Fierce Ex-wife: President, Please Be Careful

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💜Chapter 221-230💜

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Chapter 221 – The Other Side Of The President (3)

Xia Zhetao could not hold back his panicked thoughts. He smiled and said, "President, why do you suddenly want to smile? Ugh, I didn't mean that you don't look good when you smile. I just think that you're also very handsome when you don't smile. Why do you suddenly..." 'Gave up on your treatment?'

As soon as Xia Zhetao said those words, Mu Tingfeng's movement of ravaging the corners of his mouth finally softened. The two fingers pushing the corners of his mouth finally lived up to expectations and were put down.

Xia Zhetao heaved a sigh of relief. When he was about to continue inquiring, he heard someone said in distress, "Youlin doesn't like it."

"Huh?" Xia Zhetao was stunned, and he was unable to come back to his senses for a while.

"Youlin doesn't like it, and I'll scare the child," Mu Tingfeng repeated his words, making Xia Zhetao sure that what he had just heard was not his imagination.

So, the reason why the president was this dedicated to facial rehabilitation was entirely because of the former Mrs. President?

As expected, when he met the former Mrs. President last time, her words had left an indelible scar in the president's heart.

One must say that Xia Zhetao finally guessed it correctly this time.

In fact, Zhao Youlin had already complained about Mu Tingfeng's expressionless face more than once. But the last time he met her, she said something that hit his soft spot.

She said, "Let me tell you. If you want to remarry with me, you must first satisfy my son. Otherwise, there is nothing to be discussed. With your expressionless face that never smiles, Joy cries whenever he sees you. How are we going to live in the same house in the future?"

He could not even satisfy his son, let alone his son's mother.

So, Mu Tingfeng pondered for a long time and decided to start with his face. At least, he should not scare the child, make the child not reject him, or even like him.

Secretary Xia, who finally figured out the cause of the president's unusual behavior, felt like crying. 'President, don't you think that you're headed in the wrong direction?

'The focus of the former Mrs. President that day was clearly your mistress who is already three months pregnant.'

However, it was really unexpected to know that the president would do such a thing when he fell in love. The president who did not care about anything previously was able to sacrifice so much for the former Mrs. President. It was really touching.

Even a man like him could not help but shed tears when he heard this.

He even felt a bit of dissatisfaction toward the president because of this just now. He was simply worse than a beast.

"I see. Then you have to work hard, President. If you don't understand, I'll teach you."

Mu Tingfeng looked at Xia Zhetao's overly enthusiastic appearance and raised his eyebrows. "You want me to increase your salary?"

"No need. No need." Xia Zhetao patted his chest and smiled while showing his white teeth. "I'll teach you for free. Don't worry, I won't mislead you."

Mu Tingfeng's eyes slightly darkened, and a light flashed in his eyes. He threw the other set of documents to the front of Xia Zhetao and said concisely, "Then go and check for me what kind of flowers Youlin likes now."

The smile on Xia Zhetao's face instantly froze. He extended his hand and took the documents. When he opened it, he saw the blue roses which were once again thrown in the dustbin.

He was speechless.

The forehead of Xia Zhetao was suddenly cold sweating. He held the documents and said while smiling, "Well, President, can I ask a question?"

"Sure."

"If I don't complete this task, what will happen to me?"

Mu Tingfeng glanced at him deeply. "What else could happen to you? I'll deduct your salary."

Xia Zhetao was speechless.

Xia Zhetao's face became completely stiff. He was silent for a while before looking at Mu Tingfeng bitterly. "President, can I take back what I just said?"

"Take back what?"

"About not needing to increase my salary..."

Mu Tingfeng suddenly raised his head, and his pursed lips twitched. "What do you think?"

Xia Zhetao was speechless. The president was still very scary.

'All right, President, I admit that I shouldn't have asked you to continue to work hard against my conscience. If this goes on, not only your son, but you'll also be scared to the point of crying by yourself. With your current appearance, you'll only be kicked out of the house if you meet the former Mrs. President.'

Xia Zhetao cried in his mind for a while. Finally, he cheered up and said in a serious tone, "Uh, President, can I ask another question before I go to investigate this thing?"

Mu Tingfeng raised his head and glanced at him, signaling him to say it quickly.

"It's... uh... um, what's the matter with the mistress that Ms. Zhao mentioned last time? And... is that woman really pregnant?"

Mu Tingfeng looked at Xia Zhetao, who could not hide his curiosity, and snorted coldly, "Secretary Xia, it's none of your business."

When Xia Zhetao heard those words, his neck felt a chill running up. He swallowed his saliva with difficulty and righteously said, "President, you can't say that. You have to know your opponent to win. It's not good to hide your mistakes. Now that we're planning to capture Ms. Zhao's heart again, we must find out the crux of Ms. Zhao's indifference to you. If you don't tell me anything, it'll be difficult for me."

Mu Tingfeng's EQ was not high, but this did not mean that his IQ was not high as well. The curiosity in Xia Zhetao's eyes could not be hidden from him.

The corners of his lips that had returned to normal twitched again. He said something that was as scary as his smile, "If I'm not mistaken, a longtime employee like you not only has a bonus at the end of the year, but you will also get small dividends from the company."

Secretary Xia, who saw the weird demonic smile once again, wanted to cry now. "Don't, don't. President, I'm sorry. I'll shut up. I'll shut up. I'll shut up now."

'I was wrong. I was wrong from the beginning. I got it completely wrong. I shouldn't be spoiled and ask about his private affairs just because I've helped the president a little bit. I also shouldn't step on his landmines insensitively. The most important thing is that I shouldn't expose the president's unhealed scar at this time.

'But President, don't you know that your reactions made it even obvious?

'You're so secretive about this mistress. It is obvious that you feel guilty about it.

'Is it possible that the things that I thought before are true? The president, whom I have been working hard for, is actually a jerk who cheated on his wife? Such a contrast is a dealbreaker for your reconciliation.

'No, I must find an opportunity to inquire about this information with the president's mother.' Secretary Xia, who was determined, had a fire in his eyes as he wanted to get gossippy.

Chapter 222 – The Fourth Person In The Zhao Family (1)

Because of Xia Zhetao's silence, Mu Tingfeng finally got a bit of tranquility. He did not even think that his threatening words had caused Xia Zhetao to have a headcanon. Right now, he only had one thought.

