Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 399 - 361: It Was a Set-Up!

Su Xiaomeng says she’s idle at home, but she’ll be living in London for a long period after, so she’s already preparing for going abroad.

Dad and Mom’s house is almost finished with its renovations.

Su’s father’s steel plate in his leg will be removed in June.

As for Su’s mother’s work, a well-known educational institution in Beijing has sent her an offer letter.

Grandpa must have pulled some strings for this.

Su’s mother doesn’t mind, working in a school and working at an educational institution are not much different for her.

Working at an educational institution does offer a lot of flexibility in terms of working hours.

The days go by in mundane details, seemingly with different issues to face every day, but for Su Xiaomeng, things are generally peaceful and sweet.

But such peaceful days seem never to last too long.

One wave subsides, another rises, as if this is the truest reality.

At the beginning of May, there was a short holiday.

Yin Shixiu was busy the whole month and didn’t manage to get a break even during the May Day holidays.

Xiao Meng stayed at home for a long time, so she wanted to take the holiday as an opportunity to visit Su’s father and Su’s mother.

She dressed Shuangshuang and Huanghuang, placed the nutritional products Yin Shixiu prepared earlier by the door, and called the driver to wait downstairs in the community.

Just as she put on her shoes and was about to open the door, the doorbell rang.

Both Shuangshuang and Huanghuang each carried a small cartoon backpack.

"Mom, there’s a silver..."

Shuangshuang looked up when she heard the sound, asked indistinctly while biting her finger, and walked over to tiptoe to reach the doorknob.

Unfortunately, she was quite a bit short to reach the doorknob.

Su Xiaomeng found it amusing and said, "Wait a moment before opening the door, let mom see who it is."

Su Xiaomeng opened the electronic screen by the door, and when she saw Zhu Lan anxiously standing outside... she was stunned for quite a while.

Zhu Lan looked up at the camera hole, and the electronic screen clearly showed a face covered in tears like raindrops on a pear blossom.

Xiao Meng hurried to open the door, "...Zhu Lan, why are you here?"

When Zhu Lan saw Su Xiaomeng, her tears couldn’t stop flowing down.

Her mouth corner was bruised, and her right eye was somewhat swollen; it didn’t look like it was swollen from crying but more like it was swollen from a bump.

After Zhu Lan came in, Su Xiaomeng closed the door, brought her to sit on the sofa, and was about to pour her some water...

Her arm was suddenly grabbed, which really startled Su Xiaomeng, "Xiao Meng, please help me... please help me, I know you’re a good person, I know only you are a good person... woo woo woo..."

Su Xiaomeng looked at her in her current tearful state and, to be honest, felt a bit confused.

Zhu Lan was pitiful, and she sympathized with her, but she always... disliked her.

Shuangshuang saw Zhu Lan crying badly, grabbed two napkins, and handed them to her.

Zhu Lan glanced at Shuangshuang, probably feeling too ashamed of herself in front of children, barely managed to pull out a smile, "Thank you..."

Shuangshuang grinned her teeth, then ran back to her brother’s side.

Su Xiaomeng looked at Zhu Lan, "What’s exactly happened to you? Did... someone cause you trouble?"

"Little Aunt, they framed me, they framed me! Woo woo..."

"...Who? What did they frame you for?"

Su Xiaomeng felt her heart sink and asked urgently.

"Guo Tong and Yin Bowen, that man was hired by them to seduce me! It was all planned between the two of them... woo woo woo... that man told me everything, told me everything!! It was Guo Tong’s idea, it was Guo Tong who found the person, they were together long ago! It was Yin Bowen who cheated first! He betrayed me first!!"

Zhu Lan’s words hit Su Xiaomeng like a lightning bolt.

She knew better than anyone else that the straw that would break Yin Bowen and Zhu Lan’s marriage was Guo Tong.

But even for actions that ruin others’ marriages, the degree of malice varies.

Seducing Yin Bowen, and him succumbing to temptation is one thing, but plotting against others is committing a crime!

"How did you get those injuries on your face...?"

Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath and asked.

Zhu Lan wiped her tears, looked at Xiao Meng with red eyes, calmed down her emotions, and tried to express clearly, "That man... I know the main issue lies with me, failing to resist temptation, having a big heart and unsettled mind... Last week I went to a company for an interview and happened to encounter that man."

"I felt like I had paid too high a price for this man, but he turned his back immediately. When I confronted him, he slipped up, saying he didn’t like an old woman like me at all..."

"Someone paid him to seduce me. That man probably felt that time had passed, so it wouldn’t matter to say it, and he spilled it all... He said it wouldn’t help even if I knew."

"I was so furious, how could I not be furious? I went to find Yin Bowen, it was Guo Tong who opened the door, and before I could say much, she claimed I pushed her, trying to harm her child, and her bodyguard started hitting me..."

"Bodyguards shouldn’t randomly hit people, right? Especially since you’re a woman..."

Su Xiaomeng found it strange.

"I don’t know what’s up with those bodyguards, with just one word from Guo Tong, they started hitting me and warned me not to come near there again..."

