The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

”Your family relative, huh.”

The young man looked at Zhou Chunhua: ”Finally found a decent person. Sister-in-law, no offense, but your relative is really something else. What they’ve done leaves people speechless.”

”What happened?”

Zhou Chunhua became intrigued.

Previously, Yang Anzhen had mocked her.

Yang Anzhen, relying on having a good sister, increasingly disregarded her as his sister-in-law. Moreover, Yang Anzhen was smart, so whatever mistake Zhou Chunhua wanted to catch her on, she couldn’t.

Now, upon hearing the young man’s words, she immediately thought it must be Yang Anning who has done something disgraceful. If that’s the case, she should find out and use this matter to shame Yang Anzhen. Then, spread Yang Anning’s scandal across the ten miles and villages to see how the Yang Family can still show off.

The young man lowered his voice: ”This is about my brother. My brother was truly set up by Yang Anning. Now... sigh, I can’t bear it any longer. I’m thinking of coming to Yang Anning’s hometown to find out more, and perhaps speak to her family so they can tell her not to act like this anymore.”

”What exactly is the matter?”

Zhou Chunhua grew increasingly anxious as she listened.

The young man glanced around and whispered: ”Here’s what happened: after arriving at Imperial University, my brother went to the university for some matters once and just happened to meet Yang Anning. He asked her for directions. Yang Anning is beautiful, speaks gently, is good at her studies, and is warm-hearted when dealing with people. My brother grew fond of her after a few encounters. My brother is wealthy, so wealthy that he can’t even count how much money he has. He fancied Yang Anning but didn’t know how to treat her well, so he gave her a lot of money. But in the end, Yang Anning accepted a substantial amount of money and turned her back on him. When my brother went to the university to find her, she claimed she didn’t know him and even said she had a boyfriend, that she was happy with her boyfriend, and would never betray him. My brother was humiliated.”

At this point, the young man sighed heavily, looking pained: ”My brother is also a lovesick person. Even after what happened, he still thinks only of Yang Anning. He doesn’t want her to suffer and hasn’t argued much, but he fell ill after returning home and has been sick since last winter. Running a fever and talking nonsense, he still calls Yang Anning’s name. We’re at our wit’s end and have tried getting Yang Anning to visit him, but... tsk, she’s truly heartless. No matter how much people implore her, she won’t come. My brother has lost half his life because of her; isn’t it a scam?”

Zhou Chunhua listened, utterly shocked: ”Anning didn’t appear to be like that; truly, you can’t judge a person by their appearance.”

What particularly piqued Zhou Chunhua’s curiosity was Anning having a boyfriend: ”Big brother, you say Anning has a partner? We really haven’t heard anything about this. She always seemed honest at home and rarely went out. How would she have met someone? Moreover, even her own sister doesn’t know about this. This girl...”

”She indeed has a partner. Everyone at Imperial University knows. She’s even brought her partner to the school and invited her dormitory mates for a meal.”

The young man explained to Zhou Chunhua: ”This is not a hidden thing; once you inquire, you’ll find out. She truly didn’t hide it. We’ve seen this guy before. Frankly, he’s good-looking, but insincere. It’s said that he hasn’t had much schooling and is a shepherd at home. No idea how he got involved with Yang Anning. Now Yang Anning has used my brother’s money to start a company for him, and he’s mingling pretty well in the Capital.”

Zhou Chunhua asked: ”Who is he? Among the young men and women in the ten miles and villages, I know quite a few.”

The young man frowned, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said: ”I heard he’s from the same village as Yang Anning and should be surnamed Xiao.”

Zhou Chunhua slapped her thigh: ”Then I know who it is. Is it Xiao Yuan? Among the young men I know, that boy is the best-looking. Despite shepherding all day, he hasn’t gotten tanned, fair-skinned like a city dweller, tall and handsome.”

”Seems like that’s the name.”

The young man nodded: ”Since you’re her relative, sister-in-law, you should speak to her family and have her visit my brother. At least clear things up. Money’s no issue; I’m not short of cash either. It’s just... truth be told, my brother is a romantic fool. Even after all this, he’s still contemplating Yang Anning. He tells us that as long as Yang Anning breaks up with that Xiao guy, he’d be willing to marry her and would treat her well in the future.”

Zhou Chunhua sneered: ”Is your brother not thinking straight? What’s good about such a woman? There are countless women in the world, and with his wealth, he shouldn’t fear not finding a wife.”

The young man shook his head: ”Who knows what he’s thinking; after all, Yang Anning is truly beautiful. To someone who doesn’t know her true nature, she might appear as a fairy descending from heaven. I’ve heard many at the school secretly admire her...”

Zhou Chunhua, feeling she had gained a leverage against Yang Anzhen, hastily exchanged a few words with the young man and rushed off to find Yang Anzhen.

Yang Anzhen was busy negotiating with the factory about buying out her years of service recently.

She was heavily pregnant, not going to work these days.

Early morning, Fang Jianhua went to work, and Yang Anzhen rested in the dormitory. Approaching noon, she was not keen on cooking and took her lunch box to the dining hall for a meal. Just leaving the dorm, she spotted Zhou Chunhua.

Zhou Chunhua looked at Yang Anzhen, clicking her tongue: ”I said the Yang Family had nothing good, and it proved true.”

Yang Anzhen frowned: ”Sister-in-law, are you here to cause trouble? I’m pregnant now, and you come dragging me into these pointless words; what’s your intention, to make my life difficult?”

This area housed many factory workers who, seeing Yang Anzhen blocked, wanted to come over and watch. Getting closer, they heard her speak those words and began observing from a discreet distance, some worried for Yang Anzhen.

”Don’t falsely accuse me.”

Zhou Chunhua thought she had reasons, her voice rising: ”I’m here to tell you something.”

She glanced around, and her voice became louder: ”Yang Anzhen, how can you have the audacity to boast about buying a house, claiming the money was borrowed from your sister and earned from translating books? We believed it all. Who knew your sister wasn’t a good sort? That money came from conning someone. Yet, you took that filthy money to buy a house; aren’t you ashamed?”

Those words enraged and rushed Yang Anzhen, who couldn’t ignore the subtle pain in her belly: ”Zhou Chunhua, clarify your words. My sister conned whom? I know what kind of person my sister is. She’s not like that. If you dare slander my sister, I’ll tear you apart.”

Seeing Yang Anzhen agitated, someone ran to find Fang Jianhua.

”They came here looking for us, and you still want to hide? Your sister truly isn’t decent, using her looks to swindle money from a wealthy businessman. Taking who knows how much, then immediately turning her back on him. Oh, and you probably don’t know about your sister and the second son of the Xiao Family, right? Ha, she’s so good at hiding these things from all of you. No idea why she’s interested in that shepherd boy...”

”You’re lying.”

Yang Anzhen was truly infuriated, overwhelmed with anger, and her belly hurt unbearably.

Despite sweating profusely, she still wanted to defend Anning: ”How can you be like this? The outsider said a few words, and you believed them? You... whose side are you on? If my family’s relative were slandered, I’d slap them hard. But you, you’re taking the outsider’s side, attacking your family relative.”

Nearby colleagues saw Yang Anzhen in distress and rushed to check on her.

At this moment, Fang Jianhua arrived running.

Without a glance at Zhou Chunhua, he hurriedly embraced Yang Anzhen, whose legs were weakening and about to collapse: ”Honey, what’s happening? Don’t scare me like this.”