Back then, the reason why he had asked Su Qing to come over to help was to let her act it out with him and make Zhao Youlin misunderstand. He wanted to take advantage of it to divorce her. But now, how should he explain this misunderstanding? It gave him a headache.

At this moment, Zhao Youlin still did not know what kind of surprise Mu Tingfeng was preparing to give her when they met again. Cough. Cough. Well, she might be scared as well.

After provoking Zhao Shuncheng without leaving a trace, Zhao Youlin learned that Zhao Shuncheng had gone home and fought against Li Hongyu and her daughter not long after that.

Zhao Youlin was satisfied to hear that. Li Hongyu had been pretentious her whole life. She worked hard to plan everything and thought that everything was under her control. However, she had not expected her plan to fail. Besides, it was impossible for her to get the upper hand again according to Zhao Youlin's personality.

"Youlin, I heard from Uncle Xiao that you kicked Youxi out of the Zhao Enterprise some time ago. You... Did he come to find you and give you trouble?" Duan Yarong had been busy with the matter of Joy attending kindergarten recently, so she did not care much about the company's affairs.

Now that Joy's kindergarten matters had been settled, she finally had time to ask about this matter.

In fact, Duan Yarong was really not interested in the incident of Zhao Youlin kicking Zhao Youxi out of the Zhao Enterprise. Not only was she uninterested, but she also thought that Zhao Youlin's decision had been very correct.

It was not that she avoided Zhao Youxi because she was worried that she would help Zhao Shuncheng grab the Zhao family property and status like what the outsiders said. She just did not like Zhao Youxi who was obviously an illegitimate daughter but had a temperament that was more arrogant than Zhao Youlin, the legitimate daughter. She was a very unreasonable girl. To be straightforward, she kept Zhao Youxi in the Zhao Enterprise to give Zhao Shuncheng some respect. Otherwise, with her ability, she was just making trouble instead of helping.

What Duan Yarong really cared about was whether Zhao Shuncheng had come to trouble Zhao Youlin after she kicked her away. Although she had always believed in Zhao Youlin's ability, Zhao Shuncheng was Zhao Youlin's relative after all. Duan Yarong worried that Zhao Youlin would be bullied by Zhao Shuncheng.

Zhao Youlin was stunned for a while. She looked at Duan Yarong, who was obviously worried and smiled. "He came to find me, of course. But Mom, you don't have to worry. I have already sent him away. Besides, he probably won't dare to come and find trouble with me in the future anymore, so you can rest assured."

"Huh?" Duan Yarong glanced at Zhao Youlin in surprise.

Zhao Youlin smiled and did not speak.

Zhao Youxi's incident was soon found out by Xiao Jingyao. Xiao Jingyao was originally Zhao Shunrong's subordinate, so he did not plan to hide it from Zhao Shunrong. He had already told Zhao Shunrong and the old master about this matter in detail previously.

After hearing about this, the old master was very angry. In the end, he had almost immediately asked people to find a reason to send Zhao Youxi to Yavadvipa.

Fortunately, Zhao Youlin managed to stop the old master's plan at the last moment by saying, "I'll take care of them myself, so Grandpa, you guys shouldn't interfere."

Poor Zhao Shuncheng was in a panic and did not dare to let the old master know about this. He was scared that the old master would vent his anger on him, but he did not expect the old master to already know about it. He was just reining it in.

So, some things would be forgotten easily if someone made a fuss over it. However, this kind of forced tranquility before the storm was the scariest one.

Although Zhao Shunrong and other people knew about Zhao Youxi's incident, they all hid it from Duan Yarong.

On the one hand, they felt that if Duan Yarong knew about this, she would definitely fight with Zhao Youxi without thinking of anything. It was not worth it.

On the other hand, they did not want Duan Yarong to worry about Zhao Youlin anymore. For several days after the previous elevator incident, Duan Yarong would have nightmares of something bad happening to Zhao Youlin almost every night, so she was under the weather. Because of this, Zhao Youlin and Zhao Shunrong were worried for a while.

Now, they finally used Joy's affair to distract her attention from that incident. If they told her about it now, it might cause her to panic again.

Duan Yarong looked at the smile on Zhao Youlin's face. She knew that she did not want to talk much about it, so she did not ask anymore. She could only repeat her words, "No matter who goes to find trouble with you in the future, you must ask someone to tell me and your dad if you can't solve it. Don't let yourself be bullied."

"Okay, I get it," Zhao Youlin responded obediently.

Duan Yarong muttered to herself. Suddenly, she took Zhao Youlin's hand as if she thought of something and said, "Oh yeah, I heard that Youming will be coming back in a few days. Your third aunt's child is still in the hospital. After Youming comes back, maybe he will go to the company. You just fought with Youxi and her family. Although he is a slight improvement over Youxi, you can't explain it clearly even though you're not at fault. They are a family, after all. You better pay more attention to him and be careful."

"Youming?" Zhao Youlin frowned as she found this name unfamiliar.

Duan Yarong was stunned. Then, she seemed to have thought of something and said with relief, "Youming is Youxi's younger brother. He is also your..."

Now that Duan Yarong mentioned it, Zhao Youlin finally remembered that besides Zhao Youxi, her half-sister, she still had a strange younger brother who was about the same age as her.

It was just that this younger brother seemed to have been studying abroad. It was said that he was a high-achieving student who was completely different from Zhao Youxi. He could only come back for several times a year, so since Zhao Youlin became the current Zhao Youlin, she had not met this so-called younger brother at all.

"Youming has been studying abroad in recent years, and you basically stayed at Mu family's house and rarely came back. It is normal that you suddenly forget about him."

"You're right." What Duan Yarong said happened to give Zhao Youlin an out, so Zhao Youlin quickly smiled and responded to hide her unnatural moment.

"But..." Zhao Youlin quickly returned to normal. She changed the topic and solved her confusion at the same time. "I heard that he has been studying abroad all the time, and he didn't even come back to grandma's memorial day not long ago. Why did he come back suddenly?"

"I'm not particularly clear about the details as well. I heard that his courses abroad have ended, so he wants to come back to find something to do."

Duan Yarong's words raised Zhao Youlin's guard. The courses had ended? If she was not mistaken, the winter break abroad had ended a long time ago and now was the beginning of a new semester. If Zhao Youming's courses had really ended, he should have been back before the winter break. Why would he wait until now?

