Su Nan's crisp voice rang out. As expected, Han Yifeng was stunned when he heard her voice, and his expression darkened.

"I'm really looking forward to their wedding. With the sunset and beaches, it must be great! Xiaye said a scene like that really feels like home. I really hope they can be together forever."

Shen Wenna was quick to catch that Su Nan uttered those words to trigger Han Yifeng. She looked at Su Nan before glancing over at him, noticing his darkened expression. Just as she was about to say something, there was a familiar voice from the back.

"Mother, here, our seats are here!"

It was a soft, gentle voice which was accompanied by a faint smell of perfume in the air.

"Yifeng!"

...

Su Nan instantly knew who it was when she heard such a fake voice.

She turned around, and as she expected, Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi were seated nearby on Han Yifeng's left.

Xi Xinyi looked over as she noticed Su Nan's gaze. She saw Su Nan and Shen Wenna together, and her expression changed as her eyes turned cold. Subconsciously, she turned towards Yue Lingsi beside her.

Of course, when Yue Lingsi saw the fresh-looking Shen Wenna, her expression turned into a dark storm while her gaze became freezing cold.

Shen Wenna just glanced at her ever so calmly like how one would look at a silly clown. Yue Lingsi was a flicker of existence to her. The fire of rage inside her started burning furiously.

She also heard from someone that Xi Mushan had just gone to University A. He must have gone to meet this old hag! Look at that face of hers! How Yue Lingsi wished she could go up and destroy that face!

"Mother, don't get worked up. Look at where we are right now!"

Xi Xinyi threw in a reminder when she noticed her mother about to explode. Obviously, she was displeased about it.

Yue Lingsi had been very easily triggered recently. After she threw the ashtray at Xi Mushan some time ago, Xi Mushan had not said a thing to her ever since. Even his greetings to Xi Xinyi were as frigid as ice.

If Yue Lingsi could be calmer like Shen Wenna, Xi Xinyi believed she would not need to suffer as much right now.

The relationship between the Han family and the Xi family was strained at the moment, yet Xi Mushan did not do anything and just let them be. Even Xi Jiyang said nothing about it. As he said after letting Xi Xiaye sign the paper, he would not intervene between them anymore.

If Xi Mushan was willing to do something, the Han family would not have acted this way. Huang Ziyao and Han Yu did not even give their daughter-in-law a call and barely seemed concerned at all. Upset about it, there were several instances when Yue Lingsi almost wanted to go over to the Han Residence, but Xi Xinyi stopped her every time.

Yue Lingsi took several deep breaths after Xi Xinyi's reminder and suppressed her own emotions. Shen Wenna did not seem to be bothered. It was as if she did not see her.

"Sit down, Mother!" Xi Xinyi dragged Yue Lingsi to her seat right behind Han Yifeng.

"Aunt Shen, be careful if they come to you for trouble. Yue Lingsi's eyes don't seem right. She looks mad!" Su Nan said quietly.

Shen Wenna smiled. "Don't worry. She can't do anything."

"Yue Lingsi really gave Xiaye a lot of trouble. She tried to put a kind stepmother act on, and now, that she's dropped her mask... Ugh, what a wicked person!"

Su Nan glanced at Yue Lingsi with a mocking gaze. Yue Lingsi was almost reaching her boiling point!

However, she could not lash out. The music in the venue suddenly changed as the lights faded. A faint, gentle light centered onto the stage and the sound of a soothing violin started playing.

The opening act had begun.

The crowd went quiet as stylish models gradually went up on stage. The hall gave a big round of applause!

"Mother, don't be rash."

"Look at how arrogant she is. She's taking me lightly! Who does she think she is?" Yue Lingsi lowered her voice as she hissed angrily.

Yue Lingsi was obviously jealous of her rival, but Shen Wenna totally ignored her and she was on her own.

Xi Xinyi sighed, "Mother, why are you always like this when you're up against Aunt Shen? She did this on purpose to provoke you. Don't fall into her trap."

Yue Lingsi was stunned for a moment and thought it made a lot of sense, so she quickly nodded. "Right! You're right! She must be trying to do that. I can't fall into her trap!"

As they were discussing quietly, Shen Wenna was not looking at them at all. Instead, she was commenting on the outfits on stage with Su Nan.

"Aunt Shen, I think you have the potential to become a fashion designer. You can definitely make it, working for celebrities... Ah, Aunt Shen, my manager is calling me. I'll head over for a while."

"Alright, I'll go to the washroom."

...

