Although Qin Chao was full of anger, he knew this was not the time to fall out with Liu Renzhi.
As long as he had Liu Siyue under his control, his future would be filled with good days.
The Liu family's money and shares would all have a piece with his name on it.
There was no need to rush right now.
So, playing it smart, he put the watch back and told Liu Siyue,
"Baby, your brother is right. I just started working, so I really shouldn't be too flashy.
"We can buy this watch later."
"Are you sure you don't want it?"
Liu Siyue continued to ask him, "It's fine, money isn't an issue. If you like it, we'll buy it."
Qin Chao deliberately grabbed Liu Siyue's hand right in front of Liu Renzhi.
"Yeah, let's listen to your brother, baby. I don't want it."
Liu Renzhi pulled Liu Siyue away and left.
Qin Chao tried to follow, but Liu Siyue's bodyguards blocked his path.
He clenched his fists in resentment.
"Hmph, Liu Renzhi, your sister can't escape.
"Your family fortune will be split with me, too."
After Liu Siyue and the others disappeared from sight, Qin Chao called his mother.
"Mom, buy a ticket and come to my place immediately. I'm going to give you a good life."
After taking Liu Siyue back to her room at home, Liu Renzhi and Lin Wanyi went to the garden.
Liu Renzhi habitually reached for a cigarette, but upon seeing Lin Wanyi, he put it back.
"Siyue's condition has worsened."
"Worsened?"
Lin Wanyi didn't understand.
"Does she seem like she's in a really good mood to you?
"Wanyi, the doctor said she must have suffered a new trauma, triggering a stress protection mechanism.
"She has forgotten everything about Wangjia Village, the Chen family, and the pain Qin Chao caused her.
"But she still remembers her previous relationship with Qin Chao."
Lin Wanyi finally understood.
"So Qin Chao knows this too, and he's using Siyue?"
"Yes."
Liu Renzhi stood with both hands in his pockets, dressed entirely in a black shirt, black trousers, and black leather shoes.
Under the moonlight, he looked heavily burdened.
"Wanyi, what do you think we should do?
"I have money, a lot of money, but none of it is of any use to Yueyue.
"We all know Qin Chao is a piece of trash, but we can't just tell Yueyue that directly.
"What on earth should we do?"
Lin Wanyi didn't know either; all she felt was an overwhelming heartache.
She was such a lovely girl, in the prime of her life.
Why did she have to endure so much?
On the way back, she remained silent, not wanting to say a word.
Chen Hui, however, was furious.
"Sister, if worse comes to worst, we should just tie Qin Chao up and throw him back to his rural village.
"Brother Liu is so capable, don't tell me he can't handle him?"
Lin Wanyi looked at the moonlight outside the window.
"Huizi, you're oversimplifying things.
"Brother Liu is an entrepreneur, not a mobster. It's a society governed by law now; no one can just casually make a person disappear."
"So we're just going to let Qin Chao continue to be so arrogant?
"Sister, I really can't accept this."
Lin Wanyi couldn't accept it either, but she remembered Liu Renzhi's words.
"Yueyue's health is the most important thing. I can tolerate anything and anyone else."
Wang Hao booked a train ticket online; he was going to find Lin Wanyi and Wang Keke.
He was going to bring them back.
He wanted to go back to his good old days.
But before he could even finish packing his luggage, something happened to Wang Jianguo.
Widow Zhang's son, Wang Donglin, suddenly came to the Wang family home looking for Wang Jianguo.
He yelled in the courtyard,
"Wang Jianguo, you old turtle, get out here!
"Stop hiding in the house and come out right now."
Wang Jianguo didn't come out, but Liu Chunlan heard the noise.
She came out and asked Wang Donglin,
"Dalinzi, what do you want with Jianguo?
"Besides, you're from the younger generation, and he is your elder. How can you just call him by his full name like that?"
Wang Donglin shouted angrily,
"Auntie Liu, I'm looking for Wang Jianguo. This has nothing to do with you, so stand aside."
"Hey!"
Liu Chunlan grew displeased.
"I'm his wife, how could his business have nothing to do with me?
"Dalinzi, speak properly."
Wang Donglin let out a cold laugh.
"Auntie Liu, do you really want me to say it?"
"Say it, why wouldn't you?"
Wang Donglin picked up his phone.
"Fine, you asked for it, so I'll tell you.
"Auntie Liu, don't regret hearing this!"
Liu Chunlan was baffled.
"What do I have to regret? If you have something to say, spit it out."
Just as Wang Donglin opened his mouth, Wang Jianguo finally came out of the room.
He shoved Liu Chunlan aside.
"Get back inside. Do you need to interrupt men's business?
"Go on."
Liu Chunlan refused to leave. "Wang Jianguo, do you have some shameful secret you're afraid to let me know?
"I'm not leaving. I want to hear what you guys are talking about."
Wang Donglin wasn't in a hurry; he even added,
"Yeah, Wang Jianguo, is there something my auntie can't hear?"
Wang Jianguo's face showed signs of nervousness.
He directly pushed Liu Chunlan back into the house and shut the door.
Liu Chunlan peeked through the window and saw that they seemed to be arguing.
They were even arguing until they were red in the face.
Just as she was about to open the door to hear clearly, both Wang Jianguo and Wang Donglin left.
She wanted to follow them, but as soon as she stepped out of the courtyard gate, Wang Jianguo warned her,
"Stop right there, don't follow me."
Wang Hao came downstairs with his packed luggage, and Liu Chunlan hurriedly pulled him aside.
"Son, your dad left with Wang Donglin, and it looks like they are going to fight.
"Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Wang Hao had been wearing headphones just now and hadn't heard a thing.
Hearing Liu Chunlan say this, he immediately agreed,
"Okay, I'll go check."
As soon as he reached Wang Donglin's house, he heard Widow Zhang's cries and Wang Donglin's curses:
"You old bastard, you saw that my dad is gone so you're bullying my mom, right?
"Yes, my mom doesn't have a husband, but she has a son.
"What right do you have to bully her like this?"
Wang Jianguo was trying to justify himself,
"How did I bully her? I was taking care of her.
"Besides, this kind of thing is consensual. If your mom didn't agree, I wouldn't have been able to get in, right?"
"You damn old man, even at a time like this, you're still saying such things.
"Watch me beat you to death on behalf of my dad."
He swung a fist at Wang Jianguo, but Widow Zhang held him back tightly.
"Son, son, don't use violence.
"Jianguo is getting old; he can't take a beating. Don't hit him and cause a serious problem."
"Mom!"
Wang Donglin was enraged. "You're still speaking up for him?
"He's just a bastard old turtle, how can you still defend him?
"I'm going to demand an explanation from him today. He either gives you a proper title, or he pays you a sum of money.
"Otherwise, I won't let him off.
"I'll tell Auntie Liu about this, and even tell Wang Hao.
"I want to see how he shows his face in the village after that."
Wang Jianguo hid behind Widow Zhang.
"Wang Donglin, don't act like you've suffered some huge loss.
"Your dad has been dead for over ten years. All these years, your mom was alone. Where do you think she got the money to support your education all the way through college?
"Think about it carefully. If I hadn't given your mom money, you would have starved to death long ago.
"It's one thing not to be grateful, but do you want to bite the hand that feeds you?
"You really went to college for nothing."
Standing outside the door, Wang Hao suddenly realized the truth.
No wonder Wang Jianguo was asking for money for his retirement.
It turned out he wasn't providing for himself; he was raising someone else's son.
