"Sign the letter of inheritance–"
Before she could finish her words, a glass of coffee poured down above the woman with full makeup, rendering the passersby staring wide-eyed at the unexpected drama.
In the center of a pedestrian-friendly street, the woman's face was full of disbelief. Her glamorous makeup was ruined! The coffee left some obvious, disgusting blotches on her white garment, dripping wet.
The woman's chest heaved up and down in anger. When her eyes caught the smug expression on the young girl's face in front of her, she exploded.
How dare Su Yining, the wretched girl, humiliate her like this in front of so many people!
"Sorry, my hand slipped." Su Yining gasped with exaggeration, taking a step back.
Still, Zhao Yuyin forced herself to calm down despite the rage building up in her chest. Even Su Yining had to praise her stepmother's current emotion management. Of course, mostly because she didn't want to lose face in front of so many people.
Some passersby had stopped walking, loitering around pretending to be busy while secretly paying attention to the drama.
The main characters of the show were a young girl and a woman who had a well-taken care of appearance. Originally, they thought they were biological daughter and mother, but the young girl's next words proved the assumption to be false.
"My dear stepmother, are you alright?" Su Yining asked in a sickeningly sweet voice.
Zhao Yuyin's face darkened. In a split second, she adjusted her expression into a forced smile, eyes fluttering as if holding back tears.
"I am fine even if you hate me, Ning'er. But please don't hate your dad." Zhao Yuyin let out a choked sob, pulled a handkerchief from her bag and dabbed it on her eyes. "He is waiting for you to visit at home…"
She was actually very embarrassed to do this under so many eyes. Unfortunately, if she left the place directly now, she would look weak and guilty. Su Yining would surely twist the words to her advantage.
The troublesome girl lived near this community.
"Dad misses me?" Su Yining had a look of disbelief on her face. The hardened countenance from before morphed into a hopeful look.
For a moment, Zhao Yuyin wondered whether this wretched girl's expression was genuine. She recalled Su Yining's various attempts at winning her father's affection back then and sneered inwardly in satisfaction.
She was the one who had shifted the love of her husband, Su Mingze, for his biological daughter to his stepdaughter, who was her biological daughter from her previous marriage.
That stupid girl had wondered what was wrong back then, still begging for her dad's affection. Even after she reached such an age, she was still so pitiful, right? Her yearning for a fatherly figure never ceased.
If it were so easy before, she would have brought it up. Just let her meet her husband once as long as she signed the letter of inheritance waiver.
Exchanging a bit of a glance from her husband for the inheritance should be enough for that girl who starved so much on her father's affection, right?
She just had to do it discreetly so that her husband wouldn't know what she was planning. She had gone to great lengths to make her daughter wear the surname Su, so the inheritance of the Su family should fall on her daughter, Su Ruolan only!
For her daughter's sake, she was willing to endure this bit of humiliation. There was always a chance to make this girl suffer later, anyway.
Why did her daughter only accept scraps from the inheritance while all the good things fell into Su Yining's hands?!
After she weighed the pros and cons, Zhao Yuyin decided to throw a carrot to bait the rabbit. She endured the sticky coffee and the feeling of irritation and said in a coaxing tone. "Yes, do you want to meet your dad?"
Su Yining's lips curled up into a mocking sneer at her stepmother. Her brain was still as simple as ever. It was clear from her face what kind of stupid scheme was in her head.
The current Su Yining was no longer that adolescent girl who was so easily deceived anymore.
This vain woman, Zhao Yuyin, loved her face too much. It would be interesting to see how she would react when things were outside her expectations.
Outwardly, she had a shocked expression. Her hand covered her mouth. She stuttered, "If Dad misses me, then why does he never come to visit me, Mrs. Zhao?"
Zhao Yuyin freeze. Her face cracked, and her body stiffened. Combined with her current drenched appearance, she looked absolutely ridiculous.
"How could that be?" She gritted her teeth, trying to salvage the situation. "Your dad has been busy lately."
Su Yining nodded. Her face had a flash of understanding. "That's why he visited me once every half a year. Dad is very, very busy! After my grandma passed away, he never visited again."
Zhao Yuyin clenched her fists. More people had begun to crowd around, pointing their fingers at her. Originally, she wanted to use public opinion to pressure Su Yining.
The girl might want to talk privately with her for the sake of her reputation, but now the tables have turned with just a few words from Su Yining.
"Your dad is afraid you might still be angry at him. Last time you met him, you threw a vase at his feet." A brief triumphant look crossed Zhao Yiyun's face. "He still loves you, Ning'er. After all, you are his only daughter."
She let out a sob again, acting like a kind stepmother who was handling a difficult stepdaughter throwing a tantrum because her father had remarried.
"I am also very sad, Ning'er. I know that it's still difficult to accept me for now. You are still very angry at us… I am sorry, I truly love your dad so much." Zhao Yiyun let out another sob. "I will try to make it up to you."
Su Yining was a little impressed. This woman turned out to have some acting skills.
"You want to make it up to me, Mrs. Zhao?" Su Yining clutched her chest, as if she was in pain. "If that's the case, can I ask for you to leave alone the inheritance that my grandparents had given to me?"
Zhao Yiyun's mind went blank for a moment. She hurriedly nodded. "Of course, the inheritance is for you alone. Aren't you the Su family's daughter?"
"But… why did you tell me to sign the letter of inheritance waiver?" Su Yining had a confused look on her face.
The stepmother's face went pale. She shook her head fiercely. "I know you still hate me, Ning'er, but you can't slander me like this!"
Zhao Yuyin gritted her teeth. This girl didn't know what was good for her!
"Really?" A sarcastic smile appeared on Su Yining's face. She turned to the audience. "Uncles, aunties, brothers, and sisters. I will ask all of you to be my witnesses today."
With that, she played a voice recorder from her phone. Zhao Yiyun's voice echoed loudly, enough for the small crowd to hear.
"Su Yining, you wretched girl. You don't know what's good for you. Sign the letter of inheritance waiver. You don't deserve it! They should belong to Lan'er only!"