Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 196 I want to kill him
Nan Wu was bombarded with his phone calls. As soon as she came in, she heard him venting his anger.

"You made so many calls? Why are you only coming now? Do you only feel at ease if I die here?"

"I'm currently attending a concert and don't have time!" Nan Wu said honestly.

Upon hearing this, Nan Dongxue exploded even more, "Concert, concert, what else can you do all day besides guarding this broken piano? Huh? Where were you when the Nan family went bankrupt? Where were you when I was being chased by creditors like a grandson? Nan Wu, you don't think that now that you've married into the Xiao family, you can just ignore the affairs of the Nan family and me, do you? Let me tell you, you better not have that idea. If you dare to ignore it, I'll sue you, I'll make a scene at the Xiao family, I'll make sure everyone knows. Anyway, I have nothing now, so I don't care about saving face. But you, let's see how you'll get along in the Xiao family in the future!"

Nan Wu was so shocked that she staggered back a few steps, never expecting her father to be so cruel to her.

"Dad, how can you say that? It's difficult for me to leave the country right now. No matter how rich the Xiao family is, they wouldn't throw money at a bankrupt company. They're not stupid!"

Nan Dongxue sneered, "To put it bluntly, you're just making excuses. You don't want to get involved in this mess and are afraid of causing trouble for yourself. Don't forget, if it weren't for me, would you have even been able to enter the Xiao family?"

"Dad, you..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about that for now!" Nan Dongxue came up with another idea. "I was almost killed by that bitch Jiang Xue. The police are refusing to file a case because of insufficient evidence. How can I just stand by and watch that bitch get away with it? It's either her or me. Go find Young Master Xiao or someone else, and get this sorted out for me. I'm going to send that bitch to jail and make her regret it for the rest of her life!"

Nan Wu was both amused and exasperated. "Dad, what do you take the Xiao family for? The police station isn't theirs to run. Aren't you making things too difficult for us?"

"Hmph! You can't do this or that, I think you just don't want to get involved in my affairs. How did I end up with a daughter like you? You unfilial son, get out of here! I'd rather die here than look for you again!" Nan Dongxue pointed at the door, glaring and growling.

Nan Wu's eyes reddened from the scolding. She opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing, covered her mouth, and ran out.

She was mild-mannered, introverted, and delicate from a young age, and was very afraid of Nan Dongxue. In order to please Nan Dongxue, she learned things she didn't like from a young age, such as horseback riding, golf, and oil painting, all of which were stepping stones to squeeze into high society, but she didn't like them at all.

Now that she's grown up, she gets inexplicably terrified whenever Nan Dongxue yells at her.

"mom?"

Fang Lanxin had arrived at some point, and seemed to have been standing there for a while. She put her hands in her pockets and looked at her calmly. "Were you reprimanded by Nan Dongxue?"

Nan Wu sobbed, "It's my fault, I couldn't help him!"

Fang Lanxin shook her head, stepped forward, and gently stroked her daughter's hair. "Silly child, this is not your fault. You have done your best!"

Nan Wu looked up, tears streaming down her face, and grasped her hand. "Mom, please help Dad, otherwise I'm afraid he'll do it again..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fang Lanxin interrupted her, "What's there to be afraid of? Does he think he can kill you? Xiaowu, you're all grown up now. You need to have your own opinions. The Nan family's affairs have nothing to do with you. If he wants to settle scores, he should go find Jiang Xue and the others. Why is he taking it out on you? And let me tell you, you're not allowed to see Nan Dongxue again, and you shouldn't interfere with him either!"

Some things had been hidden in Nan Wu's heart for a long time. Taking this opportunity, she finally asked, "Why? Mom, I don't understand. He's clearly my father. Even if there's hatred between you, you've been divorced for so many years. Why do you still hate him so much?" Fang Lanxin's eyes suddenly turned gloomy. "Hate him? I wish I could kill him! Do you know how he treated me back then? Do you know how Jiang Xue and her daughter treated me? I'll never forget that night when I was kicked out of the Nan family like a dog. No matter how much I begged, they still locked me out. Such a heartless and ruthless person doesn't deserve respect from others, doesn't deserve it! I'm telling you, Xiao Wu, Nan Dongxue got to this point because of his own fault. He deserves it. You're not allowed to see him again. If you dare to disobey me, I'll sever our mother-daughter relationship. Do you hear me?"

The mother, who was always kind and gentle and had never lost her temper, suddenly seemed like a different person. She roared hysterically, accusing her, with a burning fire of hatred in her eyes. Nan Wu was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.

"I'm asking you a question, did you hear me?"

Fang Lanxin thought she was doing it on purpose, and repeated the sentence in a shrill voice. Nan Wu shivered, and tears welled up in her eyes again. "I...I know."

In that instant, Fang Lanxin seemed to suddenly come to her senses. She realized that she had just lost control and stepped forward to take her daughter's hand. "I'm sorry, Xiaowu, Mom was too emotional just now. I... I've just been under too much work pressure lately..."

After all, she was the daughter she had raised with great care and hardship, so Nanwu did not complain about her.

After Nan Wu left, Fang Lanxin returned to her office dejectedly. She slumped into her chair, her eyes vacant and powerless.

She would never forget how Nan Dongxue pushed her down the stairs to protect Jiang Xue and her daughter, causing her two-month-old fetus to die in the womb. She would also never forget how he fell in love with her at first sight and used despicable means to drug her and take her as his own, causing her to lose her childhood sweetheart.

Nan Dongxue has committed too many evil deeds in his life, wronging others, and even more so her. How can she forget the pain he once caused her?
Heaven has eyes, and he has finally been punished...

After leaving the hospital, Nanwu drove aimlessly through the streets, feeling very strange as she recalled her mother's sudden loss of control.

My mother has always been gentle and virtuous, how could she suddenly seem to have gone mad?

What exactly happened back then? Why does she hate her father so much?
She must have seen something, because she suddenly slammed on the brakes, narrowly avoiding a rear-end collision.

"Damn it, do you even know how to drive?" the driver yelled at her, leaning out of the window as he passed by.

Nanwu didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly got out of the car by the roadside.

Xiao Shen had just finished a dinner party and, in his excitement, had drunk a couple of extra glasses. Now he felt dizzy. Song Hao had been sent to handle an emergency at the company, and when he called Song Hao earlier, no one answered. He didn't know what was going on.

After saying goodbye to his client, he rubbed his forehead and walked towards the rickety parking space. Suddenly, someone rushed up and supported him, lifting his eyelids slightly. "It's you?"

"Fourth Uncle, let me help you into the car!"

After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Shen to nod, she noticed his car and, like him, spotted it immediately. She opened the passenger door and carefully helped him inside.