A-List Actress: Paper Marriage but Pampering Billionaire-Chapter 687: Status in Jeopardy!
Early in the morning, Mu Yan hurried Jiang Jingheng off to work.
"Why are you always sticking around at home with me? I’m not a child. I don’t need you to accompany me, and I have serious things to do too."
Jiang Jingheng couldn’t win against Mu Yan and eventually went to the company, but he asked Yu Ma to keep Mu Yan company.
As soon as he left, the house fell into silence.
Mu Yan clipped the flower stems, inserting them into a vase as she went.
Yu Ma looked at the colorful flowers in the vase and praised, "Young Madam, you have such skill. The flowers look really beautiful."
"Not too bad," Mu Yan smiled as she inserted the last stem, adjusted it, and placed it in the center of the coffee table.
She turned to Yu Ma and said, "Yu Ma, go about your business. You don’t need to stay with me."
"That’s not possible; the young master gave me instructions," Yu Ma replied.
The two of them sat there awkwardly, exchanging glances.
Mu Yan suddenly asked, "Can you tell me about the Jiang Family?"
"What does the Young Madam want to know?"
"Does Jing Heng live well in the Jiang Family?"
Yu Ma glanced at her, hesitated, and said, "Pretty well."
"Yu Ma, I want to hear the truth."
Yu Ma looked at her for a few seconds, knowing she cared about the young master so it was only natural.
After thinking for a while, she said, "Nowadays, it’s alright."
"So it wasn’t good before?"
"Yes," Yu Ma nodded, "The young master is the third child in the family. There’s an older half-brother and a cousin. The master adores the elder young master, hopes a lot from him, and showers him with love. Though the second young master is quite unruly, and the second wife is mean-spirited, she cherishes her son like an apple of her eye. Only the third young master, because of his mother, has never been favored by the master."
"What about his parents? Don’t they like him?" Mu Yan asked with a frown.
Yu Ma shook her head, "It seems they don’t. The eldest master rarely cares about young master Jing Heng’s matters. Their father-son relationship is not good. The eldest mistress is always busy with company affairs, and because young master Jing Heng was a bit rebellious earlier, she was disappointed in him. Moreover, young master Jing Heng resents her for others calling him a bastard, so their mother-son relationship is very poor."
"It was her fault to begin with," Mu Yan said angrily.
She recalled how Yin Manqing had been so aggressive before, speaking only about interests with no concern for her son whatsoever.
Yu Ma sighed, "Actually, the eldest mistress doesn’t have it easy either. All these years she’s been keeping a low profile in the Jiang Family, but unfortunately, the master never allowed the eldest master to give her a title because of the eldest young master."
Mu Yan remembered Jiang Jingheng previously mocking Yin Manqing for not being part of the Jiang Family, and her heart felt pleased.
Desiring something unattainable is probably one of the most painful things in this world.
Mu Yan suddenly asked, "What would happen if the old master found out about my marriage with Jing Heng?"
Yu Ma’s expression changed slightly, and she glanced at her without responding.
Mu Yan smiled, "It’s okay, just speak plainly. It helps to have an idea in my heart."
Yu Ma thought for a moment and said tactfully, "The master places great importance on lineage. This is also why, although young master Jing Heng is outstanding, he doesn’t like him. He always thinks of him as illegitimate and unpresentable."
Mu Yan nodded, "I understand." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
She and Jiang Jingheng were from two different worlds, one from heaven, the other from earth. People from the heavens were unlikely to look kindly upon someone as ordinary as her.
Yu Ma hesitated for a moment and said, "Recently, the master has been displeased with young master Jing Heng’s actions. He even promoted the second young master a few days ago. Now, everyone in the Jiang Family is saying that the master plans to make the second young master the heir."
She looked at Mu Yan and said solemnly, "So once the master knows that young master Jing Heng married you, it’s likely that his position as the heir will truly be at risk."
