The old lady felt dizzy after speaking, but fortunately the eldest wife and Tan Ni helped her up.
Feng Lan dotes on her second son. She dared to help him cheat on exams before, and now she dares to indulge him in his reckless behavior.
Tan Kai hung out with his cronies in the study abroad circle and got a girl pregnant. When Feng Lan found out, instead of trying to educate or punish him, she did everything she could to cover it up.
I thought the matter had been settled, but somehow it got back to the old lady tonight.
Fourth Uncle kowtowed deeply to the old lady.
“It is my fault as an unfilial son, causing my mother to worry at such an old age. I am too ashamed to stay in the Tan family any longer, so I request to go to the temple to practice Buddhism.”
"The father is to blame for the son's misbehavior. I'll pretend I never had this rebellious son, Tan Kai! From now on, his life or death is none of the Tan family's concern. As for Feng Lan, my son is willing to divorce her immediately."
"you!"
Feng Lan never expected him to be so cruel. She knelt at the old lady's feet and pleaded, "Mom, Kai is your grandson. He was sent away after junior high school and hasn't even had a chance to be filial to you yet. How can you be so heartless, Mom!"
She was used to Feng Lan's arrogant and domineering attitude, her bossy demeanor, and her contemptuous disdain for her.
Meng Jiuyi gripped the doorknob, his lips pressed tightly together, yet he felt a sense of exhilaration.
It turns out she can also cry and beg.
Suddenly, a man's lazy, low voice reached my ears.
"You want to use Tan Sheng to keep Feng Lan in check and prevent her from causing trouble at the Meng family. In principle, there's nothing wrong with this move."
Meng Jiuyi felt a chill run down his spine.
How did he figure it out? She held her breath, not daring to turn around and look at him.
"But didn't you pick the wrong person from the beginning? Tan Sheng is so honest and kind, but he can't beat his unreasonable mother."
Tan Yuchen's dark eyes stared at the living room, at a distance that was barely visible. His lips slowly traced down her earlobe, like hooks, "Since you've already resorted to using your beauty to seduce her, why not be a little bolder?"
What does he mean?
The hot breath on her ear felt like sugar frosting. Meng Jiuyi belatedly realized that her back was pressed against his chest. The man was holding the doorknob, practically pulling her into his arms.
She instinctively tried to step aside, but Tan Yuchen had already let go of her and patted her head.
"Don't make a sound."
He opened the door and went out.
Feng Lan was kneeling on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, recounting the grievances she had suffered over the years. In her eagerness to gain a foothold in the Tan family, she had even miscarried two children. Tan Ni and the first and second wives were all trying to persuade her, and the old lady, being of flesh and blood, could not help but feel sad and distressed.
A man's drawn-out voice came from behind.
"Fourth Aunt is still a child, so it's understandable that she makes many mistakes."
Feng Lan looked up and saw Tan Yuchen leaning against the second-floor railing, his body slightly hunched, looking utterly weary and worldly-weary.
After the man went downstairs, he went to the old lady first, and she patted his hand to make sure she was alright. Then, the man asked Aunt Zhang to watch over the ginseng soup he was making for the old lady.
Feng Lan was surprised and wondered why Tan Yuchen would side with her. She then saw the man leaning back on the sofa and beckoning behind him with two fingers together.
A maid came forward and handed the old lady a thick stack of documents and photos.
This is all due to what Feng Lan has done over the years, sparing no effort to smear her two sisters-in-law and even hiring people to smear Tan Xi, who is in the entertainment industry. The mansion on Qingtan Road is in the hands of Tan's fourth uncle. Feng Lan had previously been a gambler and owed hundreds of millions in gambling debts, so she directly used the house as collateral.
Now that everything has fallen into the old lady's hands, it's practically her death warrant. Just now, her two sisters-in-law were pleading for her, but now, seeing themselves being smeared, they can only look at each other and laugh and cry.
Feng Lan slumped to the ground, seething with resentment, and said, "Tan Yuchen, you bastard, what did I do to offend you that you treat me like this!"
"Fourth Aunt is mistaken about that."
Tan Yuchen said casually, "It's because of our family that I'm kindly helping you to turn over a new leaf and start anew."
Feng Lan: "You—"
"Don't rush to spew nonsense, there's something good waiting for you."
At this moment, the housekeeper who had served the Tan family for decades handed over a lawyer's letter. It was something Xu Yanzhi had instructed his men to contact a lawyer to handle as soon as he got into the car. The letter was a sue for intentional injury against Feng Lan.
The old lady suddenly felt dizzy.
"What does this have to do with the Xu family?"
The butler lowered his head and said, "It seems that the Fourth Madam slapped the eldest son of the Xu family without distinguishing right from wrong."
"Great! Great! Absolutely wonderful!"
The old lady was so angry that she sneered several times. There had never been a case of marriage and divorce in the Tan family for generations, but the old lady had to set a precedent today.
Meng Jiuyi watched as Feng Lan clung to the old lady's leg, kowtowing and begging for mercy, her head bobbing against the soft carpet with a resounding thud.
She was both shocked by the old lady's swift and decisive actions in upholding family traditions, and also felt a certain satisfaction. Lost in thought, she met a pair of deep, dark eyes—
Tan Yuchen rested his index finger on his temple, staring at the direction of the study, precisely catching a pair of peeping eyes, and leisurely watching her.
That seemed to mean, "You feel better now?"
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