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Li Mu smiled faintly and interjected, "Thank you, Auntie, but there's something you've misunderstood. I need to tell you that I have no intention of marrying Miss Fan."

Fan's mother was taken aback: "Didn't you like Xiaomei and want to pursue her? Why don't you have any plans to get married? I have no problem with that, and Xiaomei would definitely agree."

Li Mu chuckled and said, "Auntie, let me just be frank! It might be a bit direct, but please don't mind."

"I met Ms. Fan at the last cocktail party. I felt that she was very much to my liking, but I don't want to be in a relationship. I just want to spend money to support her."

"Unfortunately, Miss Fan seems reluctant and has been resisting it, so it has been delayed until now."

"I heard that your family is in trouble and needs a lot of money. Miss Fan listens to you a lot, but you don't seem to care much about her, only about how much money she makes."

"Well then, we're on the same page. You care about money, and I want this person. If you can persuade Xiaomei to come with me, I'll pay for Uncle's medical expenses and give Xiaomei some pocket money every month to help with your household expenses."

"Auntie, please think about it, what do you think?"

After her initial joy, Fan's mother found Li Mu's words increasingly unsettling.

"You...what do you mean?"

Li Mu got straight to the point: "Auntie, I've made myself perfectly clear. I think your daughter is quite pretty, and I'd like her to stay with me for a few years. Don't worry, money is no problem."

At this point, Fan's mother finally understood: they wanted to keep her daughter as a mistress. With such good conditions, no wonder her daughter disagreed; the man never wanted to marry her daughter in the first place.

Although she didn't usually care much about her daughter, she couldn't stand Li Mu's words and angrily pointed at him, saying, "You...you young man, I thought you were a good person, but you're so bad. You want my daughter to be your mistress. You rich people are all rotten."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Otherwise what? Your daughter is so beautiful, and I've taken a liking to her! If I don't take her as my mistress, am I supposed to marry her?"

"Look at the mess your family is in! The whole family is sucking your daughter dry, and they even plan to have her marry a rich man so they can keep sucking her dry. Anyone with a normal IQ and a decent family background would choose to marry your daughter."

"Most people are like me, they just keep her because she's pretty, and that's all,"

Mother Fan was furious. Her finger trembled as she pointed at Li Mu, saying, "You...you have no conscience! You..."

Li Mu said, "Look how angry you are. What's there to be angry about? Didn't we just agree on something? Why pretend?"

“I know your family’s situation perfectly well. You don’t care about this daughter at all. You don’t care whether she’s happy or not, what her future holds, or whether she can get married. You only think about squeezing her dry and making money off her.”

"I happen to have money, and I've taken a liking to her looks. Let's work together. You persuade your daughter to be with me, and I'll subsidize you."

"We've achieved two goals at once; it's a win-win situation!"

"Moreover, I will cover your uncle's surgery and medical expenses. You don't need to mortgage your son's house or pay interest."

“Auntie, how could you be so confused about such a good thing! Why don’t you call Miss Fan’s brother and sister-in-law again and ask for their opinion? I believe they would also support it.”

Li Mu's words left Fan's mother stunned for a moment, her expression strange. She seemed to have really taken it to heart, yet she also seemed to have some conscience and found it hard to accept.

After a long while, he murmured, "I can't do this, I can't do this... Xiaomei still wants to get married. How can she get married if she's with you?"

Li Mu was speechless when he saw that Fan Shengmei's mother was actually interested. Fan Shengmei was really unlucky to be born into such a family.

She continued to be sarcastic: "Don't worry, Auntie! Men are always fickle and easily bored. I won't hold onto Miss Fan. At most, it will be five years. Miss Fan is thirty-one this year. By the time she's thirty-six, her physical condition and appearance will start to decline, and I'll most likely not even look at her anymore."

"When the time comes, other young and beautiful girls will take her place, and I will let her go."

"Don't worry, Auntie. Miss Fan will only be thirty-six years old then, which isn't old. She'll still be in the throes of adolescence. Plus, I'll give her a settlement allowance, so she can still find an honest man to take her in."

"How about it, Auntie? If you persuade your daughter to stay with me for five years, not only will you not have to worry about Uncle's medical expenses, but your family will also have a future."

Mother Fan fell silent, her brows furrowed deeply, as if she were engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

Li Mu continued, "Auntie, this is a rare opportunity. I have very high standards, and I rarely take a liking to anyone. It's a blessing for your daughter to have taken a liking to you. Wouldn't it be better for her to live a life of luxury with me?"