Chapter 223 – The Fourth Person In The Zhao Family (2)

In particular, the problem was that he did not come back early or late, but he came back right after Zhao Youlin entered the Zhao Enterprise and was about to deal with Zhao Youxi and her family. The timing was very intriguing.

Zhao Youlin would never believe that this was simply a coincidence.

"His courses have ended? That is fast. If I'm not mistaken, Youming is one year younger than me, right? This means that he has only been in university for two years, and he finished all the courses quickly. He is really smart."

"That child is indeed smart, and he is polite as well. Among the children of your uncles and relatives, he is particularly smart. It's a pity that he was born in such a family, and..." 'He also has such a mother and sister.' Duan Yarong sighed and did not notice Zhao Youlin trying to speak through the conversation.

Zhao Youlin's eyes flickered. He was about to get compliments from Duan Yarong, who had always disliked Li Hongyu and her daughter. It seemed that her brother, whom she had never met, was not a simple person.

Zhao Youlin wondered whether this person was really as good as Duan Yarong said, or if he was a shrewd person and had even managed to deceive Duan Yarong. If he was the former, it was indeed a pity. However, if he was the latter...

Duan Yarong did not know of the speculations running in Zhao Youlin's mind. Although she had a good impression of Zhao Youming before, there was still a distance between them because of Li Hongyu.

Compared with Zhao Youlin, Duan Yarong was more biased towards her daughter, of course.

After telling the important things, Duan Yarong started to chat with Zhao Youlin about casual things. The first thing was the matter of Joy going to kindergarten.

"Joy will go to kindergarten tomorrow. I'm really reluctant about it. Should I ask the driver to send Joy directly to the kindergarten tomorrow, or..."

"I'll go out with Joy tomorrow, so let the driver send Joy to the kindergarten first. After that, he can send me to the company."

Duan Yarong was stunned. She turned her head and looked at Zhao Youlin with a little surprise. "But in this case, don't you need to wake up very early to leave the house?"

Zhao Youlin's working hours were much more flexible than ordinary company employees. As long as she could finish the documents piled up on her office table that were needed to be completed on that day, no one cared about when she went to work or when she left work. So, Zhao Youlin generally did not go out too early in the morning.

"It's just a little bit earlier. There is no big problem. If I go to the company early, I can finish the work earlier and go to the kindergarten early to wait for Joy to finish his class. Tomorrow is Joy's first day of kindergarten. I promised him that I'll take him to and from kindergarten in the future, so I can't break the promise on the first day."

Zhao Youlin said so, so Duan Yarong could not say anything else. "Alright, Joy will go to the kindergarten for the first time tomorrow, so it is normal for him to find it a little scary. If you take him to kindergarten, I'll be more at ease."

Zhao Youlin smiled and nodded. "Well, I have the same thought as well."

The matter of taking Joy to and from the kindergarten was settled. At the same time, news came from the human resource department.

Zhao Youlin's order to hire a new secretary had been completed, and she could come to the company to report for work today.

Several people in the general manager's office were curious about what the new employee looked like when they heard the news. According to the recruitment requirements of the general manager, this newcomer should be a mature lady.

But when they saw her, they realized that it was not the same as what they thought at all.

Zhao Youlin looked at the girl standing in front of her, who had long hair, big eyes, and an oval face with a little baby fat. She looked like a modern SD doll.

"This is the new secretary you hired for me?" The corners of Zhao Youlin's slightly twitched as she pointed at the girl in front of her, who had an innocent look, while looking at Chief Zhang, the person in charge of the human resource department, helplessly.

After she said that, she could not help but turn over. She stared at the girl and asked, "Are you an adult?"

"That's right. She seems younger than me. Is she actually an adult?" Li came out from the back of Zhao Youlin like a wandering soul and stared at the girl's round face with curiosity.

The stare made the girl shy. She touched her face and smiled shyly.

When she smiled, she seemed even cuter. She even had a dimple on her cheek. Although it was assymetrical, the dimple was crooked when she smiled. It really made the hearts of people who looked at her melt.

This was simply cheating. Were the people in the human resources department fascinated by the girl's cute smile, so they hired her?

The more Zhao Youlin thought about it, the more she thought that it was possible. She looked at Chief Zhang with a meaningful gaze.

Chief Zhang wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said with a smile, "Don't worry, General Manager. Ms. Su was selected after several rounds of screening. Not only is she an adult, but she also meets all your requirements."

"Meet all the requirements?" Zhao Youlin was stunned. She looked at Ms. Su a few times with curiosity and narrowed her eyes. "Have you ever worked as a secretary before?"

"I worked as a secretary for a while, but it wasn't long," the girl replied nicely, and she was not shy at all.

Zhao Youlin nodded. "It's good that you have experience. I won't ask you to do things that are too complicated. You just need to follow Li, the person next to me. How old are you?"

"...Twenty years old."

She was already twenty years old, so she was about the same age as her current body. Was it really because of her baby face?

Zhao Youlin's eyes flickered, and she continued to say, "Li is twenty-two years old, so she is slightly older than you. Your job is basically to follow her to organize some documents that I want to use and hand them over to me after that. There are not many things to do, but there is one thing... It is also the application requirements that I specifically mentioned before. Do you know how to fight?"

Everyone was speechless.

The spacious office was silent for a few seconds. Zhao Youlin seemed to feel that her question had been too blunt as well. She gave a light cough and added, "Well, let me put it in another way. Are you good at martial arts?"

Zhao Youlin looked at the girl's big and deceptive eyes and said seriously, "Don't blame me for asking too much. I must make some things clear in advance. You might think that being a secretary is nothing more than organizing things, summarizing the schedule, but it is different on my side. If you are not good at martial arts, I can't promise that you won't be bullied for working with me in the future."

Li and Chief Zhang were speechless. 'General Manager, can't you speak tactfully? Please don't say it as if our company is a scary organization that will eat people.'

Chapter 224 – The New Secretary (1)

'General Manager, even though what you said is true and people have been coming to make a fuss in the office these few days, you might scare her away if you are so forthcoming.'

Li and Chief Zhang locked gazes with each other. Their eyes were filled with worry.

Meanwhile, Zhao Youlin did not think she was wrong for saying so. It was better to take precautionary measures now as it would be too late if and when things went wrong.

