Chapter 13 The Domineering CEO’s Beloved Wife

With looks like that, she can be the female lead?

Xu Lianghan doubted his own taste. Would he really leave behind a wife as beautiful as Yu Xiangqiao to get involved with a maid of such average looks?

Yes. That was exactly it.

Xu Lianghan had always considered himself the “male lead.”

At that moment, Xu Chengyan’s car drove in, and he immediately spotted the people in the garden at the entrance.

Seeing the figure of Ruan Yaoyao, his expression instantly turned cold.

“Stop the car!”

He had the driver pull over and got out immediately.

Ruan Yaoyao lifted her head at the noise: 【Oh?! The male lead from “Domineering CEO’s Beloved Wife Runs Away with a Baby, 365 Days Loving Her”?!】

Xu Lianghan and Yu Xiangqiao: Who?!

Xu Chengyan: “…What nonsense is this?”

Ruan Yaoyao was shocked. She looked at Xu Chengyan, then at the maid in front of her, and finally realized:

【So, our family has two domineering CEOs?!】

【The eldest is one, the second is another.】

【But the second one is luckier—he’s the male lead. The eldest is the unlucky one—a mere cannon fodder!】

…

Xu Chengyan instantly misunderstood. He thought this woman suspected him of trying to take over his elder brother Xu Lianghan’s company. His face darkened with anger: “You wicked woman! Are you just waiting to see me fight my brother?”

Ruan Yaoyao: 【Is he talking to me?】

Her expression was blank.

Xu Lianghan quickly stepped forward and covered Xu Chengyan’s mouth: “Did you forget what you promised me?”

Xu Chengyan struggled, wanting to say: She’s trying to drive a wedge between us, and I’m not allowed to speak?

“Mom, I’ve just come out of my confinement period. My second brother just wants to come see me and Lingxuan.”

Yu Xiangqiao hurriedly brought their daughter over to Ruan Yaoyao, diverting her attention to avoid raising her mother-in-law’s suspicion.

Sure enough, when Ruan Yaoyao saw her precious granddaughter in Yu Xiangqiao’s arms, a smile appeared on her face: “Oh, Lingxuan’s awake? Come here, Grandma will hold you. Let’s bask in the sun…”

And she effortlessly snatched the baby granddaughter from Yu Xiangqiao’s arms.

Yu Xiangqiao thought: no problem—I have Xu Lingxuan, and I can “use the child to command the princes” anytime.

Xu Lianghan pulled Xu Chengyan a little aside and whispered: “Did you just hear that? That… domineering CEO, male lead, right?”

“I heard it too. Didn’t you hear it as well? And yet you won’t let me speak!” Xu Chengyan felt frustrated at his brother’s stubbornness.

He hadn’t been home long, and already his elder brother was terrified of that woman?

“But did you see Mom move her lips?” Xu Lianghan asked.

“I didn’t see her lips move, but I heard it…”

“That’s exactly the point. You heard it without seeing her speak. But look at that maid—did she hear it?” Xu Lianghan gestured for Xu Chengyan to look at the maid.

Li Tingting clearly had no idea what was happening. She was just stunned by Xu Chengyan’s unmatched handsomeness and refined manners.

Wow!
So handsome!
Are all the men in the Xu family this good-looking?!

Just a bit bad-tempered—though she sensed a slight tension between him and the matriarch.

Being new, Li Tingting didn’t know the relationships among the Xu family’s masters. In her mind, she thought: even rich families have mother-son conflicts!

“So?” Xu Chengyan asked, confused.

“Did you notice? Out of the four people present, only three of us—me, you, and your sister-in-law—heard it. Outsiders didn’t.”

This realization made Xu Lianghan breathe a sigh of relief.

He didn’t want everyone to eavesdrop on the family’s affairs.

Previously, at the hospital, he had been too busy with his wife and child to notice. Now that Xu Chengyan was back, he confirmed it—apparently not everyone can hear; it has a limited range.

Xu Lianghan explained to Xu Chengyan that what they heard wasn’t Ruan Yaoyao speaking aloud—it was her thoughts.

It seemed their mother had acquired some kind of “golden finger,” allowing her to see the “labels” and “details” above people’s heads. The people related to her couldn’t see these, but they could hear her mental activity.

The exact mechanics were still being tested and unclear.

Incidentally, this ability was what allowed him to prevent the tragic switch of their newborn daughter.

Oh, right—he was the male lead in “Whole Family Cherishes Me, Fake Heiress Shocks the World”, while Xu Chengyan was the male lead in “Domineering CEO’s Beloved Wife Runs Away with a Baby, 365 Days Loving Her.”

The difference: Xu Lianghan had a daughter who was almost switched, whereas Xu Chengyan was about to have a “beloved wife with a baby.”

“Her?!” Xu Chengyan stared at Li Tingting, utterly unable to see what was special about this maid that could attract her so.

“Don’t ask me. I don’t know either. All I know is I’ve experienced it firsthand—not just me, but your sister-in-law. It’s all very surreal… I’ll explain it to you in detail later.”

If it weren’t for that prophetic dream, Ruan Yaoyao would still care about Xu Chengyan. But remembering how much effort she spent in her past life only to gain nothing, this time she decided not to interfere.

Xu Chengyan didn’t want to see her, and she didn’t want to see him.

Ruan Yaoyao kept grumbling internally:

【As if I’ve done something shameful. What did I do?】

【The one who sinned was that scumbag Xu Xiaoxiao!】

【Ugh!】

【He tricked me into marriage, claiming he was a golden bachelor. The moment I married in, I was treated like a stepmother, and there was that huge illegitimate child flaunting around. It infuriated me!】

【If I hadn’t been young and powerless back then, stuck with them and unable to divorce, would I have stayed in the Xu family to take this humiliation? I would have left long ago.】

…

Her internal rant was long and detailed, all cursing Xu Xiaoxiao.

Marrying him had been a huge loss for her.

A wealthy young lady married off to a conman, and her parents even pleaded with her not to divorce.

She immediately had to deal with Xu Lianghan, the illegitimate child, while he had other women outside.

Young Ruan Yaoyao had a kind heart and was tightly controlled by her family. She agreed to raise Xu Lianghan and even adopted the motherless Xu Chengyan.

Ruan Yaoyao was straightforward. She hated those who deserved it and would never drag innocent women into her grievances.

So, at most, she would scold those foolish women who fell for Xu Xiaoxiao’s money, but she would never actually harm anyone.

Yet apparently, Xu Chengyan, not thinking clearly, believed the slanders he heard—that he was the “child left behind while the mother was removed”—and resented Ruan Yaoyao.

Her good intentions were stabbed in the back, making her furious.

Thinking about these things made Ruan Yaoyao angry.

Listening to Xu Lianghan and Yu Xiangqiao for so long, they couldn’t help but glance at Xu Chengyan: So, your conflict with Mom has been because of this?!

Xu Chengyan, embarrassed and enraged: Who knows if what she said is true? Maybe she’s lying!

The “truth” he had believed for over twenty years was shattered by Ruan Yaoyao’s mental ramblings—predictably disastrous.

It was like the world collapsing, a mudslide rushing down—a terrifying sight.

Xu Chengyan’s face shifted like a dyeing workshop in chaos—green, blue, white, all over.

Xu Lianghan and Yu Xiangqiao didn’t dare provoke him; they kept their mouths shut.