Chapter 187: A Show in the Greenhouse

Chapter 187: A Show in the Greenhouse

Living Room.

Li Yunlan had just finished her bedtime yoga and taken a shower. She wanted some water.

After calling for the maid Xiao Lan upstairs for a while without any response, she had to come downstairs to get water herself.

Just as she was doing this, she saw Yun Shuiyao coming out of her room, walking while on the phone, looking anxious.

"Can't you walk properly? What are you rushing around for?" Li Yunlan scolded her irritably.

Yun Shuiyao hurriedly said, "Auntie, have you seen Jinzhou? We were supposed to watch a movie together, but he disappeared in a blink. I can't reach him by phone..."

"At this hour, he should either be in his room or in the study..."

"I've already checked both places, and there's no one," Yun Shuiyao replied.

Li Yunlan frowned, "What's going on tonight? Xiao Lan is nowhere to be found, and Jinzhou has run off somewhere. Where's the butler? Call the butler to look for him."

Seeing that Li Yunlan was about to call the butler, Yun Shuiyao quickly stopped her.

"Maybe I should look for him myself. Before we separated, Jinzhou seemed to receive a text from Yun Mu."

If it were any other time, Yun Shuiyao would have preferred more chaos, ideally causing a huge commotion.

But now the situation was different. Even if she wanted to expose Yun Mu and Huo Jinzhou's affair to Grandpa Huo, she needed solid evidence first.

Besides, she had made sure Huo Jinzhou had set up cameras. With evidence in hand, she wouldn't fear not being able to control that wretched woman!

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlan felt an ominous premonition.

Could Jinzhou be meeting with that vixen Yun Mu?

What nonsense!

"Keep your voice down! I'll go with you to find him!"

With that, Li Yunlan led the way toward the backyard.

As soon as they reached the backyard, Li Yunlan immediately saw the greenhouse with its lights still on.

Through the glass, she could see two figures lying on the ground—one man and one woman!

Yun Shuiyao also saw them and exclaimed.

"Ah—those are Yun Mu and Jinzhou? They..."

"What are you shouting for?" Li Yunlan scolded, her voice trembling, "Do you want the old man to come down and join the spectacle?"

Yun Shuiyao immediately covered her mouth, her eyes welling up with tears in indignation.

Just as they were about to rush to the greenhouse, they saw Yun Mu and Huo Tingying walking over, seemingly taking a stroll.

Yun Mu smiled when she saw them, "Are you also out enjoying the moonlight? It's the fifteenth, and the moon is quite full tonight."

The moment Li Yunlan saw Yun Mu outside, her angry expression softened.

Yun Shuiyao's face, however, darkened, almost making her jump.

How could that wretched Yun Mu be outside?

Then who was lying inside with Huo Jinzhou...

Before she could think further, Yun Shuiyao felt a cold gaze fall upon her. Looking up, she met Huo Tingying's icy stare, like a predator eyeing its prey.

She shivered involuntarily.

Li Yunlan's mind raced, and she realized something, drawing a sharp breath. Without hesitation, she rushed into the greenhouse.

When she saw the disheveled woman entangled with Huo Jinzhou, who turned out to be the maid Xiao Lan, Li Yunlan flew into a rage!

"You wretched woman!"

She yanked Xiao Lan up and slapped her hard across the face.

Xiao Lan hadn't even opened her eyes yet and cried out in pain.

"What are you screaming for? How dare you betray me like this after all the trust I placed in you!"

Saying this, she slapped Xiao Lan again.

"Madam, please, I didn't do anything..." Xiao Lan tried to defend herself.

At that moment, Huo Jinzhou slowly regained consciousness. Rubbing his temples, he spoke hoarsely, trying to stop the beating.

"Mom, stop. Nothing happened between us."

Only then did Li Yunlan pause.

"Nothing really happened?"

"I know very well what I did and didn't do," Huo Jinzhou gritted his teeth.

Li Yunlan's anger subsided somewhat, and she coldly looked at Xiao Lan, who was kneeling and pleading for mercy.

"Go back and pack your things. If I see you in the Huo family again tomorrow, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Xiao Lan had no idea what was happening and didn't dare to beg for mercy anymore; she could only leave in a panic.

"Jinzhou, what is going on?" Li Yunlan looked at Huo Jinzhou as he struggled to his feet.

Huo Jinzhou's cold gaze fell on Yun Shuiyao, who was inspecting the flower room. He sneered, "Stop looking. She must have taken the camera."

Yun Shuiyao said disdainfully, "Even a duck served right to your mouth can fly away. You really are useless!"

Huo Jinzhou’s face darkened. "I want to ask you, is this the foolproof hypnotic perfume you talked about? The antidote you gave me is fake!"

Yun Shuiyao’s face turned cold. "There's nothing wrong with what I gave you. You must have exposed yourself somehow, which made Yun Mu discover it."

Li Yunlan, who had once fought her way through the elite circles, instantly understood the situation.

"It was you! You actually incited Jinzhou to use drugs on Yun Mu. Are you trying to ruin my son?"

Yun Shuiyao’s expression remained indifferent as she sneered, "I'm helping your son. Can't you see that he is obsessed with Yun Mu?"

"You wretched woman!"

The resentment Li Yunlan had harbored for days finally erupted. "Don't you know that if this gets exposed, there will be no place for us in the Huo family? What good does this do for you?"

"Blight! Ever since my son got involved with you, every misfortune has been because of you. When you couldn’t stay in the Yun family, you schemed your way into our Huo family! Do you really think calling you 'Second Miss Yun' makes you a lady? You're just a low-born wretch! Ah—"

Before Li Yunlan could finish her tirade,

a resounding slap landed hard on her face.

Li Yunlan was stunned by the blow!

Yun Shuiyao sharply withdrew her hand and asked coldly, "Feeling better now? I’m low-born and a wretch?"

"So what! You still need me to help you rise again!"

Huo Jinzhou quickly shielded Li Yunlan behind him, his aura icy as he glared at Yun Shuiyao.

"Yun Shuiyao! Don’t go too far!"

Yun Shuiyao laughed coldly. "Too far? Even if I’m not a Yun family miss anymore, you have no right to criticize me! Tell your mother who needs whom more. Marrying me is your family’s three-lifetime blessing!"

"If I hear those words again, I won’t mind sending your mother to hell!"

After delivering her threats with authority, Yun Shuiyao left directly.

"Son, what did she say? Did you hear what she said? Break off the engagement, break it off!" Li Yunlan continued shouting, "I don’t believe she’s that capable!"

"Mom, enough!"

Huo Jinzhou rubbed his temples in frustration.