Before Zhao Youlin joined Zhao Enterprise, she had already predicted that she would not have peaceful days in the future.

In truth, it turned out that what Zhao Youlin had thought was right. Ever since she joined the company, she had always been bothered with troubles.

The first person was Zhao Yifei, and the second was Zhao Youxi. Finally, even Sun Fengzi and others came to cause her trouble. All of them were very annoying.

Most importantly, these people would definitely continue to provoke and cause her trouble in the future. As such, Zhao Youlin wanted to look for another secretary.

At least, when Xiao Jingyao was not around, someone could block these people outside and allow her to have more time to prepare herself.

Zhao Youlin had initially thought that the human resource department would recruit a male secretary for her after stating the requirements to them. A male secretary could protect the defenseless Li at the very least.

Little did she know that the human resource department ended up recruiting a female. Besides, this girl looked like she could fall down easily with a single push!

However, against everyone's expectations, the girl did not seem to be intimidated by Zhao Youlin's words. Instead, she looked calm and raised her eyebrows. She smiled faintly and said, "General Manager, considering the request you've stated, I'm afraid it might not be convincing if I don't bring out my skills to you on the spot."

The girl's eyes sparkled. The smile remained on her cute face. Yet, it gave off an unusual air due to her full confidence and a touch of pride.

The way Zhao Youlin looked at the girl changed slightly. The corners of her lips unwittingly curled upward. "So... how do you want to prove yourself?"

The girl smiled. She cast a glance at the only guy on the spot discreetly, which was Chief Zhang from the human resource department. Her intention was naturally understood from her gesture.

Zhao Youlin crossed her arms. A hint of interest appeared in her eyes. "Are you able to subdue him?"

Li, who was standing behind Zhao Youlin and the other party involved, were stunned.

Li was the first to react to this. She looked at Chief Zhang; he was almost twice the size of the girl. She waved her hand and shouted, "How is that possible? Ms. Su is so skinny. How can she subdue Chief Zhang?! No way, no way. She might get injured by accident."

Zhao Youlin did not respond to her. She fixed her gaze on the girl and asked, "What do you think?"

The girl smiled coyly. "How will I know if I don't give it a try?"

Zhao Youlin had expected this answer from her, and she smiled. She raised her chin at Chief Zhang, gesturing him to walk up to the girl. "If so, let's give it a try. Chief Zhang, don't show mercy just because she is a girl."

Chief Zhang frowned as he looked at the girl before him. He could not figure out how things had turned out like this. He was only here to send her over to them!

Regardless of how hesitant Chief Zhang was, under Zhao Youlin's eerie gaze, he had to bite the bullet anyway. He whispered the word "sorry". Then, he closed his eyes and swung his fist at the girl.

"Ah....!" Li shrieked loudly in shock and reached out to cover her mouth.

To everyone's surprise, the young lady did not cry out in pain, which was what they had expected. Instead, it had been replaced by the sound of a dull thud as well as Chief Zhang groaning in pain.

Li was dumbfounded when she saw everything that laid before her. Without knowing when and how, the tall and robust Chief Zhang was knocked down to the ground by the girl.

The girl acted so fast that Li was not able to see clearly how she struck him. Chief Zhang was held down on the floor while the girl was uninjured!

Chief Zhang was upset too. When he had closed his eyes and struck her, he did not strike anything. Instead, he felt his head spinning around.

When he instinctively opened his eyes to look at the situation, he was floating mid-air.

Flying... Indeed, he was flying! All his life, this was Chief Zhang's first time experiencing this sensation of weightlessly flying in the air!

Before he could figure out what was going on, his back hit the floor so hard that even a big guy like him nearly cried out in tears!

The only person who saw the girl's movement clearly was Zhao Youlin. She had been quietly watching all this at the side.

Zhao Youlin's eyes sparkled. When Chief Zhang swung his fist at the girl, Zhao Youlin saw clearly how the girl had quickly moved her leg forward. Then, she moved sideways to dodge his fist. Her right hand was as flexible as a water snake as she wrapped it around Chief Zhang's outstretched hand. After that, she moved slightly in place, and her petite body quickly leaned to his front.

She kicked Chief Zhang's leg with her right leg. While he was losing his balance, she used ingenious movements to send him flying.

Was this... a shoulder throw? She did the over-the-shoulder slam very swiftly and with great strength.

Zhao Youlin's eyes carried a hint of admiration. It looked like she had judged the book by its cover. This girl did have some skills.

On the other hand, the girl did not think that she had done anything marvelous. She straightened her body, turned around, and looked at the onlookers, Zhao Youlin and Li. She smiled sweetly. "I forgot to tell you guys that I used to be a national champion of the judo junior group. It happened a few years ago. Luckily, my skills aren't rusty."

The dumbstruck Li thought to herself. 'My eyes must be deceiving me. I thought I finally saw a girl who can really be classified as sweet and innocent, but now, I've learned that this girl is a tiger in disguise! This is totally absurd!'

The miserable Chief Zhang thought to himself. 'Are the young girls nowadays so fierce? She's amazing!'

Clap.

While some were smiling and some were stunned, clapping sounds were heard by the side and broke the bizarre atmosphere in the office.

All eyes were on Zhao Youlin. Chief Zhang hastily got himself to his feet in a flurry of motion. He cradled his aching back and asked tentatively, "General Manager, what do you think of the new secretary...?"

Chief Zhang looked embarrassed. After all, he was a big guy, and yet, he had easily been defeated by a young lady. How shameful was that?

Zhao Youlin smiled faintly as she looked at the young girl. She nodded. "I've underestimated you. Introduce yourself to us. In the future, we'll be seeing each other very frequently. We can't keep referring to you as Ms. Su."

'Does that mean I've proven myself?' A glimpse of glee flashed across the girl's sparkling eyes. She looked up at Zhao Youlin and smiled. "Hi, everyone. My name is Su He. Nice to meet all of you."

Chapter 225 – Kindergarten

Zhao Youlin was relieved after a new secretary had been selected. In the future, at least, the weirdos could not barge in her office or lay their hands on her staff as easily as they did previously.

Zhao Youlin woke up early the next morning. She also woke her rosy-cheeked child up from his bed.

