Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 710 - 627: Why Use a Cleaver to Kill a Chicken?
Qi Yayun stared at Li Si in shock for a long time. After a while, she regained her composure and spoke slowly: "I admit that years ago, I was the one who told Tian Yaruo that your father had found someone else. But I was acting under someone’s orders!"
Li Si narrowed her eyes sharply—so it was true!
She really had caused considerable harm! As for who instigated this, it had to be either Tian Yaru or Mr. Tian Sr.—there was no doubt about it.
Qi Yayun seemed to immerse herself in her own memories, speaking with a note of nostalgia: "Back when I was in school, I liked your father. I always liked him.
But he fell for Tian Yaruo, and later, the two even secretly started dating.
At the time, what did Tian Yaruo have? She was nothing more than a wild girl from a small town. But I was a genuine Beijing local. Yet, your father just couldn’t stop liking her. For her, he even gave up a promising future and eloped with her!
I was devastated at the time, but when I finally decided to let go, I unexpectedly ran into Tian Yaruo on the streets. She was alone and looked forlorn.
I pretended to be pleasantly surprised to bump into her and learned that she and your father had been forcibly separated. Because her sister, Tian Yaru, had married into the Ye Family in Beijing, her entire family had moved here.
I felt my chance had come. Despite knowing about you, I was still willing; maybe if I chased Li Guoqiang all the way to his hometown, I could be with him.
But first, I had to make sure he gave up on Tian Yaruo completely—that was the only way.
At the time, it was a coincidence that her family was pressuring her to get married.
Tian Yaru approached me and promised a handsome reward if the plan succeeded.
So, I pretended to sympathize with Tian Yaruo deeply and agreed to go to North City for her.
In reality, I didn’t go at all. After a few days, I told her that Li Guoqiang had already found another woman and that the three of them were living a harmonious and happy life.
Later, Tian Yaruo cried bitterly before eventually agreeing to marry. As for me..."
She smiled bitterly, her eyes glistening with tears. "Fate is always so laughably cruel! I thought that with Tian Yaruo finally marrying someone else, I would finally have my chance. But I never expected that Tian Yaru’s promised reward would be introducing me to a man. Before I knew it, my family had forced me into that marriage, entirely blocking my path to finding love! And later..."
Li Si interrupted her with a cold laugh: "Can you get to the point? I don’t have the patience to listen to all this nonsense! Even if my dad didn’t end up with Tian Yaruo, he’d never have been with you! Stop dreaming!"
She really wasn’t interested in listening to these ancient grievances.
Qi Yayun gave a self-deprecating laugh. "I get it! You’re saying I’m not worthy, aren’t you? That day, I happened to run into Tian Yaruo. She looked so frail, her hair almost entirely gray.
Since that incident at your sister-in-law’s engagement party, she’s already left the Yan Family with her son! I really regret and blame myself for everything I did back then.
If I hadn’t acted out of selfishness, would certain lives have turned out differently? That’s why I want to urge you: child, you’re still young, and you have a long road ahead.
No matter how flawed or wrong Tian Yaruo may have been, she’s still your biological mother. Show mercy when you can, and forgive her!"
Li Si was so furious she let out a humorless laugh. "So after dragging this on for so long, you suddenly pull this twist—are you insane? I’ve said before, I don’t have a mother. If anyone mentions my biological mother in front of me again, I won’t let them off easily. You just won’t stop until you see the coffin, huh?"
She truly didn’t understand what Qi Yayun was trying to achieve. At first, she thought Qi really was pulling some kind of manipulation.
But it turned out she had transformed into Tian Yaruo’s mouthpiece—how absurdly laughable!
Maybe back then, Tian Yaruo really had married into the Yan Family because of Qi Yayun’s lies.
But in Li Si’s view, some things were just excuses Tian Yaruo used as psychological comfort for herself.
The later facts also proved that Tian Yaruo was nothing more than a vain woman who couldn’t resist the allure of the Yan Family’s affluent status and luxurious mansion. Li Si couldn’t believe that Tian Yaruo hadn’t been swayed.
In comparison, what did her father have? He was just a poor young man from the countryside who had worked his way into university. No matter how talented he was, it couldn’t compete with Yan Xuefeng of the Yan Family.
One choice led to wearing silk and satin, living a life above all others; the other necessitated working hard to earn money, care for children, and support elders.
In the end, Tian Yaruo obviously chose the former!
"I’m just offering some advice because I can’t stand it. After all, you are Li Guoqiang’s daughter!" Qi Yayun said, her voice lowering toward the end as Li Si’s cold, menacing glare frightened her.
From the moment she met Li Si, she had assumed this girl shared her father’s temperament.
Who would have thought that at this moment, her glare seemed ready to devour her alive?
Li Si felt a surge of fury burning in her chest. Her voice was angry as she snapped: "You can’t stand it? What right do you have? Pretending to show false compassion like a cat mourning a mouse! Where were you back then? Do we need you now?"
Back then, it was her malicious schemes that caused certain tragedies. And now she came acting like she had nothing to do with it, trying to mediate and make peace?
How could it be that simple?
And being Li Guoqiang’s daughter—so what? Did being her father’s daughter mean enduring humiliation without complaint, playing a meek doormat, letting Tian Yaruo and the Tian Family continue their abuse without retaliation?
Just as a waiter passed by carrying a tray, Li Si grabbed a champagne flute and prepared to fling it at Qi Yayun with force.
Suddenly, a pair of warm, slender hands reached over from behind and gently steadied her pale fingers holding the glass.
Li Si turned around and saw Leng Mochen standing behind her, having appeared out of nowhere.
He wasn’t angry, nor was he resentful—his eyes held only a tender smile.
He spoke softly with just one sentence: "Why use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken?"
In fact, his eyes had never strayed from Li Si’s figure. Even earlier, when she was chatting happily with Jin Jiachao, he didn’t react.
Because he understood the complicated entanglement between Li Si and the Jin Family, and because Jin Jiachao was publicly known as Leng Ning’s father-in-law.
He also understood her conflicted feelings about the truth behind their very public reunion years prior.
So he hadn’t rushed over to her.
When Li Si returned from the restroom moments ago, things had clearly changed—Qi Yayun had been pursuing her and talking about something.
Seeing Li Si’s worsening expression, he knew right away that the other woman had said something upsetting.
That’s why he had quickly left the conversation he was in about an ongoing business project and hurried to her side.
And he arrived just in time to halt her impulsive move.
Li Si instantly grasped what the consequences of throwing the drink would be.
While it might feel satisfying to douse Qi Yayun with champagne, it wouldn’t cause any real harm.
On the contrary, during this delicate period, such an act would bring unnecessary damage to their own reputation. Rumors would spread fast and nasty.
Soon enough, major headlines would scream, "Leng Family President’s Wife Causes a Stir at Banquet, Dousing xxx in Rage..."
Qi Yayun shuddered under Leng Mochen’s piercingly cold gaze, regretting her ill-advised attempts at reconciliation.
But the reality was, her emotions had been heavily stirred. When people do wrong, karma always catches up—just look at Tian Yaru as a walking testament.
Many eyes turned to focus on their commotion, but Li Si elegantly swirled the champagne glass, took a sip, and smiled faintly. "You’re right; I’m not in a hurry."
After tonight’s banquet, she would have plenty of chances to deal with Qi Yayun.
