Forced Pampering: Haughty Husband, Please Restrain Yourself

Chapter 1452: Chapter 1466: Only Blame Myself for Being Careless Back Then

”What? Becoming the Young Madam of the Mu Family makes you forget your adoptive mother? Ran, no matter what, I raised you since you were a baby. As the saying goes, a small kindness should be repaid with great gratitude. I’m not asking for much, but I hope you won’t use your power to target Jiajia. No matter what, you both share the same blood. Even if you don’t want to admit it, An Youcai is your biological father. Without him, where would you be? Where would your everything come from?”

Sun Xuehui became increasingly agitated as she spoke, her suppressed voice finally trembling slightly. If it weren’t for the occasion, and if An Youcai hadn’t already instructed them not to provoke An Ran, she would have slapped her twice right there.

Even though she knew that An Ran was no longer the An Ran of the An Family, seeing Sun Wangbei laughing and being so close with her, she couldn’t help but come out and criticize.

Why? Why could she easily get what her own daughter desired but couldn’t achieve? How was her daughter any less than her?

If the An Family hadn’t raised her since childhood, given her a good education, and supported her through college, perhaps she would still be in that poor rural place, married off early. Where would she have the chance to cozy up to Young Master Mu?

An Ran lazily leaned back on the sofa, gently rotating the goblet in her hand. The red cherry juice left a dripping color on the glass.

”Sun Xuehui, whose blood runs in my veins, who I acknowledge or don’t—these are matters between him and me, which you have no right to question. As for the kindness of upbringing?” An Ran paused her actions, slightly raising her almond-shaped eyes. Her enchanting eyes carried a striking sharpness. ”I don’t remember you taking care of me as a baby. People need to learn to be content; two million every three years isn’t a fortune that everyone gets to have.”

”You...”

Sun Xuehui was speechless, tightly clutching her hands.

She had underestimated this adopted daughter. Of course, how weak could Shen Jie’s wretched daughter’s child be?

Just the thought of the small box still kept in An Youcai’s study made her want to tear An Ran’s face apart.

A dead woman’s belongings, and despite her strong presence in the house, she couldn’t dispose of them, showing the woman’s weight in his heart.

Even after death, she still held her man’s heart. Now her daughter was here to trample on her own daughter’s head.

What she had never expected was that An Youcai brought that woman’s child home behind her back. If not for relying on this child now, if the child weren’t untouchable, she would have wanted to strangle her.

It was her own negligence back then.

Lu Yi spotted Sun Xuehui sitting across from An Ran from afar. He knew about Sun Xuehui and An Ran’s relationship. During the last business cocktail party, Sun Xuehui and her daughter mocked An Ran relentlessly in front of him. Quickly setting his glass aside, he walked over.

Upon approaching, he realized the situation was different from what he had imagined. An Ran was sitting leisurely on the sofa, sipping cherry juice, while the other woman had eyes widened with anger, a flushed face indicating she was livid.

Lu Yi finally felt relieved and said to An Ran, ”An Ran, I noticed you haven’t eaten much at the event. I asked the waiter to freshly grill some veal. Would you like some?”

He had been watching An Ran closely and indeed saw she hadn’t eaten much all night.

”Sure, I’m actually hungry,” An Ran smiled at Lu Yi, set down her glass, and stood up.