Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Now in the He Family, She Calls the Shots

The marriage between Xu Tian and He Lanzhi began with the forceful insistence of He Lanzhi’s parents. He Lanzhi himself looked down on Xu Tian, not just because she was an illegitimate daughter and Cheng Zhiwei’s best friend.

It was more so because Xu Tian was completely fixated on making money, lacking any of the grace and softness expected of a woman.

Full of calculating profit.

He had been ready to leave, but when Xu Tian said she would not divorce, his temper flared instantly, and he pulled Xu Xin closer to his side.

He provoked deliberately, "Just look at that calculating face of yours. How could you ever compare to our lovely Xinxin? You’re so repulsive it makes one want to vomit, yet you’re blissfully unaware. Have you no shame?"

Xu Xin happily hugged his arm, coquettishly clinging to him, and taunted Xu Tian with gleeful triumph, "Xu Tian, can’t you see? Lanzhi doesn’t like you. I advise you to just obediently get a divorce. That way, you can still get a nice sum of separation pay and live a good life, otherwise leaving with nothing will be so embarrassing for you."

Leaving with nothing?

Xu Tian nearly died laughing at those four words. It seemed that Xu Xin was unaware that He Lanzhi now had to get his living expenses from her.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have said something so foolish.

Xu Tian looked at He Lanzhi with composure, "I give you living expenses, not for you to go around seducing other women. If it happens again, don’t expect a single cent from me."

He Lanzhi’s face suddenly became very colorful.

Xu Xin was even more shocked, "What living expenses?"

"He didn’t tell you? He gets a fixed five million a month for living expenses, and that’s from me," Xu Tian said with biting sarcasm, lifting the corners of her mouth. "Do you think you can take my place with what it takes?"

Xu Xin replied subconsciously, "Impossible."

Madam Xu was stunned. She knew Xu Tian was doing well in the He family, handling the company and even making decisions, but to the He family, she was still an outsider. No matter how much she did, it belonged to the He family.

But He Lanzhi actually needed to get living expenses from her?

He Lanzhi, the esteemed eldest son of the He family, needed to take living expenses from Xu Tian, an outsider?

That’s just too preposterous.

Mr. Xu, on the other hand, felt much relieved, and his complexion even improved a bit.

"What’s so impossible about that?" Xu Tian tucked her hair behind her ears and stared at them with disdain, "Xinxin, if you like being the mistress, then just keep following him. I don’t care."

Even Madam Xu, who prides herself on her integrity, probably couldn’t accept it.

Of course, Madam Xu couldn’t accept it. She strode over and pulled Xu Xin back, lowering her voice to scold, "You behave yourself, don’t disgrace me."

Xu Xin looked at He Lanzhi with a sense of injury, but her tone carried a hint of disdain, "How was I to know he actually has to live at the mercy of Xu Tian’s whims?"

If He Lanzhi had already been seething with rage before, Xu Xin’s words were like pouring oil on the fire.

He Lanzhi felt as though Xu Tian had trampled his dignity into the ground, and he exploded.

He stormed up to Xu Tian, his gaze dark and stern, "Xu Tian, are you feeling smug?"

He looked like he was about to lash out at any second.

"Bad man, don’t you bully mommy," He Yuming suddenly dove between the two, his tiny body fiercely ramming into He Lanzhi’s legs.

Taken by surprise, He Lanzhi stumbled back two steps, his gaze ice-cold as he fixed it on He Yuming, reaching out to yank him up by the arm, "I am your father, you uneducated brat."

"You’re not my dad. I don’t want a bad dad like you," He Yuming flailed his limbs, punching and kicking at He Lanzhi.

He Lanzhi slapped his bottom hard, "Dad’s going to teach you a good lesson today..."

"He Lanzhi," Xu Tian’s face turned cold instantly, and with a harsh shout, she stepped forward to rescue He Yuming.

She was trembling with anger.

He had never had any regard for He Yuming; what right did he have to say the words "Daddy"?

"He Lanzhi, have you ever cared about him? You haven’t even held him once, and you have the nerve to call yourself his dad? Have you no shame?"

He Yuming cried loudly.

He Lanzhi clenched his fists in rage, "How dare you say that the blood running through his veins isn’t mine, that he isn’t my seed? He won’t be like you, a bastard child that can’t be shown in the light, will he?"

"He Lanzhi, spouting such nonsense in front of a child," Xu Tian slapped He Lanzhi across the face and cursed coldly, "You’re nothing but a useless piece of trash, only good for playing with women."

Madam Xu and Xu Xin, who were just angry, began to show signs of relishing the drama; they couldn’t wait for Xu Tian to be miserable.

The bigger the commotion, the better.

Mr. Xu was extremely concerned, yet he felt powerless.

After taking a slap to the face, He Lanzhi felt a great humiliation. He tried to grab He Yuming, frantically saying, "I must get a paternity test done today to see if he’s really my child."

Xu Tian held He Yuming tightly, being pushed around by He Lanzhi.

"Stop it." A stern voice came.

Before He Lanzhi could speak, he took another slap to the face.

Mother He looked at him with a cold expression, "He Lanzhi, you seem to be getting more accomplished by the minute, bullying your own wife and son here."

He Lanzhi covered his face, his expression fierce: "Mom, she’s not keeping her chastity."

He was determined to claim that He Yuming was the result of Xu Tian’s promiscuity.

He Yuming rubbed his eyes, crying pitifully and feeling very sad and distressed, "Daddy said I’m not his son, he hit me."

He Yuming was Mother He’s darling; bullying him was something she couldn’t just let slide. She directly said to He Lanzhi: "Shut your mouth; you think everyone is like you, liking to mingle with lowlifes? You must be bewitched. Go back to the house this instant."

Xu Xin stammered in an attempt to defend He Lanzhi, "Aunt He, it’s not Lanzhi’s fault; it’s Xu Tian who’s gone too far."

"Who are you to speak here?" Mother He looked at Xu Xin coolly, her gaze sharp.

She scoffed again, turning to Madam Xu: "Madam Xu, please control your daughter."

Madam Xu bit her lip, her eyes filled with humiliation, yet she could only endure.

Mother He placed the items she brought on the table, her tone slightly better: "I heard your husband has woken up, so I came specially to visit. Xu Tian’s marriage into our family was rather rushed and must have been hard on her. But rest assured, now in the He family, she’s in charge."

In a few words, she solidified Xu Tian’s position within the He family.

Xu Xin was so jealous she could almost glare Xu Tian to death.

Madam Xu clenched her handkerchief, expressionless.

Mr. Xu said gratefully, "It’s good, it’s all good."

He added, "I’ve been planning to deal with the Xu family’s company. I will hand over all cooperation to the He family as a thank you for taking care of Tiantian."

Mother He glanced at Xu Tian and, meeting her gaze, agreed directly.

Madam Xu spoke out bitterly, "Xu Zhengguo, are you trying to kill me?"

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