C10 Leaving the Xie Clan

Zhouyang noticed the extremely rude tone that his mother-in-law spoke to his own mother with. Fuming with flames, he wanted to interrupt their conversation and have his say in it. Just as he was about to do that, a man barged into the room and said with a smile on his face, "Thank you, Auntie!"

Chen Junsheng actually came! And he was even carrying gifts and flowers!

"Auntie, Linyu, I apologize for being late to the party. The traffic jam today was extremely bad."

Chen Junsheng's warm and humble laughter could be heard as he came into the room.

Compared to his handsome appearance and extraordinary background, Zhouyang proved to be nothing. With these factors backing him up, Chen Junsheng simply overshadowed Zhouyang's very presence upon entering the room.

"Junsheng, you're finally here! Come in quickly! Your aunt has prepared your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."

His mother-in-law, who was still cold and sarcastic towards Zhouyang and his mother a few moments ago, had suddenly become very enthusiastic when she saw Chen Junsheng.

"Enough!"

"I am Xie Lingyu's husband! That Chen Junsheng is just a stranger to our family!"

Finally, Zhouyang could not help but clench his fist and declared aloud.

The lively atmosphere created by Chen Junsheng's appearance fell into complete shambles when Zhouyang interrupted with his angry voice.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know that Brother Zhou would mind me being here this much. If that's the case, then I'll be leaving first."

Chen Junsheng turned around and smiled at Zhouyang with a cunning smile. His lips had a sense of playfulness to it as if he was hinting to Zhouyang that he should be the one to leave instead.

Sure enough, before Zhouyang had the chance to open his mouth, Zhouyang's mother-in-law had already stepped forward and stood in Chen Junsheng's path. "Junsheng, you don't have to worry about this wimp! Come in and sit down!"

Though Zhouyang had been wanting to vent his anger several times in the past few minutes, his mother held him back from doing so. Thus, he could only take a few deep breaths in order to suppress the surging rage in his heart.

He thought to himself, "Mother-in-law, oh, mother-in-law, for thy son-in-law has shown this much respect for thou, yet thou still continues to bully me even so. Does thou truly believe that thy son-in-law isn't as amazing as Chen Junsheng? If you knew that I am the heir to the Zhou Group, would you feel the same way still? With a single snap of my finger, everything in this world would be within my grasps, much less Chen Junsheng's entire wealth.

You possess the eyes of a human, yet you cannot see. You humiliate me like a demon, yet call Junsheng to thee. In the future, you will regret your actions greatly and end up submitting to me!

How could Zhouyang's mother-in-law know that his useless son-in-law was no longer the same as before?

When she saw Zhouyang staring at her coldly with anger written all over his face, she felt like a heavy burden had been placed on her and began determined to kick Zhouyang out of the family.

With that, she glared at Zhouyang and exclaimed: "You useless trash, why are you staring at me? Do you still have any form on respect in you? "

After saying that, she became even more agitated, "These past few years, you've been eating and living at our house. It's one thing for you to remain useless. But now you're even bringing an old woman here to live for free? Do you think our family is a welfare home?"

Zhouyang could tolerate his mother-in-law's harsh treatment of him because he was still young. However, insult and offending his mother in front of him caused the patience within him to snap.

The rage that had accumulated over the years finally exploded out.

He grabbed onto a vase in the living room and smashed it into pieces!

"Let me warn you! You can insult me however you want to, but don't think you can just offend my mother in front of me!"

Zhouyang's expression was ferocious and his veins were popping out. He stared at his mother-in-law with a murderous look.

The living room fell into a dead silence. His mother-in-law opened her eyes wide and pointed at Zhouyang with trembling hands.

She couldn't believe that her usual obedient and good-for-nothing son-in-law would actually have such boldness today, even daring to throw things around the house!

The entire living room fell into a short silence. Everyone fell into a moemnt of shock and gawked at Zhouyang in disbelief.

"Zhouyang, quickly apologize to your mother-in-law!"

Mrs. Zhou was the first to recover from her shock, and she let out an expression of panic from her face.

After all, she was afraid that her son would anger her mother. And if she really did get angry and kick him out of the house, what would she do?

At this time, Zhouyang's mother-in-law angrily said to Xie Lingyu: "Divorce! Lingyu, you must divorce this useless trash!"

