AMRWFA -Chapter 365 Reputation Damage

Ruan Yaoyao’s reputation had never been particularly good. People called her a vase, extravagant, unproductive—like a dodder plant that couldn’t survive without someone supporting her.

Even when Liang Shishi first got to know her, she worried that Ruan Yaoyao might be “spoiled and difficult to deal with.”

But after interacting with her for so long, Liang Shishi couldn’t deny that Ruan Yaoyao did have many “flaws.” Yet even so, once you saw how she interacted with Xu Lianghan and the rest of the family—and felt the atmosphere of the Xu household—you couldn’t say she was “useless.”

In fact, after discovering her strengths, you might even start to like her.

You might even begin to wonder: was she really that “bad”?

She might not be a traditional “good wife” or “good mother,” but she had indeed raised her children well. Just for that alone, she shouldn’t have had such a damaged reputation.

Gradually, Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe both felt they had stumbled upon some deeper truth. They couldn’t fully articulate it yet, but one thing became clear—

If you want to live freely and comfortably, you cannot be a traditional “good woman.”

Bian Yuhan’s case was easy to investigate. Before long, she was arrested.

Kang Xu couldn’t believe Bian Yuhan was that kind of person and even went to ask Ling Qinxue whether there had been a mistake.

Ling Qinxue looked at him helplessly. “I’m not the police. I didn’t find the evidence. Why are you asking me if there’s a mistake? If you have evidence proving her innocence, take it to the police.”

“But… wasn’t it you who reported it?”

“I reported it because I almost died, okay? Of course I had to report it.”

“Can’t you withdraw the case? You didn’t even get hurt that badly…”

Before Kang Xu could finish, Ling Qinxue exploded.

“What do you mean I wasn’t hurt badly? I lost a leg—I’ll never be able to dance again! Can’t you see that? Get out!”

Kang Xu still wanted to say more, but Ling’s mother appeared and pushed him out of the door.

Ling Qinxue said nothing when she saw her mother.

Ling’s mother looked guilty. She went into the kitchen, made some nourishing soup, and only brought it out after a long while.

“I’m sorry… If I hadn’t married your Uncle Bian, you wouldn’t have been hurt by his daughter…”

The mother and daughter sat at the dining table. Ling’s mother stared at her daughter’s leg under the blanket and finally said this.

Ling Qinxue sighed softly. “Mom, you didn’t break my leg. You didn’t know what kind of person Uncle Bian’s daughter was. What did Uncle Bian say? Did he call you and urge you to go back?”

“He did. He’s trying to test my attitude, to see your situation… and he also wants to talk to you about withdrawing the case. He only has one daughter…”

Before Ling Qinxue could respond, her mother said bitterly:

“But I only have one daughter too! She harmed you—why should you forgive her? Do you know how much it hurts? You loved dancing so much… just thinking about it breaks my heart.”

“Mom…”

Ling Qinxue also felt pain in her heart.

She still couldn’t accept the fact that her leg was gone—and that it had been intentionally harmed by Bian Yuhan.

The culprit had already been found. Bian Yuhan, driven by obsessive love, had tampered with Kang Xu’s car. After the incident, she even dismantled the evidence, thinking she could escape punishment.

But she hadn’t expected to run into Ruan Yaoyao.

If not for Ruan Yaoyao, Ling Qinxue might have been deceived forever.

For Ruan Yaoyao, Ling Qinxue was genuinely grateful. And because of that, she also began to view the foolish guy Yu Heng—who had taken the blame for his friend—more favorably.

After all, without him acting as the connection, she would never have met someone like Ruan Yaoyao, her “benefactor.”

“I’m going to divorce him!”

When Ling’s mother said this, Ling Qinxue wasn’t surprised at all.

Given how much her mother cared for her, after what had happened, there was no way she could continue living with Uncle Bian.

More importantly, Uncle Bian had sided with Bian Yuhan and even tried to use “family matters” as an excuse to make the case disappear.

The “filter” Ling Qinxue once had for him had completely shattered.

Before her injury, she had good grades and won dance awards, and he treated her well, always calling her his own daughter. But after she lost her leg, his attitude changed.

On the surface, he said nothing, but in his eyes she had become a “burden,” something that might drag the family down.

So when she had not even left the hospital and was already being urged to marry, only her mother worried she was acting impulsively. Uncle Bian, on the other hand, was eager for her to leave quickly so she wouldn’t be a burden.

Yu Heng had generously rented her a fairly spacious two-bedroom apartment.

Her mother came to take care of her for a few days, but Uncle Bian called again, urging her to return home, saying the family couldn’t function without her.

Ling Qinxue found it ridiculous. A disabled daughter needed care, fine—but a healthy, not-yet-retired adult man still needed someone to serve him?

Or was it just that his twenty-something unemployed daughter needed a maid to cook and do laundry?

“Mom, have you made up your mind?”

“Yes, I’ve made up my mind! I can’t live with him anymore. His daughter harmed you, and he still wants you to withdraw the report—why? His daughter matters, but my daughter doesn’t? My daughter is human too!”

“She is my child, and I will protect her. Don’t worry, I’m still young, I can work for a few more years… I’ll take care of you…”

“I’ll take care of my health and live to a hundred. By then you’ll be old too—we’ll have lived a full life. Worst case, we’ll go together.”

As she spoke, Ling’s mother began to cry.

She was serious. She wanted to stay healthy and live long enough to take care of her daughter for life.

As for Yu Heng, she didn’t even think about him.

When they impulsively got married, she already felt something was off. Now that she had moved in with her daughter, she was even more certain: no wedding had been held, no in-laws had been met, and Yu Heng didn’t even live there—only a part-time cleaner came daily. Clearly, it wouldn’t last.

Her daughter still needed her.

—

On the other side, Yu Xiangqiao was also questioning Yu Heng.

“So what are you actually thinking? What are you going to do about this marriage?”

Yu Heng hesitated and couldn’t answer.

Ruan Yaoyao immediately saw through him and said, “He probably wants a divorce, but he’s worried. Given Ling Qinxue’s condition, he feels it would be inappropriate now. He’s afraid she might not be able to take it emotionally.”

Yu Xiangqiao was speechless. “So now you’ve developed a conscience? When Kang Xu made you take the blame, where was your conscience? Why didn’t you let him take responsibility himself?”

Yu Heng: “…”

That wasn’t what I wanted!

I was controlled by the plot!

He looked at his sister pitifully—did she really not know, or was she pretending?

If not for Ruan Yaoyao being here…

“Let it be for now,” Ruan Yaoyao said. “Ling Qinxue won’t resolve things that quickly, and Bian Yuhan still needs to be sentenced. Kang Xu doesn’t seem like he’ll give up easily either. When Ling Qinxue has vented enough anger, she’ll naturally come to Yu Heng to finalize the divorce.”

“Mom, thank you for your trouble.”

Ruan Yaoyao waved her hand. “How many times have you thanked me already? Stop it. Let your brother learn his lesson—don’t jump into situations like this and end up sacrificing himself. He should communicate more with family and discuss things properly.”

Yu Xiangqiao: “Did you hear that?”

Yu Heng: “I heard it!”

“Don’t just hear it with your ears. Remember it.”

“I know, sis…”