Zhang Wanru finally understood: "I get it. You two are just trying to send that bastard Lin Zhe to my side to raise, to replace my child and inherit everything from the Lin family. Once everything is settled, you'll let Yang Li take over."
She was furious. After saying that, she grabbed whatever was next to her and threw it at Lin Haoran: "You heartless bastard! You son of a bitch!"
Lin Haoran's face turned ashen as he watched Zhang Wanru throw things at him, nothing more than pillows, boxes, and tissues. The attacks were frequent but caused almost no damage.
A moment later, Zhang Wanru had thrown away everything around her. She looked around, grabbed a vase from the cabinet, and threw it at Lin Haoran: "You heartless man, go to hell!"
Lin Haoran's pupils dilated. "You old hag, you dare to do this for real?" He reacted quickly, covering his head with his arms and using them to block the vase.
The vase fell to the ground and shattered instantly into pieces. Lin Haoran flew into a rage, yelling, "Are you still not done yet?!"
"Zhang Wanru, stop! You're giving me too much credit!"
Lin Haoran suddenly stepped forward and kicked Zhang Wanru in the stomach.
Zhang Wanru, who had been kicked, screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
Zhang Wanru was heartbroken; after more than twenty years of marriage, there was no affection left between them.
The three daughters were utterly heartbroken. Lin Haoran had clearly used all his strength in that kick, practically trying to kill Zhang Wanru.
"Dad, you've gone too far! If you dare touch Mom again, I won't be so polite!"
Lin Wan stepped forward and stood in front of Zhang Wanru.
Lin Haoran was furious. "Damn it, everyone's going against me!" he yelled, pointing at Lin Wan's nose.
"I'm your father! Who do you think you are? You eat my food, wear my clothes, I've spent money to raise you, and you, you good-for-nothing, dare to talk back to me? Get lost!"
Lin Wan stood stubbornly in place: "Dad, you were in the wrong first. You were wrong to begin with, and you even hit Mom. Apologize to Mom!"
"I'll apologize to your mother! I apologize."
Lin Haoran was furious. With a sharp crack, he slapped Lin Wan to the ground. Lin Wan and Zhang Wanru fell together. The slap was extremely powerful, and blood immediately trickled from the corner of Lin Wan's mouth.
"Ah! I'll fight you to the death!" Lin Xia pounced on Lin Haoran like a madwoman, grabbing his arm and biting it hard.
Lin Haoran screamed, "Let go of me, you fucking bastard! Let go of me right now!"
Lin Xia closed her eyes like a puppy, putting all her strength into her teeth.
Although Lin Haoran was old, he was still a grown man. With a strong swing of his arm, he flung Lin Xia away. Her head hit the ground, and a large bump swelled up.
As the eldest sister, Lin Wan was like a mother to Lin Xia. Although Lin Wan was only a few years older than Lin Xia, she was the one who had always genuinely taken care of her in the family. Seeing Lin Wan being beaten made her feel even worse than if she herself had been beaten.
Lin Rou didn't dare to confront Lin Haoran directly. She still needed to rely on her father to live the life of a pampered young lady, so she could only silently shed tears on the sidelines.
Lin Haoran looked at the mess in his house, his wife and daughter sprawled on the floor, and gasped for breath in anger:
"Where's Xiao Zhe? Where is he? What did you do to him?"
Lin Rou answered, sobbing, "He's at the restaurant; he didn't come back with us."
Lin Haoran took out his phone, dialed Lin Zhe's number, and walked outside.
He was going to pick up his precious son and escape the battlefield.
The call went through, rang a few times, and then was hung up. Lin Haoran's expression turned even more grim. Could it be that Zhang Wanru had upset the child?
Seeing Lin Haoran about to leave, Zhang Wanru, unwilling to give up, painfully got up and chased after him into the courtyard, screaming like a madwoman:
"Lin Haoran! Where are you going? Are you looking for that bastard and that bitch?"
"Don't you dare leave! If you dare go out today, I'll never forgive you!"
"I've done so much for you, how could you do this to me? Don't even think about dumping me."
Seeing Zhang Wanru follow him out alone, Lin Haoran's expression changed drastically, becoming extremely sinister. He grabbed Zhang Wanru's clothes, pulled her to his side, and whispered in her ear:
"Do you still remember what you did? Do you even remember how the old man died? If you dare cause trouble again, I'll send you to jail."
Zhang Wanru was shocked, never expecting Lin Haoran to use this to blackmail her. She frantically waved her hands in denial: "No, no, you ordered me to do it. You are the mastermind."
Lin Haoran laughed loudly a few times: "Hahaha, I'm the mastermind? Do you have any proof? The old man is my own father, who would believe you?"
"In ten years, the statute of limitations will have expired. Zhang Wanru, wake up. We're in the same boat. If we can live in peace, what's wrong with that?"
Zhang Wanru looked at Lin Haoran in despair and asked, "What about ten years from now? Are you going to dump me? How can you be so heartless?"
Lin Haoran snorted coldly: "Heartless? I'm nowhere near as heartless as you. You don't even want the son you gave birth to. You knew which orphanage Lin An was in all along, but you didn't bring him back. Who can be as heartless as you?"
"The orphanage where Lin An is, the year Dad died, I asked you to go look for it. You came back and said you couldn't find it, but I just asked Butler Li and found it."
“However, I can understand you. If I had visited him at the orphanage beforehand, I wouldn’t have brought him back. His face is exactly like the old man’s. Even his tone, expression, and walking posture are very similar. Seeing him reminds me of that old man.”
Lin Haoran stared fiercely into Zhang Wanru's eyes and asked, "You too, right? Ever since he came home, you've been restless and unable to eat or sleep. I've noticed you've been taking more sleeping pills."
Zhang Wanru felt a chill run through her body, as if Lin Haoran had seen right through her. She trembled uncontrollably: "When did you find out?"
"Does it matter? Zhang Wanru, you'd better stop pretending to be innocent in front of the children. I know better than anyone what kind of person you are. Let's just let this go."
Just then, Lin Zhe called back.
Lin Haoran hurriedly answered the phone: "Xiao Zhe, where are you? Are you alright?"
"Dad, I'm fine. I'm in the suburbs," Lin Zhe said, sounding aggrieved. "I don't know if I should go home, or where to go."
Hearing that his son was in the suburbs, Lin Haoran became anxious: "Why did you go so far? Wait for me to come and pick you up."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Haoran said to Zhang Wanru, who was in a daze, "I'm going to pick up Xiao Zhe. When he comes back, he'll still be your son, and you'll still be his mother. Do you understand?"
Zhang Wanru nodded mechanically.
"Also, keep a close eye on your daughters."
After saying that, Lin Haoran turned around and got into the car.
The Lin family gate opened, and Lin Haoran's Porsche drove out of the villa. Zhang Wanru's legs went weak, and she could no longer support herself, kneeling on the ground.
Memories flooded back, and everything was irreversible. Zhang Wanru regretted it countless times. She was the one who sent away Lin Tianyou, who treated her like his own daughter, and she was the one who watched helplessly as her own flesh and blood suffered in the orphanage.
She kept slapping her head with both hands, trying to erase the most unbearable memories from her mind, muttering to herself:
"I was wrong, I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."
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