"No, Mommy. I'm still tired... I want to sleep." Joy buried himself under the blanket like a baby silkworm. He waved his hand in dissatisfaction as if to wave away the annoying harassment.

Zhao Youlin was amused by Joy who looked just like a piggy. She reached out and patted his small butt. She chuckled as she said, "Joy, if you don't wake up, I'll have to go first. I won't send you to the kindergarten, and the driver will fetch you there."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Joy's plump body shuddered. He crawled out blearily from under his blanket, and he clung to Zhao Youlin's shoulder in his bleary eyes. He pressed himself against Zhao Youlin's body and shouted, "No, no. Mommy, I want you to accompany me. I want Mommy..."

Zhao Youlin lowered her head and gave a peck on Joy's fleshy cheeks, "Then get up quickly!"

"Okay..."

Zhao Youlin could not help but smile when she looked at Joy's sleepy eyes. Her heart burst from looking at her child who had gained more weight than before. Then, she rose up and went to the washroom.

Ever since they moved out of the Mu family, Zhao Youlin had been staying with Joy in the same room. One, she wanted to make up for Joy's lack of mother-son relationship in the past. Two, Joy was still very young, she did not feel comfortable letting him sleep in the room alone.

After the mother-son pair washed up, Zhao Youlin purposely put on a set of new apparel on Joy.

It was a fluffy white sweater with a big, cute kitten imprinted on it, paired with a pair of snowy white fluffy cotton pants with a bunch of kittens imprinted on it, and lastly, matched them with a cap with kitten ears. Joy looked very adorable in them.

After Joy got changed, he looked at Zhao Youlin innocently. He stretched out his hands and shouted, "Mommy, hug hug."

Zhao Youlin's eyes sparkled. She lunged at him, hugged him and kissed him intensely. She cried out in excitement, "Oh dear, Joy, you look really cute!"

Zhao Youlin was satisfied after hugging her son for some time. Then, she took Joy out for breakfast, and they departed to kindergarten.

The kindergarten which Duan Yarong had chosen for Joy was located at a not-so-crowded commercial and residential area. At the same time, it was more secluded but on top of that, it offered a conducive environment.

By the time Zhao Youlin and Joy arrived at the kindergarten, the female teacher was already waiting for them at the entrance.

"Is he Joy? He's so cute! Come, let me hug you, okay?" The female teacher's eyes sparkled when she spotted Joy in Zhao Youlin's arms. She walked forward and took the initiative to carry Joy.

Unfortunately, Joy rarely got in touch with strangers. He did not give honor to the female teacher. Instead, he clung to Zhao Youlin, not willing to let go of her even if it cost his life while looking at the female teacher warily. A hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

When Zhao Youlin saw this, she immediately said, "Joy has been staying at home most of the time, so he's a bit shy when he sees strangers. Ms. Shen, I hope you don't mind..."

The female teacher was also aware that she had acted abruptly. She grinned and kept her hands to herself. She did not take it to heart. Instead, the way she looked at Joy grew increasingly gentle, "I've acted too suddenly. Ms. Zhao, your son is very cute. I couldn't help myself..."

Zhao Youlin had a good impression of Ms. Shen. She was a straightforward person and did not attempt to curry favor with her even after knowing she was from the Zhao family. Besides, Zhao Youlin had been here once. She had observed the surroundings as well as Ms. Shen's interaction with the children. Her interaction with the children could tell that she truly enjoyed being with children and adored them.

As such, Zhao Youlin could leave her precious son under her care at ease.

"Your child is called Joy, right? Come, Joy. Come in with me. There are many girls and boys about your age. You could make friends with them and play games together, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Joy looked up from Zhao Youlin's shoulder, and he cast a questioning glance at Zhao Youlin.

Zhao Youlin placed her child down and let him stand on his own. She reached out and caressed his head. She smiled gently, "Did you forget what you've promised me at home? Go with her."

Joy hesitated for a while before he answered softly, "Then... Mommy, remember to pick me up after work."

"Okay. Joy, you'll be rest assured that you'll see me right after your class," Zhao Youlin looked up at Ms. Shen, and she said, "Ms. Shen, I'll hand Joy over to you, then."

Ms. Shen nodded. She waved her hand at Joy, and she said, "Come here, Joy. Come with me."

Joy reluctantly looked at Zhao Youlin, only then he slowly stretched out his hand to Ms. Shen, allowing her to lead him through the kindergarten entrance.

Joy turned back to look at Zhao Youlin for every step he took. Zhao Youlin watched him until he was completely out of her sight. She was not in a hurry to depart. So, she rested in a secluded shade outside the kindergarten.

After watching Joy being led into the kindergarten by Ms. Shen from afar, he cowardly hid behind Ms. Shen and looked at those lively children. After that, Ms. Shen coaxed Joy to step out and introduce himself to other children.

A child's world was fairly innocent and simple. The originally lively children immediately quietened down when they saw Joy, perhaps attracted to his cuteness. After Joy introduced himself hesitantly, a more active and bold child went forward and took the initiative to hold Joy's hand.

Joy was initially a bit restrained. But, he was still a child, after all. Soon, he mingled with the children effortlessly.

Zhao Youlin stood under the shade of the tree for more than ten minutes. Seeing Joy slowly mingling around with other children, her face was filled with a smile that was hardly seen at home.

She finally understood what Duan Yarong had meant in the beginning. A child should play around with children about his age.

Although the child was equally happy when playing with them, it was difficult for adults to understand a child's mind. It was only when the child mingled with children about their age that he could reveal his true nature.

Zhao Youlin felt relieved, and she turned around to leave the kindergarten. While she was about to return to her car and go back to her company. She heard a stranger's voice from behind and asked, "Are you... Youlin?"

Zhao Youlin froze. She turned back and looked at the person. The next moment, she was greeted by the sight of a noble lady standing not far away from her.

The lady was very beautiful. She maintained a youthful look and it was impossible to tell her exact age. She wore a plain dress that brought out her curvy figure. Her gorgeous curly hair was hanging in front of her chest and adorned with a crystal blue gemstone pin. Her overall appearance was low-key yet luxurious. What attracted Zhao Youlin the most was her light blue eyes which stood out among the rest. The woman's clear, bright eyes were filled with a hint of glee that Zhao Youlin could not quite figure out.

