nycdaug Chapter 256 The Stepmother's Targeting
Chapter 256 The Stepmother's Targeting
The next day, as dawn broke and the gentle sunlight warmed her, Ye Lan arrived at the Lin family villa in the car driven by Lin's butler.
To be honest, Ye Lan was shocked when she first saw the main gate.
The pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes stand majestically on both sides of the iron fence. When Butler Lin's vehicle approaches, several gatekeepers rush out, open the fence, and bow in a gesture of "please".
And it was accompanied by cheers of "Welcome home, Princess!"
As the car entered the manor, Ye Lan was amazed to see so many exotic flowers blooming in winter.
Ye Lan felt a surge of emotions, as if she had torn open a corner of the Heavenly Palace and glimpsed the Immortal Realm.
When a luxurious villa that only appears in TV dramas suddenly appears before your eyes, no one can remain unmoved.
But Lin Xueyao, who was beside Ye Lan, was even more nervous.
Her fingers were clenched tightly together, her eyes vacant and lifeless.
Although Ye Lan said she had a way to get her younger brother to betray his stepmother's side, she knew very well that her brother only listened to his stepmother.
How could they possibly listen to Ye Lan, an outsider?
Lin Xueyao was deeply conflicted and felt a growing sense of unease.
"Miss Lin, Young Master Ye, we're home." Butler Lin parked the car and turned to Lin Xueyao, speaking softly.
"I knocked, what a big house!"
Looking at the enormous structure in front of her, Ye Lan couldn't help but sigh. The villa was probably five stories high, all white like a castle in a fairy tale. Some floors had transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing a glimpse of the interior structure.
"There are a lot of sports equipment on the second floor, so it's probably a gym; there's a piano on the fourth floor, so it must be a practice room; and on the fifth floor, there's a group of elegant ladies, and they look like they're playing mahjong!"
Ye Lan has excellent eyesight and was able to see most of the interior structure of the villa.
Just then, he noticed a wealthy woman on the fifth floor taking advantage of a break in shuffling the cards, her head slightly lowered, her sharp gaze meeting his.
Ye Lan pretended not to see and stepped into the villa.
"My stepmother should be playing mahjong on the fifth floor right now. I'll go and call her down."
"Can't we have the nanny deliver the message?" Ye Lan glanced around the luxurious living room and noticed four or five nannies standing around.
Lin Xueyao paused, a hint of sadness flashing in her eyes, "If I don't go, she won't come down."
Ye Lan nodded, immediately understanding everything, and then said to Lin Xueyao:
"If she doesn't want to come down, then so be it. Don't force it. She wasn't our target today anyway."
"Well, I see."
Lin Xueyao stepped upstairs, her heeled leather shoes clicking and echoing in the empty living room.
Last night, Lin Xueyao told Ye Lan everything about her family situation, down to the smallest detail.
Ye Lan was certain that her stepmother would deliberately target the two of them for the sake of the family fortune, and she was even prepared to be turned away today.
However, perhaps considering the negative impact, Lin Xueyao's stepmother, Xu Wanrong, did not do so.
"Wanrong, who were that man and woman downstairs just now? It looked like they got out of your car."
A noblewoman at the card table chatted idly while drawing cards.
"It must be my daughter and her boyfriend," Xu Wanrong said with a forced smile.
"You have a daughter? How come I've never heard you mention her before?" A wealthy woman at the card table asked, slightly surprised.
"They're not even my biological child, I can't keep saying it all the time, can I?"
Xu Wanrong smiled and played a tile called "One of Bamboo".
"Oh, I remember now, Mr. Lin seemed to have had a wife before. Time flies, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. The young girl from back then has reached the age of marriage."
Mrs. Xu felt a surge of emotion.
"By the way, what's this guy's background? This girl is, after all, the daughter of the Lin family. Don't let the blond-haired guy fool you."
"Do you remember Old Wang, who runs a food supermarket? His daughter was cheated on by Huang Mao and got pregnant out of wedlock. Now she's heavily pregnant and keeps pestering Old Wang for child support. It's made Old Wang so angry that he got sick and had to be hospitalized."
Mrs. Feng, while playing mahjong, shared her gossip.
"Really? Old Wang is really in a terrible situation."
"Of course it's true. My husband visited him in the hospital a few days ago. Let me tell you quietly, Lao Wang even wants to sever ties with his daughter."
A group of people expressed their understanding, after all, the wealthy and noble care the most about their reputation, and premarital pregnancy is a very shocking thing, whether it is a commoner or a member of the wealthy and noble.
"If only Lin Xueyao could be like that too, then when Dong Sheng kicks her out of the family, all the assets of the Lin family company will belong to Xiao Hao!"
Xu Wanrong only dared to think these words in her heart, but even just thinking about them made her squeeze her legs together in pleasure.
"Actually, family background doesn't matter. I just hope that the boy can treat Lin Xueyao well, and that's enough."
"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems Wanrong's level is higher than ours, Two of Bamboo."
"I won! Hahaha, a pure suit, pay me! Pay me!"
Xu Wanrong laughed so hard she was shaking, and the fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes became more and more obvious. Just then, a middle-aged woman leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.
The smile on Xu Wanrong's face vanished in an instant, replaced by a gloomy expression, as if covered by a layer of frost.
"Can't you see I'm busy right now? Tell her to wait outside!"
"Alright." The nanny pursed her lips, but ultimately decided to relay the message verbatim.
The ladies immediately asked curiously, "What's wrong, Wanrong? Who offended you and made you so angry?"
Xu Wanrong's face once again showed a friendly smile that made her very approachable. "A boss wants to cooperate with the Lin family and asked me to sign a contract."
"Then hurry up and go. Even if we play mahjong all day, we still won't earn as much as the Lin family from just one contract."
"That boss made things difficult for Dongsheng before, I'm going to help him get revenge."
"I never would have guessed that Wanrong was so considerate; she's practically Lin Dongsheng's perfect wife!"
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On the other side, Lin Xueyao, standing at the door, listened to the nanny's message, pursed her lips, and finally, following Ye Lan's request, stopped insisting and turned to walk downstairs.
At the same time, Ye Lan downstairs heard the familiar "clattering" sound and immediately sat down on the mahogany sofa with an air of nonchalance.
Then he tossed a few packets of very common spicy snacks like "Xiaohuatou" and "Bawangsi" into his pocket and onto the coffee table, before opening the game Honor of Kings.
In front of him was a little boy playing with a gear cube.