A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 49: Direct Confrontation

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After Yuan Shu brought Shi Yi into the lounge, without looking at Chu Mei, who was sitting on the sofa in a daze, she walked straight to the sofa at the door.

Her movements were not fast, and every step she took was steady and elegant. She didn’t make a single sound when she stepped on the pure wool carpet.

Even when she sat down and straightened her back, not a single strand of her hair fluttered. Shi Yi, who was following behind Yuan Shu, was shocked. How did she manage to walk so quickly but with such gracefulness? When Yuan Shu sat down, Shi Yi finally realized that she was standing beside the sofa with her.

At this moment, things were very awkward. She couldn’t turn around and go to the other armchair, let alone sit on the same sofa as Yuan Shu, so she could only stand behind Yuan Shu.

What was going on? No matter how she looked at it, this position looked like when she would stand behind her brother when she went out with him occasionally.

Moreover, she couldn’t help but feel a trace of reverence for Yuan Shu, just like she did for her brother.

As soon as Shi Yi stood up, Yuan Shu said, “There are many things to attend to at the banquet, so 1 got a little delayed. Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Chu.”

Chu Mei had already wiped the juice stains on her body with a towel sent by the servant. She also wiped off her makeup, which had been smudged from crying, revealing her pale and listless face.

After the commotion just now, she no longer had any arrogance and she carefully protected her stomach like a female cat who had just given birth to a kitten.

“What do you want to do by bringing me to the lounge?! Let me tell you, the child in my stomach is your family…”

“Shut up!” Seeing that she still wanted to quibble, Shi Yi was furious. Coupled with the anger that she had been holding back for a long time, she shouted at Chu Mei.

“Don’t tell me you think well believe that the child in your stomach is my brother’s after that commotion just now? Who do you think you are?! How dare you let our family take responsibility for the bastard in your stomach?!”

Chu Mei didn’t expect Shi Yi to be so fierce and was frightened for a moment. Then, tears immediately flowed out of her eyes and she stammered, unable to speak.

Yuan Shu raised her hand to stop Shi Yi from continuing.

She said to Chu Mei, “It’s in man’s nature to strive for better. You’re not wrong to want to use the child in your stomach to continue climbing up the social ranks.”

Chu Mei was stunned. She didn’t expect Yuan Shu to say that she wasn’t in the wrong. However, what Yuan Shu said next was like the belt she used that day. It whipped her heart again and again, making her feel even more humiliated than directly hitting her body.

Yuan Shu’s gaze was sharp, as if she was looking at a fool. “Your mistake was that you weren’t smart enough and got manipulated. You weren’t assertive enough and failed to obtain more.”

Yuan Shu leaned back slightly and it seemed as if she was saying the second half of the sentence to Chu Mei, but in fact, she was saying it to Shi Yi. “As a woman, you should use all kinds of methods to obtain as much as you can for yourself. However, before you ask for anything, you have to think about whether you have the ability to protect it! Even if you get an identity that everyone pays attention to, do you think you can bear the pressure this identity brings you?”

When Shi Yi heard this, her anger suddenly dissipated and she looked at Yuan Shu in a daze. Yuan Shu’s back was clearly facing her, but she felt as if she had been stabbed.

She recalled that when she heard Chu Mei’s call, she immediately booked a plane ticket back to the country. In the end, she made such a mistake. Now that she heard Yuan Shu’s words, she realized her impulsiveness.

Yuan Shu didn’t continue this topic. Instead, she looked at Chu Mei as she said coldly and mercilessly,

“Miss Chu, my family has been putting up an act with you for a long time. Now, it’s time to end it.”

Chu Mei didn’t know how to react at all. She also didn’t know why the brainless and arrogant heiress, Yuan Shu, who had been played by her previously, suddenly changed and made her feel fear.

“What… what do you want?”

Yuan Shu said calmly, “How you told the media that the child belonged to my Shi family is how you will tell them that the child has nothing to do with the Shi family.”

“Impossible!”