Wei Yumeng was completely stunned, standing rooted to the spot, unsure whether to push Zhan Yichen away first. Zhan Yichen looked at her with a look of schadenfreude.
“Wait a minute, you can think about how to explain this to my brother.”
Zhan Yichen straightened up and caught a glimpse of the figure disappearing.
Only then did Wei Yumeng realize why Zhan Yichen had suddenly made such an ambiguous move. He had done it on purpose!
She was annoyed, clenching her fists tightly.
“Why did you do that?”
Zhan Yichen’s gaze was fierce, and his tone was laced with ruthlessness.
“You tell me why. My brother woke up, but his body still has no sensation. He’s so young, and it’s all because of you.”
“I’ve already explained it to you very clearly. It wasn’t me who hit him, it was Wei Jin! She framed me!”
She had explained this matter countless times, her lips worn thin, but why would no one believe her?
Zhan Yichen narrowed his eyes and snorted, “Don’t think you can get away with it just because you want to clear your name now. We have evidence.”
Every time he saw Zhan Lin lying in the hospital, lifeless, as if his spirit had left his body, motionless, it felt as if someone were slicing at his heart with a knife.
No one could understand what it felt like to see their loved one lying in a hospital bed, their life sustained by machines.
No one would call him second brother every day with a crisp voice.
And all of this was thanks to the woman in front of him.
His eyes reddened as he glared at Wei Yumeng, gritting his teeth, “If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for not marrying just anyone, but marrying into the Zhan family. You’d better be prepared.”
Wei Yumeng’s eyes were dazed as she watched Zhan Yichen leave. She suddenly didn’t know what to say. How could she make the Zhan family believe that she hadn’t harmed Zhan Lin and Zhan Mohan?
It seemed she could only start with Wei Jin.
But how would she resolve the situation with Zhan Mohan? After what Zhan Yichen had just done, Zhan Mohan probably wouldn’t believe her.
Aunt Li rushed into Wen Yulan’s room.
“Madam, something bad has happened.”
Wen Yulan was having her nails done with Cheng Meiya. Hearing Aunt Li’s startled cry, she frowned.
“When did you learn to be like those maids, always screaming? Can you be quieter?”
“No, something has really happened. I just saw… I saw in the courtyard, Second Young Master… he… he kissed Wei Yumeng.”
“What did you say!”
This startled Wen Yulan.
Aunt Li couldn’t believe it either. “I… I saw it with my own eyes. It’s absolutely not false.”
Wen Yulan, furious, swept all the cosmetics off the table to the floor. “This slut! It’s not enough that she’s Ahan’s wife, she even dares to seduce our Yichen.”
Saying that, she got up and rushed towards the door. Aunt Li and Cheng Meiya, fearing something might happen, quickly followed.
Wei Yumeng was distracted, about to go upstairs and figure out how to explain to Zhan Mohan, when someone suddenly pulled her, followed by a stinging pain.
She instinctively covered her face. Wen Yulan stared at her, furious and stern.
“Wei Yumeng, your guts are too big! You even dare to seduce Yichen. Are you not going to let any man in the Zhan family off the hook!”
If it weren’t for the old man being old, this Wei Yumeng might have even tried to climb into the old man’s bed.
Aunt Li’s eyes widened, and she quickly stepped forward to hold Wen Yulan back.
“Madam, if… if the eldest young master comes down and sees this…”
Wen Yulan’s eyes sharpened. “What? Is Ahan going to show no regard for right and wrong and favor this… this wench!”
She glared at Wei Yumeng again, speaking without mercy.
“A woman like you, do you think you’re worthy of staying in our Zhan family? Shameless! Is this how your mother taught you to seduce men outside?”
Wei Yumeng didn’t want to clash with Wen Yulan anymore, but upon hearing this, she had to retort.
“You can say whatever you want about me, but please don’t say my mother!”
“Aren’t you just like your mother taught you? Our Zhan family is truly cursed to have married a shameless woman like you. You think you can seduce my son!”
“I didn’t seduce your son!”
“You dare say you didn’t! Aunt Li saw it. In the courtyard, and you still want to quibble!”
