I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 74

Jiang Yu pulled Shi Wei into her room and closed the door before glaring at her. “What happened? Didn’t I tell you to hold back your temper? You can’t vent your anger at home like that, especially during this crucial period.”

Jiang Yu was upset at Shi Yunsheng’s reaction. She had married into the Shi family for decades but Shi Yunsheng never showed her any affection. Her daughter received the same treatment too.

“Mom, I know I’m wrong. Don’t be mad!” Shi Wei was indeed a professional actress. She had already regained her composure and calmed down. The woman tugged at Jiang Yu’s hand and pouted, “I lost control today. But do you know the reason why?” Shi Nuan bit her lips, feeling upset whenever she recalled what happened.

Jiang Yu knew her daughter well. She was someone who remained elegant and knew her place well. It was the first time she had ever let anger take control of herself. “What happened?”

Shi Wei answered angrily, “It’s all because of Shi Nuan.”

“Shi Nuan? It’s about her again? Did she create trouble again?” Jiang Yu raised her voice with a hint of displeasure. Shi Wei’s eyes brightened up. That was exactly how she wanted her mom to react.

She glanced at Jiang Yu pitifully with tears glistening in her eyes. She seemed pitiful enough and Jiang Yu immediately retorted, “What did she do again? Why does she keep pissing me off?”

“I saw a pair of shoes today. My idol, who was a superstar, wore it during Paris Fashion Week. Finally, Jiang City has that pair of shoes in stock, but that whore Shi Nuan took it away from me!”

“Shi Nuan? She took the shoes from you?” Jiang Yu was suspicious. She trusted Shi Wei, but Shi Nuan wasn’t someone who would do that. Plus, the shoes Shi Wei wanted should be terribly expensive. Shi Nuan wouldn’t be able to afford it.

Shi Wei was certain her mother didn’t trust her even though she was telling the truth. But Shi Nuan didn’t really take it from her. She only helped Fu Chengyan try the shoes on. Shi Wei felt that Shi Nuan had already offended her by doing that.

“Mom, don’t you believe me?”

“No, of course I believe you. Tell me what happened.”

Shi Wei briefly told her what had happened, but she didn’t mention Fu Chengyan’s name. “Mom, Shi Nuan did it on purpose, right? She knew I loved the pair of shoes but took it from me with the help of an outsider!”

“You mean Shi Nuan was with a man?” Jiang Yu zeroed in on the issue. “Are you sure?”

Shi Wei felt slightly guilty under Jiang Yu’s stare. But when she thought about it, Shi Nuan was indeed with a man. She wasn’t lying at all. Hence, she nodded. “That’s right. Shi Nuan said she likes Xicheng. Look at her. She must’ve been cheating with this man for a long time. Mom, why is Shi Nuan such a bad person? Why won’t she leave Xicheng alone? She did it on purpose! I treated her well for nothing!”

“Damned brat!” Jiang Yu clenched her teeth. “How dare she find another man out there?” Jiang Yu narrowed her eyes and grabbed Shi Wei’s hand. “Who else knows about this?”

Shi Wei shook her head. “No, I didn’t tell anyone about this.”

“Good. Don’t tell anyone about this, get it? Not even Xicheng!” Jiang Yu gripped Shi Wei’s hands hard, making her wince in pain. “Mom, let go! Ouch!”

Jiang Yu snapped out of her daze. “I’m sorry, darling. Does it hurt?”

Shi Wei shook her head. “You told me not to tell anyone about it. Why?” Shi Wei wanted to use this matter and convince her grandfather to agree to her request.

Jiang Yu’s expression turned grim. “Have you forgotten about Yun Shen?”

“Yun Shen from the Yun family?” Shi Wei gasped when she recalled who the man was. She remembered that they sent Shi Nuan to Yun Shen that day. It was a great opportunity, but Yun Shen allowed her to escape.

Shi Nuan was drugged that day. Shi Wei watched as her mother dissolved twice the initial dosage into the water. Shi Wei was certain that if Shi Nuan had sexual relations with Yun Shen at Shi Yunsheng’s birthday party, the old man would be disappointed in Shi Nuan. Fu Xicheng would think that Shi Nuan was an impure woman too.

If Shi Nuan dared to do that at Shi Yunsheng’s birthday party, her reputation would be ruined just like Yun Shen.

They had already planned it all out but Shi Nuan escaped at the very last minute. Yun Shen didn’t take hold of Shi Nuan. Instead, he was assaulted by her and had to be sent to the hospital. Huancheng ended up failing to retrieve the two billion capital. Yun Group also undermined them recently.

Shi Wei blamed everything on Shi Nuan and her hatred for Shi Nuan intensified.

“Yes, your father received an email last night regarding Shi Nuan.” Jiang Yu whispered in Shi Wei’s ear. A smile lit up Shi Wei’s face which was originally clouded up. “Mom, is it true?”

