In comparison, he was even worse than her own father. "Well, he can dream on, then!" Lu Shengyao felt a fire burning in his heart, and he wished that he could return to the Lu manor at that moment and sever their father-son relationship right in front of the old man. If it were not for his mother, he would have severed their relationship and saved his brother all of the trouble. "Bro, what should I do now?" Lu Shengyao asked. "Just observe." Lu Shijin still had that calm look about him, as though nothing they had talked about concerned him. It was not that he was indifferent. Rather, he was already mentally prepared to deal with it. Hence, he would just deal with it as it came. Lu Shengyao pursed his lips and leaned back against the chair. "That's probably the only thing that we can do now." Looking at the food Aunt Wu had prepared so hard, they all suddenly seemed tasteless because he had his appetite. The atmosphere became a little heavy, and Tang Ruochu looked at L
Night had fallen on Beining City, and since it was also the beginning of winter, it was somewhat cold. Xu Wenjing trailed after Shen Mofei as they approached the terrace on the third floor.As she was thinly dressed, the moment she walked out into the cold from the warm manor, the sudden change in temperature made her sneeze hard. Hearing her sneeze, Shen Mofei turned back and saw her shrinking back, apparently feeling cold. Seeing her thin clothing, he said nothing while he took off his coat and placed it over her shoulders. His sudden gentleness flattered Xu Wenjing. As she looked at him with her bright eyes, there were traces of tears in them. She was moved. When Shen Mofei noticed this, he was afraid that she would misunderstand things and immediately said, "I'm just afraid that you might catch a cold. Grandpa would worry about you if that happened." His words were like a bucket of cold water over her flaming heart. The sudden rejection made her force herself to lift
Xu Wenjing chuckled softly. "Grandpa thinks that if he cancels our marriage arrangement, he will owe my grandfather and not have the face to see him even after a hundred years." Shen Mofei frowned. "Grandpa is really stubborn." Xu Wenjing looked at him and placed her hand on the railing. As she gazed into the distance, she gently said, "Third Brother, do you still remember the scene of our first meeting? At that time, my parents had just passed away. Even though I was that young, I still knew that I was an orphan who no longer had loving parents. But just when I thought that the heavens were collapsing on me, Grandpa Shen appeared and brought me to Shen manor. Here, I saw a tall, lanky boy." She paused after that and turned her head to look at Shen Mofei with undisguised love in her eyes. "He smiled at me, and his smile was very gentle. He said, ‘Welcome, little sister, you can call me Third Brother. I'll protect you from now on.' Since then, he has lived in my heart. I still kee
Tang Ruochu, as well as Uncle Zhao, formally lodged a criminal case against Zhao Xiaowan in court, and the charges included deliberate homicide, attempted homicide, and forgery of documents. If the charges were upheld and she was convicted, Zhao Xiaowan would have to spend over ten years in prison at the very least. As for the case of Tang Song's breathing tube being cut, there was surveillance video that could be used as evidence. Even if Zhao Xiaowan denied that the person in the video was her, technical analysis had already confirmed that the person was indeed Zhao Xiaowan. There was also the case of forging the equity transfer letter. After they sent it for forensic handwriting analysis, while there was some resemblance in the signature, Tang Song was not the one who signed it. The charges for the two cases were set against Zhao Xiaowan, but she had applied for bail, pending trial, because of her health. The hearings for both cases had also been temporarily postponed. This
The moment Tang Ruochu stepped into the room and saw Gu Ruoruo, Gu Ruoruo immediately rushed over. Before she could even react, the loud sound of a smack echoed in the room. Following that, Gu Ruoruo roared furiously. "Tang Ruochu, if anything happens to my mother, I’ll never let you go!" Tang Ruochu clutched her cheeks, which still stung. As she licked the corner of her lips, she tasted a hint of blood. Gu Ruoruo's slap was particularly forceful, and her ears still buzzed while her cheeks felt hot and numb with pain. Tang Ruochu bit her lip, a trace of hatred appearing at the bottom of her eyes. Raising her head and looking at Gu Ruoruo, she sneered, "Gu Ruoruo, you dare to hit me?" Gu Ruoruo snorted coldly. "What's wrong with me hitting you? For someone without a conscience like you, it's more like me sullying my hand when I hit you." She had no conscience? That was literally the joke of the century! Tang Ruochu could not help but laugh out loud, and she inadvertently
Since they had already seen through it, there was no need to pretend anymore. Zhao Xiaowan opened her eyes and swept her cold gaze over Xing Qi and Tang Ruochu. Her tone was icy as she asked, "Satisfied now?" Tang Ruochu and Xing Qi exchanged looks before they sneered. "Zhao Xiaowan, you sure are amazing. Not only were you pretending to be sick, but you were also pretending to be asleep. Do you really take us for fools?" "My mother's illness is real. She was pretending to be asleep because she didn't want to see you two," Gu Ruoruo yelled at Tang Ruochu, appearing a little flustered. Tang Ruochu looked at her indifferently as the corner of her lips curled up. "Whether it’s real or not, we'll know when the doctor examines you." When they heard about the examination, both Gu Ruoruo and Zhao Xiaowan's expressions immediately changed. Tang Ruochu looked on quietly, yet the contempt in her eyes was blistering. She turned to the sofa and sat on it before she calmly took out her m
Xing Qi’s approach to the matter was that he would not force it, but he would not stop it either. "Ruoruo, what should I do?" Zhao Xiaowan was completely panicking now. She did not want to be examined. She had faked her illness. It was all an act for her to avoid the strong arm of the law. If she were examined by the doctor Tang Ruochu had found, everything would be exposed. More severe punishment would be awaiting her. No, she did not want to go to jail. She did not want to go to jail! Guo Ruoruo went straight to Tang Ruochu and stared at her sullenly. "Tang Ruochu, why can't you let my mother go? Even if she really hurt Dad before, it was just due to a momentary lapse of judgment. Can't you forgive her?" Her words were straight-up ridiculous. Tang Ruochu burst out laughing. "Gu Ruoruo, how can you still be so shameless? How can someone forgive your mother after the repugnant things she’s done? My dad almost died, Uncle Zhao almost died too. Such serious matters can’t b
What? No way out? Zhao Xiaowan did not know about that. The only thing on her mind was that she did not want Tang Ruochu to get her way, so she did not want to let Tang Ruochu go. She ignored her daughter's persuasion as she held the knife up to Tang Ruochu with one hand and dragged her out of the ward with the other. Gu Ruoruo's face turned pale as she watched everything that transpired and chased after them. Just as she was about to grab Tang Ruochu, she heard Zhao Xiaowan bark, "Don't follow me! Go away!"Gu Ruoruo's hand froze in the air as she saw her mother drag Tang Ruochu into the elevator. She rushed over, but the elevator doors closed before her, and the elevator ascended. Compared with the panicking Gu Ruoruo, Tang Ruochu, who had a knife to her neck, appeared much calmer. She saw Zhao Xiaowan pressing the button to the top floor and frowned a little. She then looked down at the hand Zhao Xiaowan was using to hold the knife. She could actually break free from Zhao