When she came out from the washroom, she saw Yue Lingsi waiting by the staircase outside. Shen Wenna was not surprised at all. In fact, she anticipated that Yue Lingsi would try to pull something like this off tonight.

"Shen Wenna, what a shameless woman you are! Why did Xi Mushan go looking for you this evening? Did you ask him to go over again? Your daughter kept saying that she wants to break off her relationship with the Xi family. Then, why does she still hold onto the surname Xi now? She even brought her man home to show off. So, she's very tough now, huh!? She hid her marriage from her family. She's really as arrogant as you are. Pfft, as expected of your daughter!"

Yue Lingsi lashed her anger out with her tongue. She was reminded about all her unfortunate encounters recently, from Xi Xinyi's misfortune to Xi Mushan's coldness to her sorrow.

She felt that the cause of all these was Shen Wenna and Xi Xiaye. It would be a miracle if she was able to control her anger when Shen Wenna was standing right in front of her!

Shen Wenna looked at Yue Lingsi like a hen ready for battle as she chuckled.

"What are you laughing about, witch!? Xi Xiaye is always outraged over the injustice for you! Was it you who told her to be so cruel to Xinyi? She even shamelessly climbed onto the Mu family. You must be intentionally..."

"Yue Lingsi!"

Before Yue Lingsi could finish, Shen Wenna had already cut her short. She smiled coldly. "I'm afraid no one's more shameless than you and your daughter. Xi Mushan is my, Shen Wenna's husband. You got close to him in the name of friendship and stole him from me! Your daughter even shamelessly stole her older sister's fiancè. Aren't you two even worse?"

"I really don't understand how you two can be shameless to this extent. You've made mistakes yourselves, so why do you keep blaming it on others? Your daughter keeps trying to hurt Xiaye and almost killed her. Is she not evil? I've always been on the university campus. Have I gone knocking on your door to cause trouble? Instead, it was you two that keep coming to my door for trouble. My daughter is from the Xi family. Whether she wants to bear the surname Shen or Xi is up to her. Don't you think the way you just spoke sounded really dumb to others?"

As even-tempered as Shen Wenna was, she was pissed off by Yue Lingsi twisting the facts.

"Well, she can't be so malicious and ruin Xinyi's future either, and use such despicable ways of distancing Yifeng and Xinyi. You've been divorced from Mushan for many years too. Why do you keep looking for him? She is my husband, my man, don't you know that?!"

Lunatic!

This word flashed in Shen Wenna's mind as she watched Yue Lingsi with her red, tearful eyes and was about to explode from anger.

"I don't see anything wrong with Xiaye wanting to clear her name from being framed by your daughter. Don't tell me that you think she should have her name blackened for the rest of her life because your daughter framed her. Yue Lingsi, if you continue to be such a menace, don't blame me when I'm not so courteous! Besides, Xi Mushan is your husband. That's right. You are also the mayoress, true, but has he touched you? Apart from that night, has he ever touched you, Yue Lingsi?" Shen Wenna's cold voice was mixed with a sharp, imposing tone.

"Would he be touching you if he wasn't touching me?! Slut! You're clearly divorced! Why are you still going after him, Shen Wenna? Are you that thirsty? Slut!"

Yue Lingsi angrily shoved Shen Wenna and forced her in the corner between two walls. Caught off guard, Shen Wenna stumbled, but she managed to steady herself with the wall.

"You're really crazy!" Shen Wenna frowned and glared coldly at Yue Lingsi.

"I'm crazy! I'm crazy because of Xi Mushan! Shen Wenna! How am I lesser than you? I don't love Mushan any lesser than you do, so why are you still entangled with him until now? Don't you feel shameless to be seducing someone else's husband?"

"You should be saying this to yourself! Watch your own reputation, Yue Lingsi! If you want to cause a scene, please do it at home. Don't come to me! You can't blame anyone else for not watching your own man! This is what you said to me back then!"

Shen Wenna's elegant face was infected with rage and her tone was as cold as ice. "If we want to compare shamelessness and menace, no one can beat you and your daughter. Up to this point, you two have just been living..."

Pa!

Before Shen Wenna could finish, Yue Lingsi had already slapped her. Subconsciously, Shen Wenna turned her head and that slap landed on her fair neck. Those sharp nails of hers had very quickly gored a few bloody lines on Shen Wenna's neck.

"Slut! Say more! Say more! Watch me tear your mouth off!"

