225: Chapter 225 Let’s Get Divorced 225: Chapter 225 Let’s Get Divorced How long had it been since anyone in the An Family saw An Chengming smile?
Who would have thought that he would smile at Su He, and, what’s more, so amiably.
Su He didn’t have so many thoughts to guess what was on their minds.
Now that everyone who should be here had arrived, she wasn’t going to waste any time.
“Now that everyone is here, let’s get started.”
Her cold voice suddenly rang out in the living room.
Everyone looked at her in confusion.
Get started with what?
Chen Shurong thought she meant starting the meal, so she said, “Girl, are you hungry?
Then I will ask the Housekeeper to hurry the kitchen along, to speed things up.”
She was about to call the Housekeeper to rush them when Su He interrupted her.
“No need to trouble them, I am referring to something else.”
Immediately after that, everyone saw her take out an old-looking voice recorder from her pocket; almost everyone recognized this model at a glance.
An Xiao’s voice was sharp: “What are you doing taking out a voice recorder?”
Su He still paid her no attention.
An Xiao had always been ignored by Su He, which made her even more dissatisfied with Su He’s attitude, but since Old Madam was there, she didn’t dare to say much.
Su He then said in a cold voice, “Today, I am here to invite everyone to listen to a recording conversation for free.”
As she spoke, she gave Chen Shurong a profound look.
Old Madam’s expression was complex, and a tinge of unease surfaced in her heart.
Su He curled the corners of her mouth into a subtle smile and pressed the play button on the recorder.
A woman’s voice began: “Old Madam, this isn’t right.
The young mistress has been so good to me, I can’t hurt her.
It would weigh on my conscience…”
Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar voice, everyone in the room frowned.
And An Chengyuan knew from the first sentence that this voice belonged to Ms.
Qiu.
And the Old Madam mentioned by Ms.
Qiu was naturally Chen Shurong.
After glancing at Su He, he then turned to look at Old Madam.
Then a voice rang out that could not be more familiar: “Qiu Ju, all you have to do is put this medicine into Su Wanqiu’s regular meals and make her sick enough to be hospitalized, and you don’t have to worry about anything else.”
As soon as this voice came out, Chen Shurong’s face had already stiffened, a flicker of panic flashing through her eyes until her complexion turned instantly pale, devoid of any color.
And then Ms.
Qiu denied Chen Shurong again because she truly didn’t wish to harm Su Wanqiu.
An Xiao’s voice also rose, as sharp and acerbic as ever: “Ms.
Qiu, don’t forget, your wages are paid by the An Family, not that bitch Su Wanqiu!
And don’t forget, when you were desperate, it was my mother who took you in, allowed you to stay in the An Family as a maid, and have an income.
Now, you should see clearly who your benefactor is.
Besides, even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your family, your grandchildren, right?
You can’t let them suffer with you, can you?”
Ms.
Qiu became instantly panic-stricken: “Don’t, please don’t harm my family, it has nothing to do with them…”
From this recording, Su He could sense the complexity and conflict in Ms.
Qiu’s emotions at the time, torn between her very kind master and her own family…
An Xiao’s voice rang out again: “Do you choose that bitch Su Wanqiu, or your family?
The choice is all in your hands.”
As An Xiao listened to her own voice, the mocking look on her face instantly vanished, her face cracking open as if split by a fissure.
An Chengyuan never knew about this conversation; he clenched his fists, his gloomy gaze cutting towards An Xiao.
An Xiao shuddered.
An Chengyuan knew that An Xiao had never liked Wanqiu and had never respected her, but she usually didn’t dare to be too presumptuous.
Little did he know, behind his back, she repeatedly called her a “bitch,” which was extremely uncomfortable for him to listen to!
Su He sat there, appearing exceptionally calm.
She wasn’t not angry or furious; it was just that anger and fury wouldn’t solve anything.
What she wanted was to make those who hurt her mother pay the price!
The recording was still playing.
An Xiao suddenly stood up and strode towards Su He, trying to snatch the recording pen from her hand.
