Knocking and entering, only Uncle Su Zhifeng was home alone.
Su Zhifeng wore an unhappy expression, his gaze toward Su Ning somewhat icy.
“Su Ning, why is it you?”
“Grandma’s medical fees have been cut off. Lend me thirty thousand yuan—I need to pay Grandma’s hospitalization expenses.”
Su Ning got straight to the point, stating her purpose directly.
Hearing this, Su Zhifeng’s face instantly darkened, and he refused outright, “No way, not a single cent.”
“She’s your mother—how can you be so heartless?”
Su Zhifeng snorted discontentedly, “She is my mother, but since childhood, she has always favored your mother, her heart always hanging on your mother. When has she ever taken me, her son, seriously?”
“Now that she’s dying, she knows to send you to ask me for money. Let me tell you, Su Ning, my mother raised you when you were young, so now it’s your responsibility to provide for her in her old age. Don’t expect me to spend a single cent!”
The resentful and heartless words cut deeply into Su Ning’s heart.
From a very young age, Su Ning had known that Grandma was good to her mother, always favoring her.
Uncle had always held resentment over this matter, especially after Father left, when Mother struggled to support them both.
At that time, they owed many debts. Grandma always helped Mother take care of her so that Mother could have more time during winter and summer breaks to work as a tutor and earn some money.
But Uncle and Aunt never allowed it; they even frequently argued with Grandma over such matters.
After Mother was diagnosed with cancer and had no money for treatment, they were the first to step forward, strongly urging Mother to sell her off.
They believed that the child of a heartless man wasn’t worth Mother and Grandma’s efforts to raise.
She was only a five-year-old child, but she understood these cruel words. At the time, she was terrified and cried bitterly.
Mother couldn’t bear to part with her and didn’t abandon her.
Since the chances of a cure were slim, Mother had no choice but to give up. She could only secure the necessary living expenses by donating organs for compensation.
Even so, Uncle and Aunt still uttered harsh words: if Grandma continued to care whether she lived or died, they would never care about Grandma’s life or death!
Now, facing the words spoken by Uncle, her heart felt as if sliced by a knife, aching with excruciating pain.
Just then, Aunt Chen Susu and Cousin Su Jinyi returned. The moment they saw Su Ning standing there, Chen Susu grabbed Su Ning and dragged her outside.
“Filthy thing just released from prison! Who gave you the nerve to pollute the air in my home!”
Su Ning broke free from Chen Susu’s grip. “Let go! This is my home. You have no right to throw me out.”
Su Jinyi stepped forward and, with great displeasure, swung a slap toward Su Ning’s face.
“Haven’t we told you already? Grandma transferred the property to us long ago. Can’t you understand human speech?”
Su Ning’s brow tightened. She grabbed Su Jinyi’s wrist with her backhand, her eyes cold and stern:
“Grandma is mentally unstable—she’s not in her right mind.” Having her sign to transfer my mother’s house to you is fraud!”
“The contract is completely invalid. If you don’t want me to take extreme measures and send you to prison, give me thirty thousand now. Then I’ll leave immediately. If I don’t leave, I’ll fight you to the death!”
After all, she was someone with nothing to lose—only this one life remained. So today, even if it cost her life, she was determined to get the money.
“Thud!”
Chen Susu, taking advantage of Su Ning’s distraction, kicked her to the ground, just right also avenging the slap Su Ning had given her earlier.
“You’re just a bastard who was born but never raised! How dare you threaten us?!”
She viciously stomped on Su Ning’s hand with her high heels. “Go ahead and report us! Tell the police we stole your house! Let’s see whether they’ll believe me or a murderer like you?!”
Su Jinyi chimed in gleefully, “That’s right! Just a murderer who dares to act so arrogantly right after being released, barging into others’ homes to cause trouble. Let’s see how the police deal with you!”
After saying this, Su Jinyi immediately took out her phone and dialed 110.
This heartless behavior once again tore at Su Ning’s heart.
Her original plan had been to use her mother’s house to threaten Su Zhifeng into giving her thirty thousand yuan for Grandma’s medical expenses, but now that plan had failed.
Since they were being so ruthless, she might as well fight to the death!
Enduring the pain, Su Ning grabbed Chen Susu’s ankle and suddenly exerted force. Losing her balance, Chen Susu fell flat on her back with limbs flailing.
She screamed in pain: “Ah—”
Before Su Jinyi and Su Zhifeng could react, Su Ning picked up a nearby chair and aimed it at the fallen Chen Susu:
“If you don’t give me the money, I’ll smash her to death! Anyway, I’ve already been to prison—I’m not afraid of going back!”
The two were terrified by Su Ning’s ferocious expression.
Su Ning had always been stubborn by nature, and if pushed too far, she would indeed smash down with that chair!
If they didn’t give her the money, she would definitely do it.
To save Grandma’s life, she was willing to risk everything!
Su Jinyi and Su Zhifeng exchanged glances. Su Jinyi said, “Alright, alright! I’ll go get the card for you. Just don’t hurt my mother.”
With that, Su Jinyi immediately ran to the room to get the card for Su Ning. “Here, there’s exactly thirty thousand yuan on it. Don’t ever bother us again—get out of here now!”
Having gotten the money, Su Ning would naturally leave.
But she would be back.
Because this house didn’t belong to them.
Currently, she was outnumbered and had just been released from prison. If things escalated and attracted police attention, it would only work against her.
She had already been imprisoned for five years and absolutely couldn’t afford to go back due to any mishaps.
She owed Grandma too much and didn’t want to keep owing her.
So she would definitely make Su Zhifeng and Chen Susu return her mother’s house to her!
However, when Su Ning went to the bank to withdraw the money, she discovered the card was empty.
Clearly, they had tricked her.
She knew that going back to the Su family now wouldn’t be so easy.
She might even go in and never come out.
Su Jinyi!
Su Zhifeng!
Chen Susu!
Revenge is a dish best served cold—just you wait!
Penniless, Su Ning found herself in a passive position again.
She could only regroup and come up with a new plan.
After accidentally becoming a murderer and being imprisoned five years ago, all her friends had treated her like the plague and abandoned her.
Her only close friend, Bai Miaomiao, had gone abroad after Su Ning’s imprisonment, becoming a war correspondent and completely losing contact.
Her ex-fiancé Qin Muye had broken off their engagement and started a new life—she couldn’t rely on him.
And her married husband, Li Boyan, was someone she absolutely couldn’t turn to.
She knew he was a man standing at the pinnacle of Jiang City’s social pyramid, a symbol of wealth and power—a man whose mere footstep could make Jiang City tremble.
Thirty thousand yuan was nothing more than a meal’s expense to him, yet she couldn’t go to him.
Pleading with him to spare Grandma had already cost her her marriage.
If she asked him for money again, she didn’t know what else he might demand from her.
She had nothing left—only her life remained, and she had to be responsible for Grandma’s future. She no longer possessed any bargaining chips.