Back To The 90s: The Resilient Daughter-In-Law
Chapter 539 - Chapter 539 Chapter 539 She Holds Grudges_1

Chapter 539: Chapter 539 She Holds Grudges_1 Chapter 539: Chapter 539 She Holds Grudges_1 The smile on He Jinlan’s face was incapable of holding back, and she despised Jing Tong dearly in her heart, as if she wanted to hack her into thousands of pieces. Humph! Selling her to human traffickers would simply let her off too easily. Wasn’t it because of Jing Tong that she ended up like this today?

If she hadn’t been caught in bed by He Rongxi, would she have been put through this? It was abundantly clear to He Jinlan that He Rongxi’s attitude towards her had changed. Sometimes, when he looked at her, it was as if he were looking at an enemy.

Yet, she was his own flesh and blood.

For the past half year, she had lived in constant fear and trepidation. On the one hand, she tried to please He Rongxi, and on the other hand, she had to struggle to expand her own network and establish herself in the city. The time she was given was too short; she simply had to secure her position before He Shasha could come back.

Only then could she bring about He Shasha’s demise, avenge herself for all the past grievances, and become the true mistress of the He Family.

By that time, dealing with Jiang Nanfei would merely be a matter of a single command!

Luckily, she had learned quite a lot from the unbearably disgusting Jing Tong over these six months. She learned how to use a woman’s assets to acquire what she wanted from men.

In this respect, no one was a better teacher than Jing Tong.

“Dad, you came back so early today. Do we have important guests?”

“Your sister is coming home!”

“My sister…?” He Jinlan couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of her mouth. A wave of intense hatred rose within her heart. She was older than He Shasha; she was the older sister; she was the true mistress of the He Family. Yet He Rongxi was clearly starting to despise her now. She could only swallow her fury and keep silent.

“Dad, is it Shasha who’s coming back?”

“Yes!” He Rongxi gave He Jinlan a glance. “You sit here and wait for your sister.”

“I… alright, Dad!” He Jinlan suppressed the hatred in her heart and obediently sat down on the sofa across the room. The living room was silent as a tomb. The butler and the maids knew He Rongxi was in a bad mood. Moreover, Jing Tong’s inexplicable disappearance had already become a widely known fact amongst the servants of the He family.

People could perhaps believe the rumours that Jing Tong had eloped with someone, but the servants of the He family would absolutely never believe it. Jing Tong held money, power, and status dear. She had worked so hard to become Madam He. How could she possibly give up everything now and elope?

Saying she had a secret lover seemed more plausible, but eloping? That was absolutely unbelievable.

Considering his bad mood, nobody knew where the master of the house had vanished off to!

After about half an hour of waiting, He Shasha finally arrived, late. When she appeared at the main entrance carrying her luggage, she had expected to see the annoying Little Tao. Instead, she was met by the respectful butler. Her eyes moved over him in a quick once-over, but the respect she had once held for him was gone.

She was the sort of person who held grudges.

Ever since the butler didn’t believe her, their past amicability was no longer. Perhaps the death of He Shasha’s mother had nothing to do with these people, but all those who had been left behind by Jing Tong were accomplices in her eyes.

“Miss.”

“The young lady is back!”

“Hello, young lady.”

He Shasha scoffed coldly, “Don’t call me ‘young lady.’ He Jinlan is half a year older than me after all. Shouldn’t she be the young lady?”

The faces of the maids and the butler instantly froze. He Shasha couldn’t be bothered with their reaction and walked straight into the living room.

Inside the living room, both He Rongxi and He Jinlan had also heard her, one appearing irate and the other guilt-ridden.

“Huh? You’re all here?” He Shasha feigned surprise, “That is indeed unusual. By the way, where’s Jing Tong? Why hasn’t she come out to show off her position as a lady of the house?”

“Shasha!” said He Rongxi, annoyed, “Don’t bring up those disgusting people.”

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