The more Su Linlin thought about Su Yanxue's beautiful face, the more it became an eyesore to her. That perfect, flawless skin made her burn with envy, jealousy, and hate!
"I'm not ugly! I'm a princess, too! Why? Why!"
Su Linlin shrieked hysterically.
"Linlin, what Lin Feng said just now... is it true?"
Just then, Su Guowei managed to catch his breath. His face was still pale, but he asked the question in a trembling voice.
Although he already had an answer in his heart, he still wanted to hear Su Linlin admit it herself.
Hearing the question, Su Linlin was stunned for a moment before a scornful expression crossed her face.
"You old fool, do you really think you're so important?"
The more Su Linlin looked at Su Guowei, the angrier she became.
"If you hadn't insisted on that bitch Su Yanxue marrying Lin Feng back then, how could we have possibly ended up like this!"
"How could we have offended Young Master Wang? Now the company's bankrupt, and my mom's face is ruined!"
"You just want to know if what Lin Feng said was true or not, right? Heh, well I'll tell you—it is!"
Seeing Su Guowei's face drain of all color, Su Linlin felt a surge of vindictive pleasure.
"So what if Mom and I both serviced Young Master Wang?"
"Otherwise, who were we supposed to rely on? You, you useless piece of trash?!"
As she spoke, she even puffed out her chest, as if she were showing off.
"SLAP!"
The moment the words left her mouth, a heavy slap landed squarely across her face!
She froze, staring at Su Guowei in utter disbelief.
"You hit me? You actually dared to hit me!"
Su Linlin clutched her cheek and roared frantically.
Su Guowei's hands trembled violently, his eyes turning bloodshot as he stared at Su Linlin.
"I raised you for more than a decade! How could you do something so shameless, something worse than an animal?!"
He demanded, spitting out each word.
Wiping the blood that trickled from the corner of her mouth, Su Linlin sneered at Su Guowei.
"Haha, great! You call me an animal? You think you're so high and mighty? Weren't you just another puppet dancing on Young Master Wang's strings?!"
Su Guowei froze at her words.
A moment later, his body jolted as if he'd been struck. All the fight seemed to drain out of him, and he collapsed limply onto the sofa.
"You're right. I'm as stupid as a pig."
"To think I disowned Xue'Er for your sake... I'm such a fool."
"Xue'Er, it's Dad who let you down! I'm so, so sorry!"
Remembering the tears in Su Yanxue's eyes as she left, Su Guowei threw his head back and howled in anguish.
Seeing Su Guowei in this state, Su Linlin felt a deep sense of satisfaction, while her contempt and hatred for him only intensified.
"Go ahead and cry. Cry all you want. Who in this world gives a damn whether you live or die anyway?"
"Heh."
Looking at Su Linlin's expression, Su Guowei felt as if a sharp sword had been plunged into his heart, leaving it to bleed.
"You old waste of space! What can you do besides cry!"
"Go beg Lin Feng to fix my face!"
Just then, Jiang Yuelian, her face completely disfigured, grabbed Su Guowei by the collar and began to scream.
A flash of pain crossed Su Guowei's eyes as he looked at Jiang Yuelian's grotesque face.
"You two... have disappointed me beyond words."
Su Guowei forced himself to his feet and staggered toward the stairs.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuelian scrambled to block his path.
"Where do you think you're going? You heartless old bastard!"
"Have you forgotten how you proposed? Have you forgotten our vows? I look like a monster now, and you're just going to abandon me!"
Jiang Yuelian shrieked hysterically.
Looking at Jiang Yuelian's ugly features, Su Guowei's heart felt as if it were being sliced by a knife. In the end, he could only sigh.
"I'm sorry."
He said softly, his head bowed.
"I don't need you to be sorry! I need you to save my face!"
Jiang Yuelian screamed hysterically, "You've been a coward your whole life! Useless! Trash! Worthless!"
Su Guowei remained silent, then shook his head. "I can't save you. Lin Feng won't agree."
"You're lying! Why wouldn't he save me? He's your son-in-law!"
Jiang Yuelian roared hysterically.
Her face was grotesquely twisted with rage and fear.
"I told you, he won't agree. I have nothing to do with Xue'Er anymore."
As he spoke those words, Su Guowei seemed to age a decade in an instant.
A man who had built a business from nothing was certainly no fool. He had been overwhelmed by the circumstances, but now that he had calmed down, he understood the meaning behind Lin Feng's words.
He had given him a choice, and he was the one who had thrown away his last chance.
That being the case, it was useless to beg now.
"I don't care! You have to go find him tonight!"
Looking at the utterly defeated Su Guowei, Jiang Yuelian ground out through clenched teeth.
Su Guowei remained silent, feeling like a complete and utter failure.
"Su Guowei!"
Jiang Yuelian suddenly threw herself at Su Guowei's feet, clutching his legs as she begged and cried.
"I was wrong! I was really wrong, okay? I'm begging you, please save me! Save me!"
Jiang Yuelian wailed, clinging to Su Guowei's legs.
Her display made Su Guowei waver.
After all, this was his wife. They had been together for more than a decade. Her vulnerability was a weakness few men could refuse.
Seeing Su Guowei hesitate, Jiang Yuelian quickly pressed her advantage.
"Darling, I'm begging you. We've been together for so long. No matter how big a mistake I've made, you have to forgive me, right? Please, I'm begging you, go ask Lin Feng for help. He's the one who fixed Yan Xue's face, so he must have a way to fix mine! Please, just go!"
Su Guowei looked at the pleading Jiang Yuelian, his heart aching with sorrow, but he knew it was too late.
"Hmph. Mom, get up. We don't have to beg this old fool."
Just then, Su Linlin's voice rang out again, her words sending a deep chill through Su Guowei's heart.
"We'll go find Young Master Wang. He's a member of the Wang Family! I refuse to believe that Young Master Wang can't do something that little brat can!"
At Su Linlin's words, Su Guowei's gaze turned instantly frigid.
"Don't you think he's made us miserable enough already?!"
"If this Young Master Wang of yours was so great, would he have let Lin Feng scare him away and just abandon you here?!"
Su Guowei pointed at Su Linlin, truly enraged this time.
"Hah! If you have the guts, say that to Young Master Wang's face. Don't just hide behind his back and act tough."
Su Linlin's face was a mask of scorn.
"You..."
Hearing Su Linlin's words, Su Guowei was so furious he almost spat blood.
Seeing Su Guowei speechless, Su Linlin jeered even more outrageously, "What's wrong? Don't you dare? You coward! Good-for-nothing! Wimp! Spineless fool!"
"Shut up!"
"SLAP!"
Su Guowei swung his hand, slapping Su Linlin so hard she sprawled onto the floor.