After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Became the Stepmother of the Film Emperor - Chapter 14

The news that the engagement between the Mo family and the Ruan family did not proceed successfully quickly swept through City A and even garnered national attention.

The major wealthy families were not only speculating about the fate of the Ruan family but also eagerly awaiting whether Mo Yuting, the head of the Mo family, would choose another fiancée.

Within three days, the Mo family revealed their stance publicly.

Du Fei, Mo Yuting’s assistant and spokesperson, announced that Mo Yuting would not be breaking off the engagement with Ruan Meng. However, the Ruan family’s actions had brought great shame to the Mo family, and they would definitely “take action”.

As soon as the Mo family’s declaration was made, the Ruan family’s stocks plummeted, and the atmosphere in the Ruan family’s villa turned grim.

After Ruan Xiang and Ruan Qiu were met with indifference from the noble families they usually mingled with, the selfish Ruan Xiang could no longer contain his anger.

“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!” Ruan Xiang smashed the phone in his hand fiercely and glared at Mrs. Ruan with ferocious eyes. “Where is Ruan Meng? Is she dead or what? What a bad luck!”

“Husband, if I knew where she was, I would have dragged her in front of the head of the Mo family! Why would I protect that little bitch?”

Ruan Xiang and Mrs. Ruan didn’t act like Ruan Meng’s parents at all. Instead, they acted like enemies, which made Ruan Meng’s eldest sister Ruan Qiu feel that it was a bit too much.

“Ruan Meng has been gone for over a year. We never sent anyone to look for her, so it’s normal that we can’t find her now. We should focus on the present situation!”

Three years ago, Ruan Meng, who was supposed to be a sophomore but secretly took a leave of absence in her freshman year, had returned home unexpectedly with twins, a boy and a girl. Ruan Xiang and Mrs. Ruan had nearly killed the two children.

Thanks to Ruan Meng’s desperate efforts to protect the children, she managed to raise the children to one year old in the Ruan family, only for the children to disappear mysteriously afterward.

Since then, Ruan Meng had been searching for the twins everywhere and had not returned to the Ruan family easily.

The last time Ruan Qiu saw Ruan Meng was a year ago. By then, Ruan Meng was no longer the lively girl she once was. She had become numb and empty.

Hearing his eldest daughter’s words, Ruan Xiang began to contemplate strategies, but the selfish Mrs. Ruan quickly shifted the focus. “Ruan Wei, didn’t you say the head of the Mo family looked at you favorably? Then what happened at the engagement party?”

If it weren’t for Ruan Wei claiming to have met Mo Yuting a few times, Ruan Xiang and Mrs. Ruan wouldn’t have allowed Ruan Wei to take the spotlight in the hope that she could replace Ruan Meng in marrying into the Mo family.

“Mother, you saw what happened yesterday. If I had brought up our original plan in that situation, it would have aroused suspicions from the head of the Mo family.” Ruan Wei bowed her head, her tone respectful and sincere.

“Ha!” Mrs. Ruan sneered dismissively and didn’t take the explanation of this “adopted daughter” seriously. Who could tell if it is true or not?

While Mrs. Ruan remained skeptical of Ruan Wei, Ruan Xiang was a bit concerned.

As Ruan Meng’s family, they couldn’t openly replace Ruan Meng with Ruan Wei in front of everyone, but what if they tested the waters in secret?

Ruan Xiang and Ruan Qiu hid in the room upstairs and indeed saw Mo Yuting glance at Ruan Wei with interest during her “performance” at the engagement party.

After pondering for a moment, Ruan Xiang decided it was worth a try.

“Xiao Qiu, how about we take Xiao Wei to apologize to the head of the Mo family?”

As the next heir of the Ruan family, Ruan Qiu instantly understood her father’s intentions but immediately rejected the idea. “I don’t think that’s appropriate!”

“Why not?” Ruan Wei was the first to question. Fortunately, the others didn’t have time to pay attention to her, so they didn’t notice her strange reaction.

“Based on the head of the Mo family’s behavior at the engagement party, he doesn’t care about our Ruan family at all. He is only concerned with the engagement his mother left for him.”