Chapter 232

Book:Mafia's Contractal Bride Published:2024-5-29

When she woke up in the morning, Yang Shuting saw that the room next to her was empty and he had disappeared, she got up and looked at the time, it was already after eight o’clock.
She got out of bed, went to the next room, knocked on the door, but there was no response. She unscrewed the handle, pushed the door open and saw that the blankets were neatly folded.
Puzzled, she went downstairs to see that the living room was also empty, no one was there. On top of the dining table, though, a breakfast had been set.
Like in the past, when she had to go back to work, the breakfast she always made in advance was just laid out on the table, whether he ate it or not.
But now it was different, the person who got up to make breakfast was not her, but Ling Weihao.
Just at this time, Yang Shuting heard the phone ring in the living room, she was startled and turned to look at the ringing phone, walked over, hesitated for a moment, but picked it up and answered it.
“Are you awake?” Ling Weihao, who was already at work, was sitting in his office. Thinking that it was winter and the breakfast he had made would be cooling, he made a call to wake her up, but when he called her mobile phone, it went through but there was no answer, he tried again to call the phone in the villa and sure enough, someone answered.
“Well! Did you send Xinyan to school?” Yang Shuting asked.
“Yes. When I saw you sleeping so soundly this morning, I couldn’t bear to wake you up, so I went to the kitchen to fix breakfast and then told Xin Yan to get up and eat …” Ling Wei Hao said, enjoying the process.
“Thank you!” Yang Shuting didn’t know what to say, the only thing she could say was these three words. The old him, his stance was completely like a president, his body exuded the aura of a king, an overbearing aura that could not be ignored, it was impossible to imagine him in an apron, busy in the kitchen, it was simply not like what he should do!
“See that breakfast on the table? Remember to eat it.” Ling Weihao said to her.
“Yeah, I know.”
They didn’t say anything after that and hung up.
Yang Shuting held the microphone, his voice still echoing in her ears, his every word, and a subtle ripple of calmness abruptly rose in her heart.
She walked to the table and sat down, looking at the sandwiches, milk and eggs on the table, all of which she used to make every day for breakfast when she was his nanny.
He didn’t like to change the taste, he liked the same taste as always. However, he liked to drink the skinny congee with eggs that she cooked.
After a sip of milk, it cooled a little, as did the sandwich, but the strong flavour was still there, and a warm feeling spread throughout his body as he ate it.
Yang Shuting was bored and stayed in the villa, now she had asked for and received permission from Manager Luo to take time off work to avoid the paparazzi.
The shop that her mother had been taking care of, she was closed for the time being.
Xin Yan now goes back to school and walks to school all by herself, always telling her that she is old enough not to need her mum to pick her up. She is starting to learn to live independently and has a stronger sense of self.
They are now living in Ling Wei Hao’s villa, and for the time being, he will be picking up Xin Yan. After all, Beitou is at least an hour’s journey away from Kangqiao.
She sat in the hall watching the television, but when she turned the channel, she always saw news that she didn’t want to see. She had to turn off the television, walk out of the villa and wander around the courtyard. She stood silently in front of the gate and looked out at the calm pathway, she was tempted to step out and stroll around but was afraid of being caught on camera.
She had to walk back into the cottage too, it was so cold this winter that a white mist was exhaling from her mouth and her whole body was shivering.
Staying like this, with nothing much to do, Yang Shuting felt very tired and went to her room to rest. She pushed the door open and went into her room, sitting on the bed, surrounded by silence, which gave her a depressing feeling.
She suddenly had a thought to call Ling Weihao and ask him to come back. But on second thought, what kind of reason would she use to call him back? If she were to say that she missed him, this seemed a bit ambiguous.
Her feelings for him gradually surfaced, and although she tried desperately to suppress such feelings, she sometimes could not help but think of him.
At this very moment, the mobile phone on the counter suddenly rang, and the ringing sounded unusually loud in the large, quiet guest room.
She reached for the phone and took a look at the caller ID, it was Huang Xin calling, she picked it up and softly “hello”, only to hear Huang Xin say on the phone, “Shu Ting, do you know that Wen Yu Hang is looking for you everywhere?”
Yang Shuting had called her last night and told her that in order to avoid being traced by reporters, she and Xin Yan were staying at a friend’s house for the time being, and that they would return to the new city only after the incident had subsided. Puzzled, Huang Xin asked her which friend? Instead of answering truthfully, she made a perfunctory excuse, saying that it was a distant relative.
“What does he want with me?” The two people who were already divorced, above the law, had their property clearly distributed, and she no longer owed him anything; in reality, they had become familiar strangers. Yang Shuting just hoped that they could still be friends, but I’m afraid Yuhang didn’t want to!
