The elder Mrs. Nan revealed a sinister smile on her bruised face, "Afraid now? If you're afraid, then agree to my two conditions!"
Nan Zhenting sank back into his chair, "I can agree not to divorce you, but if you want Nan Xiao and Yu Xi to divorce, that's absolutely impossible!"
The elder Mrs. Nan slowly raised her head and looked over, "So the person who knows me best is actually you. However, it's useless even if you guessed correctly. If you don't agree to my two conditions, no one will have peace! You have ten minutes to consider, your Nan family or Lan Yu Xi, choose yourself."
"I want both the Nan family and Lan Yu Xi!" Nan Xiao walked in with a grim expression.
"Xiao'er!" The elder Mrs. Nan called out to her son with a wronged tone. He was her only reliance, but ever since Lan Yu Xi arrived, he hadn't been on her side.
"Mom, if you still recognize me as your son, then stop. If you insist on doing this, then for the sake of the Nan family and Xi Bao, I will have to oppose you."
The elder Mrs. Nan gritted her teeth, "You are truly my good son! To stand against me for an outsider."
"The Nan family is my root, and Xi Bao is my wife. Neither of them is an outsider."
"In your eyes, I am the only outsider, right?"
"You are my mother, how could you be an outsider. Mom, the era of the An family has passed. If the Nan family is also destroyed, who will be able to support your brothers and sisters?"
A flicker of struggle crossed the elder Mrs. Nan's eyes.
Nan Xiao put his hands behind his back and gestured to Lan Yu Xi.
Lan Yu Xi understood and reached out to help her mother up, "Mom, let's go. This is their Nan family's internal affair, and it's not convenient for us to listen."
"No one is allowed to leave!" The elder Mrs. Nan stood up abruptly and slapped Nan Xiao across the face, "You scoundrel! Who told you to let them go!"
Nan Xiao was slightly stunned. His mother had never even laid a finger on him since he was young. This slap, though not painful, made him deeply feel his mother's anger.
Lan Yu Xi saw Nan Xiao being hit and frowned, rushing over, but Nan Xiao pulled her back, "Take everyone away."
"I won't! What right does she have to hit you!"
"What right? The right of being his mother!" The elder Mrs. Nan said, raising her hand to hit Lan Yu Xi again.
Nan Xiao didn't dodge when he was being hit, but seeing his mother about to hit Lan Yu Xi, he quickly pulled Lan Yu Xi behind him.
The elder Mrs. Nan's slap landed heavily on Nan Xiao.
Lan Yu Xi was furious and was about to act, but Nan Xiao pushed her towards Tang Wan, "Take Xi Bao and go quickly, the children are waiting for you in the car downstairs."
Tang Wan saw the urgency in Nan Xiao's words and realized the seriousness of the situation. She pulled Lan Yu Xi and was about to leave.
Lan Yu Xi broke free from her mother's hand, "Mom, you go first, I can't leave Nan Xiao here alone."
"If you stay, he'll be even more distracted!" Although Lan Haolin didn't know what the elder Mrs. Nan held over the Nan family, he could tell from the expressions of Nan Zhenting and Nan Xiao that something big was about to happen!
Lan Yu Xi was pushed out of the private room by her father. As soon as she stepped out, she took out her phone and made a call.
Lan Haolin grabbed her hand, "What are you doing?"
"Dad, don't worry about this. I need to make arrangements immediately, or the Nan family will be destroyed by that old woman!"
"What exactly does that old woman have on the Nan family? She's managed to subdue even Nan Zhenting."
"That's a secret of the Nan family, I don't know much about it, but I know that once this secret is exposed, the Nan family will be ruined! Dad, you guys go back first..."
Lan Yu Xi heard a voice on the phone and quickly brought it to her ear, "Come to Nan Jin Ji immediately, everyone, bring your weapons!"
Lan Haolin turned to look at his fifth son, Lan Xiao Wu. Lan Xiao Wu nodded understandingly.
The Lan family members left first, leaving only Lan Yu Xi and Lan Mu Shu.
Lan Yu Xi asked with a small frown, "Fifth brother, why aren't you leaving?"
"I'm staying to protect you. Don't worry, our family's bodyguards will be here soon."
"I don't need you, nor do I need our family's bodyguards. My people are enough."
"You don't even know what you're facing, how can you be sure your people are enough?"
"My hundred or so people... You scoundrel! That was the Nan family's last resort, how could you say you destroyed it so easily?" The elder Mrs. Nan's furious voice interrupted Lan Yu Xi.
Lan Yu Xi and Lan Xiao Wu immediately perked up their ears.
"Is that the Nan family's last resort, or yours? Rather than let you destroy the Nan family, it's better for me to destroy them first. I have always respected you, but for your own selfish gain, you are willing to destroy the Nan family. Such you, even if the old master hadn't separated from you, you wouldn't be worthy of being the matriarch of the Nan family anymore."
"What did you say? Nan Xiao, I am your mother!"
"I am your colleague, and also the head of the Nan family. To prevent you from doing anything detrimental to the Nan family, please hand over the jade bracelet."
Nan Zhenting gave a cold glance at the elder Mrs. Nan, who was so angry she couldn't speak, "Nan Xiao, you've already ruined them. This jade bracelet is of no use now."
Nan Xiao said resolutely, "No! That is the token of the matriarchs of the Nan family throughout the generations. Since Mother is no longer the head matriarch, she must hand over the jade bracelet."
The elder Mrs. Nan looked at her son suspiciously, and then she laughed, "Nan Xiao, I gave birth to you. Can your little tricks hide from me? You haven't destroyed them at all. To be precise, you still haven't found where they are, have you?"
"If you don't believe me, you can call them and ask."
The elder Mrs. Nan actually took out her phone, but as soon as she pressed '1', she put it down again.
"Nan Xiao, are you trying to use this call to locate them? Son, you're still too young to fight me!"
Nan Xiao chuckled softly, "Although I haven't been involved in managing things much over the years, I am still the head of the family. Do you think I really don't know where they are?"
The elder Mrs. Nan pressed him, "Since you know where they are, and you've destroyed them, why did you let the Lan family leave?"
"Do you want them to stay here and watch the show?" Nan Xiao said, calmly sitting down, "Why don't we just wait here? When my people arrive, you'll know if I lied to you or not."
"Mom, since we have nothing else to do, let's have a heart-to-heart talk. I just want to ask you, what good will this do for you? Your brothers and sisters must have told you about me and Xi Bao going to the Civil Affairs Bureau, right? But they sent you out, where are they? They've always used you as a pawn, but you've always treated them as your last resort. However, the An family, whether in the past or in the future, is not your retreat. Your only retreat is me. But if you push things too far with Xi Bao, you might block off your last retreat."