

She could only make a three-point agreement with her eldest son.

"Yan Ci, as long as Ruan Yang hasn't fallen in love with you and isn't willingly marrying you, you can't take the final step with her, understand?"

Jiang Yanci agreed.

Even so, Yao Jinzhi still felt sorry for Ruan Yang.

Yangyang trusted her so much, yet she became the eldest son's accomplice.

Yao Jinzhi's way of making up for her guilt was also very simple.

She took off the imperial green jade bracelet with excellent translucency from her wrist.

"Yangyang, Mom is giving this to you."

Ruan Yang knew that this was Yao Jinzhi's dowry, and it was priceless.

"No, this is too expensive."

"It's just a bracelet, what's so valuable about it?"

Yao Jinzhi took a firm stance and put the bracelet on Ruan Yang's wrist.

Jiang Zhuo raised an eyebrow and muttered, "You two get along quite well, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."

Yao Jinzhi heard this, glanced at Jiang Zhuo, and gently shook her head.

It's a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship.

But she's not your wife anymore.

Beside her, Song Lejiao stared at the bracelet, her eyes burning with envy.

This bracelet looks very expensive; it should belong to her best friend!

Song Lejiao narrowed her eyes and ran over:

"Miss Ruan, what should we do! The internet is saying Xiaomei's mother is dead, and everyone's calling you the murderer! Jiang's market value is also affected because of you!"

This one sentence shattered the harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table.

After hearing about Xiaomei's mother's death, Ruan Yang immediately sent a message to Xiaomei.

[Ruan Yang]: Xiao Mei, the internet says your mother...

[Chen Xiaomei]: No, no!

[Chen Xiaomei]: Ms. Ruan, don't worry, my mother is recovering very well. The doctor said she can be discharged from the hospital in a few days.

This is a long story.

During the day, Chen Xiaomei told her mother about Ruan Yang.

Chen's mother said, "Just tell everyone I'm dead!"

Chen Xiaomei was startled. "Mom, don't curse yourself like that!"

Mother Chen shook her head, "Silly child, if cursing people worked, then all the bad guys should be dead by now! Miss Ruan has been wronged by a villain; we must help our benefactor add fuel to the fire!"

"Mom, I know what to do."

Xiaomei is indeed clever.

To avoid Song Lejiao recording and retaliating, she pretended to accidentally touch the screen and answer the phone.

She didn't say anything, but turned on the TV.

In the drama, the female lead's mother-in-law passed away, and she cried bitterly at her bedside.

"Mom, how could you leave Xiaomei behind and go alone! I don't want to live anymore!"

Coincidentally, the female lead is also named Xiaomei.

Song Lejiao mistakenly believed that Chen's mother had died and spread the news online.

Netizens who heard the recording were deeply moved, once again pushing Ruan Yang into the spotlight.

Even though Ruan Yang issued a clarification.

She posted screenshots of her chat with Chen Xiaomei.

Netizens didn't believe it either.

[It's obviously fake!]

Chat logs can be used as evidence? That's hilarious!

The situation escalated.

Ruan Yang was not in a hurry.

All of this was something she and Xiaomei had discussed and agreed upon.

Ruan Yang's purpose was simple.

She wanted to force Jiang Zhuo to publicly take sides and sever ties with her.

—Only in this way can we prove that he misjudged people, was biased and believed only one side, and is not worthy of being compared with his elder brother when the truth comes out.

Yao Jinzhi, unaware of the full story, comforted Ruan Yang:

"Yangyang, don't be afraid, Mom will help you figure something out!"

Even with the Jiang family's public relations team in place, the anger of netizens could not be quelled.

Song Lejiao saw this and a smile appeared on her lips.

A short while later, Qiao Lingling called.

"Ah Zhuo, I've seen the news about Miss Ruan online getting bigger and bigger, and it's even affecting Jiang's market value."

"I understand the internet, and the important thing now is to calm everyone's anger."

"The Jiang family has so many employees; if the company suffers losses, they will also lose their jobs. Regardless of whether Ms. Ruan did or didn't do anything wrong, I suggest she apologize first."

Jiang Zhuo was persuaded.

Yao Jinzhi interrupted, "Absolutely not."

Jiang Zhuo advised, "Mom, this is just a temporary measure. We need to stabilize the company's market value first."

Yao Jinzhi frowned. "If Ruan Yang apologizes, everyone will only think she's apologizing for Chen Xiaomei's matter. What are Miss Qiao's intentions?"

Qiao Lingling said, feeling wronged, "Auntie, I was just trying to be kind..."

"Stop your hypocrisy. This is our family matter, Miss Qiao, no need to concern yourself with it."

Zhao Zhao also waved her little fist, "That's right! My sister-in-law isn't that kind of person!"

Jiang Zhuo was starting to get a headache when he couldn't persuade his mother.

"Mom, you're too stubborn! I'll call my older brother, he'll definitely agree!"

The call was connected.

Jiang Yanci's voice, though not angry, rang out:

"When did the Jiang family's market value ever need to be stabilized by forcing an innocent person to apologize? Jiang Zhuo, you're just too incompetent."