Title: The Villain’s Mother
Translator: Fuyu
Chapter 268-270
Chapter 268 - Could it be that Song Tingshen wanted to express that he loves her a little bit more than she loves him? (3)
He didn't want his trust in Ruan Xia to be a joke. Even more than that, he didn't want her to lie to his face. In other words, if she did have a relationship with Qin Yu, he hoped that she would tell him the truth instead of hiding it. Sometimes, lies were sweeter than truth, but he didn't want such sweetness.
After going through all of the materials and information, he verified that Qin Yu and Ruan Xia didn't have any common friends or acquaintances. She had said she didn't know Qin Yu before interviewing at his company, and the facts checked out. She had never met him before that.
Song Tingshen bent his fingers and tapped them on his desk. So the question was, how did Qin Yu find out about the information that he had told him? There really was a mole on the left side of Ruan Xia's waist and a scar behind her ear.
The most important thing was that when Qin Yu had said those things that night, it didn't seem as if he was lying. Song Tingshen could determine that point. He was baffled. Regardless, the outcome of the investigation was a good thing. At the very least, there really was nothing between Ruan Xia and Qin Yu. This made him happy from the bottom of his heart.
Still, Qin Yu was a dangerous person.
As a man, Song Tingshen could feel that Qin Yu was different from Duan Chi. Although both men coveted Ruan Xia, Duan Chi was still a person with a bottom line. He had weaknesses, and there were also people who could control and stop him, so it was easy to get Duan Chi to stop. Qin Yu was different. The scope of his plan was huge the moment he invited Ruan Xia for an interview at his company. What he did seemed soft, but in reality, he didn't have a bottom-line. Just like this time.
Frankly speaking, Song Tingshen was feeling quite irritable. He wasn't as calm as he seemed. If only he was still in his early 20's, then he would have the reason and excuse to do what he wanted. For example, beat Qin Yu until he couldn't take care of himself and had to lie in a hospital bed for a month or two.
But, he couldn't do that. He was in his 30's. He couldn't be immature. He didn't want Ruan Xia to think he was juvenile.
---
Song Tingshen hadn't been surreptitiously in his investigation, so Qin Yu soon heard news of this. A few of his friends even asked him if he had a conflict with Song Tingshen. Otherwise, why would that other party cause such a big disturbance to investigate him. Qin Yu only smiled and didn't answer.
Song Tingshen had taken what he said on Friday night seriously. Moreover, he minded a lot.
He was a man and naturally knew what bothered men the most. Even if there was nothing between Song Tingshen and Ruan Xia, a man couldn't bear for his wife to have an affair. Moreover, he could tell that Song Tingshen liked Ruan Xia. With feelings, it was even more difficult for Song Tingshen to face the issue rationally.
Qin Yu knew that he had successfully planted the seed of doubt between Song Tingshen and Ruan Xia. Even if Song Tingshen didn't find anything in his investigation, so what? He had already started to doubt Ruan Xia, which meant he had achieved his goal.
Suspicion was the most fatal thing to a relationship.
Qin Yu took out the ring box from the drawer, opened it, and faintly smiled.
Perhaps, he didn't even have to do anything else or just fan the flames a bit more, and these two people would separate. Their relationship might be truly fragile to the point that it couldn't stand a single blow.
When the time came, he would appear in front of her in the role of a protector just like in their past life. He would let her see that he was the only one that truly loves her in this world.
Chapter 269 - Perhaps, this was a retribution of sorts (1)
Qin Yu had been keeping a close eye on Song Tingshen and Ruan Xia's movements. Just as Song Tingshen had him investigated, he had done the same beforehand and had a thorough understanding of Song Tingshen.
Song Tingshen was very self-disciplined. He rarely drank during social engagements, so Qin Yu knew that his words had an effect on Song Tingshen when he found out that Song Tingshen had asked his friend, Li Yuanhang, for a drink on Sunday.
Qin Yu looked at the photos he got on his computer. Ruan Xia was standing by the car. She and Li Yuanhang were helping Song Tingshen into the car, and then there were photos of her and their housekeeper aunty helping Song Tingshen into the house, etc.
He didn't know if Song Tingshen and Ruan Xia had quarreled because of this. However, based on the current information, Song Tingshen had always maintained a calm demeanor. He guessed that with Song Tingshen's personality, he wouldn't quarrel with Ruan Xia yet. It was because Qin Yu was sure of this point that he dared to say those things to Song Tingshen. The longer you hold back from saying something, the more the seed of doubt would grow. Later on, no matter how Ruan Xia explained, it would be of no use. There were some doubts and suspicions that would leave behind indelible shadows in your heart if they weren't immediately resolved.
This was the purpose he wanted to accomplish.
