"What did you say?" Hu Meiling stared at Tan Mingyuan in disbelief.
At that moment, she felt like she didn't recognize him anymore.
"You're trying to renege on your debt!" said Mr. He. "Believe me or not, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
"Go ahead and kill me if you dare," Tan Mingyuan said defiantly. "You say you'll pay me back, so I'll pay you back? When did I ever owe you money? Do you have any proof?"
Hu Meiling was furious.
The words He Wenlin had said to her suddenly exploded in her mind!
It turns out that this underage sister has the sharpest eyes!
Unable to hold back, He's father punched him again. Since they had already broken up, Tan Mingyuan naturally wouldn't stand by and let He's father hit him.
The two quickly got into a fight.
Hu Meiling picked up a broom and started slashing at Tan Mingyuan like crazy. With two against one, Tan Mingyuan was naturally at a disadvantage.
Eventually, a neighbor heard the commotion and pulled them apart.
Tan Mingyuan, clutching his bruised and red face, roared, "You want me to pay you back? No way! Not only will I not pay you back, you'll have to compensate me!"
Hu Meiling roared, "I'll pay you back? Have you no shame? When did I ever owe you money?"
“I bought a lot of things for the wedding, but because you called off the wedding, I can’t use any of them. My whole family will be laughed at. Do you think you should pay compensation?” Tan Mingyuan said confidently.
"You fucking bastard, you're really good at turning the tables! Why don't you say you're two-timing? Why don't you say you have violent tendencies? You beat another girl so badly she couldn't get up, why don't you say that? Who would marry a piece of scum like you?" Mr. He roared. "You won't pay back the money, huh? Fine, see you in court!"
"See you in court then, who's afraid of who?"
The two sides parted on bad terms.
Hu Meiling sat on the stool, rubbing her eyes repeatedly.
"Don't cry. It's better to know his true colors before marriage than to see them after," said Mr. He. "I'll call Attorney Jin first."
Mr. He immediately called Jin Haichao and asked him to come over.
After hanging up, he called Hu Jun again, asking him to come over immediately. As the older brother, he would definitely come to support his sister who had been bullied like this.
Upon hearing about Tan Mingyuan's actions, Hu Jun immediately bought a ticket and came over.
At the same time, Tan's mother called Hu Meiling's cell phone again.
Hu Meiling hung up; the call didn't go through.
Tan's mother called Tan Mingyuan again.
Tan Mingyuan accepted it with an impatient expression.
“I just called Amei, but she hung up on me. Have you boarded the train yet?” Tan’s mother asked. “She’s in a bad mood right now, so you should be more lenient with her.”
"What do you mean 'let go'? Our relationship is off," Tan Mingyuan said. "The wedding is off."
Hearing this, Tan's mother on the other end of the phone became extremely excited: "We've notified all our relatives and friends, how can we not get married? We've bought red envelopes, change, disposable tableware, drinks, firecrackers, and everything else."
"Make her pay back whatever money was spent!"
Tan's mother was stunned when she heard her son's words.
After a while, Tan's mother said, "Talk to her properly again. You two are not young anymore."
"I can't reason with her anymore; we've already fallen out."
Tan's mother: "What do we do now? You two are such a worry."
Tan's mother hung up the phone in anger, then called Tan Mingyuan's brother and sister-in-law, asking them to help persuade him.
...
An hour later, Jin Haichao arrived at Hu Meiling's side.
He's father then told Jin Haichao about the current situation.
"Did you get an IOU when you borrowed the money?" Jin Haichao asked.
"Does a written IOU really have to be there?" Mr. He asked. "We all know he borrowed money from Meiling, so can't we be considered witnesses? By the way, Linlin heard him ask to borrow money when she was eating at his house."
“Did you see Boss Hu give money to Tan Mingyuan? If they only mentioned it when they were talking, and Boss He didn’t see him give money to Tan Mingyuan, Tan Mingyuan could say that he only mentioned it briefly and ultimately didn’t lend the money,” Jin Haichao said.
“I have the transfer record. Can this serve as proof?” Hu Meiling said. “The 60,000 yuan I gave him was not in cash, but transferred.”
"That's fine."
Hu Meiling finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Jin Haichao say it was okay. She was glad that she had listened to He Wenlin this time.
Hu Meiling felt that the two had a good relationship and couldn't bring herself to ask him to write an IOU, but she also felt that He Wenlin's words made sense, so she listened to He Wenlin and didn't give him cash, but instead used the counter transfer, which resulted in a transaction record.
"Amei." Tan Mingqing and Li Zhihong, a married couple, have arrived.
Hu Meiling told He's father, "They are Tan Mingyuan's older brother and sister-in-law."
Upon hearing that they were from the Tan family, He's father's expression changed, and he said irritably, "You beat up the little one, and now you bring the big one, and two more? What's going on?"
"Is it your uncle?" Tan Mingqing said with a smile. "Don't be angry. I've heard about what happened. Amei, it was indeed Mingyuan's fault. You can scold or beat him, we all support you. But we also hope you can give him another chance. As the sage said, 'To err is human, to forgive divine,' right?"
"Don't tarnish the saint's reputation!" said Father He. "Our Meiling is blind and has had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to run into such a scumbag!"
"Uncle, Mingyuan..."
Hu Meiling said sternly, "Tan Mingyuan is a scoundrel, and your family is no better! You all knew he had another woman outside, and you conspired with him to deceive me. I became a mistress for no reason!"
Li Zhihong hurriedly waved her hand: "No, no, Amei, you're wronging us."
"Stop making excuses! I heard Tan Mingyuan talking to his mother on the phone!" Hu Meiling said. "Tan Mingyuan has shown his true colors now. He won't pay me back, and he even wants me to pay him compensation. It's ridiculous! He's two-timing me. He beat that girl so badly she couldn't get up. If I marry him, I'll be the next one lying on the ground!"
Tan Mingqing and Li Zhihong were speechless upon hearing this!
The couple looked at each other in bewilderment.
Li Zhihong said, "Amei, I really don't know about this."
"Now you know," Hu Meiling introduced, "This is my lawyer, Mr. Jin Haichao. If Tan Mingyuan doesn't pay back the money, I'll sue him!"
Jin Haichao knew it was time for him to perform. He adopted a businesslike demeanor and said, "Mr. Tan did not write an IOU to my client, Ms. Hu, but the money was transferred to him by Ms. Hu through the bank counter. The bank has a record of it, and that is the evidence!"
Furthermore, Ms. Hu's breakup with him was due to his actions, so it's not that he's seeking compensation from Ms. Hu. Rather, it's because he deceived her first and was unfaithful afterward, causing Ms. Hu serious harm both physically and mentally. Ms. Hu will seek compensation from him for emotional distress.
He was two-timing her; the girl's chat history is evidence of that. His assault on her demonstrates his violent tendencies; many people can testify to this.
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