"You scoundrel Qin Ruofang, you're truly ruthless! You took all my savings without a word, you wicked woman!"
"An ill-fated woman who can't even bear a son, marrying you was the worst luck of my life!"
"If you have the guts, stay abroad forever and never come back!"
Su Chenghai got out of the car, cursing and ranting, his heart filled with murderous intent.
Without that money, he was now a penniless beggar. Thinking about his son's study abroad next year, the mortgage for the house he bought for his mistress, the monthly utility and property fees for several other properties, and the monthly pension for his mother, Su Chenghai felt overwhelmed.
He returned home in a furious rage, only to see a pile of unopened express deliveries at the door, which immediately ignited his anger.
He slammed on the door and then launched into a torrent of abuse at his mistress. "Did you buy all this stuff? Return it immediately!"
The mistress pursed her lips, displeased. "I didn't spend recklessly. These are all for our son."
"Does he need so much for himself?" Su Chenghai's gaze was full of suspicion.
The mistress naturally dared not speak the truth, as most of it was her skincare products, clothes, shoes, and bags. "Oh, you know, in the environment of their school, dressing too poorly would invite ridicule."
Yes, Su Chenghai's illegitimate son, Su Zihao, attended an international school, which he had paid a great deal of money to get him into. Due to his poor academic performance and disciplinary record, many schools refused to admit him. In the end, Su Chenghai had to pull every string and bribe officials before he could get his son enrolled.
However, a leopard never changes its spots.
Su Zihao, at his new school, still had no interest in studying. He spent his days at school either showing off his wealth or getting into fights, acting like a little tyrant.
Su Chenghai had hoped that he would get into a decent university and bring him some honor, but instead, he was repeatedly called to the school to clean up his messes, which almost gave him a heart attack.
But after all, he was his only son, so he couldn't cut off his financial support. Everything he wanted to buy, he bought without fail. But this time, he was truly furious.
Upon entering the house, he saw his son lounging on the sofa with his legs crossed, playing games, without so much as a greeting. Su Chenghai walked up and slapped him.
Su Zihao was stunned by the blow and couldn't recover for a long time.
Liu Xiaoting, seeing her son being hit, couldn't help but exclaim, "What are you doing!"
"A doting mother spoils her child! You've spoiled him rotten!" Su Chenghai was in a bad mood and naturally needed a target for his frustration. He didn't necessarily like Liu Xiaoting that much; he only showed her a little kindness because she had given him a son.
After speaking, he grabbed her hair and pushed her to the ground.
Seeing his mother fall, Su Zihao's temper flared up. "How dare you hit my mother?"
"Do I need a reason to hit her?" Su Chenghai, accustomed to being in a position of authority, could not tolerate such defiance from his son.
Su Zihao had been spoiled since childhood and was a mama's boy, so he naturally protected Liu Xiaoting. He lunged at Su Chenghai without regard, forcefully pushing him to the ground. "You dare hit my mother, I'll beat you to death!"
"You, you unfilial son, you dare hit your own father!" Su Chenghai was enraged. He never expected that the son he had cherished since childhood would commit such a disobedient act.
Su Zihao didn't care. He straddled Su Chenghai and started beating him. "You hit my mom! She followed you without regard for status and endured so much hardship, and this is how you treat her?"
"You don't even care about marital affection, so what right do you have to scold her!"
"Because of you, I'm pointed at and called a bastard at school. What have you done? Do you think a few stinky bucks can compensate for the emotional damage I've suffered?"
"You bully people too much! You're so chauvinistic!"
"If not for that drop of blood between us, who the hell would want to be your son!"
Su Zihao, at his height of 1.8 meters and in his prime, was strong and energetic. Su Chenghai was no match for him and quickly lost the ability to fight back, crying out under his son's blows.
"You worthless wretch!"
"An ungrateful whelp! I've doted on you all these years for nothing!"
By the time Liu Xiaoting reacted, Su Chenghai had been beaten to within an inch of his life by Su Zihao.
She hastily got up from the ground, rushed over, and pulled Su Zihao away. "Stop, don't hit anymore! You'll kill him!"
"He deserves it!" Su Zihao spat and cursed.
Su Chenghai, bruised and swollen, lay on the ground, unable to move.
He had lived half his life and had never been so disheveled.
From childhood to adulthood, he had always been the most valued one in his family, and he always received the best things first. He was also the only college student in his family. Back then, when the family was poor, even if his younger siblings had better grades, they still had to support him through college first. After graduation, as a phoenix man, he married the daughter of the wealthy merchant Qin family, and from then on, his life was smooth sailing. He climbed the ranks and built this fortune.
Unexpectedly, in his old age, his luck took a sharp turn for the worse, and he fell into such a desperate situation. What he found even more unacceptable was that his son, whom he cherished like his own eyes, not only cursed him to his face but also physically assaulted him.
This unfilial son!
Su Chenghai groaned on the ground, but Liu Xiaoting had no intention of helping him up.
Ever since she learned that his money had been swindled away, she had made new plans.
Over the years, she had secretly saved a considerable amount of money behind Su Chenghai's back, enough for her and her son to live comfortably. She had purchased properties in other cities, and even if she left Su Chenghai, she would have a place to go.
Now that her son was grown, she had nothing more to worry about.
Having been with Su Chenghai for so many years, she had seen through him. This man was extremely image-conscious and stingy towards both his wife and mistresses. The only people he never treated poorly were his own family.
Those vampires!
The Su family had extorted far more money from him than she had.
Moreover, although this house was ostensibly for her, the property deed was in Su Chenghai's name. He spoke nicely, saying it would be theirs, mother and son, in the future. Ha, what was he thinking? Did she not know? He was afraid she would sell the house behind his back and run away!
If it weren't for the fact that being with him meant not having to work nine to five and earn meager wages, would she have stayed with him?
Su Chenghai, unaware of Liu Xiaoting's intentions, was still bossing her around. "What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to help me up?"
Liu Xiaoting still wanted to coax him into revealing the password to the safe, so she pretended to be obedient and stepped forward to help him up.
After beating Su Chenghai, Su Zihao returned to his room to continue playing games, unaware of what happened next. Three days later, his mother found him at school and picked him up. The two then headed straight to the airport and disappeared from B City.