Why Did My Ex-Wife’S Aunt Treat Me Like That? Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Heartbroken Xiao Yuan Liked This Friend…

At five-thirty in the morning, Sun Xueyu, who was physically and mentally exhausted, suddenly felt someone patting her cheek.

Yuan Yi had tormented her quite a bit the previous night. Because the large bed was occupied, Yuan Xiao and Yuan Chen threw tantrums, and she had finally managed to coax them to sleep. Sleeping three people—one adult and two children—on the small bed was incredibly cramped, but Sun Xueyu didn’t dare to wake Yuan Yi.

Just as she finally managed to cultivate sleepiness and drifted off for less than half an hour, she was forced to open her eyes.

It was still dark outside. From the blackness above, Yuan Yi’s voice was like a devil’s whisper: “Wake up, I need to tell you something. You have three seconds.”

In reality, there were no three seconds. Snap! The next second, Yuan Yi turned on the light, her eyes bright: “Return the sponsorship money you previously embezzled from me. You can raise these two children however you like.”

Sun Xueyu’s mind couldn’t process this. “What are you talking about?”

“I asked Director Cheng. The sponsorship money she gave me back then was three hundred thousand. How much did you give me?”

Yuan Yi knew that the money Peng Cheng had sent since she was in the second year of high school had been used by Sun Xueyu to pay for Yuan Xiao and Yuan Chen.

While she was trying to be considerate of the family’s hardship, breaking one steamed bun into two halves to eat, Yuan Xiao and Yuan Chen had nannies looking after them, attended the best schools, and had extracurricular interest classes.

While she was working odd jobs and desperately earning her tuition and supplementing the family, Yuan Xiao and Yuan Chen were excitedly planning which summer camp they should attend. Should they go see the vast landscapes of the country, or go to Africa to see lions?

Yuan Yi had never even drawn a lion, yet they could easily turn their dreams into reality.

Should she blame them? Of course, but the blame didn’t stop with them; she had to start at the source.

In her previous life, Yuan Yi was accustomed to being suppressed. Sun Xueyu manipulated her by promising her a new life after marrying He Xun, causing her to overlook too many uncomfortable details.

Love is hidden in the details, and so is lack of love.

In her previous life, she was indeed stupid and wicked. Fortunately, this life, she was heartless. Yuan Yi felt an unprecedented joy in being a bad person.

Sun Xueyu suddenly reacted, her expression displeased: “I provided you with food and clothing too. What nonsense are you talking about? I know you are unhappy with your brother and sister, but…”

Her tone was tinged with sorrow: “I was also at fault for what happened back then. It wasn’t easy for your father to entrust me with these two children.”

“Besides Yuan Guozheng’s living expenses, there are twenty thousand yuan in medical fees every month. How come I didn’t know he had such a serious illness?” Yuan Yi smiled. “We can’t fake it. When he gets out of prison, he might be critically ill. Should I arrange for public fundraising or a hospice room for him? Both programs are very tight right now.”

Sun Xueyu was alarmed: “What are you planning to do?” Deep in her eyes was a hint of terror, as if she didn’t recognize her own daughter.

Yuan Yi said: “I’m not planning anything. If you want to continue raising these bastards, then publicly sever our mother-daughter relationship. If not, then return the money to me.”

As Sun Xueyu stared dumbfounded, Yuan Yi put on her backpack: “Three hundred thousand, supporting a maximum of twelve installments. The first ten days are interest-free. After ten days, the annual interest starts at 15%. Hmm… that is to say, if you haven’t paid me fifty thousand yuan after ten days, the interest will compound…”

Sun Xueyu instinctively blurted out: “Are you running a loan shark operation!”

Yuan Yi raised a smile and tucked the bank card away: “Oh? Why speak of two families when we are one? I’ll wait for you to think clearly.”

She walked straight out the door and went downstairs to eat breakfast leisurely. While drinking sweet porridge and munching on a fried dough stick, she checked her Moments and found that many people had liked her post.

He Xun’s, a look of disgust, she scrolled past.

Two from Qin Wei: [Does it have to be this competitive? Give me an admin account, I want to go in and pet the cats.]

[Where are you sleeping?]

Various others.

Yuan Yi also saw a like from Peng Cheng.

