Chapter 108: Who Is Scheming Against Whom? (9)

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By now, the matriarch could guess what Bai Xuexian was up to by the fact that the person whom Lin Qingya had brought upstairs was none other than Mu Huan’s former boyfriend!

She slapped her daughter-in-law again hard before hurrying up the stairs.

The anxiety and anger she had toward Bao Junyan had been replaced by relief. Earlier, she was upset that the man had not turned up at her banquet. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise after all. At least the damage would be within her control with this current situation!

“Mom, are you trying to split up the married couple? Don’t tell me that you got Lin Qingya to bring Gu Chenyi over so you could drug the boy and Elder Sister, and then have Bao Junyan catch them in bed?” Mu Zixuan was smart enough to guess what his mother was up to.

Bai Xuexian kept quiet.

“Mom, how could you do this?!” Her son was truly aggrieved by her this time. He had repeatedly reminded her not to create trouble for Mu Huan incessantly, but his words had fallen on deaf ears. And now, they had to clear this mess!

“Zixuan, you have to believe that I’m doing this all for your sake. Your sister is a b*tch. She’ll never lift a hand to help you as Mrs. Bao!” The woman decided to come clean when she realized she could not hide the fact anymore.

Looking at her, her son opened his mouth to say something, but he was too angry for words. In the end, he turned around to follow his grandmother, hoping that the situation could be salvaged.

Bai Xuexian followed suit. Although her plan had fallen through with Bao Junyan’s absence, the sight of her stepdaughter’s piteous state and the old woman’s fuming look would make her efforts worthwhile!

And then, a thought struck her as she followed them upstairs. This dirty linen would not be exposed as Bao Junyan did not appear today, and thus, the matriarch would definitely want her to keep this a secret. This would be an excellent opportunity to negotiate the return of the director seat. Thereafter, all she needed to do was to hold the lifeline of Mu Huan’s granny to blackmail the girl. Suddenly, she