When she cursed, she had already lost all her rationality. She rushed up and held Shen Wenna by the collar, and slapped her again. Shen Wenna lifted a hand to block the blow. With a swoosh, Shen Wenna's clothes were already ripped apart by Yue Lingsi. Furious, Shen Wenna's eyes instantly hardened. She was about to pull Yue Lingsi's hair when a figure was one step ahead of her!

"Hey! Old slut, how dare you be a bully! I'm going to beat you up!"

Su Nan appeared out of nowhere, rushing up like a tornado and pulling Yue Lingsi's hair. She yanked back and then slapped Yue Lingsi quite a few times.

"Bully now, are you?! Bullying, huh?! I've long hated you pretentious, old woman! Why does the Yue family keep producing scum like you?!"

Su Nan's slaps were hard and vicious. A few strikes in, Yue Lingsi's face had begun to swell, and it was completely red!

"How dare you hit me? Who are you to hit me? How dare you?!"

Yue Lingsi had fallen into a complete breakdown and lunacy. She rushed up recklessly and started to scuffle. Shen Wenna rushed up to pull them apart, getting the back of her hands scratched in the process!

"Su Nan! How dare you fight my mother?! Mother!" From behind came Xi Xinyi's rushed footsteps as she rushed up too.

"I'll beat you to death! Slut! Why won't you and daughter die? I wouldn't let you steal Mushan even if I died. He's mine, he's mine!"

"Stop hitting now, Su Nan. Be careful!"

Shen Wenna pulled Su Nan away, yet Su Nan glared at Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi with bloodshot eyes as she said sternly, "What's wrong? Want to fight, do you? Come on then! I hate those who bully others! Who do you think you are? One of you stole someone's husband, and your own daughter stole her sister's man. Who gave you such courage to live in this world? The daughter of a mayor and province governor, my ass! Even I understand this logic as a commoner, so why don't you heiresses understand? Do you know how to write the words 'lowly' and 'shameless'?"

"Do you want to let everyone see the Mayoress shouting abuse in the street like a fishmonger's wife? Unhappy, are you? If you're unhappy, then come for me! I'll watch you die from the indignance. That way, I would even give you guys a thumbs-up!"

"Su Nan, shut up!" Xi Xinyi could not bear to continue listening to her, so she shouted for her to stop.

"Are you upset because the words are hurtful? Only blind men would fancy women like you with the heart of a devil and shameless..."

"I'll let you run your mouth! Go on!"

"Su Nan, be careful!"

As Yue Lingsi rushed up, Shen Wenna reflexively went up to block her. There were stairs behind and the floor was slippery too.

However, before Shen Wenna could finish, she felt her shoulder hit a wall of softness. Then, she slipped, and Su Nan's screams pierced the air.

"Aunty Shen, careful!"

A cold breeze attacked, and before she could react, she slipped on her heel. Although she wanted to grab hold onto something, nothing was within reach and she fell down the staircase.

Her slender figure instantly vanished as there was a sound of rushed tumbling...

Su Nan was stupefied!

Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi were staring in horror at the staircase.

"Aunty Shen!" A while passed before Su Nan reacted. Trembling, she walked to the stairs.

Shen Wenna already fell unconscious weakly on the floor below. Her head had swelled up, and there was a pool of dark red blood the floor beneath her head. The jade hairpin that held her bun up high had also smashed into two as she lay fallen on the floor.

Su Nan trembled as she stood at the staircase. Her eyes were lifeless as she looked at Shen Wenna in shock. After a while, she cried out in panic, "Aunty Shen! Aunty Shen!"

She rushed downstairs, yet a black figure was a step ahead of her. That person pulled her aside. Before she could react, he had already rushed downward.

"Na Na! Na Na!"

His low and panicked shouts were heard, snapping Su Nan back from her dazed state, and she realized that it was Xi Mushan who had rushed down to hold Shen Wenna. He looked terrified and helpless.

"Are you okay? Huh? Are you okay? Na Na..."

The instant he held Shen Wenna, he realized that she was much thinner and frailer than before. Her beautiful face was pale as Xi Mushan held her head. His hand was filled with warmth while the coppery smell of blood filled the air.

"Na Na, wake up... Wake up..."

As he shook her, Shen Wenna, who was already dizzy, opened her eyes with a lot of effort to look at him. After a long while, she said softly, "Don't... Don't tell Xiaye and my father first..."

Xi Mushan immediately felt a suffocating ache in his chest as he hugged her tightly in his arms. "We're going to the hospital. I'm sending you there right away. Na Na, don't be afraid..."

