Chapter 1135 - 1177: What Are You Afraid Of?

Chapter 1135: Chapter 1177: What Are You Afraid Of?

When she saw Ling Shenglan walking over from the elevator, she quickly smiled ingratiatingly at Ling Shenglan, "Shenglan, oh, you weren’t here! I thought you were here; I was just about to look for you!"

"Why are you looking for me? Have you completed the list?" Ling Shenglan looked emotionlessly at Ling’s father!

Ever since their last meeting, she had asked her brother to compile a list of all the money Yueyue had given them over the years! But, two days had passed, and she hadn’t seen a shadow of the list!

She knew her brother was deliberately stalling, refusing to compile the list for her to see!

Anyway, she already made up her mind, giving him at most a week’s time. If the list isn’t compiled, he shouldn’t even think about going back. If it’s still not done after a week, she’ll directly go to her sister-in-law! If both of them act unreasonable and refuse, she’ll directly proceed with legal action, and cannot be bothered to waste more time with them!

Ling’s father hesitated and stuttered, "Uh... no... it’s not... I just wanted to ask if you’ve eaten, I was thinking of having a meal with you!"

Ling Shenglan said coldly, "It’s almost two o’clock now. Do you think I’ve eaten or not? Also, don’t come to me if you haven’t completed the list, I don’t have spare time to chat with you! With the time you spend looking for me, you’d be better off thinking about how much money Yueyue has actually given you!"

After some hesitation, Ling’s father couldn’t help but say, "Shenglan, after all, we’re siblings. Do we really have to be like this? Why do you have to haggle over money with me and ruin the relationship between us siblings? Your sister-in-law keeps calling me these days, asking when I’ll be back and whether I’ve settled things with you! Anyway, it’s all in the past, let it go! In this lifetime, I only have you as my sister, do you really not even want your only brother, and force this relationship to break apart?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Shenglan’s anger worsened instead of subsiding, "So you do recognize we’re siblings? That I’m your only sister? Then why did you treat my daughter this way? She’s your actual niece! I tell you, if the relationship between us siblings breaks one day, it’ll be your fault, not mine! I can’t understand it, is money really that important? Making my brother a completely different person! Every time I think about the hardships Yueyue faced over the past five years because I was gone, and what you both did to her, I feel guilt so intense I wish I were dead, unable to sleep all night! Over the past five years, you took things that weren’t yours, won’t your conscience be uneasy and keep you awake?"

"I... I had no choice, it’s not...!" Ling’s father tried to explain, to shirk all responsibility, but before he could speak, Ling Shenglan impatiently interrupted him. "You don’t need to explain; that woman is so audacious all because you enable her, if you had the guts to suppress her, everything would be different! If you showed the same guts you did when you added Yueyue to your household registry, would that woman treat you or Yueyue the way she does now? Ultimately, it’s just your incompetence, maybe deep down you agree with her. Otherwise, if you truly stopped her or got angry, she wouldn’t dare act that way!"

Initially, she did feel her brother was innocent, forced by the woman at home!

But later she understood clearly, why would that woman dare behave so? It’s nothing more than gaining her brother’s indirect approval! Ultimately, they as a couple are alike, one playing the villain, the other turning a blind eye pretending to be innocent and pitiable.

"I... I...!" Up against Ling Shenglan, Ling’s father was at a loss for words, stammering several times but unable to complete a sentence.

"Anyway, whatever I need to say, I’ve made clear these days. You go on dragging things? I tell you, dragging won’t solve any problem. Once my patience runs out, we’ll directly go to court, and then I’ll see how you drag it out?" Saying this, she took out her room card, opened the door, and entered before Ling’s father could fully react, then closed the door forcefully.

Left outside by Ling Shenglan, Ling’s father started pacing back and forth, repeatedly considering before finally unable to resist taking out his cellphone and dialing a number.

The matter had been delayed to today, it truly couldn’t be delayed anymore. Even if he kept it from her, it couldn’t be hidden any longer. He had to tell his wife, discuss what to do.

After the call connected, Ling’s father heard Ling’s mother’s impatient voice, "What’s going on? Are you coming back? What time’s the train?"

Ling’s father hesitated for a moment before reluctantly saying, "Honey, I might... might not be coming back for a while!"

Upon hearing this, Ling’s mother frowned and asked in confusion, "What happened? What’s wrong?"

Ling’s father, troubled, said, "Shenglan knows it all. She’s met with Yueyue; Yueyue has told her everything! Now she wants me to compile a list of all the money Yueyue spent on us over the years, or else I can’t leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling’s mother’s sharp voice was heard through the phone, "How did she and Yueyue meet? Wasn’t she prepared to leave? How did she bump into Yueyue?"

Ling’s father said anxiously, "Shenglan said she ran into Yueyue on the street the day before leaving! What do we do now? They’ve met, and Yueyue told her everything! You know, we’ve taken quite a bit of money from Yueyue over the years; now she wants me to list it all, and I don’t know what to do!"

Ling’s mother impatiently said, "Are you a fool? She says you can’t come back, and you just don’t? Can she actually lock you up or tie you down? Your legs are your own, if you want to come back, who can stop you? Haven’t seen her in over five years, didn’t expect your sister is more cunning now, tricking you!"

Ling’s father hesitated, "But Shenglan said if I don’t compile the list, she’ll take us to court! You know, we’re not Yueyue’s biological parents and never raised her; if it goes to court, we’re not in the right!"

Ling’s mother said confidently, "You’re her brother; you think she’d really sue you for some money? Besides, she’s rich now, why would she care about such a small amount of money, she’s just scaring you! You come back, see if she actually dares to sue you! Moreover, that stupid girl is your niece; isn’t it natural for a niece to give money to her uncle, what are you afraid of?"