"Who are you? Why are you targeting us?" the young master of the Liu family looked at the madam before him, trying to guess her identity.
"Knowing yourself and your enemy leads to victory in every battle. I thought the young master of the Liu family would know who I am before entering. I didn't expect you to ask such a question. How can someone like you take over the Liu family?" Wu Caiwei let out a cold laugh, blaming herself for trusting Sister Ling's judgment. However, she knew that her opposition at the time would not have been heeded.
"What relation are you to me? Why are you lecturing me? You're an outsider and meddling too much." The young master of the Liu family was furious. Although his parents were very satisfied with him, after taking over part of the Liu family's business, he gradually found it strenuous. Looking at his parents' expectant and trusting gazes, he couldn't bring himself to voice his difficulties. Unexpectedly, the madam before him saw through him at a glance. How could he not be angry?
"Yes, I am an outsider, so there's no need for us to meet. Please leave now." Wu Caiwei looked down on such men and had no desire to deal with him.
"Aren't you that shameless woman who divorced her father-in-law? Do you think you haven't embarrassed yourself enough? You actually persuaded your daughter to divorce me." The young master of the Liu family, seeing her disdainful expression, felt his anger ignite, and he spoke without thinking.
The next moment, with a slap, his face stung. He touched his slightly numb cheek and looked at her with hatred, sneering, "If you dare to do something, dare to own it. Since you did something so disgraceful back then, you should accept the mocking gazes of others. They say it's better to tear down ten temples than ruin one marriage. You don't care about your own daughter's life or death, nor do you consider who would want her other than me. She probably couldn't even bear the gossip from the neighbors."
"What does it have to do with you? You two are no longer related anyway. Don't worry, there are plenty of people who want to marry my daughter, and she certainly wouldn't marry a scumbag like you. If you continue to pester us, I'll think you can't let go of my daughter. If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" Wu Caiwei had encountered plenty of shameless men, and he was one of them.
"If you hadn't offended Miss Sun, why would I have pushed her away? Now, Miss Sun is afraid of you and is taking it out on our Liu family. Our Liu family's business in the county town can no longer operate. Are you satisfied? I've never seen such a mother who harms her own daughter." In the young master of the Liu family's mind, this nominal mother-in-law was too incompetent, and he, an innocent party, was suffering in between.
"It seems Miss Sun's lesson wasn't harsh enough. I have nothing to say to a scumbag like you. If you had resisted even a little back then, would Miss Sun still be able to snatch someone from your Liu family? I suspect your Liu family gave her away willingly just to curry favor with her. You don't cherish my daughter, but I do. For someone like you, cutting your losses as soon as possible is the best choice." Wu Caiwei was almost amused to anger. To this day, he was still shirking responsibility. Was it because he no longer loved her, or was he always this kind of person from the start? Was their own daughter deceived?
"I don't want to discuss those irrelevant things with you. This morning, Miss Sun, accompanied by others, smashed our Liu family's possessions and beat me up, forcing me to sign the divorce papers and register them at the yamen. You know all about this, right? Alright, our Liu family now knows your power. Return the divorce papers to me. I want to take our young madam away."
The young master of the Liu family felt a moment of guilt and quickly changed the subject. He realized he couldn't gain any advantage from this formidable mother-in-law.
"I only have one question for you: your mother and your sister were displeased with our daughter and conspired to bully her. After you take my daughter back, how will you deal with them?" Although she had already guessed the answer, Wu Caiwei still asked as a matter of routine.
"As a daughter-in-law, if her mother-in-law and sister-in-law are not satisfied with her, she should humble herself and try to please them. People's hearts are made of flesh. As long as she is truly pure and kind, everyone will eventually be moved by her." When he wanted to marry Sister Ling with all his might, he believed she was a kind girl. Although his family strongly opposed it, he thought it was because his parents didn't understand her. He didn't expect things to become even worse after they got married.
He could see that his mother and sister were working together to frame her, but he believed that if a woman could displease both her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, she was unfit to be the future mistress of the Liu family.
"What if your mother and sister are never satisfied with my daughter? Am I supposed to watch her suffer? This is your first visit, and I won't let you get hurt. If you dare to come before me so brazenly again and criticize my daughter, as a mother, I will absolutely not let you leave intact." Wu Caiwei looked at him with a warning gaze. She wasn't trying to tolerate him, but her own daughter was just outside the door, and everything was arranged by her to make her hear their conversation and give up completely. She had wanted to slap the young master of the Liu family for a long time, but she was afraid her daughter would feel bad. Su Dan Novel Network
"They say a crooked beam makes for a crooked house. It's because of a mother like you that your daughter learned to behave this way and lives such a miserable life. If she were more gentle and virtuous, why would her mother oppose her..."
Before he could finish speaking, the door was forcefully pushed open with a bang. Seeing Sister Ling appear at the entrance, the young master of the Liu family quickly stepped forward and grabbed her hand, "Let's go home quickly. Don't stay here, lest she corrupt you."
At this moment, Sister Ling was in tears, choking out, "You've always resented me, haven't you? That's why you watched me fall into pain and despair."
"How can you say your life in our Liu family was painful? You are the eldest young madam of the Liu family, with servants aplenty. You have meat and fish at every meal. Your life is enviable, and many people yearn for it. Don't you see our two cousins looking enviously at your position?" The young master of the Liu family looked at her meaningfully.
"So you knew everything. I was truly blind to think it was one-sided affection. I never expected you to understand everything, but your heart has changed. Go, and never come looking for me again." Even at this point, he was still threatening her. Sister Ling found herself ridiculous. She had actually held onto hope for him before coming. Whoever wanted to be the young madam of the Liu family could have it.
"Don't regret it. Once I step out this door, if you want to return, you'll only be a concubine." The young master of the Liu family looked at her in disbelief. All along, she had been subtly trying to please him. He thought she could endure it for the position of the Liu family's young madam. He never expected her to be serious. Did she no longer love him? At this moment, the young master of the Liu family felt an immeasurable sense of loss.