Chapter 752 Le Yan, why wasn't it you who died!
Upon hearing this, Shen Anning frowned: "A borderline industry? Then it will be even more difficult for Le Yan to terminate the contract."
"So this lawsuit is really tricky. It's not just the contents of the contract that's tricky, but also the forces behind Xing Zheng that we can't figure out. That's why Le Yan can't find a lawyer to help her with the lawsuit!"
“I need to think about it.” Shen Anning pursed her lips and looked at Chu Yuke: “Senior sister, if it were before, I would have been willing to take such cases even without charging a fee. You know me. I don’t want to see my fellow women being oppressed and bullied. But now I have two children, and I need to think about them.”
Overseas borderline industries typically involve illegal organizations.
Those were all desperate criminals. Shen Anning was now a mother and dared not risk herself or her child in the slightest.
“I understand you.” Chu Yuke patted her hand. “That’s why I discussed it with you first. I also told Le Yan that we probably can’t take this case.”
"Let me think about it some more. You should tell Le Yan to keep things calm and not confront them head-on."
"good."
...
Le Yan left the law firm and drove her small Wuling van, which she had bought after selling her nanny car, towards home.
The phone rang. Le Yan held the steering wheel with one hand and took out her phone with the other. She glanced at the caller ID and paused.
She didn't want to answer, and the other party seemed to have expected it.
As the ringtone automatically ended, a text message was sent.
Le Yan's finger slipped, and she accidentally clicked on it—
【Come back right now! If you don't, I'll jump off the roof right now. Once I'm dead, you'll be free!】
squeak--
A screeching sound of brakes rang out!
At the intersection, the Wuling van stopped, and its front end nearly collided with the car in front.
A Maybach with consecutive license plate numbers...
Le Yan touched her chest, still shaken.
If she were to crash into it, she would really have to sell her house to afford the compensation!
Soon, the green light turned on, and the car in front drove forward.
Le Yan withdrew her gaze, lightly pressed the accelerator, and after passing the intersection, she drove into the left-turn lane and made a U-turn ahead.
...
Fifteen minutes later, the Wuling minivan drove into the underground parking garage of a high-end residential community.
It's a bit far from the city center, but the surrounding amenities are complete, and there's a top-tier private hospital across the street.
After parking the car in a temporary parking space, Le Yan put on a hat, mask, and sunglasses, grabbed her phone, and got out of the car.
As soon as I got into the elevator, my phone rang again.
Le Yan looked impatient, pressed the answer button, and said coldly to the person on the other end of the phone, "They're in the elevator."
After saying that, she hung up the phone without waiting for the other person's reaction.
The elevator arrived at the 32nd floor, which is also the top floor.
The apartment building has one unit per floor, offering a high degree of privacy. Leyan saw the open entrance door as soon as she stepped out of the elevator.
On the sofa in the living room, Leyan's mother, Lin Xiuying, sat there, staring at her with a resentful expression.
She was a recognized beauty in her youth; otherwise, how could a mere rural nanny from the south have managed to get into the bed of the Xu family heir?
It all comes down to her stunningly beautiful face.
Unfortunately, the cruel passage of time did not spare Lin Xiuying. After thirteen years of exposure to the wind and sun in the coastal towns of the south, Lin Xiuying's face had become dark, yellow, and rough. Or perhaps it is true that one's face reflects one's heart. Over the years, Lin Xiuying has become increasingly mean and irritable, with resentment constantly etched in her eyes. Her eyes are no longer clear and bright, and she always looks at people with undisguised greed and calculation.
Le Yan took a deep breath and stepped into the house.
When Aunt Cai, the nanny in charge of taking care of Lin Xiuying, saw Le Yan, she hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Le Yan's hand, and whispered, "Chairman Xu just came by this morning. The young lady went back and complained that you bullied her in front of outsiders. Chairman Xu was very angry, scolded your mother, and then left."
Le Yan nodded slightly to Aunt Cai, "Aunt Cai, I understand, thank you for reminding me."
"No need to thank me, I haven't helped you much." Aunt Cai sighed. "You know your mother's temper. Be sweet-talking later, don't argue or you'll get beaten again."
"I know." Le Yan smiled at Aunt Cai. "Go ahead and get busy."