“I don’t know anything about him. He probably misses you and Xinyan! Although you are divorced, he is still Xinyan’s daddy, he has the right to come and visit his daughter. He’s a bit disappointed to see that you two are not here! I told him that you are now staying at a distant relative’s house to take shelter for a while, and that you will naturally come back when the storm has passed.”
“You know, he’s not Xinyan’s real daddy and has no obligation to come running to see her at all.”
“Even if it’s not biological, but Xin Yan grew up calling him ‘daddy’, he was the one who gave her love, care and everything she needed, and now they treat her like their own daughter. …” Huang Xin was speaking from Wen Yuhang’s perspective at this point.
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public.
She just wanted a peaceful home, not to spend time in the hustle and bustle.
“Shu Ting …” Huang Xin didn’t hear Shu Ting’s response, his voice slowed down and he said somewhat apologetically, “Sorry, I shouldn’t have meddled with things between you two.”
“It’s okay!” Yang Shuting felt nothing, she was just speaking from her point of view, there was no sin in it.
“Now those news about you, it hasn’t gotten worse either. The media reporters nowadays, even the smallest thing can make the whole city sensational, not innocent people, are smeared …” Huang Xin said the more angry she was, at the same time, she sighed at the power of the media nowadays, and hated the journalists nowadays who have no professional ethics and expose all the privacy of others without any scruples She also hates the fact that journalists nowadays have no professional ethics and expose others’ privacy without any scruples.
“This is what happens when you offend the wrong people.” Yang Shuting lost her smile and said.
“Who have you offended? It’s not Mr. Ling, is it?” Huang Xin heard her words and asked in surprise and confusion, “Is it because you refused to give up your custody of Xin Yan that he resorted to this tactic and forced you to go out of your way?”
“No.” Last night Ling Weihao had told her that the person behind this was Kim Park Ae, and that by doing so, she was not only asking her to jump into the yellow river, but also putting her to death. Because her presence had disrupted her current life as a luxury wife, she wanted revenge.
Besides, Ling Wei Hao is not that kind of sinister and cunning person, if he wants to fight for Xin Yan’s custody, he does not need to use such despicable and nasty means, he can just get a lawyer to talk to her.
“If it’s not Mr. Ling, then who could it be, what exactly have you offended? It can’t be… her!” Huang Xin frowned slightly and thought about it, but wasn’t quite sure if it was her.
“Just know in your heart, don’t say anything out loud.” She was a loud-mouthed, acute person who would say whatever she knew and speak out of turn.
“It’s really her, isn’t she already the young grandmother of the Ling family now? She’s also a popular movie star, winner of countless awards and so on, the woman with the highest happiness quotient, so what’s her grievance that she has to discredit you?” Huang Xin said indignantly, now realising the most poisonous woman’s heart.
“Forget it, she can do what she likes. Those who are clean will be clean, those who are dirty will be dirty!” Yang Shuting said calmly.
“You’re the only one with an optimistic mindset. If I were you, I’d just go to her door, drag her by the hair and slap her across the face …” Huang Xin gritted her teeth and said fiercely, and danced around with her hands.
Yang Shuting was amused by her, and the annoyed mood just now disappeared.
“I’m telling the truth!” Hearing Shuting’s laughter, Huang Xin realised that she was being rude and not acting like a lady, and said somewhat embarrassed.
“Oh yes, Mr. Ling looks very happy today, it’s rare to see him with a smile on his face, he used to always have a tight cold face, making many people look away.” Huang Xin said with interest.
“Is that so?” Yang Shuting knew why he was happy, it was because the two of them, mother and daughter, were living in the Beitou villa and he was able to live under one roof with them for the time being. Besides, he had dominated her body yesterday afternoon, and having tasted the sweetness, it was natural for his heart to be blissful.
“He looks like this, he’s a far cry from his usual self, and he’s taking the initiative to greet us subordinates! I like the way he looks now, easy-going, I just don’t know how long it will last.” Huang Xin wanted to know why he was so happy, but as a subordinate, she had no right to ask questions about her boss’s personal affairs, only to do her part.
Yang Shuting leaned back on the bed and didn’t say anything because she hadn’t told Huang Xin that her “distant relative” was Ling Wei Hao and that she and Xin Yan lived in his villa, so she wasn’t sure how long he would stay in this mood.
He was like bad weather, cloudy and unpredictable, and there was no telling what he would be like next.
“But that honourable wife of his, who has done such an injurious and moral thing, he probably doesn’t know about it, and if he did, he wouldn’t let her do it.”
“Maybe!” In fact, Huang Xin did not know that Ling Wei Hao had already known that all this was created by Kim Park Ai. He had said that he would sort it all out, but he didn’t know what kind of way he would do it, and hoped he wouldn’t hurt the innocent.