Mr. Shen, your love-struck wife doesn't want you anymore!

No one expected Shen Changyuan to make a sudden move.

The ward fell silent immediately.

Shen Zhaolin was stunned by the beating.

Tang Yun opened her eyes wide.

Jiang Yu clicked his tongue.

Shen Mo exclaimed, "Wow! That was a loud slap!"

He even knows how to care for others, asking, "Grandpa, does your hand hurt?"

Jiang Chengyan: "..."

Shen Zhaolin covered his face and rubbed it, incredulous: "Dad, you beat your own son for a fake son?"

Shen Changyuan has always been very patient, and he is almost never short of temper, whether it is with the nanny or with his wife and children.

This was the first time he had laid a hand on Shen Zhaolin. Tang Yun pulled him back, saying, "Just talk nicely, why are you hitting the child?"

Shen Changyuan not only hit him, but also kicked the brat's butt in anger. "This idiot won't learn his lesson if he's not beaten. His brother is just trying to do what's best for him. Listen to the nonsense he's spouting."

Shen Zhaolin's eyes blazed with anger: "He's doing this for my own good? You're so biased! He ruined my friendships, destroyed my hobbies, and even jeopardized my chance to study abroad! Not only do you not help me, but now you're even teaming up with him to sabotage my job. Am I the son you brought back from outside?!"

Shen Changyuan looked at him with disappointment, "Your brother is right. You can't distinguish between good and bad, you can't see through people's hearts, and you only see the surface of things. You'll suffer a great loss sooner or later."

Shen Zhaolin was practically going crazy. "What kind of mind-control drugs did Shen Chengyan give you that you're so siding with him?"

"Didn't you ever consider that everything he did was for your own good?"

Shen Changyuan sighed and looked helplessly at his son, "If any of your friends truly considered you a friend, your brother wouldn't have done these things."

Shen Zhaolin retorted, "When I'm in trouble, my friends are the first to help me. What makes you think they don't genuinely consider me a friend?"

"You're helping me find a solution? But have you actually solved the problem? Anyone can talk a good game," Shen Changyuan sneered. "What can those kids from the Zhang, Lu, and Du families do besides eat, drink, gamble, and whore? If you continue to associate with them, they'll ruin you in less than three years."

These are the words Shen Chengyan said to him personally back then.

Shen Changyuan didn't think the matter was serious at the time, but looking back over the past few years, isn't that exactly what he said?

Of those who were close to Shen Zhaolin, how many of them have achieved anything now?

The family spent money and pulled strings to get him out of trouble several times.

"And that stupid hobby of yours, going out racing motorcycles in the middle of the night. Do you know how high the mortality rate is for that hobby? Your brother showed me those accident cases. Only the head was safe; the rest of the body was smashed to pieces. You're my only son. If something happens to you, how am I supposed to face your mother after I'm gone?"

Shen Zhaolin opened his mouth, still defiantly arguing, "If you can choke to death while eating, does that mean you should never eat again?!"

Jiang Yu wanted to laugh when she heard this: "According to you, there are sudden deaths in sleep. Then why don't we just not sleep at all? How can you make such a misleading claim?"

Shen Zhaolin was speechless.

Jiang Yu had originally intended to just watch the show, but now she was intrigued. "Then why not let him study abroad?"

Shen Zhaolin's eyes lit up: "Right, studying abroad can't be bad, right? I've already chosen a school, but he interfered and said that studying abroad would be a waste of money. And you actually listened to him and wouldn't let me go abroad. I still wonder who your real son is."

Shen Changyuan was clearly angry and was about to yell at him, but Tang Yun pulled him aside and made him sit down. "Speak properly, don't swear."

Shen Changyuan took a deep breath, his face still showing a look of disappointment: "You unreliable thing, you went abroad and completely let yourself go, and came back with a body full of drugs. Your life is over."

Jiang Yu gave a look of sudden realization.

Shen Zhaolin laughed in exasperation: "I may be a little playful, but how are you all so sure I'll go astray!"

"Your brother has a lot of classmates, and half of them go out and start doing drugs. Some even died from overdoing it," Shen Changyuan said. "I only have you as my son. Do you think I'd risk your life like that?"

When Shen Chengyan told Shen Changyuan these things before, Shen Changyuan was skeptical and even thought he was exaggerating.

He also thought like Shen Zhaolin: others are others, and his son could not possibly do these things.

But over the past few years, some of the children that those old friends sent away have indeed returned to China to rehabilitate their drugs.

He felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the news.

If he hadn't listened to Shen Chengyan back then and had actually sent Shen Zhaolin abroad, he wouldn't even dare to think about the consequences.

Shen Zhaolin might not go astray, but the environment there is different from that in China.

Shen Chengyan had told him not to underestimate human nature. He had just learned that his business rivals would spend a lot of time and money setting traps for rich second-generation students studying abroad.

If Shen Zhaolin can resist temptation once, can he resist it every time?

He knew his son too well; he was indecisive and easily influenced.

"I'd rather you go to an ordinary school, stay in the country and live under my watchful eye. Even if you don't amount to much, it's still better than picking up bad habits outside."

Shen Zhaolin stared blankly, "You guys... this is ridiculous."

"Your brother hasn't wronged you, and he could have ignored you, but he doesn't want to see you go down the wrong path," Shen Changyuan said earnestly. "Linlin, it's time for you to mature a bit."

Shen Zhaolin laughed out loud in a fit of anger: "You've been protecting me like a fool, and now you want me to be more mature? How am I supposed to be mature?"

Jiang Yu stood by him this time: "That's right, you can't have it both ways."

Tang Yun's eyes swept over immediately: "Why are you so talkative?"

Jiang Yu rolled her eyes at her. "I can talk as much as I want, it's none of your business."

Tang Yun hadn't bothered with her because she was worried about Shen Chengyan, but now that she had jumped out and made a fool of herself, her anger flared up again: "I've already been lenient by not holding you accountable for causing my son's injury and hospitalization, you vixen! And instead of hiding your tail between your legs, you dare to swagger around in front of me?"

Jiang Yu turned to look at Shen Chengyan: "Are you going to do anything about it? If you don't, I'm going to yell at you."

Shen Chengyan: "..."

Tang Yun glared at him coldly, about to say something, when Shen Chengyan spoke up: "Mom, you've finished reading, go back now, I'm fine here."

Tang Yun's eyes widened: "You're kicking me out?"

"If you don't leave, Jiang Yu will."

Tang Yun: "Tell her to get lost."

Shen Chengyan said calmly, "I don't want her to leave."

"You! You good-for-nothing!"

Tang Yun pointed at his nose and cursed, "What kind of sleeping potion did she give you to make you look like this worthless corpse?"