Normally, Wen Yulan wouldn’t go too far with Wei Yumeng, as long as it didn’t threaten Yichen.
Now, this woman had gone too far, being ambitious. One Zhan Mohan wasn’t enough, and she had gone after Yichen.
Wei Yumeng truly wished she could skin Zhan Yichen alive. This was all his fault.
She raised her eyes, enduring the pain on her face.
“Then please, Aunt, call Zhan Yichen here and ask him properly if I seduced him!”
“You still have the nerve to call my son here? Seeing your appearance, he probably just wants to vomit!”
“Then you should still call him over to ask clearly. If he wants to vomit, let him vomit all he wants.”
“You…” Wen Yulan’s whole body trembled with anger. This brat’s edges were so sharp, and now she dared to talk back to her. It seemed the lesson last time had not taught her any manners.
On the balcony upstairs, Zhan Mohan sat in his wheelchair, his deep eyes overlooking everything below. Fang Xun, standing beside him, asked,
“Mr. Zhan, shouldn’t we intervene? If Madam is treated like this, she’s going to suffer greatly.”
“She’s been in the Zhan family for so long and still hasn’t learned to understand Wen Yulan’s temper. If she thinks she can survive in the Zhan family with just her spirit, she’s probably overthinking it.”
Fang Xun finally understood. Mr. Zhan wasn’t planning to intervene.
It made sense. Mr. Zhan couldn’t protect Madam forever. It was better for her to understand some things herself. The Zhan family wasn’t as glorious as it seemed; in reality, it was full of wolves and tigers, and one wrong step could lead to falling into someone’s trap.
Didn’t Madam fall for Madam’s tricks a few times before?
“Then, Mr. Zhan, what about the matter between Second Young Master and Madam? Is it not going to be dealt with?”
“Deal with what? Once Yichen arrives, everything will be clear.”
Fang Xun suddenly realized, “You don’t actually believe that Madam would truly seduce Second Young Master, do you?”
“If you were Wei Yumeng, would you try to seduce someone who dislikes you? Wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?”
Zhan Mohan had seen how much Zhan Yichen disliked Wei Yumeng. If Wei Yumeng were to seduce anyone, it wouldn’t be Zhan Yichen; it would be him, right?
After hearing this, Fang Xun pushed Zhan Mohan back into the room.
Downstairs, Wen Yulan and Wei Yumeng were at a stalemate, neither willing to back down.
Wen Yulan was about to explode with anger.
“Fine, since you refuse to admit it, I’ll call Yichen over. Then I’ll show you what it means to have nowhere to put your face.”
She lowered her head and shouted to Aunt Li, “Go and call Second Young Master over!”
“Yes.”
Soon, Zhan Yichen arrived with Aunt Li.
“Mom, you called me over…”
As soon as he looked up, he saw a conspicuous red slap mark on the right side of Wei Yumeng’s cheek. He then saw Wen Yulan’s furious expression.
“Did you two get into a fight?”
Wen Yulan turned her head and asked Zhan Yichen with a solemn expression.
“Tell me, was she seducing you in the backyard just now?”
Zhan Yichen was asked so suddenly that he didn’t know how to answer.
“I…”
He turned his head to look at Wei Yumeng, finding her staring at him intently. The look in her eyes made him feel uneasy.
Wei Yumeng knew that nothing had happened between her and Zhan Yichen. He had merely used an angle just now. Who knew that someone with intentions would spread it so quickly.
Now, in front of Wen Yulan, if Zhan Yichen didn’t speak the truth, then he wasn’t much of a man.
Normally, he would question her righteously, hate her, and say she didn’t dare admit to hitting Zhan Mohan and Zhan Lin with her car. If he remained silent this time and intended to wrong her,
Then she would truly look down on him in the future.
Wen Yulan felt an inexplicable fear when she saw Wei Yumeng’s gaze. When she realized she had been frightened by a brat, she impatiently urged,
“Wei Yumeng, stop glaring at my son with those eyes of yours.”
Wei Yumeng hoped that Zhan Yichen would see her look and quickly tell the truth.
Facing this situation, Zhan Yichen seemed unsure how to speak.
“I…”