Xu Qingyan wasn't as submissive as before. Instead, she directly grabbed onto Ye Lan's wrist and glared into her piercing eyes. The two women practically wanted to tear each other apart.
"Ye Lan, don't go overboard. I hired Auntie Zhang for this job; you have no right to fire her."
"Xu Qingyan, you sure are weird. You obviously know that you have no status in this family, yet you don't seem to learn from your past experiences," Ye Lan smirked, "Perhaps, you don't think you've been hit enough?"
After hearing these words, Xu Qingyan's eyes were filled with hatred. Because she knew, half the injuries on her body were all because this woman had married into the family and drove a wedge between her and her father, causing him to act violently towards her.
But...
"Hubby, tell me, whose side are you on?" Ye Lan asked Father Xu with slight mockery. She was well aware of Xu Qingyan's status in the family.
Father Xu did not say a word. He simply walked over to the two women, swung his arm, and threw a slap across Xu Qingyan's face. Five red finger marks appeared on Xu Qingyan's delicate face. He had hit her with full force, in fact, it was so powerful that the corner of her lips began to bleed, "Apologize to your mother..."
"I am your daughter!"
"If I can give birth to you, I can also strangle you to death. Children are disposable; I can always have another. But, there is only one Ye Lan..."
Not many people in this world would be able to say such words to their own daughter...
"I've given you fame, fortune and status, what have you given me in return?" Father Xu sneered. "I may as well have given birth to a piece of trash..."
Xu Qingyan tried her best to hold back her tears as Father Xu threw one attack after another at her heart. But, this time, she did not say a word. She simply stared bravely at Father Xu; at the father that she once thought could still be saved.
From now on, apart from hate, she no longer felt anything else for this man.
"That's because you are a piece of trash..."
Xu Qingyan deliberately provoked him. As a result, Father Xu once again swung his arm. But, before his hand reached Xu Qingyan's face, he noticed a white-haired old man dressed in a black suit, standing in the doorway glaring at him angrily...
"Father, why are you here?"
Elder Xu did not say a word, but his footsteps were heavy. He simply walked over to Father Xu, one step at a time, and directly threw three slaps across his face. Father Xu's face immediately turned red before it started to swell. "Even the dog I own doesn't bite it's illegitimate child. You're worse than a dog!"
Father Xu looked at Elder Xu in shock. This was the first time he had ever been slapped by him.
"Father..."
Elder Xu glared at Father Xu before he stumbled over to sit on the sofa with the a.s.sistance of his bodyguards. He then flipped the box containing the melon seeds that Ye Lan was previously eating, all over the floor. "I may have been aloof from the world for many years, but that doesn't mean that you are now in charge. Didn't I previously warn you that, if you were to remarry, your second wife would not inherit even a cent from the Xu Family?"
Father Xu did not say a word. He simply took a quick glance at Ye Lan.
Elder Xu noticed the look of Father Xu's face, so he turned his attention to Ye Lan, "Since you are my son's new wife, shouldn't you offer me a cup of tea."
Ye Lan was a little surprised. This was the first time she had met Elder Xu, so she did not dare to delay. Inside, she was still dreaming that Elder Xu would develop an acceptance towards her.
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