The Su family head’s smile froze on his face.
“This… this, I really don’t know. That child Su Yan, although he grew up in the Su family, we elders don’t keep an eye on him all the time.”
Qi Lanzhou glanced at him.
“So your meaning is that whatever Su Yan does outside has nothing to do with the Su family?”
“President Qi, that’s not what I meant…”
“If that’s not what you mean, then what do you mean?” Qi Lanzhou interrupted coldly. “The Su family can’t teach their child, so I’ll teach him for you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, four bodyguards in black suits and sunglasses walked in.
Su Yan was dragged in by them, struggling desperately, but he couldn’t break free. His face was pale, eyes filled with terror.
“Let go of me! Do you know who I am? I’m the Su family’s young master! If you dare touch me, the Su family won’t let you get away with it!”
Qi Lanzhou sat in the main seat, his eyes filled only with the cold indifference of someone above all others.
The Su family head sat to the side, his expression alternating between green and white.
“President Qi, no matter what Su Yan has done, he is still a member of our Su family. Shouldn’t you at least give the Su family some face? The Su family and the Qi family were once in-laws. Even if Su Yan offended you outside, for the sake of our past relationship, let’s just let this go?”
Upon hearing this, Qi Lanzhou let out a mocking laugh.
“If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would’ve almost forgotten. Your little sister married my third uncle, but tried to climb into bed with my second uncle. After failing, she went to my uncle-in-law instead. The Su family’s morals are like this—it’s no wonder you raised someone like Su Yan.”
Being exposed so bluntly in public, the Su family head couldn’t even find the anger to flare up.
He turned to look at Su Yan.
Useless thing. He actually provoked this living devil and dragged the entire Su family into humiliation.
As expected, someone born outside the main line truly couldn’t amount to anything.
“Dad… Dad, save me…”
The Su family head then looked back at Qi Lanzhou.
“President Qi, our Su family is willing to give up the land in the west of the city as compensation. Would that be acceptable?”
Qi Lanzhou sipped his tea casually and said nothing.
The Su family head waited for a long time but received no response, and his heart gradually grew uneasy.
That piece of land in the west of the city had cost the Su family a great deal of effort to win from the Qi family in the bidding process.
Its current value had already multiplied several times.
Offering it as compensation was already a huge concession—he would not have done so if Su Yan were not still of some use.
But Qi Lanzhou clearly wasn’t interested at all.
“President Qi?” the Su family head grew anxious.
“Head Su,” Qi Lanzhou said calmly, “your son slapped my wife in public. Do you think this can be settled with just a piece of land?”
“……”
The Su family head’s pupils contracted sharply.
He had thought Su Yan’s trouble outside wasn’t serious.
At most, some money and an apology would settle it.
Who would have thought that this bastard had actually hit Qi Lanzhou’s wife?
It seemed that if this matter was not handled to Qi Lanzhou’s satisfaction, the entire Su family would suffer.
The Su family head looked at Su Yan with eyes that changed from disappointment to disgust.
This illegitimate son was a disaster. If the old master hadn’t insisted on bringing him back, none of this would be happening.
He sighed.
“Since that’s the case, how to deal with this unfilial son will be entirely up to President Qi.”
“Then break one of his legs!” Qi Lanzhou said calmly.
He stood up and walked past Su Yan.
Immediately after, Su Yan’s screams echoed throughout the entire Su residence.
……
Very quickly, the entire upper-class circle of the capital knew about it.
Su Yan, the Su family’s illegitimate son, had slapped Qi Lanzhou’s wife and was personally dealt with by Qi Lanzhou, who broke one of his legs. He was sent straight to the ICU.
When the news reached the Wen family, Wen Rou was so shocked she stood up directly from her wheelchair.
“What? Su Yan’s leg… was broken by Qi Lanzhou?”
Zhou Keke’s face turned pale.
“Yes… I heard he was sent straight to the ICU. The doctors said he might end up limping for the rest of his life.”
Wen Rou’s hands trembled.
She was thinking: if Qi Lanzhou finds out she has secretly done things against Wen Xiayue… would he also break her leg?
“Rou Rou… y-you stood up?” Zhou Keke suddenly pointed at her legs.
Wen Rou looked down and realized she had been standing straight without noticing.
She froze.
Zhou Keke also froze.
They looked at each other, both seeing fear in the other’s eyes.
Wen Rou quickly sat back into her wheelchair.
“Maybe… I was just too shocked.”
Even she didn’t believe this excuse.
Zhou Keke didn’t expose her, only nodded with a complicated expression.
That night.
Wen Rou had a nightmare. In the dream, she saw Qi Lanzhou walking toward her like the god of death.
Step by step.
His eyes were cold as ice, holding an iron rod in his hand.
Wen Rou tried to run, but her legs wouldn’t move.
She looked down—her legs were perfectly fine.
But Qi Lanzhou was already in front of her, raising the iron rod and smashing it down hard.
“Ah!”
Wen Rou woke up from the dream, drenched in cold sweat.
She sat on the bed, gasping for breath, her heart pounding violently.
Hearing the noise, Mrs. Wen pushed the door open.
“Rou Rou? What’s wrong?” she asked worriedly, walking to the bedside. Seeing her daughter pale and sweating, her heart ached.
“Had a nightmare?” Mrs. Wen sat down and touched her forehead. “Why are you sweating so much?”
Wen Rou grabbed her mother’s hand, her voice trembling.
“Mom… I’m scared…”
Mrs. Wen froze slightly. “Scared of what? Did someone bully you?”
Wen Rou opened her mouth, but couldn’t say anything.
What could she say?
Could she tell the truth? That she had been harming Wen Xiayue and feared retaliation from Qi Lanzhou?
No, she couldn’t.
She had finally made her parents pity her more—she couldn’t let them know the truth.
Wen Rou lowered her head, tears falling one by one.
“Mom… I had a nightmare. I dreamed that my sister misunderstood me and pushed me into the water. Mom… I’m scared…”
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wen’s heart softened even more.
She had already heard about the incident on the cruise, that Wen Xiayue had pushed Wen Rou into the water.
That girl was becoming more and more outrageous—first pushing Wen Rou down the stairs and injuring her leg, now pushing her into the sea. What was she trying to do?
Did she want Wen Rou dead?
The more Mrs. Wen thought about it, the angrier she became.
“That ungrateful child. We never should’ve brought her back.”
“Mom… it’s not my sister’s fault. She just misunderstands me. We are sisters after all… I want… I want to invite her home for a meal, so we can clear up the misunderstanding. Okay, Mom?”
Mrs. Wen sighed.
“Alright. Rou Rou, if Xiayue were half as sensible as you, things wouldn’t have come to this. You’re just too kind.”