But, the person that left him feeling puzzled was Ruan Xia. Had she been reborn like him? If she had, why hadn't she given him a response? He was obvious enough with sounding her out.
If she wasn't reborn, then she wouldn't understand when he tried to sound her out and anxiously resign. She wouldn't have gone to see Song Tingshen in City A, and Song Tingshen wouldn't be alive. It couldn't be that this was all a coincidence, right?
However, he had repeatedly reviewed Ruan Xia's actions during the days when Song Tingshen had an accident. She hadn't been different from usual. The only strange thing was that she took their son to go see him. More importantly, she avoided traveling the day of Song Tingshen's accident and came back a day early.
Based on Ruan Xia and Song Tingshen's relationship's, there was no way she would seek him out for no reason. And so, Qin Yu was still more inclined to believe that she was reborn like him.
It was impossible to say that Qin Yu wasn't sad over this.
They had been together for so many years. Why did she save Song Tingshen? Wouldn't it be good to follow the trajectory of their past life?
If she did this because she was worried about her son's revenge, then she should know that he didn't care about that. He was perfectly fine with her bringing her son with her when she married him, and he would do his best to give her son a warm family.
No matter how he lied to himself, he knew that based on this point alone, it meant that Ruan Xia thought Song Tingshen was a more suitable husband than him. That's why when she was given a second chance, she wouldn't consider him at all. Instead, she chose to help Song Tingshen avoid his accident.
She was a person that never took feelings into consideration, so she must think that Song Tingshen gave her a better life.
Qin Yu squeezed the bridge of his nose. Even if he knew what she was thinking of and even if she had already abandoned him, he still wanted to approach her.
Perhaps, this was a retribution of sorts. He thought of his deceased first wife. When he was hurting her feelings and ignoring her kind intentions, he should have thought of the possibility that he would one day become a person who would put himself into a humble position for love like her.
Chapter 270 - Perhaps, this was a retribution of sorts (2)
Since talking it out with Ruan Xia, Song Tingshen wasn't troubled anymore. Even though there were unanswered questions, the facts were laid in front of him. There was nothing going on between Qin Yu and his wife, so he should be bothered that someone else knew about the mole on the left side of her waist and the scar behind her ear.
Facts proved that some necessary misunderstandings could promote the development of a relationship.
By now, Song Tingshen had gotten used to reporting his itinerary to Ruan Xia.
"I won't be coming home to eat dinner tonight."Song Tingshen didn't wait for Ruan Xia to ask him why. He consciously explained, "I still have work left to do and a video conference with clients in the UK, so I probably won't be able to come back home until late."
Ruan Xia instinctively asked, "What will you do for dinner then?"
Song Tingshen chuckled. "If Mrs. Song is willing to bring me dinner, that would naturally be good. If Mrs. Song is busy, I'll have my assistant go out and buy me a set meal."
So the real reason he called her was because he wanted her company when he was working overtime. Thinking that she wasn't busy, Ruan Xi readily agreed, "Okay then, I'll bring you dinner."
Song Tingshen added, "You can come alone."
Ruan Xia: "..."
Okay, she admitted it. She had been planning to bring Little Wang.
"Are you disliking your son?" Ruan Xia teased him.
"It's not that." Song Tingshen looked at the photo of Little Wang and Ruan Xia on his desk. "It's just that he needs to take a break as a little light bulb sometimes. He can't be on all the time. That consumes too much electricity."
It was true that children tied a married couple together, and there were times they advanced their parents' relationship. And there were other times when children were light bulbs that couldn't be ignored.
---
Ruan Xia didn't eat much for dinner. She wanted to save space to eat dinner with Song Tingshen.
Little Wang noticed this. As he picked up a chicken wing, he commented, "Mom, you eat so little."
"Little Wang, Mom is going out later." Ruan Xia told a lie without changing her expression. "I might come home a bit late. Be good at home and listen to the housekeeper aunty, okay?"
She couldn't say she was going to go see Song Tingshen. Otherwise, Little Wang would fuss to go with her.
Little Wang asked, "You're not going to take me with you?"
Ruan Xia discovered that telling a lie to a child was a difficult test of mental toughness. Just like right now, seeing Little Wang's big clear eyes, she could only summon up the courage to continue tricking him. "Mom is going to see a friend. It's adult stuff. Besides, it's late now. You have to go to school tomorrow, so I won't take you with me."
Little Wang looked at Ruan Xia and nodded. "Okay then. Come back soon, Mom."
He was very well-behaved and sensible. He didn't fuss or insist on going with her. This gave Ruan Xia a sense of relief that it was so easy to get away with her lie.
What she didn't know was that as she drove away from the house with a food container, Little Wang was standing in front of the French window in the living room and asking the housekeeper aunty, "Why?"
The housekeeper aunty was clearing the dining table. She paused and affectionately looked at Little Wang. "Huh?"