The secretary was shocked as her expression changed drastically. She quickly helped Yue Lingsi up. "CEO Yue? CEO Yue? Are you alright?"

Yue Lingsi felt pain all over her body as her secretary helped her sit down on the sofa.

The secretary handed her a tissue as she was groaning from the agony as she grabbed it. Tears were streaming down her face. "Xi Xiaye, you witch, just wait and see!"

Bang!

Suddenly, there was a loud noise of the door slamming shut. Yue Lingsi's face went taut for a moment as she quickly glanced over at the door. Then, she noticed Xi Xinyi rushing in.

"Mother? What happened? I saw Xi Xiaye just storm off furiously!" Xi Xinyi rushed inside as she asked.

She quickly went over and took a closer look when she heard Yue Lingsi groaning. Upon seeing the terrible state of Yue Lingsi, she was dumbfounded!

"Mother! What happened?" Xi Xinyi shrieked as she hurried over. With a stern glance at the secretary, the latter quickly left the room.

Yue Lingsi then started sobbing loudly as she hugged Xi Xinyi. "It's that witch, Xi Xiaye! She just attacked me right away! She must be here to avenge Shen Wenna. Xinyi, you have to take revenge for me! Is Shen Wenna dead? She'd better be dead so that your father won't miss her ever again!"

Yue Lingsi was bearing double the pain. She bawled her eyes out as tear stains remained on her swollen face, making her appear very much different from her usual elegance.

"Mother!" Xi Xinyi gently wiped the blood from her mouth. "Are you alright? Your teeth... Mother, she actually used so much force on you!"

Xi Xinyi looked at Yue Lingsi's teeth as a cold light flashed past her eyes. Even her tone turned bitter.

"Is Shen Wenna dead?" Yue Lingsi asked as she wiped some more blood off her face.

Xi Xinyi looked downward and saw the hope in Yue Lingsi's eyes. After a while, she replied, "I just received a call from Secretary Wang. Shen Wenna woke up, but she's lost her sight."

Yue Lingsi's expression turned grim for a moment, but she started giggling towards the end. "Haha! She deserves it! Blind! Shen Wenna, I'd like to see you fight me now! Shen Wenna is blind!"

With the maniacal laugh coming from her swollen face, she looked pretty hideous while she indulged in the pleasure of getting revenge.

"Mother, you'd better get your injuries checked at the hospital to avoid an infection. How dare Xi Xiaye do this to you? We'll have the hospital prove it and we'll hold a press conference! Then, we'll see how arrogant she can be this time!"

Xi Xinyi emitted a cold aura around her. The newspapers everywhere were still talking about how Yue Lingsi had pushed Shen Wenna down the stairs. If it was not handled well, they might be in trouble!

It was Shen Wenna's fault in the first place. Not only did she drag Yue Lingsi down with her, but no matter what, Xi Xinyi felt how unfair it was because Su Nan was still safe and sound.

If she were to talk about someone she hated, it would be Su Nan. After all, she had badmouthed her a lot back then and Xi Xinyi still remembered it until today!

It would be great if Su Nan fell off the staircase and suffer a miscarriage. Then, she would be hurt and it would leave a huge impact on Xi Xiaye as well!

As for Shen Wenna, Xi Xinyi did not really despise her. Sometimes, she would even be envious of Xi Xiaye for having a mother like her. When she thought about that, she then glanced at the outraged Yue Lingsi.

Whenever relationship issues were involved, Yue Lingsi always acted rashly. In the past two decades, she had no idea how to make Xi Mushan happy. She could either beg or throw tantrums like the last time. Sometimes, she even lashed out at Xi Mushan directly.

She had seen it too frequently over the years. Xi Mushan would ignore her and treat her coldly, then she could not stand it and would start a fight with him. They would stop talking to each other for several days, and Xi Mushan would often come home very late.

Sometimes, she wished she could have a mother like Shen Wenna and have Xi Mushan as her father. That would be really perfect.

If Shen Wenna and Yue Lingsi swapped places, her life would not be so tough now, would it?

Unfortunately, Shen Wenna did not have the Yue family backing her up.

Xi Xinyi chuckled to herself. Was she mad?

This terrible-looking woman in front of her right now was her own mother. Why would she have thoughts like that?

