Wu Caiwei immediately stopped talking and quickly followed him home to get the silver.
"You've really fallen into a money pit. You're not going out, so what do you need so much silver for?" Chen Yan grumbled as he rummaged through his room, turning drawers and cabinets upside down to find the silver.
After finding the silver, unable to get past his own hurdle, he directly threw the silver on the ground in front of her.
"What is the meaning of this? It seems I didn't say enough to everyone just now. I should have been more specific." Wu Caiwei turned around and walked away.
Chen Yan grabbed her, quickly plastering on a smile, "Don't be impulsive, it was just a little joke. I'll pick it up now and put it in your hand."
Only then did Wu Caiwei stop. Seeing him pick up the silver with a dejected air and place it in her hand, she nodded with satisfaction.
Chen Yan felt that continuing like this was not an option, but he didn't know how to escape the predicament.
Chen's mother, for a rare period, wasn't clashing with Wu Caiwei. However, seeing her son and daughter-in-law constantly sleeping in separate rooms made her feel uneasy.
After some thought, she found Wu Caiwei. "Shouldn't we find a skilled doctor to treat you? Also, you and Yan always sleep separately. When will I have a grandson?"
"Your grandson will never be born. Don't have any more fantasies." Wu Caiwei spoke the truth.
"Is there really no cure?" Chen's mother's heart sank to the bottom. Although she didn't know what leverage her daughter-in-law had over her son, she, who was exceptionally attached to having a grandson, had never given up.
"You'll have to ask your son. He hasn't told you yet that he can't have children, has he?" Wu Caiwei looked at her with a playful expression.
"Impossible. How could my son be infertile? Although our family isn't wealthy, we're not lacking in food or clothing. I had him see a doctor when he was a child, and he was perfectly healthy." Chen's mother immediately retorted without a second thought. In her mind, her son was perfect. For years, she had felt that Ouyang Xue wasn't good enough for her son. Now, if Ouyang Xue was telling her that her son had the problem, then what was the point of her years of disdain for Ouyang Xue?
"Stop deceiving yourself. If that weren't the case, why would he endure my provocations with such patience and concessions recently? Isn't it just so I'll take the blame? After all, to pin the infertility on me, he bribed many doctors."
Wu Caiwei directly revealed the truth. After all, Chen's mother was not blameless in the original owner's death. As long as she was unhappy, the original owner would be pleased.
"I don't believe it. This isn't true." Chen's mother shook her head and quickly left.
This was even more unbearable for her than her son committing a crime. Although she didn't want to admit it, she knew this might be the truth. She cried bitterly in her own room.
When she came out again, Wu Caiwei, as if the fire wasn't burning hot enough, deliberately reminded her, "I'm very curious. When Chen Yan was young, he was healthy. How did he develop this problem later? Did nothing particularly happen in between? For example, was he beaten badly?" Wu Caiwei observed Chen's mother's expression as she spoke.
At first, Chen's mother seemed indifferent. But as soon as Wu Caiwei mentioned being beaten badly, her expression changed drastically. Although a long time had passed, Chen's mother would never forget the day her son returned covered in blood. Twenty years had passed, and her son had lived a healthy life. She had never thought of this. Could that injury have caused problems with her son's health?
But she would never admit it in front of her daughter-in-law. She quickly denied it, "Yan'er is so well-behaved. He just does business honestly outside, how could he provoke anyone? You're overthinking."
Wu Caiwei smiled meaningfully at her and left without a word. Whether Chen Yan's body was damaged by a beating or not, it was certain that he had been beaten severely when he was young.
A faint voice in her heart told her that the beating was also related to that woman. Everyone in the Chen family knew about it, except her.
That day, as soon as Chen Yan returned home, he was pulled into his parents' room by them. Seeing his father's and mother's stern faces, he quickly put away his playful demeanor. In his memory, this was the first time he had seen his parents look at him so sternly.
"Dad, Mom, I was only gone for an afternoon. Why the long faces? Did something happen at home?" Chen Yan felt the atmosphere was too tense and wanted to break the ice.
"You scoundrel, get on your knees." Chen's father slammed the table and shouted.
Chen Yan obediently knelt down and looked at them with a confused expression.
"Ouyang Xue told me today that you are the one who is infertile. I want to know if it's true." Chen's mother asked in a voice that was frighteningly calm.
Chen Yan instinctively wanted to deny it. He knew that if he denied it, his mother would believe him and confront Ouyang Xue. But Ouyang Xue, with her uncompromising personality, would definitely escalate the situation, which was not what he wanted.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded firmly and then closed his eyes, not daring to look at their expressions. He knew how much his parents longed for grandchildren, but he had seen many doctors, and it was impossible for him to have children in this lifetime.
Chen's father and mother felt as if the sky had fallen. Before, they thought Ouyang Xue couldn't conceive, so they could divorce her and marry another daughter-in-law to continue the Chen family lineage. But they never expected to have wronged her so much for all these years.
"Did that injury about twenty years ago damage your body, causing this situation?" Chen's mother asked urgently.
"Mother, what are you thinking? I was born infertile. It has nothing to do with that injury." Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know why his mother would think of that incident. Although that was the truth, he couldn't admit it.
"I am your mother. Your every move escapes my eyes. Although you tried your best to hide it, your eyes tell me that this is the truth. Conversely, your repeated denials make me absolutely certain that the incident at that time is inextricably linked to Liu Wenyu."
"No, Mother, don't blame her. It was all an accident. She didn't mean it." Chen Yan suddenly collapsed to the ground. Even at this point, he hadn't forgotten to defend Liu Wenyu.
Originally, Chen's mother just wanted to test her son. She never expected that the matter was indeed inseparable from that vixen, Liu Wenyu.
"She left you long ago to climb higher. You're still defending her. How could I have given birth to such a fool?" As she spoke, Chen's mother couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Alright, things have come to this point. Nothing more can be said. It's better to find a few more skilled doctors to treat him." Chen's father said calmly.
Chen's mother wiped away her tears upon hearing Chen's father's words. Crying was useless at this stage.
Originally, the problem with her son was enough to make her heartbroken, but the conversation with Chen's father that night plunged her into even deeper despair.