The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Falling Down

Having acquired a new treasure, Zhong Niangyao was naturally very pleased. However, her good mood came to a sudden halt upon returning to the Zhong Family home.

Upon entering the main gate, she saw the place was bustling with noise. Additionally, as she twitched her nostrils, she seemed to detect a faint scent of blood.

Her expression sharpening, Zhong Niangyao quickly stepped inside and directly grabbed a servant to ask what was going on.

It turned out that earlier this morning, Li Yiqiu had accidentally taken a fall. She had already started bleeding and had been sent to the hospital. Whether the baby could be saved was still an unknown.

After clarifying that Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong had already rushed to the hospital, Zhong Niangyao also turned and headed there.

Of course, she was not concerned about Li Yiqiu but worried about the elderly couple. If Li Yiqiu’s child couldn’t be saved, it would be quite a blow to them.

She quickly arrived at the hospital and, even before getting close, could feel the somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

“Zhong Niangyao, how dare you show up.”

Upon seeing Zhong Niangyao, Zhong Mengxuan almost jumped up, charging straight to Zhong Niangyao’s face and began scolding furiously, pointing directly at her nose, “You disaster-bringing witch, bringer of bad luck. If anything really happens to my mom, I won’t let you off.”

Suddenly being scolded, Zhong Niangyao frowned, “Withdraw your finger, or else don’t blame me for being rude.”

She understood Zhong Mengxuan’s emotional outburst for the moment, but she wasn’t accustomed to being scolded to her face. If Zhong Mengxuan did not restrain herself, Zhong Niangyao would show no mercy.

“You—” Zhong Mengxuan was choked with anger.

Yet somehow, seeing Zhong Niangyao’s expressionless face and calm eyes, she felt a chill in her heart. In the end, she sulkily withdrew her hand.

However, facing Zhong Niangyao, she was still filled with resentment.

“Grandpa, Grandma, what happened?” Zhong Niangyao directly walked over to Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong, “Why did Second Aunt suddenly fall?”

It was evident to everyone how nervous Li Yiqiu was about this pregnancy.

“How dare you ask.”

Before Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong could say anything, Zhong Mengxuan couldn’t hold back anymore, “If it wasn’t for your stumbling over something at the door of the room, how could my mom have fallen while passing by! Zhong Niangyao, you just didn’t want my mom to have this baby, right?”

Zhong Mingyu also looked up at Zhong Niangyao, his eyes filled with reproach and a murky resentment.

Zhong Niangyao understood—it turned out that Li Yiqiu had fallen at the entrance of her room, so now Zhong Mengxuan was blaming her.

“Enough, shut up!” Old Sir Zhong spoke up directly, “This matter was merely an accident. And it was just a fall at the entrance to Yaoyao’s room, not as if Yaoyao pushed her. What are you accusing her for?”

“Grandpa, you can’t be so partial!” Zhong Mengxuan was frustrated, “She—”

At the moment, she didn’t even know what to say, Zhong Mengxuan stomped her feet, her face flushing with anger.@@novelbin@@

Though Zhong Mingyu didn’t say anything, the gloom surrounding him was enough to reveal his inner turmoil.

Zhong Niangyao looked around, then spoke with a faint smile, “Zhong Mengxuan, a brain is a good thing. So you really shouldn’t just use it as decoration. Use it from time to time to prevent it from rusting.”

Zhong Mengxuan wasn’t a sieve; naturally, she caught the sarcasm and was furious. If it weren’t for being in the hospital and in the presence of their grandparents, she would have already lashed out physically.

“Then use your brain to think about it,” Zhong Niangyao spoke without mercy, “What benefit would Second Aunt’s miscarriage bring to me? Frankly, whether this child is born or not has nothing to do with me and absolutely won’t obstruct my path.”

“Who knows what you’re really thinking inside!” Zhong Mengxuan, unable to restrain her anger, continued furiously, “Maybe you’re just jealous, so that’s why—”

“Enough, don’t say any more.”

This time, it was Zhong Mingyu who spoke, giving Zhong Mengxuan a warning look.

Just now, in a moment of urgency, he hadn’t thought things through clearly, so he had blamed everything on Zhong Niangyao. But now, having heard Zhong Niangyao’s words, he had come to an understanding.

Indeed, as Zhong Niangyao had said, whether he had a son or not made no difference to Zhong Niangyao. She had no motive. As for who did have a motive, it was clear.

Moreover, if he really started hating Zhong Niangyao because of this incident, it was obvious who would benefit the most.

Thinking of this, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes.

Whomever it was trying to harm his son, he wouldn’t let them off.

“Dad, how can you even side with her!” Zhong Mengxuan clearly hadn’t grasped the crux of the matter, “It was clearly her who harmed mom, and yet you’re defending her.”

“This matter we will discuss later, now you shut up,” Zhong Mingyu gave Zhong Mengxuan another warning glance, “This matter, I will investigate thoroughly. Whoever dares to target my son, I will not let them go.”

During this, Zhong Mingyu looked toward Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong, “Dad, Mom, I hope you don’t interfere when the time comes.”

Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong were not fools. They had heard Zhong Niangyao’s words, and now with Zhong Mingyu saying this, they roughly guessed what was going on.

The two exchanged a look, seeing helplessness in each other’s eyes.

Finally, it was Old Sir Zhong who spoke, “Fine, when we find the main culprit, I absolutely won’t let them off lightly.”

He was well aware of the overt and covert struggles his sons engaged in for control of Zhong’s Jewelry on a regular basis. He didn’t interfere much with these, as they were inevitable.

However, attacking a child was far too unscrupulous. Moreover, this was the bloodline of the Zhong family, possibly the only son of the second branch.

Indeed, Li Yiqiu was carrying a boy; they had just had blood drawn for tests not long ago.

After receiving the promise from Old Sir, Zhong Mingyu didn’t continue saying anything.