Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Backlash
Father Chen staggered and fell to the ground at the words...
Madam Chen exclaimed, "Old Chen..."
At the doorway, just as Chen Xiaoxiao arrived, she heard Chen Xizhu’s words and saw Father Chen collapse. She quickly retreated with caution...
Chen Xiaoxiao, trembling in both hands and feet, got into her car, slammed the accelerator, and headed towards the Hai Family.
She had to admit her mistake quickly; she couldn’t be kicked out by the Hai Family. If the Chen Family crumbled, and she was kicked out of the Hai Family, she would be doomed as well.
The Chen Family was in chaos. Father Chen had fallen, and Madam Chen along with Chen Xizhu hurried to take him to the hospital.
Chen Tingting, with an injured hand, was left alone in the living room...
Chen Tingting sat desolately for a long time before dragging her limp hand out the door.
At the hospital, after Xiao Li finished her examination with Qin Xiao, they ran into Bai Yu and Dai Zihan in the outpatient building.
Dai Zihan saw Xiao Li and quickly walked over with a smile, "Little Lili, why are you at the hospital? Why isn’t your hand in a sling?"
Xiao Li replied with a smile, "Just a follow-up check. I attended a banquet today, so it didn’t look good with the sling, so I took it off temporarily.
I’ll put it back on when I get home."
Bai Yu came over and asked, "How is your hand?"
Seeing Bai Yu again, Xiao Li suddenly didn’t know how to address him. Hearing his question, she could only call him what she used to, "It’s okay, the repositioning went well. Director Bai, why are you at the outpatient department?"
Bai Yu smiled, "We are on duty at the outpatient today. There was a patient in critical condition just now, whom we sent to the inpatient department.
Now we are going back to continue seeing patients."
Xiao Li nodded at his words, "You’d better go quickly! There must be many patients waiting at outpatient."
Bai Yu nodded and left with Dai Zihan. Dai Zihan waved to Xiao Li as she left...
Xiao Li also waved back with a smile and then left the hospital with Qin Xiao.
Upon returning home, Qin’s mother and the others had not returned yet, and Mianmian was still out. Xiao Li, feeling a bit tired, decided to take a rest with him.
Since visiting the Zhen Family that day, Xiao Li hadn’t gone out again, peacefully recuperating at home.
On the contrary, Qin Xiao seemed a bit busy lately, but what he was busy with, Xiao Li didn’t know.
At least Xiao Li knew he wasn’t at the lab, since he had just taken leave, and he didn’t have many hospital duties, so he must be busy with something else.
At the old Wen Family residence, with a loud crash, a set of tea ware worth millions shattered.
Cheng Jue stood there with a gloomy face, beside a middle-aged man in a black suit, looking even grimmer than Chen Jue.
This man was Wen Xiaozheng and Cheng Jue’s son, Wen Jizhao.
Wen Xiaozheng had been in the study. He came out upon hearing the noise.
Seeing the shards on the floor, Wen Xiaozheng walked over calmly, "What is going on here?"
Wen Jizhao sneered, "Someone overestimates themselves, thinking they are still the Cheng Family’s lady of those days, threatening others.
Now faced with a backlash, they’re losing their temper."
Already angry, Cheng Jue glared red-eyed at Wen Jizhao, "Wen Jizhao, how dare you speak to me like that, do you not see me as your mother?"
Wen Jizhao responded with disdain, "Mother... hahaha...
When have you ever treated me as your son?
I’m just a son you and the old man bore for continuing the Wen Family’s lineage, for crushing the second branch of the Wen Family.
Since you don’t regard me as a son, how can I see you as my mother?
I know that all these years, you haven’t wanted to see me, because seeing me represents the child you had with a man you didn’t love.
It prevented you from staying pure for the man you loved, and seeing me makes you feel dirty.
I know these decades, you’ve hated me, and I hate myself too, so I haven’t married.
Even when you drugged me, placed women in my bed, I’d abort whatever piece of flesh they conceived.
Do you know why?
Because I don’t want to pass on this filthy blood further.
Because I don’t want to birth another puppet!"
Cheng Jue shook with anger, pointing at him...
"You... you... unfilial child."
Wen Jizhao scoffed, "Yes, I’m unfilial, but where did I learn it from?
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, everything I know came from you..."
Seeing Wen Jizhao about to infuriate Cheng Jue to death, Wen Xiaozheng coldly said, "Azhao, that’s enough."
But Wen Jizhao wasn’t planning to stop. He had worked hard to find an escape route for himself abroad, only for it all to be ruined by Cheng Jue’s arrogance.
"Enough, how could it be enough?
Over the years, I haven’t heard enough of her foul language?
Now it’s her turn to hear some."
Cheng Jue, fueled by anger, passed out...
Wen Jizhao saw her faint and sneered, "Useless, can’t take a few words..."
Then, not even sparing a glance at Cheng Jue collapsed on the chair, he turned and left.
Wen Xiaozheng watched Wen Jizhao leave, too uninterested to look at Chen Jue further. He called the servants to help Cheng Jue in, then summoned the family doctor before returning to his own room.
From a young age, Wen Xiaozheng had not shared a room with Cheng Jue. It was only when they needed to conceive an heir that they spent any time together, returning to separate rooms afterward.
The shared room was not in either of their quarters, for neither wanted the other sullying their bed.
"Mianmian... Mianmian... Mommy sees you, hurry and come out..."
Xiao Li crouched in front of a small cabinet, coaxing Mianmian who was still hiding inside.
The mother and daughter, bored at home, had started a game of hide and seek. Although Xiao Li caught sight of Mianmian, she was stubbornly refusing to come out...
Xiao Li’s right hand was injured, making it difficult to pull her out, and unwilling to force her, she tried gently coaxing the little one out.
When Qin Xiao returned, he saw Xiao Li crouched at the cupboard coaxing Mianmian. He handed what he was holding to Aunt Wu, then walked over to pick up the little girl...
"Mianmian, are you bullying mommy again?" Qin Xiao said, pressing his forehead against Mianmian’s smaller one.
Mianmian giggled as he did so.
Xiao Li came over and tickled Mianmian’s armpit, "You little rascal, getting naughtier by the day."
Mianmian, trapped in Qin Xiao’s hold, was unable to escape her mother’s tickles and laughed repeatedly.
After the family of three had played for a while, Xiao Li looked over at Qin Xiao, "Uncle, why are you home so early today?"
Qin Xiao smiled, "Finished everything quickly."
Saying this, he carried Mianmian with one arm, held Xiao Li’s hand with the other, and led them to the dining table where Aunt Wu had laid out the food Qin Xiao had brought home...