I Am My Own Substitute Wife Novel - Chapter 25
Chapter 25: The Mother’s Value is Her Son
Translator: Lonelytree
Sheng Hanye claimed, “The matter has already been decided. Jiang Niansheng will give birth to a child and pave the way for you. When you become Mrs. Sheng, you won’t have to do anything anymore.”
“But…”
“That is the best solution.”
Xia Caiwei saw Sheng Hanye’s determination and knew that she would annoy him if she continued to cry.
She could only nod. “Alright.”
Xia Caiwei had compromised on the surface but internally another plot was brewing. In her mind, the moment Jiang Niansheng became Mrs. Sheng, she had already acted all high and mighty. After she gave birth to Sheng Hanye’s child, she would get a considerable amount of wealth after the divorce! The bitch would get all the benefits!
With the child, Jiang Niansheng would be connected to Sheng Hanye for the rest of their lives! Jiang Niansheng’s life would be elevated through her child, the child would be her best leverage.
But what about Xia Caiwei?
Even if she did marry Sheng Hanye two years later, the Sheng family would not approve of her. Having a child was the only way to change that. But that path was already blocked.
If Jiang Niansheng instigated her child to rally against her, the Sheng family would side with the child. This meant that Xia Caiwei would have a lot to suffer. Even though she’d be married to Sheng Hanye, Xia Caiwei still had nothing. She would have to live her life in fear.
…
It suddenly rained when they left the cemetery.
Xia Caiwei held up the umbrella and covered Sheng Hanye’s head.
He raised his head to take a look.
She said softly, “Hanye, I’m like this umbrella. I’ll always be there to shield you from the rain.”
Sheng Hanye pursed his lips and his expression softened. “Caiwei, I will eventually fulfill all my promises to you.”
Xia Caiwei threw herself into his arms. “I’ll wait, you know I’ll always wait for you.”
He patted her back gently.
Sheng Hanye realized he had been so affected by Jiang Niansheng recently that he had neglected Xia Caiwei. When the fact was he met Xia Caiwei even earlier than Wen Wan.
At the time, Sheng Hanye was still young. Sheng Tai’an divorced Mrs. Sheng to marry Yu Lifang.
Mrs. Sheng was born into a noble family and she was devastated. As a prideful woman, she agreed to the divorce and left the house with nothing.
On the night of the divorce, the maid went to call Mrs. Sheng for dinner but found her room empty. Mrs. Sheng was gone.
It was a rainy day that night. Ignoring the lightning and thunder, Sheng Hanye rushed out of the house to find his mother.
There was no one on the empty street. The trees on the side of the road were swaying in the strong wind.
Sheng Hanye was drenched from head to toe. But his search came up with nothing.
He was kneeling in the heavy rain when Xia Caiwei appeared.
She held an umbrella over his head. “Little brother, you’ll catch a cold.”
Sheng Hanye still remembered that scene until this day.
That was the most painful and miserable moment of his life. It was Xia Caiwei who gave him hope and warmth.
…
The car drove away from the cemetery.
Sheng Hanye sent Xia Caiwei back to the villa and then went back to the company.
Xia Caiwei ran to the bedroom and closed the door. She took out her phone and made a call. “It’s me. I need help with something.”
“What is it?”
“I need everything on a woman called Jiang Niansheng. Find out her weakness. This should be easy for you since you’re a former member of the Flying Feather.”
Xia Caiwei held her phone tightly.
She had to take action.
Once Jiang Niansheng got pregnant, Xia Caiwei’s position would be threatened!
Soon, Xia Caiwei received a text message. She smiled insidiously. ‘Jiang Niansheng, just you wait!’
…
Jiang Niansheng, who was testing a perfume, suddenly sneezed.
“Are you sick?” Gu Yanzhou asked with concern. “You can rest. We have plenty of time.”
“No, it’s just that my nose is a little itchy. Perhaps someone is talking behind my back.” Jiang Niansheng answered half-jokingly. She shook the test tube in her hand and continued to work on the development.
Gu Yanzhou stared at her from the side.
“I heard from Si Cang that you have a pouch that can calm Sheng Hanye,” he asked, “Did you make that yourself?”
“Yes, I was under a lot of pressure in the past and I couldn’t sleep at night. So I made a formula to calm the mind.”
Gu Yanzhou chuckled, “You manage to solve Si Cang’s major headache with a simple formula, that’s impressive.”
“I was just lucky.” Jiang Niansheng dropped casually, “How did Sheng Hanye’s illness come about anyway?”
As expected, Gu Yanzhou fell silent.
Research and development was quite boring. Extraction of oil from spices, mixing and so on, most of them were automated so the researchers had plenty of free time.
“He suffers from PTSD so who caused that trauma?” Jiang Niansheng continued, “Every time he acts up, he would strangle me and force me to say that I would never leave him.”
After a long while, Gu Yanzhou sighed, “Actually, before Sheng Hanye took over Sheng Shi Group, he was in a pitiful state.”
“Pitiful? Are you kidding me?”
“It’s true.” Gu Yanzhou’s expression was serious, and the light behind his glasses dimmed, “When he was ten years old, his parents divorced. After that, his mother went missing, there has been no news of her ever since. Sheng Tai’an married Yu Lifang and gave birth to Sheng Tianhong. From then on, Sheng Hanye’s life became more difficult.”
Jiang Niansheng frowned. “But he’s the eldest son and grandson of the Sheng family. With his status, no one can do anything to him.”
“On the surface, yes; but under the surface, Yu Lifang and her son posed him many problems. Furthermore, he had to protect Miao… I mean, Miss Sheng.” Gu Yanzhou adjusted his glasses, “So you can imagine the amount of hardwork he has done to get to where he is today.”
“Sounds like a royal court’s power struggle story.”
Gu Yanzhou said, “You can say that. Even now, Sheng Hanye’s position is not all that stable. Yu Lifang is itching to make her move. She’s just waiting for the right time. She needs to push Sheng Tianhong to the top. Sheng Hanye didn’t marry Ye Ziya and missed out on the help from the Ye family so his road ahead will be more difficult.”
“Well, he asked for it.” Jiang Niansheng chuckled. “No one told him to marry me. Furthermore, in his heart, he still wants to marry Xia Caiwei.”
“Xia Caiwei is the only comfort left in Sheng Hanye’s life.”
Hearing that, Jiang Niansheng wanted to say, “What about the woman who looks like me?” but she stopped herself.
She changed the topic, “But Sheng Hanye still has Sheng Miaomiao.”
“True but Sheng Hanye will not sacrifice his little sister.” Gu Yanzhou shook his head repeatedly. “Sheng Hanye will give Miss Sheng the right to follow her true love, instead of marrying her off to a powerful family.”
Jiang Niansheng blinked. “What I mean is, Sheng Hanye can get enormous help if he gets a capable brother-in-law.”
Gu Yanzhou paused. His expression was a little desolate, but in the end, he answered, “Yes, her partner will definitely be capable.”
“Thankfully, she has already found one.”
Gu Yanzhou’s hands unconsciously clenched. “What! When?”
