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The loud slap seemed to break some balance, and the whole world stopped.

Jiang Yuchen and Jiang Yanyi stared at each other, neither of them saying anything.

After a long time.

Jiang Yuchen finally came back to his senses first, his eyes revealing grievance and confusion: "Mom, why did you hit me?" Did his mother just go crazy, actually hitting him!!!

From childhood to adulthood, she has never hit him!!!

Jiang Yan rubbed her palms, hiss~ This slap really hurts, her palms are numb.

Hearing Jiang Yuchen's question, she was stunned on the spot. Beating someone was fun for a while, but it was like a crematorium afterward. She was so busy venting her anger that she actually forgot her current identity. How should she explain it to him now?

Jiang Yanyi's brain started working at high speed, racking his brains to find a reason.

After a while, she explained aggrievedly, "Son, there was a big mosquito on your face just now. I couldn't help it. I hope it didn't hurt you. I'm sorry. Mom didn't mean to do that. Can you forgive me?"

"Mosquitoes?" Jiang Yuchen looked around and said with a pout, "Where are the mosquitoes?"

Jiang Yan's face didn't blush, and his heart didn't beat: "It flew away, I didn't hit it."

"It flew away? You used so much force and yet you didn't hit it?" Jiang Yuchen rubbed his left cheek, which was burning. He said angrily, "How can you be so rude? It's just a mosquito, why do you use so much force?"

Jiang Yan laughed dryly twice, "It's my fault, it's my fault, next time mom will definitely be gentler."

Next time? She actually wanted a next time!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Jiang Yuchen looked at Jiang Yanyi expressionlessly, trying to let her know that he was unhappy.

Jiang Yanyi saw nothing.

"Oh, son, isn't this a good thing? Look, everyone in our circle knows that you'll marry Xiao Zhao in the future. Besides, you were the one who said that back then, and now you're going back on your word. What are you going to do with Xiao Zhao in the future? How can she hold her head up in front of everyone?"

Jiang Yuchen sneered and said indifferently: "What does it have to do with me whether she can hold her head up or not? It's what I said, so what? It's not just because I was young and naive. I have met my true love now, how can I let her continue to occupy my position as wife, even in name only. I know you like Su Zhao and don't want her to suffer, but if you want to blame someone, you can only blame Su Zhao for being unlucky. She can like anyone else, but me. I only have one heart, and once I give it my true heart, there is no room for others."

Jiang Yuchen's indifferent attitude made Jiang Yan furious. This guy was heartless and ungrateful, no matter to his mother or his childhood sweetheart. He was a complete scum.

Jiang Yanyi didn't want to say more to him, as she was afraid that if she continued, she would not be able to help but physically instigate his soul.

She mentally reassured herself several times and finally suppressed her anger, thus avoiding a bloody incident as soon as she opened her mouth.

"You haven't recovered from your serious illness yet, and your mind is still not clear. I'll talk to you in detail when you get better. Now you should rest first. I'm tired after a busy night."

Without waiting for Jiang Yuchen to react, Jiang Yanyi stood up and left in a hurry.

Jiang Yuchen shrugged indifferently, not thinking that this was a big deal.

Jiang Yan returned to her room in a rage. Seeing the photo of Jiang Yuchen in the room, she became even more furious. She flipped the photo of Jiang Yuchen upside down on the table with a bang, thinking that out of sight, out of mind.

Damn, how could there be such a disgusting person? I didn’t like the fact that he broke into Su Zhao’s room last night, and I didn’t like the fact that he forced Su Zhao for so long.

It is true that the lowest people are invincible.

Jiang Yan narrowed her eyes. She had already given him a chance, but he didn't know how to cherish it. So it was not her fault.

/

Jiang Yuchen has been lying in bed at home for a week. He feels that he has recovered long ago and will get mushrooms if he continues to lie like this.

He wanted to go out, go to the club, and go to work.

"Oh my young master, don't move, don't move. Madam said that you must rest well and not get out of bed." The housekeeper pushed Jiang Yuchen, who had leaned forward, back onto the bed. "If you need anything, just tell him. Don't make it difficult for yourself."

Jiang Yuchen was extremely bored. He had nothing to do, but he just wanted to get up. If he didn't get up, he would become a useless person.

"Isn't mother back yet?"

"Master, my wife is on a business trip and hasn't returned yet."

"What? A business trip!" Jiang Yuchen's voice changed. "Why would she go on a business trip? What business trip is she on?"

"Oh, Master, don't you know? Madam has returned to the board of directors. Three days ago, she took Miss Xiao Zhao and several veterans from the company to inspect several branches. Judging by the schedule, she should be back tomorrow."

