Chapter 57: 57
Wen Xinya enjoyed the delicious seafood and was satisfied . She thought the food was too much for them to finish, but with the help of Si Yiyan, they managed to finish most of them .
After a sumptuous meal, Si Yiyan took her around the small town for a walk . The shops in the town were mainly selling seafood products and there were many specialty seafood restaurants around . With so much good food around, Wen Xinya rubbed her little round belly . She could only look at them and sigh .
Soon afterward, they entered into a souvenir shop . There were many ornaments made from sea products . A wind chime made from different seashells caught her attention . As the gentle breeze blew, the seashells swayed and produced a clear, soothing sound .
Si Yiyan could see that she liked it a lot and bought it for her as a gift .
At evening time, Si Yiyan brought her to another specialty seafood restaurant . Wen Xinya had an enjoyable dinner .
By the time they returned to the Mo bungalow, it was already 9:30 pm .
The next day, Wen Xinya’s scandal intensified . Pictures of her roaming the streets were published in newspapers and magazines . Some of these pictures showed her fighting and creating scenes in public before she returned to the Wen Family . Some even showed her hanging out in bars with her gangster friends and getting drunk . It was probably because the Wen Family had not done anything thus far . And the main character of these stories, Wen Xinya, did not stand up in public to clarify matters for herself . That was why the newspaper and magazines became even more presumptuous .
Wen Xinya kept a few articles and magazines and Mother He burned the rest in the kitchen .
On the third day, the articles got even more ridiculous . It even said that she ate psychoactive drugs to enliven the mood .
When this was published in the news, the shares of the Wen Corporation were affected . Shareholders were desperate to sell their shares . Within a day, the shares of the Wen Corporation dropped drastically by 200 points . It was reported that the shares were still on a downward trend .
On the fourth day, the media shifted their focus from Wen Xinya’s scandal and reported news related to the drop in the Wen Corporation’s shares . Early that morning, reporters swarmed to the lobby of Wen Haowen’s office, waiting to interview him .
Though Wen Haowen detested Wen Xinya, he avoided answering any questions from the media when discussing the news of her scandals .
On the fifth day, the media exposed the old scandals of the Wen Family . It was reported that Wen Haowen had an affair with the current Madam Wen Ning Shuqian, while his wife Mo Yunyao was pregnant . There was even a photograph showing Wen Haowen accompanying Ning Shuqian for a pregnancy check-up on the day Mo Yunyao was in labor . The reports revealed that Wen Yuya was Wen Haowen’s illegitimate daughter .
When the photograph appeared in the news, it created a public uproar . Shareholders denounced Wen Haowen and Ning Shuqian, causing the shares of the Wen Corporation to drop even further .
Wen Xinya turned pale when she saw the picture of Wen Haowen and Ning Shuqian at a pregnancy check on the magazine . Ironically, Ning Shuqian visited the same hospital where Mo Yunyao delivered . She had already gotten the help of professionals to verify the authenticity of the photograph!
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Wen Xinya tore up the magazine in a rage . She bellowed, “Worse than a beast!”
Ning Shuqian was indeed despicable . She was even willing to give up her own reputation to instigate the Wen Family to abandon her .
Wen Haowen valued fame and reputation but he had no responsibility . When this photograph was published, he insisted it was Wen Xinya’s fault . This all started from her scandal . He was embarrassed and was unable to face the media anymore .
Therefore he would not hesitate to pin her down .
At the same time, Wen Haowen was surrounded by reporters at the lobby of the Wen Corporation’s building . When he managed to get past the reporters, he quickly got his assistant to arrange for an emergency shareholder’s meeting .
The objective of this meeting was to find a solution to stop the fall of their shares that was caused by Wen Xinya’s scandal .
During the meeting, they concluded the best solution was to send Wen Xinya abroad . The shareholders would try to convince Old Mr . Wen of this decision .
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After achieving his goal, Wen Haowen left the company and returned home .
Back at the Wen Family’s mansion, Xia Ruya was sitting beside Old Mrs . Wen . She started blaming herself . “Grandma, I didn’t expect for Xinya’s scandal to escalate . I thought it would halt after a while and therefore advised Xinya to not take any actions . Little did I expect the situation to get so out of control . It’s all my fault, Grandma . If not for my suggestion…”
Old Mrs . Wen held her hand tightly . She commented angrily . “This is not your fault! It was all because of Wen Xinya, that jinx who got us into this trouble . From the moment she was born and caused her mother’s death, I knew it was a bad omen . Initially, I had not agreed to let her return to the Wen Family even though we found her . She is indeed a curse . She caused so much unrest in the family just a few days after returning . ”
Xia Ruya patted Grandma’s shoulder and consoled her . “Grandma, please calm down and do not get agitated . Please take care of your health . What matters most right now is to find a solution . ”
Old Mrs . Wen turned pale and looked displeased . “What can we do? Let’s just send her abroad to bring this matter to a close . ”
Old Mr . Wen was hopping mad . He gave Old Mrs . Wen a hard stare and said, “You must have been blinded and cannot think appropriately . Your words are absurd!”
Old Mrs . Wen was startled to see Old Mr . Wen getting so agitated . She did not dare comment further .
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“Ruya, the Wen Family has been troubled lately . You’d better stop visiting us . Your Grandma is not one who thinks carefully before she speaks . Do not spread her words lest it causes more trouble . You have already returned to the Xia family . It is unreasonable for you to keep coming back to the Wen Family . It would also make Xinya feel uncomfortable,” said Old Mr . Wen while locking his vision on her .
Xia Ruya used to be the granddaughter he doted on the most . Even when Wen Xinya returned to the Wen Family, he disregarded Xinya’s feelings and continued to love her as if she was his granddaughter .
When did his love start to waver towards Xinya? Maybe it was that fateful day under the viburnum tree when Xinya voiced her grievances to him . At that moment, it dawned on him that only a relationship bounded by blood ties could never be severed .
Thereafter, his attitude towards Xia Ruya turned cold . When their relationship weakened, he started to see Xia Ruya in a different light . He gradually saw the scheming and deceptive side of her as he recalled all the unfortunate incidents that happened soon after Xinya’s return . In the recent episode of Xinya’s news scandal, Ruya had been coming to the Wen Family’s mansion every day and tried to influence Grandma’s emotions . He started to detect her ulterior motives .
Xia Ruya was shocked with her eyes wide open . Tears welled up in her eyes . She looked weak and pitiful . “Grandpa… are you forsaking me? I may not be a biological child of the Wen Family, but I have grown up by your side for the past twelve years . I’m eternally grateful for your upbringing and I would never forget the love and care that the Wen Family has showered on me . Grandpa… I could not bear to sever all ties with the Wen Family . That’s why I can’t control myself and keep coming to the Wen Family’s mansion . If that caused Xinya to be unhappy, I…”