It was from 3:43 AM, right after she posted that Moment.

Yuan Yi immediately pinned this blessed Moment to the top.

Yuan Yi felt refreshed, with a sense of joy that money was about to flow into her account. The hotel Sun Xueyu booked was not far from her company, but it was still too early to go to work, so she went to a nearby park, opened her laptop, and got to work.

Some people say the “twenty-minute park theory” can greatly improve mental health. Yuan Yi thought otherwise; it had to be about making money.

At nine o’clock, Yuan Yi arrived at the company on time to clock in, ignoring some sympathetic glances directed her way.

Checking her phone again, her perfectly fine morning was disrupted by a single symbol from He Xun.

He Xun: [?]

Yuan Yi continued her habit of silence being golden, not replying.

Since returning, she had stopped replying to He Xun’s messages, treating them as air even when she saw them.

The reason she hadn’t deleted him yet was that she hadn’t figured out what was going on between He Xun and Peng Cheng that made He Xun try to harm Peng Cheng behind the scenes.

Not long after she sat down, Wei Xu entered with a terrible expression, slamming the items in her hand down heavily. Yuan Yi could tell she was full of resentment, but she pretended not to notice, adjusting the newly created Nasal Cat she was working on.

“Why are you pretending not to see me?” Wei Xu couldn’t contain her anger. The frustration she had bottled up all night needed to be released, and seeing Yuan Yi irritated her. “You did that on purpose, didn’t you? The materials you prepared yesterday were completely insufficient!”

“What, you didn’t manage to close the deal?” Yuan Yi opened her eyes in surprise. “But when they asked you to go negotiate yesterday, I thought you were more knowledgeable than me, the developer. I believe Manager Zhong thought the same, which is why she entrusted you with such an important task.”

Wei Xu raised her voice: “Who are you being sarcastic to!”

Yuan Yi sighed: “See? You get upset when I tell the truth.”

“Stop arguing, everyone come to my office.” Li Yujun came out, looking displeased. “Yuan Yi, you come too.”

Inside the office, Zhong Beili was also present, but her expression was equally poor. Yuan Yi was in a good mood and greeted Zhong Beili politely.

Given the strange atmosphere at work today, coupled with seeing Peng Cheng leave so early yesterday, it wasn’t hard for Yuan Yi to guess that the collaboration likely fell through.

Zhong Beili kept her voice low: “We can’t entirely blame Wei Xu for what happened yesterday. She did her best. It’s never easy to collaborate with Director Cheng. They haven’t definitively said no to the partnership yet. Let Yuan Yi go talk to Director Cheng again; after all, this is her work.”

When the collaboration looked promising, they sent their capable subordinate. Now that it had fallen through, they remembered her. This was no different from dropping their pants only to realize they didn’t bring paper and then asking her to deliver it.

Yuan Yi said: “I wonder if Manager Zhong hasn’t brushed her teeth or showered.” It stank.

Zhong Beili hadn’t interacted much with Yuan Yi and didn’t realize the huge change in her. She forced a smile and said to Li Yujun: “Director Li, the person you brought in is quite interesting.”

Wei Xu was anxious. Thinking about what Peng Cheng had said to her yesterday, she felt completely seen through. If Zhong Beili hadn’t told her not to act rashly and to push the matter back to Yuan Yi, would Yuan Yi even have a turn?

Peng Cheng’s coldness and aloofness when she left were etched in Wei Xu’s mind. Wei Xu now had a deep understanding of how difficult Peng Cheng was to deal with. The outside world rumored that Peng Cheng had a sharp eye for collaborations and was particularly unfeeling.

Now that Director Cheng was angered, even if Yuan Yi went, it would be useless.

At that point, Yuan Yi could be forced to resign.

Li Yujun glanced at Yuan Yi and said: “If this project doesn’t move forward, the company will suffer a huge loss! Our new department might not even survive. Yuan Yi can help you clean up the mess, but afterward, she must be fully responsible for the liaison.”

Zhong Beili raised an eyebrow: “Fine. Can you do it? I’m afraid Director Cheng won’t even grant you a meeting.”

“I have a way to meet Director Cheng and advance this project. I only have one request.” Yuan Yi smiled clearly. “I want to revise the previous contract and transfer the copyright of Cat Companion to me.”

