Because it happened so suddenly, and there were many members of the media present, one can only imagine how quickly the news of the incident spread!

In just one night, the facade of the loving couple, Xi Mushan and Yue Lingsi, was shattered. Rumors sprang everywhere!

Xi Mushan and Shen Wenna's relationship was unearthed.

At the villa, Ah Mo had just finished breakfast when his phone vibrated. It was a call from a subordinate!

"Bro Mo, quickly take a look at the newspaper. Something's happened to Mayor Xi and Teacher Shen!"

When Ah Mo heard the urgent voice, he instantly frowned and quickly flipped through the newspapers that had just been delivered. Splattered across the headlines were reports about the incident with Xi Mushan, Shen Wenna, and Yue Lingsi.

Condition of injury unknown?

When Ah Mo saw these words, his brows furrowed further and his expression turned unusually heavy. Mu Lingsi saw this when she walked over, so she immediately asked, "What's wrong? Why don't you look so well?"

Ah Mo breathed in sharply and handed the newspaper to Mu Lingsi. "Look. I'm afraid Master and Missus..."

Mu Lingshi took it with a puzzled expression. She flipped through them, and after a while, she turned solemn too.

"Yue Lingsi? This woman is a lunatic!" Mu Lingshi cursed softly as concern colored her eyes. "With this, what about Bro and Sis-in-law?"

"I'll survey the situation first," said Ah Mo before making a call. The other person quickly picked up.

"Ah Pao, find out more about the situation of the fashion show incident involving Mayor Xi and Teacher Shen, and immediately send me the address where Teacher Shen is hospitalized. Hurry! Try your best to suppress the news!"

"Yes, Bro Mo!" The person on the other end of the phone answered, then rushed to hang up.

"What do we do? This happened at such a pivotal time. I wonder how Teacher Shen is right now. Sis-in-law must be very anxious."

"Don't be worried first. We'll see what Ah Bao can find out," Ah Mo consoled, then he turned to look at the newspaper beside him again. After a while, he sighed, "I'm afraid this time it'll be a little more troublesome."

"What's wrong?"

Mu Lingshi was obviously unclear about all these things. She only knew that Xi Mushan and Shen Wenna were Xi Xiaye's parents. She felt that Shen Wenna's identity was extraordinary. Having met her a few times, she quite liked her aura. The last time when she went to look for Zhuang Shurong, she coincidentally saw her at the spa with Zhuang Shurong.

"The grudges and grievances between the three of them aren't simple. Things at the Xi family's end is quite complicated too. You should know Xi Xinyi, don't you? This woman is rather complicated. She's taken advantage of Missus many times. It was only recently that Master managed to suppress all of it. Yue Lingsi is Xi Xinyi's mother. The mother and daughter... Sigh!"

Ah Mo suddenly did not know how to continue, so he could only groan.

Mu Lingshi fell silent too. The two of them did not speak but after a few moments, Ah Mo's phone suddenly chimed with an address sent by Ah Bao.

Ah Mo took a look at it, then got up and turned to Mu Lingshi. "I'm going out for a bit Stay at home and rest."

"How are you going to go out like this?" Mu Lingshi frowned and looked at Ah Mo.

"It's fine. There are some things that I need to handle by myself to feel assured. I won't rush into this. When I've understood the whole situation, I'll let Master know," said Ah Mo.

Mu Yuchen probably had not found out about the news. Otherwise, he would have made a move by now.

Before Mu Lingshi could answer, he made his way out.

...

The Xi family, including Xi Xinyi and the rest, had also seen the news.

The phone had just rung when Xi Xinyi immediately asked anxiously, "How is it? Did you find out anything?" The person who was calling was Han Yifeng's assistant, Secretary Wang. Xi Xinyi had ordered him to help find out about Shen Wenna's condition.

"Mayor Xi put a complete lockdown on the news. For now, I haven't been able to find out about anything, but by the looks of it, it's probably not very optimistic," Secretary Wang reported.

"What about Yifeng? What did he say? Can he...?" Xi Xinyi probed, yet before she could finish, Secretary Wang had already spoken, "Ms. Xinyi, CEO Han didn't say anything. Instead, he'd like to sign the divorce papers as soon as possible. Otherwise..."

"Let him tell me this himself." When she heard the final words, Xi Xinyi's expression immediately turned cold and she just hung up.

