After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

In the past few years, when Lan Yujuan was with the Liu family, although she was timid and didn't talk much, she never told a lie.

Liu Zhifang disliked her sister-in-law from the bottom of her heart, yet she believed her words without a doubt.

"Mom, is what Lan Yujuan just said true?" Liu Zhifang asked in a trembling voice.

"My dad has become like this, could it really be because of you...?"

Tian Xiuhua immediately panicked, frantically retorting, "How could that be!"

"You silly girl, how could you fall for this vixen's divisive scheme so easily?"

"Have you forgotten why we, mother and daughter, traveled all this way? How can you believe her?"

Lan Yujuan immediately added, "Why can't we believe it?"

"Whether your father lives or dies has absolutely nothing to do with me anymore, so I have no reason to lie to you!"

"Your mother knew perfectly well that your father was so badly injured that he couldn't even stand up."

"When your father was carried home, he was already unconscious and didn't eat dinner that night."

"But instead of rushing your dad to the hospital for emergency treatment, she said he'd be fine after a few days of rest!"

"If it weren't for her delays, your father might have survived and at least lived to see you get married and have children."

At this point, Tian Xiuhua panicked completely and quickly grabbed her daughter Liu Zhifang's hand and pulled her outside.

"Forget it, if we can't get them back, let's just leave!"

"Anyway, she's just a money-losing child, and our Liu family doesn't care about her!"

"Now that the lawsuit has already started, your brother is such a capable person, are you afraid of losing?"

Tian Xiuhua had considered every aspect, but she never expected that Lan Yujuan would know so much about the dark things she had done!

It's good that the old woman was laid to rest peacefully. But if it really goes to the police and they find out something, then her life will be completely ruined!

Liu Zhifang staggered and was dragged away by her own mother.

The people who had gathered to watch the spectacle gradually dispersed from the neighborhood.

Lan Yujuan only turned around and went upstairs after confirming that the other party had really left.

My good mood, which was just about to go out for a stroll, was completely swept away.

When she got home, the first thing she did was remove Liu Zhiyuan from her blacklist and make a phone call to him.

The phone was answered after only two rings.

"Hey, Lan Yujuan, what do you need?"

It wasn't hard to tell that Liu Zhiyuan, on the other end of the phone, quickly adopted a serious tone after hurriedly answering the call, but there was still a hint of smugness in his voice.

"Liu Zhiyuan, you don't want a good life anymore, do you?"

"I've backed down time and time again, even taking my daughter back to my parents' home to make room for Li Jiaojiao, and you Liu family members still want to come knocking on my door and pressure me again and again, don't you?"

"You bastard! Let me tell you, those with nothing to lose aren't afraid of those with shoes. Don't push me!"

"If you Liu family members dare to come to Xiangnan again and disturb our family's life, I will make a scene at your workplace!"

"When the time comes, I'll print out a thousand copies of all your chat logs from over the years, showing your affair with Li Jiaojiao, and scatter them from the rooftop of your workplace!"

"If you dare to mess with me again, I'll make sure you're completely ruined and lose your job!"

At first, Liu Zhiyuan spoke with a bit of a haughty air, but the more you listened, the more anxious he became.

"Wait, Lan Yujuan, what did you mean by that just now?"

"Could it be that my parents, or my younger siblings, went to find Xiangnan while I was back in Beijing?"

"Yujuan, let me explain, that really wasn't what I meant!"

Lan Yujuan completely lost her temper: "Shut up!"

Instead of explaining to me, you'd be better off giving your family a proper warning!

Although the farce downstairs had ended, Lan Yujuan was still trembling with anger when she thought about what had just happened and how the Liu family had repeatedly bullied her.

She clenched her fist, and suddenly made up her mind over the phone:

"Liu Zhiyuan, I've changed my mind!"

"You think I'm going to drag this out day by day, dragging out a lawsuit with you? Dream on!"

"Today is the tenth of the month, I'll give you one last three days to consider!"

"Either you agree to my legal demands and we reach a settlement directly. According to the contract, you should give me my share of the money, as well as custody of Liu Xiaoman!"

"Or, I'll go directly to Beijing and talk to your boss at your workplace!"

"Look at employees having affairs, does the company do anything about it? Employees secretly taking on side jobs outside, does the company do anything about it? Look at employees having close private relationships with key personnel in partner companies, does your company do anything about it?"

"Since you won't let me have an easy time, then let's fight to the death! What I've lost, you'll never get back!"

"I'd like to see if she'll still be as devoted to you as she is now, after you lose your job, your million-dollar annual income, and the convenience of getting preferential treatment for Li Jiaojiao!"

Lan Yujuan's hysterical outburst completely stunned Liu Zhiyuan on the other end of the phone!

The call was connected, but all that could be heard were the heavy breathing of both parties on the other end.

After a long while, as Lan Yujuan's initial agitation began to subside, Liu Zhiyuan's voice, hardened by deep thought, finally came through the phone:

"Okay! I promise you!"

"After I hang up, I'll contact your lawyer and settle this mess between us completely. We'll do it your way!"

"Lan Yujuan, you've really won this time!"

"If I had foreseen that you would become so despicable and vicious, and had taken precautions against you, I wouldn't be in this predicament, completely manipulated and controlled by you!"

Lan Yujuan broke down in tears, recounting:

"Liu Zhiyuan, you call me despicable and vicious? You say I schemed against you?"

"Who on earth has been plotting against me every step of the way since the year I graduated? Who is more despicable and vicious?!"

Even if you fall into my hands today because of my schemes, I'm still learning from you!

"Liu Zhiyuan, I only took back what I deserved. I didn't ask for a single penny more than what you owed me, and I certainly didn't kill you. You should be content!"

"I'll let you off the hook this time!"

"Once Xiaoman's custody and the division of joint property are settled, I never want to see you again in this lifetime!"

On the other end of the phone, Liu Zhiyuan remained silent for a long while.

Just before the call was about to end, a regretful remark suddenly popped out:

"Yujuan, you've really changed!"

"You are completely different now from the innocent girl I fell in love with at first sight."

At that moment, after hearing those words, Lan Yujuan suddenly felt relieved.

She spoke calmly and with a faint smile into the phone:

"Yeah?"

"Then go die!"

*

That noon, none of the rest of the family returned.

Lan Yujuan was home alone. She didn't cry or make a fuss. She just quietly went into the kitchen and made herself a sumptuous lunch.

Liu Zhifang's live broadcast did not cause the slightest ripple on the internet.

But to her surprise, Liu Qian was standing on the building in front of her, and what seemed like an unintentional live stream for fun turned into a video clip that looked remarkably like her, which went viral among the alumni!

Qin Zhang's date with Li Rui hadn't even ended when Qin Zhang called:

"Juan'er, where are you now?"

"Don't be afraid, I'm coming back right now!"