After the breakup, the abstinent president got married and had three babies

"There are still three full years left! Unbelievably, Zhou Mufan doesn't even know where Ruoan's home is, let alone having ever escorted Ruoan home even once."

"You know, even a bystander like Zhang Kai knew Ruoan's background long ago."

"To be honest, if Zhou Mufan had treated Ruoan sincerely and given her the love and care she deserved, how could Ruoan have chosen to leave him so resolutely?"

"After all, Ruoan has always been like this. As long as others show her even the slightest kindness, she will definitely repay them with kindness tenfold, a hundredfold, or even a thousandfold."

"So in the final analysis, Zhou Mufan has always been unworthy of Ruoan's sincere friendship and good heart." At this time, Mu Shen cast his gaze on everyone in the Zhou family and spoke bluntly without mercy.

Leng Zexi, who was standing aside, stared at Ruoan silently, his heart full of pity. He really didn't want to see Ruoan bear these false charges.

So, he quickly explained, "Actually, Ruoan himself had no idea that he was a member of the Xia family before this."

"The truth is, right after they broke up, my father-in-law, out of a deep desire to protect his daughter and unable to bear to see Ruoan suffer any injustice or grievance, decided to let her go and reunite with Grandpa Xia."

"If your Zhou family had treated her well back then, then by then, not only the Xia family, but also me and several other brothers would have treated your Zhou family with great courtesy."

"If you truly want to protect Ruoan, we will naturally treat you well. But if you want to hurt Ruoan in the slightest, you must first ask us if we agree!" Leng Zexi stared at the person in front of him with a sharp gaze, his voice so cold that it seemed to freeze the air.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a biting chill, and continued, "The person I, Leng Zexi, cherish as a treasure and hold at the top of my heart, cannot be bullied by anyone at will. You must ask for my consent before doing so!"

Having said that, Leng Zexi turned his gaze to Zhou Mufan standing beside him, his eyes full of undisguised contempt and disdain.

Zhou Mufan shuddered at the sight, but he still pretended to be calm and responded, "But it's not my fault that she didn't want Ian to reveal her identity. If we knew her background, we wouldn't have done that."

"You're blaming me, but isn't it the same for Ruoan? She let us bully her and she didn't even come out to defend Ruoan."

Hearing this, Leng Zexi couldn't help but laugh in anger. He took a step forward, approaching Zhou Mufan, and said with gritted teeth, "You really don't know what's good for you! Ruoan is such a kind and innocent girl, she treats you wholeheartedly, and what about you?"

"Not only is he ungrateful, but he's also wantonly trampling on her feelings. If you truly love someone, how could you possibly bear to let her suffer even the slightest bit of harm?"

After a pause, he continued angrily, "Also, you keep saying you like Ruoan, but why didn't you break up with her earlier? You have to drag her along like this, are you trying to tease her like a toy?"

"Don't think I don't know that you never truly loved Ruoan. Everything you did was just a lie!"

"What I regret most is that I acted like a gentleman and let her go when I saw her being with you. If I had known earlier, I would never have let Ruoan be with someone like you even if I had to snatch her away from you." Leng Zexi said angrily.

Leng Zexi looked at him and said, "When you asked Ruoan to be with you, it was all your fault! You knew that thug was going to harm Ruoan, but you just stood by and watched coldly. It wasn't until Ruoan was in extreme fear that you pretended to help her."

"This despicable and shameless behavior is simply outrageous!" For a moment, everyone echoed and accusations came one after another.

Facing Leng Zexi's rebuke, Zhou Mufan's expression became increasingly ugly, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

However, he still stubbornly argued, "Nonsense! You guys are just slandering me! I just happened to be passing by..."

However, his excuses seemed so weak that no one was willing to believe him.

Leng Zexi was full of suspicion before and could not believe that such a coincidence could happen.

So, he once again asked Lu Qin to help investigate the surveillance video of the incident.

Unexpectedly, the truth turned out to be just as he expected! Zhou Mufan had done all this deliberately.

However, Zhou Mufan never expected that Leng Zexi could actually see through the mystery. He became panic-stricken for a moment and even lost the courage to look at Xia Ruoan.

