jdhmnovel Chapter 218 You Must Maintain Your Image
Chapter 218 You Must Maintain Your Image
Chapter 218 You Need to Maintain Your Image
Madam Mo just looked at me coldly: "Your face is something you give yourself. Even if I've done a lot over the years, who dares to say anything about me? They're all afraid of me, both in public and in private."
I looked at her in silence.
"Do you know that just six months after I married Mo Tianzong, the Min family suffered a major upheaval?" Old Madam Mo said slowly, "Without the Min family's support, Mo Tianzong's attitude towards me plummeted."
"So there's no benefit to marriages between wealthy families, is there?" I said sarcastically.
She reached out and poured me a cup of tea: "Have a taste."
I didn't drink it.
She smiled and said, "You are very much like me, both in temperament and personality. Actually, I have thought that if I acknowledge you and bring you back to the Mo family, with your abilities, it is not impossible for you to help me take back the entire Mo family. But Mo Suyun will definitely not agree."
"Why do you think I'd help you?" I said, displeased.
She took a sip of tea: "Han San accompanied me to the hospital for a prenatal checkup. We were just about to run into Mo Tianzong, who was also getting a checkup with a woman outside. They didn't notice us. Han San overheard Mo Tianzong talking about harming the baby in my belly, so he didn't dare to go out after that. Mo Tianzong also stayed away from home to be with that woman, so my pregnancy with twins was kept completely a secret."
"You should have known long ago that Mo Tianzong is a beast who thinks with his lower body," I said sarcastically.
“Shen Yan, I don’t care about a man’s thoughts at all.” Old Madam Mo looked at me meaningfully: “Whether he loves me or not is not important. What is important is what he can bring me.”
I laughed mockingly: "So you got what you wanted?"
"Perhaps in other people's eyes, I have nothing, but after all these years of struggle, what I wanted back then is no longer the same as what I want now." Old Madam Mo looked at me calmly: "The reason I separated you and Huo Yubai is because his maternal family has a history of hereditary mental illness, and I don't want you to take the risk."
“I know these things better than you do.” I sneered. “So stop telling me you’re thinking of me. Do you really consider yourself my grandmother?”
A clear look of displeasure crossed Madam Mo's face.
Seeing that I didn't appreciate her kindness, she said coldly, "Of course I won't care about you, but the Mo family is determined to form a marriage alliance with the Huo family. No matter who becomes the head of the Huo family, the Mo family will spare no effort to marry their daughters to him."
“Now that Huo Yubai has left the Huo family, they can do whatever they want,” I said.
"Shen Yan, do you really not understand?" Old Madam Mo said coldly, "Huo Yubai's departure from the Huo family is only temporary. Old Master Huo is getting old and doesn't have the energy to cultivate a new successor. Besides, no one can compare to Huo Yubai."
"If the Mohists want to confront me head-on because of this, then let's see what happens." I didn't care.
"Shen Yan, do you think Shen Xingyuan and Mo Yiyan can protect you?" Old Madam Mo looked at me: "They are men, I know them best. Shen Xingyuan held the press conference at your suggestion, right? His instinct was to avoid this matter. As for Mo Yiyan, he didn't dare to take the lead either. They are both older than you, but they are hiding behind you. Don't you understand? You are all alone now."
I clenched my fist.
"And Huo Yubai, after a while, once he's been provoked by the gossip, will he still love you? Everyone has a sense of shame." Old Madam Mo reminded me again: "Women must rely on themselves. If you even have the slightest thought of wanting to depend on a man, you will be doomed."
"Thank you for your advice!" I stood up. "I didn't intend to rely on anyone; I have my own ideas."
Seeing that I was about to leave, she called out, "Shen Yan, I've booked a flight to Switzerland for three days from now. If you've made up your mind, bring your mother to the airport to find me. I'll be waiting for you."
I chuckled and said, "You just said you didn't want anything, but now you're asking for family affection."
"I told you that when you get to my age you'll understand that what you wanted back then is completely different from what you want now." She looked at me intently.
"Why do you think I should go with you? Because of that three billion?" I frowned.
"Of course not." Madam Mo smiled and said, "I have also invested in a very large medical team over there. After you go there, you will be the center of the team. I guarantee that you can become famous internationally. No one will look down on you then."
"Thank you for your kindness," I sneered. "But what you're offering me is utterly unappealing to me."
"What else do you want? I can give you anything." Old Madam Mo glanced at me.
“What do I want? I want Mom to be healthy. I want all of this to have never happened. Can you do that?” I looked at her coldly.
She gave a slight smirk: "You're still just a kid. Your ideas are still so unrealistic. You haven't learned to accept your fate or face reality."
I walked out of the private room.
Third Uncle stood outside the door.
“Miss Shen Yan, I’ve already booked your and Miss Han Li’s plane tickets. Actually, leaving here and starting a new life is the best thing for you and your mother. If your mother stays here, the stares and gossip from outsiders will be the biggest hurt to her,” Uncle San reminded her.
"Then who caused all this harm? They are the most innocent people, yet they are being pointed at and gossiped about. Where are the instigators?" I said sarcastically, "Those who like to gossip are just bullies who pick on the weak and fear the strong, or perhaps they just like to talk about women's faults."
I walked out of the teahouse.
Huo Yubai is waiting for me.
I walked over and said, "Why didn't you wait in the car?"
He glanced up at Madam Mo, who was standing across the glass and looking at us from afar, and said, "It seems this matter has had no impact on her at all."
I opened the car door: "She's shameless and still doesn't think she's done anything wrong."
Huo Yubai followed me into the car: "Now that she's all alone, it's a case of 'evil getting its just desserts.' Guarding that money and being wary of those who are kind to her, wondering if they have ulterior motives, is enough to make her mentally exhausted."
I am noncommittal.
Return to the villa.
The aunt has already packed Shen Xingyuan's luggage.
Shen Xingyuan arrived shortly afterward. Looking at his luggage, he said helplessly, "Are you trying to kick me out?"
I looked at him indifferently: "Whether it's you or Shen Yuan, you're both irresponsible. Do you know that when I talked to you that night, your resistant attitude made me realize that you and Grandpa and the others are the same? You never thought about taking responsibility for everything. If I hadn't put you in a difficult position, would you have agreed to hold this press conference?"
“I’m just afraid of hurting your mother,” he said.
“My mother is completely unaware of what’s happening to her. She doesn’t go out or go online every day, so this has had almost no impact on her. Besides, I was planning to send her away from here anyway. It’s your own reluctance because you’re about to appear as the president of Meihe Group, and you need to maintain your image.” I looked at him coldly.