The Film Queen’s Live-In Son-in-Law is the King of the Women's Kingdom (GL) - Chapter 9

The two of them laughed and chatted casually, seemingly unconcerned about the storm that was about to break.The Yu family was, after all, the wealthiest family in Hucheng. 

In the highly valuable city center, they occupied a large piece of land, so exaggerated it looked like an ancient European castle.

Every time Yu Chiyin came here, she felt a deep sense of discomfort.

Yu Baichuan was lucky. He caught the wave of the times, and with the help of his wife’s family, he managed to make his fortune in Hucheng, acting like a nouveau riche who had been poor for generations.

When he first bought this land in the city center, he didn’t know what to do with it. After a trip to Europe, Yu Baichuan decided to emulate European aristocrats and build a legacy that would last a hundred years.

As someone who had grown up in the imperial palace of the Kingdom of Changyuan, Little Husband Shen was not shocked by the sight. Instead, she looked at her wife and money-bags and couldn’t help but make a comment. 

“This… ‘Dragon Spring Villa,’ isn’t it a bit… tacky?”

“You can’t expect a nouveau riche to have any literary taste,” 

Yu Chiyin didn’t blame her. On the contrary, she agreed. 

“Compared to Yu Baichuan, you’re not even illiterate.”

“…I feel personally attacked.”

The little husband was helpless. As the dignified King of Changyuan, she had never thought she would one day become a little illiterate, despite not having read every book or learned every art from ancient times. As a royal, she was proficient in the six arts.

It seemed she needed to set aside time to learn the characters and various knowledge of this era. The little husband was very motivated and had already planned her future life to win over her wife’s heart.

Yu Chiyin smiled. Every time she came back, she felt emotionally drained, but this time felt different. With a little illiterate by her side, her mood wasn’t so heavy anymore.

The Yu family’s “neither Chinese nor Western” broken villa had many rules and liked to have useless ceremonies. The parking lot was a distance from the main residence.

They had to park here, and a butler would arrange a shuttle bus to take them to the main building.

“Does your dad… secretly have an emperor’s dream?” 

The little husband didn’t feel like she was on someone else’s property at all. Her complaints were so frequent that the driver in the shuttle bus and the butler sitting beside him would occasionally turn to look at the back seat.

Seeing the child sculpture in the middle of the fountain and the fake rockery next to it, she thought, What kind of combination of Chinese and Western landscaping is this? Shen Ji commented loudly, “Is he sure this fountain and this rockery go together?”

The cobblestone path made the car’s wheels clatter, a ride even more uncomfortable than when the little king had traveled by horse-drawn carriage.

“So is this path for cars or for people?”

It was strange how Shen Ji was. If you let her suffer, she would endure it. When she was first reborn into this world, she quickly accepted her circumstances.

But to say that she, as a king, had no spoiled habits, that would be impossible.

So as soon as the car stopped, she jumped out, clutching her abused backside and looked at the front door of the main building, complaining, “I hope this is the last time I have to come here.”

“Chances are, we won’t be coming here often,” Yu Chiyin said as she got off the shuttle bus.

The butler tried to maintain his professional smile. 

“Miss, the Master, the Madam, and the Second Miss are waiting for you both.”

“Okay.” 

Yu Chiyin nodded, taking the arm of the little illiterate. 

“This is my wife, Shen Ji.”

The butler hadn’t greeted her before. After Yu Chiyin’s introduction, the butler understood and said to Shen Ji, 

“Hello, Miss Shen.”

Shen Ji’s expression was calm, and she nodded.

Don’t let the face she showed Yu Chiyin fool you. When it came to others, the little king’s cold, imposing aura enveloped her whole body. It was as if it deliberately bypassed Yu Chiyin to attack everyone else without discrimination.

The butler subconsciously shivered, muttering under his breath, 

“Why do I suddenly feel weak in the knees and want to kneel…”

The two of them didn’t hear him. Shen Ji walked into the main building as if she were returning home, strutting with Yu Chiyin.Anyone who didn’t know them would think Shen Ji was the one returning home and Yu Chiyin was the “ugly bride” she brought back to meet her in-laws.

Based on her principle of serving her wife well, the little husband decided not to give face to anyone today. Anyone who dared to be rude to her wife, she would snarl back.

