Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Noble Lady of Wealthy Family VS Reborn Foster Daughter (Part 17)
After Cheng Zhensheng’s birthday, Cheng Xizhi’s reputation had completely spread throughout the upper echelons of Hua City.
Many noble ladies in various families would subtly inquire about Cheng Xizhi during conversations with Mrs. Cheng, and hearing that she had no plans to go abroad again, they all smiled broadly before beginning to introduce their own sons/nephews.
A young lady like Cheng Xizhi, with a sufficient status and attractive looks, weren’t too rare for families with their kind of background.
But Cheng Xizhi had been personally praised by Old Mr. De; on this point alone, she was unmatched by anyone else.
For business families like theirs, being wealthy was enough, but to further improve their reputation, the fastest way was to find a noble lady to be their daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Cheng was smiling and responding to these ladies, but her lips were tightly sealed.
Their Xi Xi was only seventeen!
Moreover, there was the already agreed-upon Yuen family.
At this time, Mrs. Cheng could never have imagined that a huge “surprise” was waiting for her when she got home.
“What does all this mean?” Mrs. Cheng looked incredulously at the photos on the table and her silent eldest son.
Cheng Zhensheng also sat with a grim face, his chest heaving erratically, clearly very angry.
Cheng Qixuan started, “A few days ago, my older brother and I were shopping when we saw Yuen Hang, that kid, and Yiru together in the mall. Since we all grew up together, this wasn’t a big deal, but when the two of them left, they actually kissed. That’s when we realized something was wrong.”
“In the past two days, my brother and I privately hired a private detective to investigate, and lo and behold, Cheng Yiru and Yuen Hang have already been entangled a while now!” Cheng Qixuan became more and more enraged as he spoke, he even ended up calling Cheng Yiru by her full name.
According to the dates on these photos, Cheng Yiru and Yuen Hang had already developed feelings for each other when Cheng Xizhi was still abroad.
“Slap!” Cheng Zhensheng slapped his hand down hard on the table and said to his eldest son, “Call Cheng Yiru back here right now.”
Cheng Boxuan made a phone call to Cheng Yiru.
Cheng Zhensheng frowned slightly, “Don’t let Xi Xi know about this.” His daughter, so preciously doted upon, how could he allow her ears to be sullied by such matters?
“There’s no need, I already know,” Gu Shengyin entered as she pushed the door open.
She embraced her still infuriated father, “Dad, I’m grown up now, I can judge my own affairs.”
Father Cheng took a careful look at Cheng Xizhi, seeing no traces of rage or sorrow on his daughter’s face, he said in surprise, “Xi Xi, are you alright?”
Gu Shengyin wrinkled her nose, “What could be wrong with me? Yuen Hang and I haven’t formally gotten engaged; to speak the truth, we were just slightly closer strangers. I don’t like him.”
She paused for a moment before adding, “Besides, I’ve known about him and my sister for a long time.”
With that, the other four people in the room were all momentarily shocked.
Mrs. Cheng quickly conjured up a scene in her mind of her daughter discovering her intended fiancé had an ambiguous relationship with her sister, suffering in silence, refraining from telling the family, and having to bear it alone.
“My poor Xi Xi, you’ve really been wronged.” Mrs. Cheng looked as though she could draw out a handkerchief to wipe away tears at any second.
What had she just said? What had once again set off her mother’s tear ducts?