Chapter 41: Cowardly

"Don't touch my mother!"

Jiang Yuan's eyes were red, "Ms. Xue, please spare us."

Xue Shan had a satisfied chuckle on his lips, "You beg me? Haha, Yan Yiru likes to be so cowardly."

"Have you always been good at showing weakness? Do men like this kind of thing from you?"

"Such a big thing happened at home, why didn't you complain to him? Do you think he would turn against me because of this and avenge your family?"

Jiang Yuan immediately understood the reason why Xue Shan came to find her. This woman had a black heart and black blood, but she tried her best to maintain her image in Yan Yiru's heart.

Jiang Yuan's voice was tense: "Don't worry, I won't tell him about my family affairs."

She never counted on Yan Yiru. He was a pampered nobleman, just like the tiger in the zoo that was fed with shiny fur, but had only an empty shell and no blood in it to fight.

She would not be stupid enough to bet on this man again, as that would only irritate Xue Shan even more.

"You can tell him, even if he wants to, do you think he has the ability to challenge me?"

A murderous look flashed in Xue Shan's eyes. "Do you know that if I want to, I can make you disappear without a trace, just like swatting an annoying mosquito?"

Jiang Yuan: "I know you can get rid of me easily, but the living cannot defeat the dead. For you, it is better for me to be alive than dead."

Xue Shan stared at her coldly for a long time, then smiled bitterly, "It depends on my mood."

The recording in Jiang Yuan's hand was left by Xue Shan, and then she was pushed out of the car.

The red Ferrari sped away, and Jiang Yuan stood at the gate of the community, shaking uncontrollably all over.

She quickly pulled out her cell phone and dialed her mother.

One second, two seconds... The phone rang for a long time but no one answered. Jiang Yuan held the phone tightly, her heart curled up and shaking violently.

She knew Xue Shan would never make empty threats.

Answer the phone, answer the phone... She repeated and prayed in her mind over and over again, her heart almost breaking.

"Round"

At the last second before the ringtone, a familiar voice finally came from the other end of the phone.

A tear suddenly rolled down from the corner of her eye. Jiang Yuan could hardly suppress the urge to burst into tears. Her throat was blocked by a huge mass of sourness.

Jiang Yuan's voice was no longer in her ears. Her mother's tone was obviously anxious, "Yuanyuan, what's wrong? Why aren't you talking?"

Jiang Yuan pushed her throat down again and again and managed to utter, "Mom."

Tears uncontrolled once again, silently flowing down her entire cheeks.

She raised her hand and quickly wiped away her tears while trying to speak louder, "What are you busy with? Why are you so slow to answer the phone?"

Her mother replied, "Someone was buying something in the store just now, so I was busy and didn't pay attention."

Jiang Yuan asked warily, "Who is it?"

"The brother and sister who own the hardware store next door."

Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Has anyone come to cause trouble recently?"

"No, those people have quieted down, and the business in the store has been gradually improving recently..."

Jiang Yuan interrupted her mother, "Mom, I want to take you to my place. I've found a stable job with a monthly salary of 50,000 yuan. I can also do some part-time jobs and save some money..."

The thought of bringing her mother to live with her made it impossible for her to go out and do those "part-time jobs" anymore, and her tone gradually became weaker.

"If I go to your place, those debt collectors will come after you. They're just beasts, capable of anything. Mom won't go, and your dad's still home, so I can't leave. They'll ransack our house."

Jiang Yuan lowered her head, feeling as if her heart was being crushed by the surging tide and she couldn't breathe.