Chapter 20 What Rights Do You Have

Seeing Xu Yi coming over, it was as if she saw her father’s murdered and rushed forward. She grabbed Xu Yi by the wrist and pointed at her in anger, her body trembling as she said, “How dare you come here? If it wasn’t for you, our Xin’er would have been alive and well. You are a bearer of ill luck, you have the nerve to come and pay your last respect to our Xin’er.” Xu Yi knew clearly how Han Wei had treated An Xin previously. She only felt repulse seeing her right now. She pushed away Han Wei and chuckled sarcastically, “Your Xin’er? Han Wei, did you even care about An Xin when she was alive? You went from being her best friend to be her stepmother. You’re like a fish in the water coming into your own with this identity transformation! Why? You’re ignoring her when she was alive, and now you’re pretending to be the benevolent mother when she dies?” Xu Yi pointed domineeringly at the rows of cameras. Her eyes expressed coldness. “I was curious why were there so many cameras and media here. Looks like it was done by you. Who would know that you, Han Wei, is such a good stepmother if you don’t get them here? But Han Wei, I can guarantee that you’ve made the wrong move today!” Han Wei looked at Xu Yi malevolently. “What rights do you have to say that in front of me? It does not matter what sort of relationship I had with An Xin before. I am her stepmother now, who is also her senior. An Xin was fine. If it wasn’t for your call, she wouldn’t have dropped everything and drove to the hospital. What happened in the end? You said you’re dying but you’re still standing here. On the other hand, our dear An Xin is dead. Xu Yi, I’m asking you, do you feel any remorse for what happened?” Xu Yi was fuming. An Xin’s soul was in her body. She wanted so bad to tell her what An Xin’s thoughts were but she could not do so. After all, she was now Xu Yi in everyone’s eyes. If she argued too much for An Xin, people would suspect that she was trying to find excuses for her behavior. Looking at the overbearing and gleefully proud Han Wei, Xu Yi wanted very much to slap her in the face. Xu Yi knew very well that if it was An Xin’s funeral today, she would not be able to cry no matter what. Xu Yi could not feel sad because she knew that An Xin was still alive. One would be something else if one could cry at their own funeral. Han Wei would not be able to cry too, because she had never cared about An Xin at all. Both of them were at fault basically. The biggest difference between Xu Yi and Han Wei was that Xu Yi had indeed lost her closest friend. Xu Yi closed her eyes. When she thought that this was Xu Yi’s funeral and not An Xin’s, a wave of sadness overcame her and her eyes turned red instantly. Ye Shaotang who was standing next to her could feel the sorrow coming from her. He held her in his arms and for the first time ever, he spoke up for Xu Yi. "Miss Han, my wife was best friends with. Miss Han will never be able to understand the relationship that they shared. When An Xin got into the accident, I was there and I was the one who sent her to the hospital. I was also there to wait for her to come out of the operation room. My wife woke up three days after An Xin had passed away, and the first thing she did was to visit An Xin. By that time, the entire An Family, including you, Miss Han, did not visit An Xin in the hospital even after she passed away for three days. Given that, what rights do you have to point fingers at my wife? None of us would want to see An Xin in an accident. My wife was not the culprit. If Miss Han has any unresolved anger, you should go talk to the actual culprit. My wife feels much more devastated than Miss Han.” Ye Shaotang peered at Han Wei profoundly when he said that. He then added solemnly, “At least, my wife knows to put on something proper when she comes to pay her last respect to An Xin. She knows that the act of not putting on makeup is a form of respect to the deceased. Meanwhile, Miss Han, you…” Han Wei backed away and pulled up the collar of her gown involuntarily. Not to be outdone, she retorted loudly to Ye Shaotang, “What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with me? This is how I dress normally. Plus, our An Xin loves to be beautiful, of course, she would want everyone to dress nicely when they come to see her off. What I’m wearing is honorable and full of vitality, what’s wrong with that?” Ye Shaotang gave a meaningful smile and nodded his head seriously. He said, “Perhaps you’re right. But I can guarantee, if you dare to wear this outfit to a funeral other than this, you’ll get so much hate you won’t even recognize yourself. Miss Han, you’re bullying An Xin because she doesn’t have a mother nor siblings who can stand up for her. That is not kind of you. Your actions will get scolded so badly.” Han Wei looked at Ye Shaotang as she trembled all over. She took in a deep breath and said, “Young Master Ye, aren’t you’re bullying me too intolerably?” Ye Shaotang raised his eyebrows. “Everyone knows that I, Ye Shaotang is the most reasonable person, and you’re saying that I am bullying you intolerably? Miss Han, there are so many media present, and a number of them are business partners of Ye Group. I believe, with everyone’s moral bearing and their working ethics, they will report the story in a fair and just manner.” As he spoke, Ye Shaotang looked at Han Wei from top to bottom. It was like he was trying to see what kind of a person she was. Han Wei’s eyes looked as if they were about to shoot fire. However, before she could say anything, the photographers all rushed to point their cameras at her and began to take her photos fervently. They did not care about Han Wei’s identity at all. When Han Wei married President An who was older than her by 20 years, a lot of people felt that she was a scheming and sly woman. One of them was going after the riches, and the other was going after one’s beauty and they looked like they the perfect match for each other. Given that, even though the people around them had something to comment on, they would not have said it directly to their faces. Some tabloids would report this occasionally, but in this case, they had their limits as well. However, the situation is different now with An Xin’s funeral. Han Wei had worked so hard to get to this position so, at the end of the day, she was still considered the same level as a madam in high society. Her actions reflected the image of An Group and her own moral standing. But Han Wei’s actions really let people feel… Before this, no one commented anything, and there were others who came with heavy makeup too. However, they were all dressed conservatively. Han Wei was the only one who dressed very revealing, the kind that was so revealed that it would make people feel disgusted. If Ye Shaotang did not mention it, no one would dare to take pictures of Han Wei since her identity now was different than before.