Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 474: Be good, put it on, I’m not cold.
An Ying, upon hearing An Xi say these words, felt a surge of anger and raised her hand to strike her again.
An Xi glared back furiously, "If you bring that hand down on me again, I’ll withdraw from the program this afternoon and go straight home."
An Ying’s hand halted mid-air, and she slumped into a chair.
"At the very least you’re an An. I didn’t want outsiders to know the dirty tricks you used to marry into the Gu Family.
But if you don’t cooperate with me, don’t blame me for not being polite. Soon enough, not only will you be unable to stay in the Gu Family, but you also won’t have a place in the entertainment industry."
An Xi’s heart fluttered, her smile helpless and pained, "My life in the Gu Family has always been like walking on thin ice. You must have seen that too. I have been following your lead on everything, what more do you want from me?"
In the beginning, she thought of everyone except for the person threatening her - An Ying.
An Ying had gone abroad, and An Xi hadn’t heard from her for many years. She hadn’t expected An Ying to suddenly return after An Hao’s incident.
"Cooperate? Your so-called cooperation is like being a wallflower, not offending either side, right? You’ve been like this since we were kids. With that bit of cunning, do you really think you can outsmart me?"
Recalling their childhood, An Ying’s face became even more twisted with rage.
"What’s the use of you marrying into the Gu Family all these years? Gu Xiaoran doesn’t acknowledge you, Gu Liangjun plays around with other women, and has your mother-in-law ever looked at you with respect?
Without our An Family stepping in, could you have married into the Gu Family so smoothly?"
These harsh words deeply wounded An Xi, and those shameful moments from her past that weighed heavily on her heart replayed in her mind...
Headache overwhelming her, her complexion alternated between pale and flushed, as tears began to pool in her eyes and her lips quivered slightly.
An Ying, seeing her like this, couldn’t help but laugh, her smile both triumphant and wild.
"What? Did you think that by marrying into a wealthy family and cutting ties with us, you could erase that pile of unsightly past affairs? Don’t act in front of me. I’m telling you, An Xi, your little tricks won’t work on me, you..."
"Stop talking!" An Xi shouted.
She already knew what this malicious woman intended to say next.
An Ying’s eyes were full of mockery and ridicule as she patted An Xi’s shoulder.
"Be smart about it. I’m not planning on killing Ye Zhenzhen, just following Big Brother and Sister-in-law’s request to teach Ye Zhenzhen a lesson, making her life a living hell.
Once this is over, you can still be Mrs. Gu. I will even back you up in the Gu Family, sending you a grand gift."
An Xi clenched her fists, tears silently tracing down as she spoke with a trembling voice, "Just tell me straight, what do you plan to do next?"
"That’s more like it. Come, sit down, let’s talk this through..."
...
Outside Wutong Village.
Song Yuchen sat atop the large water buffalo, his fair little face blooming with joy.
The buffalo moved slowly; he wasn’t scared at all, and gradually shifted from sitting upright to lying on its back.
Seeing the little guy like this, Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t help but let a faint smile grace her lips, "Song Yuchen, having fun?"
The little guy nodded, "Yeah, so much fun! Hehe, I really like it here."
He had been longing to ride the buffalo for almost two days and was finally living his dream.
It felt similar to sitting on a big excavator for him; high up, able to see far distances. He loved the rural surroundings, with its fields and the big pond in the distance.
Ye Zhenzhen said, "You remind me of a line of poetry. Do you know what you are?"
"Shepherd Boy riding a yellow cow, his singing echoes through the grove."
"Riding the cow far past the front village, the sound of his flute heard across the slanting wind."
"Sunset’s broken glow joins the mountain’s peak; the Shepherd Boy returns riding the cow backwards."
"Is that, ’Shepherd boy leading his ox, with songs that fill the woods’?"
"Oh, Brother Xiao Chen, you really are so smart! That’s exactly the line I was thinking of."
[I got it right, hahaha!]
[Since ancient times, the chat has yielded talents; little me, just in primary school, silently mutes!]
Song Yuchen laughed, "Of course, Mom, do you know what that’s called?"
"What?" Ye Zhenzhen pretended to be puzzled.
"It’s called ’heart-to-heart connection,’ I like you, you like me, and I can think of what you’re thinking too, isn’t that right?"
Ye Zhenzhen was amused, "Yes, that’s right."
Song Yuchen was always smart, and she naturally knew that.
Meanwhile, Song Jinze held the ox’s leash in one hand and Ye Zhenzhen’s hand in the other, initially finding such slow-paced country moments quite comfortable, with a beloved wife and a cute child.
But as he listened to this conversation between mother and son, the smile on his lips gradually faded.
Had the two of them forgotten about him?
Just when Song Jinze was feeling a bit down, the little guy suddenly said, "And Dad!"
"Mom, you and Dad have a heart-to-heart connection too, hehe, because you are lovers, Dad likes you, and you like Dad!
You agree, don’t you, Dad?"
Song Jinze’s handsome face lit up with a smile again, "Yes, you’re absolutely right."
[Family, who understands, watching little Xiao Chen every day really feels so healing!]
[Seeing such a cute kid makes me want to get married and have one, ah!]
[To the sister ahead, don’t be impulsive, my son was also this cute when he was little, but now he’s in junior high and got a 17 in math. That kind of despair is not something the average person can understand.]
[They melt your heart when they’re young and drive you crazy when they grow up, think carefully before having kids!]
[But a child like Song Yuchen, I think he’ll always be cute, it’s just a shame I can’t have him, despair!]
[I’m not going to lie, I really love this little guy too much, so plump and tender, if I had one of my own, I would adore him to death, ah!]
The already gloomy sky began to drizzle softly.
"Yikes! It’s starting to rain!" Song Yuchen stretched out his little hand to catch the raindrops.
Ye Zhenzhen reached out to him, "Come down, let’s hurry home. This rain seems like it’s going to get heavier."
Having just managed to climb onto the ox, Song Yuchen was reluctant to get down so easily. He put on the hood of his jacket, "Look Mom, I have a hood, and besides, the ox needs to go home when it rains too, right? I’m going to lead it to drink some water and then take it home."
At that moment, Song Jinze was in a good mood, and he agreed with what his son said, "Alright, then just sit tight, and don’t fall off."
"Okay, Dad!"
Afterward, Song Jinze took off his jacket and draped it over Ye Zhenzhen.
She asked him, "Aren’t you cold? I have clothes on, I don’t need..."
As she spoke, Ye Zhenzhen began to take off the jacket that had been put on her, but was stopped by a strong, firm hand.
"Be good and wear it, I’m not cold."
His voice was gentle, yet carried an undeniable assertiveness.
Ye Zhenzhen looked up into those deep eyes of the man, and in that moment, she felt as if the man’s faint smile was like the warm sun of winter breaking through the murky rain, lighting up everything around it.
And her heart.