"Of course, Miss Fan may find it hard to accept this identity at first. But as her mother, and since she has always listened to you, if we work together, your daughter will agree."

"To be honest, now that I think about Miss Fan's voluptuous figure, her enviable body, and her charming face, I really don't have much patience left. Since Miss Fan keeps refusing, I can only rely on you, Auntie, to step in."

Li Mu was still muttering to himself when Fan's mother, her eyes slightly red and her expression complicated, seemed to be thinking of something. In the end, she sighed heavily, glared at Li Mu, and turned to leave.

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then smiled faintly and followed them out. Looking at the flow of people coming and going, Fan's mother was no longer in sight.

Suddenly, Fan Shengmei ran over from a distance with a look of surprise on her face.

“Li Mu, my mom agreed. She agreed to mortgage my brother’s house. How did you persuade her… she’s such a stubborn person, how could she agree?”

Li Mu chuckled softly, naturally not revealing the content of their conversation. Although it was half-truths, intended to pressure Fan's mother, the fact that it came from his mouth made it incredibly damaging to Fan Shengmei.

At the same time, she secretly felt that Fan's mother still had some bottom line and ultimately stopped herself from pushing her daughter into the abyss.

If Fan's mother agrees, Li Mu will advise Fan Shengmei to sever ties with her family and have no further involvement. Fan Shengmei is better off without parents who sell their daughter!

Fortunately, the ending wasn't so cruel; at least Fan's mother still had some conscience.

He patted Fan Shengmei on the back without saying much, and accompanied her to pay the fees; the surgery couldn't be delayed.

Chapter 163 The Second Escape

The surgery on Mr. Fan went relatively smoothly; the bleeding points were under control, but he was completely paralyzed. Except for his eyeballs, he could barely move anything else, making him practically a vegetable.

Fan's mother cried bitterly, but there was nothing else she could do; at least the person was saved.

However, her mindset gradually changed. The pillar of the Fan family, Mr. Fan, had fallen ill, and although Ms. Fan was quick-witted, she had never seen much of the world and was not capable of supporting the family.

Without Fan's father as their pillar of support, they felt as if they had lost their support and were somewhat at a loss.

Having grown disillusioned with her family, Fan Shengmei, with Li Mu's support, became increasingly assertive and opinionated, refusing all of her mother's unreasonable demands.

After several setbacks, Fan's mother was initially unaccustomed to her strong-willed and opinionated daughter. However, without her backbone, she lost her confidence. Her own personality and the habits she had developed over the years had led her to rely on stronger people, and she gradually came to depend on Fan Shengmei.

Her husband is immobile, her son is unreliable, and her daughter is becoming increasingly assertive. She herself is not someone who can make decisions and support the family, so what else can she do?

The family atmosphere became strangely harmonious.

Even when Fan Shengmei arranged for Li Mu to help her sell her brother Fan Shengying's house to pay for their father's medical treatment and debts, Fan's mother only wailed and cried. Her lips moved a few times, but in the end, she didn't utter a single word of objection.

The changes were so dramatic that Li Mu was quite surprised.

……

In the following period, while preoccupied with the company's operations, Li Mu also devoted some energy to the Fan family's affairs. First, after obtaining authorization from Fan's parents, he arranged for someone to sell Fan Shengying's house.

The family of Mr. Wang, who was injured and hospitalized by Fan Shengying, is naturally not happy that the entire Fan family has fled and they can't find a single person. They have even sold one of their houses. They are currently searching for them frantically.

It's as if they're digging three feet into the ground.

Fan Shengying and his wife's phones were switched off, and Fan's parents couldn't be reached either. Fortunately, they had Fan Shengmei's phone number, so they started frantically calling her.

Needless to say, there are various threats.

Li Mu was also a bit annoyed. He had been hesitant about implementing the dog-eat-dog plan, but finally decided that it would be good for them to suffer mutual destruction.

Fan Shengmei's brother, Fan Shengying, is no good person; his past misdeeds are well-documented. In the drama, after learning that Wang Baichuan and Fan Shengmei were dating, he abandoned Fan Shengmei's paralyzed father at Wang Baichuan's house in an attempt to force her to give him money.

They're complete strangers; it's just their son dating your sister. How could you abandon your own father to a family you don't even know?