"I know. I need you to know everything. What do you want me to do? I'm stuck in bed all day, how can I know? Are you dumb all day? Why are you telling me such an important thing now? What's the point of me raising you?"

The housekeeper felt aggrieved: "The key is that you didn't ask."

"Ask, ask, ask. You need me to ask everything. If I don't ask you, you won't even know how to eat."

"Then I do know."

Jiang Yuchen's eyes widened. "How dare you talk back?" He picked up the pillow beside him and threw it at the housekeeper. "I told you not to talk back."

Although the butler was a bit old, he was still flexible. He dodged Jiang Yuchen's pillow attack with ease.

It would have been fine if he hadn't dodged. His dodging completely enraged Jiang Yuchen. He picked up something and threw it at the housekeeper without even looking at it. "I told you to hide, I told you to hide, let's see if you still hide."

Of course he had to hide. The housekeeper kept muttering, "Oh, I hide, I hide again, I hide again..."

After a burst of crackling noises in the room, the originally tidy and clean bedroom was no longer the same as it was originally.

By the end, Jiang Yuchen had nothing left to throw.

"Butler Liang."

"I'm here, Master."

"I order you to stand there and don't move. If you move, get out of our Jiang family."

Housekeeper: "..." You can't afford to play, right? You can't afford to play?!

Helplessly, the butler could only stand there and let Jiang Yuchen raise his fist and wave it in his direction.

After Jiang Yuchen vented his anger, he frowned and thought about the problem.

His face showed three parts of coldness, three parts of ridicule and four parts of indifference.

Seeing him like this, the housekeeper stood aside and didn't dare to breathe, for fear of making him angry again.

Jiang Yuchen pondered for a long time. Suddenly, his expression became serious. He looked up and asked a question that made the housekeeper want to cover his ears immediately: "Have you felt that mother has been acting strangely recently?"

Rich families fight for power, mothers and sons turn against each other, family affection fades, people become disunited, and go to court... In just one second, 880 news stories about the feuds among rich families flashed through the housekeeper's mind.

A drop of sweat slowly flowed down his forehead. Did he have to start taking sides now?

He was in a state of confusion, but his face showed no sign of it.

He was considering who would have a better chance of winning if the Madam and the Young Master really fought for power.

After waiting for a long time without receiving any reply from the housekeeper, Jiang Yuchen’s patience ran out. “Are you dumb? You can’t even make someone fart even after being beaten with three sticks. What on earth can satisfy me? Why did the Jiang family keep a bunch of good-for-nothings like you? You never give me peace of mind at all.” He was used to scolding his subordinates frequently and never thought that there was anything wrong with what he said.

At that moment, the butler looked up and smiled faintly: "Master, you worry too much. If there is anything that has changed about Madam, it is that she loves you more. You think Madam is weird, that's because she loves you too much."

Jiang Yuchen's brows remained furrowed after hearing his words. This question had been lingering in his mind for days. His mother had always loved him the most, always putting him first, but lately he seemed to be losing that favoritism. He couldn't put his finger on what was wrong, but a strange feeling always lingered around him.

Not only his mother, but even Su Zhao has changed recently. He doesn't listen to him, doesn't get close to him, and no longer obeys his orders like before.

Also, he didn't know since when, he always seemed to be unlucky, even though he had always gotten what he wanted and everything went smoothly before.

He had his suspicions, even secretly contacting a private detective and a feng shui master when no one was around. For a wealthy family like theirs, nothing was new; it was better to believe it than not. But both the detective and the master said there was nothing wrong.

Not only that, even the servants who stayed with my mother day and night in the villa did not notice anything wrong. They said that my mother's behavior habits and eating habits were exactly the same as before.

Logically speaking, if it was someone else, it would be impossible to hide it so perfectly from so many people.

However, the more he sought confirmation, the more the answers he got deviated from his guess.

Everyone said he was worrying too much.

Could it be that I am really overthinking it?

"Alright, alright, she's not here, who are you flattering for?" Jiang Yuchen glanced at him impatiently, "I'm telling you, keep what I said today a secret, okay? If any word gets leaked, you'll be out of here."

The butler made a zipper motion on his mouth and said timidly, "Yes, yes, I will listen to you, Master. Don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut and never say a word in front of Madam."

Jiang Yuchen was satisfied and sent him out.

Since everyone now says that my mother has not changed, it means that this way of thinking is wrong and I should change my way of thinking.

Jiang Yuchen rubbed his chin. Could it be that his mother had an illegitimate child outside? !

He was so frightened by his own bold guess that he had no time to refute it. This idea had already occupied his entire mind.