But Su He wasn’t going to sit still waiting to be robbed.
Just as she was about to lift her leg, An Chengyuan and An Chengming stood up simultaneously and blocked in front of her.
“Smack!”
A crisp slap sound echoed in the living room.
“Ah!”
Accompanied by a scream!
When An Xiao approached Su He, An Chengyuan lifted his hand and delivered a slap.
An Xiao was hurled backward, crashing onto the coffee table.
Then, another “bang” rang out loud.
She slammed directly into the edge of the table, a sound that seemed painful to even listen to…
It was clear from the force of An Chengyuan’s slap, which sent her flying.
An Xiao was completely stunned; for decades, An Chengyuan had never been angry with her, let alone physically struck her, no matter how she previously mocked and ridiculed Su Wanqiu.
Not only was she shocked, but Lin Yue and the Old Madam had not anticipated An Chengyuan would lay hands on An Xiao.
Even Su He was somewhat surprised, sitting there, she looked up at the tall and broad figure blocking in front of her, her eyes revealing complex emotions.
This feeling of being protected by her father was both unfamiliar and familiar.
An Xiao lay on the table, her face twisted in pain.
She looked at An Chengyuan, her complexion dark and teeth clenched, “Big brother, how dare you hit me?”
An Chengyuan’s face was even darker and more terrifying, his eyes filled with anger and chill.
“An Xiao, I have always given you leeway because you are my sister.
I’ve never been petty with you, whether it was when my wife was still alive or even now, I didn’t want to bicker with you.
Because my wife said, as long as you don’t go too far, she told me not to quarrel with you.
She always said that a harmonious family leads to prosperity and didn’t want to make things too rigid.
But you?
How did you treat Wanqiu, how did you treat my daughter and her?
Her kindness and consideration only made you worse, are you still human, huh?!”
“In the past, if it hadn’t been for Wanqiu repeatedly stopping me, persuading me, do you think you would have only suffered this slap today?”
An Chengyuan spoke loudly, with endless rage, as if he had been repressing his anger for a long time and it had finally erupted.
Lin Yue had never seen An Chengyuan so furious since she knew him and married him, and at that moment, An Chengyuan looked like a leopard piqued to wrath, exuding an intimidating presence.
Chen Shurong thought similarly; her eldest son had been well-behaved and quiet since childhood, speaking in a measured way, never angry or furious.
The only time she felt he had been disobedient was when he had married Su Wanqiu against her wishes.
An Xiao shuddered at his yell.
Meanwhile, the recording pen in Su He’s hand continued to play the content.
This recording pen contained not just a single recording; Ms.
Qiu had recorded several conversations with Chen Shurong.
Each segment of the conversation was so shockingly surprising and chilling to the bone.
All along, An Chengyuan knew that his mother disliked Su Wanqiu but never thought that his mother would one day harm the woman he loved.
He had doubted his mother in the past, which is why he agreed to send Su He away, not daring to keep her at the An Family, even not wanting her to be involved at such a young age.
An Chengyuan turned around and looked at the Old Madam, whose face looked extremely unpleasant.
His voice tight, he called out one last time, “Mom, this is the last time I’ll call you that.”
“After Wanqiu died, I asked you about it, and you said you had absolutely nothing to do with it, and I believed you.
Because you are my mother, I didn’t want to delve any deeper, but what you did was too much!
You not only harmed Wanqiu, but you also sowed discord in our relationships.
I am your son; why is your heart so cruel?
I still can’t understand what it was for, what did Wanqiu do wrong, what did my sister-in-law do to make you dislike them so?”
Faced with An Chengyuan’s interrogation, Chen Shurong was left speechless.
Su He had never expected that her father hadn’t betrayed her mother, and it was all designed by the Old Madam.
She had listened to half of it in the morning and hadn’t finished, not expecting that Ms.
Qiu even had this recording.
But she could kill someone; it seemed not surprising that she would do something like this.
Not long after, a servant rushed in flustered.
“Old…
Old Madam, something terrible has happened, there are police at the door.
