When Yue Lingsi finished, Deng Wenwen sneered instead. "Don't forget. You made this choice yourself back then. You told me that as long as you can be by Mushan's side, you'd do anything and were willing to suffer anything. How are you learning to bargain now? Did you forget all your promises back then?"

To Deng Wenwen, Yue Lingsi was actually in the same situation as her.

Back then, Deng Wenwen did not love Xi Jiyang, but for Yueying, she was willing to sacrifice her marriage and even her right to be a mother. On the contrary, Yue Lingsi had sacrificed her dignity and even integrity for so-called love.

For the sake of her good relationship with her mother, Deng Wenwen admitted that she did pity Yue Lingsi a little. In Yue Lingsi, she even found the kind of unspoken ways they related to each other, which was why she regarded her so highly.

Unexpectedly, Yue Lingsi had done such a thing which turned out to be the fatal blow to Yueying that was already swaying fiercely amidst the storm!

When she heard Deng Wenwen, the tears that gathered in Yue Lingsi's eyes fell. She blinked her wet eyes and looked at Deng Wenwen. "Back then, I thought that as long as I persevered and worked hard to give, one day he would be moved, but you can see how has he treated me all these years. In front of others, we are husband and wife with mutual respect. Behind closed doors, he is cold as ice. I didn't mind bearing the bad name of a homewrecker and went abroad for him. I even left my father and the Yue family behind for him. I was willing to endure everything for over 20 years, and what did I get? All the while, he only missed Shen Wenna with all his heart! I just can't compare to that witch, Shen Wenna!"

The more Yue Lingsi spoke, the more she felt wronged. She covered her face as she spoke with a raspy voice and choked on her sobs.

Nevertheless, her words did not gain any pity from Deng Wenwen. Instead, she felt repelled by them. "Back then, you were willing, and now you use this exact reason to do something so shameful. You've really let me down! How humiliating! And now you're trying to argue for injustice here! Quickly think of a way to settle this matter! Your Yue family isn't even picking up the phone now. I've called quite a few times and couldn't get through! Weibo said that these things were leads from the Yue family. Could they know about the shameful things you've done all these years? Am I the only one who's been kept in the dark?"

Her questioning tone was exceptionally stern. The fire of fury in her chest was growing vigorously and she could feel a heaviness in her chest and shortness in breath. In the madness, she almost could not catch her breath.

"No, it's not like that, Mother! I... I didn't want to keep it a secret. We've only done it a few times. After I divorced Mushan, I didn't go looking for him anymore. Mother, you have to believe me. It's true. Don't say it like that. I never thought of hiding it." Yue Lingsi wanted to explain herself, yet Deng Wenwen did not give her a chance.

"How can you say such things at this point!? Only a few times!? You didn't clean your tracks properly after cheating and you still try to look all wronged now. Yueying's on the verge of being toppled by Xi Xiaye's reckless revenge. With your scandal out now, you're just asking for my life! Are you willing to just degrade yourself like that? If Yueying falls, think about how you're going to make it up to me!" Deng Wenwen spoke very harshly. When she remembered the things her assistant said, she became so angry that she gnashed her teeth.

"Enough! Stop scolding me!" Yue Lingsi finally could not bear it anymore. She gripped the tablet in her hand tightly and wiped her tears away as she stopped her crying. She looked at Deng Wenwen with slightly red eyes. "Yueying was about to fall anyway. I've been running around these past few days to save just anything, and now you're here lashing out at me. Are you not responsible for it at all? If it wasn't for you wanting to get the shares back from Shen Wenna, all of this wouldn't have happened!"

"You agreed and persuaded me to get the shares back at that time too, so why are you blaming me instead now?" Deng Wenwen looked at Yue Lingsi with a rigid gaze. Because of Yue Lingsi's words, she was even angrier now.

"Yueying was already on the verge of toppling before I joined. All these years, if it weren't for me running around and getting connections everywhere, it would have long fallen! Degrade myself? Back then when you begged me, why didn't you say I was degrading myself? You even suggested I drugged Mushan. The fact that I'm where I am today is all thanks to you! You want to make my daughter and I your puppet! All these years, you've been trying to suppress me and put your guard up against me. If it weren't for the company at such a desperate juncture, I'm afraid you wouldn't have been willing to handover Yueying, would you? Even if you did hand it over, I don't see you truly letting go of your authority. Don't we still have to report the company's situation to you every day?" Yue Lingsi breathed in deeply as the way she glared at Deng Wenwen instantly turned bitter.

