Chapter 106

Chapter 106: Never Stops Making Trouble

Before Du An Rao could figure it out, Fifth Auntie, who had been staying close to Ruan Xiu Ru, quickly stepped in to patch things up for her sister-in-law.

“Sister-in-law, you mean Lei Lei? But isn’t Lei Lei Zi Xuan’s child? Could it be… could it be that Lei Lei is Hong Yun’s child? Then doesn’t that mean Hong Yun and Zi Xuan…”

Ruan Xiu Ru realized her slip too and quickly showed a look of extreme shock at just the right moment.

Du An Rao still felt something was off, but she could not put her finger on it for now.

[So it was habit of thought. Still, Fifth Auntie reacts fast. Maybe the one in the situation is confused and the onlooker sees clearly. But what about that “older lady” who donated blood? Could it be that even Heaven could not stand someone treating the child so badly and made sure Cousin ran into this kind benefactor?]

Ruan Xiu Ru’s eyelid twitched. What kind benefactor? The one who saved their child was clearly this clueless little girl right in front of her who had been kept in the dark by everyone.

In that moment, she finally understood why Father Du and Mother Du’s whole family valued this daughter they brought back from outside so much. They even held such a grand coming-of-age birthday party for the twins and invited almost everyone in the family who mattered.

This was a real benefactor, one beyond words. A benefactor who could save lives at a critical moment. If it were them, they would also offer her all the best things they had.

She silently felt grateful in her heart, and at the same time she could not stop feeling lucky and scared.

Luckily, even though she and Mother Du liked to argue, their relationship was still good. And she had not skipped the twins’ party today because of a bad mood. Otherwise she really would have regretted it for life.

The child’s hidden danger was temporarily solved, but that did not mean the child’s parents’ relationship would now be smooth sailing.

Du An Rao glanced at Ruan Xiu Ru, who was still in shock and had not fully processed everything. She lightly cleared her throat to pull her attention back.

“Fourth Auntie, you can confirm the child’s matter later. Since he has already escaped this tribulation, he will be safe and smooth in the future, blessed with both good fortune and good salary. It is just that…”

“Just that what?”

“Fourth Auntie, your heavenly court, the area of your forehead, is full. Your palace of offspring is bright and clear. Even though you lost your spouse early, your children are smart, humble, and filial. In your later years you will enjoy family happiness. But your marriage gate is dark and has some lines. This shows that the harmony of your family will draw the jealousy of petty people, making them do things that harm your family’s bonds. If this is not handled well, it could lead to husband and wife turning against each other and family members being torn apart.”

This was not empty scare talk. If the story followed the original plot, that cousin Hong Yun of hers would have to chase his wife all the way until the final chapter before they could finally get a happy ending.

The reason he had to chase so hard, besides his own sins, was also because of that vicious supporting female, Qiu Lu Dan, who lusted after him. She really contributed a lot.

Du Hong Yun had already clearly rejected her and warned her. But this Miss had been smooth sailing since birth. In twenty or thirty years, the only time she had really hit a wall was with Du Hong Yun.

At first she just wanted to play. His rejection only lit her desire to conquer him. Later in the story, getting him and driving away every woman around him became Qiu Lu Dan’s obsession.

With that setup, when she casually found out about Du Hong Yun’s feelings for Du Zi Xuan, and even learned that the other party had already given him a cute child, she was nearly driven mad by jealousy. She decided to kill Du Zi Xuan and their child.

Maybe to create more drama, the author arranged for Qiu Lu Dan to “accidentally” run into Du Zi Xuan’s birth mother at this time.

Ruan Xiu Ru almost cried out. Zi Xuan’s birth mother? Hadn’t Zi Xuan’s parents died long ago? Otherwise she would not have been kicked around by relatives and almost sent to an orphanage. How could a birth mother suddenly appear now?

[Storytellers really love their tricks. I knew it. From the beginning they kept stressing that the female lead was an orphan and that her father died, but they never once said what happened to her mother. Turns out her mom did not die at all. She ran away.]

In short, Du Zi Xuan’s mother had always felt that life with Du Zi Xuan’s father was too hard. When she heard that he had died, she could not imagine raising Du Zi Xuan alone. So she simply abandoned her daughter and ran off.

The relatives on Du Zi Xuan’s father’s side felt this was shameful. They also feared that if people outside knew her mother was still alive, they would be pressured to adopt Du Zi Xuan and keep her until her mother came back. So they lied that both her parents were dead and tried to send her to an orphanage.

They did not expect that before Du Zi Xuan even entered the orphanage, Old Master Ruan stepped in and sent her to Fourth Uncle’s home instead.

After Qiu Lu Dan learned all this, she saw at a glance that Du Zi Xuan’s birth mother was vain and greedy. So she deliberately told her how good Du Zi Xuan’s life was after being adopted by Ruan Xiu Ru, and lured the woman to go ask her for money.

Although Ruan Xiu Ru’s family had treated Du Zi Xuan very well for many years, almost like their own child, that did not change the fact that Du Zi Xuan had been “living under someone else’s roof” and had grown up very sensitive and self-abasing.

The appearance of her birth mother became the last straw that broke her back. She felt more and more that she did not deserve Du Hong Yun, and so she ran away. Again.

The key was that running away played right into Qiu Lu Dan’s hands. Before she got far, Qiu Lu Dan’s people “helped” her have that tribulation. Mother and child were almost sold off to another province.

Du An Rao: “…”

She really did not understand people with romance brains. Was it now this hard and dramatic just to fall in love? Luckily she was single.

She turned her head and saw Du Yu Xi, and could not help sighing more in her heart.

[Look at other villainous supporting females. As long as they live, they never stop making trouble. From the beginning to the end, they keep dancing and never forget their goal. But my Fourth Sister did nothing and still got all the blame. In the end she had to be gagged and judged. She is even more wronged than Dou E!]

Du Yu Xi: “…”

No need to compare like that.

Ruan Xiu Ru, however, was scared half to death listening. Scheming behind their backs was one thing, but that woman even dared to kidnap her two grandchildren. That was simply unbearable.

A thousand thoughts spun through her mind. She already had plans forming for how to deal with Qiu Lu Dan and that so-called birth mother of Du Zi Xuan, but on the surface she still showed a trace of worry.

“What should we do then? You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days.”

“This is not that hard,” Du An Rao said. “Just pay more attention to the people around Cousin. For young people, the petty ones around them are nothing more than a few types: rivals, enemies, and… bad peach blossom.”

Feeling she had already warned her clearly enough, Du An Rao glanced at Ruan Xiu Ru’s thoughtful expression and was ready to quietly withdraw and hide her merit and fame. But Fifth Auntie, who had been waiting beside them the whole time, caught her.

“Hehe, An An, since you helped your Fourth Auntie, can you also help your Fifth Auntie? I want you to check my son’s future in his career. He is your Second Cousin.”

Second Cousin on Fifth Auntie’s side was at a key point for a promotion. Fifth Auntie actually wanted Du An Rao to see how his career luck looked and whether this promotion would go smoothly.

But when Du An Rao heard this, she suddenly thought of something and froze.

[Ah, how did I forget that Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle are real brothers? That means Fifth Auntie’s child also has problems!]