You tricked me into raising your son? You'll divorce me and become my aunt.

Bai Xinyao looked up and met her gaze directly.

"Ruan Ning, let's talk this out."

A smile played on her lips. "Your marriage with Tingchen has long been a sham. You know that in your heart that he has never loved you."

"For the past three years, he has ignored you completely, treating you with extreme indifference, while giving all his tenderness and exceptions to me. That incident on the trending topics list was caused by me, but you were the one who was punished. He didn't protect you, but he protected me."

Bai Xinyao smiled provocatively: "Now that things have come to this, stop pretending to be ignorant. There's no point in you continuing to occupy the position of Mrs. Fu."

"Why don't you take the initiative to file for divorce?"

After listening quietly, Ruan Ningjing looked at him with disdain and said, "Whether I get a divorce or not is none of your business."

"My marriage with Fu Tingchen is a matter between the two of us."

Bai Xinyao's smile turned cold.

She took half a step forward, getting closer to Ruan Ning.

"We grew up together, and I've spent far more time with him than you have. No one is more suitable to stand by his side than me."

"You think he genuinely wants to marry you? You think the Fu family likes you? Let me tell you, the Fu family is using you."

"I advise you to think carefully and not to occupy a position that doesn't belong to you, lest you trap him and yourself in the process."

Bai Xinyao's attitude was extremely arrogant, and every word she spoke was forceful. Her long-standing resentment and covetousness were no longer concealed at this moment.

Ruan Ning felt increasingly impatient looking at her aggressive demeanor.

She couldn't be bothered to argue with Bai Xinyao.

"If you want something, you can go and fight for it with Fu Tingchen yourself. You don't need to come here to assert your dominance. If he's willing to give you a proper status, he'll naturally divorce me."

These words struck a nerve with Bai Xinyao.

She had already brought up divorce with Fu Tingchen, but he refused, which is why she came to Ruan Ning to try and win him over.

Surprisingly, Ruan Ning was able to remain calm despite being provoked like that.

Didn't they say that Ruan Ning loved Fu Tingchen so much that she wouldn't marry anyone else?

Fu Tingchen's friends all say that Ruan Ning loves Fu Tingchen very much.

Why is Ruan Ning still so calm even after she has said all that?

Ruan Ning said coldly, "My time is precious. Don't do such meaningless things again."

To add an elegant touch, the windows in the restaurant's private rooms are all designed to be open.

This way, guests can better enjoy the scenery in the courtyard and take more beautiful photos.

This means it won't be soundproof anymore.

The two women inside were unaware that their conversation had been overheard by the man in the private room upstairs.

Upstairs, Jin Xiuhan and his friend He Yuchuan were drinking tea.

The two women downstairs were arguing quite loudly.

Bai Xinyao, in particular, was agitated and spoke in a shrill voice.

He Yuchuan paused in his tea-making, looked up at Jin Xiuhan, and asked, "Why do I think I heard your nephew's name?"

"Um."

Jin Xiuhan was dressed in a dark casual outfit, with cold eyebrows and a high nose bridge, and his eyes were particularly cold and sharp.

He Yuchuan immediately became interested and listened intently for a while.

"It sounds to me like your nephew's mistress is putting pressure on him, forcing his wife to divorce him. Is that what's going on?"

Jin Xiuhan didn't care about these gossips at all.

He simply replied coldly, "Are you bored?"

He Yuchuan: "Don't you have a good relationship with your nephew? You don't care about anything related to him?"

Jin Xiuhan: "I'm not interested in other people's private affairs."

He Yuchuan muttered, "Boring."

They continued eavesdropping on gossip.

"Tsk tsk, this mistress is pretty arrogant. Aren't you going to help your nephew's wife? She seems to be being bullied terribly."

Jin Xiuhan didn't even lift his eyelids, his voice magnetic yet icy: "It's none of my business."

With that, the man got up to leave.

He Yuchuan smiled knowingly, "You're still planning to go help, aren't you?"

"Is this the first day you've met me?" Jin Xiuhan's handsome face was filled with nothing but cold arrogance.

