Chapter 273

Jing Yan, upon hearing that Madam Wan wanted to see him, was already in a bad mood and really didn't want to clash with his mother again. He knew all too well that whenever his mother sought him out, it was never for anything good.

However, Wan Ru kept coming to urge him, and after several attempts, Jing Yan had no choice but to go.

By then, Madam Wan had left the banquet and found a restroom to relax in. When Jing Yan arrived, she gestured for him to sit down.

"What do you want from me?" Jing Yan asked.

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"I've heard that you're about to be announced as the heir of the Jing Family. Mom, I have no blessings to give you, just hope you don't forget whose child you are."

With that, Madam Wan raised her glass, appearing to offer him a toast.

Jing Yan knew there was no good coming after this, but at least he got a blessing from his mother, fulfilling their filial bond. Without much thought, he picked up the wine bottle beside him, poured himself a glass, clinked it with Madam Wan's, and drank it down.

Madam Wan's displeased gaze finally revealed a hint of satisfaction and madness. "In the future, you should help your sister and your cousin more. The heir's position should have been his. Xie Lifeng is sick to give her child's position to you. You should be grateful and repay your cousin."

Jing Yan took a deep breath. As expected, she was here to make him uncomfortable. Today, he had already watched the woman he loved become his cousin's fiancée. What more did she want from him?

Gratitude was something he understood, but why should others dictate it, especially his own mother?

Jing Yan finally couldn't hold back his temper and said, "Are you really my mother?"

Madam Wan's eyes widened, and then she erupted in fury. "What are you talking about!"

"Hmph, you want me to take care of Wan Ru, I understand. But you want me to repay Jing Yu? Have you forgotten the rules of the Jing Family? I've never heard that every generation of Jing Family members who lose the competition need to be repaid by the heir. I earned this position because I'm capable, what does it have to do with him? We both studied under Aunt Xie, he was just not as good as me, that's why Aunt Xie chose me, not because Jing Yu gave it to me. The only one I need to be grateful to is Aunt Xie, never Jing Yu."

Jing Yan had been holding back all day, and now he let it all out.

In truth, he had never coveted the position of heir. He was raised in this family, and his abilities had placed him in this position. It was a deeply ingrained belief.

The entire Jing Family had never thought he had stolen Jing Yu's future. He had also reflected on why he had such thoughts, realizing it was deeply rooted and impossible to eliminate. He knew it was all because of his mother's constant indoctrination.

The pain of a dysfunctional family was like a spider's web, knowing it was wrong but unable to escape. Even though he knew rationally that he wasn't at fault, he still couldn't help feeling he should step back, even giving up the woman he loved. What more did she want from him?

He felt like his mother was pushing him to the brink of suffocation.

And indeed, he now felt his head spinning, his body growing hot, and his breathing becoming difficult.

Jing Yan immediately sensed something was wrong and looked at Madam Wan in shock. "You drugged me. What do you want?"

Because of his earlier words, Madam Wan's face twisted in anger.

"I knew you were an ungrateful wretch. How dare you have the qualifications to sit on the head of the family. You've wronged your father, wronged me. You should atone, forever atone!"

As Madam Wan spoke, she seemed to go mad. Only when Jing Yan collapsed to the ground did she come to her senses. She coldly laughed and called for Wan Ru.

Wan Ru excitedly said, "The effect is so quick?"

"What about the next room?" Madam Wan asked.

"That woman drank the water Jing Yu gave her. I just checked, and she's completely knocked out." Wan Ru replied, then suddenly worried, "What if they wake up and accuse us?"

Madam Wan coldly laughed. "According to the Jing Family's way of handling things, they won't. As for the Cen Family, as long as we can form an alliance, it doesn't matter who we choose."

Wan Ru immediately smiled. "That way, Jing Yu can become the head of the family!"

Madam Wan nodded with affection.

Wan Ru's eyes began to turn. Would she then become the head of the family's wife? That would be more prestigious than being a Wan Family young lady. Although she couldn't win over Qin Xian, she could make that annoying Ji Fei suffer.

Although Jing Yu wasn't easy to manipulate, she had her own plans. They had already taken photos together.

Once the Jing Family announced that Jing Yu and Cen Ting had broken off their engagement and that Jing Yu would inherit the family, she would immediately tell the Jing Family elders that she and Jing Yu were together. If Jing Yu didn't cooperate, she would show them the photos, forcing the Jing Family to pressure Jing Yu into marrying her.

Of course, she couldn't tell her mother about this. She always felt that while her mother treated Jing Yu like an elder on the surface, it was just for show, especially for Jing Yan. In private, she probably didn't like Jing Yu at all. After all, her mother must have been cursing Jing Yu's mother at home every day.

The relationship between the sisters-in-law must have been terrible. Otherwise, she wouldn't have left the Jing Family and still hated Madam Xie so much. Maybe she thought that without Madam Xie, the head of the family's position would have been her ex-husband's.

Thinking of this, Wan Ru's mind felt a bit conflicted.

If she hated Madam Xie so much, why would she help Jing Yu get the position of heir? But then again, it made sense. Compared to Madam Xie, her mother probably hated Jing Yan even more. After all, Jing Yan was destined to suppress them.

This meant she would rather help Madam Xie's son than let Jing Yan have his way.

Wan Ru didn't find this terrifying but rather found it amusing. She then helped the temporarily unconscious Jing Yan and sneakily carried him to the next room.

She threw Jing Yan onto the bed, directly on top of Cen Ting. Cen Ting let out a muffled groan but couldn't wake up, while Jing Yan began to be roused by the heat in his body.

The scent beneath him, the soft touch, slowly pulled him out of his rationality. As the door closed, he finally struggled to open his eyes.

In an instant, his chest seemed to explode.

It was the person he had been longing for over the past ten years.

In the main hall.

The Qin Family, who were eating and drinking in the distance: Catching adultery?!?!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Qin Xian: Whose adultery are we catching???

【Me, me, me, what should I do? Jing Yu is about to catch Jing Yan and Cen Ting in bed?!?! My god, my brain's CPU is overloaded! What a good brother, what a good gift, right into the heart? No, wait, maybe you didn't need to drug them. If you just asked, Jing Yan would have been happy to take over your engagement! No, no, no, I'm thinking wrong. Those two are drugged and together. Something's going to happen. We need to save them quickly!!!!】