But Xia Ruoan was completely unaware of this at the time. In her simple cognition, she always believed that it was just a coincidence - Zhou Mufan happened to pass by and saw her being bullied, so he came to her aid.

"So, he stepped forward to rescue me, and then insisted that I be with him. Was it all carefully planned and arranged by him?"

Xia Ruoan opened his eyes wide as if waking from a dream, and an indescribable bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Yes, he was hiding in that inconspicuous corner and watching you gradually sink into the abyss of despair and helplessness. He only appeared when you were on the verge of a mental breakdown."

"In this way, he accomplished the so-called 'life-saving grace' and forced you to become his girlfriend." Leng Zexi nodded solemnly, his eyes full of pity for Xia Ruoan.

When Xia Ruoan heard this, he understood everything.

She glared at Zhou Mufan with her eyes wide open, her voice trembling slightly with anger: "Zhou Mufan, wasn't I clear enough at the beginning? I said that if you don't like me anymore, you can break up with me anytime, anywhere!"

"But why do you have to use such despicable means to disgust me? Falling in love with you is the thing I regret most in my life!"

"Not only you, but also your whole family's disgusting sense of superiority is intolerable to me!"

"Honestly, I really want to ask you in person, what exactly are you missing that makes you so obsessed with this illusory feeling?"

"Could it be that because you don't have the real capital, you have to pretend to be so high and mighty?"

Xia Ruoan took a deep breath, calming down a bit, but still looking at them with a cold gaze, she continued to question, "Zhou Mufan, we've all started our own families and careers now, so why keep digging up those old stories?"

"Let the past be the past forever! Besides, for me, there are no good memories between us worth reminiscing about."

"When I wanted to be with you, I never did anything to let you down. But you, from the beginning to the end, have only brought me endless pain and hurt!"

"Zhou Mufan! I don't owe you anything anymore! You helped me, and I took care of you for three whole years!"

"The account between us is now completely settled!" Xia Ruoan looked at the man in front of him with a firm gaze, and secretly vowed in his heart to make a break with the past.

She took a deep breath and continued, "And Madam Zhou, the reason I was so tolerant of you before was simply because you were Zhou Mufan's mother."

"But now, in my eyes, you have nothing to do with me! So, please don't point that finger at me again!"

"Even if they want to teach me a lesson, it should be my biological parents who should do it. It's not your turn to dictate what to do here!"

At this point, Xia Ruo'an couldn't help but sneer. "Besides, the Qing Dynasty has been gone for ages! Don't expect me to learn those old customs and practices like the 'Three Obediences and Four Virtues' and 'Female Disciplines'! Since I came to your Zhou family, I've never felt like a guest. Instead, I've felt more like a hardworking nanny, responsible for the three meals a day of the entire family."

"It's as if your whole family will starve to death without me! I even wanted to ask, could it be that before I came to your Zhou family, you all relied on practicing Taoism and fasting to survive?

"There was no need to eat! Looking back now, it's so ridiculous!"

"Or maybe the servants were busy with something important and couldn't leave, but why did they have to be busy on the day I came to visit?

What makes me even more heartbroken and disappointed is that Zhou Mufan never said a single word to defend or comfort me from beginning to end, as if all this was perfectly normal and natural to him!

Xia Ruoan's mind was as clear as a mirror. The reason she chose to endure silently was simply for Zhou Mufan's sake.

"Zhou Mufan, your family dares to treat me like this. In the final analysis, isn't it because you don't care about me at all?" The more Xia Ruoan thought about it, the angrier he became.

"I've really been enlightened today! Look at your so-called good upbringing in the Zhou family. You haven't even officially married someone into your family yet, but you're already ordering her to work as a nanny!

"Mrs. Zhou, is your son planning to get married or find a nanny?" Mother Leng finally couldn't hold back her anger and started to accuse him angrily.

"And that Xia Meihui, do you also order her around like that? I'm afraid the truth is exactly the opposite!"

"You treated her like a bodhisattva, but who would have thought that in the end you would find out that the girl you raised for so many years was actually a fake—a fake daughter!" Mother Leng mocked mercilessly.

Seeing Mrs. Zhou's face becoming more and more ugly, she felt so relieved.