Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 173

Xu Wan was not one to obediently listen, not even if that person was Chen Can.

Since she was little, everything she had ever wanted had come easily—except when it came to Chen Can. With him, she had always met with setbacks.

Now, the two of them were on the verge of finally becoming a proper couple, and she would let no one stand in her way!

As for that insignificant Shen Liya—how dare she even show her face.

“Who are you?”

Seeing that her visitor was a strange woman, Shen Liya was taken aback for a moment before quickly regaining her composure, hostility flashing across her face. “Oh, so you’re that home-wrecker, huh?”

No one had ever insulted Xu Wan so vulgarly before. She couldn’t take it. Furious, she shot to her feet and pointed at Shen Liya. “What did you just say? You’re the home-wrecker!”

“Snatching my man—if you’re not a home-wrecker, then what are you? A fox-spirit, a slut! You worthless trash!”

Shen Liya’s skill in cursing wasn’t as sharp as Wang Fengqin’s, but it was still formidable, especially when it came to these kinds of insults.

Her torrent of abuse left Xu Wan speechless, unable to retort. Xu Wan’s eyes reddened with rage, and she could only repeat one phrase over and over: “Shameless! You are utterly shameless!”

“You’re the shameless one! Chen Can is my man. You took advantage of my absence to seduce him. Just you wait till I get out of here—I’ll scratch your face to shreds!”

Shen Liya spat on the ground. “So ugly, yet still knows how to seduce men. I bet you’re just a cheap whore.”

“For someone like you, we should find several men to ‘satisfy’ you!”

“How dare you!”

Beside herself with anger, Xu Wan slammed her hand on the table. “If you dare lay a finger on me, I’ll have my father execute you!”

“Your father can execute me? What, is your father some celestial emperor or a mighty general?”

Shen Liya deliberately probed, trying to get more from Xu Wan. From Xu Wan’s clothing and demeanor, she could tell the woman came from a good family.

Moreover, fragments of memory flashed in her mind—she seemed to have seen this woman at her and Chen Can’s wedding banquet.

Xu Wan lifted her chin proudly. “My father is Xu Changkong!”

Xu Changkong. The name sounded familiar, but why couldn’t she place it?

Shen Liya grew anxious, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. Misinterpreting this as fear, Xu Wan became even more smug.

See, she thought, I can’t possibly fail to handle a Shen Liya—a woman expelled from the song and dance troupe, discarded by Chen Can, and now a prisoner.

“Your father is General Xu?!” Shen Liya finally remembered.

Since they didn’t live in the same compound, and the Air Force compound was quite far from theirs, they had little interaction with people from there. She wasn’t familiar with that crowd, but she had heard of the prominent generals.

“That’s right.”

Xu Wan crossed her arms, radiating arrogance. “Shen Liya, I suggest you obediently divorce Chen Can. You can’t help him with anything; you’ll only hold him back. But I can elevate his career to new heights.”

“I can divorce him, as long as you can get me out of here.”

Shen Liya leaned forward. “I’ve said the same to Chen Can. Whichever of you manages to get me out, I’ll divorce him.”

“My case isn’t serious! I was framed—wrongly accused!”

Shen Liya had always clung to this belief. Ye Jiawen was completely fine, so why had she been arrested? Why was she charged with kidnapping?

“If you promise to help me, I can tell you who the woman in Chen Can’s heart really is.”

Shen Liya could see that Xu Wan was deeply infatuated with Chen Can. Women like her were the easiest to deceive.

“The woman in Chen Can’s heart?”

Xu Wan clenched her fists, her fingernails unconsciously digging into her palms, but she felt no pain.

“Chen Can must have told you he only married me because of the child, that he doesn’t have much feeling for me.”

A bitter taste filled Shen Liya’s heart. She didn’t want to believe this truth, but she had no choice.

Chen Can had never loved her. Of course, he hadn’t loved Shen Zhiqiu either, and he certainly didn’t love this foolish woman before her now.

The only person he truly loved was himself.

She couldn’t be sure if she could rely on Chen Can. But since this naïve woman had delivered herself to her doorstep, she couldn’t blame her for taking advantage.

“Chen Can actually loves someone else.” Shen Liya heaved a heavy sigh. “Even though I gave him a son and served his mother day in and day out, I still couldn’t compare to that woman’s place in his heart.”

“Who is she?” Xu Wan couldn’t help but ask.

“Are you willing to help me? If you help me, I’ll tell you.”

Shen Liya stared unblinkingly at Xu Wan. “As long as you can get me out of here, I’ll not only tell you who the woman in Chen Can’s heart is, but I’ll also tell you how to win his affection. And, of course, I’ll divorce him.”

“As long as I remain married to him for even one more day, you can forget about marrying him!”

Shen Liya’s words were like a soul-snaring incantation, causing Xu Wan to lose her reason bit by bit. “You’ll keep your word?”

“You’re a general’s daughter; I’m just a commoner. How could I possibly deceive you? If I lie to you, you can have your father execute me.”

Shen Liya was gambling. Whether she won over Xu Wan or won over Chen Can, as long as it got her out of here, that was all that mattered.

She couldn’t stand another minute in this hellhole.

Xu Wan’s expression turned grim. “First, tell me who the woman in Chen Can’s heart is!”

Her worst fear had come true—there really was another woman in Chen Can’s heart!

She had always felt that Chen Can didn’t love her as much as he claimed. She always sensed there was someone else on his mind. She had thought it might be Shen Liya, but it turned out there was yet another woman.

“No, no.”

Shen Liya shook her head. “I can’t tell you. If I tell you, and then you abandon me, what then?”

“I won’t abandon you.”

Xu Wan took a deep breath. “I can promise to get you out, but on the condition that you tell me first.”

Shen Liya’s eyes lit up. “Really? What if you’re lying to me?”

Before Xu Wan could respond, Shen Liya pointed at her. “If you lie to me, Chen Can will never fall in love with you in this lifetime, and you will never have children of your own.”

Xu Wan frowned. Shen Liya’s curse was truly vicious.

Shen Liya pressed Xu Wan. “Swear on these two things, and only then will I believe you.”

But Xu Wan wasn’t that foolish. “I won’t swear, and there’s no need for me to deceive you.”

“Shen Liya, what you’re talking about—I could investigate it myself if I wanted. And I have plenty of ways to make you divorce Chen Can.”

Shen Liya lowered her gaze, thinking for a moment, not daring to push too far. “Fine then, I’ll tell you. You’ve probably heard of her.”

“Who?”

Shen Liya chuckled lightly. “My dear sister, Shen Zhiqiu.”

Xu Wan was stunned. “Shen Zhiqiu? But she’s already married to Yue Mingyuan.”

“Chen Can went through a lot of trouble chasing her back then. Who knew she’d end up in that kind of situation? That’s why he turned around and married me instead. Otherwise, even if I was pregnant with his child at the time, he wouldn’t have married me. His heart was set on marrying only Shen Zhiqiu.”

“Even after Shen Zhiqiu married Yue Mingyuan, Chen Can still couldn’t forget her. Every time he got drunk or had dreams in the dead of night, he would call out her name.”

Most of what Shen Liya said was false, with only a sliver of truth. Her goal was to provoke Xu Wan.