They said they’re looking for you and the third young miss,” the servant said.
The whole living room froze.
“Why are they looking for me?”
An Xiao, despite the pain, stood up and asked.
The servant shook their head, indicating they didn’t know.
But just a few seconds after she asked, the name Su He popped into her mind.
She abruptly turned to look at Su He, who was being shielded by her older and second brothers, “Su He, it was you who called the police, wasn’t it?”
At that point, Su He slowly stood up and turned off her recorder.
She admitted straightforwardly, “Yes, I called the police.
Is there a problem with that?”
An Xiao was so enraged that her chest heaved with each breath, and her voice remained sharp, “Su He, do you realize that what you’re doing is utterly unfilial?
Do you actually want to see Mom at her old age sent to jail?”
Listening to her accusations, Su He remained indifferent and calm, completely unmoved.
She said, “What I am doing is called righteousness over familial affection.
Besides, it is you who have done wrong, and it was my mom who died.
How can you possibly expect me to forgive you after learning the truth?
Let me tell you, there is no way!”
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and like piercing arrows, they shot towards An Xiao.
“Not only will I not forgive you, but I will also ensure that you spend the rest of your lives in jail!”
Her voice, cold as a winter breeze, sent shivers through Chen Shurong and An Xiao upon hearing it.
At that moment, Chen Shurong finally understood that Su He had come back for revenge.
Back then, she thought by dealing with Ms.
Qiu, these issues would never come to light, but she never expected Ms.
Qiu had left such a move behind, and Su He had found it.
She was old and certainly did not want to go to jail.
She turned her gaze toward her two sons.
But both An Chengyuan and An Chengming just looked at her indifferently, hatred for her evident in their eyes without any attempt to hide it.
“Chengyuan, Chengming, I am your mother.
Can you really bear to watch me be sent to jail by this girl?”
Old Madam’s eyes were brimming with tears as she looked at the two of them.
Since returning, except for the few words he had spoken to Su He, An Chengming hadn’t spoken again, but now he was the first to speak.
“Yes, it’s true, you are indeed our mother, but when have you ever treated us as your sons?
You want to control everything about us, to meddle in our affairs.
We are your sons, but we are also individuals, we have our own right to choose.
Why should you interfere in everything?
If it weren’t for the fact that you are our mother, did you really think we would have let you lead us by the nose for so many years?”
“On this point, I admit that both I and my elder brother are not as decisive as Su He, not as brave as her.
Had I been braver back then, my wife and children would not have died because of you!”
These matters had been buried deep in An Chengming’s heart for many years, the reason why he had never married, disliked returning home, and did not want to see Chen Shurong.
Seeing her always reminded him of the past.
He blamed himself; he felt guilty …
but none of these could bring back his wife and children.
And his words made it clear: he supported Su He’s actions.
There was nothing utterly unfilial about this.
If you do wrong, you must face the consequences, no matter who you are!
An Chengyuan then turned to look at Su He, saying with a face full of guilt, “Sorry, Hehe, dad was too soft-hearted back then, I apologize to you, and to your mom.
Or perhaps you can regard this as dad’s weakness; whatever decision you make today, dad won’t stop you.”
He originally wanted to pat her on the shoulder, but after a thought, he refrained.
Lin Yue had been sitting there silent and unmoving from the beginning to the end.
Because she didn’t know what to say.
At this point, several police officers also walked in.
In addition to the police, Jiang Yan and several others also came in.
The police walked up to An Xiao and Chen Shurong, and said, “Please come with us, we have received a call about your involvement in several murder cases, please accompany us back for investigation.”
Both An Xiao and Chen Shurong were public figures and had been interviewed in the city, especially Chen Shurong, the old-generation female entrepreneur.
The police officers recognized them, but they never expected such people to break the law knowingly.
Even if An Xiao was reluctant, he was still taken away.
The leading police officer looked at Jiang Yan before leaving and said, “President Jiang, rest assured, we will handle this matter thoroughly.”
Jiang Yan replied, “Good, thank you for your hard work.
Mr.