Yue Lingsi, who was still overjoyed after she heard the news from Xi Xinyi, nodded. "Right, proof from the hospital! I'm not going to let Xi Xiaye get away after she did this to me. Just wait!"

"Mother, all the newspapers are talking about how you pushed Shen Wenna down the staircase. I've gotten people to suppress the news, so I had to reveal Shen Wenna's relationship with Father. So please, you need to act like you've always been the victim. It's all Shen Wenna's fault. Do you understand?"

Xi Xinyi's eyes were aloof as she spoke and a chilly smile appeared on her face.

Yue Lingsi understood her immediately. "I get it. Shen Wenna is a shameless woman who keeps bothering your father. She's a wicked witch! Moreover, Xi Xiaye beat me up like this. Everyone needs to be clear what happened."

The smile on Xi Xinyi's face grew even wider. "That's right. I know that Father been visiting Shen Wenna's place frequently lately. These words should be convincing. Don't worry. We'll be able to resolve the issue this time."

"But what about your father? Many people heard what he said the other day and I'm worried." Yue Lingsi looked at Xi Xinyi hesitantly.

"Father will just have to compromise if he can't take the pressure. I'm sure he won't be able to stand it if you ask Uncle to pressure him more. What else can he do? He'll have to be considerate about Shen Wenna after everything is revealed." Xi Xinyi sounded very calm.

Her words worked like a charm for Yue Lingsi who finally calmed down.

When she walked out from Yueying, the sky outside had darkened and the rows of streetlights had lit up. The city was ablaze with glorious lights.

Xi Xiaye swiftly got into the car and drove away.

Ah Mo, who was not too far away behind her, signaled the bodyguard in a black suit beside him. Immediately, the bodyguard drove after her while Ah Mo remained seated in another car as he fixed his gaze on the entrance of Yueying.

At this moment, his phone suddenly began ringing, so Ah Mo quickly answered it.

"Bro Mo, it's me. Someone anonymously sent something to us Time Magazine through email. I'm afraid the other magazine publishers have received them too. It's about Shen Wenna and Xi Mushan all these years..."

Ah Mo already understood what his last sentence meant.

"Can you find out who sent it?" asked Ah Mo calmly.

"I've checked the IP. It's from abroad, so I think it's quite odd."

"Try your best not to let these things be reported. Check who else received the same things."

"Got it."

...

He had just hung up when he saw Xi Xinyi support Yue Lingsi to walk out from Yueying. The car that was on standby drove over. When the two of them were about to get into the car, a figure suddenly rushed to their side, knocking Yue Lingsi down. Consequently, the bag in her hand fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry! Sorry! I'm in a rush. I'm really sorry for bumping into you!" The person who bumped into her quickly apologized as he helped Yue Lingsi pick her bag up.

Yue Lingsi glared at that person with her swollen face, then she took back her bag, got into the car, and left.

The person who bumped into her got back into the car before Ah Mo asked very calmly, "Did you install it?"

"Don't worry. When have I, Ah Bao, ever slipped up? Try it. See if you can hear clearly." The young and handsome Ah Bao chuckled as he put the earphones on to listen. Then, he raised his brows and smiled. "It's done! Look!"

He handed the earphones to Ah Mo who took it to try listening. Indeed...

"Well done! You'll be rewarded!" Ah Mo laughed brightly.

Ah Bao looked at the car ahead that was submerged in the light with suspicion. He could not help but ask, "That's great as long as there's a reward! Is there a problem with this woman? Yesterday, at the Kowloon New City riverside, I think I saw her. She seems to go there every month. I live there and I've seen her quite a few times. No wonder she looked quite familiar earlier. Ugh, even her tone is menacing."

The moment Ah Bao said this, Ah Mo immediately squinted vigilantly. He stared at Ah Bao. "Ah Bao, what did you just say? Are you saying that you've seen Yue Lingsi in Kowloon New City? Does she always appear there?"

"Yeah, I've seen her quite a few times. She dresses all glitzy in jewelry at the small bungalow near our apartment, but she always comes in the morning and leaves in the afternoon."

"Who's the owner of that bungalow?" Ah Mo asked.

Ah Bao thought about it, then shook his head. "I don't know. The bungalow seems empty like no one's living there.

"Bring me there right away!"

...

