After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 168 Unexpected Encounter with Two Couples Having an Affair

The woman seemed to sense Liu Wenrui's hostility and struggled even more fiercely, but unfortunately, she was no match for Liu Wenrui's strength.

With a sudden, forceful shove, Liu Wenrui pinned the woman against a nearby tree. With a tearing sound, her clothes were ripped open.

"Oh dear! You tore my clothes, what am I going to wear later...? You can't expect me to go out naked, can you?" the woman pleaded, her voice trembling with tears.

Liu Wenrui remained unmoved, even letting out a contemptuous laugh: "Hehe, it's alright, I have plenty of clothes in this villa, I'll have someone fetch you a few more beautiful ones later!"

After saying that, he continued what he was doing, completely ignoring the woman's pleas for mercy.

Not far away, Li Tingxue was curious and wanted to find out what was going on, but as the unbearable sounds of "uh-huh" and "ah-ah" became clearer and clearer, her face immediately turned red.

Although she really wanted to watch the drama unfold, the person standing next to her was her mother-in-law, which made her feel very embarrassed and unsure of what to do.

Just then, Li Tingxue gently tugged at Jiang Mianmian's sleeve and asked softly, "Mother, shall we leave here?"

Jiang Mianmian nodded slightly, agreeing with her. To be honest, she had absolutely no interest in eavesdropping or anything like that.

What's more, the person in there is a complete "scoundrel," so she didn't want to stay there any longer; she was afraid she'd get a sty tomorrow!

Just as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were about to turn around and leave, they didn't expect to hear a faint sound coming from the other side behind them.

[Holy crap, this is really bad.]

[The couple in front just heard about a scumbag causing trouble, and now another couple is having an affair!]

This sudden commotion completely blocked their escape route.

【Depend on! 】

【No way?!】

Li Tingxue's eyes widened immediately. What was going on?

This is never going to end, and they're all gathered together!

[Damn it, why didn't I check the almanac before I went out today? What kind of unlucky day is this? Why do I keep running into all this bad luck!]

Is it possible that God is forcing me to listen to these foul words and filth, to defile my ears?

Oh my God! Please save us innocent, poor bystanders!

Fortunately, the commotion, whether in front or behind, came and went quickly.

Even the farce that followed, before it even officially began, had already been abruptly ended.

Jiang Mianmian counted three sheep: ...

Hmm, is that all?

So, taking advantage of this moment, Jiang Mianmian quickly looked up and forward, and finally saw the two faces behind her clearly—it turned out to be Xi Linyu and Song Lianshan!

Seeing the two of them together, Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but feel puzzled:

Wait a minute, why are they getting involved together again?

[Didn't Tingxue make things clear to Xi Linyu? She told her to stay away from her brother-in-law Song Lianshan before the baby was born. How come she's getting involved with him again?]

[Don't forget, this is the Liu family's villa. How could those two be so bold? Aren't they afraid of being discovered?]

Li Tingxue was also quite surprised, thinking that the two of them were incredibly bold.

Besides, I already made myself clear that day, so why would Xilin Yu continue to act foolishly?

If that's the case, then my mother-in-law's plans will all fall through.

No, this is no small matter. I have to go and see what's going on!

Jiang Mianmian quickly signaled Li Tingxue to be quiet, telling her not to make any noise and disturb the pair of lovers.

Meanwhile, her eyes were fixed on the large, brightly lit "label," watching Song Lianshan and Xi Linyu's figures, and then she carefully followed them into the distance.

Not long after, the two people in front turned left and right, eventually arriving at a more secluded corner.

"You rushed me here, don't tell me it was just for this?" Song Lianshan's voice broke the silence.

Xi Linyu immediately responded, "That's right, now you should understand why I hate your wife so much, right? I'm clearly Father's biological daughter, but he found such a good husband like you for his stepdaughter."

And when choosing a husband for her daughter, she actually found me such a disgusting and repulsive piece of trash. Anyone would hate that.

Listening to Xi Linyu's complaints and accusations, Song Lianshan just stood there silently, not saying a word for a long time.

After a long while, he slowly said, "It's no use telling me all this. I'm really powerless to help you with this kind of thing."

"I don't need your help, just don't hate me. I know I went too far in scheming against you last time, but I was so angry at the time that I lost my temper."

Seeing how happy the mother and daughter were, while I was so destitute, it was hard for me to accept.

Therefore, I was determined to take revenge on them and make them taste the bitterness of being betrayed and hurt.

Only in this way can I quell the resentment in my heart. If I'm struggling, how can they live comfortably?

