You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

"Liu Wei has probably gone mad from being an official; he thinks the outside world has to operate according to his system of exchanging favors."

Jiang Che gently ruffled Su Qinghe's hair. "If you run into him again, just pretend you're invisible."

"If he dares to come up to you and bark like that again, tell me, and I'll personally slap him."

Su Qinghe nodded obediently, stretched out her arms and wrapped them around Jiang Che's waist, rubbing her face against his chest: "A-Che is the best~ I knew it, my A-Che is definitely not the kind of scoundrel who would change wives for the sake of power and money."

So how could she easily let go of such a good person like A-Che?

……

After Jiang Che left, the atmosphere in the ward immediately plummeted to freezing point.

Liu Wei stood by the hospital bed, his fists clenched tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hands.

He was breathing heavily through his nostrils, staring intently at the doorway, his gaze still terrifyingly stubborn.

"You ungrateful brat!"

After a long pause, Liu Wei forced out those words through gritted teeth, then turned around and kicked Jiang Che hard in the chair he had just been sitting on, venting his anger.

The chair flipped in the air and crashed heavily to the ground with a loud bang.

Liu Mengyao was terrified by her older brother's extremely angry appearance and could only hide by her mother's bedside for protection.

Zhang Suyun leaned against the headboard of the hospital bed, watching Liu Wei go crazy, and could no longer suppress the anger on her face.

She had always regarded this son as the pride of the Liu family, thinking him to be steady and responsible. But what her son did today disgusted her.

She simply couldn't imagine that her son was such a villain who would rather have his sister destroy other people's relationships for his own benefit!

"Pick up the chair! What are you doing throwing a tantrum in the ward!" Zhang Suyun shouted angrily.

Liu Wei was abruptly stopped in his tracks by Zhang Suyun's angry rebuke. He turned around to face Zhang Suyun, seemingly unable to believe that even his own mother did not support him.

"Mom! Look at Jiang Che's attitude! I kindly offered him a ladder, and he just opens his mouth and bites!"

"Does he really think the Jiang family is invincible just because they have a bit of money? Once Old Master Jiang breathes his last, those people in Beijing will make a move, and the Jiang family won't even have a bone left!"

"Whether the Jiang family is left with nothing or not, what does it have to do with our Liu family?" Zhang Suyun stared into Liu Wei's eyes and slowly shook her head, her tone filled with undisguised disappointment. "I'm asking you, who taught you to do such despicable things as breaking up other people's marriages? Who gave you the right to use the guise of 'marrying someone of equal social standing' to steal men?"

Liu Wei maintained from beginning to end that he had done absolutely nothing wrong. Faced with his mother's questioning, he stubbornly retorted loudly, "Mom! I'm paving the way for Mengyao!"

"Our family has connections in politics, and the Jiang family has the funds; joining forces would be a win-win situation!"

"Jiang Che may be a bit arrogant, but he has principles and can handle things! As long as he gets rid of that sickly burden and marries Mengyao, the two families can support each other, and Mengyao can live a stable life as a wealthy wife. What's wrong with this plan?"

"You're in the wrong because you've been kicked in the head by a donkey!"

Seeing Liu Wei's stubborn and unrepentant attitude, Zhang Suyun became so angry that she coughed violently.

Seeing this, Liu Mengyao quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to Zhang Suyun. Then, with great concern, she gently patted Zhang Suyun's back, saying, "Mom, calm down..."

While comforting her mother, she glared at her eldest brother, who stood rooted to the spot with a cold expression, and said, "Brother, that's enough! Can't you just say less? Look how angry you've made Mom!"

Liu Wei clenched his fists, watching his mother cough incessantly, and ultimately did not continue speaking.

After a moment, Zhang Suyun calmed down a bit, then raised her hand and pointed directly at Liu Wei's nose, "You call this shrewdness? You're tearing our Liu family's face off and stomping on it!"

Compared to before, Liu Wei's tone and attitude softened slightly, but he was still indignant: "Whose face did I slap? I'm stating the facts!"

"That Su Qinghe has neither a good family background nor good health. Apart from being alluring, she's of no use to Jiang Che's future!"

"Jiang Che is blinded by a woman right now. Once he hits a wall, he'll realize that woman is worthless!"

"Shut up!" Zhang Suyun's hands trembled uncontrollably. "Do you think you're picking out pork at the market? Choosing between weight and appearance? That's a living, breathing person! That's Jiang Che's girlfriend!"

Zhang Suyun took a few deep breaths and continued her tirade: "Think long-term! Even if the Jiang family really needs a protector, even if Jiang Che listens to your empty promises today and dumps Su Qinghe for those worthless benefits, and then turns around and gets together with your sister."

"You dare let Mengyao marry such a greedy and treacherous beast?"

These words hit the nail on the head. Liu Wei was stunned and stood there for a long time, but he couldn't find a single word to refute them.

A crack appeared in the stubbornness in his eyes.

Looking at her son, whose mind was full of selfishness, Zhang Suyun wanted nothing more than to slap him: "Use your pig brain to think! How can a man kick away his girlfriend who has shared joys and sorrows with him for the sake of profit?"

"Today he can dump Su Qinghe for our family's power, but tomorrow, if he encounters a family with higher official rank and more power than the Liu family, he can still kick Mengyao out for profit!"

"You actually want to hire someone with such utterly rotten character? He can betray others today, and he could betray the entire Liu family tomorrow!"

"You keep saying you're doing this for your sister's own good, but you're actually throwing her into a fire pit with your own hands!" Zhang Suyun's voice grew louder and louder, her chest heaving violently.

Liu Wei was speechless after his mother's words, his mouth agape but unable to utter a single word for a long time.

He had to admit that he had indeed overlooked some aspects in this regard.

In his logic of prioritizing interests, as long as Jiang Che and the Liu family are firmly tied to the same cause, not only will Liu Mengyao be able to live a life of comfort and ease, but the Liu family can also rise to prominence by relying on the Jiang family.

But he never imagined that if Jiang Che encountered a family with more power than the Liu family in the future, he might just kick Liu Mengyao out like he kicked Su Qinghe out today.

"Mom, you're thinking too extreme."

Even though he knew his logic had flaws, Liu Wei was too proud to admit it and still tried to defend his theory. "My father told me that Jiang Che is a man of principle. He doesn't love that woman at all. He's just trapped by her scheming. So my actions aren't meant to ruin their relationship. I'm just making him realize his own feelings."

"I saw through that woman at a glance. Her methods are extremely dirty. A simple-minded young master like Jiang Che is no match for the scheming of a woman like her."

"The reason I made things clear to her face today is to give that woman a warning and force her to get lost."

"You're still so self-righteous?"

Liu Mengyao, who had been silent all along, finally exploded. She rushed up to Liu Wei, met his gaze directly, and said, "Liu Wei, stop with your self-pity! You're not doing this for me at all; you're only doing it for yourself! For the Liu family's interests!"