Chapter 226 – Grandma Has Come (1)

Being a woman herself, Zhao Youlin had to admit that the woman's eyes were truly attractive. In fact, she looked gorgeous. To be more specific, she had an... exquisite face.

A look that she could not possibly forget after just a single glance. Zhao Youlin quickly went through her memories, yet, she could not recall who the woman was. She wondered if she had seen this woman before, or if she had known her before.

"You..." Zhao Youlin gave up after racking her brain for some time. She looked up and asked, "Do I know you?"

The woman was Su Ruixin. She was coincidentally shopping nearby. When she heard Zhao Youlin's reply, she froze. The next moment, she seemed to have thought of something. She heaved a sigh, pretending to look sad and said, "Youlin, have you forgotten about me so soon? You're right. After all, we've just met each other hastily during your wedding. After that, I went overseas and since then, we've never seen each other. So, it's only natural that you won't remember me."

'My wedding? So, could she be one of the guests during the banquet, or is she one of Mu Tingfeng's relatives?'

Zhao Youlin's mind raced. However, she showed an apologetic look on the surface, "So, that's how it is. I was in a hurry during the wedding. Moreover, it's been a long while and throughout these years, I've experienced many upsetting events. So, my memory failed me. May I know are you..."

Zhao Youlin's words were a bit far-reaching. Yet, it was a fact. As far as she could recall from the original owner's memory, the so-called wedding was nothing but chaotic as well as pathetic.

On the surface, the wedding looked lively. In truth, not many people congratulated them sincerely. Above all, the original owner had her eyes glued to Mu Tingfeng throughout the entire night. It was certainly a rare phenomenon if she paid attention to others even once at that time.

Unfortunately, no matter how long she stared at him, Mu Tingfeng did not enter her room that night. She waited all alone in the empty boudoir throughout the night.

Meanwhile, Zhao Youlin's words instantly alerted Su Ruixin, 'Experienced a lot of upsetting events throughout the years?' Did her daughter-in-law just refer to her days in the Mu family as a hardship?

It was over. She had found her life staying with Mu Tingfeng to be miserable. She must have had a very poor impression of him now, much less court her!

Su Ruixin had never expected to bump into Zhao Youlin today.

She initially thought about coming to this area to collect her stuff. However, when she got out of the car, she coincidentally saw Zhao Youlin carrying Joy out of her car.

Su Ruixin had basically gone through Zhao Youlin's various reports lately. So, she instinctively identified the lady opposite her as her daughter-in-law, er... ex-daughter-in-law, at a single glance.

So, was the child in her daughter-in-law's arms her own grandchild?!

After Su Ruixin identified them, she instinctively tailed them. She saw with her own eyes from afar that Zhao Youlin had handed over the child to the kindergarten teacher. Then, she saw Zhao Youlin quietly hide to the side and watch the child mingled with others in the kindergarten. The child did not show the slightest bit of discomfort, nor cry for his mother. Only then did Zhao Youlin turn back and leave.

The child's cuteness was beyond Su Ruixin's expectations. Likewise, Zhao Youlin's interaction with her child had also greatly surpassed her expectations.

She had received the information from the old butler that over the past, Zhao Youlin was not close with her son. Not only was she not close with him, but the woman had also treated her son as a bargaining chip in order to keep hold of her son. However, once the woman realized her son no longer served his purpose, she tossed him aside without hesitation.

Today, what she saw with her own eyes totally contradicted what she had heard.

Zhao Youlin was watching Joy playing happily in the kindergarten while Su Ruixin was watching Zhao Youlin and the child in the kindergarten from afar. Su Ruixin unwittingly got lost in her thoughts.

By the time she returned to her senses, she saw Zhao Youlin about to get into her car and leave the place. Without giving a second thought, Su Ruixin immediately called Zhao Youlin.

Su Ruixin looked embarrassed after hearing Zhao Youlin's words. She faked a cough and said, "I'm Tingfeng's mother. In other words, I'm also your... former mother-in-law."

'What?!' Zhao Youlin was completely shocked by Su Ruixin's words. So, this woman was that guy's mother as well as her former mother-in-law?! But, she had just replied to her that she did not know her!

Fine, Su Ruixin could not blame her, after all. Over the past four years since the previous Zhao Youlin was married, she had only seen her "mother-in-law" once. Moreover, their meetup was nothing short of awkwardness and resentment, much less through her current self.

Ever since she openly fought with Zhao Shuncheng, Zhao Youlin found that the memories originally belonging to this body were fading slowly while those belonging to her own past were becoming clear.

Zhao Youlin did not know if the changes were good or bad. However, she undeniably felt more relaxed. Ever since that day, she did not know if it was her own illusion, but she always felt the invisible chains imprisoning her slowly disappearing.

Zhao Youlin froze for some time before she recovered her senses. Looking at Su Ruixin's youthful and beautiful face, it was hard to believe that this woman had a son in his twenties. More so, her son was the ever stoic Mu Tingfeng!

"Er... So, it's you. I'm sorry. I had an excessive blood loss at home once, resulting in a period of oxygen deprivation in the brain. Therefore, I couldn't remember clearly some of the things in the past. I didn't wipe you out of my memory on purpose."

Zhao Youlin was not an unreasonable woman. Although she disliked Mu Tingfeng, she would not vent out her discontentment to an elderly whom she had only met once.

Su Ruixin knew that she could not blame this on Zhao Youlin either. After all, she had also treated her daughter-in-law as a nobody which resulted in today's state. One, it was because of Mu Tingfeng's attitude toward her. Two, it was also because of the incident that happened four years ago.

Mu Tingfeng was Su Ruixin's only child. She had been doting on him ever since young. She had never thought of using his son's marriage to maintain or improve the family's strength. With their identities and background, they simply did not have the need to do so.

Therefore, she had hoped that her son would marry a girl whom he was in love with. Then, the two could give birth to a child and live happily ever after.

However, this woman had drugged her son in the name of love and even set her son up to conceive a child unexpectedly. Her son had even suffered from a certain unspeakable... hidden disease ever since then. As such, this had triggered her taboo.

Most importantly, the former master had insisted on her son to marry the woman under circumstances wheren everyone clearly knew that she was not suitable for her son. Therefore, she became even more frustrated. After attending their wedding, she was so angry that she flew overseas and never returned even after her grandson was born.