Yuan Yi finished her performance in the office and left confidently, but she was troubled as she put on her work backpack.

She wasn’t going to work; her goal was to meet Peng Cheng and finalize the collaboration again.

The problem arose again.

Peng Cheng deeply disliked people who used backdoors or exercised special privileges. If she had already decided not to cooperate, she wouldn’t change her mind because of Yuan Yi.

How could she meet Peng Cheng during working hours?

Peng Cheng was very busy. Yuan Yi knew her daily schedule was fixed; even her direct superior, Li Yujun, didn’t have the clout to get a meeting.

Although Yuan Yi wasn’t confident she could see Peng Cheng, she still took the subway to the Peng Group headquarters.

Sure enough.

When she reported her intention at the entrance, the receptionist, upon learning she had no appointment, coldly dismissed her with a simple “Director Cheng is unavailable.”

On her phone, a person named X Zhang Xi sent her a picture.

The lighting was dim and suggestive, but she could still clearly see He Xun in the picture. She was surrounded in a booth, with women pressed tightly against her on both sides, practically feeding her wine mouth-to-mouth.

In her previous life, she would have been furious and devastated, hating herself for not having the ability to keep He Xun by her side.

Not anymore.

She only thought this dead girl had a good life, being able to act like an emperor in broad daylight just because she had money.

Zhang Xi: [Yuan Yuan, Ah Xun is drunk and looks like she’s in a bad state.]

Yuan Yi remembered this person well; she was one of the second-generation socialites in He Xun’s circle of friends. Yuan Yi used to have a good impression of her, thinking she always informed her of He Xun’s location and state in a timely manner.

Now, upon closer inspection, this “timely manner” was incredibly subtle.

For example, when He Xun was drunk at a bar, working overtime at the company, or returning home early.

And when Yuan Yi rushed over, she would inevitably find that He Xun was drunk at the bar and playing kissing games with others, working overtime with her secretary at the company, or returning early to celebrate the birthday of a minor celebrity she was currently supporting.

This time was the same. On the surface, it was a kind notification, but in reality, it was meant to make her see this photo of He Xun cheating, ignite her jealousy, and cause her to do something irrational.

To become the laughingstock of that circle.

Yuan Yi replied: [That’s very bad.]

Zhang Xi: [? Yuan Yuan, don’t worry, there must be a misunderstanding. Hurry and come pick up Ah Xun.]

Yuan Yi: [Sigh]

For some, “sigh” means a sigh of relief. For others, “sigh” means they are truly helpless. For a select few, “sigh” is because they are afraid they won’t be able to contain their own wicked schemes.

Yuan Yi found the large group chat for He Xun’s company and immediately forwarded the photo.

She wasn’t He Xun’s wife, nor was she He Xun’s employee.

He Xun’s face was her shoe sole. Post it, post it hard.

She thought of a way to see Peng Cheng, though it would be a bit detrimental to He Xun. But who cared? He Xun brought this upon herself.

She had joined He Xun’s company group chat before to keep track of him. Of course, it wasn’t an internal group, but gossip-related news spreads exceptionally fast in a group chat with the entire company.

[Who is this? Looks familiar]

[Are we dropping such explosive news in broad daylight? Wait a minute, what’s the name of the person who posted this?]

[Hold on, am I seeing things?]

[I didn’t see anything! Ahhh, quickly scroll up! I don’t want to be fired]

[?????????]

[It must have been a mistake. It’s been almost two minutes, someone remind her!]

[@Heartbroken Xiao Yuan]

Of course, Yuan Yi wouldn’t retract the picture.

She even changed her name to match the picture.

Two minutes later, everyone in the large group tacitly started discussing other topics, quickly pushing her picture up the chat.

In her office at this moment, Peng Cheng was about to start a short meeting.

When Assistant Nian came in with the tablet to call her, Peng Cheng happened to pick up her phone and saw a red notification on Moments.

She clicked in and saw that the familiar name from yesterday had changed.

[Heartbroken Xiao Yuan liked this Moment]

Author’s Note:

Heartbroken Xiao Yuan: Calling for backup. Whoever answers is my wife! (Full of wicked schemes)