"Me, heartless?! I raised you all these years just so you could criticize me like this in front of outsiders?!" Shen Yanshan jumped up suddenly, roaring angrily at Shen Zhi Qiu.
Rong Mo frowned and glanced at Xiao Lei, but Shen Zhi Qiu immediately reached out and placed her hand on the back of Rong Mo's hand, gently shaking her head.
"Dad, why did you do this?!" Shen Zhi Qiu sighed, somewhat self-deprecatingly, "You can be mean to me, no matter what, you raised me, and I can overlook anything. But not Mom."
Shen Zhi Qiu's voice was not loud, but it was very firm.
"Why? Your mother was so domineering back then! Everyone said I was a gigolo, and I'm a man, how humiliating! Your mother didn't care about my feelings at all! All she knew was work, work, work, humph, what's the use of a woman being so strong?! She didn't even know how to take care of the family!" Shen Yanshan was furious as he brought up the past, his face turning red.
"So what? Without my mother, you wouldn't have gotten to where you are today. Isn't that right?"
Everything you have now is because of my mother.
Shen Zhi Qiu gave a mocking smirk, "Dad, why do you have to speak so negatively about Mom? You're just trying to justify your own cruelty by saying that."
"How can you talk like that?" Shen Meiyan finally seized the opportunity and quickly stood up as well. "No matter how bad your father is, he's still the father who raised you! Even if you've become a phoenix now, you should still be grateful! You should thank your father for raising you!"
"20 million, is that enough?" Rong Mo asked indifferently from the side.
Shen Yanshan's eyes lit up. Although 20 million was not a huge sum of money, it was a lifeline for the Shen Group, which was in a bit of a predicament.
Shen Meiyan clenched her fists and glared fiercely at Shen Zhi Qiu. Why did she have everything?!
Shen Zhi Qiu frowned. "Let alone 20 million, I don't even have 1 million."
When Lin Yunjin was alive, he would buy her all the good things. But after Lin Yunjin passed away, Shen Yanshan immediately changed his attitude towards her, tightening his belt on food, clothing and daily necessities. Moreover, soon after, Shen Yanshan married Shen Meiyan's mother.
"That's enough, that's enough." Shen Yanshan finally succumbed to the immense temptation, a somewhat obsequious smile appearing on his face.
Just as Shen Zhi Qiu was about to say something, she saw Rong Mo wink at her. Although Shen Zhi Qiu didn't understand what he was planning, she kept quiet.
"Now that we've reached an agreement on the money for the debt of raising us, let's clarify things," Rong Mo said calmly.
Shen Yanshan coughed, clenched his fist, and sat down. He was mentally calculating how to fabricate a lie to cover it up.
“Your mother was mainly insane back then, she had mental problems.” Shen Yanshan said earnestly, “I was mainly worried that you and your grandmother wouldn’t be able to handle the shock, so I resorted to this drastic measure.”
"Dad, think it through before you answer me." Shen Zhi Qiu coldly scrutinized Shen Yan Shan. "I'm not a child anymore. Don't try to fob me off with words."
"You silly child!" Shen Yanshan was embarrassed when his lie was exposed again. "Would I lie to you?! These are all the truth!"
“My mother wasn’t crazy at all when she was sent in.” A hint of hatred flashed in Shen Zhi Qiu’s eyes. “I’ve already investigated everything! If you don’t tell the truth, you won’t get the money.”
"Hey, you..." Shen Yanshan glanced at Rong Mo, seeing that he also had a cold face, and remembering that he hadn't received his money yet, he pursed his lips and said, "I don't know what happened! It wasn't my idea!"
"So, it was Lin Yueshan's idea?" Shen Zhi Qiu sneered. "Back when my mother was sick and hospitalized, I was young and didn't understand anything when she took care of her. Looking back now, you two might have been in cahoots all along, conspiring to harm my mother! Otherwise, how could my mother's condition have suddenly deteriorated to an irreversible point when she was clearly showing signs of improvement?!"
"Stop spouting nonsense!" Shen Meiyan jumped up immediately when she heard Shen Zhi Qiu mention her mother, pointing angrily at Shen Zhi Qiu, "If you dare to speculate about my mother again, I'll kill you right now!"
"Slap!" Another loud slap.
Before Shen Meiyan could react, Xiao Lei slapped her again.
Shen Meiyan's cheeks were swollen and red, with clear fingerprints visible.
Xiao Lei took a step back and said calmly, "You still haven't learned your lesson. If you dare to insult Miss again, I'll keep hitting you!"
"You!" Shen Meiyan completely exploded, rushing towards Xiao Lei in one stride. "How many times have you hit me today! I'm going to teach you a lesson!" With that, she grabbed a vase from the side and smashed it at Xiao Lei.
Xiao Lei nimbly dodged it, but the vase smashed on the ground, shards flying everywhere.
Lu Jia immediately stood in front of Shen Zhi Qiu, fearing that the shards would hurt her again.
“It’s an antique from the Qing Dynasty. I bought it for 8 million seven years ago.” Rong Mo glanced at it indifferently. “Now it’s worth 30 million on the market.”
"Stop trying to extort us!" Shen Meiyan covered her face, furious.
"It's alright, I'll have my assistant send you the relevant information later. These are tribute items made by the Kangxi Imperial Kiln for the Emperor's birthday celebration," Rong Mo said calmly.
Shen Meiyan pursed her lips. Seeing Rong Mo's words, she felt a little flustered, but she maintained her composure on the surface.
Shen Yanshan's heart was pounding, but looking at Shen Meiyan's face, he still said with a stern expression, "Wasn't it your people who hit my daughter first?!"
"Mr. Shen, your daughter's face isn't worth 30 million, is it?"
You can think we're unreasonable. But that's okay, you're not reasonable people either. We're not reasonable with people like you, so what can you do about it?
Rong Mo narrowed his eyes, a chill running through them. "In the capital, I am the butcher and you are the fish. My Rong family has the ability to make you disappear completely."
The only reason I'm still making you confess here is because you raised my sister.
I advise you not to refuse a polite offer and then suffer the consequences. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what might happen.
"Shen Zhi Qiu, you jinx!" Shen Mei Yan was already furious. Seeing Shen Zhi Qiu living so happily, she was even more enraged and completely lost her mind. Pointing at Shen Zhi Qiu, she gritted her teeth and shouted, "It's all your mother's fault! We didn't kill her because we wanted to torture her! To watch her suffer!"
"Shen Meiyan! What nonsense are you spouting?!" Seeing that Shen Meiyan was somewhat delirious, Shen Yanshan quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth. "She might have a concussion; she's talking nonsense. Don't believe what she says."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a knock came from the door of the villa.
Thinking that the housekeeper had been taken to the hospital, Aunt Zhao quickly ran to the front gate. When she saw who it was, she immediately frowned.
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