She had just hung up when Deng Wenwen immediately asked with concern from the side, "What is it? Xin Er?"

Xi Xinyi then turned around to look at Deng Wenwen. Her gaze shifted, and it fell onto Yue Lingsi who remained silent without a word. When she saw her dazed expression, she hesitated and shook her head. "Father did a complete lockdown on all information. We still don't know what the situation is. Secretary Wang says it doesn't look very optimistic."

It was a pretty high staircase, and she had fallen like that.

"Good if she's dead! B*tch, it serves you right!"

As Xi Xinyi finished, Yue Lingsi immediately laughed coldly. "Does Shen Wenna have the right to laugh at me too? I'm Xi Mushan's actual wife. What was Shen Wenna? She's just a woman that's fallen from that position. How capable did she think she was? I'll never lose to Shen Wenna, ever! Just watch how I stomp her to death!"

When Yue Lingsi spat these out, Deng Wenwen was startled. Then, she frowned and looked at Yue Lingsi warningly. "Speak less of such things, Lingsi. You've really gone overboard this time! Don't you know what the consequences will be once this incident gets out? You caused this trouble. Do you think the situation isn't as terrible as it already is? We don't even know what the Han family thinks of us now!"

Deng Wenwen looked at Yue Lingsi sourly. "I know that you've been wronged all these years, and you've put in so much effort for this household. I take all of this into consideration, but every time when Shen Wenna's mentioned, you turn extremely irrational. How did you step over her all those years ago? Can't you have the tiniest bit of backbone?"

Deng Wenwen had been physically and mentally exhausted by all the incidents recently. Now, she felt a headache as she spoke about all of this. Her heart tightened so much that it was hard to breathe.

"Grandmother, you can't blame Mother about this incident too. The situation then... Aunty Shen and Su Nan didn't leave any dignity for Mother at all! They intentionally provoked her. Besides, Mother didn't do it intentionally. Who would've thought that Father would be there too?" Xi Xinyi pointed out in a rather far-fetched manner before she sighed to herself.

Recently, they seemed to be having bad luck. Unfortunate bouts of events happened one after another while Xi Xiaye was flushed with success on her end. Now that Shen Wenna had turned out like this, they had finally managed to get back at them. However, she wondered if Yue Lingsi would be implicated.

After giving it some thought, Xi Xinyi seemed to recall that what had happened then was Shen Wenna rushing forward and bumping into Yue Lingsi. She then slipped on the wet floor and fell down. It was her own fault. She deserved it!

She tried to be nice and took it upon herself. Even Xi Xinyi could not stand Su Nan's arrogant face!

Xi Xiaye was really close to Su Nan. Xi Xinyi heard a lot of harsh words from her before. She almost could not control herself last night, thus giving her several slaps!

"This matter has gone out of hand. You two, solve this. I can't do this anymore. I just hope this matter won't affect Yueying."

A light flashed past Deng Wenwen's eyes. She did not want to offend both sides. The Mu family was not someone they could mess with, yet the Yue family was a pain to deal with as well. She could only stand back and be an onlooker for now.

Knowing Xi Xiaye's personality, she might be furious after finding out about the conflict between Shen Wenna and Yue Lingsi. By then, would Mu Yuchen not back her up?

She needed to handle this matter with care because she could not afford to offend both sides.

"Don't worry and let us handle this. The media always exaggerates anyway. No matter what, Mother is Father's official wife and Shen Wenna is just his ex-wife. My mother's the righteous one. No worries," Xi Xinyi explained after giving it some thought.

"If they continue this, they are going to find out all about the past. They might even know about your relationship with Shen Wenna. What else can we do then?" Deng Wenwen was starting to get a headache.

Stunned, Yue Lingsi raised her head and looked at Deng Wenwen. "Mother, what do you mean?"

Deng Wenwen looked downward although her intense aura did not diminish at all. She told Yue Lingsi sharply, "Lingsi, I'm just reminding you. Do you understand? We've had enough bad news lately. Several days ago, your brother looked for Mushan. If we don't handle this matter delicately, you can guess what Mushan might do!"

"It won't happen, Mother. Didn't you say you have ways to make him compromise?" Yue Lingsi looked at Deng Wenwen with unease.

Deng Wenwen then replied, "Lingsi, you need to settle things yourself with Mushan, and not just rely on me every time you guys have fights. What if I'm not around anymore one day? What are you going to do? Is this house going to fall apart?"