When Xi Xiaye rushed back to the hospital, she saw Mu Yuchen who was standing in the corridor outside Shen Wenna's ward from a distance. He was looking down at the city ablaze with lights as he stood by the window with his hands behind his back.

She stood at the door and watched Shen Wenna who was resting. Of course, she did not neglect her father, Xi Mushan who sat on the side. After a while, she walked over to Mu Yuchen.

"Cooled down yet?"

When he felt her stop beside him, he calmly averted his gaze and turned to lower his head at her. His eyes contained a faint light that seemed quite gentle. "Do you know what I did?"

Xi Xiaye looked up at him, her clear eyes meeting his.

With a smile, he could not help but pat her head out of habit. His fingers combed through her hair that was messed up by the wind. Soon, his low and sensitive voice came through. "I know that you're not happy, so I didn't stop you, but if you hadn't planned it well, a lot of trouble will arise. Do you know that?"

"Didn't you let Ah Mo follow me?" She responded quite justifiably, "Of course, I'll let you deal with the aftermath. I was too angry, so no matter what, I had to teach her a lesson."

"Well, you sure were jolly. The mother and daughter pair are now planning to go to the hospital for proof, forcing you to bear the consequences. As for how to resolve this, your husband is rather troubled." Mu Yuchen looked at her helplessly, yet there was a glimmer in his eyes.

"At the most, I'll just be jailed for a while. It would be worth it for beating her up," Xi Xiaye spoke quite carelessly. When she thought about how Yue Lingsi wept and sobbed from her beatings earlier, she finally managed to put out some of the fire of fury in her heart.

"How's Mother? What did the doctor say? Can it be healed?"

She took a deep breath and finally asked the thing that had been weighing on her. The moment Shen Wenna was brought up, her beautiful face dimmed a little.

"She's still under observation. They said a blood clot in Mother's head is repressing the visual nerve, which is why she lost her sight. Don't worry. We'll see what the doctors think. If their ideas really won't work, then we'll go abroad and see. Medical technology abroad might be a little bit more advanced. We can't tell whether or not it can be healed for now, so don't think too much, okay?"

When he saw the sadness and gloom between her brows, he lowered his body slightly and combed the messy hair that twisted on her chest while she leaned into his embrace. Both hands gently circled his waist as she sniffed and blinked hard, forcing the hot tears that welled in her eyes down. She said in a raspy voice, "If she's blind forever, what do we do?"

"That won't happen," he softly consoled.

"What if it does?" She choked on her sobs. In that instant, her long eyelashes caught glittering tears. The bitterness in her heart could not be swallowed and she had to breathe in quite a few times before she managed to push down all the sadness in her.

"Then, fetch her and Grandfather to live with us in Maple Residence. We'll take care of them together. We have quite a number of servants at home anyway. Maple Residence is quite quiet and tranquil, so it's not a bad thing to have a livelier house," he advised calmly as his long arms circled tightly around her, hugging her trembling body.

"You said that you like the quiet and that you don't like to be with other people." Her voice sounded uncertain. Of course, there was also a faint joy that could not be hidden.

"They aren't other people, Missus. If it's for your sake, I will gladly accept it because your Mr. Mu is a good guy."

Hearing his sensitive and deep words, she instantly turned teary-eyed, yet she forced the tears back and hugged him tightly. Her hands clutched his shirt from behind as she leaned into him as if she was holding on to her last straw.

Only when she felt the temperature from his chest did she feel the chill inside fade away bit by bit. At such a moment, this felt quite heartwarming. No matter what happened, she knew that she could rely on him.

Then again, maybe they could rely on each other too.

"Su Nan blames herself and I don't know how to console her."

After some thought, she said softly, "But if it were me, I'd definitely make the same choice as Mother. She has always treated Su Nan like her own daughter."

"She did just come over earlier. She waited for you quite a while but didn't get to see you. When I saw that she wasn't in a stable state of emotion, plus the fact that she's pregnant, I got someone to send her back first," Mu Yuchen said, then patted her head as he put an arm around her shoulders. He sat down on the long bench beside her. "Don't worry. Su Nan's is a very candid and optimistic person. She'll feel better. Now, we just have to focus on caring for Mother well."

"Mmm, Father, he..." Xi Xiaye turned to look at him and ask with mixed emotions.

