Chapter 302: Chapter 302 The Old Catastrophe Returns_1
Yueru Medical Hall.
Hospital Room.
Su Wanli and Liang Xin, a couple just returned from an overseas trip, rushed over as soon as they heard the news their daughter fell ill and was hospitalized.
Not even asking for details, they burst in and commenced berating Ye Fei right in front of Su Yueru.
"What a waste, Ye Fei! How could you care for someone to the point of sickness? Truly useless!"
"Call him over now! Not a trace of him to be found while his wife is in the hospital, gallivanting around as he pleases!"
"Doesn’t he know how heavy the burden on Yueru is right now? Missing one day of work means losing how much money? Can that trash afford it?"
Parents who don’t understand the pain of standing say unreasonable things, to which Su Yueru was already well accustomed.
Thinking to herself who had been gallivanting abroad for over half a month, disregarding affairs at home and at the company.
Without Ye Fei, she would have collapsed under such a mess long ago!
Still, they were her parents and had the grace of raising her.
The always-gentle and filial Su Yueru couldn’t bring herself to argue head-on with them.
She could only explain patiently, "Dad, Mom, Ye Fei has been trying his hardest. During the time I’ve been sick, he has been managing everything at home and outside. Please stop criticizing him."
The more their daughter spoke in favor of Ye Fei, the angrier Liang Xin became.
With a slap on the table, she exclaimed, "What’s he capable of managing! I know full well his abilities. Other than laundry, cooking, and cleaning up the house, what else can he do!"
"If you ask me, he’s just like wet mud, never sticking to the wall!"
On the side, Su Wanli joined in with mocking jabs, "Alright, my dear, does your temper help? Even after all these years of scolding him, isn’t the loser still a loser?"
"When your father and eldest brother suppressed him, he couldn’t help with anything and even held us back. Now that things have improved, he’s still a burden."
"Haha, even if he isn’t dragging us to ruin, he’s influenced by the hoodoo and costing us our fortunes!"
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Liang Xin spat vehemently several times.
"What nonsense are you spouting! Our family’s fortunes have never been better. Stop talking such nonsense in the future!"
"Alright, alright, I’m wrong, is that not enough?" Su Wanli quickly raised both hands in surrender, the image of a henpecked husband.
Having watched her parents’ back-and-forth for over twenty years, Su Yueru was utterly exhausted by it.
Unwilling to argue further, she lay down resignedly.
"Dad, Mom, I’m going to take a nap. You’ve just returned to the country, so you should also go home and rest properly."
No sooner had Su Yueru lain down than Liang Xin yanked her back up.
"What’s with this big heart of yours, girl? Carrying such a deadweight and yet you’re not anxious or losing sleep over it?"
"Get up, get up, I have something to tell you. Guess who I bumped into abroad?"
Seeing that Su Yueru didn’t respond, Liang Xin had no choice but to continue her monologue.
"Do you remember the neighbor boy who always used to stick to you and play with you when you were little?"
Su Yueru actually recalled for a moment, "You’re talking about... Zhu Ping?"
Just thinking of Zhu Ping filled Su Yueru’s head with waves of disdain and disgust.
The boy was precocious from a young age.
At just eleven or twelve, already aware of the birds and the bees, he once even cornered Su Yueru in a grove of trees, intending to take liberties with her.
If not for a passerby happenstance, the consequences could have been unthinkable.
Sensing her daughter’s displeasure, Liang Xin hastened to say, "That boy wasn’t much when he was younger, but he’s a whole different person now!"
"They say girls change eighteen times by adulthood, but let me tell you, boys can change even more drastically than girls!"
"He’s now the CEO of a listed company abroad, a true tall, rich, and handsome man! He has the looks, the money, the status, the prospects. Critically, he is still single!"
"And what’s most important, he told your mother that over all these years, he’s never stopped thinking about you. He said, the most, most important part is that he doesn’t care that you’re married with a child; if you agree to a divorce, he’s ready to marry you right away!"
With a face full of glee, Su Wanli continued, "Daughter, the man’s now a CEO of a listed company abroad. Plus, he’s coming back to develop his business in our country this month. The headquarters will be set up right here in Tianhe!"
"You must seize this rare opportunity! Quick, ditch that deadweight. In your father’s view, Zhu Ping and you are a match made in heaven, the perfect couple!"
Hearing this, Su Yueru’s face immediately darkened.
"Dad, Mom, I’m seriously telling you one last time today, Ye Fei isn’t a burden, Ye Fei is my husband. I love him, and I could never divorce him! You might as well give up on this idea forever!"
"Also, just so you know! Without Ye Fei, our family would have been on the streets long ago! Do you think we’d have our current good life? Money to spend? The luxury to stand here complaining without a care?"
"The debt of gratitude we owe Ye Fei for all he’s done for our family could never be repaid in this lifetime, and yet you constantly speak such ungrateful words. Doesn’t your conscience hurt at all?"
Her words left her parents red-faced.
But neither one of them was willing to concede.
"He’s just helped a little, what’s the big deal? Besides, we took care of him for years, didn’t we? Anyway, I don’t agree with you spending your life with such a deadweight! You must..."
Liang Xin was about to continue her tirade when Su Wanli quickly nudged her.
He knew that carrying on like this would only make their daughter more resistant.
They would need to plan this out carefully.
After all, people fear comparison.
Wait until Zhu Ping returns.
Once compared side by side with Ye Fei in all aspects.
Over time, the better and the worse, the winner and the loser will become clear to their daughter.
Perhaps she might even initiate the divorce herself then.