Aunt Cai was worried, but this was ultimately a matter between the mother and daughter, and as a nanny who was paid a salary, she couldn't interfere too much.
He could only shake his head and turn to go into the kitchen.
In the living room, Le Yan walked up to Lin Xiuying and patiently called out, "Mom."
Her calling out "Mom" earned her a slap in return.
"How dare you call me 'Mom'?!"
Lin Xiuying stood up and slapped Le Yan across the face. Still not satisfied, she pushed Le Yan hard!
Le Yan staggered back a step, covered her face and lowered her head, numbly enduring the pulling and beating from her biological mother.
It's always been like this; she's gotten used to it.
Lin Xiuying didn't need her explanation, nor would she listen to her pleas for mercy.
All she could do was wait until Lin Xiuying had vented her anger and was tired enough to stop hitting him.
However, Lin Xiuying's health had deteriorated significantly in the past two years. After less than half a minute of fighting, she collapsed onto the sofa, clutching her chest and panting heavily. Yet, her eyes, still filled with malice and resentment, remained fixed on Le Yan.
"Le Yan, you're a debt collector! You killed your brother, and now you're trying to kill me! Why, why wasn't it you who died in the first place!"
Le Yan listened numbly to her mother's accusations.
Yes, she has asked herself countless times why she was the one who survived instead of her twin brother who was born with congenital defects.
Le Yan lowered her head and remained silent.
I've cried and made a scene, but nothing has changed.
An illegitimate daughter not acknowledged by her biological father, an illegitimate daughter hated by her own biological mother, whose emotions are never valued by them.
She used to cry easily when she felt wronged. After wiping away her tears, she would comfort herself by saying that it must be because she was not good enough that her parents disliked her.
She told herself that as long as she became excellent, they would see her good qualities and like her.
Leyan once tried so hard to prove to them that she was no worse than anyone else, but as she grew up, she slowly realized how ridiculous her self-righteous efforts and attempts to prove herself were.
Her very existence was a mistake for her parents.
They loathe her, always cursing her to die, yet they never let her go.
It wasn't that they hadn't mentioned severing ties and going their separate ways, but what they got in return was Lin Xiuying threatening suicide.
Lin Xiuying had cut her wrists, swallowed sleeping pills, and jumped off a building. Each time, she would call her daughter beforehand and leave behind a suicide note containing hundreds of words, all accusing her of being unfilial and abusive to her biological mother.
The biggest incident occurred on Le Yan's 20th birthday when the police came to her door with Lin Xiuying's handwritten suicide note, demanding her cooperation in the investigation.
She didn't get to eat a single bite of the cake that day; in the interrogation room, she was questioned like a criminal.
She tried her best to prove that she had not abused her mother, but the other party asked her, "If you haven't done these things, why does your mother hate and slander you so much?"
Leyan said, "Because I survived, but my brother died."
That day, the police officer's gaze towards her was extremely complex.
There was shock, disbelief, and perhaps even sympathy.
But when she finally left the police station, the officer earnestly advised her: "After all, she is your biological mother. What hatred or resentment could there be between a mother and daughter? As a child, you should go back and visit her more often when you have time."
Le Yan laughed upon hearing this, "That's right, there's no grudge or hatred between us..."
After that, she gave up the struggle.
On a pessimistic note, she should just endure it; she's still young, and she'll eventually outlast Lin Xiuying.
...
Beating was never enough for Lin Xiuying to vent her anger.
Even when she was too weak to fight, her curses never stopped from relentlessly attacking Le Yan.
She slumped onto the sofa, pointing a trembling finger at Le Yan, cursing and swearing:
"Le Yan, remember this, this is what you owe me! If you hadn't stolen your brother's nutrition, he wouldn't have died! If you hadn't killed your brother, I wouldn't have been abandoned by your father for losing my son! If your brother were alive, he would be the heir to the Xu family. If your brother were still alive, I... cough cough! I would definitely have replaced that bitch Jiang Lan as the chairman's wife of the Xu family long ago! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have suffered for thirteen years in that dilapidated sea town, being pointed at and gossiped about because I lost my uterus! Le Yan, you are the jinx sent by heaven to torment me! It's all your fault! You deserve to die!"
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