Lin Yuezhen: …?

After realizing, Feng Jingxu couldn’t help but laugh out loud subconsciously, although he quickly suppressed it. However, even the servants, who were trying harder to endure, were in more pain, their faces almost contorted. They could only lower their heads, seemingly focusing on their noses and mouths, but their shoulders were shaking slightly.

Meanwhile, Father Sheng, who had recovered, sneered. Knowing he couldn’t argue with her, he turned to Lin Yuezhen and complained, “Every time you say Sheng Xia is still young and needs to be more tolerant, but this is the result of our tolerance!”

“Lan Lan and Ah Yu are in love and married. What about her? I don’t know what method she used to get into the Feng family, and even then, she’s not recognized. It’s embarrassing! Yet, she still has the face to cry. Isn’t it her own fault?!”

Lin Yuezhen cooperatively showed a hesitant expression. Suddenly, she saw Sheng Xia widen her eyes, incredulously saying, “You, you just cursed at me?”

Father Sheng was about to respond when he suddenly met Sheng Xia’s eyes.

Her face was pale and weak, with a transparent sense of fragility. However, her black and white eyes were like the ice on a lake, seemingly clean and clear, yet inexplicably chilling.

Father Sheng, somehow, paused for a moment with the words already at the tip of his tongue, and Sheng Xia preempted him, accusing, “Wuwu, don’t you know I’m very fragile? Your casual words can shatter my last line of defense. But you call yourself a father, yet you know nothing, clearly only caring about yourself.”

“Uwu, selfish, and cold-hearted, yet clad in the guise of a loving father, thinking himself a good father, unaware that he is nothing but a laughable trash can only fit for garbage!”

Her voice was weak but her words were clear, her pace so fast that Sheng Fu’s mind buzzed, his face contorted, not even realizing that she was actually cursing him.

Lin Yuezhen was also stunned, and the same thought as Sheng Lanqiu’s at the time suddenly arose in her mind—

Is Sheng Xia really crazy?！

Sheng Fu’s fingers trembled: “You, you——”

Sheng Xia covered her heart, unable to believe it as she gasped for cold air: “You, you actually dare to talk back?”

Sheng Fu: ?

“I’m so sad, so sad that I’m almost dying, and you still dare to argue? Dad, how can you be so heartless?” Sheng Xia staggered, “Ah, I can’t do it anymore, what should I do, I’m about to faint——”

“Ah, Madam! Madam, please don’t get excited, be careful of your health, quickly, where’s the medicine, fetch some water quickly!”

Seeing that Madam was no longer interested in continuing the conversation and just wanted to end the act, the useless servants around them immediately rushed forward to surround Sheng Xia, skillfully handing her water and feeding her medicine.

In the process, they deliberately or unintentionally squeezed out the Sheng family couple who were still facing her.

The Sheng couple staggered, almost falling to the ground. Before they could get angry, they saw the anxious crowd surrounding Sheng Xia, as if her condition was very serious, and couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

Wasn’t this a pretense by Sheng Xia? Didn’t they know? They actually took it seriously??”

“But looking at this scene, it doesn’t seem like she’s pretending… Could it be that Sheng Xia is really ill?”

Sheng Fu couldn’t help but start to doubt, momentarily forgetting about the disrespectful words she had just said.

Just then, a cold and proud voice from a man suddenly sounded, “Who said Xia Xia hasn’t been recognized by the Feng family?”

Sheng Fu’s heart skipped a beat, and he turned to see Feng Yan’s dark eyes slightly narrowed, looking at him with a smile that wasn’t a smile, “I didn’t expect Mr. Sheng to understand the Feng family’s thoughts so well, that you could even speak for me.”

What did Feng Yan mean by this?

