Chapter 233.2

Tang Qianqiu held a birthday banquet for her 37th birthday.

Every prestigious person in the city received an invitation, so one could say that the banquet was a grand event.

The banquet’s venue was a famous luxury hotel under the Tang family’s name. Despite the tense relationship between Qiu Ziqian and Bai Yuwan, the two of them still showed up properly dressed for the banquet.

Tang Qianqiu wore a black evening dress today, looking noble and elegant.

“Happy birthday, Mom,” Qiu Ziqian said as he presented his birthday gift to Tang Qianqiu.

In response, Tang Qianqiu had the attendant beside her accept the gift and set it aside. Then, she beamed a faint but meaningful smile at Qiu Ziqian.

Qiu Ziqian inexplicably had a bad premonition when he saw Tang Qianqiu’s smile. He couldn’t help but feel that something bad would happen next.

At the banquet’s climax, Tang Qianqiu walked up onto the stage in the hall.

“I am honored that everyone here has taken the time to attend my birthday banquet today. I decided to hold this banquet today not just to celebrate my birthday but to also make an important announcement.”

The lights in the hall were gathered on the stage, so everyone could see a woman walking up the stage while holding hands with a child. Then, this duo made their way up to Tang Qianqiu’s side.

The woman in question was Jun Zishu, and she wore the same evening dress as Tang Qianqiu today, the black dress making her white skin look even whiter. As for the child, he was a boy of about ten years old.

“This is my newly adopted son. He will also be the future heir of the Tang family,” Tang Qianqiu said, introducing the boy to the gathered crowd.

The boy did not shy away when faced with the large crowd below the stage. Instead, he revealed a well-behaved smile.

However, when Qiu Ziqian heard Tang Qianqiu’s words, his body froze, and he felt as if lightning had just struck him.

Subsequently, everyone in the hall started whispering, many people looking at Qiu Ziqian with a strange gaze. As for the Bai family’s members, their expressions turned incredibly ugly.

Bai Yuwan also wore a look of disbelief on her face, and she promptly asked Qiu Ziqian what was going on.

“How should I know?!”

Qiu Ziqian was close to going crazy over this matter. As soon as Tang Qianqiu left the banquet hall, he hurriedly went to seek her out.

Bai Yuwan also followed Qiu Ziqian. She had always thought that Qiu Ziqian would inherit the Tang family. If he wasn’t going to inherit the Tang family, what did she marry him for?!

Tang Qianqiu knew Qiu Ziqian would come to find her, so she left the door to her room open while she and Jun Zishu were playing with their new son.

The boy was a child from one of the Tang family’s side branches. He was very intelligent and observant. Tang Qianqiu chose him as her successor almost as soon as she saw him.

When the boy learned that he would be leaving his parents and gaining two more relatives and heard about what responsibilities he would be shouldering in the future, he did not show any signs of fear. Instead, he bravely left with Tang Qianqiu.

The boy was only nine years old. Yet, he could already behave so independently. Thus, Jun Zishu and Tang Qianqiu were both very satisfied with him.

Moreover, the boy had a very sweet and lovable mouth.

“Mom, can you explain what I have done to dissatisfy you? Why did you suddenly do this without even discussing it with me?”

Qiu Ziqian was going crazy, but he still tried to calm himself.

“I remember telling you that the moment I grow dissatisfied with you, you will no longer qualify to be the heir.”

“Yes, I know that.”

“Let me introduce you. This is Jian Qing,” Tang Qianqiu said as she held Jun Zishu’s hands.

Both Qiu Ziqian and Bai Yuwan were confused by this situation, neither of them understanding what Tang Qianqiu was trying to convey.

They naturally recognized Jun Zishu. Qiu Ziqian, in particular, had recognized Jun Zishu the instant she had stepped onto the stage in the banquet hall.

At the time, Qiu Ziqian had felt rather happy that Jun Zishu still managed to get by well even without him.

“I think you should start calling me ‘Mom’ from now on,” Jun Zishu said, smiling as she intertwined fingers with Tang Qianqiu.

“What?”

Qiu Ziqian was dumbfounded, and so was Bai Yuwan.

“Do you still need me to explain to you why?” Tang Qianqiu asked.

“How can you do this, Mom? You know that Jian Qing used to be my wife. Moreover, she’s just an outsider. How can you…”

“As you said, she used to be your wife. Don’t worry. I won’t give you the Tang family, but Tengxin is still yours,” Tang Qianqiu said. “Also, she isn’t an outsider. What? Have you forgotten the manners I taught you? Do you not even know how to address your mother?”