"Mother, I know, but that witch Shen Wenna is really too much. You don't know what she said. She ran towards me on her own. It'd be best if she just died!"

"Mother!"

Xi Xinyi noticed Deng Wenwen's dark expression and quickly threw Yue Lingsi a glance, appearing miserable.

"Just think about Xi Xiaye. She has the Mu family backing her up. Didn't you guys think about it? Did you just do it on a whim? Do you realize how severe this issue is? Give it some thought on your own!" Deng Wenwen glared at Yue Lingsi angrily.

Yue Lingsi was making her more and more dissatisfied!

"Don't be angry, Grandmother. Mother didn't mean it. They really overdid it. Even I almost lost control at that moment. Su Nan was hitting Mother. Should we have not done anything?" Xi Xinyi tried to explain, yet Deng Wenwen was already hobbling upstairs with her walking stick.

"Mother! What are you saying in front of Grandmother? You know recently... You know what? Whatever! We'll just wait and see what happens, and you'd better visit Grandfather. He just called me and asked what happened, but I don't know how to answer him. A few days ago, Uncle met Father and their meeting ended on a bitter note. It's no wonder that Father has been in a foul mood!"

"Isn't it all Xi Xiaye's fault? Why else would things have ended up like this?" Yue Lingshi clenched her fist and growled, "Shen Wenna deserved it this time! Even God agrees with me. How can Shen Wenna fight me?"

Xi Xinyi took a deep breath. Yue Lingsi could not act calmly right now. Yesterday, she cried like a baby as she hugged her, feeling pity for her.

Actually, she knew all about Yue Lingsi's feelings for Xi Mushan. Yue Lingsi's love for Xi Mushan was almost maniacal!

Feelings that had been suppressed inside for decades... Just how strong would they be? Xi Xinyi had no idea, but one thing she was sure of was that Xi Mushan was everything to Yue Lingsi. When Xi Mushan had Shen Wenna in her arms as he roared at her, just how much of a shock would it be?

No one would know aside from her.

"Mother, the more you behave this way, the more Father will... It's been over twenty years. Don't you understand Father by now?" Xi Xinyi looked at Yue Lingsi and sat down beside her helplessly.

Yue Lingsi's eyes teared up and she started sobbing. "I really love your Father. You don't know how long have I been in love with him! I've been attracted to him since the first time I saw him..."

Yue Lingsi's red eyes seemed lost. The faint light came from the deepest recesses of her eyes, indicating that she was thinking of a faraway past.

"The first time I met your father was under the Camphor tree. I bumped into him and he dropped the textbooks in his hands... By the way, you have to know that I was pretty popular in school back then, and many people would pretend to bump into me in order to talk to me, but your father was different. He didn't even look at me and just left after picking up his textbooks, but I picked his bookmark up. There's a quote he wrote on it.

"Your father was really cool. He was humble and quiet too. Plus, he was the most handsome guy in the school, and his grades were good. He was the dream man of countless girls, and that included me. However, he hardly talked to people. The only girl he interacted with was Shen Wenna. I tried to invite him out several times and he declined all of my invitations. There's a saying: 'as something becomes more unattainable, the desire to attain it grows stronger'. I totally fell for him and lost myself."

Yue Lingsi suppressed the pain in her chest and told Xi Xinyi about her painful past for the first time because she could not stand the pain anymore. Talking about her feelings could somehow reduce some of the heartbreak she was feeling.

From what Xi Xinyi remembered, Yue Lingsi rarely told her about her past with Xi Mushan and Shen Wenna because ever since she was little, she knew that she was an illegitimate child who did not even know who her father was.

Deng Wenwen visited them frequently abroad. When they came back, Deng Wenwen would bring her over to West Park to play, and that was when she got to know Xi Xiaye.

At that time, she often saw Xi Mushan. Xi Xiaye was living in a happy family and she was really envious and hoped that she and Yue Lingsi would somehow take Xi Xiaye and Shen Wenna's place.

"I'm willing to put myself down for him and be friends with Shen Wenna. Shen Wenna was so cold and arrogant. She was usually alone and no one knew about her family. She seems to be pretty poor, so she kind of isolated herself. Some also said that her aura seems to be that of a daughter of a prestigious family, yet she dressed normally. She wasn't someone who'd let people get close easily. I spent around half a year just to barely befriend her."

