As soon as Ning Yunhuan heard this, she had a bad feeling. If this was Gu Shaotao from her previous life—ruthless and a notorious gang leader—saying these words to her, she might have been wary.

But now, having nothing, probably not even two hundred yuan to her name, when Gu Shaotao said this to her, Ning Yunhuan felt no fear; instead, she couldn't help but want to laugh. Seeing her father and mother puffing up their chests in anger, she patted their backs for comfort before turning to stare at Gu Shaotao:

"This is my home. Letting your sister stay for a while is already generous enough. What, you're planning to linger and refuse to leave? I think you've got some nerve, threatening to throw us out of our own house. You lunatic!" Ning Yunhuan appeared unconcerned on the surface, but inside, she was determined that Gu Shaotao absolutely could not be allowed to develop into the figure he was in her past life.

She would cripple him before he could rise to prominence, sentencing him to a life where he could only dream of being high-class and impressive while remaining a petty hoodlum forever, making him pay the price for his arrogance today!

"Shaotao, stop talking, forget it. After all, Uncle Ning was kind to me..." As she mentioned kindness, Gu Yingxi’s tone became somewhat sorrowful, tears welling up in her eyes but refusing to fall. Her voice was soft and weak, aching Gu Shaotao's heart as he looked only at Gu Yingxi’s pale, fragile little face, seemingly on the verge of fainting, completely forgetting the resentment and bitterness he felt over her messy relationships.

Just then, Ning Yuncheng came downstairs, carrying several large bags and an absurdly oversized suitcase. Seeing the tense atmosphere below, he immediately let out a cold snort: "Xi'er, did she bully you again?"

This single sentence made Mrs. Ning feel her son was being completely obtuse. She frowned and said, "Yuncheng, Huanhuan is your sister. Blood is thicker than water. Why are you always taking the side of outsiders?"

"Tell him to get out!" Father Ning trembled with rage and waved his hand hatefully. Seeing both parents accusing him, Ning Yuncheng felt even more that Father and Mother Ning were biased. The small shred of regret he had was suppressed, and he said coldly, "If this place won't keep me, another will. Don't ask me to come back then, Mom and Dad—it's either them or me!"

This made Father Ning stagger with anger again. Even Mrs. Ning felt Ning Yuncheng had gone too far this time, so she remained silent, only watching her son leave with the Gu family before sighing.

With lowered eyelids, Ning Yunhuan masked the coldness and hatred in her eyes. After standing still for a long moment, she turned back to quickly help her father sit down. Mrs. Ning took out his blood pressure medication for him to take, her face etched with worry as she thought about what had just happened with their son:

"What kind of mess is this!"

Once the couple calmed down, they questioned Ning Yunhuan in detail about the situation with Gu Yingxi. Ning Yunhuan recounted Gu Yingxi's true nature. Upon hearing that this Miss Gu had even seduced her own future father-in-law, Father Ning nearly vomited from disgust. Simultaneously, Mrs. Ning also became alert. If Gu Yingxi was capable of seducing her future in-law, and their son was already head over heels for her, there was no guarantee she wouldn't set her sights on her husband one day because of their son.

Although Father Ning was old now, Gu Yingxi was the type to instinctively flirt with any man she encountered; they had to be cautious!

Seeing her parents' reaction, Ning Yunhuan knew they had truly become wary of Gu Yingxi. As long as there was this guard up, Father and Mother Ning likely wouldn't be fooled by Gu Yingxi in the future. With this layer of defense established, Ning Yuncheng continuing his association with Gu Yingxi and confronting his parents because of her would no longer earn him the same tolerance from Father and Mother Ning as in the previous life; instead, it would only make them dislike him more.

There was no relationship that couldn't be broken in the world. Everything Ning Yuncheng had done to her in the past life, she would return in kind. Relationships required cultivation, and even parents could have their hearts utterly broken eventually. This was only the beginning; there was still a long way to go!

After staying at the Ning residence for the better part of the day, Father Ning was exhausted from the anger. Although reluctant to part with his daughter, for the sake of his health, he was persuaded by Mrs. Ning to retire to his room. Ning Yunhuan also used the excuse of school obligations and slipped away under her mother’s reluctant gaze.

Having eliminated a source of worry today, Ning Yunhuan wore a smile as she left the villa area. Lan Lingyan had already been waiting outside the community gates, and she wasn't sure how long he had been there. Seeing him, Ning Yunhuan remembered Gu Yingxi’s parting words. She had nearly exposed Lan Jiu, fortunately, Father Ning’s disgust over Gu Yingxi juggling multiple men had made him overlook her own affairs.

Thinking of this, Ning Yunhuan cursed Gu Yingxi roundly in her mind before Lan Lingyan pulled her into the car.

Their son, Lan Yi, was awake now, staring at Ning Yunhuan, who had just gotten in, with his big, bright eyes. Although the little fellow could only make "ah-ah" sounds with his toothless mouth, he recognized his mother as soon as she entered the car and tried to reach for her embrace.

This child had never been fussy, easy to care for since birth, and rarely caused trouble. He looked adorably soft and cute, fair-skinned and tender, resembling Lan Lingyan quite a bit. Seeing how quiet he had been sitting in Lan Lingyan's lap earlier softened Ning Yunhuan’s heart. As he lunged toward her now, just as she was about to catch him, Lan Lingyan’s expression turned cold. He lowered the partition between the front and back seats, swiftly tossing Lan Yi, who was stretching his hands out for his mother, into the arms of the nanny sitting in the front...

The glass partition rose, blocking the sight of little Lan Yi’s puckered mouth, as Ning Yunhuan’s scalp tingled while Lan Lingyan pulled her into his arms.

"Have fun?" Lan Lingyan gently brushed the damp hair from her forehead. He had been waiting here for a while, and since he also had people monitoring Gu Yingxi’s situation, he naturally knew that Gu Yingxi had already gotten involved with Ning Yuncheng, and he was aware of Gu Yingxi being taken home by Ning Yuncheng. Seeing Ning Yunhuan looking somewhat pleased now, coupled with the report about the Gu family leaving in disarray, he knew Ning Yunhuan had gotten the better of the situation.

"How did you know?" Ning Yunhuan was indeed in a good mood. Although she hadn't caused any substantial harm to Gu Yingxi today, she had at least successfully planted dislike for her in her parents’ hearts. Things would proceed step by step, and the day for revenge would surely come.

She first gave Lan Lingyan a surprised glance. After all, they had been married for a year and had a child. Thinking about what Lan Lingyan had just said, a bold notion suddenly surfaced in her mind: "You knew Gu Yingxi was at my house?" The thought made her eyelids twitch: "You knew she was with Ning Yuncheng all along!"

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