Chapter 227 – Grandma Has Come (2)

As such, during the festive seasons over the past four years, Mu Tingfeng always flew overseas and gathered together with Su Ruixin and other family members without fail. Other times, they hardly met.

In the past four years, whenever Mu Tingfeng attended the gathering, he always went on his own. He never brought along his wife and child even once. One could see how estranged their married life was.

This was also why Su Ruixin was not satisfied with her daughter-in-law. She brought up her son so well, and he had never suffered any grievance greater than this. The greatest setbacks he had ever faced all came from this lady. It would be a lie if she were to deny that she was not angry with her.

After receiving the news about their divorce, their former master initially grew frustrated and later, he felt helpless. Meanwhile, Su Ruixin was relieved because her son had finally set himself free.

However, little had she thought that her son would make a 180 turn with his attitude right after his divorce from this woman.

The moment Su Qing brought the news to her, she felt incredulous and wondered why her son still had unresolved feelings for this woman.

After hearing Su Qing's narration, she had to admit that her stubborn son's heart might have really... moved.

What was going on? Su Ruixin could not understand this. In the following days, she paid attention to the woman whom she never did in the past.

The more she paid attention to this woman, the more she found that this woman was very different from what she had imagined. This woman was bold, decisive, resolute and determined which was completely different from the previous frail girl with a pretty face who pretended to look pure and cried all day long just to win a man's affection.

Had this woman changed within these four years? Or, perhaps... she had been like this since the beginning? Was it because they had misunderstood her, and they had never understood her?

If this was the case, it was no wonder her son would be attracted to this woman.

When Su Ruixin heard Zhao Youlin's excuse, a hint of puzzlement flashed across her eyes, "Excessive blood loss?!"

Zhao Youlin looked indifferent when she saw the puzzlement on Su Ruixin's face. Her eyes sparkled, and she instinctively sounded mockery, "Madam Mu, didn't you know about this?"

"What?!" Su Ruixin was shocked by Zhao Youlin's sudden change of attitude. She unwittingly felt unease.

Zhao Youlin looked at her profoundly. Then, she stretched out her hand and lifted it up in front of Su Ruixin to reveal the hideous scar on her wrist.

After that, she enunciated each and every word clearly under Su Ruixin's puzzled gaze, "Madam Mu, didn't you know that I used to commit suicide for the sake of your son once?"

"Committed suicide?!" Su Ruixin was completely dumbfounded. Never in her wildest dream had she thought this woman would commit suicide for her son.

The sight of the scar on Zhao Youlin's wrist was very shocking. She could imagine how she had narrowly escaped the unfortunate fate just by looking at it.

Zhao Youlin nodded as she was very satisfied with Su Ruixin's reaction. At that moment, she had already calmed down from her initial shock of running into Mu Tingfeng's mother.

After all, she did not slit her wrist on her own. Therefore, she did not feel any heartache for the wound.

The reason why she revealed the scar was not because she wanted to gain pity from her. It was because she wanted to make use of it.

Not long ago, Mu Tingfeng had come looking for her to remarry her. Now, she bumped into his mother whom he hardly met even once. Moreover, she met his mother at Joy's kindergarten entrance.

If she had guessed correctly last time, everything had been too fortuitous to the point that she even suspected this coincident meet-up could be all but a deliberate conspiracy.

Therefore, she seized the opportunity by showing the scar to Su Ruixin to let her know that this was the mark left behind as a result of her disappointment on her son who had cheated on her. There was nothing more straightforward than showing this to her.

With this scar, Zhao Youlin believed that this woman would not be so thick-skinned to request her to return Joy to them, or even talk about her remarriage with Mu Tingfeng!

In truth, Zhao Youlin had really misunderstood Su Ruixin. Although it was a misunderstanding, Zhao Youlin had met the expectation that she set for herself.

Su Ruixin was snapped out of her daze after freezing for some time. Her finger was trembling as she pointed at Zhao Youlin's scar. She said in a low voice, "How... how did this happen?"

"It was nothing big. One day, I found out that my husband was having an affair with another woman in a room. I got so pissed off that I just couldn't understand why and so, I did this to myself," Zhao Youlin made it sound like a simple issue while pulling her sleeve down to cover that horrendous scar.

Su Ruixin's heart thumped. She suddenly recalled Su Qing had told her before that her son had purposely asked her to act with him in order to divorce Zhao Youlin. Not long ago, his son's secretary, Xia Zhetao had also discreetly asked her about the incident about her son having a mistress outside.

She initially thought that Zhao Youlin had divorced Mu Tingfeng without hesitation just because she knew that she stood no chance anymore right after finding out about this. However, after hearing her words, Su Ruixin realized the incident was not as simple as she had thought.

Could this woman have completely given up on him after the suicide attempt? As a result, this led to a drastic change in her character, and since then, she became a changed woman like she was now.

The more Su Ruixin thought about it, the more she thought it was highly possible. When she opened her mouth and was about to speak, Zhao Youlin replied to her coldly, "Madam Mu, if there's nothing else, I'll have to make a move first. I need to rush back to my work, so I won't talk to you anymore. If we have the opportunity next time, we'll..."

"Wait!" When Su Ruixin saw Zhao Youlin was about to leave, she blurted out words to make her stay. When she saw Zhao Youlin turn back and looked at her bizarrely, only then did she realize how reckless she had acted just now.

"Madam Mu, is there anything else?"

Su Ruixin smiled awkwardly. She paused for a moment before she found a good reason and said, "Are you going back to Zhao Enterprise? I think we should follow the way to the east, right? It just happens that we are heading in the same direction. There's something wrong with my car, You... Ms. Zhao, could you please give me a ride?"

"Something's wrong with your car?" Zhao Youlin raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Madam Mu, how did you come here just now?"

Su Ruixin's initial awkward smile stiffened as soon as she heard Zhao Youlin's words. However, she quickly recovered her senses and lied to her calmly, "My car broke down while I was on my way here. The driver dropped me and went back to repair the car. I supposed I'd have to wait for a long time before he returns. As you can see, this place is a little... secluded. I'm afraid I'll have to wait long even if I call a cab..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Youlin cast a glance at Su Ruixin once again. She hesitated for a while. She could not bear to refuse a woman like her and so, she gave in and sighed, "Send Madam Mu back to her place, then."