Wan will negotiate with you regarding the evidence material.”
“Okay, then I’ll take the person away now.”
“Alright.”
Then, Jiang Yan turned to Su He and gently said, “Let’s go home, let Wan handle the rest.
He’ll sort it out.”
Su He nodded, giving a hum in response.
But the next second, she turned to Lin Yue and said, “Ms.
Lin, there is something I’d like to ask you.”
Lin Yue, who had been silent all this time, finally came back to her senses.
She swallowed nervously, locking eyes with Su He, a trace of unease surfacing in her heart.
Su He looked at her piercingly and asked, “Are An Mi and An Rui really your children?”
Lin Yue’s heart skipped a beat, “What do you mean?”
Su He retorted, “Don’t you know what I mean?”
An Chengyuan was also taken aback when he heard Su He’s words.
“Hehe, what’s wrong with An Mi and An Rui?”
Ms.
Qiu’s confession mentioned the issue of Lin Yue’s pregnancy.
Chen Shurong’s scheme for An Chengyuan to have an affair with Lin Yue was something Ms.
Qiu was privy to, as she drugged An Chengyuan’s cup.
Ms.
Qiu also explained that her dad and Lin Yue didn’t do anything that night, so it was impossible for Lin Yue to be pregnant.
Su He, looking at An Chengyuan, said, “An Mi and An Rui are children of you and my mom.”
Upon hearing this, An Chengyuan was stunned, a flash of shock crossing his eyes.
Lin Yue’s pupils contracted; she immediately stood up and retorted, “Su He, don’t spout nonsense here, An Mi and An Rui are my children!”
Su He replied calmly, “Yes, they were indeed cultivated from your womb and born from you, but do they really share a blood relationship with you?”
Before coming here, Su He had someone investigate this matter.
At first, she didn’t believe it, because it seemed too outrageous, but thinking back, it wasn’t so implausible.
Using someone else’s eggs and sperm to do IVF is possible, then implanting them into her own womb; the only thing is, the born children wouldn’t share a blood relationship with the mother, nor would their genes belong to her.
“Because you were very close to my mother back then, you knew that both she and my dad had frozen eggs and sperm at the hospital.
You then used your own belly because if you weren’t pregnant, the Old Madam wouldn’t agree to let you marry into the An Family.
The Old Madam might have orchestrated all this, but she never intended to let you marry into the An Family; she just used you, and you knew it.
So the only way was to get yourself pregnant, with a child belonging to the An Family.
Am I right?”
Su He’s words caused Lin Yue’s complexion to drastically change…
Aside from Su He, who was the calmest of all, everyone else showed signs of surprise; even Jiang Yan had no idea this twist was coming.
“No, that’s not true, you’re making this up; they are my children!” Lin Yue strongly denied it.
She looked at An Chengyuan, wanting to explain: “Husband, don’t listen to her nonsense, An Mi and An Rui are the children of me and you…”
An Chengyuan’s face grew darker and more forbidding as he coldly said, “Stop calling me that; it makes me sick!
Do you think I should believe the words of a woman who destroyed my family, or the words of my own daughter?”
“Lin Yue, it was our mistake that we were blind back in the day, to regard you as a good friend.
You’re not worthy of being her friend at all!”
Lin Yue’s eyes reddened, her body trembling slightly, and suddenly she burst out yelling, “Why?
Why all these years you only have eyes for Su Wanqiu, don’t you see me?
It was me who knew you first, who met you first, why does Su Wanqiu get you and not me?”
An Chengyuan frowned deeply, his gaze was sharp as he said, “Lin Yue, I’ve said long ago that I didn’t like you and wouldn’t love you.
Not then, not now, and certainly not in the future!
It’s you who are stuck in the past, what does that have to do with me and Wanqiu?
These aren’t reasons for you to harm her, to betray her!”
“Let’s divorce, our marriage was a mistake from the start!”
In the end, he uttered that sentence.
Lin Yue’s pupils dilated as she looked at him, her body feeling as though it had been drained of all strength, collapsing onto the sofa.