Chapter 63: Yang Xiaoyun Goes Offline

Yang Xiaoyun continued speaking: “Only when Zhao Jiaying is no longer around, can Zichen and I be together. Only then can I smoothly marry into the Ou family.”

Ou Zilong struck her down: “You’re wrong. Whether Zhao Jiaying is here or not, my brother will never be with you, and he definitely won’t marry you. If my brother liked you, how could he change because of Zhao Jiaying? The truth is, he never had any feelings for you.”

As the saying goes: “those involved are confused, while outsiders see clearly.” Everyone could see it clearly, except Yang Xiaoyun, who was still caught in her own delusions.

Ou Zilong’s words awakened her. If Ou Zichen really liked her, how could he be swayed by Zhao Jiaying? Before Zhao Jiaying even appeared, didn’t Ou Zichen not choose to be with her?

In fact, Yang Xiaoyun had long felt Ou Zichen’s indifference toward her. She could also guess that Ou Zichen might not have those feelings for her. Yet, she had been hoping, desiring something that was never meant to be hers.

Lin Zhenzhu now had no desire to speak with Yang Xiaoyun. The affection she once had for her had completely turned into disdain.

“Zilong, don’t waste your breath with her. Call the police!” Lin Zhenzhu demanded.

Hearing that Lin Zhenzhu was going to call the police and have her arrested, Yang Xiaoyun panicked. She quickly grabbed her arm and knelt down, begging.

“Grandmother, I know I was wrong. Please, for the sake of our past relationship, let me go this time!”

Lin Zhenzhu forcefully shook off her hand and, with full strength, said: “Let you go? When you tried to put our Yingbao in danger twice, did you ever think about letting her go? She’s only a four-year-old child, and yet you were able to harm her. Now that you’re scared, did you ever think about how Yingbao might have felt at that time?”

Lin Zhenzhu’s heart ached when she thought of how helpless Zhao Jiaying had been when she was in danger. Yang Xiaoyun only realized her mistake now, but it was too late. If she wanted to repent, she could do so in prison.

Yang Xiaoyun sat on the floor and cried uncontrollably. This time, she truly realized her mistake. But sadly, there was no medicine for regret in this world. Those who did wrong would always have to pay the price for their actions.

Even if Lin Zhenzhu and the others did not call the police, Yang Xiaoyun could not escape. The police already knew she had hired someone to kill, and they would come for her anyway.

What awaited Yang Xiaoyun next was imprisonment.

Not long after Lin Zhenzhu and Ou Zilong left the Yang family, the Director of Public Security, Ma Liangyou, personally led a team to the Yang family to arrest Yang Xiaoyun.

The Yang family’s business had been somewhat affected by Yang Xiaoyun’s actions, so every day, Yang Xiaolin and her daughter cursed Yang Xiaoyun as a bad omen.

This is why one should learn to be content. Yang Xiaoyun’s downfall was caused by her own greed. 

If she had maintained a kind heart, if she had not been so fixated on Ou Zichen, Lin Zhenzhu would have arranged a good marriage for her. How could she have ended up in prison?

As for the Ou family’s maid, Xiaolan, although Lin Zhenzhu had said she would not pursue her responsibility, the Ou family would no longer keep her. As the saying goes: “once disloyal, never tolerated.”

If someone could betray once, they might do it again. Such a person, kept around, was like a ticking time bomb, not knowing when it would explode. So, to eliminate future trouble was the safest choice.

The Yang Xiaoyun incident had finally come to an end. The Ou family could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but no one knew if there would be future dangers. Therefore, Ou Zichen arranged for Zhao Jiaying to have several bodyguards, two men and two women, who would take turns protecting her.

One day, Shen Linghao went back to school to participate in the Math Olympiad, so he did not come to the Ou family to accompany Zhao Jiaying.

Bored out of her mind, Zhao Jiaying sprawled on the sofa watching videos, while Lin Zhenzhu, wearing reading glasses, sat beside her flipping through a magazine.

While scrolling through videos, Zhao Jiaying came across a video of Ou Zilong’s girlfriend, Cai’er, who was participating in a variety show.

She called over to Lin Zhenzhu: “Great-grandma, come look! This is Second Uncle’s new girlfriend!”

“New girlfriend?” Lin Zhenzhu was surprised. How come she didn’t know about this? Curious, she leaned in to watch and asked Zhao Jiaying: “Which one?”

Zhao Jiaying pointed at the screen and said: “This one!”

Lin Zhenzhu glanced at Cai’er, who was heavily made up and dressed in revealing clothes, her face showing a look of disdain. “Wearing so little, isn’t she afraid of catching a cold?”

“Great-grandma, Second Uncle said she’s a model, so she often has to dress like this.”

The first part of this statement was from Ou Zilong, and the latter part was Zhao Jiaying’s own words. On her birthday, Cai’er had worn a strapless mini dress, and Zhao Jiaying had thought she was dressed quite scantily. Seeing her in similar attire again, Zhao Jiaying subconsciously assumed that Cai’er must often dress like that.

Lin Zhenzhu had never liked women from the entertainment industry, and with Zhao Jiaying’s words, she became even more displeased with Cai’er.

Moreover, with Cai’er’s flirtatious appearance, she didn’t look like a good woman. Being close to Ou Zilong, it was very possible she was only interested in the Ou family’s wealth.

The Ou family’s family motto was that a wife should be virtuous.

When the Ou family married, they didn’t need to focus on the woman’s background, nor did she need to be particularly talented or exceptionally beautiful. The most important thing was her character—she had to be virtuous.

Looking at Cai’er, she clearly didn’t meet the Ou family’s criteria for a wife. Since she wasn’t suitable for marriage, there was no need for the relationship to continue. Lin Zhenzhu decided to cut ties quickly.

Around six o’clock in the evening, Ou Zichen and Ou Zilong came home from work. Zhao Jiaying approached Ou Zilong and whispered: “Second Uncle, you’re in trouble. Great-grandma isn’t happy today!”

Hearing this, Ou Zilong felt a little gloomy. It seemed like he hadn’t done anything to upset Lin Zhenzhu, so why was she unhappy, and how was it his fault?

“Yingbao, do you know why Great-grandma is upset?” he asked.

Zhao Jiaying crossed her arms, raised her little head slightly, and said smugly: “Of course I know. Otherwise, would I have notified you?”

“Then hurry up and tell Second Uncle, what’s the reason?”

Ou Zilong was most afraid of Lin Zhenzhu being unhappy. If he knew the reason in advance, he could come up with a way to deal with it.

“Why should I tell you? There’s nothing in it for me.” Zhao Jiaying suddenly decided she didn’t want to reveal it so quickly. She had missed out on cake during her birthday and was now craving it. This was a perfect opportunity to get her Second Uncle to buy her some cake, which she thought was quite a good idea.

Ou Zilong was speechless. He hadn’t expected this little one to have learned how to blackmail him. However, he had no choice but to go along with it since he needed information from her.

“Alright, as long as you tell Second Uncle, I’ll agree to whatever you want. How about that?”

Zhao Jiaying lifted her chin. “That’s more like it. Well, I’ll reluctantly tell you. Great-grandma isn’t happy today because she saw your new girlfriend, and she really doesn’t like her.”

She saw Cai’er? How did Grandma know about Cai’er? On her birthday, he hadn’t introduced them to each other. Wasn’t Cai’er busy with a public appearance today? Where had she seen her? Could it be that something unpleasant happened between them, which made Grandma dislike her?