"Yan Xinxin, what kind of attitude is that?" Yan Zhirou said indignantly. "Why are you asking Mom about these old matters? Are you questioning what Mom did to that little thing?" Yan Xinxin turned her head sharply and glared at Yan Zhirou. "Xi and Chun are your own nephews, but you keep calling them ’little things’ and ’burdens.’ People like you, even a dog would refuse to eat your conscience." "Enough! Stop arguing!" Ye Lirong suddenly interrupted, her face serious. "Xinxin, if you still want to acknowledge me as your mother, and your father as your father, then listen to me and cut ties with that Young Master Mo!" "Mom, right now I just want to know about Chun. What happened to Chun’s body at the time?" "The hospital handled it. I don’t know!" Ye Lirong’s gaze flickered as she dodged the question casually. "Then the doctor back then..." "Yan Xinxin, will you ever stop!" Yan Zhirou impatiently interrupted. "You’re not welcome here! Get out!" She screamed angrily, reaching out to shove Yan Xinxin toward the door. Yan Xinxin raised her eyes, sending a sharp and piercing glare, her aura formidable. "I must get to the bottom of this today!" Ye Lirong had never seen such a strong-willed side of Yan Xinxin, and as she thought of what she’d done back then, a deep sense of guilt overtook her. "Oh, this is terrible! Such misfortune!" Ye Lirong, deciding to go all out, suddenly plopped herself onto the ground, wailing and throwing a tantrum. "It’s all my fault! My fault that I didn’t take care of you properly back then, leading to my granddaughter dying the moment she was born!" She cried out loudly, naturally drawing the attention of idle, gossiping middle-aged women nearby. "Xinxin, it’s Mom who failed you!" "What’s going on here?" "It’s that big daughter of the Yan family causing trouble again!" Soon, a crowd of onlookers gathered at the door to watch the scene unfold. Ye Lirong’s display left Yan Xinxin both surprised and speechless. Feeling a chill in her heart, she also sensed a flicker of hope. It seemed Chun’s incident truly had something hidden beneath, or Ye Lirong wouldn’t suddenly resort to these theatrics. "Sister, do you even have a conscience? Mom raised you from a child, worked hard to put you through school, and now this is how you treat her?" Yan Zhirou immediately played the role of the obedient and understanding daughter, glaring at Yan Xinxin with indignation. "Five years ago, you shamelessly slept with a man and bore a bastard child. Our family went through so much trouble for your sake! Dad even got into a fight with you and was sentenced to ten years in prison!" "And now, your daughter died the moment she was born, and you’re still blaming Mom? What right do you have?" "The right of being Chun’s biological mother! I have the right to know the truth!" Yan Xinxin retorted fiercely, refusing to back down. "Oh, now we see! Turns out the big daughter of the Yan family had two kids back then! One died at birth!" "Tsk tsk! What a misfortune!" "She brought it on herself, being so young and reckless. She deserved it!" Hearing the insensitive remarks from the nosy middle-aged women watching the scene, Yan Xinxin clenched her fists tightly and spun around. "Who said that? Who just said those words? Come out and face me if you dare!" She demanded angrily, and those old women immediately fell silent. "You all are mothers yourselves. If your daughter suffered some misfortune, would you also think she deserved it?" "Watch your words! What happens to my daughter is none of your business!" "So you admit you were the one who said that just now?" Yan Xinxin replied calmly, her beautiful eyes blazing with anger. "Then what happens to my daughter is none of your business either, you old hag!" "...You, you dare call me an old hag!" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novèlfire.net "You’re not just an old hag; you’re also the Black Mountain Demon Lady!" A crisp and youthful voice suddenly rang out from behind the crowd, startling everyone. Yan Xinxin was momentarily stunned, then glanced upward, meeting Mo Chuxi’s deep, slender, electrifying eyes!