Chapter 9 Jiang Yuli gets beaten
"No."
Jiang Yuli answered straightforwardly.
No one in the Shen family loves him, so how could they bother to give him a nickname?
Su Lingyu fell silent for a moment, realizing that he had asked something he shouldn't have asked.
Jiang Yuli sent Su Lingyu home and watched her back disappear through the door before leaving.
After Su Lingyu returned home, she first chatted with her brother and sister-in-law for a while, then walked around her parents' room before going back to her room to rest.
When I woke up the next day, my sister-in-law was the only close elder at home.
My sister-in-law is pregnant and is already having her second breakfast of the day.
"Good morning, sister-in-law~" Su Lingyu greeted warmly, and gently touched Lu Xiang's bulging belly. "Hello, baby, I'm your aunt! I'm looking forward to seeing you. I'll take lots of photos of you and buy you a gold necklace and gold bracelets! Mu!"
Lu Xiang's eyes were gentle: "What's going on between you and Shen Qiao...?"
"We broke up." Su Lingyu said in a relaxed tone.
"It's a pity that I'm heavy now, otherwise I really want to go out with you to relax and have some fun." Lu Xiang stroked her belly, "Your brother won't let me go anywhere."
"After you give birth to the baby, you can go wherever you want. My brother will definitely not dare to control you!" Su Lingyu sent a message to Jiang Yuli while eating breakfast.
Yu: Uncle, your suit is ready. Where are you? I'll bring it to you.
Uncle: Home.
【Yu: Address address!!】
[Uncle: Shen family.]
The Shen family’s old house?
It’s not far from here.
Su Lingyu was a little surprised. She originally thought that Jiang Yuli lived alone outside, but she didn't expect that he actually lived in the Shen family's old house.
After hurriedly finishing her breakfast, she said to Lu Xiang, "Sister-in-law, I have something to go out for. Bye!"
Lu Xiang looked at her back as she left briskly. It seemed that she was really not troubled by the shadow of a broken heart. She felt relieved a little, hoping that she was not just pretending to be strong.
The Shen family's old house.
Jiang Yuli was about to go to the company, but was called back by a call from Mr. Shen, Shen Zeming.
Seventy-four-year-old Mr. Shen was in good health last year, but his health took a turn for the worse this year.
His hair was gray, and he stood in front of Jiang Yuli with a cane.
The father and son were forty-eight years apart in age, but their temperaments were somewhat similar, and there was a fierceness in their eyes.
Young Jiang Yuli once cried and hugged Shen Zeming's legs, begging him not to send her abroad.
Jiang Yuli now feels only indifference towards his biological father.
"Jiang Yuli!" Shen Zeming's voice was sickly but still majestic. "I'm asking you, are you stealing your nephew's girlfriend?"
Jiang Yuli glanced at Chen Qiao faintly.
Shen Qiao stood aside, a smug look in his eyes.
It seems that he complained as soon as the old man woke up.
“Jiang Yuli, you are an elder after all, how could you do such a thing?” The eldest brother Shen Baichuan also started to accuse.
His mother died of complications during childbirth of Jiang Yuli, and even though he was already in his twenties, the resentment he felt towards her never faded.
Sister-in-law Shang Shuya chimed in sarcastically, "You've only been back two years. How much do you know about Su Lingyu? She has separation anxiety and has been clinging to Aqiao since they were little. It's a childhood sweetheart relationship. It's not good for her if you stay with her! The Su family wouldn't hand over their precious daughter to someone as cold-blooded and heartless as you!"
We are one family, united in purpose.
All aimed at him.
Shen Qiao watched coldly, waiting to see how Jiang Yuli would respond.
Why would he compete with me? The right time, right place, and right people are all on my side.
Chen Qiao also joined in the condemnation: "Uncle, Mom is right. If you really like Xiaoyu, you should let her go. Her illness hasn't been cured for sixteen years, which means the Su family spoiled her and she herself resisted treatment. She needs someone to cling to her, and you... are cold and distant. You two are simply not suitable!"
His tone changed, pleading, "Uncle, please give Xiaoyu back to me, okay? Oh, I forgot, you two aren't together yet. Then I beg you, please stop pursuing her, okay? It would be so embarrassing if the news got out! Being an uncle pursuing your nephew's ex-girlfriend would bring shame to the Shen family! Grandpa, don't you agree?"
Shen Qiao finished speaking rapidly.
Shen Zeming looked at Jiang Yuli, who was still cold and silent, and his heart was filled with anger.
He knew that Jiang Yuli hated him and hated being sent away.
He doesn't care and he doesn't like this son.
In order to give birth to Jiang Yuli, he lost his beloved wife and became a widower.