Yes, before, he was the only heir to the Jiang family. The vast Jiang family was destined to be his, so his mother devoted all her energy to him. But now it was different. Now she had an illegitimate child, and perhaps in her eyes, that child was more well-behaved and superior than him. With such a comparison, she naturally disliked him in every way. So, she didn't want to give all her property to him anymore; she wanted to leave it to that illegitimate child!!! This would explain her sudden change; she was no longer his mother.

Those stupid outsiders were just outsiders after all, they couldn't notice her changes, but he was different. They were family, mother and son, blood was thicker than water, he could sense her changes, even if they were subtle, he had enough confidence in this.

No wonder he was asked to rest at home for so long despite a minor injury. No wonder his mother, who had long since stopped caring about the company's affairs, had been on business trips frequently recently. They must have wanted to sideline him while he was away.

This is a conspiracy!

A complete and utter conspiracy against him!

The more Jiang Yuchen thought about it, the more frightened he became. He felt like he had walked into a foggy forest during this period of time, wandering around in it but still unable to find the exit. But now, he has seen the light through the clouds and found the truth of the matter.

He was a little relieved that he finally came to his senses. It is said that it is never too late to mend. Fortunately, he was smart, otherwise he would have been kept in the dark for who knows how long.

After realizing this, his mind immediately became active. Since he is no longer the only one, he must think about himself. He cannot be stupid and work hard for others in vain. The Jiang family is his, and the Jiang Group is even more his!

The hostility surrounding Jiang Yuchen grew stronger and stronger, and he narrowed his eyes. Since his mother was unkind, then he shouldn't blame him for being unjust. What illegitimate child? Don't even think about getting involved!

The most urgent thing now is that he can't continue to lie at home and let things go. He has a premonition that if he continues like this, when he returns to the company, what is left for him will be an empty shell. There has never been a moment more clearly than now that he realizes that he must go back immediately.

Thinking of this, he could no longer suppress his excitement and shouted, "Someone come, I want to go back to the company." As he said that, he got out of bed by himself.

The housekeeper opened the door and came in, saying, "Master, Madam said you need to rest."

Jiang Yuchen pushed the butler aside and said, "Get out of here, old man." Now in his mind, all the servants in the house were in cahoots with Jiang Yanyi and had bad intentions.

He didn't wait for the servant to come in and help him get dressed. He picked up a suit and put it on after some time.

Before leaving, he snorted coldly, "I'm telling you, old man, I already know your plot. Don't even think about your trick succeeding." Then he slammed the door and left, leaving the housekeeper with a puzzled look on his face as he walked away.

When Jiang Yuchen's back was completely out of sight, the housekeeper finally regained his sanity, "Oh no! Call the Madam quickly! The young master just went crazy."

/

Jiang Yuchen drove a Rolls-Royce Phantom all the way to the company at lightning speed. As soon as he entered the door, he noticed something was wrong.

Why didn’t the receptionist who usually greeted him with a smile smile at him today?

Why are the departments that were so busy in the past so silent today?

Why didn't his assistants come out to greet him? He had clearly sent them a message in advance.

Everything was strange now, and everything pointed to one fact: his guess was correct. They had taken advantage of his stay at home to recuperate and completely overhauled the company.

Humph, you are so naive. You think you can defeat him like this? You are just dreaming!

Jiang Yuchen angrily walked to the front desk and asked, "Did those two women replace you? I'm officially notifying you that you're fired."

The receptionist was a young woman who was suddenly yelled at by a strange man for no apparent reason. Tears immediately fell from her eyes. She stood up trembling and asked tearfully, "Why? What did I do wrong?"

"Humph, why? There's no reason. The fault lies in the fact that they hired you. I'll give you three minutes. Pack your things and get out of here right now."

The receptionist was stunned by his yelling. When she saw the person behind him, she could no longer hold back and ran over crying.

"Supervisor, help! There's a madman in the company!"

What? You actually dared to call him a lunatic! How dare you!

Jiang Yuchen was just about to turn around to see which so-called supervisor dared to support her, but the next second, "Zila~" he was knocked down by the electric baton.

He heard the supervisor say, "Damn, these days, any psychopath would dare to come and try to scam people, right? Come on, get him out of here."

Jiang Yuchen forced himself to curse, "How dare you! Do you know who I am?"

The supervisor walked over to him, squatted down, patted his face, and sneered, "Even if you were the king of the world, I wouldn't dare throw you out today. You little jerk, why are you trying to act so high and mighty here? You've hit a wall. I'm going to teach you today that this world isn't one you can do as you please. Be more careful when you go back, and don't think you're so powerful. Come on, throw him out."