Song Yulian was once his unattainable white moonlight.
There’s a saying that goes, a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as sneaking.
He and Song Yulian were the white moonlight, his first woman, and secondly, the thrill of that “sneaking.”
Now that he had her, he only wanted to live a peaceful life, and the passionate romance of the past was gone.
If she were well-behaved, it would be fine, but if she made any mistake, it would arouse Cheng Tianhua’s disgust.
Especially since she clearly knew how important the marriage with the old Zhao family was to him, and that it could not have the slightest error.
Song Yulian lowered her head and stammered, “I only found out later, but Cheng Tao really didn’t have that intention. Zhao Yunlin insisted on giving her the cold cream. I was afraid of causing a misunderstanding, so I didn’t tell you the truth.”
Cheng Tianhua’s stern gaze swept across her face, and he barely believed her.
In fact, it was useless even if he didn’t believe her.
What could he really do to Cheng Tao?
After lecturing Song Yulian, he turned to Cheng You, “As long as you are alive, you must marry into the old Zhao family. Breaking off the engagement, don’t even think about it!”
With that, he flicked his sleeve and left.
Cheng You tugged at the corner of her lips. Whether the engagement was broken or not was not up to her to decide.
Even if she wasn’t in a hurry, some people would be more anxious than her.
She raised her eyes and saw Song Yulian’s cold glare, wishing she could devour her.
Cheng You smiled without restraint, “Aunt Lian, why don’t you go and see your sister? She must be very sad now and urgently needs your comfort.”
Song Yulian chuckled, her expression faintly distorted with ferocity.
“Cheng You is different now, she’s grown up, and she’s become more cunning. It’s a pity that your sister and I poured our hearts out for you, and we raised an ungrateful wretch.”
Cheng You bit into those words: “Poured our hearts out…”
She chuckled. It was indeed pouring their hearts out.
It was difficult for them to devise schemes and plot step by step, pushing her and Cheng Wenyu towards that outcome.
Watching Song Yulian’s retreating back, Cheng You slowly retracted her gaze and turned to go inside.
Cheng Wenyu couldn’t help but call out to her, “You already knew yesterday that the person watching the movie with Zhao Yunlin was eldest sister?”
Then, what he had said to her yesterday, Cheng You hadn’t believed a single word.
Why didn’t she expose him? Was it to wait until today?
Or was it that Cheng You had been plotting from the very beginning when she asked him to follow Zhao Yunlin?
Cheng Wenyu suddenly felt that everyone in this family was not as they seemed, as if everyone had a side he couldn’t see through.
Cheng You turned back, “I didn’t know it was Cheng Tao, but Cheng Tao insisted on taking my clothes, borrowed lipstick from Sun Xiaowan, and chose to go out yesterday afternoon. It was Zhao Yunlin who sent her back. With all these facts, isn’t that enough to prove it?”
Cheng Wenyu frowned, “Since you knew, why didn’t you just stop it? Eldest sister is a girl, what if her reputation is ruined?”
He was willing to reveal the truth just now purely because he couldn’t stand the people from the old Zhao family bullying Cheng You.
But that didn’t mean he was willing to see Cheng You bully Cheng Tao.
In his eyes, Cheng Tao had always been a sensible elder sister, and she shouldn’t be treated like this.
Cheng You let out a low laugh, her eyes hiding bitterness.
He was truly her good brother.
“Cheng Wenyu, her reputation is her reputation, what about mine?”
Cheng Wenyu was stunned, “But second mother and eldest sister never did anything to you.”
“They didn’t do anything, or you just couldn’t see it? Cheng Wenyu, you don’t have an elder sister. I am your only sister!”
Cheng You coldly uttered these words, stepped into the house, and gently closed the door.
It seemed like she had won this battle, but it didn’t feel that happy.
Her mother was dead, her brother favored his stepmother, and she didn’t even have anyone to talk to.
That sense of loneliness seemed to permeate from the depths of her soul, chilling her to the bone.
…
Song Yulian entered the room to comfort Cheng Tao. Seeing her cry, she couldn’t help but feel heartache herself.
But more than that, she was angry.
“How many times have I told you not to be too impatient, and what did you do? Going out to watch a movie is one thing, but you were also seen by Cheng Wenyu!”
Cheng Tao felt completely disgraced and could only lie down and cry.
Song Yulian was still scolding, “That Cheng Wenyu is also an ungrateful wretch!”
She bought him a pair of new shoes, yet he still spoke up for Cheng Tao.
After all, they weren’t born from the same womb.
It was a pity she was getting old, otherwise, she really wanted to have another son.
“Alright, stop crying! What’s the use of crying? Will crying make Zhao Yunlin marry you?”
Cheng Tao sobbed, sitting up from the bed.
“What happened today will definitely spread. I’m too embarrassed to go out and see anyone.”
Song Yulian snorted, “What is face? As long as you marry better than Cheng You and live better than Cheng You, everyone will only envy you.”
As long as Zhao Yunlin hadn’t married Cheng You, Cheng Tao still had hope.
“Mom, what should I do now?”
Song Yulian snorted, gritted her teeth, and her face darkened.
“Cheng You made such a scene, Wang Hongxia must hate her to death. She definitely won’t let Cheng You in anymore. As long as you try to win Zhao Yunlin’s heart, you won’t have to worry about not getting married.”
Cheng Tao’s expression turned grim, “He can’t take his eyes off Cheng You when he sees her, how could he notice me?”
She touched her face and had to admit that Cheng You was indeed more beautiful than her.
If she were a man, she would also like someone like Cheng You.
Song Yulian pushed her forehead, scolding, “Can you have some ambition?”
That Jiang Qing was even more beautiful than Song Yulian, yet Cheng Tianhua’s heart was still solely focused on her.
Men looked at faces, but not just faces.
“Since you think she’s good-looking, I’ll ask your father to have her work in the fields later. It’s busy season now, everyone is harvesting rice. Let her bask in the sun for a few days, and see if her face can still be this fair!”
Indeed, she had long been annoyed by Cheng You’s fair and glowing face.
They were both daughters, but compared to her, Cheng Tao was nothing.
Cheng Tao bit her lip, “But she’s already gone to gather pig feed.”
If she was working hard, Cheng Tianhua wouldn’t casually change her job.
Song Yulian waved her hand, “You don’t need to worry about this.”
By evening, she had pleased Cheng Tianhua in bed after a passionate encounter.
When he had vented his desires and was feeling comfortable, she cautiously apologized to him.
“Cheng Tao knows she was wrong. She will stay far away from Zhao Yunlin in the future and will absolutely not do anything to disrupt Cheng You and Yunlin, so you can rest assured.”
Cheng Tianhua’s tone also softened, “I know this was a misunderstanding, and our Cheng Tao was wronged. You can rest assured, they are all my daughters, I won’t be biased, and I will definitely find a husband for Cheng Tao who has a stable public sector job.”
Song Yulian agreed verbally but felt disdainful in her heart.
With the good conditions of the old Zhao family, it was not so easy to find such a match.
There were very few such matches in the entire Yangshu Brigade.
She seized the opportunity to mention, “I think Cheng You hasn’t settled yet. Her temperament was ultimately raised too spoiled by us, otherwise, she wouldn’t have caused today’s incident.”