Ru Anzhi quickly gave out his phone number and asked Bai Ling to add him on WeChat. He said they could talk later—right now, he had some “family matters” to deal with.
He emphasized the words “family matters” heavily. Bai Ling quietly memorized everyone around Ru Anzhi, then flashed a sweet smile, saying she’d remember and would call him later.
As soon as she left, Ru Anzhi immediately signaled Xu Lianghan and Xu Chengyan to bring Wei Kaihao along. The group moved to another location.
Once they arrived, Ru Anzhi let go—only to be met with Ruan Yaoyao’s questioning:
“Ru Anzhi, what do you mean? If you want to flirt, then flirt—why drag me into it?”
“I’m your son. If I get a girlfriend, she’ll be your future daughter-in-law. How is that not related to you?”
“It’s not!” Ruan Yaoyao said firmly. “As long as we cut off our mother-son relationship, it won’t matter!”
You’ve been thinking about this the whole way, and you’re still not over it? Ru Anzhi didn’t know how to comfort people.
His adoptive mother had always been rational—she never needed comforting. So why was his biological mother so emotional and so hard to appease?
Meanwhile, Xu Chengyan leaned against Xu Lianghan’s shoulder, laughing like crazy:
Hahaha… now you know how powerful Mom is, right? Can you handle it? If you can’t, just give her back to me. I was raised by her—I’m used to it.
Ru Anzhi glared at him. “What are you laughing at? Has Mom not threatened to cut ties with you?”
“Of course she wouldn’t. I don’t cause trouble!” Xu Chengyan said smugly. “My wife, Yun Jinxian, has already been approved by Mom.”
Whether it was real or not, in front of Ru Anzhi, fake had to be treated as real.
Xu Chengyan said it with absolute confidence.
“If your biological mom hadn’t swapped us, I’d be the one raised by my mom. You, the son of the culprit—what’s there for you to be proud of?”
“I didn’t do it. If you’ve got the guts, go find that woman. Don’t pin it on me.” He refused to acknowledge her as his mother.
The two of them bickered back and forth.
Poor Ruan Yaoyao, who wanted to cut off the relationship, couldn’t get a word in edgewise. She even suspected the two of them were doing it on purpose—just to annoy her.
【Biological or not, none of them are any good!】
Xu Lianghan, who got lumped in as collateral damage, thought: Mom… that “not biological” part doesn’t include me, right?
Ruan Yaoyao simply sat there and let them argue. She had already made up her mind—today, she would cut ties with Ru Anzhi.
At first, Xu Chengyan was genuinely arguing with Ru Anzhi, but later on, he was also trying to help by distracting Ruan Yaoyao.
Unfortunately, she was too determined. Watching them argue became pointless, so he stopped.
Ru Anzhi also felt awkward.
At that moment, Wei Kaihao, who had been waiting for a long time, finally spoke weakly: “Can we deal with my problem now?”
Oh right—Wei Kaihao!
Xu Chengyan and Ru Anzhi instantly snapped back to the same wavelength.
“Mom, do you remember Li Tingting? She’s now involved with Wei Kaihao’s brother-in-law, Jiang Chongming. You know—the one with exceptional medical talent, the overseas returnee our hospital once tried but failed to recruit…”
Ruan Yaoyao had no idea about hospital affairs. She only knew who the hospital director was.
【So Li Tingting changed targets?!】
【Good! If she’s changed targets, she won’t be targeting our family anymore. The second son is safe!】
【This is worth celebrating!】
Xu Chengyan tried not to laugh too obviously—after all, Wei Kaihao was his good friend. He quickly explained everything that had happened to Wei Kaihao recently, asking Ruan Yaoyao to “analyze” the situation.
“Mom, as they say, older ginger is spicier. You’re experienced—help us figure out what to do.”
Ruan Yaoyao: “…How would I know? I’ve never encountered something like this!”
She glanced at the label above Wei Kaihao’s head and felt a bit of sympathy.
【At my second son’s side, he’s the cannon-fodder male supporting role. Over at his brother-in-law’s side, he’s still the cannon-fodder male supporting role. Does he just have that kind of face?】
Wei Kaihao was on the verge of tears. Is it really because of my face? If that’s the case, I’d fly straight to Korea and get plastic surgery without hesitation!
For some reason, when Li Tingting was still clinging to Xu Chengyan, he had been completely smitten—as if wearing a filter of “true love.”
But after Li Tingting fell for his brother-in-law, it was like he suddenly woke up. He couldn’t understand how he had ever fallen for her or done such brainless things.
Sure enough, you never understand pain until it happens to you.
“Aunt Xu, please!” Wei Kaihao clasped his hands together and begged. “Chengyan said he had it worse than me. I was just controlled, without punishment. But if he didn’t cooperate, he’d get into car accidents—and even then, he managed to break free from Li Tingting’s control. So I should have an even better chance, right?”
“Don’t you think you’re a bit too useless?” Ruan Yaoyao said. “You already took her away back then—why didn’t you just make her fall for you? You liked her too. That would’ve been perfect.”
“No, no, Aunt Xu—you misunderstood. I liked her before, but I don’t anymore.”
“You fell out of love that fast? Your relationships don’t even last a year?”
“No, it’s not that. I think I was under some kind of spell—just like Chengyan. The difference is, he was conscious, while I wasn’t. If I hadn’t gone to confront him, fought with him, and then been lectured by you, I wouldn’t have woken up so quickly.”
Wait…
Wei Kaihao suddenly realized something.
His eyes widened as he looked at Ruan Yaoyao.
Could it be… he woke up because Aunt Xu scolded him?
He wasn’t entirely sure, but the key turning point had to be related to her.
A spark of inspiration hit him.
“Aunt Xu, how about I invite you to visit my brother-in-law’s hospital?”
Ruan Yaoyao looked confused. “Why would I go to a hospital when I’m not sick? That’s bad luck.”
“I’ll give you a big red envelope. I swear—really big. You just need to take a look at my brother-in-law and scold him once.”
【Is he crazy?】
【I’m an elegant lady—how could I act like a shrew and scold people?】
【This brat is trying to ruin my reputation!】
The Xu brothers instantly understood Wei Kaihao’s idea.
Since he had “woken up” after meeting their mother, could it be that his brother-in-law might also “wake up” after seeing her?
Xu Chengyan had personally experienced it—no matter how strong Li Tingting’s influence was, it weakened in their mother’s presence.
Maybe the key really was their mother!
The three of them immediately began persuading Ruan Yaoyao—but instead of going to the hospital, they suggested that Wei Kaihao invite them all to dinner and bring his sister and brother-in-law along.
They just needed them to see Ruan Yaoyao—there was no need for her to go to the hospital.
Ruan Yaoyao tried to refuse—but it was useless.
Each of them offered a luxury item (except Ru Anzhi), and she was successfully “persuaded.”
What could she do?
They were offering way too much.

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