Chapter 1505: Chapter 1506: Not Blood-Related

"He thinks everyone is like him and buys into this nonsense, huh? Tch, families without real heritage are like that—anything off the street, be it a dead rat or stray dog, as long as it has two ounces of flesh on its chest, can be dragged home and made into a wife."

Rong Nanfeng and Lin Yu’s faces turned beet red, especially Lin Yu. Having been a mistress for over ten years and finally clawing her way up to become Mrs. Rong, she naively thought she could flaunt her status in Capital City like Jiang Meiqi. But it was only after stepping into the Rong Family that she realized she was nothing more than a frog at the bottom of a well. She had assumed that a man like Rong Nanfeng, middle-aged and successful in his career, was already at the pinnacle. But it was all just her fantasy! Rich people? There’s always someone richer. And richer people? There’s always someone more powerful. And those with both wealth and power? Well, there are the Xuanhe families—entirely out of her league. The Rong Family, in the eyes of those people, was nothing more than an insignificant, fringe member of the wealthy class.

As for her, a woman who had spent over a decade as a mistress before finally securing her position as a trophy wife—nobody wanted anything to do with her. Even the ladies of families on the same level as the Rongs looked down on her, believing she degraded their social standing. Apart from the wives of small business owners clinging to the Rong Family for survival, who occasionally tried to flatter her, even the more senior servants in the Rong household sometimes dared to pay her only lip service.

She had tried to change her situation, and had complained to Rong Nanfeng multiple times, but her words fell on deaf ears and only succeeded in irritating him. Over time, she came to accept reality and focused solely on keeping her man firmly in her grasp, ensuring that no other mistress or rival emerged to take Rong Mu’s place.

In her daily life, she habitually acted gentle and affectionate, speaking and behaving in the same submissive manner as before, aligning herself with what Rong Nanfeng liked—delicate and coy. Rong Nanfeng enjoyed it; he was generous toward her, buying her many luxury handbags and clothes. She had thought that all the wealthy wives behaved like this...

The judgmental stares surrounding her now felt like an inquisition. For the first time, she truly understood just how unwelcome her ex-mistress-turned-wife status was in elite circles. She clenched her molars tightly, her face flushed, and, red in the face and trembling, apologized profusely to the impossibly refined and dignified man. "I—I’m sorry, Mr. Li. That’s not what I meant. I just..."

Rong Nanfeng saw how flustered she became after being criticized, fumbling with her words. Fearing her rambling explanations would only make things worse, his face darkened as he snapped, "Just shut up already!"

He stepped forward personally, feigning familiarity as he addressed Li Shengxiao. "Mr. Li, my apologies. My wife lacks experience and might come across as offensive in her speech. Please don’t take it to heart."

The surrounding sneers and jeers were unrelenting, and Rong Nanfeng’s expression wasn’t much better than Lin Yu’s. It was only through sheer willpower that he managed to pretend he hadn’t noticed the ridicule.

"We are sincerely concerned about Yan’s safety. The same goes for Mu. He’s young and doesn’t know how to express himself properly, which led to misunderstandings."

Cui Jiangjing strolled over at that moment, having just finished washing his hands. Upon noticing the scene, he raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Weren’t you saying you were going to look for Fu Yi? What are you still doing here?"

As he spoke, he approached them and finally noticed Rong Nanfeng blocking the way. His brows arched even higher, and he addressed him with the same indifference he might show a stranger on the street, completely disregarding any semblance of pleasantries. "And who is this? Oh, it’s that cheap father of Little Yan Rong, isn’t it? What’s he doing here? Aren’t he and Little Yan Rong unrelated by blood? Haven’t they already cut ties ages ago? Little Yan Rong is missing, yet you waste time chatting with him? What are you even talking about?"

Cui Jiangjing was notorious in the social circles for having a sharp tongue and being unapologetically blunt. Because of his personality, there were occasions when he left others utterly humiliated, but people couldn’t do much about it and often had to just let it slide.

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