I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 435: Masters Cross Swords

Chapter 435: Chapter 435: Masters Cross Swords

"I am engaged to Fourth Brother."

With these words from Yang Jinhuan, Suizi’s heart missed a beat.

Exactly what she had feared would happen.

She had considered this issue seriously when she first discovered her father-in-law.

Ten years, it was a long time.

It would be normal for him to have a woman; abnormal if he didn’t.

Yu Shuisheng said he was not married, but not being married didn’t mean he didn’t have a mate.

Now that his woman has shown up, is this — Suizi thought of a few big characters: Major Crime Scene.

Suizi needed a moment to react, she needed time to observe and analyze, she focused her gaze on Yu Jingting.

At this moment, Yu Jingting’s face was as deep as water, his eyes as frosty as stars, revealing no expression.

But from his tightly clenched jawline, it wasn’t hard to read the waves of emotion churning within him, no less intense than Suizi’s.

"Oh, an engagement?" Wang Cuihua turned to look at Yu Shuisheng.

Yu Shuisheng hurriedly waved his hands.

"It’s not like that! I’ve never touched her!"

"You’ve touched me before, have you forgotten? My uncle agreed to our match too. Between us, there’re both facts and parental orders. You just left without a word...ah!"

Yang Jinhuan covered her mouth, crying out twice.

Upon hearing the word "touched", Wang Cuihua’s eyes were practically sparking with anger.

Her eyes on Yu Shuisheng were filled with a hint of murderous intent.

Yang Jinhuan had a look of triumph in her eyes, while Shen Liangyin, standing behind her, slightly twitched the corners of her mouth.

Everything was progressing according to their tempo.

"Huahua, let me explain to you, it’s not like it seems, I was drunk at the time—"

Yu Shuisheng was so anxious he couldn’t speak properly. Just as Wang Cuihua was about to slap him, a stinging pain came from her palm.

It was Suizi’s fingernails.

While Wang Cuihua was momentarily distracted, Suizi spoke.

"Who is this Fourth Brother you’re engaged to?"

"The one? Oh, Fourth Master Hu!" Yang Jinhuan answered recklessly, unable to be stopped by the fast-talking Shen Liangyin.

"Oh..." Suizi dragged out the word meaningfully.

"What does your engagement with Fourth Master Hu have to do with my father-in-law, Yu Shuisheng?"

"They’re clearly the same person!"

"I don’t know where you got your information from, but unfortunately, we don’t have a Fourth Master Hu here, we only have Yu Shuisheng. He and my mother-in-law, Wang Cuihua, are married and their marriage is protected by the law."

Suizi’s words came out slowly, but each word cut to the chase.

Yu Shuisheng’s household registration was cancelled ten years ago, but as soon as he returned, Suizi sought Liao Yong’s assistance in getting it reinstated.

Even though it was a painstaking process that required various documents, Suizi insisted it was crucial, and made it their first priority.

Looking at the situation now, it was obvious that Suizi was well prepared. Nothing was more convincing than the legal protection of their marriage certificate.

"Ladies, if you’re here to discuss work with my husband, you’re welcome. But if you start spouting nonsense, then we will have to take this to the police station... Oh, a friend of mine told me, they are really strict about that sort of thing currently."

Suizi gave Yang Jinhuan a plain look. She didn’t say an excess word, but every single one was like a blade.

"What are you? Shove off—ah!" Yang Jinhuan lost her patience and pointed at Suizi, swearing loudly.

Yu Jingting clenched his fist and, with a little force, knocked her to the ground.

"Factory Director Shen, you really should be handling your mentally ill family member. If you won’t, I’ll step in."

Yang Jinhuan was startled by Yu Jingting. Shen Liangyin pursed her lips and looked hard at Suizi.

Suizi met her gaze. This was their second showdown.

After three seconds, Shen Liangyin looked away.

"Factory Director Yu, it seems like we won’t be able to have a productive conversation today. I will take my leave."

Yang Jinhuan was unwilling to leave just like that, her eyes fixed on Yu Shuisheng.

Her prey was now in sight, how could she let him escape?

But Shen Liangyin did not want to stay any longer. She opened the car door and got in.

Seeing Shen Liangyin in the car, although Yang Jinhuan was unwilling, she didn’t dare to stay any longer.

With affection in her gaze, she said to Yu Shuisheng:

"Fourth Brother, I’ll come to see you again."

"Get lost!" Yu Shuisheng didn’t even bother. He followed Wang Cuihua into the house briskly.

After the car drove away, Yu Jingting still stood in the same spot, his face giving away nothing.

"She intended to provoke us. Now we need to calm our mother down, clarify the causes and effects of the incident, and then think about our next move."

As Suizi replayed everything that happened in her mind, a suspicion arose in her heart.

Whether Yang Jinhuan ever had anything to do with her father-in-law would need to be verified.

But one thing was certain, Shen Liangyin must have played the role of a military adviser in all this, just like Suizi’s role in the Yu family.

If Suizi just then hadn’t disrupted Yang Jinhuan’s rhythm and prevented Wang Cuihua from getting angry on the spot, they would’ve already achieved their purpose.

"They knew that they couldn’t succeed all at once, so they came here first, purposely using provocative words to inflame our mother. Once our mother exploded, they would immediately show weakness, leaving a fierce impression of our mother in our dad’s mind, inciting discord in our parents’ relationship. Then she would wait for the opportunity to comfort him."

This is how a mistress ascends to a position of power.

In her previous life, Suizi had seen all kinds of "mistresses" ascending to power while working in the business world.

"Oh, you seem familiar with these tactics?" Yu Jingting sneered, "In your ’dream’, did you use this tactic on someone? Come, tell your brother about it so that he can learn."

Suizi’s past life experience had been summed up as a ’dream’ by them both.

Yu Jingting could barely bear the thought of his wife using such tactics on other men, even if it was in a ’dream’. He felt as if he had fallen into a barrel of vinegar, stirring up waves in the vinegar sea.

"Then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed. Even though I’m well aware of these tactics, I’ve never stooped low enough to use them. Why should I rely on a man when I’m capable of making my own money?"

Yu Jingting was appeased by her remark, his expression wasn’t so twisted anymore, but something about her words seemed off to him.

"You can still depend on me."

He knew that Suizi was capable of achieving big things. However, this didn’t prevent him from spending money on Suizi. He liked spending money on his wife.

"Mmm, in my dream, I relied on myself. Now, we strive together, your money is mine and mine is still mine."

Suizi was pleased with his enlightenment.

"I once heard an awful saying, ’Men conquer the world with their fists, women conquer men with their pillows.’ The equal work opportunities that countless predecessors fought and bled for women are being despoiled by such perversion."

Because she couldn’t accept such a wrong perspective, Suizi had persisted through the hardest times in her former life, biting the bullet to establish her business.

She wanted to prove to everyone that women did not need to rely on ’pillow talk’ to gain what they desired.

There are women like Suizi who would strive for their place in a patriarchal society and there are others who wanted to become mistresses without having to lift a finger.

Yang Jinhuan was clearly the latter.