NOVEL NEXT Chapter 21 Xu Ke has arrived!
Chang Xiujuan fiercely yanked the report away. "Heh, what child? From the moment your son slapped my daughter, the child in her womb has had nothing to do with the Xu Family."
Shen Fen's hand closed on nothing. A sharp pain lanced through her heart.
It's as if my grandson is already gone!
"A slap?" Xu Zhenguo's expression changed as he looked toward Siao Jia.
Sure enough, he saw her swollen cheek.
Siao Jia's friends were beside themselves with rage. "How can Xu Ke be such a bastard?"
"This… how is this possible?" Shen Fen muttered, refusing to believe it.
Cheating on her during the pregnancy! Hitting a pregnant woman!
She couldn't believe her own son had become such a person.
"How is it not possible?" Yang Qing stood up. "However, Aunty, if you're saying there's no evidence for the slap, you're right, we don't have any. But we have rock-solid proof of Xu Ke and that bitch leading a crowd to insult Siao Jia this morning."
"I took Siao Jia to demand an explanation today. Thankfully, I remembered to record it. Otherwise, we would have missed this glimpse into how truly heartless Xu Ke can be."
Yang Qing turned on the TV and projected the video.
Xu Zhenguo and Shen Fen turned to look. A street scene appeared on the screen. Xu Ke's parents recognized it at once as the place their son was renting. The video quality was a bit blurry, but Xu Ke and Siao Jia were recognizable. The audio, however, was crystal clear for everyone to hear.
The video began to play.
"Spit it out. What are your demands?" Xu Ke said impatiently.
Shen Fen and Xu Zhenguo's eyes widened slightly. They had never seen the doting Xu Ke show such an expression to Siao Jia.
"I don't want anything. I just want you back," Siao Jia pleaded humbly. "I'm a month pregnant. You know that, don't you?"
"Hasn't every random guy on the street slept with you?"
"Give back the money my mother gave you, and give me back my half of the house."
Xu Ke's words were sharp and venomous. Then, on the screen, Xu Ke turned and walked away heartlessly, while Siao Jia collapsed in a heap… The insults of the crowd echoed in her ears.
"Slut."
"Public bus..."
There were also some dubbed-over lines: "Trying to steal my man? In your next life."
The video ended.
Siao Jia covered her face and sobbed, breaking down completely.
Her friends were furious. "Son of a bitch!"
Chang Xiujuan glared at Xu Ke's parents. "What else is there to say?!"
Shen Fen's face was deathly pale, her body swaying as if she might collapse. This was more than enough proof.
Xu Zhenguo said nothing, his face ashen, his fists clenched tightly.
That animal. What a disgrace to the family!
"Say something," Chang Xiujuan said aggressively, pointing her finger right in the couple's faces.
"We have nothing to say," Xu Zhenguo finally relented. "It's all my son's fault."
"You think you can settle this with one sentence?" Chang Xiujuan scoffed.
"Then, what do you think we should do?" Shen Fen asked, distraught, her eyes glazed over. She was on the verge of having a grandchild, of seeing her son's family established and happy... but because of Xu Ke's affair, it was all ruined.
Yang Qing stepped forward. "It's simple. Legally, the party at major fault in a marriage is supposed to leave with nothing. Xu Ke just has to give the house and all remaining assets to Siao Jia."
"However, if you feel that since they aren't legally married, you don't owe her anything, the law would support that decision. We wouldn't blame you if you chose not to give a single penny," Yang Qing continued, a triumphant glint in her eye. "So, Uncle, Aunty, it's up to you."
Her speech, while sounding reasonable and fair, had in fact backed the parents into a corner. They were words designed to pierce the heart.
Everyone stared at the older couple.
Shen Fen's eyes were dim with sorrow.
Xu Zhenguo was silent for a long time before he finally spoke slowly. "Fine. The house is yours. My son has wronged you."
As he spoke, Xu Ke's father seemed to age decades in an instant, his posture stooping. They had worked hard their whole lives and even taken on debt to make the down payment. Giving away the house now was like a bolt from the blue. But the thought of not giving a single cent weighed heavily on their conscience.
Siao Jia lowered her head, covering her face, but a flicker of excitement flashed in her eyes.
"And the other assets?" Yang Qing asked with a smile.
"Assets?" Shen Fen looked up, dazed. "Didn't Siao Jia say Xu Ke has no money left?"
"No money?" Yang Qing smiled knowingly. "It seems Xu Ke has been keeping you two in the dark as well."
"What do you mean?" Xu Zhenguo snapped his head up.
Tears streamed down Siao Jia's face. "I thought he had no money either, but Yang Qing is a bank manager. She saw him at the bank. He has a whole 10,000,000 in his account."
"It was because of that 10,000,000 that I asked him for some money for my tuition. And... and that's when he slapped me..." After saying this, Siao Jia broke down again, burying her face in her hands and sobbing.
Xu Zhenguo's face turned livid. "That animal!"
Shen Fen grew even paler, her breathing quickening. Seeing this, Xu Zhenguo rushed to support his wife. "Calm down, calm down... breathe slowly."
The anger was making her sick.
The others just watched coldly, none of them offering to help.
Chang Xiujuan pressed on relentlessly. "So, what about that 10,000,000?"
Xu Zhenguo stroked Shen Fen's back and closed his eyes. "You can have it. You can have all of it."
"I don't want it," Siao Jia said, still playing the victim. "Xu Ke needs to live too."
Her friends chimed in indignantly, "How can you still be thinking of him at a time like this?!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhenguo clenched his fists even tighter.
Suddenly, a voice came from the doorway.
"Dad, Mom."
Xu Ke had arrived. He walked in, carrying a backpack.