"Then... did you tell your family about this?"

"I did... but my parents don’t believe me, they don’t dare to offend Yin Shiqing’s family, nor do they want to do anything more for me as their daughter anymore..."

"Xiao Meng, if it were just about me, I could let it go. She set me up, tricking me into being seduced by another man, luring me into bed. I admit to all these sins! It was my own promiscuity, my own failure as a wife!"

"Don’t say it like that..."

"But Xiao Meng, Little Aunt! Bo Wen is seeking custody of Jun Jie’s, but since I separated from him, not a single day has Jun Jie lived a decent life!"

"Just a while ago, I ran into a former servant who talked about Jun Jie’s situation at home, and my heart bled... You know that child is allergic to peppers, but Guo Tong insists that the cook use extra peppers!"

"Jun Jie is young and not understanding. She takes every opportunity to scold him at home, even inciting Yin Bowen to hit him!"

Su Xiaomeng was so shocked she couldn’t speak.

"Little Aunt, you have children too... what mother could let her child suffer like this?"

"Her mind is insidious, her heart is cruel. I can’t let her be Jun Jie’s mother..."

Xiao Meng’s fists slowly clenched. Since Guo Tong’s appearance, trouble and disputes have never stopped revolving around her.

"Do you not believe what I’m saying?"

Zhu Lan looked at Su Xiaomeng, her eyes glistening with tears, trembling. She was at her wits’ end and came to Su Xiaomeng as her last resort.

Yin Bowen and Guo Tong had isolated her from everyone, and now even at home, her parents and siblings never looked her in the eye.

This once-cherished young lady now seemed like something filthy, causing everyone to shy away from her.

She knew that no one in the Yin Family would speak up for her...

The Yin elders appeared fair, but they were worlds apart when it came to their own children versus others, especially now that she’s an outsider.

Even if just to protect the Yin Family’s reputation, the elders would not stand up for her.

In her despair, Su Xiaomeng’s face flashed through her mind. That day when she was punished at the Yin Family, Su Xiaomeng was the only one who spoke up for her.

The only one...

Her heart ached with regret for her past foolish arrogance!

God knows...

Seeing Su Xiaomeng pursing her lips, saying nothing, Zhu Lan thought she wasn’t believed and became even more at a loss.

The only lifeline...

She couldn’t afford to let it slip.

"Mama... look at Grandma..."

Shuangshuang and Huanghuang were getting quite anxious waiting on the side, so Shuangshuang approached Su Xiaomeng and whispered a reminder.

A little shy in front of Zhu Lan, she covered her face with her hand, her eyes crinkled.

Su Xiaomeng held Shuangshuang gently, "Shuang’er, why don’t you play with your brother for a bit, and wait just a little while longer for Mama, okay?"

Shuangshuang was a bit petulant, having been eagerly looking forward to going out, only to be delayed repeatedly. Children aren’t that patient, so she wriggled her small body, saying, "No..."

Zhu Lan sniffed, "Were you planning to go out? I’m really sorry..."

Su Xiaomeng, still holding Shuangshuang’s hand, leaned over to give her a kiss, "Sweetheart, just wait a little while longer, just a short while, okay?"

"No..."

Su Xiaomeng felt agitated, lacking the patience to coax her little girl, and thus threatened sternly, "Shuangshuang, if you don’t behave, we won’t go out today!"

Shuangshuang paused for a moment, unsure if she truly understood, and then with a serious face, raised her hand and slapped Su Xiaomeng’s arm, "No!"

That slap on Su Xiaomeng’s arm ignited her temper, and she grabbed Shuangshuang’s little hand, giving it a firm pat twice, "Who told you to hit people?! How could you hit Mama?!"

Shuangshuang’s fiery temper flared instantly and she raised her other hand, slapping Su Xiaomeng’s chin with a "pia"!

"Bad!"

"Shuangshuang!"

"Wu... wuwu..."

Shuangshuang pursed her lips tightly, starting to twist away! With her little bottom sticking out, she tried pulling her hand from Su Xiaomeng’s grasp...

"Shuangshuang! Stand still and don’t move!"

"Wuwu..."

The little girl was fully stubborn now, resisting with soft whines, her eyes red, tears rolling down like beans!

"Woo woo woo..."

"You think you’re right?! Crying?!"

"Woo woo woo..."

Shuangshuang cried harder and harder, finally no longer struggling, but standing before Su Xiaomeng wailing, heartbreakingly aggrieved.

Zhu Lan on the side didn’t know what to do...

Su Xiaomeng felt her scalp tingling, saying to Zhu Lan, "Please sit for a while, I’ll appease her, this little girl is quite spoiled..."

Zhu Lan quickly nodded.

Su Xiaomeng knew they wouldn’t be going out today.

Struggling a bit, she picked up Shuangshuang and took her to the bedroom...

Prince Huang rubbed his nose, he also couldn’t stay idle. Seeing that Mama wasn’t going out and unfamiliar with Zhu Lan, he busied himself with his toys...