Chen Qingxiu was about to lose her mind. Her head felt like it was going to explode.
"Wang Meijuan, this is my bed. Get up right now. Get up!"
Wang Meijuan refused to move, even pulling the blanket up to cover herself.
She was exhausted, she was cold, and more than anything, she was utterly heartbroken.
She was heartbroken that her son had gotten into such a terrible situation, yet no one in her own family was willing to lend a helping hand.
Wang Hao had hundreds of thousands but wouldn't give her a dime, and Wang Kai, who had even more money, also refused to help.
Liu Chunlan had taken hundreds of thousands from her, yet still wouldn't spare a single cent.
She just couldn't understand. What exactly had she done wrong?
Why were her family members growing colder and more callous by the minute?
Wang Kai came over to pull her up.
"Sister, how can you act like this? This is Qingxiu's and my bed. Could you just make do on the sofa for one night?
"It will be dawn in just a few hours."
Wang Meijuan didn't budge an inch.
Unable to tolerate it any longer, Chen Qingxiu forcefully ripped the blanket off Wang Meijuan and dragged her off the bed.
"Wang Meijuan, you either sleep on the sofa, or you get out of my house.
"I have never seen someone as arrogant as you, coming to someone else's home without a shred of decency or rules."
Rules? What rules did she need now?
Half of Wang Meijuan's sky had already collapsed; what did rules matter anymore?
She just lay there on the floor next to the bed, motionless.
Chen Qingxiu roared in anger, "Get her out! Wang Kai, get her out of here right now, or else you can pack up and roll out with them!"
While this house was in absolute chaos, over on the other side, Lin Wanyi hadn't slept a wink all night either.
She tossed and turned. She was leaving tomorrow, and she prayed that everything would go smoothly this time.
She didn't want to delay for another minute. She wanted to leave this wretched place and go back immediately.
Keeping her eyes open until dawn, she counted the time passing second by second.
At exactly eight o'clock, she immediately went to knock on Liu Renzhi's door.
Liu Renzhi came out carrying his luggage and smiled.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to wait. Looking at you, you didn't sleep at all last night, did you? Your eyes are swollen like a panda's."
Lin Wanyi smiled sheepishly. "Can we go now?"
"Let's go!"
The three of them made their way to the airport.
Liu Renzhi had bought first-class tickets again.
Lin Jiajun was still busy texting his girlfriend.
"First class! Hahaha, babe, this is my first time sitting in first class in my entire life.
"Wait for me to get back, I'll be there this afternoon."
"Okay, I'll come find you when you get back."
"You don't need to pick me up, no need, really. We can just take a taxi back when we arrive."
He was in high spirits, but Lin Wanyi couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen.
Perhaps she was just traumatized. The past few times she had come to this airport, nothing good had ever come of it.
She looked left and right, scanning the grand hall in every direction.
Lin Jiajun comforted her.
"Don't worry, sis. Without the child here, no one can stop you now.
"Even if Wang Hao shows up, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Yes, Lin Wanyi knew that, but her heart was still pounding heavily in her chest.
Checking in, dropping off the luggage—everything went smoothly.
But just as Lin Wanyi was about to relax, she suddenly saw Wang Hao's figure rushing toward them.
She panicked, desperately grabbing onto Lin Jiajun's clothes.
Don't come over here. Don't come over here.
She chanted silently in her heart: Wang Hao, I beg you, please don't come over.
Lin Jiajun asked her in confusion, "Sis, why are you grabbing my clothes?"
Lin Wanyi kept her eyes tightly shut; she didn't want to see Wang Hao here.
Lin Jiajun asked again, "Sis, what's wrong with you? Why is your whole body shaking?"
Lin Wanyi gripped him even tighter.
"Wang Hao... I saw Wang Hao. Jiajun, he's here again. He's here to stop me from going home again.
"Jiajun, what do I do? What should I do?"
Lin Jiajun and Liu Renzhi both looked toward the entrance, but they didn't see Wang Hao anywhere.
