AMRWFA -Chapter 174 The Daughter Who Was “Led Astray”

Without him, Ma Gaoyi, there would still be them—Hu Jinzhi, Hu Pannian, and Hu Jiasi.

They only remembered that their surname was “Ma,” and completely forgot that their mother’s surname was “Hu.”

They took their father’s surname, but that didn’t mean they were only the Ma family’s children and not the Hu family’s.

Hu Xiaoyan wanted to know whether these daughters of hers could still be saved.

【Ahhhhh… what’s wrong with Hu Xiaoyan’s daughters?!】

【Have they gone crazy?!】

【They already knew their father was having an affair with a nanny, but because they were afraid Hu Xiaoyan wouldn’t be able to have a son, they just turned a blind eye—and even helped cover it up—just waiting to see who would give birth to a son?!】

【No, that’s your mother! Your biological mother!】

【What is wrong with you people?!】

Completely unaware of this, Hu Xiaoyan: “……”

Heh.

So that’s it. No wonder when she brought it up before, their reactions were so strange. Turns out they already knew.

【Oh my god! Other families help outsiders switch children, but they actually helped replace their own sister with someone else?!】

Seeing this, Ruan Yaoyao sucked in a sharp breath.

【So… their younger sister’s death back then… they were also partly responsible?】

【Even though they didn’t know that old woman would be so cruel as to directly kill her, what they were thinking was: since there was a son, then they didn’t need the daughter anymore, otherwise she would compete for attention and split their mother’s love for the son…】

【What the hell?】

【Why not just make them twins?】

【Even more ridiculous—the old woman later told them the baby sister was weak and died of illness, and none of the three of them even questioned it. They even thought it made sense.】

【That was your biological sister! You held her yourself! When you held her, didn’t you notice she was perfectly healthy?!】

Ruan Yaoyao felt like she could explode.

She thought: 【Good thing Hu Xiaoyan doesn’t know, or she’d be furious to death!】

Hu Xiaoyan: “……”

Chest hurts. Suddenly feels like these daughters are useless.

What kind of daughters were these? They felt more like enemies from a previous life.

【Sigh…】

【Hu Xiaoyan is too miserable!】

【Other families have husbands cheating, and the children firmly stand with the mother. But in Hu Xiaoyan’s case, her daughters not only covered it up, they even stabbed her in the back.】

【She was kept in the dark her entire life, and didn’t even know before she died that the son she loved was actually the mistress’s child.】

……

Is this her life?

Hu Xiaoyan felt utter despair.

She had been deceived her entire life, raising someone else’s child without knowing.

The saying “being fooled your whole life is also a kind of happiness”—at this moment, she only wanted to kill someone.

【Wait, it ends like this?】

【Is the story over already?】

【What about the rest?】

【Where’s the rest?!】

Ruan Yaoyao was unwilling to accept it. She flipped through again and again, but there really was nothing more—only a simple ending note.

She was furious.

【Ahhhhhh… how can a story just end like this?!】

【What about the aftermath?!】

【Did the villains just live happily ever after?!】

【Didn’t they say justice would eventually defeat evil?!】

【Then defeat it!!】

Ruan Yaoyao slammed her cup onto the table with a “bang,” startling everyone.

Well, not exactly startled.

The others in the Xu family were just like: Ahhh… why is this so illogical?!

Why let outsiders inherit it? Keeping it in your own hands would be so much better!

That thing… isn’t it obvious it should stay in your own control?

Yu Xiangqiao: If my brother can do it, then fine… otherwise…

Yun Jinxian: I’m also a woman, and I still run a company.

Clearly, Hu Xiaoyan’s three daughters had all been “taught into stupidity.”

Their minds were filled with only one idea:

“With a son, you have everything.”

So they would rather hide the truth from Hu Xiaoyan for a lifetime, let a child of a mistress inherit the family property, and never once fight for themselves.

Hu Xiaoyan finally gave up completely.

She had thought she might see something different from Ruan Yaoyao—but in the end…

Heh.

Her life was a joke.

She gave birth to four daughters, three survived, and all three of them stood on their father’s side.

Hu Xiaoyan even felt that Ruan Yaoyao laughing at her was justified.

After going out to calm down for a while, Ruan Yaoyao looked at Hu Xiaoyan with hesitation.

“You’re really planning to divorce your husband?”

Although she didn’t know how Hu Xiaoyan discovered everything, she was still glad that the other woman was stepping out of the original storyline.

Who would want to live such a miserable life?

Hu Xiaoyan nodded.

“Yes. The lawyers are already handling it. You probably also heard—my three daughters… after I said I was divorcing their father, they went completely insane, acting like I was the one who cheated.”

“My heart has been completely shattered by them. It feels like I raised them for nothing. Unlike you—your eldest and second son aren’t even your biological children, yet they are so filial to you. I really envy you.”

Hu Xiaoyan glanced at the two sons of the Xu family sitting nearby, their ears perked up.

So envious.

So what if they were illegitimate children?

The key was that they were well raised and listened to Ruan Yaoyao.

If she had known Ruan Yaoyao had this ability, she should have befriended her earlier and learned parenting from her.

But…

It wasn’t too late. She was only in her forties, not yet menopausal—there was still time.

“Huh? You mean me?” Ruan Yaoyao looked toward her two sons sitting on the other side of the living room, unsure whether Hu Xiaoyan was praising or mocking her.

【Let her laugh if she wants.】

【We know our own situation. I don’t care about anything else, but my eldest and second son are definitely filial.】

【I already messed up in my past life—forget it.】

【Let them do whatever they want. I just want to live happily.】

Past life? Hu Xiaoyan nodded and said, “Yes, I’m talking about you. Same illegitimate children, yet other families fight like mad dogs—how come yours are so obedient? Do you have some secret? You must teach me.”

“I don’t know either. I didn’t really manage them much…” Ruan Yaoyao felt a little guilty.

【Did I even manage the eldest son?】

【No!】

【The second one maybe a bit—I used to think he was my biological child and spoiled him to the bone.】

【After I found out he wasn’t, I didn’t even get to do anything before he ran away from home himself.】

She spread her hands mentally.

Her sons were more rebellious than she was—what could she do?

Just watch.

【The eldest is just naturally good.】

【Probably like his mother—kind at heart.】

As for whether his biological mother was truly kind, Ruan Yaoyao didn’t know. From her perspective, she died at the best possible time and left her a good son—so she must be a “good person.”

She generously issued a “good person card” to the biological mother.

Xu Lianghan could only smile wryly.

His biological mother had indeed died at the best time. If she had lived, his “mother” probably wouldn’t say that.

That woman… from what he had found out later, was actually quite materialistic.

She gave birth to him because she saw his father as a potential investment and wanted to get in early.

But what she didn’t expect was that while her judgment was good, her health wasn’t. After giving birth to him, she passed away.