Chapter 444 - Its Not My Child (1/2)

Mr. Li slammed his palm on the tabletop.

”You need something?” Chu Lui turned around. An unpleasant stench filled the house with the bunch of irrelevant people.

”Chu Lui, why did you watch my company go bust without doing anything? What is your motive?” Mr. Li stood up angrily. He had aged by almost a few decades as he watched his whole life's work go bust. It would be different if his son-in-law had lent them a helping hand.

”You did it on purpose. You must have. You did such an unscrupulous thing because you wanted to divorce Manni. Are you still a human?”

”Chu Lui, you are crazy.” Mrs. Li couldn't contain herself any longer after she heard what her husband had said. She raised her hand and tried to reach Chu Lui's face. Being slapped in the face would only happen once for Chu Lui. It didn't mean a second time would occur. He wouldn't be such an easy target this time around.

Chu Lui reached out and blocked Mrs. Li's hand. On the account of her advanced age, he had no wish to retaliate; and he didn't want to dirty his hands.

He lay his ice-cold eyes on Li Manni, and his lack of emotion caused her to shudder. She rested her hand on her stomach and told herself that everything was fine. It would be fine. She had the baby. That's right. She still had the baby—the Chu's bloodline.

She thought Chu Lui would at least say something to her, but there was nothing. He merely turned around and headed up the stairs.

His departing silhouette projected despair of those in the house.

”Look at him.” Mrs. Li gestured at his back. She was so angry that she was beginning to have chest pains.

”Okay.” Mr. Li cut Mrs. Li off. ”Can you stop it? We are depending on someone else for a place to live. What else do you want to do?”

”Depend on someone for a place to live?” Mrs. Li sneered. ”This is my daughter's house. What can he do if I want to live here for the rest of my life?”

Li Manni stood up. She couldn't be bothered with the embarrassing details of her parents' fight.

She went back to her room. The wedding portrait taken four years ago was hanging inside. Its color had faded, and it didn't look as bright and nice as it used to be. If the colors of a photograph could fade, what about relationsh.i.p.s? Some color remained on the portrait, but her marriage was no more.

Chu Lui went back to his parents' house. He couldn't be bothered with that family living in his home. Just a few days more. Everything would be over in a few more days.

”Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you.”

Chu Lui sat between his parents. His expression was especially somber as was his feelings which were heavy. Chu Jiang and Song Wan couldn't help but feel the anxiety building up within them. Had something really gone wrong?

”Speak.” Chu Jiang straightened his back. He had anticipated what his son was going to say. ”If you don't tell us a valid reason, I won't permit you to get a divorce.”

Song Wan suddenly tensed up, but she didn't know why. She glanced at Chu Jiang, and her palms were sweaty. Chu Jiang gripped her hands. It was the same for both of them. Both of their palms were sweaty.

An ineffable tension, an ineffable suppression, and an ineffable fear.