บท 3: Son-in-law Plan!

As soon as Irene stepped out the door, she found herself in an elegant living room, the designs in this unused villa were comparable to the ones used as the main design of the Shu family.

Irene tried to remember, but it seems she had never confronted Ethan Laurent in her previous life.

(Previous life = Irene of 2040s life.)

Stepping on the dirty and unkempt lawn, she headed towards the central villa.

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Ethan Laurent was having lunch in the main dining room with maids behind him waiting to clean after he finishes.

Nobody would disturb him when he was eating, it was a rule yet someone had broken it today..

For a while, Ethan didn't recognize the woman entering from the main entrance, "The Charity Donation Inquiry isn't today, what makes you folks appear here today?"

Yes, Ethan had forgotten that there lived a new stepmother in the mansion.

"Young Master, that is Irene Shu, the newly married wife." A strict looking butler spoke behind Ethan.

It only then did Ethan's brain ring a bell, he couldn't imagine that this average-looking woman was his stepmother, did his dad's brain get eaten by a bug!?

Ethan wasn't the type to be respectful: "I didn't recognize you..heh..it has to be said your choice of clothing is boring I wouldn't expect the spouse of my dad to clothe like that, excuse my rudeness if I said too much."

In the dining room, the old butler behind Ethan gestured Irene to sit down by the dining table, "It's alright, I didn't feel like dressing up at home at this time when guest hours are over, how's your breakfast.."

Yes, Irene's current face just had two advantages: honesty + harmlessness even if she wasn't a killer pretty, you can call her the classic "white lotus face" now.

Ethan was a little stunned, as a person who hadn't seen the world and was protected by his father and sister, he didn't realize Irene's pretence.

"Ahem..Breakfast is good, how about yours, stepmother." Ethan couldn't help realizing his throat was a little itchy when he called a girl barely three years older than himself 'mother'.

Irene finally concluded her views on this boy. He was an ignorant seventeen-year-old with bright blonde hair after all the Laurent's were half-blooded Chinese, his face was small and delicate-featured and intelligent in expression. He plays it down by wearing a clean white shirt, a loose-fitting pant with black shoes.

"I need to visit my father's house to bring some of the items I left behind. I hoped you could lend me some of your bodyguards, An'er." Irene's face turned kinder.

Ethan was a little doubtful: "Huh, you're going back? Isn't it sufficient to just let the housekeepers go bring your stuff?"

"Of course, you're right An'er! But I want to meet my mother and sister as well." Irene's plan of course started with them.

Ethan was a bit embarrassed, his mother died when he was only three years old and his stepmother was precisely three years older, maybe the stepmother was just missing her family.

Ethan readily asked the Butler behind him. Although it was strange to ask for bodyguards to go pick some stuff up.

Ethan didn't guess too much, he wasn't interested in digging into his stepmother's life.

Although Ethan didn't like another woman taking his mother's spot, glancing at the thin woman wearing simple clothes.

He understood the words of his sister explaining to him that this was merely a puppet and nothing more. He even felt a little sympathy.

It could be seen that at this moment, having worn a simple dress gave an advantage to Irene.

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In the Shu Mansion:

Jiayu Shu frowned looking at the decreasing stock prices of her company on the TV.

The Shu Industries would have gone bankrupt days ago if it weren't for Irene's marriage to Eric Laurent.

But Eric Laurent didn't provide much assistance either, merely 50 million dollars. The 50 million can barely make the corporation work for the next three months.

Jiayu Shu was worrying about where to obtain more cash when a servant came to give her some news: "Madam, Lady Irene is back from the Laurent mansion, would you like to meet her?"

Jiayu thought for a while that it was rare to visit your natal home the following day of the wedding. Did this idiot do something wrong in the Laurent Mansion? Thinking of this, Jaiyu's eyebrows furrowed.

This stepdaughter was just a tool in her hand, among the two stepdaughters, Irene is the sheepish and worst looking it is her who assisted Irene to get married to such a prestigious family.

Jiayu felt that she did care for Irene too much and similarly felt pity for herself.

It would be better if my daughter Victoria married into that family, but that man was already 36 years old, just wait till she weds her daughter to Ethan Laurent, the youthful son!

If Irene listened to this, she would have rolled her eyes twice, analysis of Eric's requirements for his wife to be docile and dumb, he likely wouldn't even think of selecting the haughty and tempered Victoria.

"Let her sit downstairs and I'll directly head there." Jiayu kept stroking her slowly hurting forehead, wondering if she should directly hit or scold Irene at this time, the Shu Family had to rely on Irene.