“Feng Yan, you——” Sheng Fu opened his mouth, barely pulling his lips into a smile, “It’s just that I hardly see you at home, and Xia Xia cries and complains to me on the phone every day about your indifference, so I thought…”

“So, just because you’re Xia Xia’s father, you can spread rumors at will, is that it?” Feng Yan asked lightly, his deep black eyes carrying an intimidating pressure that made people dare not look directly at him, “Mr. Sheng, don’t forget, Xia Xia is not only your daughter but also my wife, the mother of my children, and naturally the mistress of the Feng family.”

“If you offend her, you offend me and the Feng family.”

In the sudden tension in Sheng Fu’s expression, Feng Yan’s tone was indifferent, “I remember I asked Assistant Su to warn you before, not to disturb Xia Xia again. It seems you still haven’t learned your lesson, and you even come to our door without any courtesy. It turns out that’s the style of the Sheng family. I’ve learned something today.”

“No, of course not.”

Realizing belatedly, it turned out that Feng Yan had warned them not because he cared about the Shi family or Sheng Lanqiu, but because he was backing Sheng Xia. Sheng Fu regretted it deeply.

He had come this time specifically to build a relationship with Feng Yan, hoping to gain some benefits from the Feng family. If it weren’t for Sheng Xia deliberately provoking him as soon as she came back, how could he have forgotten his purpose for coming?!”

“It was a misunderstanding, I didn’t expect that you actually care about Xia Xia…” Sheng Fu awkwardly said, “I was confused by anger before, which led me to talk nonsense. Please don’t take it to heart. Xia Xia’s position in your family is stable, and as a father, I am naturally pleased. Why would I intentionally treat you poorly, right?”

“How come, Mr. Sheng’s satisfaction is to make Xia Xia faint?” Feng Yan’s tone was calm, but no one dared to take it seriously. “As a father, you know that Xia Xia has a heart condition, yet you keep interrupting and provoking her. Isn’t that intentional?”

Sheng Fu: “……”

Lin Yuezhen, with a disapproving expression, tried to help, “Feng Yan, what you said is not right. Sheng Hua is Xia Xia’s father, and usually just educates Xia Xia a little sternly. How can you make it into—”

Feng Yan’s deep black eyes were calm, his thin lips coldly uttered a few words, “Who are you? Do you have the right to interrupt?”

Lin Yuezhen’s face immediately turned ugly.

The air became awkward in that moment, she felt embarrassed, her face burning. She clenched her fists, turned her head, and looked at her husband with a hint of embarrassment and grievance.

Sheng Fu also frowned, accusing in a deep voice, “Yuezhen is my wife, Sheng Xia’s mother, and you should respect her no matter what, Feng Yan.”

“I am well aware of who Xia Xia’s mother is, there is no need for Mr.Sheng to emphasize.” Feng Yan’s tone was indifferent, his gaze condescending as he stared at them, “Since Xia Xia doesn’t want to see you, I would appreciate it if you could leave.”

“Feng Yan, I am your elder——!”

Sheng Fu first felt humiliated and angry, but then he suddenly had a thought. Could it be that his relationship with Sheng Xia’s biological mother was related to Feng Yan? Could this be the reason why Sheng Xia could marry him?

“Enough with the act, don’t you think?”

On the other side, Feng Jingxu wasn’t fooled this time. He just stood beside Sheng Xia with his hands in his pockets, shielding her from the gaze of the others, his thin lips slightly moving without making a sound.

“I’m not acting, the passage I just said was too long, and I really didn’t catch my breath, so I got a bit out of breath.” Sheng Xia opened her eyes, touched her stomach with a look of grievance, “Oh, it really hurts.”

Thinking about how she had spoken so much in one breath, Feng Jingxu couldn’t help but roll his eyes silently. “You deserved it. You should have just driven them away directly. Why bother with so much talk?”

Sheng Xia looked innocent and pitiful, her voice clear, “But I enjoy seeing them so angry that they can’t do anything to me. If I just drove them away, where would be the fun in that? “

Feng Jingxu: “……”

He pursed his thin lips, not sure what he was thinking, then suddenly pulled his lips into a smile and chuckled, “You’re right, it’s just not as satisfying without seeing them. If I had known, I should have at least taken action first, to enjoy it.”

