The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

Chapter 242 Avoiding Harm

"Mom, Gao Yao is finally going to marry me! I'm so happy, I drank a couple of extra rounds. Where's Dad? Is he not home again? So Mom, don't force yourself to be with your pretty boy. I won't object at all, hahaha! I'm so tired of this house!"

"Stop! Shut up! Look at what this drunkard is saying! Aunt Tian, ​​help me upstairs!"

She started spouting nonsense as soon as she got back. Luckily, Gu Cheng wasn't home tonight, otherwise, hearing these words, Yun Huan would probably have been kicked out. That old geezer, he hasn't come home for two days in a row. She used to naively believe he didn't have other women outside, but ever since half a year ago, when she noticed a woman's perfume on him, and it was always the same brand, even when he went out for social events, she knew her husband had a new lover. So she started to disregard her pride. That's how it is in wealthy circles; many rich women keep mistresses, and she was no exception. She was much younger than Gu Cheng and didn't want to be a widow so soon, so she also kept a mistress. But she was different from others; she only had the man keep her company and relieve her boredom. They rarely slept together.

Now she's tired of it all, and with Gu Cheng finding out, she's been behaving herself lately, not even playing mahjong anymore. Now her own daughter has started a new relationship. Over the past few years, she's had countless relationships, marriages, and divorces, always causing trouble, but she's only married to scumbags, not a single good one. Even now, when she hears that her daughter is getting married, she's numb and doesn't seem happy at all.

They helped Yunhuan upstairs and asked Aunt Tian to make some honey water for her to drink to help her sober up.

Passing by Yunle's room, she saw Yunle reading a book. The child had just gone to work yesterday and came back looking exhausted. She didn't dare to ask her anything because Yunle knew better than her mother that she didn't need her to teach her anymore.

"Lele, you're still awake?"

"No, Mom, is there something you need?" Yunle put down the book she was holding.

"It's alright, how was work?"

"It's just the beginning, I'll learn slowly. My sister's drunk again, isn't she?" She could hear the commotion outside.

"She said she's getting married again. I don't know what's wrong with this child; things aren't going smoothly at all with her marriage plans."

"Mom, if she's having a hard time, does that mean I'll be fine? All the daughters of the Gu family are like this, even the deceased Yun Shu is like this. By the way, Mom, lately I've had this feeling that Yun Shu is still alive."

"Don't talk nonsense late at night. If someone fell into the sea, so many people went to try and rescue them, but they never found them. Don't scare your mother!"

"No, I think I saw a figure that looked a lot like her from behind a few days ago, and Huainan also mentioned Yun Shu last night..."

"Stop talking. Your mother has goosebumps. That Huainan must still be hung up on his ex. Didn't you notice he doesn't have a girlfriend? He must be drunk to be talking nonsense. You actually believe that?"

After Li Meng finished speaking, Yun Huan was somewhat unsure. Perhaps the person was really drunk, and that's why they said those things.

Perhaps she really was just too tired lately and was in a daze. She didn't know much about the job when she first started working, but luckily her father found her a job at a company he knew. They were already taking good care of her. She had never worked before and had no experience at all, so she could only put aside her pride and slowly learn from others.

Li Meng went out, but because of Fu Yunhuan, she smelled of alcohol on herself, so she had to change her clothes.

It was late at night, and most people were asleep. Inside the hotel, Xiao Qiu was drinking glass after glass of wine. Because of her mother, who had moved several times, she would move again every time she was discovered. Mingyuan didn't dare to go after that woman, only her. If she didn't pay, she would leak the information to reporters. Over the years, she had been tormented by her mother to the point that she wanted to strangle that bloodsucking mother. In recent years, besides spending the money she earned from endorsements and acting lavishly, a portion of it was squandered by her mother. She really didn't know what her mother was spending it on.

I drank glass after glass of wine, but I remained perfectly sober.

“Mingyuan…”

"What's wrong? Why aren't you asleep so late? Don't tell me you're having another suicidal idea!" Mingyuan had just finished showering when he saw Xu Ruo doing her nails, so he went out to answer the phone.

"I can't sleep, and my mom is asking me for money again!"

"Why don't you just refuse her?!" Mingyuan cursed, rubbing his forehead.

“If I don’t give her money, she’ll expose everything about me, like getting plastic surgery, making those kinds of movies, and sleeping with directors… That woman isn’t my real mother, she’s worse than an enemy!” Tears streamed down her face as she finished speaking. She had no friends, no lover, and could only turn to her for comfort when she was in trouble.

"Go to sleep! I'll handle this for you!"

"Mingyuan, if only you weren't my brother!"

"Unfortunately, I'm your own brother. Don't overthink it. I'll help you this once."

Mingyuan had always known that Xiaoqiu didn't treat him as a brother, so even though she was sometimes pitiful, he didn't dare to help her and always tried to distance himself from her. But this woman was getting worse and worse, younger than Xu Ruo, but she looked much older than him and had experienced a lot of hardships. In the end, he felt sorry for her, sorry for having such a mother who wouldn't stop until she was driven to her death.

Xiao Qiu was delighted to hear Ming Yuan's words. "Great! I'm so happy you're willing to help me. Oh, right! I shouldn't tell your jealous wife. I can't handle it if she finds out."

Besides her mother, the woman Xiaoqiu fears most is Xu Ruo. Xu Ruo surpasses her in every way—family background, man, and complete family. Back when Xiaoqiu was still considered ugly, the two of them competed for Mingyuan, and Xiaoqiu didn't lose by much. But now, a few years later, she's lost worse than a dog. She's completely useless and feels incredibly humiliated in front of that woman.

"I know without you saying it. Also, Xu Ruo isn't as bad as you think. She's just a bit outspoken. Didn't she ask someone to take care of you the other day?"

"Come on, that's just because she doesn't want you to take care of me. Do you think I don't know what your wife is thinking? She's the luckiest person in the world. I'll definitely be reborn into a good family in my next life!"

"You should live your life to the fullest first!" he said, and then hung up.

Mingyuan hung up the phone and found the annoying number in his blacklist. He wouldn't have bothered calling that woman if he hadn't been so disgusted by her.

"Mingyuan, what's wrong? Mom's fine, don't worry!"

"Whether you're okay or not has nothing to do with me. I'd rather you were dead so you wouldn't cause trouble for others! Tell me, how much money are you planning to get from Xiao Qiu this time? Do you think she's a bank, that you can just ask her for money whenever you want?" Mingyuan said rudely. This hateful woman actually thought he was calling to show concern for her. How could she be so shameless? No! It should be said that she has never been thin-skinned.

"I gave birth to her and raised her, so of course I have the right to spend her money! Otherwise, who would support me?"

"Does that mean I have to support you too?!"

"Mingyuan, are you willing to support your mother?" the woman on the phone asked excitedly.

"Heh heh! If you want to die, I can collect your corpse and cremate you at the crematorium! I called you just to let you know that if you dare threaten Xiao Qiu again, you won't live for more than a few days. I don't mind being struck by lightning. Three years ago, I warned you not to come to Nancheng again, and you still dared to come. Did you think I wouldn't know you were sneaking around like that!"

"Mingyuan, Mom really can't make a living there anymore. Do you want me to end up homeless?"

"Two choices: either leave Nancheng, or you won't live to see the end of the month." Too lazy to waste words with her, he typed the message and immediately added her to his blacklist to avoid further harassment.

"Mingyuan, you're my own son! You can't be so heartless..." Before he could finish speaking, the other end of the phone hung up.