Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge-Chapter 526: Whose Daughter is Shangguan Rou (5)_1

Now she finally understood. Her daughter had offended Shangguan You, and a minor issue had ballooned into a catastrophe. She hadn’t wanted to say anything, but if she remained silent, who would resolve matters when Shen Jia caused even greater trouble?

"Mommy, are you saying Shangguan You caused all this trouble?" Shen Jia’s temper flared up once again.

"Jiajia, we’re just ordinary people. We don’t have a powerful background. If something goes wrong, there’s no one to help us; you know that. In B City, we face challenges. However, even with these problems, we can overcome them if we handle them properly. So why has everything spiraled out of control?"

"Think about Liao Si, Gao Lili, and Liu Ruo, the ones you associated with. What happened to them? They went from wealthy to destitute, all because your group pushed people too far, to the point where those people couldn’t bear it anymore and retaliated."

"Mommy, Shangguan You did it on purpose! She wants revenge."

"Jiajia, haven’t you figured it out yet? What is Feng Shao’an and his siblings’ attitude towards Shangguan You?"

"The same as ours. They mock and ridicule her just like we do."

"But why haven’t they suffered any consequences? Why is their family still able to live well?" Duan Mei countered, feeling that something significant was happening, which was why she had taken the time to help Shen Jia see the situation clearly.

"Silly girl, it’s because the Feng siblings didn’t cross Shangguan You’s bottom line that their family can still live well. Although they treat Shangguan You poorly, she simply ignores them. Her status is evident, and if she were to stoop to their level, it would be beneath her."

"But you and people like Gao Lili not only cornered her into a televised confrontation but also humiliated her before the entire nation. She possesses genuine talent and didn’t fear your challenge, but everyone has a temper, and you crossed her bottom line."

Listening to Duan Mei’s analysis, Shen Jia’s body trembled slightly.

"Someone of Shangguan You’s status wouldn’t actively target anyone. However, if provoked, there will be no good outcome. The Shen Family’s current situation stems from that incident in the hotel over a room. You realize the mess you’ve caused now, don’t you?"

"Mommy, I..."

"Say no more. It’s good that you understand. From now on, don’t provoke her, and certainly don’t anger her. So far, she has only had her lawyers act and hasn’t personally intervened. This means that as long as you give her what she wants, she’s likely to spare the Shen Family."

Duan Mei sighed, glanced upstairs, and went into the kitchen.

The door opened, and Shen Cheng, along with Shen Congming, walked in looking exhausted. Both wore grim expressions. Shen Jia, seeing their faces and recalling Duan Mei’s analysis, quickly retreated to the kitchen to help Duan Mei.

At the dining table, Wanqian timed her entrance from upstairs. She sat down across from Shen Cheng, wearing loose clothes. Her normally flat stomach was now slightly protruding.

Shen Jia kept her head down, quietly eating her meal. She didn’t dare utter a word as the atmosphere at the table grew heavy.

SMACK! Shen Cheng slapped his chopsticks down on the table, causing the soup to quiver. Shen Jia’s hand jerked, and her body trembled.

Wanqian gave Shen Cheng a cold look and continued to eat her rice, completely unfazed by his anger.

Shen Cheng swept the bowls and dishes off the table with a wide sweep of his arm. CRASH! They hit the floor.

SMACK! Wanqian forcefully set down her chopsticks and stared coldly at Shen Cheng.

"Wanqian, get the hell out of the Shen Family with your bastard child!" Shen Cheng bellowed. He had been swallowing his anger all day, and seeing Wanqian’s belly only stoked the flames of his rage. He, Shen Cheng, was being cuckolded, and now he was expected to raise a child that wasn’t his and keep this shameless woman in his house!

If Wanqian had been more discreet, he might have tolerated it. But now she was being so brazen! What did she take him for?

"Shen Cheng, don’t you forget that I am the master of this house! Who do you think you are to tell me to leave?" Wanqian retorted, putting down her chopsticks. Looking at the shattered porcelain on the floor, a fire ignited in her eyes. Shen Cheng was going too far! He not only refused to acknowledge the child in her womb but now dared to tell her to leave.

Did he really think she was a pushover?

"Hmph, the master of this house? You? Worthy?" Shen Cheng roared, his fists cracking as he clenched them. "You know better than anyone what you are, Wanqian! Don’t push your luck!" If not for the last shred of his rationality, he would have strangled Wanqian with his own hands. What did she take herself for?

"Shen Cheng, have you forgotten? You’re merely a live-in son-in-law of the Shen Family. Even though you control the Shen Family business now, don’t forget about my sister Wanyou’s death and our grandfather’s passing. I am also a legitimate heir. And how they died—have you forgotten? Would you like me to kindly remind you?" Wanqian spoke coldly, her eyes filled with icy resolve. If it came down to it, she would rather they part ways acrimoniously. If the truth about Wanyou’s death and the Shen patriarch’s death were revealed, she wondered how Shen Cheng would maintain his standing in Beijing.

"Wanqian, are you threatening me?" Shen Cheng laughed, a harsh, angry sound. If looks could kill, Wanqian would have died a hundred times over.

"Shen Cheng, can we truly not go back to how things were?" Wanqian’s voice was a soft plea. Their relationship had always been so loving; why had it come to this? She didn’t want to become strangers with Shen Cheng. Why had everything changed so drastically?

"Hahaha! Wanqian, are you in your right mind? Perhaps you should go to the hospital for a proper examination!" Shen Cheng laughed scornfully. She had cuckolded him countless times, was carrying another man’s bastard, and now she wanted to go back to how things were? This was the most ridiculous joke he had ever heard!

"Shen Cheng, the child in my womb is yours! You can disbelieve anyone else, but why won’t you believe me? In this entire world, no one loves you more than I do!"

"Hahaha! Love me? You only love yourself! Let me tell you, don’t try to pin everything on me! You know better than anyone whether I touched you during that period! I, Shen Cheng, don’t have the nerve to acknowledge another man’s bastard as my own!" With a final, resounding SLAM, Shen Cheng brought his hand down hard on the table, his eyes flashing with a sinister light.