“Are you referring to those few families who didn’t have the foresight to accept you back then?”

Feng Jingxu hesitated, gritted his teeth softly, “Can you not be so blunt?”

Sheng Xia, playing along, changed her tone, “Oh, so those blind people back then, regretted it later, didn’t they?”

Feng Jingxu: …It doesn’t seem to have improved much, forget it.

Listening to the young man’s unwilling response, Sheng Xia blinked and couldn’t help but comfort him, “Actually, you should think positively. They must be regretting it so much right now, just like that—”

[“Sir, I saw Feng Jingxu recently.”

“He must be living in misery, right?”

“No, not at all. He’s not only a wealthy young master now but also a top star in the industry. His assets now are several times yours.”

“Damn it! I won’t rest in peace!”]

“——Thinking about such a scene, doesn’t it make you feel much happier?”

Seeing her playing multiple roles so convincingly, Feng Jingxu, who had been gloomy just now, couldn’t hold back the smile on his lips and laughed along with the servants around him.

“What a mess, so childish.” He turned his head, seeming to complain disdainfully, but there was a smile in his eyes.

Lin Yuezhen, noticing the commotion, raised her voice slightly, “Xia Xia, are you awake?”

“Xia Xia, don’t misunderstand. Actually, we came here this time just to care about you and Feng Yan. We didn’t expect such a situation to happen…”

Ignoring the unfriendly glances from the servants, she walked over, sighed at the indifferent Sheng Xia, and said, “It’s been so long since we last saw each other. Aunt Lin just couldn’t rest assured leaving you here alone, so I wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. But don’t worry, I know you don’t want to see us, so after we finish talking, we’ll leave, really.”

Sheng Xia blinked, surprised that despite being retorted like that, Aunt Lin could still persist and approach her, which sparked her interest, “What heart-to-heart talk?”

Lin Yuezhen’s eyes flickered, and she suddenly swallowed the words she had planned to say, jokingly saying, “If you keep holding your stomach like that, others might think you’re pregnant.”

Without waiting for Sheng Xia’s response, she deliberately lowered her voice, pretending to be concerned, “Actually, that’s what I wanted to say. Xia Xia, you also need to consider yourself more. Even if you have a good relationship with these children, you are ultimately a stepmother, separated from them by a layer. There’s no guarantee for the future.”

“Now that Feng Yan is back and you have such a good relationship, you should plan for the future, right? You can’t really watch the Feng family’s inheritance fall into someone else’s hands, can you?”

Sheng Xia looked at Lin Yuezhen’s gentle face, so similar to Sheng Lanqiu’s, and wondered if others would think she was such a caring mother.

So, in the face of Feng Jingxu’s suddenly darkened expression, she calmly maintained her posture of holding her stomach and innocently said, “Oh, Aunt Lin, you’re really amazing.”

Lin Yuezhen: ?

“You see, I just had a thought, and you already knew. You’re really well-informed.”

Lin Yuezhen’s pupils trembled, her voice trembling, “Having what?”

Feng Yan had only come back a few days ago, not even a rocket could be that fast!

“Exactly, I just went to the hospital for a check-up today, and they said my belly is full, at least eight babies.” Sheng Xia blushed, “Don’t worry, I’ll be delivering tonight. Aunt Lin, you can look forward to my eight treasures. I’ll take over the Feng family’s position. By then, not only will my husband spoil me, even Xiaoxu and the others will follow suit. Doesn’t that sound exciting?”

Everyone: “……”

Feng Yan, surrounded by everyone’s inexplicable admiration, was at a loss for words.

Only the eldest, Feng Jingxu, stood there as if struck by lightning, his whole being stunned in place, even imagining the scene, his pupils dilated in shock.

—That must be hell?!