"He's suffering more than anyone. He came over in the evening because he was worried," answered Mu Yuchen so softly that you could hear a lament in his tone. "They clearly care for each other. Why don't they just talk things out? Once things are cleared up and explained, things will be much simpler."

"If they could think like you, they wouldn't be like how they are right now, torturing one another."

Xi Xiaye silently lowered her head. She looked at her hand that was interlocked with his and fell silent for a long while. Then, she looked up gently, shut her eyes, and sighed, "Mr. Mu, I'm still angry. If my mother really loses her sight, I definitely won't let go of Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi just like that, so..."

When she said this, she suddenly opened her eyes and fixed her sight on him. "I want to let them have a taste of this excruciating pain."

"Didn't you just hit her earlier? I think you're quite addicted to beating people up now."

He looked at her, then his gaze quickly fell onto her little hand that was slightly swollen and red.

"How's that enough? I only made her pay a bit of interest. In fact, didn't you just say that they won't let me off easily? Aren't you going to help me take revenge!?"

She glared at him unhappily. "Other men would immediately rush to help when their women are being bullied, immediately be caring and warm, yet you look so calm and not worried at all."

When he heard this, Mu Yuchen immediately raised his brows. Studying the way she looked so upset and indignant at the injustice, he could not help but chuckle. "Their women? That's other people. I'll obviously watch over my woman."

"Then, why won't you help me stomp them to the ground? You know that I can't beat them. Otherwise, what did I marry you for?" She was upset and refuted him with his own words.

"Angry now, are you? Okay, how big of an issue is it? If I were like you and brought a brick to someone's door to set the record straight, who's going to help you settle the aftermath? When they've sued us both?"

Mu Yuchen could not help but hold his forehead with his long fingers. His handsome face had a helpless smile on, yet his eyes oozed with a faint warmth. "What did you marry me for? What do you think?"

"You said that you wouldn't let me be taken advantage of when I married you." She looked up, her eyes filled with a calm light as she looked at him earnestly. "I'm being taken advantage of now, Mr. Mu! You figure it out yourself!"

Her starry eyes flashed while she glared at him, then she turned away and looked at the curtains.

Why did this girl seem to remember every word he said!?

"When did I let you be taken advantage of? Even if everyone else suffers, I wouldn't let you suffer. Can't you just be a little bit more patient?" Mu Yuchen scolded gently, yet his tone did not sound like he was blaming her at all. It remained as warm as the wind. While he spoke, his long arms that circled her shoulders subconsciously tightened, making her turn toward him.

However, at this moment, as if in tandem with Mu Yuchen, his phone in his shirt pocket started buzzing. Mu Yuchen took the phone out. In one glance, he saw that it was Ah Mo, so he answered the call.

"Hello? Master?" Ah Mo's voice came very quickly from the other end of the phone.

"Mmm, it's me," Mu Yuchen answered.

"Master, there's an important discovery! We just managed to find out that Yue Lingsi has a private home. It's somewhere she meets up with her lover! We couldn't find any related news about that man in the villa, but we did get a good look at the man's face from the CCTV in the villa area. He's a certain male celebrity that's currently very popular in Yueying." Ah Mo's voice sounded like there was an indescribable glee.

As Mu Yuchen listened, his handsome brows shot up and he looked at Xi Xiaye. At this moment, Xi Xiaye was evidently extremely shocked too!

Yue Lingsi had a lover? And it was a certain popular celebrity in Yueying?

This was simply outrageous, was it not?

Was it not always the male boss who would cross the line with the female stars? Were there instances when the female boss slept with the male stars instead?

Xi Xiaye's eyes flew wide open. She was dazed for quite a while and she stared at Mu Yuchen's phone with a stunned expression.

"Get concrete proof of the situation. We must get the evidence," ordered Mu Yuchen.

"Yes, Master, don't worry. This woman is really sly. She meets up with her lover in secret in the name of work. We've found some things such as scripts all around the villa, yet we found stuff in the trash can that they forgot to get rid of... Ahem... Condoms... We've already sent it for examination. I believe we'll be getting the results very soon," said Ah Mo, clearing his throat a few times.

"Mmm, find more ways of getting more substantial evidence. Quickly stop them before they make a move. Just act as you see fits."

"Yes, Master!" Ah Mo answered, then Mu Yuchen hung up.