Rebirth of the Villainess: Young Master Lu’s Wicked Wife

Even if Tang Liyan wanted to reason out, she already knew that Su Xiaofei could see past her facade. She couldn't really deny what this young woman had just said, and there was no doubt that Su Xiaofei was taking advantage of her by using her young daughter.

It would have been easy for her to ignore this young woman's words had Su Xiaofei not dragged her daughter's welfare into this issue. Surely, Su Xiaofei knew that a mother's greatest weakness was their own child.

The more she thought about it, the more Tang Liyan felt conflicted. Su Xiaofei's words were like a demon's sweet whispering right in her ears, so tempting that she couldn't help getting swayed.

"Miss Tang, you can't force someone to respect you, but you certainly can refuse to be respected as a person. You now have a daughter that relies on you. Is this what you want to teach her? That it's alright to be neglected and treated with disrespect by others?" Su Xiaofei continued.

"Then what do you want me to do? I have no resources I could use to divorce my husband. If he were to contest the custody of my daughter, I'm sure I would lose."

"I have ways to make sure your husband wouldn't be able to touch you, but you would have to cooperate with me and not listen to his nonsense. From now on, every time you hesitate, you must remember that you have chosen to retrieve what you've lost and to protect your daughter's future."

Obviously, when Tang Liyan got married, most of her projects fell into Bai Qingyue's hands, which only made the latter more popular than any other actresses of their generation. Su Xiaofei had no chance of winning against her birth mother in her past life as an actress, but it was different now that she had people to utilize to achieve her goals.

"Miss Su, you do know that by helping me, you are making my husband's family your enemy, don't you?" Tang Liyan reminded her. Su Xiaofei should know the kind of enemy she would make if she dared to help her, but this young woman didn't seem to be bothered by it at all.

"Just as I said earlier, I have my ways. He won't know what hit him until it's already too late for him to do anything. However, I assure you, Miss Tang, the start would be a messy one, and you need to muster all the courage you have to stay strong." Su Xiaofei said before handing the contract they prepared earlier.

"Before anything else, you should read this. Of course, the success of "The Poisonous Concubine" and your freedom from your husband depends on your performance. However, I also expect that you would fulfill your part of the deal."

Tang Liyan picked up the document and slowly took her time to read the contents. Her eyes went wide as saucers when she saw that she needed to pay back Su Xiaofei exactly one hundred million before she could free herself from their contract.

However, just the thought that she would be able to reclaim her freedom from everyone and start a new life with her daughter, Tang Liyan thought that this one hundred million was nothing. If she was able to work hard and regain the popularity she used to have, she supposed that she would be able to repay her debt to Su Xiaofei in seven to ten years.

Unlike Qin Muyao who had some reservations before signing his contract, Tang Liyan didn't hesitate and signed her contract on the spot, surprising not only Su Xiaofei, but also the Zhang siblings who were silently listening to their conversation.

"It's a pleasure to work with you, Miss Tang." Su Xiaofei rose from her seat and shook Tang Liyan's hand for the second time with a wicked smile on her face.

"I just hope that Miss Su won't disappoint me and make me regret signing with you." Tang Liyan's words sounded bland and weren't very hopeful. It was as if she was gambling by giving her trust to Su Xiaofei.

"Everything depends on you, Miss Tang. Don't forget what I said before." Su Xiaofei reminded her.

As Tang Liyan left, Su Xiaofei handed the signed contract to Zhang Ling to keep it safe. She had expected that Tang Liyan would yield to her, but not this fast.

"Miss, I've been wondering. Do you have bad blood with Bai Qingyue? It doesn't seem like you are fond of her at all." Zhang Ling asked her, while Su Xiaofei scrolled on her phone, checking the unread messages she received.

Su Xiaofei hummed but didn't break her gaze from her screen. She was aware why Zhang Ling was asking her this question.

"You can say that." She replied nonchalantly, clearly not bothered by Zhang Ling's question.

The Zhang siblings had been accompanying her for weeks now, and Su Xiaofei wouldn't be surprised if the two had done a background check on her. Obviously, their loyalty was still to Lu Qingfeng as he was their real master, not her. They were strictly professional and never acted excessively in front of her.

Zhang Ling furrowed her brows but didn't say more. She and her elder sister had been aware that Miss Su had only recently met the popular actress with their young master. However, Su Xiaofei's actions prior to her meeting with Bai Qingyue indicated that she didn't want the woman to be part of Yun Qingrong's latest project.

Meanwhile, Zhang Lan remained silent. Although she was also curious about Su Xiaofei's motives, as long as her orders didn't implicate Lu Qingfeng in a bad way, then she had no problem with it.

Three days later, Tang Liyan officially signed her contract to play the role of the female lead for "The Poisonous Concubine". She had also left her husband's home and stayed with her daughter in a temporary lodging Su Xiaofei had prepared for them as soon as she signed their 100 million contract.

With Su Xiaofei's help, her husband wasn't able to locate her whereabouts. She also managed to cut off all the connections they had. Tang Liyan had also forwarded the evidence of his extramarital affairs to Su Xiaofei, in case the young woman needed it in the future.

On Su Xiaofei's part, things became better once her admission exam was over. She was able to enjoy a carefree life as she waited for the results of her exam.

As she and Xi Qian went to the library to return the books they borrowed, her brow rose when they met Ye Mingyu in the hallway leading to the library, while Xi Qian furrowed her brows together as soon as she saw Ye Mingyu in front of them.

It was obvious that Ye Mingyu hadn't expected to run into Su Xiaofei today, as she looked like a cornered rat, trying to find a way to escape from Su Xiaofei. Still, seeing her presence didn't make Su Xiaofei's steps falter as she continued to walk past Ye Mingyu, ignoring her presence.

Ye Mingyu froze in her spot, not expecting that Su Xiaofei would blatantly ignore her this time. When they brushed past each other, she couldn't help but feel like she wasn't part of Su Xiaofei's world, and that she was nothing but a stranger.

Once Su Xiaofei and Xi Qian were at a good distance away, Ye Mingyu turned her head to look at them merrily talking to each other like very good friends. Seeing Su Xiaofei happy like this blossomed an uncomfortable feeling in her heart.

Ye Mingyu realized that from the moment she was reborn, she had no person to rely on but herself. Her mother was from a poor family, while her father was nothing but a greedy bastard who wouldn't hesitate to turn his back on his own family.

Ye Mingyu clenched her fists on her sides, thinking about how Su Xiaofei remained happy and content despite her parents' divorce. She had thought that Su Xiaofei would have at least some attachments towards her father that Ye Mingyu could take advantage of, but who would have thought that it was Su Xiaofei herself who would convince Yun Qingrong to get rid of him instead?

Everything that Ye Mingyu had done so far had no effect on Su Xiaofei at all. Everytime she thought that she had cornered Su Xiaofei, Su Xiaofei would strike back, leaving her with a great loss instead.

Because of Su Xiaofei, she now had the reputation of being the mistress's daughter in QCA, which their schoolmates had used to ridicule her behind her back. She hated Su Xiaofei more because of it.

It wasn't her fault that she was born from her mother and that she was a mistress's daughter.. It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. If anything, everything was that mother and daughter's fault, forcing her to live a pitiful life!