"Look, sir, it's like this. Li Changsheng is a good boy. He was lively, cute, obedient when he was a kid. Maybe his family was too strict with him, so he never saw much of the world. After starting college, he was led astray by his classmates to play cards. He lost a huge amount of money. The day before yesterday, he was so scared that he hid at home and dared not go back. He's only twenty years old. We can't let his life be ruined because of this, right? You know our family's situation. The old lady told me to come and ask you..."
"The old hag has lived for so long and still isn't satisfied? My mother was driven out by your whole family back then. Now that you have problems, you remember us?" Uncle Lin was a military man with a bit of a fiery temper. Hearing this, his temper flared up immediately, and his words weren't very polite.
The noblewoman embarrassedly rubbed her fingers and said, "We're all relatives. Why talk like this? We've discussed it. If you feel awkward and are afraid that you won't be able to raise him well, we can actually help keep the child's background a secret..."
"What? Are all you Li family members made of gold? You think you can just give and take as you please? Not to mention that I already have Miaomiao as my daughter. Even if I didn't, I would never adopt a child with your Li family's disgusting genes. Everything I have will be left to my daughter in the future. I hope your Li family can recognize your own position and stop having such wild thoughts."
Lin Yao said with a cold face, issuing his final warning.
Seeing this, the noblewoman swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She didn't know how to continue. Then she thought of the purpose of her visit today and directly changed the topic. "Fine, fine. If you don't want to raise him, it's no big deal. But Second Aunt, what about Changsheng?"
"How much debt does he owe outside?" Grandma Lin glanced at the noblewoman. If it was just a dozen or twenty thousand, she'd just consider it as throwing money away. She had met Changsheng before. When the incident happened back then, the child wasn't even born yet. The Li family was really not a good bunch, but the child was innocent after all.
"About eight million..."
"Eight million?!"
"Eight million?!"
Grandma Lin and Uncle Lin exclaimed at the same time. They never expected that a twenty - year - old young man would have the guts to gamble and owe eight million in gambling debts.
"Hey, Second Aunt, I know this is a large amount, but for Lin Yao, it's just a drop in the bucket. Our family can't possibly come up with so much money. We have no other choice, or we wouldn't have come to beg you. We know we were wrong back then, but Li Fan was sent to prison for several years. He's paid the price. Please be magnanimous and help this child."
The noblewoman quickly took over the conversation and started playing the emotional card. Grandma Lin was soft - hearted, and maybe she could be persuaded.
"No way. I don't have the money. Get out." Lin Yao's patience was almost exhausted. He just wanted to get rid of them.
Seeing Lin Yao's firm attitude, the noblewoman was extremely anxious. Li Changsheng was her son. The Li family had clearly stated that they didn't have much money to clean up their son's mess and had chosen to abandon this grandson. But as a mother, how could she give up on her own son?
She had discussed it with the second branch of the Li family for a long time before bringing Taoyao here to beg for money. She was really unwilling to leave like this.
"Fourth brother, don't be like this. I know Changsheng has caused a big problem this time, but he's only twenty years old. He's still a child. He has a long way to go in the future. If he really falls because of money and you, as his uncle, have the ability but don't help, won't you feel guilty?"
"Guilty about what? When you exposed our family's address and caused me to be kidnapped, why didn't I see you feel guilty? And Li Fan was sent to prison because of his crime as an accomplice. Whether he did it consciously or unconsciously, he did meet the criteria for being an accomplice. It was completely legal to arrest him. When he was arrested, didn't you make a big fuss and insist on a settlement? Now you're talking to me about guilt. Have you lost your mind?"
"Our family are civilized people. We won't be rough on a woman. I've already shown great self - restraint by not bothering with the things you said to my daughter and your tantrums here today. I advise you not to push your luck. I'll say it again. My money will only be left to Miaomiao. Your family won't get a single cent. If you're smart, get out quickly."
Lin Yao tried his best to control his temper. This situation was the most troublesome because he had to consider Grandma Lin's feelings and couldn't do anything drastic to the Li family.
If it were someone else pointing at his daughter and scolding her, he wouldn't let the person off until they knelt down and begged for mercy.
"How much money can a little girl spend? After she gets married, she'll belong to someone else. Lin Yao, you need to think clearly! She's just an adopted daughter. I'm only asking for eight million. It's just a piece of cake for you..."
"Get out." Lin Yao interrupted the noblewoman's excited rant and mercilessly told her to leave.
The noblewoman looked around the table. The expressions on the faces of the Lin family members were either one of disgust or indifference. Even Miaomiao's two friends were looking at her with disgust.
The noblewoman, who usually paid the most attention to her demeanor, had reached her limit after enduring such looks for so long.
Seeing Lin Yao's merciless attitude and thinking that her son might have to spend the rest of his life paying off debts and might even commit suicide because of the mental pressure, the noblewoman's last thread of reason snapped.
She stood up and rushed towards Miaomiao, shouting, "It's all because of you, a little bastard who came out of nowhere! You snatched the position that should belong to our Li family's daughter! You won't leave any way out for my son and me. You don't deserve to live! Why don't you just die!"
One second she was still being obsequious and patient, and the next second she was completely out of control.
Everyone was shocked by the noblewoman's sudden madness. Uncle Lin and Lin Yao stood up at the same time to stop her. Even Grandma Lin picked up a stool and was about to throw it at the noblewoman.
Maybe because a person becomes extremely powerful when cornered, the noblewoman was moving so fast that no one could catch up with her.
Just as the noblewoman's sharp fingernails were about to poke into Miaomiao's eyes, Cheng Ruan, who had been sitting there in a daze, reacted faster than her brain. She opened her mouth wide and bit down hard on the noblewoman's wrist.
At the moment she bit down, Cheng Ruan was still in a daze.
The noblewoman let out a shrill scream of pain and tried to shake her hand.
Since Cheng Ruan had already bitten, she wasn't going to let go. She stared at the noblewoman fiercely until her teeth ached before finally releasing her bite.
There were clear tooth marks on the noblewoman's hand. She covered her hand and wailed in pain.
Seeing this, Cheng Ruan still wasn't satisfied. After being saved by Miaomiao countless times, she finally got to save the hero. At this moment, she felt extremely proud. She inexplicably felt that her image had become much taller. She pointed at the noblewoman and scolded, "Loser! You wanted to poke our Miaomiao's eyes with your nails! I'll bite you to death!"