Sadness was concealed in his chest. He held back the surge of feelings that threatened to drown him although his eyes could not help but become teary. He quickly carried Shen Wenna and rushed up the stairs. At this moment, many people had come to surround the stage. Some reporters even came up and their cameras were snapping away at this scene!

"Mushan! Where are you going?!"

"Father!"

When Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi saw this, they quickly went up to him and blocked him because at this moment, if he left just like that, he might never belong to them ever again!

"Mushan, stop right there!"

Yue Lingsi wanted to reach out and hold Xi Mushan by the sleeve. Her red eyes glittered with tears. "Mushan, don't leave... Don't... I just didn't want her to block my way. It was the floor that was too slippery..."

"Move away! All of you, move away!"

Xi Mushan dodged them, and with bloodshot eyes, he glared at Yue Lingsi angrily. "If anything happens to her, you will pay the price. Just watch out!"

After he left with this remark, he rushed outside with Shen Wenna in his arms.

Yue Lingsi was shocked to hear this!

"Father! Father!" Xi Xinyi was anxious and wanted to chase after him, yet she was worried about leaving Yue Lingsi, who looked dazed, behind.

"Aunty Shen!"

When Su Nan finally regained her senses, she could not care less and quickly picked Shen Wenna's things up before she chased after them in a panic.

...

When Han Yifeng rushed over, he only saw the ghastly sight of blood on the bottom floor. Yue Lingsi was currently weeping in Xi Xinyi's arms while Xi Xinyi slowly moved outward with the protection of bodyguards. The camera flashes kept coming, and it was only a moment before everyone around knew that Yue Lingsi had pushed Shen Wenna down the stairs and made the Mayor very angry.

It looked like tomorrow's news was going to be hot!

Han Yifeng looked in the direction where Xi Mushan had left, worry surfacing in his eyes. He looked around, and when he saw Yue Lingsi and Xi Xinyi, he suddenly felt gloomy and a mix of emotions rose up within him.

When she saw Han Yifeng's cold and sharp gaze, Xi Xinyi wanted to explain, yet his hostile voice chilled her heart that it hurt. "Yifeng, Mother didn't do it on purpose... She just wanted Su Nan to..."

"Unintentional again? If Su Nan was the one, then I'm afraid the outcome would've been worse!" Han Yifeng said and left, yet Xi Xinyi and Yue Lingsi were surrounded by the media. Xi Xinyi could not go after him even if she wanted to.

...

On the other end, when Xi Mushan rushed out with Shen Wenna in his arms, Ah Hui had already driven over. He got into the car quickly and dashed to Hospital T.

They sped all the way and reached Hospital T within half an hour. Xi Mushan anxiously carried the unconscious Shen Wenna and rushed into the hospital.

"Doctor! Doctor! Save her!"

The doctor and nurse quickly settled Shen Wenna onto a sickbed and rushed for the operation theatre. Xi Mushan followed them too, both his hands gripping Shen Wenna's slender and pale hands tightly. Seeing her shut her eyes tightly and looking weak and pale, he suddenly felt his eyes hot and blurred. He could not help but let a cold tear fall, and it plopped exactly on her arm!

In her daze, Shen Wenna seemed to only feel that there was a scorching and scalding sensation on her arm. With whatever energy that was left in her, she opened her heavy eyelids and in her blurry vision, she saw Xi Mushan's moist and red eyes.

Then, she saw Xi Xiaye's bright little face and Shen Yue's aged expression. Those lights flickered and then blurred. She wanted to reach out to catch them, so she lifted a hand with much difficulty. It trembled, yet she could not catch anything...

She felt her head spin, then she finally could not hold on any longer. Those bright shadows faded and she slowly lost consciousness.

She suddenly wanted to see Xiaye...

When Xi Mushan saw this, he felt his heart wrench. He said with a raspy voice, "Na Na, this time, I'm not letting go. If anything happens to you, I... I..."

"Sir, you can't go in! Please wait outside. Trust the doctors!"

At the door, Xi Mushan was stopped outside.

The operation room door was shut tightly. Xi Mushan looked up at the lit up light in a daze. Then, his whole body fell limp!

"Mayor!"

When Ah Hui, who had rushed over, saw that, he quickly went up to hold him. "Mayor, don't worry. It will be fine!"

Ah Hui helped Xi Mushan to a bench on the right. He saw that Xi Mushan was covered in blood, especially his white blouse that was almost completely crimson.

Xi Mushan lowered his head in a daze and stared at his hands that were covered in blood. Suddenly, he muttered to himself, "She will be fine, won't she?"