"Too noisy, let's go somewhere else."

"Oh, okay." He Yuchuan got up and followed.

The two left the private room one after the other.

The retro-designed restaurant has only three floors and no elevator.

The two went down the stairs.

downstairs.

After finishing speaking, Ruan Ning turned around and prepared to leave.

Bai Xinyao was very unwilling to give up when she saw that she was unmoved.

She reached out and gripped Ruan Ning's wrist tightly. "Don't go. I haven't finished speaking. You can't leave."

Ruan Ning frowned slightly and raised her hand to try to break free.

But Bai Xinyao was too strong, and she couldn't break free for a while.

During the struggle between the two, Bai Xinyao lost control of her emotions.

"Ruan Ning, why won't you let go? You're clearly not happy at all, so why do you still cling to the position of Mrs. Fu?"

"If you initiate the divorce, everyone will be relieved!"

Ruan Ning felt only annoyed, and said coldly, "Let me go."

Bai Xinyao's anger flared even more.

She couldn't stand Ruan Ning's nonchalant and indifferent attitude.

She seems to be neither competitive nor greedy, yet she steadily possesses everything she has ever dreamed of.

Bai Xinyao's eyes surged with malice, and she raised her hand and shoved Ruan Ning hard.

The stairs leading down are right outside the door.

The distance between the stairwell and the entrance is narrow.

Ruan Ning was already standing at the door.

With such a forceful push from Bai Xinyao, she lost her balance and fell backward.

She quickly grabbed the handrail and adjusted her posture.

But he still tumbled down the stairs.

Fortunately, he didn't land headfirst.

"Bang bang bang..."

The sound of a body bumping against the steps was especially clear in the quiet space.

In the end, Ruan Ning rolled down to the first floor, where she curled up and remained motionless.

pain.

My whole body aches.

Ruan Ning felt like all the bones in her body were about to fall apart.

Upstairs, Bai Xinyao stood still, raising her chin and looking down at Ruan Ning, her eyes swirling with hatred and pleasure.

Not far away, Jin Xiuhan stopped in his tracks.

The tall, handsome man stood at the entrance of the stairwell.

The light fell on the woman, whose slender body was curled up.

He Yuchuan stopped in his tracks with him. "Fu Tingchen's lover is too ruthless. He actually pushed someone down the stairs. Doesn't he care about causing a death?"

They went up to the second floor and just happened to see Ruan Ning being pushed down the stairs by Bai Xinyao.

Jin Xiuhan leaned against the railing, his face calm.

They had seen the whole process clearly, from Bai Xinyao pulling and entangled with them to deliberately pushing them.

Jin Xiuhan looked down quietly, his eyes showing no emotion. He neither spoke nor intervened.

The landing at the bottom of the staircase.

Ruan Ning supported herself on the ground and slowly got up.

A dull, heavy pain came from my limbs, and my skin was covered in red marks from being rubbed.

Her hair was disheveled, and she looked thin and disheveled.

She looked up and her eyes met those of Jin Xiuhan at the top of the stairs.

Ruan Ning's eyes flickered.

He is Fu Tingchen's uncle.

Why is she always so disheveled whenever she meets him?

However, at this moment, she had no mind to care about Jin Xiuhan.

She must settle Bai Xinyao's scores today.

Before Ruan Ning could even stand up straight, Bai Xinyao's gentle voice came from above.

Bai Xinyao stood on the second floor, leaning slightly down to look at her, her eyes showing just the right amount of panic.

"Xiao Ning, how could you be so careless?"

As she spoke, Bai Xinyao hurried downstairs and came to Ruan Ning's side.

"How did you fall? Did you slip? Are you hurt? It's all my fault for being too slow to grab you."

What a beautiful white lotus flower.

Ruan Ning twitched her lips.

All the pent-up anger burst forth at this moment, breaking through all restraint.

She never provokes trouble, but she can't bear to be bullied like this and just stay silent.

Ruan Ning looked up at Bai Xinyao, who was pretending to be kind.

Before Bai Xinyao could put away her fake smile, she raised her hand and slapped her hard across the face.