AMRWFA -Chapter 93 In a Daze—What Did I Just Sign?

Yu Xiangqiao and Liang Shishi were listening with great interest when they were suddenly startled by Du Hongyun’s shout.

What was wrong with him?

Wasn’t he the one who insisted on hearing the “truth”? Why was he unhappy now that Aunt Ruan had told him?

Du Hongyun abruptly stood up. “Aunt Xu, you’ve really disappointed me. I trusted you so much and came here full of hope—turns out you’re this kind of person…”

With that, he turned and stormed off, too angry to even bother with basic manners.

Yu Xiangqiao and Liang Shishi exchanged looks. Since when did he start calling her “Aunt Xu” again? Could it be what they were thinking?!

【What kind of person am I?】

【Ridiculous!】

【I didn’t lie. Your brother really is a lovestruck obsessive. If I hadn’t sent him to jail, the next ones to die would’ve been you and your mom.】

【Just a few gu worms—no one would ever know.】

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At the doorway, Du Hongyun had already felt a bit guilty about being rude, but when he heard Ruan Yaoyao “cursing” him and his mother like that, he completely lost it.

Even if you call me back, I’m not apologizing! he fumed inwardly.
And I’m definitely not saying “thank you”! I’ll piss you off to death!

For a college student, refusing to say “thank you” was a very serious matter.

In Ruan Yaoyao’s eyes: 【That kid runs pretty fast!】

Fuming, Du Hongyun returned home, immediately drawing Madam Du’s attention. She knew he had gone out but had no idea where.

As for this son of hers—she felt utterly helpless.

Clearly born from her own womb, yet he constantly went against her. Worse, he’d even befriended that illegitimate son who had nearly driven her to death…

Infuriating!

“What’s wrong? Who made you this angry?”

“Who else? That damn Aunt Xu!”

Ever since Ruan Yaoyao mocked his low emotional intelligence, Du Hongyun had remembered it. Even when angry, he no longer called her “old madam,” but “Aunt Xu”—after all, her husband’s surname was Xu.

He glared at his mother. “Was it you?”

Madam Du was baffled. “What do you mean ‘was it me’?”

“Stop pretending! It had to be you. Otherwise, why would Mrs. Xu say those things to me? Like how if you hadn’t protected me so tightly, Brother Huaqing would’ve sold me to traffickers… and how that time I fell into the pool wasn’t an accident, but because he splashed water on purpose to harm me…”

Madam Du froze, her expression turning serious. “You heard this from… Mrs. Xu? Which Mrs. Xu?”

“Who else besides Xu Hongye’s mother?” Du Hongyun snapped. “Mom, stop playing dumb. If you hadn’t gotten her involved, why would she say all this to me?”

“You think I told her to say that? I didn’t even know about this…” She did know about the swimming pool incident, but human traffickers? That was completely new to her.

If Du Hongyun hadn’t mentioned it, she would never have known that Du Huaqing had been behind that incident.

She had even turned a blind eye to Du Huaqing coming to the Du family later, because she thought he had once “saved” her son.

“If it wasn’t you, then who?” Du Hongyun argued. “The thing about me liking that campus beauty—only you and Brother Huaqing knew. He’s already in jail, so it couldn’t be him, right? And then it got even more ridiculous—saying he’d use gu on our family, trying to kill us. What do you take me for, a three-year-old? Even elementary school kids wouldn’t believe that!”

He went on and on, ranting endlessly.

Madam Du let him vent, asking questions instead of arguing back.

After gathering the information she needed from his rambling, she could no longer sit still. She immediately ordered the butler to prepare things and headed straight for the Xu residence.

This was no joke.

How could Ruan Yaoyao, an “outsider,” know things that even she, his mother, didn’t?

Meanwhile, Yu Xiangqiao and Liang Shishi were still at the Xu house. They had already suspected that Du Hongyun might have “heard” something he shouldn’t have, so they had instructed the butler to inform them if anyone from the Du family came.

Sure enough, that afternoon, the butler reported that Madam Du had arrived.

The two women exchanged a glance and quickly messaged Xu Lianghan and Ru Anzhi in their group chat. Then they split up—one staying in the living room to wait for Ruan Yaoyao, the other going to intercept the guest.

As the daughter-in-law of the house, Yu Xiangqiao naturally took on the task of receiving her.

So when Madam Du arrived carrying gifts, she was stopped by a hurried Yu Xiangqiao before even stepping into the Xu home’s entrance.

“Madam Du, please wait. You’re here because of your son, Du Hongyun, right?”

“Yes, I am. I’m sorry for dropping by unannounced like this,” Madam Du said politely. Being over fifty, she normally wouldn’t be so courteous to a younger woman like Yu Xiangqiao, but since she was asking for help, her attitude was especially humble.

Yu Xiangqiao responded politely and cautiously probed, “In that case, could you tell me what your son said first? I happen to know some of it and can explain a bit.”

Though confused, Madam Du understood there must be something inconvenient to say outright.

After all, even she, the mother, hadn’t known these things—so they must be highly “confidential.”

She guessed the Xu family had probably learned of them by accident, and her sudden visit might have made them think she was here to cause trouble.

So she quickly clarified her intentions—she truly wasn’t here to stir up trouble, only to find out the truth. And if Du Huaqing had really harmed her son so many times behind her back, she would never let him off.

At that point, Yu Xiangqiao was certain—Du Hongyun really could “hear” her mother-in-law’s inner thoughts. The only question was whether Madam Du could as well.

To be safe, she invoked “official authority” and had Madam Du sign a confidentiality agreement before letting her in.

Madam Du was completely dazed: Wait—I just came to ask about something. How did I end up signing a confidentiality agreement?!

And what does this have to do with the authorities?!

This is my family’s business!

Unless… Du Huaqing had done something that endangered the country?

Madam Du sucked in a breath, suddenly feeling that this matter was far bigger than she had imagined.

Fortunately, he was an illegitimate child kept out of the public eye. If his affairs were exposed, wouldn’t the Du Group collapse? The stock market would probably crash overnight.

Entering the living room, Madam Du saw a young woman she didn’t recognize sitting beside Ruan Yaoyao. After Yu Xiangqiao introduced her, she learned this was Liang Shishi, her third son’s girlfriend.

Madam Du couldn’t help but feel envious.

Look at Ruan Yaoyao—what a blessed life she had. Even if her husband had been unfaithful, she had given birth to two sons and a daughter.

Unlike herself, who had only one precious son. If anything happened to him, she would be on edge constantly.