CHAPTER 1930: CHAPTER 1930: NO GOOD INTENTIONS (PART 2)

Upon hearing Tang Xin’s manner of speaking and the way she addressed her, Grandma Ye felt very disgusted.

Tang Xin was quite displeased with being treated with such disrespect, but there was nothing she could do about it. She had to please the Ye family, who were now at the height of their power, or she and her daughter would be left vulnerable to exploitation.

After marrying Li Chaoying, Tang Xin enjoyed several years of wielding power due to Li Chaoying’s influence. However, the good times didn’t last. An old General who had been ousted by Li Chaoying unexpectedly returned to his former position, and people around them, eager to curry favor with the General, started to kick them while they were down. After the four-person gang was dismantled, Li Chaoying was also taken and sentenced to death, with a delay of two years.

Tang Xin experienced this situation for the second time and was overwhelmed with helplessness.

Her days in the art troupe were becoming increasingly difficult. Suddenly, she heard that Ye Zhengjun’s former superior had become the leader, and Ye Zhengjun and Ye Xiangqian’s prospects were extraordinarily promising, as bright as a beautiful tapestry, which sparked her interest.

Initially, Ye Xiangqian and she were mutually affectionate when they became revolutionary partners, enjoying several years of a tender and loving life.

After the divorce, Ye Xiangqian would rather have someone else foster his son than marry another woman to take care of the child and family, which showed the depth of his feelings. If she reconciled with him, he would certainly agree.

As for her marriage to Li Chaoying? Tang Xin had long severed ties with him when Li Chaoying was being prosecuted.

Li Chaoying was arrested and sentenced so quickly, partly due to her cooperation. Having spent years with him, Tang Xin knew most of Li Chaoying’s deeds, and with each report, she accurately incriminated him, earning merit and safeguarding her job in the art troupe.

Now single, Tang Xin believed wholeheartedly that Ye Xiangqian had remained unmarried because he still had feelings for her, and she planned to win over Ye Yan before approaching Ye Xiangqian. Unexpectedly, Ye Yan was so cold-hearted and ruthless, not only refusing to recognize her but also acknowledging another woman as his mother. Her former mother-in-law further interfered, rejecting her as a daughter-in-law, infuriating Tang Xin immensely.

No matter how much she resented Grandma Ye internally, Tang Xin dared not show it on her face and humbly said, "Mother, how can you say such things?"

"Tang Xin, remember my words," Grandma Ye’s voice was stern, "You have no relation to our family, and I am not your mother; do not make me reiterate this a third time!" She did not care about Tang Xin’s self-centered desires; she only wanted this woman—who abandoned her husband and child—far from her grandson, preferably ten thousand miles away, never to appear again.

"Randomly recognizing a mother, what kind of perspective is this? Mistaking even one’s mother, how disgraceful!" Lu Erxiong interjected, rubbing his hands together, "Grandma Ye, shall I call the security officer to throw her out?"

Tang Xin, fierce on the outside but weak on the inside: "You wouldn’t dare!"

Lu Erxiong, with an air of arrogance, said, "What wouldn’t I dare? Hey! You come here to disturb my buddy without first checking out my famous feats—Lu Erxiong, who punches tigers in the South Mountain and stomps dragons in the North Town!"

Grandma Ye was almost amused by him, but she kept a stern face, pointing toward the gate and coldly saying to Tang Xin: "If you don’t go, I’ll call someone. I should ask the guards how you dared to step into the family quarters of officials, being neither a soldier here nor a military dependent. Whoever let you in, I will hold them responsible! I can’t believe the heavily-guarded West Mountain compound allowed outsiders inside; what if it’s an espionage agent? Who will bear the responsibility?"