When Gan Li heard Chen Yaozu tell her to hit Gan Tian, a question mark slowly appeared above her head. She even rubbed her ears to make sure she hadn't misheard, and then asked incredulously, "You mean me?"
Chen Yaozu arrogantly raised his chin and said in a cold voice:
"That's right! I'm telling you, you'd better think this through. She's just a girl, and she'll eventually get married, but I'm a son!"
Even though you're divorced, you'll most likely never get married. When you're old, won't you still be begging me to take care of you? You've offended me now; I'll throw you into a ditch when you're old!
Gan Li was stunned by his shameless words. She could still run and jump, and this little beast dared to threaten her like this? Did she expect him to take care of her in her old age? He probably just wanted to die faster!
Looking again, the little beast looked smug after saying those words, as if he was certain she would be frightened.
Gan Li sneered. Did she think she was still the original owner of this body? With this kind of pathetic appearance, she still wanted to lord it over her? Maybe in her next life!
Her eyes darted around, and she quickly came up with a plan. Pretending to be convinced by him, she said, "You're absolutely right, my hand is itching for a slap today." Then she stepped forward with a cold smile.
Seeing this, Chen Yaozu thought that Gan Li was really under his control, and he was very smug. He looked at Gan Tian with a provocative gaze—she still dared to hit him? After being coaxed for two days, she really thought she was a treasure!
Gan Tian didn't even look at him. She pursed her lips tightly, her small hands gripping the hem of her clothes. She neither begged for mercy nor ran away. She just stood there, pale-faced, her body trembling slightly.
Seeing this, the two Gan brothers, remembering how their sister had been biased in the past, felt worried for their niece and stepped forward to stop her.
"Little sister, it's alright, they're just kids..."
“Exactly, even if you’re angry, don’t do it in front of so many people… Give the child some face.” Gan Mingyi paused and said softly, “Besides, Tian Tian didn’t do anything wrong…”
Gan Li remained unmoved, shoved her two older brothers aside, raised her hand high, and delivered a merciless slap to that chubby face.
"Smack—"
A crisp slap rang out, and Chen Yaozu saw stars as he was hit. Five clear finger marks instantly appeared on his fair cheek.
He covered his face, not reacting for a moment. Even Gan Tian opened her mouth wide, shocked to see her mother slap her younger brother across the face.
When Chen Yaozu came to his senses, a mix of emotions—grievance, shock, and anger—rushed into his heart, instantly bringing tears to his eyes—he had never suffered such injustice in his entire life!
He fought back tears and pointed at Gan Li, accusingly saying, "You...you actually dared to hit me?"
Gan Li sneered and retorted, "Why wouldn't I dare hit you?"
She spoke with a smile, then slapped him again, this time making Chen Yaozu cry. He collapsed to the ground, wailing:
"I'm a son, someone to carry on the family line! How dare you treat me like this..."
"What does your claim to the Chen family lineage have to do with me, the Gan family?"
Gan Li watched Chen Yaozu throwing a tantrum on the ground, feeling no emotion whatsoever; in fact, she almost laughed. This kid, he's really been spoiled rotten by the original owner of this body. Even now, he still thinks throwing a tantrum will solve everything?
He still insists on calling himself the son of the emperor? Today, even if he were the crown prince, it wouldn't matter!
However, Ganli hardened her heart, but the onlookers, unaware of the reason, couldn't bear to watch her treat the child this way.
"Manager Gan, you're too cruel! You hit him so hard! The child is still so young!"
"That's right, even if you're divorced, the child is still your own flesh and blood!"
Ganli didn't take these words to heart, but looking at the agitated crowd, she knew that a head-on confrontation was not the way to go. No matter what era, people are always willing to sympathize with those who seem more pitiful.
Besides, she was planning to do business with these people, so she couldn't ruin her reputation.
Thinking of this, Ganli's eyes reddened, and two tears welled up in her eyes, making her look like a pear blossom in the rain.
She choked back tears as she spoke, her voice hoarse: "You all don't know, I... it's not that I'm heartless, I was just forced into this situation!"
Some people originally wanted to say more, but Ganli's appearance softened their hearts, and their tone became gentler:
"What's going on? Tell us what happened, and we'll all be the judge."
Ganli wiped away her tears and said, "This all started when my father was kicked out of Baifu. My father fell ill because of this. That morning, I went home to see him and wanted to borrow some money from my mother-in-law to pay for my father's medical treatment."
But as soon as I got home, I heard Chen Danian talking to her in the room, and that's when I found out, that's when I found out..."
Gan Li paused deliberately at this point, as if she were having difficulty speaking, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her shoulders trembling slightly, looking like she was enduring something.
Those around her, always eager for gossip, couldn't resist asking her questions when they saw her like this.
"What do you know? Tell me already!"
"Yeah, stop beating around the bush, it's driving me crazy!"
Gan Li sniffed, her eyes reddening, and said in a sorrowful tone, "I just found out that the man surnamed Chen had been having an affair with a widow in town for a long time. The two of them were plotting to divorce me so that they could marry the widow!"
These words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd.
"What?! Scholar Chen is actually that kind of person?!"
"A widow? Which widow? This scholar Chen looks so refined, how could he do such a thing?"
"Isn't the woman he's been talking to about marriage recently a widow?" someone reminded him.
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