"Compared to you who seeks nothing for profit, I think I'm much nobler! Back then, weren't you unhappy with Shen Wenna because she married into the Xi family with nothing? Instead, you were so friendly to me. You really think I'm a fool, huh? Do you think that I really thought that you sincerely wanted to matchmake Mushan and me? All these years, apart from being a little more courteous when you ever needed something from the Yue family, you have always been stepping all over me arrogantly. I am the Yue family heiress, but you pushed me around!"

When she recalled all the things she had suffered through the years, Yue Lingsi was filled with rage. Now that the matter had reached this point, everything was exposed, so she did not have to endure this in silence anymore. All the resentment that she had suppressed for a long time erupted like a volcano.

Deng Wenwen's eyes immediately flew wide and her hands clenched the blanket tightly as she looked in disbelief at Yue Lingsi. "What did you say? What did you say? Say that again!"

"Even if I say it twice, it'll still be the same! It was you who was bad at managing the company. You've caused the once wealthy Yueying to suffer losses by the day. If it weren't for me working so hard to save it all these years, it would've long been done for! Now, you're really going to blame me! How hilarious! Instead of pushing all the responsibility onto me, why don't you just say that you're not that capable?! Yueying's highest authority is in your hands. The reason that it has fallen today is all because of you! You don't have anyone else to blame for it!" blurted Yue Lingsi out harshly after she took a deep breath in and stared at Deng Wenwen.

Deng Wenwen's chest tightened with anger and she immediately inhaled large gulps of air without control.

Not capable? Not capable!

This was the second time she had heard such words today. A while ago, Xi Xiaye had said that about her too! If Deng Wenwen was not capable, could she have managed to bring Yueying to where it was today? Only she herself knew the hardships, blood, and tears involved!

She was willing to give up everything for Yueying, yet this woman was saying that she was useless and blamed her for not running Yueying well.

She even intended to leave Yueying to her and Xi Xinyi. How could she not be fed up when she heard something like that?

Deng Wenwen's face turned pale as her breath was running short. She glared at Yue Lingsi and pointed a finger at her as her tone started to turn uneven. "You... You... Great! You're so shameless being the Mayoress... and even..."

Yue Lingsi cackled, throwing the tablet in front of Deng Wenwen. "What about me now? Yes, I have another man with me. So what? So what if I'm the Mayoress? There are many men that want to be with me even if Xi Mushan doesn't, I can and I have found someone who's younger and better looking than him. Why should I keep myself lonely while he has always only thought about that witch Shen Wenna? Has he ever appreciated it? Shouldn't you be grateful that I helped you to manage Yueying? Yet, you're blaming me now. You've never been concerned for me even when I had to rush everywhere. You scolded me instead! Who do you think you are? You're just an old lady lying on the bed that needs someone to take care of you!"

Her usual elegance was nowhere to be seen as her face was filled with disgust and scorn.

She was still so arrogant even when she had to stay in bed. Did she think she was still the all-powerful CEO Deng?

Deng Wenwen trembled after she heard Yue Lingsi's words. Her eyes stretched even bigger as she panted. "You... You witch... Witch... What are you saying?"

Before she could finish her sentence, her face turned beetroot and she fell back onto the bed.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. The nurse came in and was shocked to see the exact moment Deng Wenwen collapsed back on the bed!

"The patient can't be provoked anymore. What did you say to her!?"

The nurse rushed over and pressed the emergency bell located behind the bed. She had been nearby when she heard the argument, so she had gone over to check.

...

Doctors rushed over quickly and gave Deng Wenwen a checkup, then they sent her into the operation room.

Yue Lingsi did not say a thing. She wanted to just leave when the doctors pushed Deng Wenwen away, but Xi Xinyi was right there when she walked out of the room.

Xi Xinyi stared blankly at Deng Wenwen as she was wheeled away by the doctors. She had her phone in her hand, and when Deng Wenwen was pushed around the corner, she turned towards Yue Lingsi. Her eyes were filled with complication and doubt, and even some disappointment and anger.

