"You're spouting nonsense! It's all about yourself! How many women do you have on the side? Don't think I don't know. I only kept quiet to spare my mother pain. Chu Weixian, you're not even fit to be called human! You'd harm someone who treated you so well. You're a beast, no, you're worse than a beast! You're sub-human. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state! You've ruined me! I don't want to die, I don't want to die! Mother, please save your son." Chu Yu became more agitated as he spoke, veins bulging on his neck. All he wished for now was for Jin Qing to hear his desperate plea.
Alas, Jin Qing could not hear him at all.
"My son is right. It's all about yourself. You're just a lowly, wild seed from the mountains. You approached me for your future, made me pay for your university tuition. Then, you set your sights on a wealthy young lady, seduced her into marrying you, and began plotting to seize her assets. Swapping the child was just the first step. You thought that by switching children, all her inheritance would eventually be yours. Everyone thought you'd be content with half, but that simply wouldn't satisfy you. You wanted all of her fortune. You first killed two elders of the Jin family, and your younger brother-in-law must have suffered countless cruelties at your hands. Pity, the heavens have eyes. He survived the ordeal and eventually uncovered your conspiracy, leaving you to suffer a life worse than death, hahaha. This is retribution. This is the retribution you deserve!" The woman, appearing truly deranged, recounted everything, alternating between crying and laughing.
Chu Weixian was on the verge of exploding with rage. He admitted to doing bad deeds, but hadn't these two individuals also reaped immense benefits from his actions? Now, they were joining forces to condemn him? Anyone else would have the right, but not these two who had gained so much from him.
Thus, the three of them began to accuse each other, shifting blame. Although Chu Yu was now aligned with his birth mother, he had no intention of truly associating with her. He despised this birth mother even more than Chu Weixian.
He couldn't even bear to look at her, only acknowledging Jin Qing as his mother.
...
In the bedroom upstairs, Jiang Yan held Jin Lan's waist and said, "Cheer up! Haven't the villains been apprehended and punished? If you're still unhappy, I'll have to get angry!"
"You can't get angry. Anger is bad for the baby. Yan Yan, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I'm just still angry at myself for being so foolish and careless, for failing to protect my loved ones." Jin Lan was consumed by self-recrimination.
"Don't say that. You were just a teenager back then. Blame the villains for being so deceitful, for fooling everyone. But justice, though sometimes delayed, will prevail. Look, now you can personally punish the villains yourself," Jiang Yan soothed him gently.
"I am truly grateful to God for giving you to me. Without you, I don't know if I could have gotten through this," Jin Lan tightly embraced the woman in his arms.
"You will be very happy from now on. Your baby's grandparents are watching from heaven, and they will be happy. They won't blame you. They will only blame themselves for not recognizing the villains and putting their children in danger. Don't overthink it. Things will only get better from here," Jiang Yan pressed her face against his chest, offering comfort.
"Yes, things will get better. Speaking of which, I was thinking, Jian Yi is truly our family's little lucky charm. Ever since she arrived, not only did you become pregnant, but she also saved my sister and exposed that scoundrel Chu Weixian's earth-shattering conspiracy! We must treat her very well." The more Jin Lan thought about it, the more convinced he became, and his gratitude towards Jian Yi grew even deeper.