In the living room, Yu Baichuan sat there with a sour face. This immediately establishes his angry and displeased mood. Yu Keke, to the side, was first stunned when she saw Shen Ji and Yu Chiyin walk in together, then she laughed with a look of schadenfreude. 

Her initial surprise shows she didn’t expect them to be together. Her quick shift to schadenfreude, a feeling of joy at someone else’s misfortune, reveals her malicious nature and hints that she anticipates a confrontation. 

He Wei had a sinister look, always giving people a sense of being unrefined.

“Oh, the newlyweds are back! How loving~” Yu Keke couldn’t wait to stir up trouble.

Yu Baichuan’s face turned even darker, almost black. He Wei gave a fake smile. 

“Keke, you should greet them properly.”

“Oh, should I call her ‘sister-wife’ or ‘sister-in-law’?”

If her relationship with Yu Chiyin were good, this teasing would be harmless. The problem was that in every sense, their relationship was only slightly better than that of strangers.

The only reason it was better was that they shared some genes, but that didn’t make them much better than strangers. They were destined to be on different sides.

Yu Chiyin didn’t reply. The little husband was more than happy to charge forward for her wife. She grinned, a smile so wide that Yu Baichuan found it offensive.

“Hello, Father-in-law.”

“Hello, Second Miss Yu, and Madam Yu.”

She greeted them without calling Yu Keke “sister” or He Wei “mother-in-law,” since her true mother-in-law was someone else.

In just one greeting, she had offended three people.

Yu Baichuan didn’t want to accept it. He glared at Yu Chiyin. 

“Do you have any idea that I already have plans for your marriage?”

“Go and get a divorce right now. Release a public statement saying it was all a misunderstanding, and I can let this go.”

Yu Chiyin said nothing, only pinching the soft flesh on the inside of Shen Ji’s arm. The little husband received the signal, took a deep breath, and started to act crazy.

“No, Father-in-law, what you’re doing is just so boring,” 

The little husband said. On the way here, she had quickly looked up a lot of information. She had no experience with verbal sparring, but she could learn.

Results like “How to deal with parents who try to break up a relationship” and “How to make a wicked mother-in-law speechless” had many tips that Little King Shen could use.

Shen Ji led Yu Chiyin to sit down, truly acting as if she were in her own home. She then looked at the butler, who was trying to be an invisible person on the side, and said, 

“Please get my wife and me a cup of tea.”

“…Yes, of course.”

The butler glanced at Yu Baichuan, who was sitting in the main seat. He saw that while his face was black, he wasn’t going to stop them from having a cup of tea, so he went to prepare it.

“Father-in-law, my wife and I are truly in love. Arranged marriages are so outdated now,” 

Shen Ji said, crossing her legs and looking like a total rogue.

“Hmph, what do you know, you little girl?” 

Yu Baichuan sneered in disdain. “True love? What is true love worth? Can you help Xiaoyin with her career or bring anything to our Yu family?”

Then, Yu Baichuan looked at Yu Chiyin, who still hadn’t spoken. 

“Don’t be ridiculous. You’re the eldest daughter of the Yu family. Your marriage must be to someone of equal social standing who can help the company. Don’t forget, you’re a part of the company too.”

He was implicitly threatening Yu Chiyin. Yu Chiyin finally responded. 

“Dad, are you saying that if I don’t follow your arrangement, you’ll remove me from my position in the company?”

Yu Baichuan thought he had found her weakness. He scoffed, looking smug. 

“I’m not ruling it out, Xiaoyin. Dad likes obedient children.”

“Well then, starting today, I won’t interfere with the company’s matters,”

 Yu Chiyin said, slowly sipping her tea.

The little husband immediately spoke up. 

“That’s great! My wife can have more time to spend with me.”

“Father-in-law is so thoughtful, giving my wife time off to be with me while we’re newlyweds. Are you giving us a red packet in cash or by bank transfer?”

“…” 

Yu Baichuan looked bewildered. He turned to his second daughter, Yu Keke, and asked uncertainly, 

“Did I say I was giving a red packet?”

Yu Keke shook her head. “No, you didn’t.”

Yu Baichuan was enraged. He pointed at Shen Ji. 

“I knew you were no good. You’re just after the Yu family’s money, aren’t you? Look, Xiaoyin, is this the kind of person you’re willing to give up the Yu Group for?”

