Free Web NovelChapter 58: Chapter 58: A Scheme to Sow Chaos in the Cheng Mansion
The final scene was the one that had just taken place. Bai Xin had failed to find Lu Chao and the others at Doctor Liu’s, but she had received absolute confirmation from the doctor that Cheng Chuming had indeed committed suicide by poison.
She was exploding with anger, furious that Cheng Chuming had killed himself for Cheng Yunsu.
Although she didn’t like her husband, Cheng Chuming, she still felt that he should have devoted himself to her and her son.
Killing himself for his ex-wife’s daughter? Of course she was hateful.
Just then, Lu Mi said with a smile, "Isn’t it perfect that Cheng Chuming is dead? Now we can be together openly."
At his words, Cheng Yunsu, who was hidden in the shadows, couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed.
Then they watched as Lu Mi laughingly pulled Bai Xin into his arms and said, "Cheng Chuming is dead, and the Cheng Mansion is about to be wiped out by the Life-taking Bone Calamity Star. My Xin’er can finally be truly mine."
Lu Mi’s voice was filled with excitement.
Upon hearing this, Bai Xin’s resentment vanished, and she leaned cloyingly into Lu Mi’s embrace.
Then she put on a pitiful act, biting her lip. "Brother Mi, can your father and the Lu Family really accept me?"
As she spoke, shimmering teardrops welled in her eyes, threatening to fall.
"Absolutely no problem. None of the younger generation in my Lu Family are particularly promising. My father is worried sick about it."
"Yunxiang’s talent is plain for all to see. How could he possibly give up on his own biological grandson?"
As Lu Mi finished speaking, Cheng Yunsu’s eyes, from her hiding spot, nearly bulged out of their sockets. If Lu Chao hadn’t been covering her mouth, she probably would have screamed.
Meanwhile, Cheng Yunxiang was stunned. He mumbled, "Mother, what are you talking about?"
At this, Bai Xin pulled away from Lu Mi’s embrace and grabbed Cheng Yunxiang.
"Yunxiang, it’s just as you heard. You were never Cheng Chuming’s son."
"The man before you is your real father."
Even though Cheng Yunxiang could be quite vicious himself, he couldn’t process what was happening. He stared at Lu Mi in disbelief, the corner of his mouth twitching.
Bai Xin continued to explain, "Mother was actually already in love with Brother Mi long before marrying Cheng Chuming. It’s just that your maternal grandfather had a deal with Cheng Weishan at the time, which is why I had to marry Cheng Chuming as his second wife."
"For the sake of our family’s interests, Mother had no choice but to make that sacrifice."
In truth, it wasn’t a bitter compromise at all. Back then, she had actually favored Cheng Chuming more.
Cheng Chuming was also far more handsome than Lu Mi.
Besides, she, Bai Xin, loved the thrill of two-timing them. It was incredibly exciting.
"But Mother couldn’t accept it, so on the day before the wedding, I secretly sought out my Brother Mi."
"And by a happy coincidence, we had you."
Hearing this, Cheng Yunxiang gradually began to come to his senses.
He asked blankly, "Did... did Father... no, did Cheng Chuming not suspect anything?"
Bai Xin shrugged and chuckled slyly.
"Suspect? As if. On our wedding night, he was dead drunk. I just told him he was rough with me in his drunken state... and he actually believed it. In reality, absolutely nothing happened between us."
"After that, Cheng Chuming drank every night. I told him that every night he treated me like I was Xue Hongying, being unbearably rough."
"Haha, he gradually started to feel incredibly guilty toward me."
"During our honeymoon, nothing happened on any of those nights. So of course you couldn’t possibly be his son."
Hearing this, Cheng Yunxiang still seemed dazed, looking at Lu Mi with a lost expression.
Lu Mi stood up and said earnestly, "Yunxiang, my good son. Father can finally acknowledge you as my own."
What followed was the dramatic scene of a son acknowledging his true father.
After it was all over, Lu Mi finally said, "Xin’er, I’ll take our good son home now to be formally acknowledged by the clan. You go to the Cheng Mansion and check on the situation. See if Cheng Chuming is well and truly dead."
Bai Xin readily agreed and watched as Lu Mi left with her son.
Immediately after, she shrugged and pursed her lips. ’As if I’m going back to the Cheng Mansion. Cheng Chuming is probably already dead, and that Life-taking Bone Calamity Star has likely started his massacre. I’m not going back there just to get myself killed.’
’I’ll go back to the Bai Mansion and find my father first... My father should be home by now, right?’
With that, Bai Xin set off toward the Bai Mansion with a spring in her step.
’So thrilling...’
’Even if the Cheng Mansion is destroyed, my status in Yangzhou City won’t change one bit. I can even be with my dear lover openly. And Yunxiang has gone from being the future Patriarch of the Cheng Family to the future Patriarch of the Lu Family.’
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’With one venomous plot, I drove Cheng Chuming to his death. Then, with a flick of my wrist, I used the Life-taking Bone Calamity Star to wipe the Cheng Mansion clean.’
’Soon, I’ll even become the lady of the Lu Mansion.’
’In the future, countless people will praise me. For the sake of true love, I, Bai Xin, brought chaos to the Cheng Mansion with a single scheme.’
Although when she deployed her poisonous ultimatum, she hadn’t thought this far ahead. She never expected Cheng Chuming to actually commit suicide.
But now, this was how things had turned out.
With Cheng Chuming dead, Lu Chao would kill everyone in the Cheng Mansion. She, Bai Xin, had her son acknowledge his real father ahead of time, gaining the Lu Mansion’s protection. She went from being the First Madam of the Cheng Mansion to the First Madam of the Lu Mansion. It was simply too perfect.
’Once the Life-taking Bone Calamity Star and Cheng Yunsu are taken to Tiger Flame, I’ll start planning properly.’
’I must make sure everyone in the city knows that I did it all for true love, that I was forced to marry Cheng Chuming as his second wife.’
"Hehehehe... Who’s there?"
Bai Xin was laughing with immense glee when she suddenly saw a slender figure standing in the darkness ahead.
She froze instantly...
The dense clouds suddenly parted, and moonlight shone down, illuminating the figure.
Now, Bai Xin could clearly see who it was.
She subconsciously stumbled back several steps. The smug look from moments ago was gone, replaced by endless terror. "Cheng... Cheng Yunsu."
The figure under the moonlight was radiating an icy chill.
SHINK...
A clear ring sounded as a sword appeared in Cheng Yunsu’s hand. She walked toward Bai Xin, one step at a time.
At that moment, Cheng Yunsu’s chest was heaving violently.
She was absolutely furious. If it hadn’t been for Lu Chao just now, she would have long since lost control and killed that adulterous pair.
"Yunsu, wh-what are you doing?"
Bai Xin trembled uncontrollably, panicking. "I didn’t force your father to do it! It was your grandfather, Cheng Weishan!"
Cheng Yunsu didn’t speak. She just continued to advance with her sword, her body igniting with the Heavenly Destiny Fire Sparrow’s Fire.
"Yunsu, did you overhear something just now? That was all just a lie I told Lu Mi."
"Y-you, you can’t take it seriously."
"The Cheng Mansion is about to fall! I have to find a way out for your little brother! You have to understand a mother’s difficult position!"
No matter what Bai Xin said, Cheng Yunsu remained silent, now standing right in front of her...
Although Bai Xin was much older than Cheng Yunsu, her Martial Dao skills were mediocre. She was definitely no match for the younger woman.
Unable to withstand the pressure, she turned to flee.
However, the moment she turned, she saw a tall, dark figure standing by the lake behind her. It was, of course, Lu Chao.
