AMRWFA -Chapter 303 Feeding Off the Mistress

At first, Ruan Yaoyao thought she had read it wrong. She looked at it several times before confirming that she really hadn’t misread it—Tan Lin’s entire family was truly “living off the mistress.”

As for how rich this so-called mistress actually was… not really that much. She just ran a small local company with a bit over ten employees. In their area she counted as well-off, but outside of it, she was nothing special.

When she was young, she had been married and had children.

But unfortunately…

【So she’s actually a pitiful person!】

【Sigh… this world is always so hostile toward women!】

Tan Lin’s profile page even had an introduction about his godmother. His parents had told him not to resent her, that she had it hard too.

When she was young, she met a scumbag man. She was deceived, ended up becoming a mistress, and only discovered after giving birth that the man was already married.

“That man was wealthy. He compensated your godmother, bought her a house and a shop, just so she wouldn’t go looking for that child again.”

“Later on, that man disappeared with the child.”

“Your godmother told others she had been married before, just to avoid people finding out she had been a mistress and being looked down on.”

“A woman with money and property, yet single, is very easy to target. Some people introduced her to divorced men with kids, some to thugs who wanted to marry her. She was even harassed and nearly assaulted once—your father was the one who saved her.”

……

After learning that Tan Lin’s father once wanted to cling to a rich woman to support the family, she gave him a suggestion—to cling to her instead. That’s how everything that followed began.

Ruan Yaoyao sighed, feeling that the world was truly too harsh toward women.

【At first, she probably didn’t want to get involved with anyone anymore. But without a man, she was young, pretty, and wealthy—people kept targeting her.】

【She had no choice but to find a man, to let others know she was “taken,” so no one would keep eyeing her.】

【But she didn’t want marriage either, so she chose a man who already had a wife—then there would be no pressure of marriage.】

……

For a moment, Xu Nannan, Liao Jingna, Hua Yirou, and Lu Xiaoxuan didn’t know what to feel.

If you said mistresses were evil—this one was first forced into becoming one, then later forced again. Everything was out of her control and for survival.

If you said Tan Lin’s parents were disgusting—they did cling to wealth, but it was a fair exchange. Mutual consent, money for companionship.

Over time, all of them gradually got used to this strange arrangement. After so many years, it became something neither easy to break nor easy to explain.

As for whether Tan Lin’s mother was truly willing to “give her husband away,” only meeting her in person would tell.

Later, Lu Xiaoxuan actually asked about it.

Tan Lin was silent for a while, then said: “My mom cooks for my godmother, saying outside food isn’t clean, and asks my dad to deliver it to her. When my mom is sick in the hospital, my godmother comes to take care of her too. Sometimes when my dad isn’t around, they even go shopping together…”

So if you ask what his mother thinks—whether she is happy or not—he doesn’t know either.

After hearing this, he asked Lu Xiaoxuan if she would dislike him and not want to be with him anymore.

“You guys… this situation is a bit awkward. Let me think about it,” Lu Xiaoxuan said quietly. “If we’re just playing around, it doesn’t matter. But if we’re talking about marriage, I have to be cautious. After all, genes can affect a child’s personality and character…”

Tan Lin felt a bit disappointed, but also couldn’t help feeling hopeful.

Because she said the word “marriage.”

In the past, she never mentioned marriage—she had said her marriage wasn’t in her hands and depended on her parents. But now, she was seriously considering him as a marriage candidate.

That meant she was serious.

Good.

Everything he had invested wasn’t wasted.

Lu Xiaoxuan didn’t ask whether Tan Lin would still treat her well if they didn’t marry. She already knew the answer—he had originally approached her for money. Even without marriage, as long as she paid enough, he would probably stay.

It was just a pity… that it might not lead to marriage.

And strangely, when she thought of that, she felt a faint discomfort in her heart.

—

“Hua Yirou, come out. I need to ask you something!”

Hua Yirou saw that it was Lu Xiaoxuan calling and rolled her eyes.

“What can’t you say on the phone?”

“Are you coming out or not? If you don’t, I’ll say that it was you who told me about Aunt Xu’s situation, which is why I went to that banquet.”

“Lu Xiaoxuan, you $#%&@#!”

Hua Yirou immediately cursed loudly.

Lu Xiaoxuan didn’t care at all.

She had signed a confidentiality agreement—but she hadn’t actually leaked anything.

Hua Yirou angrily came out of her house and saw Lu Xiaoxuan waiting outside.

“What the hell is wrong with you? What do you want?”

“Nothing. I just want to confirm something—Aunt Xu’s ability, is it real?”

“Didn’t you see it yourself that day? Do you even need to ask? You think the agreement you signed was just paper?!”

“I just… I’m hesitating. I don’t know whether I should marry Tan Lin.”

“???”

“He has parents who do that kind of thing. If my parents find out, they definitely won’t agree. It’s fine that his family is poor, but that kind of background… it doesn’t feel right.”

Hua Yirou was speechless.

“Is this your problem? Why the hell are you asking me?! Shouldn’t you be discussing it with your girlfriends? Why come to me?!”

Lu Xiaoxuan blinked.

“I want to, but I signed a confidentiality agreement. I can’t tell anyone. Other than you, I don’t have anyone to ask. I’m not that close to Miss Xu.”

“……”

Hua Yirou cursed again.

Lu Xiaoxuan continued calmly: “So tell me—should I marry Tan Lin or not? Even though I’d probably live happily with him, I just feel uncomfortable thinking about his parents.”

“You’re worried about feeling uncomfortable later—but are you comfortable now? Do you have a problem in your brain?”

“When you were with him, didn’t you already know he was after your money? He’s a pretty boy, a gold digger. So what now? You’re suddenly unhappy just because he’s also after you?”

“If you’re uncomfortable, then go find another pretty boy who only wants your money. When you get scammed to death, it’ll still be your own damn fault!”

Hua Yirou was jealous.

She really was jealous.

She felt Lu Xiaoxuan was just being spoiled and unreasonable—having too much and still complaining.

What nonsense is this “dislike”!

When you were with him, didn’t you already know what he was?!