Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge-Chapter 449 Li Wanying and Lin Mengjie 1(2)_1

In the Shangguan Family, she gave up trying to please Lin Mengjie and successfully won the favor of the Shangguan matriarch. Coupled with the close relationship between the matriarch and the Li Family, Li Wanying became a frequent visitor to the Shangguan household. She constantly sought to ingratiate herself with the Shangguan matriarch, knowing that the matriarch disliked Lin Mengjie and looked down on her haughtiness. Li Wanying became even more obedient, endearing herself to the matriarch all the more.

Lin Mengjie, despite her family’s objections, went to the Shangguan Family almost daily. During her time there, although she couldn’t always see Shangguan Hao, she managed to see him on the days he returned. She watched him tenderly speaking to Lin Mengjie’s belly, his face full of doting affection as he looked at Lin Mengjie. This sight made her heart bleed, yet her face maintained a sweet smile.

The more she hated in her heart, the sweeter her smile appeared. The Shangguan matriarch saw through her intentions. The matriarch had never liked Lin Mengjie. Now that someone else had appeared—and someone who made her so happy—she turned a blind eye and allowed Li Wanying to stay in their home.

"Jiejie, I’m off tomorrow. Let me accompany you back to your parents’ house," Shangguan Hao said from the couch, gently caressing Lin Mengjie’s round belly as he spoke tenderly.

"Mhm," Lin Mengjie replied with a blissful smile, gently leaning into Shangguan Hao’s embrace. His tender affection and Lin Mengjie’s delicate, bird-like dependence had become commonplace to the other members of the Shangguan Family, but to Li Wanying, it was a particularly glaring sight.

"Mengjie, you’re about to become a mother but still act this way. Aren’t you afraid of people laughing at you?" Ruoling teased as she played with Shangguan Qing in her arms.

"What’s wrong with being a mother?" Shangguan Hao immediately came to the defense of the woman in his arms. "Jiejie, even if you have a child, you’re still my Jiejie. My only Jiejie, right?"

"Ruoling, see? I’ll always be Hao’s Jiejie. If you’re jealous, you should make Big Brother protect you in the same way. Isn’t that right, Hao?" Lin Mengjie said, her face full of happiness, which further stung Li Wanying’s eyes.

"Yes, whatever Jiejie says is right. Let’s go back to our room; the baby needs to rest. We’ll go and do some prenatal education," Shangguan Hao said gently, helping Lin Mengjie up.

"Mhm," she agreed.

"Let me carry you. With your heavy body, I’m afraid you might fall if you’re not careful, and that would make my heart ache," Shangguan Hao said, glancing at her cumbersome figure. He then swept Lin Mengjie up into his arms and headed upstairs.

Lin Mengjie’s eyes curved like crescent moons. She made a victory gesture to Liu Ruoling before gently planting a kiss on Shangguan Hao’s cheek, which made him even happier.

Ungrateful boy. He got a wife and forgot his mother, the Shangguan matriarch thought, her face clouded with gloom, as Li Wanying helped her upstairs to rest. After the matriarch had poured countless criticisms of Lin Mengjie into Li Wanying’s ear, Li Wanying finally left. The matriarch’s fondness for her further solidified Li Wanying’s determination to marry Shangguan Hao. Seeing his tender manner, she was convinced. If I, too, bear Shangguan Hao’s child, he will surely treat me just as tenderly,

A man so gentle, one who adores his wife above all else—I, Li Wanying, absolutely will not miss out on him!

For a period after that, Li Wanying schemed how to make Lin Mengjie and Shangguan Hao divorce. After many attempts to find an opening with Shangguan Hao failed, she decided she had to target Lin Mengjie instead.

Unexpectedly, Li Wanying eventually discovered Lin Mengjie’s secret: there was a man in her room, and their relationship seemed very close. Realizing that Lin Mengjie was seeing another man behind Shangguan Hao’s back, Li Wanying’s mood improved significantly.

I’ve finally found leverage against Lin Mengjie! With this, I can rightfully claim my place as Mrs. Shangguan!

That day, upon hearing Lin Mengjie’s voice and another in the room, she stormed inside. There, she saw Lin Mengjie and Zhuge Feng on the couch.

It was her first time seeing Zhuge Feng. She had expected Lin Mengjie, caught in the act, to be panicked and scared. But Lin Mengjie just sat there quietly, gently touching her belly, and looking calmly at Li Wanying, who had suddenly burst in.

"Lin Mengjie, Hao is so devoted to you, yet you dare to cuckold him! How could you do this to him?" Li Wanying began to accuse her upon seeing Lin Mengjie’s calm gaze. Zhuge Feng’s lips curled into a slight smile. He gave Lin Mengjie a ’you’re-on-your-own’ look, then jumped out the window, paying no attention to the indignant Li Wanying.

After Li Wanying had been speaking for some time, Lin Mengjie merely yawned and spoke indifferently, "What exactly do you want?"

Hearing Lin Mengjie’s indifferent tone, Li Wanying felt her lungs would burst with anger. Caught with another man, yet she’s still so composed!

"As long as you leave Shangguan Hao and divorce him, I’ll pretend nothing happened. I can even cover for you, so no one else discovers what’s between you two."

Li Wanying revealed her intentions; she just wanted to marry Shangguan Hao. Now that she had this leverage against Lin Mengjie, her chances of success were even higher.

"Miss Li, if I remember correctly, you’re just a guest in our house. You’re overstepping your bounds. Besides, what right do you have to demand I leave Hao?" Lin Mengjie yawned, looking at Li Wanying as if she were an idiot.

I’ve known about her little schemes all along but had never paid them any mind. If Shangguan Hao could be so easily swayed, I wouldn’t have married him in the first place. I believe in him, and he believes in me. Why would I be bothered by threats from an outsider?

"Lin Mengjie, aren’t you afraid I’ll tell Shangguan Hao about you and your lover?"

"Then go ahead and tell him. Zhang Ma, I’m tired. Please see our guest out." Lin Mengjie yawned and, ignoring Li Wanying, headed to her room. Zhang Ma promptly appeared to escort the guest out.

Li Wanying trembled with rage. Watching Lin Mengjie’s retreating figure, she said resentfully, "Lin Mengjie, just you wait!" Li Wanying left in a fury to find the Shangguan matriarch. She had thought the matriarch would take her side, but instead, the matriarch scolded her and told her not to visit unless it was necessary.