"Tomorrow is the last day. If I don't see the remaining million, your grandson will be sold to another place immediately!"
Song's mother knew perfectly well that she couldn't possibly scrape together the remaining million.
In this situation, she had nowhere else to turn, so Sister-in-law Song Mai simply knelt down in front of her:
"Mom, I beg you, please think of something! Xiaohao is my lifeline, I can't live without him! He's your grandson, please save him!"
With a determined look, Song's mother turned to look at Song Mai.
"Mai Zi, Mom begs you, please save Xiao Hao, save our whole family, just go with him, we have no other choice..."
As she spoke, she covered her face and burst into tears.
Song Mai stared at her, her eyes filled with disbelief.
“I told you I would help you resolve this matter. Don’t forget, we had an agreement beforehand.”
She had anticipated that the plan wouldn't go too smoothly, but she hadn't expected that Song's mother would still push her out at this point.
Song's mother wiped away her tears, her old face full of sorrow.
"But you also know that we simply can't come up with the remaining one million. There's only one day left, Mai Zi. If we can't come up with the money, we can only watch helplessly as Xiao Hao is sold. After all, he's your nephew. Can you bear to do that?"
A chill ran through Song Mai, making her feel cold from head to toe.
In her extreme anger, she even felt a slight urge to laugh.
"So you really have the heart to watch me be taken away by him?"
Song's mother's eyes darted around: "I know our family has wronged you, but if you go with him, at least you can survive. At least he's rich and powerful. But what about Xiao Hao? He's only six years old. How will he survive if he's sold? And I'm sure they'll never let our Song family off the hook in the future. Mai Zi, I also have to think about the whole family. At times like this, the whole family is more important. You're also a member of the Song family, so you should make some sacrifices for the Song family, shouldn't you?"
"Oh……"
Song Mai gave a cold laugh, and a tear slid down her cheek.
"I'm considered part of the family, but I'm only treated as part of the family when I need to make a sacrifice. I'm only considered as part of the family when money is needed. Why don't you think of me at other times? Compared to anyone else in the family, I'm the unimportant one. When sacrifice is needed, I'm always the one who gets sacrificed, right?"
Before Song's mother could say anything more, Chu Xing had already walked to her side and pulled her into his arms.
Song Mai buried her face in his chest, her tears soaking his shirt.
The man's voice came from above her head, and her chest trembled slightly.
I respect your decision.
Song Mai nodded gently until the last tear fell on his shirt. Then, Song Mai slowly raised his head, his gaze firm and resolute.
"I can agree, but the previous agreement is null and void, and we'll sign a new one."
Song's mother was taken aback: "Re-sign what?"
"I want to sever all ties with the Song family. From now on, I will have no connection with the Song family whatsoever. The Song family's weddings, funerals, marriages, and other family matters will have nothing to do with me. I will not have any dealings with them in the future. Even if we meet on the street, we will be strangers."
Mr. Song pointed at her, his fingers trembling:
"Do you have to be so ruthless! This whole thing started because of you. If you had agreed earlier, it wouldn't have turned out like this! Our family wouldn't have lost so much money, and Xiaohao wouldn't be in danger!"
Song Mai's gaze was icy cold: "Who did this? Why do you blame me for doing the fifteenth when you did the first? It's clearly your greed that led you to shoot yourself in the foot, and now you're trying to shift the blame onto me. I've never seen such a shameless person!"
"I'll say it one last time: you can have me exchange for Xiao Hao, but you either have to sign the agreement or I won't exchange for your grandson. Chu Xing and I will leave now. I believe that with his abilities, ensuring our safe departure is not a problem."
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Song's mother said repeatedly:
"I'll sign! I'll sign!"
Under the moonlight, Song Mai hastily drafted a contract using the light from her phone. After each member of the Song family signed it, she handed the agreement to Chu Xing.
"I'm entrusting it to you for safekeeping."
She then walked towards Liu Weiqiang without hesitation.
Liu Weiqiang looked at Chu Xing provocatively, his face full of smug smile.
Song Mai looked at him coldly: "Now you can release them, right?"
Liu Weiqiang made a move to put his uninjured arm around Song Mai's waist, but Song Mai nimbly dodged it.
"Release them first."
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Liu Weiqiang decided not to waste any more time.
"What's the rush? Do you think I'd detain your nephew? We're all family now, your nephew is my nephew too."
As he spoke, he winked at the thug next to him.
The thug immediately picked up his phone and made a call.
A short while later, a dozen menacing-looking people emerged from behind the bushes, including a boy covered in dust with injuries on his face.
The boy's big eyes were filled with fear, and he rushed towards Sister-in-law Song Mai as soon as he saw her.
Song Mai's sister-in-law held him tightly in her arms, and the mother and son cried together.
Fearing that Liu Weiqiang might change his mind, Song's mother backed away while whispering:
"Let's go, let's hurry up and leave."
Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes.
Liu Weiqiang shouted, "Oh no! There's an ambush!"
He was about to pull Song Mai away, but before his hand could touch her, Chu Xing swiftly pulled her over and held her protectively in his arms.
A group of criminal police officers and armed police officers quickly emerged from behind the bushes and surrounded Liu Weiqiang and the others.
Liu Weiqiang, outnumbered and outgunned, wanted to fight back, but the police were well-prepared and armed. By the time Liu Weiqiang tried to resist, the dark muzzle of a gun was already pressed against his forehead.
Liu Weiqiang and his group were quickly taken away. Song Mai stood in the moonlight, her slender back ramrod straight.
Song's mother still had tear stains on her face.
"wheat……"
Song Mai didn't even glance at her, and directly took Chu Xing's hand and walked down the mountain.
This was a desolate mountain area where it was difficult to hail a taxi, so Chu Xing had driven a car over beforehand.
Of course, when Song Mai asked him about it, he said that he had borrowed the car from someone else, and Song Mai did not suspect anything.
As the car drove away, watching the surrounding mountain scenery recede into the distance, Song Mai let out a long sigh of relief.
Thank you for today.
There's no need for thanks between us.
After saying that, he pulled over a bag from the back seat of the car; the bag contained a blanket.
He took out the blanket and handed it to Song Mai:
"Take a nap, it'll probably be driving for quite a while."
Song Mai was indeed exhausted. For two consecutive days, she had been thinking about this matter while working, and now it was about 80% resolved.
All that's left is to follow the procedures, file a lawsuit in court, and cooperate with the police investigation.
Once the matter was resolved, she felt extremely tired. She took the blanket, covered herself with it, and fell asleep shortly afterward.
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