"Xinyi..." Yue Lingsi called out to her as she went forward.

However, Xi Xinyi backed away. "Don't come over!"

Xi Xinyi then asked, "The news on Weibo is fake, isn't it?"

"Xinyi, I..."

"Are they? Tell me! I want to know the truth!" Xi Xinyi started to tear up. She stared straight at Yue Lingsi as she clenched her phone tightly and her body froze.

"Xinyi, listen to me. I have my reasons..." Yue Lingsi became anxious, so she grabbed Xi Xinyi who flung her arms away!

"Let go of me! So, those are real? You're cheating with Arthur? You had sex with him and that's why you recommended him?" Xi Xinyi clutched her hand with her phone as she glared at Yue Lingsi coldly.

Arthur had only become the male lead for several films before, and the company was not really fond of him. When they suggested discovering new talent, Yue Lingsi highly recommended him. Xi Xinyi and Yue Lingsi almost fought with each other because of this decision!

"Listen to me, Xinyi. It was only a few times, really... Your father... You won't understand. You have to trust me, Xinyi!" Yue Lingsi felt bitter inside as she remembered all those miserable moments. She felt a lot of pain apart from the sense of being defeated.

"A few times? Mother, haven't you thought about the consequences if this is exposed? Look at Weibo now. It's such a gigantic scandal! Grandfather doesn't even dare to pick up calls at the moment. Don't you feel shameless? Why do I have a mother like you?"

Xi Xinyi felt helpless as she leaned onto the wall and barely remained standing. "Xi Xiaye forced us out of West Park, so I can only put our things at Han Yifeng's villa now before working on Yueying's issue again. I didn't expect this scandal to just totally destroy Yueying. Even Manager Zhang and Manager Liang have left. Yueying's only left with us now. It's an empty shell with countless issues. Are you happy now?"

Yue Lingsi was shocked to hear Xi Xinyi. "What did you say? Xi Xiaye forced us out of West Park?"

Xi Xinyi put on a bitter smile. "We can't go back to West Park anymore. A big bunch of reporters has surrounded West Park and the entertainment circle on Weibo are all talking about it, about you... Mother, Yueying is destroyed, and you... You'd better think of a way to deal with the reporters. I just called Uncle. Grandfather was furious and even said that the Yue family doesn't have a shameless daughter like you!"

Thud!

Yue Lingsi's legs gave way as she slumped onto the long bench on the side.

"Impossible... This is impossible..."

Xi Xinyi took a deep breath. "Grandmother met Xi Xiaye this afternoon, and she called Mu Yuchen over. They looked for Lawyer Wang and forced us out of West Park! Not only did they destroy Yueying, but they even gave us a hard time. The wicked witch!"

Xi Xinyi's eyes were icy cold when she reported about this. She held her phone tightly as she spoke in an icy-cold tone, "I will not let things end like this, Xi Xiaye!"

"Xinyi, what are you going to do?" Yue Lingsi looked at Xi Xinyi with swollen eyes. However, Xi Xinyi glanced at her in revulsion without saying a thing as she turned around and left.

News spread through the media like wildfire. In just one night, the news about Yue Lingsi was broadcasted throughout the city.

Some of the old stakeholders who were on Xi Xinyi's side could not take it anymore. In just a few days, Yueying was on the brink of bankruptcy.

None of the people from the Yue family showed up ever since Yue Lingsi's scandal was exposed. The paparazzi camped around the Yue family while Yue Lingsi hid inside Xi Xinyi and Han Yifeng's villa. Xi Xinyi still did not want to give up on Yueying and was trying to do whatever she could to salvage it.

Compared to the storm outside, things were peaceful in the Maple Residence.

After two busy weeks, they were finally done with all the work at the office and could enjoy a day of decent rest.

With their wedding getting near, the two of them started preparations as well.

Early in the morning, inside the study room of Maple Residence of the second floor, Mu Yuchen woke up early while Xi Xiaye was still asleep.

