The Rong family villa.

Ji Ning specially opened a bottle of expensive red wine to celebrate the fact that Rong Xuan was being smeared online. She shook the wine glass and took a sip. “Hehehehe, the loser’s daughter can only be a loser after all.”

Seeing the words scolding Rong Xuan on the Internet, Rong Yi was so happy that she couldn’t close her mouth. Rong Yi naturally understood the meaning behind Ji Ning’s words. Rong Xuan’s mother was a loser, so the daughter born to a loser was also a loser.

The more harshly the internet scolded Rong Xuan, the happier she became.

She tentatively asked, “Mom, is Rong Xuan…… over this time?”

Ji Ning said with a smile on her eyes, “Definitely. Anyway, this matter has a big impact on her.”

Rong Yi sat down next to Ji Ning. “Mom, Rong Xuan’s reputation is so bad now. The Gu family probably wouldn’t want a daughter-in-law with such a bad reputation.”

Ji Ning took another sip of red wine and said matter-of-factly, “That’s natural. A family like the Gu’s pays great attention to reputation.”

The smile on Rong Yi’s face deepened. It seemed that what she expected would soon be achieved.

The mother and daughter had a good expectation about the future.

Rong Yi said shyly, “Mom, if Gu Ye and Rong Xuan break off their engagement, then I……”

Ji Ning put down the wine glass. “Don’t worry, I will definitely ask your father help you fight for it.”

Rong Yi quickly held Ji Ning’s arm and said sweetly, “Thank you, Mom, you’re the best.”

“You ah. Who made you my daughter?”

The mother and daughter had been chatting for a while when suddenly, there’s a sound at the door. They immediately stopped talking.

Rong Yao walked in with a spring in his step.

Seeing this, Ji Ning hurriedly greeted him. She took Rong Yao’s coat and asked with concern, “Honey, is everything going okay at work?”

Rong Yao hummed.

When Rong Yao sat down on the sofa, Ji Ning pretended to be in a dilemma and said, “Honey, something happened to that child Rong Xuan.”

Rong Yao immediately reacted. “Oh, you’re talking about the uproar online?”

Ji Ning nodded, looking concerned. “Honey, how can we resolve the matter between her and Qiao Yuan?”

Rong Yao took a sip of the hot tea brought by the housekeeper. After relieving his fatigue, he asked with an astonished look on his face, “You didn’t pay attention to the follow-up?”

Ji Ning was taken aback. “What follow-up? What follow-up can there be?”

Rong Yi subconsciously sat up straight.

Rong Yao had a look of satisfaction on his face. “The matter has been resolved. It was Gu Ye who took action.”

Ji Ning couldn’t control her expression for a moment and asked in surprise, “What? It’s actually resolved?”

Rong Yao lightly glanced at Ji Ning. “What’s with your words?” Could it be that she wished it had not been resolved?

Only then did Ji Ning realize what she had said. She forced a smile and said awkwardly, “It being resolve is a good thing. Honey, I was just…… so surprised and so happy for Xiao Xuan that I momentarily said the wrong thing.”

Rong Yao coldly grunted, not commenting.

Rong Yi’s fingernails dug into her palms but she seemed unaware.

She was still immersed in what Rong Yao had just said. He said that Rong Xuan was fine and it was Gu Ye who helped solve the problem.

Why?!

Rong Yao smiled and took another sip of the tea. He said with a sense of comfort, “Xiao Gu is such a great kid. Xiao Xuan almost ran away from the engagement, but fortunately, she didn’t succeed. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have such a good future son-in-law.”

When Ji Ning heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up. “Honey, what did you say? Xiao Xuan tried to escape from the engagement?”

Rong Yao then realized that he had actually said what was on his mind in a moment of inattention.

He was afraid that Ji Ning would do something, so he didn’t tell her anything too specific. “It’s nothing. I’m going to the study for a video conference. Call me later for dinner.”

“Okay, Honey.”

After Rong Yao went to the study, Rong Yi hurriedly leaned over and said, “Mom, Dad just said that Rong Xuan almost ran away from the engagement. Is it true?”

“How can your father’s off the cuff remark be false? He hid it really well. If he hadn’t accidentally let it slip, it’s unknown when we’ll find out about it.”

Rong Yi’s heart was beating fast. She barely stilled her mind and analyzed, “That’s to say, Rong Xuan is actually not satisfied with this engagement?” Otherwise, why would Rong Xuan want to escape?

Ji Ning was deep in thought. “She must be.”

Rong Yi clenched her fists. “Then, Mom, us?”

The corners of Ji Ning’s lips lifted into a smile. “I don’t think the Gu family would want a daughter-in-law who’s dissatisfied with the engagement and even made a move to ran away at the ceremony. This is something that you’ll just have to wait and see.”

———

It was New Year’s Eve a few days after Rong Xuan finished recording the show.

She spent it at her grandfather’s house. On the night of New Year’s Eve, there was only her and her grandfather at home, along with the hired nurse and the housekeeper.

Although there weren’t many people, the place still looks warm. Wherever there were loved ones, it’s where the heart belongs.

The housekeeper made a table full of dumplings, including some made by Rong Xuan herself. Wait until the dumplings were cooked and they would be ready to eat.

The TV remained on, making the originally deserted living room a bit lively.

At this time, Rong Xuan suddenly received a call from ‘Zhang Ruirui’.

Since the phone number was noted, it should be someone the original Rong Xuan knew. She assumed the other person was calling to greet her a happy new year so she answered the phone.

Zhang Ruirui’s voice sounded sweet, “Is this Rong Xuan?”

Rong Xuan had been able to speak recently. Although she still struggled a bit with long sentences, she was able to utter short words.

Hearing this, she hummed softly.

Zhang Ruirui exclaimed, “Rong Xuan, you can speak now?”

Rong Xuan said extremely slowly, “Pretty, much.”

Because she hadn’t spoken for years, Rong Xuan’s voice had some raspiness to it, but it was definitely not unpleasant to the ears.

Zhang Ruirui exclaimed. “That’s great! You can finally speak again! I knew that your inability to speak can be cured!”

Rong Xuan wasn’t familiar with Zhang Ruirui, so she only replied with a brief “Mmm”.

At this time, Zhang Ruirui finally remembered that she was calling for something serious.

She said in a grave voice, “Rong Xuan, I don’t know who it came from but everyone is saying that you attempted to escape on the day of your engagement and that you actually didn’t want to be engaged to Gu Ye. This matter has been spread in an orderly manner and there’s even a waiter on that day testifying. You……”

Zhang Ruirui originally wanted to ask Rong Xuan whether she had tried to escape that day or not. She was also gossiping in her mind and wanted to learn the truth from the person in question. However, she felt that her relationship with Rong Xuan wasn’t deep enough for her to ask. Therefore, she endured it, and didn’t ask in the end.

“Rong Xuan, I have a feeling that someone is deliberately trying to mess with you. Now that things are being spread as if they’re true, you should think of a way to stop the rumors as soon as possible, otherwise I’m worried that the Gu family will have a thorn in their hearts.” Everyone wanted face. If the Gu family knew that Rong Xuan was unwilling to be engaged to Gu Ye, they would probably propose to terminate the engagement the next day.

When Rong Xuan heard this, she had a feeling that it has indeed arrived to this plot.

The ones who were deliberately screwing her over were probably Ji Ning and her daughter.

She thanked Zhang Ruirui on the phone, “Thank, you, I, know.”