Chapter 148 Call the Police Regardless of Winning or Losing
She was never one to sit idly by and wait for death.
She has always preferred to take the initiative.
She said, "Then you should call the police right away. What are you doing here?"
Zhou Mingyuan lowered his head and remained silent.
Sun Yurong stood up: "Say something! Why don't you call the police?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "Mom, don't ask anymore."
Sun Yurong gave a cold snort: "Was it He Xishan? Was it her who told you not to call the police?"
Zhou Mingyuan remained silent.
"I knew it was her."
Sun Yurong sneered repeatedly: "If she cared about you, she wouldn't make things so difficult for you. She's humiliating you. You were fooled by her father and cheated out of more than 100 million yuan. She didn't let you utter a single word and even took her parents to her home. What does she take you for? If she had even the slightest consideration for your feelings, she wouldn't have done this."
"Is this the woman you cherished so much, the woman you broke ties with your family for? What does she have that makes you treat her like this?"
Zhou Mingyuan remained silent, his hands clenched tightly.
Sun Yurong glanced at him and continued, "The reason I brought Huihui over to raise was to ease your burden. Now look what's happened, He Xishan's family is back. Her father is a gambler. They took the money and ran abroad, spending over a hundred million in less than a year. They're bloodsuckers. Who can guarantee they won't gamble again when they return to China?"
"If you lose money, whose responsibility do you think it will be in the end? Think about Huihui instead of me. If her childhood is filled with images of her grandfather gambling and coming to you for money after losing, what kind of child will she grow up to be? Will she have any future?"
“Zhou Mingyuan, you bastard, you found your child a swindler and gambler as a relative. You are truly my good son and Huihui’s good father.”
"You broke with your family for He Xishan, and now you want to ruin Huihui's family life. You are a scoundrel."
At this point, her eyes reddened. Of course, there was an element of acting involved, but she had no choice but to do it.
Zhou Mingyuan's heart skipped a beat: "Mom..."
The word "Mom" carries a complex connotation; no matter how bad his mother was, she had never been bad to him.
He liked He Xishan, and even though she was not satisfied, he still let He Xishan into the family.
He had no money, so he sold her antiques. Although she kicked them out in a fit of anger, she still gave him enough money to live on.
Later, when he saw him selling cosmetics, he couldn't bear to see him suffer, so he took Huihui in and raised her.
No one knew better than him how bad He Xishan's father's gambling addiction was. Before they got married, he had already paid off several million yuan of his gambling debts. Now he was struggling to support his family, so where would he get the money to fill his bottomless pit?
In this world, perhaps only a mother would care for him so wholeheartedly.
As for He Xishan...
She always needed his protection.
But he has realized that he is not a hero, nor does he have the ability to protect her. He doesn't even have the ability to give her a home with his own two hands.
Now that her parents and family have returned, their home seems even more dilapidated.
He couldn't protect his wife or support his mother, but he had to raise his own child to adulthood. He couldn't let his child suffer like he did, only realizing the lessons of life after a fall. He wanted to raise her well and teach her how to survive.
Seeing that he was moved, Sun Yurong said, "How about we make a bet?"
Zhou Mingyuan looked up: "What bet?"
Sun Yurong: "Call He Xishan and tell her that I'm holding Huihui and threatening to jump off the building. Unless you call the police, we'll jump off the roof. I bet she won't agree to call the police even if we're about to jump. Do you believe me?"
Zhou Mingyuan remained silent, because he suddenly realized that he didn't know if she would agree...
He wasn't sure whether his daughter or her parents were more important to him.
Sun Yurong looked at him: "For Huihui's sake, are you willing to gamble?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "What if she agrees?"
Sun Yurong sneered: "If you agree, then naturally you'll go and call the police."
Zhou Mingyuan: "What if you don't agree?"
Sun Yurong: "If you don't agree, you lose, so you don't need to worry about them. Of course, you should call the police. As for why you're betting? You've sacrificed so much for He Xishan, you should know where you stand in her heart, right? That way, I'll be convinced and willing to take care of your child, won't I?"
Regardless of winning or losing, the police had to be called. She knew her son well; she could tell from his expression that he wanted to call the police. Even if he didn't because of He Xishan, he was still holding a grudge.
She had to add fuel to the fire, make him realize that he was nothing in his relationship with He Xishan, force him to call the police, and force him to give his daughter a stable and healthy home.
After a while, Zhou Mingyuan said, "I'll call."
He Xishan was making beds for her parents. The apartment they rented had two bedrooms and a study. Her parents lived in the guest room, and her younger brother lived in the study. It was just the right size for them.
As for whether Zhou Mingyuan would agree, she thought that as long as she said some nice things to him and coaxed him, he would definitely agree.
She had just finished making the bed when her phone rang. When she saw it was Zhou Mingyuan calling, her eyes lit up with joy. She knew he couldn't bear to be angry with her.
She answered the phone and asked excitedly, "Mingyuan, when are you coming back?"
Zhou Mingyuan said urgently, "Shanshan, come here. Mom took Huihui to the roof. She's going to jump."
"What?" He Xishan exclaimed in shock, "Why is she holding Huihui when she's about to jump? Quickly bring Huihui over here!"
Zhou Mingyuan's eyes were filled with complex emotions: "Aren't you going to ask my mother why she jumped off the building?"
He Xishan was stunned for a moment: "Why did she jump off the building?"
Zhou Mingyuan said, "Your parents are back. They cheated me out of so much money. Mom said if I didn't call the police, she would jump off the building with Huihui in her arms..."
He Xishan breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew your mom was someone who knew how to enjoy life, how could she possibly want to die so easily? Don't worry, she won't jump off a building. She just wants to control you, she's forcing you. As long as you don't fall for it, she won't do anything."
Zhou Mingyuan took a deep breath: "So even if Mom jumps off the building with our daughter in her arms, you still won't agree to call the police?"
He Xishan said, "She wouldn't jump off the building. She's so afraid of death, why would she jump?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "Mom has already reached the railing with Huihui in her arms. You'd better agree quickly, or they might really jump..."
He Xishan gripped her phone tightly: "Mingyuan, don't force me. I can't agree to this. They are my parents..."
Zhou Mingyuan said disappointedly, "You mean you want me to give up my mother and daughter for the sake of your parents?"
He Xishan: "Mingyuan, don't be unreasonable. How could your mother possibly jump off a building?"
Zhou Mingyuan suddenly shouted, "Mom, no!"
He cried out in alarm, "Shanshan, you have to agree quickly, Mom is going to jump!"
He Xishan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that her mother-in-law was really going to jump off the building? Impossible. She was so afraid of death and loved to enjoy life. How could she jump off a building? As long as she didn't compromise, it would be them who compromised.
Thinking this, she threw her phone aside and ran back into the house.
"Shanshan?"
"Shanshan?"...
Zhou Mingyuan shouted more than a dozen times, but no one paid any attention. What else didn't he understand?
He gave a self-deprecating laugh, his eyes reddening; he was a complete failure as a person.
Sun Yurong slowly curled her lips into a smile and dialed the police.
When the call connected, she handed the phone to Zhou Mingyuan.
Zhou Mingyuan slowly raised his hand and caught the phone.
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