Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 376 - 350: No Tolerance for Sand in My Eyes

"No, what I’m basically telling you is, I’m not someone who can tolerate grit in my eyes, let alone that she’s throwing a stone in my eye."

How did Qian know that it was her aunt who spread the news of her abduction?

Because of the kidnapping incident, she ruled out the possibility of an internal leak among Yu Minglang’s brothers.

Combining the existing conditions, who could have inside information on the matter, and also know the internal situation of the Yu Family so well, using the old lady with slight dementia who loves gossip as a breakthrough to spread the news virally?

In the end, the only one who met the conditions to betray Qian was her aunt.

Where her uncle was happened to be where they had to pass through, and Yu Minglang, while searching for Qian, had also contacted his uncle to ask for help checking surveillance footage.

When her uncle went back, he must have mentioned it unintentionally, and her aunt took note of it.

She knew the boundaries well enough not to spread the news outside, but just within family circles, hoping to ruin Qian’s chance to enter the Yu Family and marry Yu Minglang.

But what the aunt didn’t expect was that Yu Minglang’s mother was particularly sensitive to such matters. The more they tried to use rumors, the tougher Mrs. Yu stood her ground. And everyone in the Yu Family, led by Yu Minglang, resolutely stood by Qian, making internal instigations ineffective.

Although the external relatives found out, Qian swiftly resolved the kidnapping incident, which was inadvertently live-streamed by reporters, and the Yu Family brothers handled it with textbook-level crisis management, smoothing over the issue.

The so-called crisis management capability is making the right judgment at the first moment when a problem arises. Once it was broadcast, the bad thing turned good, with a little guidance, shifting the focus of attention.

Yu Mingxi didn’t know what Qian did; she was surprised by Qian’s straightforwardness.

Did Qian’s words imply acceptance?

"What did you do to her? I noticed her dark circles, they’re almost as bad as mine."

Yu Mingxi noticed at the wedding banquet that her aunt looked exhausted, with frighteningly dark circles, far worse than when she’d last seen her.

"I just chose a much gentler method than she used on me, a slight payback— but what Minglang did to her, I have no idea."

The understanding between Qian and Yu Minglang back then was, he would do his thing, she would do hers, neither would interfere, just touch and go.

Qian used the ’engagement gift’ from Zheng Xu to torment her aunt for nearly a month.

"I’ve found that it’s like I can’t quite grasp your way of thinking. You’re unlike anyone I’ve met before." Yu Mingxi looked at Qian, wondering what kind of emotion Qian had by telling her all this so candidly.

"You just need to know that I’m the person your brother chose, someone who won’t harm him, and that’s enough. After discussing my matters, let’s talk about yours, how long have you been suffering from insomnia?"

...

In the study, Yu Minglang and Mr. Yu sat cross-legged facing each other. A small table on the luohan bed held the fine liquor Mr. Yu had secretly stashed, and the two brothers each had a cup.

"When did you two find out about the aunt’s affair?" Mr. Yu asked.

Yu Minglang sipped, he had drunk quite a bit at the engagement banquet, so he considered this as a top-up.

"After Mei and I finished dealing with the hostage incident last time, we both figured it out together."

While all this time passed, Yu Minglang was far from idle.

Mr. Yu sighed, "No wonder uncle didn’t come today. I’ve heard he might be retiring early."

Though Mr. Yu also suspected that the aunt might be linked to the spreading rumor, he didn’t expect Yu Minglang to be so thorough. Minglang did all of this behind the family’s back, without even consulting Mr. Yu.

"Early retirement is a good thing; it’s better than being messed up by the spendthrifts at home and losing reputation. I offered him a choice, he didn’t give me a satisfactory answer, so I solved it my way."

"Does aunt know it was your work? Just thinking about her reaction gives me a headache..."

"It’s no matter if she knows, wrongdoing comes at a price. If I don’t resolve this neatly, how can Mei feel assured being with me? I can maintain the peace of thousands of households, there’s no reason I can’t protect the only woman under my wing."

Yu Minglang’s words left Mr. Yu without immediate rebuttal. Although it seemed like Minglang was being too reckless, it wasn’t Yu Laomao who stirred up the matter.

The Yu family had a strong instinct to protect their own.

"If she later runs crying to grandpa and grandma, do you have a plan for handling that?"

"She’s just an unreasonable woman in menopause, let her make a scene if she wants. This is my aunt, if she weren’t family, I’d have torn her house down long ago. If this issue isn’t suppressed, what will happen to my Mei?"

In Yu Minglang’s world of clear love and hate, there is no forgiveness after harm.

Although his Mei was fortunate and turned danger into safety.

But what if Mei hadn’t been smart?

Was she supposed to carry a lifetime of stigma and live with him forever?

A woman, no matter how strong her mind, to face all slander, such rumors could haunt her a lifetime, persisting as long as she lived. Chen Xiaoqian might not care, but Yu Minglang must.

So when both Qian and he guessed who was behind the scheme, Yu Minglang immediately confronted the uncle.

The uncle’s health was not as good as before, although he had a few years left before retirement age, Yu Minglang pressured him directly, leaving the uncle with no choice but to opt for early retirement.

"The aunt surely doesn’t know about this, or she’d be causing a fuss today." Mr. Yu thought, considering the wedding came the closest to a peaceful conclusion, was the best possible outcome after the ups and downs.

"Even if grandpa and grandma look to me about this, I’m not afraid. How can they still have a point after failing to raise the child right? Yes, she’s the only girl, inevitably spoiled a little, but she’s grown now and still acts so immaturely, doing things solely on her whims. Spoiled by grandpa and grandma from a young age, does she think everyone in the world is her parents, everyone must give way to her?"

Yu Minglang was completely unfazed, even if the elders in the family wanted to question him, he remained unafraid.

"You did nothing wrong. It’s a good thing it was discovered by us family members. If outsiders had found evidence against her... with her quick temper, if the uncle continued to indulge her recklessness, it’d leave too much leverage for others and be disadvantageous instead." Mr. Yu analyzed, showing his support for his brother.

Although at first, it seemed like his brother went a little overboard.

But now that the deed was done by Yu Minglang, and with valid reasons, Mr. Yu began to reason in support of his brother’s actions, and in the shortest time, think about how he could aid his brother in the subsequent developments.