Before being reborn and getting married, the pampered young lady emptied her family's assets to

Chapter 154 Mother and Daughter Turn Against Each Other
Liang Yi's tone was very firm: "You've come to my door to cause trouble time and time again. First, Li Deyang acted like a scoundrel, and now it's Xiao Hua pretending to be a relative. Do you really think I, Liang Yi, am a pushover that you can bully?"

Zhao Caihua shrank back, frightened by the fierce look in his eyes. Her arrogance diminished considerably, but she still stubbornly insisted, "Well... well, you were the one who wronged the Li family first. If it weren't for you..."

"You know better than anyone whose fault it was back then!"

He hadn't even bothered with her affairs yet, and she was already causing him trouble?
She didn't come when her parents died, but now that she's successful, she's bringing her whole family to freeload.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Liang Yi abruptly interrupted her.

"I didn't want to push things too far because of our past relationship, but what about you? You're taking advantage of my kindness!"

He leaned forward, his gaze piercing Zhao Caihua like a sharp sword.

“Let me tell you straight, Li Deyang is suspected of fraud, and the evidence is conclusive. Even if I don’t pursue it, the police station will not let him go.”

“If you dare to send your family to my house to cause trouble again, or spread rumors outside to ruin my reputation, I guarantee that no one in your Li family will get away with it.”

Zhao Caihua's face turned pale and then red; she knew that Liang Yi meant what he said.

Li Deyang is already in jail. If I get involved too, this family will be completely ruined.

"Then give me the money. Once you have the money, I'll leave right now. I don't need much. Your wife burned me like this, is it too much for me to ask for a hundred yuan?"

Zhao Caihua listened to Liang Yi's words and knew that he was determined.

She can't get Li Deyang out of trouble, and if she gets herself involved, it will be a huge loss.

But Zhao Caihua was not willing to leave in such a dejected manner.

"You dare mention money to me?"

Liang Yi laughed in anger; he now understood that Zhao Caihua was obsessed with money.

Since that's the case, there's no need for him to continue talking to Zhao Caihua.

He turned and left without a trace of regret.

Zhao Caihua definitely didn't bring much money with her when she came to Beijing.

She wanted the money, not to spend it.

Staying in the hospital for even one more day costs a lot of money.

Old Li wouldn't allow her to stay in the hospital doing nothing.

Zhao Caihua failed to get the money, smacked her lips, and spat.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Hongmei rushed over in a flurry.

"Mom, I only told you Liang Yi was in Beijing, why did you bring so many people with you?"

Li Hongmei was furious. She had finally married into a family in Beijing and gotten a respectable job at the supply and marketing cooperative, but Zhao Caihua was trying to ruin her.

"What?"

Zhao Caihua looked at her daughter, still somewhat confused.

Li Hongmei pulled over a chair and sat down, then launched into a rapid-fire speech.

"Do you know that Liang Yi came looking for me? My reputation at the supply and marketing cooperative is completely ruined!"

"Also, why didn't you tell me that you brought Li Deyang and Li Laonian to Beijing to ask Liang Yi for money?"

Hearing Li Hongmei's words, Zhao Caihua felt a little guilty and looked away, not daring to look at her.

Li Hongmei sneered and crossed her arms: "Afraid I'll take it from you?"

“Mom, I’ve called you Mom for so many years. Back then you were immature and had an affair with someone, which resulted in me. After you sent me away, you came back to me when you saw that I was doing well.”

"I didn't look down on you at all, and I even helped you wholeheartedly. And you, with your son, come here to freeload. Are you afraid I'll find out?"

At this point, Li Hongmei got angry. It was during that phone call when she casually mentioned it, and who knew that Zhao Caihua's mind would start racing.

They've dug themselves into such a mess.

If she loses her job, she won't let Zhao Caihua off the hook.

Most importantly, Li Hongmei was afraid that her husband's family would find out that she had such a shameless mother.

Li Hongmei grew angrier as she spoke, her chest heaving violently, her eyes fixed on Zhao Caihua.

His eyes were like knives, as if he wanted to carve holes in Zhao Caihua.

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Zhao Caihua's most shameful secret was exposed, and her face, which was blistering from the burn, instantly turned a deep liver color, filled with shock and anger.

"Who cheated on me! You heartless bastard, I gave birth to you and raised you..."

"Give birth to me? Raise me?"

Li Hongmei jumped up, the chair legs scraping against the floor with a screeching sound.

She pointed at Zhao Caihua's nose, spitting almost onto Zhao Caihua's face.

"You were ashamed to give birth to me, so you turned around and dumped me on a distant relative! If I hadn't been so lucky and good at getting along with people, and hadn't managed to get on good terms with my current husband's family, would I be where I am today?"

Ask yourself honestly, have you ever cared whether I live or die all these years?
Now that I've married well and established myself in the capital, you've brought your good-for-nothing son and spineless husband to leech off me? And you kept it a secret from me! Are you afraid I'll share your pittance? Pah!

"Li Hongmei! You...you've gone too far!"

Zhao Caihua was so angry that she trembled all over. She wanted to pounce on Li Hongmei and tear her mouth apart, but every movement aggravated her scalded skin, causing her to grimace in pain and only able to howl.

"I'm your own mother! You wouldn't exist without me! You ungrateful wretch!"

"Your biological mother? You don't deserve that title!"

Li Hongmei sneered as she looked at Zhao Caihua.

"Having a mother like you is the greatest shame of my life."

"Do you know how Liang Yi dealt with me? He came directly to our supply and marketing cooperative and, in front of so many people, said that I was of bad character and that I condoned my maternal relatives' extortion."

If I lose my job, if my husband finds out I have a shameless mother like you, and a good son like you who's in jail, my life will be ruined! It's all your fault!

The thought that her hard-earned life might collapse in an instant triggered a surge of hatred in Li Hongmei, like a volcano erupting.

She couldn't hold back any longer, took a step forward, and shoved Zhao Caihua hard.

Caught off guard, Zhao Caihua, already weakened by burns and overwhelmed by anger, was pushed backward by Li Hongmei's full force.

She slammed heavily against the metal frame of the hospital bed with a loud crash.

The IV needle in her hand was suddenly ripped off, and blood gushed out instantly, causing her to scream in agony like a pig being slaughtered.

The half-empty glass of water on the bedside table was also spilled all over her, leaving her in a sorry state.

"Get out! Get out of Beijing! Take your whole family and get as far away as you can! Don't come back to plague me! I, Li Hongmei, don't have a mother like you!"

Looking at Zhao Caihua, who was writhing and groaning on the ground, Li Hongmei's eyes held no pity, only deep-seated disgust and fear, as if she were looking at a pile of filthy garbage.

After she finished yelling, she didn't even want to look at the room again, so she turned around and rushed out of the ward, her high heels clicking on the floor as she disappeared into the end of the corridor.

"Li Hongmei! You despicable little bitch! You deserve to die a horrible death!"

Zhao Caihua collapsed to the ground, overwhelmed with pain, anger, and despair, pounding the floor and wailing.

Her proud daughter, the respectable man she thought she could rely on, actually pushed her to the ground and called her a disgrace!

This chilled her to the bone even more than Liang Yi's threats, making her feel like the sky had fallen.