“Oh? The Yu Group?”

Yu Chiyin put down her teacup, tilting her head as if in confusion. 

“When did you give me the Yu Group, Dad?”

A sarcastic smile appeared on her face. “Since it was never mine to begin with, how could I give it up?”

“It’s okay, wife. You still have me. I’m yours.” 

Shen Ji took Yu Chiyin’s hand, lacing their fingers together, and looked at her with a look of deep affection.

“Ahem.” 

Yu Chiyin signaled with her eyes that the acting was a bit much.

The little king, in a fit of theatrical passion, refused to heed her wife’s hint. She took Yu Chiyin’s hand and placed it on her own heart, looking tearful.

“Wife, even if this world collapses, you still have me.”

“Till mountains crumble, and the earth dissolves, only then will I part from you.”

Some people, at a young age, have already buried their integrity, while others, to match someone else’s exaggerated performance, have to pick up their professional standards as an actress.

Looking as if she were deeply moved, Yu Chiyin held Shen Ji’s hands and forced herself to say, “Aji~”

“Wife~~~” The little husband felt like she couldn’t keep up the act. According to the information she had looked up, the next part would involve physical interaction, such as hugs and kisses.

It felt a little presumptuous. Without her wife’s consent, the little husband turned her face to Yu Baichuan, looking as if she was in great pain. 

“No matter who it is, no one will ever break us apart!”

The family of three, who had been forced to watch the entire performance, looked numb. He Wei gave a strained laugh. 

“Young people are just… hehe, so passionate. We understand, we understand.”

After Shen Ji’s complete mess of an act, Yu Baichuan was so furious that he completely forgot the reason he had called Yu Chiyin back. Unable to bear it any longer, he pointed at the front door and shouted, 

‘’Get out! Both of you get out of here! You shameful things!'”

“What did you say?” Shen Ji’s face changed in an instant.

The overly sentimental expression was gone. She looked at Yu Baichuan with a cold, mirthless smile, with a hint of murder in her eyes. She said coldly, 

“Say that again.”

Yu Baichuan wasn’t about to be intimidated by a little girl. Seeing her like this, he became even more furious. 

“I said get out! You uncultured little animal!”

Those specific words stung the little king, who had been playing the fool, and brought back painful memories. The blows and glares that had been relentlessly aimed at her, the laughter and insults.

“Little animal, haha, what a lowly, pathetic person!”

“What princess? Just a mistake that the king made while drunk.”

“Shen Ji, crawl over here. Crawl under my skirt and you’ll get some food~”

“Hahaha, look at her, doesn’t she look like a dog begging with its tail wagging? Tsk tsk, and to think she’s a princess of a nation~”

Shen Ji’s eyes turned crimson, and her smile widened. She stood up with incredible speed, grabbing Yu Baichuan by the collar and throwing him onto the coffee table.

She stepped onto Yu Baichuan’s shoulder. He Wei and Yu Keke screamed. The butler was so terrified that no one thought to help Yu Baichuan.

Yu Baichuan was so stunned by the fall that he couldn’t react.

Shen Ji picked up a cup of tea from the table and slowly poured it all over Yu Baichuan’s face and head.

She laughed menacingly. “Let this little animal teach you that saying the wrong thing comes with a price~”

“It was a long time after Shen Ji and Yu Chiyin had both left.” 

This phrase emphasizes the duration. Yu Baichuan was so stunned by what happened that he didn’t even react immediately.

“Bastard! Go get her! Kill her! Kill her!!”

He was acting like a madman, but no one dared to move. After all, that was the registered wife of the eldest daughter of the Yu family. No matter how much of a commotion she made, they were still a family.

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The Jiang’s Family Influence

“Yu Chiyin is not like Yu Keke. The reason she dares to go against Yu Baichuan is because she has her own confidence and ability, and she also has the support of the Jiang family behind her.”

 “Although the Jiang family can’t compare to the Yu family now, they aren’t far behind. When Yu Baichuan insisted on getting a divorce, he had already offended Yu Chiyin’s grandmother.”

This reveals that Yu Chiyin’s mother’s family, the Jiangs, are a significant power. Yu Baichuan’s divorce was a major offense to them, giving Yu Chiyin leverage.

“If it weren’t for Yu Chiyin’s sake, the Jiang family would have already torn up all their partnerships with the Yu Group.”