"He's right!" Shen Zeming slammed his cane. "Look at you! You don't even have a few good words for me, and you still want to be with Su Lingyu? I don't need the Su family to ask, I'm telling you - you two are not suitable! If you want to get married, I can arrange it. But Su Lingyu, she and Aqiao are a perfect match! After so many years of relationship, don't get in the way! Act like an elder!"
"What should an elder be like?" Jiang Yuli's voice was icy cold. "I've never had any elders around me since I was a child. I don't understand. Dad, please teach me, is being an elder supposed to yell at and insult your son?"
"You are my son! You have to accept whatever I say to you!" Shen Zeming roared, his face flushed and his breathing became rapid.
Shen Baichuan and Shang Shuya on the side were so shocked by the momentum that they held their breath.
Jiang Yuli's eyes showed no sign of retreat. "I'm not dissatisfied. But Su Lingyu is an individual. It's her own decision who she chooses to be with. Now she's single, and so am I. I have the qualifications to pursue her. I won't give up."
"Have you grown so strong? You don't even listen to your father?!" Chen Zeming's eyes were red with anger. "If I had known you would go against me in every way today, I should have thrown you away and left you to fend for yourself!"
Jiang Yuli sneered in his heart.
Shen Zeming is a traditional patriarch whose authority cannot be challenged.
Shen Baichuan and Shen Qiao both bowed their heads and obeyed.
Only Jiang Yuli refused to bow his head.
Why should he sacrifice himself for others?
No one loves him, he loves himself!
"I said, you are not allowed to snatch Su Lingyu from Shen Qiao! Do you hear me?" Shen Zeming ordered sternly.
"I don't agree." Jiang Yuli said word by word.
Before he finished speaking.
Bang!
Shen Zeming's cane made a whistling sound as it slammed hard onto Jiang Yuli's shoulders, and the heavy, muffled sound echoed throughout the living room.
Jiang Yuli's body shook violently, he clenched his teeth, and instantly straightened his back, his eyes still cold and unyielding.
Shen Qiao's heart skipped a beat as he watched from the side—Grandpa was using such ruthless force.
"You don't agree?!" Shen Zeming was furious. "An elder is competing with a younger generation for a woman. You don't find it shameful, but I do! Do you still want to save the Shen family's reputation?!"
Shen Zeming was so angry that he was shaking all over. His cane made a crackling sound as it hit Jiang Yuli's back, arms, and legs again and again.
Jiang Yuli remained silent, his lips tightly pursed, veins throbbing on his forehead as he endured the piercing pain, his eyes as dead as a cold pond.
Shen Qiao quietly retreated to sit next to Shen Baichuan and lowered his voice: “Dad, grandpa is serious today.”
"I can see. Your grandfather loves you the most." Shen Baichuan glanced at him, "Tell me, why did that girl from the Su family suddenly want to break up? Hasn't your relationship always been good?"
"I..." Chen Qiao lowered his voice guiltily, "I just... thought she was too clingy. I said a few harsh words to her, and she got angry."
"That's it?" Shen Baichuan was suspicious.
"Really! Dad, you know how annoying she is when she's clingy. I'm so busy at work, sometimes I get upset, and it's inevitable that I speak a little harshly..." Shen Qiao was vague.
The father and son whispered to each other.
In the hall, the dull thud of the cane hitting flesh continued. Shen Qiao stared at Jiang Yuli, who was enduring the pain, and a twisted admiration rose in his heart—what a tough guy.
Shen Zeming was panting from the fight, but Jiang Yuli remained silent as a mountain. He roared, "You insist on competing with him?! What gives you the right to compete with him?! No one will like you with this awful look on your face!"
Jiang Yuli felt severe pain all over his body, but the pain was far less than the dull pain in his heart.
Is it his fault that his mother died in childbirth?
He is just a newborn baby.
As far as I can remember, my father and brother have always had cold faces and were only accompanied by servants.
Family love? He had never tasted it.
Now he's being asked to be a "good elder," to sacrifice his grievances and help others? Why?!
He endured the pain, panting, each word squeezed out from between his teeth: "It all depends on your ability. If Chen Qiao can make Su Lingyu change her mind, I will accept it."
Shen Zeming was furious and pounded his cane on the ground: "Who do you think you are! Why would Su Lingyu choose you?!"
Jiang Yuli wasn't entirely sure either. But at least he wouldn't be like Shen Qiao, strangling her and forbidding her from asking for reconciliation or treating Su Lingyu well. What was the point? The choice had always been Su Lingyu's.
"That's her business." Jiang Yuli's voice was as cold as ice.
"How dare you talk back!" Shen Zeming was furious. He used all his strength and smashed the crutch down again with a sharp scream that tore through the air!
Just then—
“Uncle! Uncle!!”
A panicked cry pierced the oppressive air.
Su Lingyu rushed in.
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