Lu Mo remained calm, listening quietly to He Weishao without uttering a sound.

“The old man from the Ruan family already disagreed with Ruan Yingzi coming to Pingjiang to study alone, and now he has even more reason to object.”

"What reason?" Lu Mo asked calmly.

“She’s been corrupted by bad influences,” He Weishao added. “Your wife is one of those bad influences. Tang Yufen said that old man Ruan believes her to death and is planning to cut off Ruan Yingzi’s living expenses and force her to return to Hong Kong.”

Lu Mo glanced at Ruan Yingzi, who was chatting and laughing with Ye Qingqing. It seemed that this girl was unaware of the imminent crisis. However, he didn't even know about Ye Susu's matter, and Qingqing hadn't told him either.

"I don't care about other people's business, so you should mind your own business too."

Lu Mo didn't care about Ruan Yingzi's affairs. It was good that she went back. That girl was incredibly bold and impulsive. Qingqing had become increasingly daring since she got together with Ruan Yingzi, which was not a good sign.

"Brother, who called?"

Ye Qingqing asked curiously, but before she could finish speaking, Ruan Yingzi's phone rang. When she saw the caller ID, she panicked. It was the Emperor Emeritus of the House calling, which was definitely not good news.

But she didn't dare refuse; she didn't have the guts.

"grandfather……"

Ruan Yingzi had barely uttered a sound when she was interrupted. Old Master Ruan's roar made her ears ring, "Get back here right now! You're far away in the inland, where the emperor doesn't care about your lawlessness. Look at the kind of scoundrels you've befriended! They actually encouraged you to harm people. Now the Ye family's granddaughter is paralyzed. Can you live with yourself...?"

Old Master Ruan's tone grew increasingly stern. Although the Ruan family was of much higher status than the Ye family, Ye Susu's current miserable state was real and related to his granddaughter, so he could not take it lightly.

We must give the Ye family an explanation!

Ruan Yingzi was instantly enraged, her neck stiff as she roared, "That old hag from the Tang family told you again, didn't she? You believe everything that old hag says? You're having an affair with her, aren't you? Ye Susu asked for it, what does that have to do with me? If Ye Susu gets hit by a car and dies, I'll be the one who had it done. Are you satisfied now..."

"I'm not going back. You can cut off my living expenses if you want, I'd rather starve to death than go back. I don't need you to collect my body, my cronies will cremate it for me, and I'll throw the ashes into the river to feed the fish. If anyone asks, just say that Ruan Liangzhi listened to his old mistress's instigation and drove his own granddaughter to her death..."

Ye Qingqing's lips twitched. This girl's mouth... is truly unbeatable!

Ruan Yingzi slammed down the phone in a fit of rage, her eyes red with anger. She yelled at Ye Qingqing, "If you're a friend, support me for a year! I'm going to fight this old geezer for the long haul!"

Ye Qingqing wiped the drool off her face, went back to her room and took out a stack of money, which was the 10,000 yuan living expenses that Ruan Yingzi had paid before, and returned it to her.

"Spend money frugally. You can eat whatever I eat, and I won't ask you for rent."

Ruan Yingzi took the money and patted her heavily on the shoulder, "You're a good friend, don't worry, it'll be at most a year!"

"Are you sure?" Ye Qingqing was skeptical. Old Master Ruan was known for his stubbornness, and she was afraid he wouldn't compromise so easily.

Ruan Yingzi snorted triumphantly, "It won't even be a year. In a few months, I'll send that old geezer my funeral portrait, hmph!"

The emotional shock of driving his own granddaughter to her death will surely make that old bastard have a change of heart!

Lu Mo shook his head and asked, "What's going on with Ye Susu?"

Ye Qingqing trembled, her heart inexplicably uneasy. She had acted first and informed the authorities later, and hadn't yet figured out how to explain it. She braced herself and recounted the events, of course, with some artistic embellishment.

Ye Susu's jumping into the river was purely accidental and had nothing to do with her.