The woman came back to her senses, pointed at Zhouyang, and yelled at the top of her lungs: "This useless trash, he doesn't even have anything to prove her own worth, yet he still dares to throw things around!"

Xie Lingyu looked at her furious mother, then looked at the anger-filled Zhouyang, and then at Mrs. Zhou, whose face was full of fear.

She felt helpless at that moment.

She knew that Zhouyang had been wronged and that her mother had gone too far. However, this was her mother after all, so what could she even say?

At this moment, Zhouyang did not pay any attention to his infuriated mother-in-law, nor to Chen Junsheng's playful eyes. He only looked at Xie Lingyu quietly and said seriously, "Lingyu, if you want a divorce today, I can agree to it."

Xie Lingyu's delicate body trembled fiercely in the face of Zhouyang's questioning.

Her delicate eyes were then filled with many complicated expressions. It was unknown whether it was the bitterness from being pressured by the heavy burden of life or disappointment towards Zhouyang.

When his mother-in-law heard that, she was overjoyed and said while the iron was still hot, "Sure, sure! Today, I will have the final say! This diverse is set!"

With that, she looked at Zhouyang in disdain and coldly snorted, "You should at least see what you have in comparison to Junsheng. You have nothing at all. Absolutely nothing, yet you still have that hot temper of yours!"

"Shut up!"

Zhouyang's angry roar interrupted his mother-in-law's sarcastic one.

"You said I have nothing in comparison to Chen Junsheng?!"

Zhouyang turned his head and looked at Chen Junsheng, who was enjoying himself in the moment, then looked at his mother-in-law. His cold words were laced with killing intent.

Her mother-in-law snorted in disdain, as if she had already answered Zhouyang's question that was complete nonsense in her eyes.

"Very good! From today onwards, I, Zhouyang, will make it so that you all will not be able to climb any higher."

The living room fell into dead silence for the second time. After that, waves of unrestrained laughter rang out.

Chen Junsheng laughed, "Oh my god, Zhouyang, what did you say you'll do? You're really making me laugh, hahahaha! "

His mother-in-law also said with a look of despise, "Pah! "With that cowardly look of yours, you have indeed overtaken us in that aspect!"

"Mother, let's go!"

Zhouyang did not care about the insults thrown towards him anymore. He grabbed his mother's wheelchair and left with her, step by step, under the laughter of the Xie Family people.

Whoosh!

A gust of cold night wind swept by, gradually restoring Zhouyang's bloated head back to clarity.

"Zhouyang!"

As Zhouyang was pushing Mrs. Zhou away, Xie Lingyu's shout sounded from behind him.

Zhouyang's palm couldn't help but tremble when he heard Xie Lingyu's voice.

Under the night sky, Xie Lingyu, who was wearing a white evening dress, looked as charming as a fairy who has descended upon the mortal realm.

Xie Lingyu bit her lips and walked slowly to Zhouyang.

"This is my car key and the key to the small apartment to the south of the city. Take your mom and stay there for a while."

"Also, try to use the money sparingly. All of us needs a moment to calm down."

Looking at the keys and stack of bills Xie Lingyu handed over, Zhouyang fell into extreme confusion.

At that moment, he recalled the Xie Family's laughter in the hall, the sarcastic ridicule of his mother-in-law, and Chen Junsheng stealing his role within the family. Everything accumulated had blurred his sense of thought and self.

"Is this your form of charity?" Zhouyang looked at Xie Lingyu and said seriously: "Don't worry, from today onwards, I, Zhouyang, will not be using any of your Xie Family's money anymore."

Xie Lingyu's hand froze in midair. She stared at Zhouyang blankly for a few seconds before letting out a heart-broken smile. Then, proceeded to turn around and vanished into the dusk of the night sky.

"Lingyu is a good girl. Can't you tell she likes you…"

Mrs. Zhou clutched her chest and coughed violently. She glared at Zhouyang in disappointment.

She likes me?

Zhouyang was silent and his heart trembled. She likes him?

He has loved her for such a long time. Even so, what did he get in return?

Other than her apathy, it was her family's mockery!

Who would be able to bear such a miserable life?

The windows of the Xie Family had already been lit, and the sounds of celebration could be faintly heard from the room.

Zhouyang clenched his fists and said, "Soon, I will make those people that have looked down on me kneel before me and beg for mercy!"