A-List Actress: Paper Marriage but Pampering Billionaire

Chapter 1358: Chapter 1358: Defending

Sister-in-law?

How did a sister-in-law suddenly appear?

The people below raised their eyes to look at the woman at the top of the staircase. To say she was a middle-aged woman perhaps flattered her.

Her hair was already gray. Although her clothes were branded, they were neither new nor old. Coupled with her slightly stooped back and thin body, she exuded no aura whatsoever, as if a new dress had been put on a sparrow.

Li Wan looked at the people below, her face awkward and embarrassed to the extreme.

If she had known there were guests below, she would never have come down.

Besides, she did not dare to respond to Qiu Shuyun’s call of "sister-in-law."

She turned her head to look at Jiang Zhenghong, seemingly wanting to discern something from his face, but happened to meet his cold gaze, full of mockery.

Almost simultaneously, she felt an urge to flee.

"Who is this?" Ruan Xinyu asked.

As Mu Yan’s aunt, one of today’s guests, she had the right to inquire about who this woman, bearing the title of her niece’s mother-in-law, was.

Jiang Zhengfeng frowned and signaled to Qiu Shuyun. Li Wan was the elder brother’s ex-wife and could not be considered the Zhuang Family’s in-law. This was unreasonable and would surely anger the Zhuang Family.

Yet, Qiu Shuyun did not want to care about so much. The Zhuang Family looked down on her, and Jiang Jingheng took her son’s position. She just wanted to annoy them. After all, she was speaking the truth.

She just wanted the Zhuang Family to know that the eldest Jiang household acted without restraint and that they married off their daughter wrongly. Maybe because of this, they would become disappointed with Jiang Jingheng.

Once Jiang Jingheng lost the support of the Zhuang Family, the Old Sir might not continue to rely on her.

She wasn’t a fool. Over the past year, she had seen it very clearly. Ever since the Old Sir knew Jiang Jingheng married the Zhuang Family’s daughter, his attitude towards him had improved considerably.

It’s said that children are honored by their mothers, but in this case, a husband is honored by his wife.

She said to Ruan Xinyu, "This is Jing Heng’s elder brother’s mother. Although she is not Jing Heng’s biological mother, she was once the first wife of the Jiang Family."

"Shut up!" Jiang Zhengfeng snapped softly.

She really dared to say anything regardless of the occasion.

"Did I say anything incorrect? Isn’t she Wen Hao’s mother?" Qiu Shuyun snorted softly.

Ruan Xinyu glanced at her, a trace of disgust flashing in her eyes. It is said that noble ladies always chose well-bred young women, but now it seems that so-called reputable ladies are no different.

"May I ask if the father-in-law has remarried this former wife?" Ruan Xinyu turned her head to look at Jiang Zhenghong.

Jiang Zhenghong found everyone’s gaze on him, sat up straight, and replied, "Of course not. I divorced her twenty years ago. She has nothing to do with me and does not deserve to be called sister-in-law by my second brother’s wife."

While saying this, he coldly looked at Qiu Shuyun.

Qiu Shuyun awkwardly smiled, "I’m just considering past sentiments."

"But from your previous words, you clearly treated her as Jing Heng’s mother. I can’t agree with that. What era are we in? Could it be that the second wife is living in ancient times, with such strong feudal thinking?" Ruan Xinyu smiled slightly.

Before Qiu Shuyun could refute, she turned to look at the Old Sir, "Uncle Jiang, perhaps my words are hard to hear. If I’ve offended you, please forgive me."

"Not at all. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law have praised you more than once for being an understanding daughter-in-law," Old Sir Jiang said.

The Old Sir praised Ruan Xinyu, which was essentially a way to belittle Qiu Shuyun.

Qiu Shuyun’s face showed some discomfort, but she did not dare to argue.

Ruan Xinyu smiled slightly, "Thank you, Uncle Jiang, for thinking highly of me. How the Jiang Family treats Jing Heng and his mother, that’s none of our business; it’s your family affair. However, my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and all of us quite like Jing Heng. Even the elderly lady keeps mentioning Jing Heng’s mom, saying she is graceful and poised, hoping she can visit the Zhuang Family again to strengthen the relationship between the two families."

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