Song Lianshan sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "I'm not really angry with you, and that incident can't be entirely blamed on you."

To be honest, I did drink too much that day…

However, this is just a superficial explanation.

In fact, there was a deeper reason behind Song Lianshan's actions.

"Pah, you shameless bastard! You weren't actually drunk, were you? You just knew that Xi Linyu was Xi's father's biological daughter, so you went along with it on purpose, didn't you?" Jiang Mianmian scolded angrily.

He later learned that Simmons was not actually his father's biological daughter, a fact that was undoubtedly a slap in the face for someone who had always harbored ambitions, proving that his cleverness had backfired.

After all, who wouldn't want to marry a true lady from a prominent family, thereby gaining more resources and support?

But now, he can only marry someone else's stepdaughter—Simmons. This sense of disparity makes him resentful; how could he possibly be happy?

[Hmph! True, you couldn't marry someone's biological daughter, but instead married their stepdaughter. With your ambition, you'd be happy no way.]

[Haha, it must be really tough on you. You're putting in so much effort every day to play the role of a Casanova just to keep the Xi family happy!]

Song Lianshan is truly a master actor; he always manages to convincingly portray a deep and unwavering love for Simmons.

Otherwise, given his circumstances and status back then, why would he have abandoned the Xi family's biological daughter and instead married a stepdaughter?

However, the reality was not as simple as it appeared. In fact, although the Song family seemed to be enjoying great success back then, they were actually already extremely weak inside, and their wealth was almost completely depleted.

Compared to the wealthy Xi family, they are nothing but a drop in the ocean.

Therefore, given Song Lianshan's status, it would be extremely difficult for him to marry Xi Linyu, the biological daughter of Xi's father.

However, the situation is quite different if we turn our attention to stepdaughter Simmons. After all, Simmons is, after all, a daughter of the Simmons family.

Although she was not Xi's biological daughter, her mother was Xi's second wife.

Moreover, this stepmother was able to firmly maintain her position as Mrs. Xi despite being a remarried woman, and she has stood firm for so many years amidst numerous power struggles, which shows that her methods must have been quite formidable.

If she didn't have some extraordinary qualities, how could she have such a strong influence on her husband's pillow talk?

It was precisely because of her powerful mother's support that Simmons was able to secure her position as the eldest daughter of the Sim family as a "stepdaughter".

If someone hadn't specifically brought this up, many people would probably still be in the dark and mistakenly believe that Simmons was born to Simmons' father!

Before marrying Simmons, Song Lianshan firmly believed the rumor that Simmons was her father's "illegitimate daughter".

Although his wife was his father's illegitimate daughter, his formidable mother-in-law was good at whispering sweet nothings in his ear!

Song Lianshan secretly pondered to himself that his chances of winning this battle for family property were quite high!

And sure enough, Song Lianshan did put in a lot of effort in the marriage of Xi Linyu and Liu Wenrui.

However, to his utter surprise, Simmons's delivery was quite dangerous; she almost died during childbirth.

At this critical moment, Song Lianshan overheard Xue Ningyue's words and was shocked to the point of being dumbfounded—it turned out that Xi Mengsi was not Xi's father's biological daughter at all!

Before this, Song Lianshan had even suspected that Xue Ningyue had used some underhanded means to "deceive" Xi's father, which led to this situation.

But little did he know, before he could even try to cover it up for Simmons...

Then he learned another shocking truth—from the very beginning, Mr. Simmons knew perfectly well that Simmons was not his biological daughter!

Song Lianshan's expression at that moment was simply indescribable.

"..."

Damn it, I've been scammed!

Later, when Song Lianshan questioned Xi Mengsi with a gloomy expression, Xi Mengsi only looked blank and innocent, blinking her big eyes as she replied:

“I’m not their biological child! Who told you I’m their biological child? Everyone knows that. I was brought over from my mother’s remarriage.”

Song Lianshan looked utterly aggrieved, and pursed his lips slightly as he said, "But...but everyone outside is saying...that you're his illegitimate daughter!?"

Simmons snorted, rolled her eyes, and replied irritably:

"You actually believed those rumors? It's just that Lin Yu is jealous of how much my father loves me, so she's spreading these lies. My parents know all about it!"

Since that day, although on the surface Song Lianshan's attitude towards Simmons remained the same, in reality it had quietly changed.

In the past, whenever Xi Linyu took the initiative to approach him, he would always avoid her without hesitation, for fear of causing any unnecessary trouble.

However, the situation is different now...