Lin Jiajun held Lin Wanyi's hand.
"Sis, you saw wrong. Wang Hao isn't here. Look again, he's really not here."
Lin Wanyi didn't believe him. She had seen him. She really had.
But Liu Renzhi also said, "You really must have seen wrong. Open your eyes and take another look?"
Lin Wanyi finally opened her eyes again.
Sure enough, there was no sign of Wang Hao. Not on the left, not on the right, not in front, and not behind.
In disbelief, she rubbed her eyes and looked again.
He really wasn't there. But she had seen him so clearly just a moment ago.
She told Lin Jiajun with absolute certainty, "I'm not lying to you, I really saw him. I really did."
Lin Jiajun started to look worried, and Liu Renzhi frowned.
Perhaps, in Lin Wanyi's subconscious mind, she truly believed she had seen him.
Wang Hao actually had wanted to find Lin Wanyi first thing in the morning. Even though he had signed the divorce papers, the cooling-off period wasn't over yet, which meant Lin Wanyi was technically still his wife.
Thinking about seeing her standing next to Liu Renzhi last night made his heart ache terribly.
In his heart, if Lin Wanyi was his wife for a day, she would be his wife for the rest of his life.
He hadn't slept all night either, his mind stuck on the packed luggage he had seen in her room.
She was leaving.
Wang Hao felt a suffocating pain in his chest. If Lin Wanyi left now, they would truly be finished.
Finished for the rest of their lives.
He couldn't accept it. He wanted to make one last desperate struggle, but before he could even head to the airport, Wang Kai had cornered him.
"Wang Hao, come to my house. We have something to discuss."
He didn't want to go, but Wang Kai physically dragged him away.
So, he went.
He thought something massive had happened, but to his surprise, it was just Liu Chunlan and Wang Meijuan throwing a massive tantrum at the Chen family home.
Chen Qingxiu sat on the sofa with a dark, furious expression.
Wang Kai told Wang Hao, "My in-laws went to drop the kids off at school. You need to get them out of here quickly.
"They suddenly showed up acting like maniacs, and now they refuse to leave.
"You know my situation. I married into this family, so I have no real standing here. I can't control them."
Wang Hao snapped back, "Brother, you're Mom's son too. Why do you always push everything onto me?
"I'll tell you the truth. I'm divorced, and the house is sold. Mom and Sister were kicked out by the new owner.
"They have nowhere left to stay in the city, so they can only rely on you now."
"What did you say?"
Wang Kai stumbled back several steps.
"Are you saying you're just washing your hands of this?"
Wang Hao nodded. "Brother, it's not that I don't want to care, it's that I literally can't anymore.
"I'm all alone now, and I can't even take care of myself. How am I supposed to take care of anyone else?"
Wang Kai really hadn't expected things to turn out like this. Just as he was at a loss for words, Wang Meijuan's phone rang. It was Li Jun.
"Wang Meijuan, where is the money I told you to get? Get your ass over here and pay the bills. The hospital has been rushing us over and over.
"Where is the money you were supposed to find? Do you have any idea how humiliating it is for me to be standing here?
"I'll say it again: if you can't get the money, don't ever think about seeing your son again."
Wang Meijuan broke down into agonizing sobs again.
"Kaikai, Haohao, you both heard that, right?
"I really have no way out. I'm at the end of my rope.
"You both clearly have money, so why won't either of you help me?"
Wang Kai stuck to his guns. "I can give you ten thousand at most, Sister. I married into this family.
"Besides, your son's last name is Li. The Li family should be the ones paying this money. Why are you letting them lead you around by the nose?"
Wang Hao chimed in, "Brother is right. That's a child of the Li family. What does it have to do with us?
"Sister, even if you don't pay a single cent, he will still always be your son."
Wang Meijuan's heart turned cold. It was so, so cold.
She had never imagined that her own family could be so cold and heartless.
Since they had completely disregarded their blood ties, she had absolutely nothing left to hold on to.
With that thought in mind, she turned around and headed toward the kitchen!