This shows that the Jiang family’s support isn’t just a friendly gesture; it’s a calculated decision based on their relationship with Yu Chiyin. She is the one holding their alliance together, giving her immense power within her family’s politics.

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Shen Ji’s Trauma

“On the way back, Shen Ji was very silent, trapped in some emotion she couldn’t escape. Yu Chiyin didn’t disturb her, sensing that Shen Ji’s state was off.”

The dramatic, comedic performance Shen Ji put on was just an act. The emotional outburst caused by Yu Baichuan’s insult triggered a painful memory. Yu Chiyin, being perceptive, notices this and gives her space.

It wasn’t until Shen Ji recovered on her own that she looked at Yu Chiyin, a little embarrassed. ‘Wife, I’m sorry… did I cause you any trouble?'”

This shows Shen Ji’s self-awareness and humility. She’s not focused on her own pain but on whether her emotional breakdown inconvenienced Yu Chiyin.

In that moment, she was so overcome with emotion she even wanted to kill Yu Baichuan.

Shen Ji was not a tyrannical or bloodthirsty king, but since her ascension to the throne, no one had dared to insult her like that again. She hadn’t felt this angry in so many years she had almost forgotten how she had climbed out of the cold palace.

Her existence was a mistake. Her mother blamed her, because of her, the former king had sent her mother to the cold palace. She was a bad omen and a curse. This is the heart of her trauma. We learn she was a child blamed for her mother’s misfortune, facing constant abuse and being told she was a curse.

From the time Shen Ji could remember, the world’s most vile and hurtful insults never stopped, not for a moment, until she became king. This further details the constant abuse she endured, highlighting the extreme emotional and verbal trauma she faced throughout her childhood and adolescence.

Despite her mother’s hatred, Shen Ji shows compassion, blaming herself for her mother’s pain. This reveals her complex and deeply empathetic nature. Shen Ji’s ultimate act of kindness and forgiveness, giving her mother everything she ever wanted.

But Shen Ji never, ever expected that her mother’s hatred was so deep that she would conspire with others to poison her on her wedding night and burn her alive.

******

Yu Chiyin saw that even though she was still sad, she was carefully apologizing, like a foolish little puppy who had made a mess and was clumsily trying to make amends.

“No, it’s okay. Don’t be scared,” 

Yu Chiyin said as she drove. She couldn’t spare a hand to comfort the little illiterate who was so sad.

She said, 

“You were just helping me out. I was the one who caused you to be insulted. I’m the one who should be apologizing to you.”

Despite having just experienced an emotionally overwhelming and painful flashback triggered by Yu Baichuan’s insult, Shen Ji’s main worry is whether her outburst was a burden to her wife. She apologizes and puts Yu Chiyin’s well-being before her own, highlighting her newfound role as a protective and caring partner.

She didn’t mind. Her emotional outburst was just because she had remembered her past. How could a person who was poisoned and burned alive by her own mother not feel hatred? Only because she had come to a strange world.

 Shen Ji had forced herself to forget all of that, but she didn’t expect Yu Baichuan’s insult to bring back those memories.

“How could it be trouble? You really helped me win the fight. No matter the method, you definitely helped me get revenge,” 

Yu Chiyin said indifferently. She often wanted to go crazy and not care about anything, but she couldn’t, at least not yet. She was very happy. 

“In the future, I’ll take you to more fights. When I see someone I don’t like, I’ll let you out to bite them!”

“…” 

The little king, who had just been demoted from a husband to a puppy, was a little resistant to her new identity. 

“I, I don’t bite people.”

“I know. It’s just a figure of speech.”

“Okay, then, is my fifty thousand yuan still going to be added?”

She was clearly more concerned about her living allowance.

“Yes, of course, I’ll add a hundred thousand for you!”

The famous actress Yu was very generous. 

“Otherwise, I’m worried it won’t be enough for compensation.”

“Compensation? Compensation for what?” The little husband was a little confused.

“Well, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control you, and you’ll hurt someone, and I’ll have to pay for it~”

“In that case… I’ll try my best to control myself and not hit people in the future.”

The two people talked and laughed, and the heavy atmosphere in the car dissipated. Shen Ji also emerged from her previous emotional state. Yu Chiyin watched her out of the corner of her eye and was finally able to relax.