Chen's mother could sense that the man before her was a good person who could bring happiness to her daughter. She was unwilling to let them languish there and urged, "You young people are all very busy, and I have no job and plenty of free time. You don't need to worry about me. Hurry back."
Chen's mother pushed the two of them out.
They had no choice but to leave.
Upon entering the elevator, Lu Jincheng suggested, "I'll take you back first."
Chen Yuxin, thinking of her sister's comfort, looked up at him and said worriedly, "I'm not at ease about my sister."
Lu Jincheng was also a bit uneasy. The events of the night were his doing. "Then I'll take you to check on her."
Chen Yuxin gave him a grateful look. "Thank you!"
Lu Jincheng's kindness was so great that it made her forget about that night. She was the most innocent victim, but Lu Jincheng's efforts to make amends had helped her resolve a pile of problems today.
At least he was a man willing to take responsibility.
Compared to the scumbags she had met, he was truly excellent.
After they got into the car, Chen Yuxin received a call from Gu Miao.
She took a deep breath before answering.
"Director Gu," Chen Yuxin's tone was much more distant.
Lu Jincheng, sitting beside her, seemed to be in a better mood.
"Yuxin, where did you go? We should be heading back." Gu Miao sounded slightly slurred, as if he had been drinking.
"Director Gu, I've already left," Chen Yuxin said.
"Yuxin, you left first. Is President Lu angry?" Gu Miao sounded a bit anxious.
Chen Yuxin glanced at Lu Jincheng beside her. Not only was he not angry, but he had also been a great help to her.
She replied, "No."
Gu Miao smiled. "That's good. I'll arrange another dinner with President Lu another day. You dress up nicely then. The Lu family is the foremost family in Modu. Yuxin, if you have a good relationship with him, it will be very convenient for us in the future."
Chen Yuxin fell silent. If she had doubted Gu Miao was using her before, there was no longer any need to doubt it.
Gu Miao was only pretending to like her because she had value he could exploit.
With her status, she couldn't help Gu Miao in any significant way, and her only value to him was her face.
Chen Yuxin instantly understood everything.
"Director Gu, we'll talk about it later," Chen Yuxin said, hanging up the phone coldly.
Lu Jincheng looked at Chen Yuxin with satisfaction.
She slightly lowered her eyes, but he knew that beneath those long eyelashes were a pair of eyes as clear as spring water.
Forty minutes later, they arrived outside Chen Yuwei's house on the outskirts of the city.
Zhou Shen's family was among the residents whose homes were demolished. After receiving demolition compensation, they bought a villa nearby.
Zhou Shen's father, being skilled in a particular craft, opened several chain snack shops and lived a very prosperous life.
At this moment, loud shouting could be heard from inside.
"Chen Yuwei, what do you think you are, to dare to use my family's money to treat your grandmother? How many more years can that old hag of a grandmother of yours live?
It would have been better if she had just died. You're just a free nanny in our house, and you still want to become the young mistress of our family?"
"You're back so late. Haven't you washed the dishes in the kitchen yet?"
"Marrying into our Zhou family is your good fortune. You even used your money to subsidize your maiden family, and now you're staying out overnight. What kind of good fortune did your family have for generations to marry into our family and enjoy our prosperity? Get up immediately and wash the dishes."
Zhou Shen's mother kicked Chen Yuwei, who was lying on the ground, barely alive.
"Also, from now on, anything you buy must be recorded in the ledger. You must keep a clear record of how much money was spent. If a single penny is missing, you'll have to vomit it back."
Chen Yuxin stood at the door, hearing her harsh mother-in-law's shrill voice. Her heart ached intensely.
"Alright, Mom, say a little less. Yuwei has already been disciplined by me. She'll behave from now on, don't worry."
Chen Yuxin was shocked and banged on the door forcefully.
"Coming, coming. Who is it, at this late hour?"
Zhou Shen's mother opened the door and saw Chen Yuxin outside. Her plump body trembled slightly. "Oh! Chen Yuxin, what are you doing here? Has your dying grandmother run out of medical fees again and wants to borrow money?"
Chen Yuxin angrily pushed her aside and saw her sister lying motionless in the living room.
She rushed over, picked up her blood-covered sister, and called out anxiously, "Sister, sister, wake up."
Zhou Shen's expression turned grim when he saw Chen Yuxin witnessing this scene.
Upon seeing Lu Jincheng following behind, his eyes widened in surprise.
"I say, Chen Yuxin, why are you bringing a wild man to my house in the middle of the night? Get out, get out! Your sister is already married into our family, and we can treat her however we want."
Lu Jincheng's sharp gaze fell upon the plump old woman.
"Then is it that your son is the son-in-law of the Chen family, and the Chen family can treat him however they want?"
"What right do you have to talk to me like that?" Zhou Shen's mother was accustomed to being overbearing. No one on this street feared her.
She was arrogant and loved to act shamelessly.
Even the police couldn't do anything about her.
Lu Jincheng took out his phone and said, "Your husband, although he has some skills, his small workshops are all illegal. As soon as I report it, your family will have nothing by tomorrow morning."
"No, no, no, President Lu, you can't do that. I... My wife and I had a minor disagreement, and I accidentally hit her a few times. Please be magnanimous. I swear I will treat her well from now on and never hit her again."
Chen Yuxin was furious upon hearing this.
"Zhou Shen, you don't deserve to be human. I want you to divorce my sister and give Lele's custody to my sister, or I'll take you down with me."
Chen Yuxin's attitude was firm. She would no longer allow her sister to be bullied here.
"Yuxin, why are you here?"
Chen Yuwei, who had been knocked unconscious, heard her sister's words and looked at her sister nervously.
"Sister, why did you never say anything?" Chen Yuxin trembled with anger.
She looked at the bleeding wound on her sister's forehead and wished she could tear Zhou Shen to pieces.
Chen Yuwei smiled bitterly. "When he goes mad, he even hits Lele. I want Lele to be safe, so I can only endure it silently. Yuxin, don't tell Mom..."
"Sister, if it means you can get divorced, are you willing to divorce? To completely escape this family and take Lele with you."
Chen Yuxin knew what her sister wanted to say.
A glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in Chen Yuwei's deathly still eyes.
"If there's really such an opportunity, I want to take Lele and live abroad. I've learned English very well, and I want to give him a quiet environment to grow up in."
Chen Yuwei's tears flowed mixed with blood, her eyes full of expectation.
Chen Yuxin's heart was like a knife. She turned to Lu Jincheng and said, "Lu Jincheng, please help my sister. I'll repay this kindness to you."
Lu Jincheng looked at his secretary, who had followed them, and said, "Go report it and have the bodyguards bring the police here."
Zhou Shen: "..."
He glared at Lu Jincheng in fury. When his own interests were touched, Zhou Shen's eyes instantly turned vicious. "Lu Jincheng, what right do you have to meddle in our family affairs? And you want to report me? Do you believe I'll kill you right now?"