The threat in Tang Qianqiu’s tone was obvious. Qiu Ziqian knew that if he didn’t address Jun Zishu as told, he might lose even Tengxin. There was no way he could let that happen after all the blood and sweat he had poured into the company.

So, after swallowing his pride, he respectfully said to Jun Zishu, “Hello, Mom.”

“Good son.” Jun Zishu nodded and smiled. Then, she handed a box to Qiu Ziqian and said, “It’s nothing special, but please accept this as a greeting gift.”

It was a polite beginning to their relationship as stepmother and stepson.

After staring at Jun Zishu for a moment, Qiu Ziqian took the gift Jun Zishu offered. Never did he expect a day would come where he would have to address his ex-wife as “Mom.”

Meanwhile, Bai Yuwan quickly understood what was going on. She also remembered what she had done to Jun Zishu in the past, so she knew that Jun Zishu absolutely would not let her off the hook so easily.

“You don’t look too well, my dear daughter-in-law. I still remember what I said to you in the beginning. Do you want a divorce?” Tang Qianqiu asked as she looked at Bai Yuwan.

Bai Yuwan was overjoyed when she heard Tang Qianqiu’s words. Immediately, she nodded and said, “Yes.”

“Bai Yuwan! You!”

Qiu Ziqian clenched his fists. He was already furious over losing his succession rights. Yet, now, Bai Yuwan was eagerly trying to leave him?

“What about you, son?”

“I don’t want to get a divorce, Mom,” Qiu Ziqian answered. He might not be able to do anything about his succession rights since he wasn’t Tang Qianqiu’s biological son, but there was no way he could let Bai Yuwan get away scot-free!

“In that case, I’m sorry, my dear daughter-in-law. I respect my son’s wishes. If you still insist on getting a divorce, don’t blame me for taking action against the Bai family,” Tang Qianqiu threatened.

Bai Yuwan’s face turned pale, despair filling her heart.

Meanwhile, Jun Zishu held her son’s hand while watching her wife flaunt her authority.

…

After that day, Bai Yuwan and Qiu Ziqian spent the rest of their lives hating and resenting each other. Bai Yuwan, in particular, lived in despair due to Qiu Ziqian’s perversion and her inability to get a divorce.

Bai Yuwan had gotten pregnant with Qiu Ziqian’s child somewhere along the line. However, she deliberately caused herself to miscarry, essentially ending her child’s life with her own hands.

Qiu Ziqian grew even crazier after learning about it, and he started to resent her even more.

Since Bai Yuwan refused to have his child, Qiu Ziqian brought in a child he had with one of his mistresses. However, due to the influence of his terrible family situation, the child grew up to hate his biological father and the woman who wasn’t his biological mother.

After Bai Yuwan and Qiu Ziqian grew old, their son did not care for them. Aside from money, he did not give them anything else.

In the end, Bai Yuwan and Qiu Ziqian hated and resented each other until the very day they entered their coffins.

Meanwhile, Xu Qinglin followed Jun Zishu’s advice and adopted the son of one of her husband’s mistresses. The mistress in question had passed away, leaving the child without a mother. So, Xu Qinglin took it upon herself to raise the child as her own.

By the time her son had grown up, her husband, who was ten years older than her, had also died from sickness.

After Xu Qinglin’s son inherited the family business, he took good care of her, giving her plenty of spending money and ensuring that she lived a good life.

However, these were all things that happened afterward, and they had nothing to do with Jun Zishu. She had long completed her mission before any of those things happened, so she had stopped caring about any of those things.

When their adopted son grew into a reliable adult, Tang Qianqiu handed the Tang family to him. Then, she traveled around the world with Jun Zishu, spending the rest of their lives together.

…

Little Fairy kissed Jun Zishu on the cheek and reluctantly bid goodbye to Jun Zishu in the transit space.

“Goodbye, Host. I wish you happiness. I’ll miss you.”

“Mhm. Make sure to cooperate well with your next host.”

“Mhm!”

After rubbing Little Fairy on the head and bidding her little assistant goodbye, Jun Zishu left the transit space, eager to meet with her lover.

However, Jun Zishu had no idea where she should go to find Lord, so she had no choice but to return to her room first and send Liang Yi a message.

Sometime later, Jun Zishu heard a knock coming from the door. Then, when she went to open the door, she found herself looking at an ethereal beauty with very pale skin and long hair.

“I’m back,” the beautiful woman said, her eyes full of love when she looked at Jun Zishu.

“Welcome back,” Jun Zishu said, the corners of her mouth rising as she looked at the woman with a gentle gaze.

[End of Main Story]

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TL Notes:

There’s still one chapter left.