Chapter 440 - He Wanted a Divorce Part 3 (1/2)
Li Manni knew he was able to forgo her and everything else but not the unborn child in her stomach. As long as the baby was inside her, her status in the Chu family would be secured.
Chu Lui smirked and turned around to leave.
…
”Your style is very unique.”
The initial feeling that Du Jingtang got when he laid eyes on Chu Lui was 'yes, very unique indeed'. Half of his face was bigger than the other. Unlike the other who would try to hide the swell with a hat or scarf, Chu Lui's disproportionate face was in full view for everyone to see.
”Is that so?” Chu Lui covered the swollen half of his face with one hand. ”You feel that's alright?” he countered.
”Oh, yes. It looks alright.” Du Jingtang teased Chu Lui fearlessly. He must have forgotten his past experience with his cousin. Chu Lui's violence and sneers had been erased from his mind.
A while later…
Du Jingtang left Chu Lui's office with his hand over his face as he tried to escape slyly.
”Deputy, what happened to you? Why is your hand covering your face?” Puzzled, the secretary asked Du Jingtang.
”Oh, nothing.” Du Jingtang waved his hand at her. ”I have a toothache today so one side of my face is swollen.”
Toothache? What a poor thing. The secretary sympathized with Du Jingtang. However, what was happening today? The CEO's face was definitely caused by a slap. Did the deputy and the CEO share such a close brotherhood that their faces had to swell on the same day?
At this moment, Du Jingtang's eyes simply teared up.
Brotherly love? My ass. He was obviously beaten. Once he was inside his own office, he took out the little mirror which he carried on him and placed it before his face constantly surveying the damage.
It was bad. Half of his face was mostly swollen.
”Chu Lui, this is not the end between you and me. Ouch…” He could feel the pain all the way to the root of his teeth.
In the hospital…
Song Wan stood in the ward for a long time, holding the bowl of soup which she had spent hours boiling. However, no one paid her any attention.
”Manni, drink this.” She saw Mrs. Li holding a bowl, and she rushed forward with her soup.
”Our Manni doesn't deserve to consume anything from your family.” Mrs. Li used her body and directly blocked Song Wan's path. She was giving Song Wan attitude because her good son, Chu Lui, was bullying her daughter and her family. Had they thought that Li Manni had no family members like Xia Ruoxin?
Song Wan stood aside awkwardly at a loss for words. In the end, she could only put the soup down and left sadly because both Mrs. Li and Li Manni were ignoring her.
”What happened? Did they blame you and show you attitude?” Chu Jiang's heart went out for his wife. ”I told you not to go. That boy has to resolve whatever he started. He can't expect us to clean up his mess for him. He's almost thirty years old, no longer a child.”
”He's still my son even when he reached thirty.” Song Wan was upset by Chu Jiang's words. ”Don't tell me to leave him be just because he is now a grown man. I may not know why our son is getting a divorce with Li Manni, but I know he has a valid reason. If not, he won't make a drastic decision like this. I won't ask if he doesn't feel like sharing his reason with me.
”I went to the hospital because I have to do my part as a mother-in-law. I have to go even if they don't appreciate my efforts.”
Chu Lui was shocked by Song Wan's words, but he didn't refute. Naturally, he didn't dare to. Song Wan was clearly upset by the treatment she had received from Li Manni and her mother. He had no wish to become the target for her to vent her frustration. If he didn't know how to distinguish the situation, he would be beaten to death by his wife.
”Dad, Mom, I'm back.”
Chu Lui entered the house. No one knew if he had just returned or if he had been waiting outside.
Song Wan stomped on Chu Jiang's foot and glared at him with a warning look.