"Master, things are almost done. Chenye Movies and Televisions is on track now and Vice President Liu came back last night. Also, I visited the hospital once since Deng Wenwen had a stroke. It happened the night we leaked the news. Yue Lingsi had a fierce argument with her and she fell unconscious after that. After an operation, she can't control her limbs well now, and couldn't even speak properly. Yue Lingsi is hiding from the media and no one has seen her yet while Xi Xinyi is still going around trying to save Yueying. I bet she's trying to get the Han Corporation involved," Li Si reported to Mu Yuchen who was standing beside the window.

The morning breeze lifted the curtain beside Mu Yuchen and the whole room was quiet as Li Si's voice left an echo, but Mu Yuchen had not said anything.

After some hesitation, Li Si continued, "Master, we've cleaned up West Park. We followed your instructions and moved everything belonging to Deng Wenwen and the others out. We didn't touch anything else. We've also changed a new lock and gave Mayor Xi one of the key cards. The rest are here with the document from Lawyer Wang." He then handed a folder over.

Mu Yuchen then turned his head and glanced at the folder before pointing at the table behind him.

Li Si nodded and put the folder onto the table.

"Is there anything happening with Yueying now?" Mu Yuchen sat down on the sofa casually and started making tea. Then, he signaled Li Si to sit as well.

"Not yet. We're keeping an eye on the Yue family and Xi Xinyi. I'll report to you if they do anything." Li Si sat down as Mu Yuchen handed him a cup of tea. "These are the Pu Er your Missus brought back from City B last time. Have a taste. Take some back if you like it. I remember that your parents are very fond of tea."

"Thank you, Master!" Li Si gave Mu Yuchen a grateful glance as the latter closed his eyes. "Be careful about this. It'll be tougher on you since Ah Mo isn't around, but you can ask for help from Ah Bao and the others. Your Missus and I will be heading over on the 27th this month. I'll leave things here to you and you can come to our wedding after that."

"Yes, don't worry, Master!" Li Si replied, "By the way Master, Deng Wenwen... Mayor Xi visited her yesterday. Yue Lingsi... Mayor Xi hired a long-term caretaker for her. She might be transferred to a rehabilitative center after her condition has stabilized. Xi Xinyi and Yue Lingsi were really cruel. In this situation..."

He then sighed as he remembered when he saw Deng Wenwen—

How pitiful and sad!

It was karma. She was now conscious but could not move or take care of herself. It must be really tough for her.

"Also, Xi Xinyi went to look for Han Yifeng several times, but he didn't meet her. He's probably avoiding her. Yueying can't hold on any longer and the banks are urging for payments already. If they can't pay up, they can only declare bankruptcy and it's not a small amount!"

Mu Yuchen sipped some tea as he put on an indifferent smile. "Han Yifeng... I didn't know he was such a person..."

Naturally, Li Si understood what he meant. No matter what, they were still married and Han Yifeng's child was still inside Xi Xinyi, yet he just ignored all of these. A man like this...

"Master, next up...?" Li Si asked for further instructions.

"Just keep a close eye on them. The South River project is going to be launched soon and Vice President Zhang Lan is focusing on it. You should help out a little."

"Yes, Master! I'll head back now. I think Missus is awake. Just now..."

Before Li Si could finish his sentence, the half-closed door was pushed open and Xi Xiaye poked her head inside as she glanced around and saw the two of them on the sofa.

"Assistant Li? I heard someone talking from outside. You're early!" Xi Xiaye brushed her messy hair as she spoke.

Li Si stood up and smiled. "Morning, Missus! I'm just here to deliver some documents to Master. I'm heading back now."

"You're going back now? You can have breakfast with us first. Chairman Mu just finished cooking breakfast." Xi Xiaye was pretty easygoing and would try to make them stay for meals whenever they came over. Needless to say, Li Si and the others were grateful for her gesture.

Li Si declined politely with a smile and he left the two of them alone.

...

Xi Xiaye lifted the curtains as she watched Li Si leave slowly. She voiced out her doubts to the man drinking his tea casually on the sofa, "Why is Assistant Li here so early in the morning? It's the weekend, isn't it?"

"He's here to deliver something. The folder on the table contains the documents from Lawyer Wang as well as the new keycards to West Park. Keep them," Mu Yuchen replied.

Xi Xiaye paused for a moment. She went toward the table after a while and opened the folder. As she looked through the contents, he started talking again, "West Park has been cleared now. Li Si left Father a keycard. You can think about what you want to do with it later on."