Yue Lingsi sighed, her tone sounding unfortunate, "Her grades were outstanding and we were comparable. Sometimes, she was even better than me. Usually, her name was right behind your father's, but she didn't socialize much, so I usually scored higher in terms of overall grading. However, your father never noticed me...

"Maybe you couldn't understand the pain. I felt my heart getting sliced up whenever I saw them having fun chatting with each other! That witch Shen Wenna! I was so nice to her and compromised so much with her. I even told her that I liked your father, yet she still went for him. Initially, she did not even think about going out with your father."

Yue Lingsi inhaled before she lowered her head and blinked her eyes. Her throat felt bitter. "My family didn't approve of me going out with your father back then, but I wasn't attracted to any other man except him. In the end..."

She did not continue. These memories were a sad story to her. They had been sealed deep inside her for a very long time.

Who else would stoop for love lower than Yue Lingsi?

Who else would be stupider for love than Yue Lingsi?

Every time she felt a grievance, she told herself that she would be able to make it. If she continued to be by his side and care for him for 5 years, 10 years, 20 years... One day, she would be able to move his heart!

However, the truth proved otherwise. Her idea of changing Xi Mushan was wrong! Because Xi Mushan had toughened his heart, no matter how much time she spent, it would just be futile.

Maybe he had lost his heart from the very beginning after he had given all his feelings to Shen Wenna and never spared any for Yue Lingsi!

Suddenly, a pang of immense sadness and agony flooded her head. Her whole body was in pain as she covered her face and could not help but start crying again.

Xi Xinyi's heart broke when she saw her. She patted her back sympathetically. "Mother, you're so silly!"

"Yes, I'm silly, but I've never regretted it. At least, he's been staying by my side for the past 20 years, right? It's enough for him to stay by my side. What can Shen Wenna do? I don't want her to keep the man she wanted. I don't want to let them be together. I just want to keep your father beside me..." Yue Lingsi sounded determined as her eyes were brimming with confidence.

"Mother, I'll support you no matter what you do!"

...

The warm sun hung high in the clear sky. Several clouds were floating around the vast blue sky.

In the afternoon, at XX airport in City Z.

Mu Yuchen was holding Xi Xiaye's hands as they walked outside through the VIP route. Li Si and a couple of bodyguards in black suits were right behind them.

After handling the matters over there, they had left the remaining work to Vice President Liu Lingyu, finally relieved.

"Master, Ah Mo's calling!" On their way out, Li Si handed Mu Yuchen his phone.

Mu Yuchen grabbed it while he slung another arm over her shoulder. He said into the other end of the phone, "It's me."

"Master! You finally picked up!"

Outside Shen Wenna's room in Hospital T, Ah Mo's strained expression finally softened slightly when he heard Mu Yuchen's voice.

"What's wrong?" Mu Yuchen could sense the anxiety in his voice.

Ah Mo took a deep breath and said, "Master, it's bad. Something's happened to Teacher Shen. I know you and Missus just landed. Please come to Hospital T immediately."

Before Ah Mo could finish his sentence or even before Mu Yuchen could reply, Xi Xiaye snatched the phone away.

"Did you say something happened to my mother? What do you mean?" Xi Xiaye's voice reached him fervently.

"Missus..." Xi Xiaye's sudden voice stunned Ah Mo for a moment. "Yesterday, Teacher Shen accidentally slipped down the staircase. She was rushed to the hospital and she's just woken up, but... she's... lost her sight..."

Bang!

Xi Xiaye felt her soul leave her body when she heard that last few words. She froze as her face turned pale, and she dropped the phone onto the floor.

The world around her started spinning while a strong torrent just gushed all over her. Her whole body was getting weak.

"Xiaye!" Mu Yuchen held her in time. Worried about her, he had heard what Ah Mo just said as well.

"Hospital... Quickly go to the hospital!" Xi Xiaye mumbled before quickly rushing forward.

"Xiaye!" Mu Yuchen tried to catch up to her.

"Quick! Follow them!"

...

Inside Shen Wenna's room.

Shen Wenna's calmness shocked Xi Mushan. Not long after she had woken up, she realized the fact that she had lost her sight. Her face went pale as her body shook violently. She tried to enlarge her empty eyes, yet she was not able to see the slightest sliver of light.