Chapter 165: I Can Only Launch an Offensive on My Mother-in-Law

Chapter 165 -137: I Can Only Launch an Offensive on My Mother-in-Law

With outsiders present, especially someone like Li Yuan whom they had only met once, some matters were best kept private.

At his words, the girl pursed her lips and stood. The two of them then headed out.

Clueless and single, Zhang Chuan watched them go with a pang of jealousy. ‘Just what kind of luck does it take to find a love so close you even go to the bathroom together?’

‘What’s a guy to do!’

‘I want that!’

Xu Cheng was even more speechless. ‘It’s one thing for them to be all lovey-dovey in the employee dorm,’ he thought, ‘but do they have to go to the bathroom together now, too?’

That was some seriously hardcore PDA.

So hardcore it completely killed his appetite for the fish.

Li Yuan had been nervously plotting how to get the spinning spoon to land on Xiao Ran. She just wanted a chance to chat with him more, maybe even become friends.

Unexpectedly, they just up and left. Since she couldn’t really say anything, she just managed an awkward smile. “Well, uh, let’s just wait for them to get back before we continue.”

Xiao Ran led Yan Xici out of the private room by the hand. After they had walked a little way down the path outside, he said calmly, “How about this? Go ahead and call your mom back. Whatever is going on, we shouldn’t make her worry.”

“Okay.” The girl gave Xiao Ran a pitiful look, then nodded with determination.

‘As long as he’s by my side, I’m not afraid!’

In truth, she really didn’t feel she had done anything wrong. It was just that everyone had their own perspective, their own way of looking at things.

‘From Mom and my sister’s point of view, maybe they think I’ve committed some unforgivable sin,’ she thought.

Lost in thought, the girl stood under the moonlight and sullenly pulled out her phone. She opened her contacts, found “Mom,” and placed the call.

Listening to the phone ring on the other end, only a few seconds passed, but it felt like an eternity.

Mrs. Yan had been on the verge of dozing off when the phone rang. Her eyes snapped open, and she scrambled to grab her phone from the coffee table. She’d been waiting for this call. Normally, she would have gone to her bedroom to sleep, but tonight she hadn’t dared.

Mainly, she was afraid her husband would hear. She still hadn’t figured out how to tell him about this!

If he found out that the two of them were not only together but also broadcasting it so publicly on a livestream, he’d probably keel over from rage on the spot.

Mrs. Yan answered the call, hurried out to the balcony, and carefully shut the door behind her. Only then did she speak. “Were you and Xiao Ran livestreaming together?”

At those words, the girl on the other end of the line nodded. “Yes.”

“Your sister saw it. She’s furious right now. And you… making such a big public show of something like this. Do you want the whole world to know you’re with your brother-in-law?!”

Mrs. Yan let out a sigh.

At the end of the day, they were both her daughters. She couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

The girl sniffled, her expression growing more sullen as she gazed at the distant neon lights. “Mom, stop calling him my brother-in-law. They’re already divorced. And we got together *after* their divorce. We haven’t broken any laws or committed any crimes. What’s the big deal?”

The subject brought a flood of wronged feelings to the surface.

‘What was so wrong about it?’ she fumed inwardly. ‘Just because Xiao Ran and my sister were once a couple, does that mean we’re not allowed to follow our hearts?’

She’d been having such a wonderful day, but now, with just a few short words, her mom had managed to ruin everything.

‘It’s her own life, why does her sister always get to call the shots?’

‘It’s always about my sister. Am I supposed to live in her shadow forever?’

“Oh, you child,” Mrs. Yan said, her tone laced with resignation. “You’ve already taken her husband. What’s wrong with conceding a little?”

‘A mother always sides with the child who’s hurting,’ she thought. ‘And in this case, Yan Li was clearly the one who had been wronged. I have to stand up for her, at least a little.’

At those words, the sparkle in the girl’s eyes instantly vanished. ‘What does she mean, I stole my sister’s man? He’s the one she threw away!’

‘She didn’t want him anymore, so does that mean no one else is allowed to have him?’

‘It’s not like she never had him!’

‘She didn’t cherish him, so how can she blame me?’

Regarding Yan Li and Xiao Ran’s divorce, Yan Xici had always felt that her sister was the one in the wrong.

She couldn’t help but feel a pang of pity for Xiao Ran. Even now that they were together, every time she thought about the divorce, her heart ached. It wasn’t jealousy; it was genuine compassion for what he’d been through.

The more time she spent with him, the more she realized how good he was, and the more wronged she felt on his behalf.

“I didn’t steal him!” Yan Xici snapped, her anger making her tone sharp.

Hearing this, Xiao Ran, who was standing beside her, felt his heart clench.

‘Geez, are they talking about me again?’

‘Whatever happens, she can’t fight with her mother.’

‘After all, that woman was his mother-in-law, past and future!’

On the other end of the line, Mrs. Yan continued her earnest plea. “Okay, okay, let’s say you didn’t steal him. But your sister is a company boss, for goodness’ sake. For you to be flaunting your relationship with Xiao Ran on a livestream every day for all her employees to see… is that really appropriate?”

“What do you mean, *let’s say* I didn’t steal him? I didn’t! Full stop!” Yan Xici was getting flustered.

Though her voice was naturally sweet and soft, her pitch still shot up several notches!

Don’t be fooled by her usual soft, sweet, and gentle demeanor; when it came to matters of principle, she wouldn’t yield an inch!

Seeing that his mother-in-law and his future wife were on the verge of a full-blown argument, Xiao Ran decisively took the phone from the girl’s hand.

‘It’s safer if I handle this,’ he thought.

‘After all, arguing was never the smart thing to do.’

‘It’s always better to talk things out than to shout.’

This was especially true when dealing with family elders. The older he got, the more he understood how difficult it was to be a parent. Especially after his own divorce, seeing the sacrifices his own mom and dad had made for him, Xiao Ran truly didn’t want to see Yan Xici break her mother’s heart.