“Of course it is.” A vicious look flashed across Jiang Yu’s eyes. “Your dad felt apologetic for what we had done. Ha! I think that damned brat will never learn her lesson if we don’t punish her. Since she bullied you, I’ll get back at her for what she did!” Jiang Yu continued, “Yun Shen prefers virgins. It was obvious why he sent this video to your dad. He wants Shi Nuan. So, you can’t tell anyone about Shi Nuan and that man.”

“Okay, mom!” A strange smile appeared on Shi Wei’s face. She was delighted as she imagined Shi Nuan’s suffering under that pervert Yun Shen, who would ravish men and women regardless of their age, and how Shi Nuan would lose her virginity to Yun Shen in horror.

When Shi Nuan become a loose woman, no man in Jiang City would want her.

“Mom, you have to help me. Xicheng belongs to me alone!”

“I know. I’ll go discuss with your dad right now!” Jiang Yu had made up her mind. She must make sure Shi Nuan ends up in Yun Shen’s bed.

Besides the fact that Shi Nuan bullied Shi Wei, Huancheng also needed the two billion from Yun Shen.

Shi Wei trailed behind Jiang Yu as she watched Jiang Yu and Shi Jingzheng discussing in the study.

“About this…” Shi Jingzheng hesitated. “Father already found out what happened last time. If we do it again, I’m afraid—”

“Why would you be afraid? Your father has been biased to Shi Nuan all the while. You know Huancheng’s current situation too. Offending the Yun family won’t do us any good.” Jiang Yu continued, “Don’t forget Yun Shen was assaulted by Shi Nuan. Huancheng is in dire need of capital now. Your father has no idea about it, but you do. Even if he finds out about it, he’ll do the same thing. Huancheng was established by your father. Do you want the company to be ruined in our hands?”

Jiang Yu continued persuading Shi Jingzheng until he stepped into her trap. “Zheng, stop hesitating. Huancheng is extremely important to your father. We’re doing this to protect it for him. He won’t blame us.”

Shi Jingzheng frowned. “But Nuan—”

“She has been a freeloader in our family for so long. Can’t she do something to help us out?” Shi Wei could hear Jiang Yu’s shrill voice clearly. She was stunned but she continued to eavesdrop patiently.

Shi Jingzheng raised his voice furiously, “Are you crazy? I told you to not mention this ever again. Do you want others to find out about this?”

“Why should we be afraid?” Jiang Yu wasn’t bothered. “I don’t care. Plus, this has nothing to do with you.” She continued viciously, “She only brings bad luck to us. I shouldn’t have brought her back. Look at how your father treats her.”

“Enough!” Shi Jingzheng cut her off. “Let me think about it.”

“Why would you need to think about it? Don’t forget about the Yun family—”

“Enough! I have to think of a way to make Nuan come home, okay?” Shi Jingzheng shot a vicious glare at Jiang Yu. “I know you don’t like her. I don’t like her either! Do you think my father doesn’t know what we are doing?”

Jiang Yu shut up reluctantly. But she was still upset and blamed everything on Shi Nuan.

Shi Wei eavesdropped outside for some time but didn’t manage to hear anything useful. Nevertheless, her parents revealed that Shi Nuan had a different identity and they hated her too. Her father had promised to send Shi Nuan to Yun Shen. So the only thing left to do was wait.

Although Fu Chengyan promised he’d deal with this matter, Shi Nuan was still worried. She came to work and remained absent-minded the whole morning. Pei had to call her name for a few times before she snapped out of her daze. “Huh?” Shi Nuan stared at Pei in surprise. “What is wrong?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. Here.” Pei handed her a file. “This was from before you came back. You don’t know our company’s present operations, so this is from the previous—”

“Understood.” Shi Nuan nodded. “Give it to her. Since she started it, she should finish it too.” However, Pei remained rooted to the spot. Shi Nuan asked again, “Anything else?”

“Well, recently in our company…” Pei felt sad for Shi Nuan after hearing about the rumor a few days ago. Shi Nuan arched her brows at Pei, who hesitated. “Hmm? What’s wrong with our company?”

Pei stammered for a while before coming clean. “Ah, it’s all nonsense. I don’t know what those colleagues are thinking about. You were the one dating Mr. Fu back then.”

Shi Nuan’s gaze darkened. “Pei, I have nothing to do with that man now.” She didn’t want to mention his name.

“I know. But some people in our company don’t know that. They kept saying you were the other woman between Mr. Fu and Shi Wei. They even criticized you for stealing your sister’s fiancé.” Pei was furious as she recalled what she had heard. “What they said wasn’t true.”

Shi Nuan chuckled and shook her head. “You’re mad because of this?”

Pei shook her head. “They even said you’re shameless for seducing Mr. Fu. But I know you didn’t do that. It was Mr. Fu who came to you.” Pei exclaimed indignantly. She was even more upset than Shi Nuan herself.

Shi Nuan frowned as her lips pursed together in resignation. “We can do nothing to make them stop gossiping.”

“But—”

“Forget it. Let them gossip all they like!”