At the gathering of five people, Murong Qing kept chattering as usual, with Song Xunran joining in his support from time to time, while Mingyue and Lian Yeyu both noticed that Shu Mingyu was absent-minded.
The two exchanged glances, and Mingyue patted Shu Mingyu's arm: "What's wrong? Why are you so listless?"
Lian Yeyu also said softly, "Mingyu, tell us what's on your mind, and we can solve it together."
You know, Shu Mingyu is actually a very lively person, talkative and clingy, but today she was distracted for a rare time.
Shu Mingyu came to her senses and looked at her sisters' concerned eyes. The corners of her eyes began to turn red and tears suddenly wet her eyes.
"Mr. Shu asked me to bring his illegitimate daughter into the circle, hoping that his illegitimate daughter would make more 'friends', but I refused." At this point, Shu Mingyu bit her lip, wiped her eyes, and continued with some embarrassment: "Last night, Aunt Zhang told me that she accidentally heard Mr. Shu asking the housekeeper to find a marriage partner for me."
Yes, when facing her little sisters, Shu Mingyu didn't want to call him dad, and he was not worthy of being her father at all.
Murong Qing was so angry that he slammed the table and said, "You are still a minor. Is Uncle Shu stupid? He treats you like this for an illegitimate daughter. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?"
Song Xunran also frowned: "Uncle Shu must have been bewitched by the vixen outside. How could he do such a rude thing?"
Lian Yeyu looked at Shu Mingyu's aggrieved and embarrassed expression, coughed lightly, and said in a gentle and soothing tone: "Mingyu, don't be afraid, you are still a minor. Even if Uncle Shu wants to use you for marriage, he will have to wait for a few years."
Mingyue lowered her eyes, but she knew in her heart that this was not the case. Shu's father was not a man who cared so much about benevolence, righteousness and morality.
In her previous life, Shu Mingyu had such an insignificant sense of existence, but she was sent to an arranged marriage just after she came of age.
In this life, Shu Mingyu also disobeyed Shu's father. In the eyes of Shu's father, who was very concerned about his reputation, he probably wished he didn't have a daughter like her, so he couldn't wait to arrange a marriage for Shu Mingyu.
But how many good people are there when Mr. Shu chooses someone for his daughter who doesn't care about him? They all put profit first!
If Shu Mingyu didn't resist, she would end up repeating the mistakes of her previous life.
Song Xunran waved his hand in front of Mingyue, his voice full of doubts from the alcohol and tobacco: "Mingyue, Mingyue, please try to persuade Mingyu, what are you thinking about?"
Mingyue came back to her senses in an instant.
She raised her chin, slightly curved the corners of her lips, and slowly answered: "I was thinking, I can't just sit there and wait for death, so I have to take the initiative."
All four of them looked at her in surprise.
"Yueyue, what do you mean?"
"Mingyue? Do you mean to let Mingyu find a partner on her own?"
Murong Qing and Song Xunran spoke at the same time.
Mingyue stroked her forehead, speechless for a moment.
Shu Mingyu's eyes lit up, and she probably knew what Mingyue meant.
Why should she give up her position to the illegitimate daughter? Why should she let Mr. Shu manipulate her? She wants to fight, she wants freedom, she wants to be her own master.
In an instant, Shu Mingyu's heart was filled with fighting spirit, and his eyes, washed by tears, were full of light.
At this time, Lian Yeyu said slowly: "Mingyue's intention should be to let Mingyu resist, right?"
Mingyue nodded, with a hint of laughter in her tone: "We can't let Mingyu give Shu to the illegitimate child outside. As Mr. Shu's only daughter, she is not the one who should be married off."
When she mentioned the word "only", she emphasized it on purpose.
At this moment, Song Xunran and the others finally came to their senses.
Yes, now everyone thinks that Mingyu is the only heir of the Shu family, so why doesn't she go with the flow and take over the Shu family
Murong Qing clapped his hands and laughed: "Great, great, Yueyue, your idea is really great." Mingyue smiled lightly: "But if we want this to succeed, we must start with one person..."
Four pairs of eyes looked at her with sparkling eyes.
Mingyue uttered three words in a clear voice: "Mrs. Shu."
Mrs. Shu is just as concerned about reputation, just as profit-oriented, and just as selfish as Mr. Shu.
Both of them have illegitimate children, so there will probably be a lot of disagreement over the division of property.
Then Shu Mingyu, the common puppet in the hands of the two, will also become an important bargaining chip in the division of their property.
But who says that a chess piece can’t turn itself into a chess player
You know, the original owner Shu Mingyue was actually the person who was most familiar with the Shu couple. After all, she had studied the preferences of this couple for more than ten years.
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After Shu Mingyu returned to the Shu family, he only saw Mrs. Shu once, on the day he returned home.
Then Mrs. Shu never returned to the villa.
At first Shu Mingyu thought that her mother didn't like her because of Mingyue, and that her mother couldn't accept that the child she had raised for more than ten years was not her own. But it turned out that her mother had a child outside that she really loved, and both she and Mingyue were just shields.
As a pure exploiter, Shu Mingyu no longer has any desire for family affection towards the couple.
However, "Uncle Butler, please help me contact my mother. I want to talk to her." Mingyu stood in front of the butler and ordered, holding a cup of milk.
Ever since learning that the master wanted to arrange a marriage for Miss Mingyu, the housekeeper's attitude towards Mingyu has become much colder.
Just that she wanted to contact the wife
The butler paused, then he remembered that he actually had two masters.
Miss Mingyu is not favored by her husband, but that may not be the case with his wife.
"Yes, I'll contact the madam right away." The butler nodded slightly, and his attitude returned to normal.
A mocking smile appeared on Mingyu's lips, but it disappeared in an instant.
Mrs. Shu was actually a little surprised when she received a call from the villa manager.
She and her husband were in a family business marriage, and there was no affection between them. They both even had people they truly loved outside, so they quickly reached a consensus after getting married that they only needed to maintain interaction in public and play their own games in private.
So after giving birth to their daughter, they left her to the nanny and each lived in their own small home outside to accompany their loved ones and children.
The only surprise was that neither of them expected that they would actually take the wrong child.
When her biological child was taken back, Mrs. Shu went home to see the child. She felt displeased at first sight because the child was so bad in both appearance and temperament.
So since then, Mrs. Shu never returned to the villa area again.
The people in the villa area were also very considerate and never came to disturb her.
This was the first time the villa district contacted her, which made her surprised and shocked, and at the same time a little curious.
In particular, "You said Shu...that girl, wanted to talk to me?" It was only then that Mrs. Shu realized that she had even forgotten the girl's name.
The housekeeper glanced at Shu Mingyu awkwardly, "Yes, Madam, Miss Mingyu wants to talk to you."
Mrs. Shu touched the hair around her ears uncomfortably and finally decided to go back to the villa area.
"I'll be back this weekend."