"Uncle, you're being unreasonable. The past is in the past.
"I came all this way to pick her up and beg her to go back. I've given her enough face.
"What more do you want?
"As the saying goes, always leave some leeway so we can see each other on good terms in the future.
"Why do you have to be so aggressive!"
"Aggressive?"
Zhao Yulan, who had been silent until now, dragged a water hose out from the house. Without a word, she turned on the valve and sprayed water wildly at Wang Hao.
Wang Hao was sprayed so hard he couldn't open his eyes.
While spraying him, Zhao Yulan said to Lin Wanyi:
"You, you're just too soft. Dealing with this kind of trash, you can't be soft-hearted, let alone soft-handed.
"Just like just now, hit him every time he comes.
"If he comes again, just blast him with my hose.
"Let me tell you, if you were bullied at your in-laws' house, it was because we didn't know.
"Now that he dares to make a scene at your maiden home, we absolutely cannot spare him."
Drenched and terrified, Wang Hao scrambled away in a panic.
Looking at Lin Yuantang and Zhao Yulan, Lin Wanyi's eyes grew red.
"Thank you, Uncle. Thank you, Aunt."
Lin Yuantang nodded and left. Zhao Yulan scolded Lin Wanyi a bit more:
"Let me tell you, don't rely on anyone. You have to stand on your own two feet.
"Understand?"
Lin Wanyi kept nodding.
Returning to her room, she cried her eyes out.
Married far from home for eight years, she had been all alone for eight years.
She went from being the apple of her parents' eyes to a daughter-in-law who had to shoulder everything by herself.
It wasn't that she didn't know she still had her family; she just didn't want them to worry.
Li Suhua also shed tears:
"It's all right now. Go wash your face and change your clothes, then take Wang Keke out. We can't keep the birthday girl waiting, right?"
After Lin Wanyi and Wang Keke left, Li Suhua took a basket of eggs to the house next door.
She handed the eggs to Zhao Yulan:
"Sister-in-law..."
She only called out 'Sister-in-law' before choking up, unable to say another word.
Zhao Yulan handed her a tissue:
"What's this? I tell you, Wanyi's weak personality is exactly like yours.
"Crying at the drop of a hat. What's the use of shedding tears?
"Tell me, what's the use? At your age, I really can't stand seeing you like this.
"Wanyi turned out this way because of how you raised her.
"As her mother, you bear the greatest responsibility for her ending up like this today."
Li Suhua wiped away her tears:
"You're right, Sister-in-law. Wanyi is just like me.
"But I was lucky to marry Yuanyang, so I haven't suffered much in this life.
"I originally thought Wanyi's life would be like mine. I always believed that, as a girl, being a bit gentle couldn't be wrong.
"But now I know I was wrong. A girl doesn't have to be gentle, nor does she have to be entirely submissive.
"It's really true that good people get bullied."
Zhao Yulan handed her a cup of tea:
"That's the right way to think. No matter what, we have to stand up for ourselves.
"We can't pin our hopes on finding a good man.
"After all, there aren't that many good men in this world."
She paused for a moment and added:
"Actually, I kept trying to introduce Wanyi to my eldest nephew because I genuinely think he's quite nice.
"He works in breeding and easily makes hundreds of thousands a year.
"He's healthy and already has a son, so if Wanyi married him, she wouldn't have to give birth if she didn't want to.
"It's just that I didn't expect my sister-in-law to have those kinds of thoughts.
"Sigh, forget it. I won't mention this matter again."
When Lin Wanyi and Wang Keke arrived at the Liu family home together, Chen Hui and Lin Jiajun had also arrived.
Su Jing came over to hold Wang Keke's hand:
"Wang Keke, why didn't your grandmother come?"
Lin Wanyi quickly replied, "My mom said this is a gathering for young people, and she was afraid she might spoil Siyue's fun."
Su Jing laughed, "Haha, well, I'm an old person too.
"Let's not talk about that. Go on inside, Yueyue is waiting for you."
Lin Wanyi handed the peace amulet to Liu Siyue:
"Yueyue, I didn't know what to buy for you, and I don't really have much taste.
"I prayed for this for you. I hope you will be safe and peaceful from now on."
Liu Siyue suddenly hugged Lin Wanyi and gave her a kiss:
"Thank you, sister."
Liu Renzhi happened to walk in. Seeing Lin Wanyi's peace amulet, his face filled with a gentle smile.
Liu Siyue asked him:
"Big brother, what did you get me?"
Liu Renzhi took out a jewelry box:
"Mine is a bit more vulgar and lacks Sister Wanyi's thoughtfulness. Yueyue, open it and see if you like it."
Just as Liu Siyue was about to open it, her phone rang.
Qin Chao spoke angrily on the phone:
"Baby, come out quickly. This lowly security guard at the gate actually won't let me in.
"I even told him I'm your boyfriend, but he still refuses to let me in.
"Hurry up and come."
Liu Siyue put down Liu Renzhi's jewelry box:
"Big brother, I'm going to go pick up Qin Chao. He's already here."
Without waiting for Liu Renzhi to agree, she had already flown out the door.
Watching her back, Liu Renzhi felt so uncomfortable that he undid a button on his shirt.
Lin Wanyi thought for a moment and still asked:
"Brother Liu, you didn't stop Siyue from going out. Did you agree to let Qin Chao come?"
Liu Renzhi stood with his hands on his hips, looking very despondent:
"There's no other way, Wanyi. We really have no choice.
"The doctor said she absolutely cannot endure any more stimulation, at least not in the short term.
"So our parents decided not to go against her for the time being.
"As for Qin Chao, if he stays obedient and only wants to squeeze some money out of Yueyue, we'll turn a blind eye.
"But the premise is that he cannot hurt Yueyue, not even a little bit."
"But..."
Lin Wanyi had concerns, very big concerns.
But after all, she was not Liu Siyue's family. Since they had all agreed, Lin Wanyi had no right to say anything more.
She could only pray that Qin Chao was merely a money-grubbing person.
Liu Renzhi knew what she was worried about.
He offered Lin Wanyi some reassurance:
"We will have someone follow Yueyue 24 hours a day to absolutely guarantee that Qin Chao won't hurt her.
"We'll give her a few months of transition time first, and once her health has stabilized enough, we'll take her abroad to recuperate.
"When the time comes, we will find a way to make Qin Chao leave her on his own."
Lin Wanyi finally let her heart settle down.
Sure enough, the Liu family cared about Siyue the most. Just as she was about to go out to the hall, she saw Zhou Chenyu open the door and come in.
"Renzhi, why are you still here? I've been looking everywhere for you."
Liu Renzhi's brows twitched slightly:
"What did you just call me?"
Zhou Chenyu didn't answer his question and continued:
"Let's go out. Yueyue's cake has been delivered."
Lin Wanyi was just about to leave when Zhou Chenyu turned her head and said to her:
"Miss Lin, speaking of which, you've been working at the company for more than two months now.
"You don't work in the office, and I can't usually find you. I have something I'd like to discuss with you now, if that's okay?"
Lin Wanyi immediately replied, "Okay."
But Liu Renzhi grabbed her arm and walked away:
"What's okay about it? Today is Siyue's birthday, and it's not working hours right now.
"Chenyu, talk about work matters during working hours."
Zhou Chenyu wasn't angry either. She smiled and said breezily:
"Actually, it's not a big deal. It's mainly that Miss Lin has been employed for two months and has collected two months' salary.
"But I don't seem to have seen a single script from her.
"It doesn't bother me much, but I'm just afraid that the other employees in the company might have some objections."
