Chapter 25 Abandonment Becomes a Hot Topic

A group of clueless onlookers were stunned.

“Is this real?”

“How come there are two versions of the paternity test? Which one is true?”

Some netizens left comments below: “Do you even need to ask? It’s just rich people’s tricks, everyone knows that.”

“With enough money, what can’t you fake? Just looking at this, you can tell what happened. Poor little girl—she and her biological mom both got abandoned. Truly tragic.”

“Wait, didn’t someone get married? Is he… cheating?”

“Uh, isn’t that normal? Didn’t they say rich men turn bad? Haven’t you seen the Xu family next door? Old Mr. Xu’s scandals used to be all over the trending searches.”

“Wasn’t he supposed to be a decent guy? And in love with his wife?”

“Just acting~”

…

Some even tagged @Ruan Yaoyao, asking if it was true, and whether all the men in their circle were really bad—black as every crow in the world.

Ruan Yaoyao: “…”

She was just here to watch the drama, so why was everyone tagging her?

Ruan Yaoyao had nothing to fear and replied online directly: “Don’t insult Yu Xing, okay? If I were his wife, I’d wake up laughing even in my dreams.”

If she hadn’t replied, it would have been fine—but once she did, the netizens went wild, flooding her comment section.

“Sis, don’t leave! Please tell us, what exactly happened?”

“From what you’re saying, something feels off. If that person is really so good, then why did #AbandoningBiologicalDaughter# trend? Look at the trending topic—it’s huge. Surely this person isn’t fake, right?”

“Why are there so many paternity tests? Which one is real?”

“Let the dust settle for a while; no comment on this matter yet.”

…

While Ruan Yaoyao was busy enjoying the Yu family drama, she didn’t forget to pay a timely visit to the second son, Xu Chengyan.

The story between Xu Chengyan and Li Tingting was even more interesting—like a persistent ghost. No matter what Xu Chengyan did, he would run into her.

“Why did you bring him to me?”

When Ruan Yaoyao saw Yu Heng, the third son of the Yu family, at home, she looked at Yu Xiangqiao with a baffled expression.

【This guy is no good! The so-called ‘backup’~】

【I’ve only seen this kind of thing in novels before. Didn’t expect to see it in real life now.】

【Backup? No problem,】Ruan Yaoyao thought. 【Backup I can enjoy!】

Yu Heng huffed: “Do you think I wanted to come here?”

Yu Xiangqiao forced a smile, glaring at Yu Heng with exasperation: “Mom, you don’t know what he did. He actually told Fang Xinxiu that the paternity test I presented was fake.”

If she hadn’t been curious about what he had done behind her back, she wouldn’t have risked bringing him in front of their mother-in-law.

Wait—backup?
What backup?
My brother is someone else’s backup?!

Yu Xiangqiao squinted at Yu Heng, unable to believe that this reckless second-generation heir could even have backup potential.

Yu Heng mumbled: “I didn’t say anything wrong. The paternity test you presented is definitely fake; Xinxiu just misunderstood, thinking I meant…”

【Oh sure, she misunderstood. You tell her the paternity test your sister brought is fake, she won’t even listen, shakes her head, and walks away—tsk tsk tsk…】

【She only wants to hear what she wants, of course she misunderstands.】

Ruan Yaoyao sympathized with Heng: 【She wanted to snatch his dad and his inheritance, and he, blind to it all, just wanted to be a fish in her pond.】

【In the end, he ends up with an egg and the chicken flies away—tragic, truly tragic!】

Wait—who wants to snatch his dad’s inheritance? The mother-in-law can’t mean…

Yu Xiangqiao’s eyes widened in disbelief: “The person you like… it can’t be that trash Fang Xinxiu, right?!”

“Sis, why are you swearing?” Yu Heng panicked.

He misspoke. Xinxiu misunderstood. How could his sister swear at her?

“Swear? Screw you, I…” Yu Xiangqiao not only wanted to swear, she wanted to hit him.

She lunged and grabbed Yu Heng’s clothes, smacking his head: “You idiot! You actually like Fang Xinxiu? I’ll beat you to death, you brainless thing—”

“Sis, what are you doing! Ah, help… brother-in-law, come quick! My sister’s going to kill me! You said you’d protect me, not let my sister hit me…”

Xu Lianghan was also startled, but he thought if Yu Heng had done such a thing, he deserved it.

Who he liked was one thing, but liking Fang Xinxiu? That’s just crazy.

No one present sympathized with him.

Ruan Yaoyao enjoyed the spectacle. People like him deserved a beating. Liking a trash girl instead of a decent one—what else can you expect?

【This fish is loyal enough, but I wonder how he’d react if he knew Fang Xinxiu had been with a few of his buddies—some even slept with her? What then?】

Yu Heng gnashed his teeth, holding his head and glaring at Ruan Yaoyao.

“You have to make it believable! Fang Xinxiu is such a good girl, she wouldn’t just sleep around.”

【Oh, so it’s him!】

Ruan Yaoyao flipped her eyes, suddenly enlightened: 【I knew it, who could see through Fang Xinxiu’s true nature and not let her take advantage? It’s Lou Xingtian. Makes sense—he’s always been a playboy, has probably slept with half the street, of course he can’t see Fang Xinxiu clearly.】

【Only silly Yu Heng didn’t notice, thinking Lou Xingtian had a crush on Fang Xinran. When he failed, he forced her, and then they fell out—tsk tsk tsk…】

【He doesn’t even consider Lou Xingtian’s personality. Do you think someone like him would really do that? He’s not lacking women. If he were, he wouldn’t be called a ‘playboy.’】

Lou Xingtian? Yu Heng froze. How long had it been since he last heard that name?

Once, he and Lou Xingtian were best friends, from kindergarten to university, always together. But one day, Fang Xinxiu cried. When he asked her what happened, she wouldn’t say, and only after a while mentioned Lou Xingtian hesitantly.

“What happened with Lou Xingtian?”

“He…” Fang Xinxiu started but broke into tears.

“What’s wrong? Don’t cry…”

“You ask me what’s wrong? He’s your good friend! How should I explain? With his reputation, what good could he do? Do you know how important this is for a girl? Wuwuwu…”

“He bullied you?”

Yu Heng couldn’t believe it.

It was as if she hit the nail on the head—Fang Xinxiu cried even louder.

Yu Heng got angry, went to Lou Xingtian, demanded to know how he could treat Fang Xinxiu like that, and punched him.

They fought.

Lou Xingtian asked: “For one woman, is it worth it?”

He said: “It’s worth it.”

Lou Xingtian: “Do you know her true nature?”

He said: “I know, but no matter who she is, in my heart, she’s the best woman in the world.”

That was the end—they parted ways and never met again.

Even his family knew they had fallen out, but not why. His sister had just married into the Xu family. Ruan Yaoyao shouldn’t even know him—so how did she?