The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

Chapter 262: Disrupt

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“What?” Xiao Yi’s eyes narrowed.

“That was exactly my reaction,” said Li Zexuan. “I asked him how he managed to fail. He started giving me all sorts of excuses, saying only two people passed, etc. If he failed, he could just say so. Why does he need to give so many excuses?”

Preserved Egg chimed in. ‘We got sixty-something. Li Zexin managed to get seventy.”

Li Zexin kicked Preserved Egg playfully. “Are you trying to make this worse?

“Wind God, you have to believe me,” said Li Zexin. “Look at the total grade and the ranking. I ranked tenth in the monthly test! I have improved a lot.” He was afraid Xiao Yi would think he didn’t do well, or he was slacking off on his studies. He was only a substitute in Xiao Yi’s gaming team, after all. What if he regretted letting him into his team?

“Xinxin has good grades. He is the best student from our dormitory,” said Chubby Jiang.

Li Zexin knew he couldn’t shut his friends’ mouths. He pulled Xiao Yi with him.

“I have something to show you. Can you come and take a look?”

Li Zexin noticed that Xiao Yi didn’t move. “Come on! Playing card games is lame, anyway. It’s not something we do. Let’s go.” He dragged Xiao Yi to the study.

Auntie Huang was entertaining the guests in the living room.

Since Li Yanchen wasn’t around, Xiao Tianlin, Si Wei, and Luo Xi started talking among themselves. They had become friends by now. Luo Xi hadn’t seen Su Wei in the last episode. However, Xiao Tianlin explained to him that Su Wei had been there in the first episode and the love between him and Xu Xiaoxiao had been the hottest topic. Su Wei’s face turned green.

Just as Su Wei was about to retort, Xia MO called Xiao Tianlin over to her. Only Su Wei and Luo Xi were left behind.

Su Wei felt that he was in a similar situation as Luo Xi. He was still feeling tipsy from the alcohol he drank during lunch, so he poured his heart out to Luo Xi.

“I have heard about you. You are better off than me. Why are you still single?” asked Su Wei.

“Well… I haven’t met anyone suitable yet,” said Luo Xi. “Besides, I feel like it just takes too much effort to put into a relationship. Later, when it doesn’t work out, it just causes a huge commotion. I like being single.”

“Yeah…” said Su Wei sadly. “It’s better to live alone than to end up in a mess like me.” He laughed bitterly. “I feel like such a failure, I dragged her into the show. I think I put too much pressure on her. I wanted to show the world that she was the one I loved. Not only that, but I even went against my parents and she… ended up trying to hurt my son.”

“Women are unreliable.” Both of Su Wei’s relationships had ended in disaster. The second one ended worse than the first. He began to doubt everything.

“That’s not true. Not every person is bad. There are decent people out there. Lin Wan is one of them.”

“Well… I guess good and decent women are wives to other people.” Su Wei smiled sadly.

“Think of it this way: your parents are healthy. Your son is doing well, too. I feel like you have a pretty decent life. What’s there to feel unsatisfied about?” Luo Xi tried to console him.

“That’s true. You even adopted a child from the orphanage rather than having your own child.”

Luo Xi’s face darkened. “That sounds hurtful, but you’re right.” “Oh, no! I am sorry!” said Su Wei. “I didn’t mean it in that way.”

“It’s alright,” said Luo Xi. “Shall we go out for a walk?”

Meanwhile, Lin Wan and Li Yanchen sat by the window of the master bedroom in the new villa. They admired the scenery. The lake from the window looked boundless.

Lin Wan remembered that this was similar to the scenery in Mount Song. She had visited that place with Yang Ruoxi. They had made a cup of coffee and admired the lake from a homestay they had booked for the night. The only difference was that this time, she was admiring the scenery from a house she owned.

The interior of the villa was decorated in the old Chinese style. They had kept everything except the bedding.

Li Yanchen hugged Lin Wan from behind. “Wanwan, sometimes I really want to ignore everything, turn off my phone, and stay at home with you. Just you and me. I can sleep when I am tired and when I wake up, I get to see you.”

Lin Wan knew that if they stayed here any longer, things would… escalate. She looked at her phone. “It’s time to go back now,” she said. “Xia MO and the others are still there in our house.” She wriggled out of his arms.

“Alright,” he said.

Xia MO was eating melon seeds with Xiao Tianlin in the courtyard when she saw the car pull over in the parking lot. Lin Wan and Li Yanchen had arrived. She wiped her hands and walked over to them.

“Where did you two disappear? You left us all here and ran away together!” Xia MO held Lin Wan’s hands.

“Brother Li, you’re finally here!” said Xiao Tianlin.

Lin Wan and Xia MO took a walk in the garden. She told her everything that had happened.

Xia MO was surprised. “Wow… do rich people just buy houses casually? Don’t tell my Xiao about it. He will feel stressed out again.”

“Li Yanchen probably won’t mention it,” said Lin Wan. “But I am worried about the kids. What if they don’t approve of Li Yanchen buying me a villa?” Lin Wan knew that Chenxin had expanded into such a huge business because of Li Yanchen’s efforts. However, it was also true that Li Yanshi had been the one who had founded the company.

“I don’t think they will mind. ”

“But I don’t deserve a villa. I didn’t even do anything for the family. I don’t think I should accept the villa. I… don’t want to disrupt my relationship with the children. Besides, it doesn’t matter whether I have my own villa or not. It’s not like Li Yanchen will kick me out on the streets one day.” Lin Wan had seen many cases of stepmothers and stepchildren fighting over property and assets. She was wary.

“You are Li Yanchen’s wife. You are part ot the family,” said Xia Mo. “One day, the children will all grow up and leave to have their own families. You two will be the only ones left for each other to hold on to. Why is it so inappropriate to give you a gift like this?”

Xia MO tried to convince Lin Wan that she deserved all of this and more. However, she didn’t know Lin Wan was this stubborn.

Lin Wan asked Xia MO to accompany her to a property lawyer. She wanted to make a legal document stating that the house would go to the children in the future. She wanted Xia MO to be the witness.

Xia MO tried to persuade her to drop the idea, but Lin Wan didn’t listen. She had no choice but to agree.

In the evening, Auntie Huang prepared a table full of dishes. It was not as luxurious as the hotel, but it was the most heartwarming family dinner.

Xia MO, Huo Meijun, and Luo Xi’s family sat around the big table. After the meal, Li Yanchen led Lin Wan to the courtyard and opened the trunk of the car. Balloons flew into the air. The trunk was filled with soft toys.

This was the last surprise Li Yanchen had planned for her. He knew that Lin Wan had become an orphan at such a young age. She didn’t have a family to celebrate her birthday and give her toys as gifts when she was a child. So, he had wanted to do it for her.

Li Yanchen wanted to make up for everything Lin Wan had missed in her childhood.

Xia MO was happy in her marriage. However, when she looked at Lin Wan, she realized that such warmth and love also existed. Li Yanchen put in so much effort to find out what she liked and make her day memorable.

Lin Wan hugged Li Yanchen tightly. “I love you..”