Chapter 228 – A Sudden Charge (1)

Su Ruixin heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing Zhao Youlin's words. She was overjoyed and quickly got into the car, fearing that Zhao Youlin would take back her words.

When the driver from the Mu family saw Madam Mu getting into a stranger's car, he froze. Then, he followed Zhao Youlin's car.

Luckily, there were not many cars on the road during this period of time. The Mu family's driver tailed Zhao Youlin's car at a far distance so that he would not be discovered. Su Ruixin heaved a sigh when she saw this.

Su Ruixin finally had a chance to speak with Zhao Youlin. She hurriedly explained to her, "About the woman who is with Mu Tingfeng..."

When Zhao Youlin heard Su Ruixin's voice, she turned back and looked at her in a puzzle, 'What's wrong with that woman? Could it be true that something had happened to her unborn baby?'

"Er... Actually, that woman is not Mu Tingfeng's mistress. In fact, she's..." Su Ruixin talked with some difficulty, "In fact, she's my younger sister's daughter. In other words, she's Tingfeng's... cousin."

Su Ruixin took the initiative to explain the story to Zhao Youlin. No doubt, she was still suspected of speaking up for her son.

She heard from her son's secretary that her silly son had announced that he wanted to remarry this woman before everyone. However, the woman had ignored her.

Later, regardless of how her son had expressed his fondness for this woman, the woman was stubborn and reacted indifferently. As a result, his son's helpers were all worked up.

In addition, she also got to know that her former daughter-in-law had spoken in her son's face, asking him to settle his mistresses outside before looking for her.

In other words, her daughter-in-law had taken the incident about her son cheating on her to heart.

She had to admit that it was simply amusing to see her son being put on the spot. However, if her son's heart had been moved, and he wished to court Zhao Youlin, how could his mother not be willing to help him?

As Su Ruixin's had expected, upon hearing her words, Zhao Youlin's pupil shrank. She stared at Su Ruixin, who had been speaking shocking remarks, incredulously.

'So, Su Qing is Mu Tingfeng's cousin, after all?'

Seeing Zhao Youlin's dumbfounded look, Su Ruixin unwittingly felt guilty. But, she must finish what she had begun, "Qing is Tingfeng's cousin. Besides, she has long been married. The child inside her belly is not Tingfeng's. The reason why she's so close to Tingfeng is because... Anyway, you don't have to overthink."

Zhao Youlin could not help but rub her aching head. Looking at Su Ruixin's sincere eyes, Zhao Youlin could not identify any hint of humor from them.

In other words, the pregnant woman was Mu Tingfeng's cousin for real, instead of a mistress who wanted to destroy a family's bliss.

This was the greatest joke on Earth! After all, what she had done in the past including insulting Mu Tingfeng during their divorce, and bumping into the two in the hospital during maternal checkups was all but an attempt to confuse herself?!

Did they do this just because they wanted to see how she burst out in anger because of them? Or, did they want to see how she sank into despair when they saw them so that the two could laugh behind her back for making a fool of herself?

Unfortunately, she was no longer the silly woman who would die for the sake of him. They must have been disappointed for not reaching their expectations, right?

Zhao Youlin could not tell if she was surprised or disappointed. She looked up and snorted, "Overthink? What more could I think about? Didn't Mu Tingfeng deliberately ask his cousin to pair with him to act just so that I got all worked up overthinking things? If so, why the need to explain to me now? He didn't mind ruining his own reputation just to cut ties with me. Now, he abruptly changed his mind and keeps bugging me. Does he find all this interesting?"

Su Ruixin fell speechless. Looking at Zhao Youlin's aggressive and indifferent look, she thought to herself, 'Why... do I feel like I'm making things worse?'

It looked like her son had gone too far this time. What could she do? As long as her former daughter-in-law could not get over this, her son would have to remain a bachelor for life!

Su Ruixin silently lamented for her son. After that, she cleared her throat and asked tentatively, "Youlin... do you hate... Tingfeng?"

'Hate him?' Zhao Youlin let out a bark of laughter. She wanted to tell Su Ruixin that she was no longer the same old Zhao Youlin. She had never loved Mu Tingfeng, so why would she hate him? But, why did she feel a little disappointed?

Right at the moment when the two fell silent, the car abruptly shook violently, scaring the two in the back seat.

"What's going on?" Zhao Youlin agilely pulled Su Ruixin to the side, and she kept herself stable while asking as she frowned.

The driver was also taken aback by the sudden move. He tilted his head and cast a glance at the rearview mirror. His expression changed as he said, "Eldest lady, there is a car behind us... a car has been following us. It seems like it wants to ram us."

"Not seemingly, it definitely wanted to ram us. Hasn't it tried its luck once just now?" Zhao Youlin's expression turned dark. She cast a cursory glance at the car behind her.

It was a pale yellow sedan. The car looked ordinary and slightly old. However, these were the least important details. What mattered most was the four side windows of the car were tinted with black color sandpaper so that outsiders could not see the people inside clearly. Moreover, the car plate had been wrapped tightly.

Apparently, the other party had come prepared. If Zhao Youlin could not identify this, she certainly had a few screws loose in her head.

"Have they lost their patience?"

"What?!" Su Ruixin had never experienced this for many years. She froze when she heard Zhao Youlin's whisper. Yet, she could not hear her clearly so she could not help but ask again.

"Nothing," Zhao Youlin looked troubled. However, she remained calm and set her mind clear.

"Eldest lady, what should we do now?" This was the driver's first time experiencing something like this. His face turned ghastly pale, and he looked more anxious than Zhao Youlin.

"Don't look back. Continue to move forward and try to look for somewhere where we can hide," Zhao Youlin decisively instructed the driver. The next moment, she took out her mobile phone and called Xiao Jingyao.

Without letting her down, Xiao Jingyao picked up her call very soon, "General Manager, what's the matter?"

"Uncle Xiao, I'm being followed. The car is right behind us. I guess it wants to catch up with us and create a traffic accident," Zhao Youlin tried her best to keep her tone calm and smooth.

The other side of the line fell silent for a brief moment before a crackling sound was heard. The owner of the mobile phone was in a hurry to get up and had knocked something.

"Where are you now? What does the car look like? Can you see the people inside the car? How many are there? Did they bring..."

Xiao Jingyao found it difficult to blurt out the final words. However, Zhao Youlin understood him. Within an instant, she had a sharp look on her face.