Later, he even sued Fan Shengmei. Seeing that his sister still refused to give in, he directly caused a scene at Fan Shengmei's company, threatening to make Fan Shengmei pay if she didn't get paid.

He's weak to outsiders but ruthless and despicable to his family; he's quite a character.

The family of the victim, Wang, is no better. They exaggerated the extent of his injuries and fabricated medical examinations. Not only did they overcharge for medical expenses, but they also threatened to break his leg and bleed him out, empty his house, smash his belongings, and demand exorbitant compensation.

It was exactly the kind of thing a petty thug would do to extort money.

Fan Shengmei's family was small; her brother was weak and incompetent, a bully at home but a coward at heart; her parents had a bad reputation, and no neighbors or relatives were willing to help them. A simple fight that resulted in injury slowly escalated into extortion. The injured family members became their pretext for blackmail, and the Fan family became easy prey for them.

If no outsiders intervene, the 100,000 yuan compensation is just the beginning; they won't stop easily. They'll take at least one of the Fan family's two houses.

Li Mu had no sympathy for these two families and would show no mercy. Through Fan Shengmei, his plans from a few days ago were slowly beginning to move forward.

Under Li Mu's arrangement, Fan's father, whose condition had stabilized, remained temporarily in the hospital's rehabilitation center under the care of a caregiver. Fan Shengmei and her mother, accompanied by a lawyer, returned to Nantong to negotiate with the family of the victim.

The home was vandalized and emptied, and during negotiations, Wang's family members made various outrageous moves, including threats to break legs and bleed if money wasn't paid! All of this was recorded by professionals sent by Li Mu.

The other party produced various false medical examinations that exaggerated the extent of the injuries, various fraudulently issued medical and treatment fees, and various receipts and invoices, all of which were photographed, copied, and preserved as evidence.

After negotiating for a while, and seeing that she had everything she needed, Fan Shengmei agreed to the other party's demand for 10 yuan in compensation and readily paid the amount.

This matter appears to have been resolved on the surface.

Overjoyed, Fan's mother quickly contacted her son and daughter-in-law to tell them the matter was resolved and to let them return home. She also discussed with Fan Shengmei that the expenses in Shanghai were too high, and they should bring Fan's father back to their hometown to recuperate.

Unfortunately, Li Mu had already given instructions, and Fan Shengmei knew that this matter was far from over, so she made excuses to delay it.

When Fan's mother saw that her son was coming back, she seemed to have found another pillar of support and actually wanted to wait for her son and daughter-in-law at home. Fan Shengmei had no choice but to return to Shanghai alone, working while taking care of her father who was in the hospital.

Fortunately, she had two caregivers who took turns looking after her 24 hours a day, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Two days later, Fan's mother got her wish, and her son and daughter-in-law finally returned. Fan Shengying was overjoyed to see that his sister had resolved the matter and returned to his hometown, only to discover that his sister had sold his house. He was furious.

Fan Shengmei received a call from her brother, Fan Shengying. Hearing his angry shouts and threats, she felt surprisingly calm. She had given up on her brother.

However, Fan Shengying's anger was not so easily appeased. His usually submissive sister had recently become strange. Not only did she not help him clean up his mess and solve his problems, she also threatened to have someone break his leg, causing him to run away with his wife to avoid debts.

I recently heard that my sister finally solved the problem. He and his wife had just arrived home when they discovered that their house had been sold. Fan Shengmei actually dared to sell their house; it's outrageous!

He lashed out on the phone, finally issuing a vicious warning: "Fan Shengmei, my dear sister, let me tell you, you'd better buy the house back for me as soon as possible, or give me the money from selling it, or you'll be sorry!"

Fan Shengmei wasn't afraid of him at all, and sneered, "You have the nerve to say that? Is this house yours? I paid the down payment, I've been paying the mortgage, and the property certificate isn't even in your name. Who said it's yours!"

Fan Shengying didn't care about any of that: "The house is mine to live in. My parents said it was given to me, so it's mine. If they won't give me the house, then give me all the money from selling it, not a penny less."

Fan Shengmei said, "Fan Shengying, do you have any conscience? You didn't contribute a single penny to the house purchase, what right do you have to talk about houses?"

"Besides, don't you know where the money from selling the house went?"

“Dad had a stroke a while ago, and we didn’t have a penny to our name. We were desperate for money to save his life. Where were you? If we hadn’t mortgaged the house and borrowed 100,000 yuan for Dad’s surgery, he might not be here now.”