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Downstairs, Rong Zheng sat on the sofa and texted Xu Ma to inquire about Tangtang's situation. She could feel Bai Yuxiu's unfriendly gaze from time to time. She knew it must be because she hung up the phone and upset her.

But because Song Shiyan was there, she held back her temper.

Lu Xingyao stood on the stairs, eagerly waiting. When she saw Song Shiyan coming down from upstairs, she immediately smiled and went over to greet him, handing him the gift she had prepared.

But before it could be handed to Song Shiyan, it was blocked by Fang Zheng, who took two steps forward.

Lu Xingyao frowned in displeasure. "Assistant Fang, why are you blocking the way? This is a gift I prepared for Brother Song."

Fang Zheng reached out his hand.

Lu Xingyao avoided the question, saying, "This is for Brother Song, not for you." Then she looked at Song Shiyan, "Brother Song, this is a gift I carefully selected for you. It's sure to suit you."

"Thank you." Song Shiyan's voice was indifferent and detached. He only thanked her politely and did not reach out to take it.

Fang Zheng spoke again: "Everything given to Mr. Song needs to be inspected."

Lu Xingyao's tone was somewhat sharp, "I'm Brother Song's family, would I possibly harm him?"

Lu Yunshan, who was sitting in the living room drinking tea, saw that Song Shiyan didn't speak. He got up with his cane and walked over, scolding, "Yaoyao, don't be silly."

Lu Xingyao pouted and snorted at Fang Zheng, shoved the gift box into his hand, and stood aside angrily.

Lu Yunshan walked up to Song Shiyan with a kind smile, "Your sister is still young and doesn't know any better. She's causing you trouble."

"It's alright." Song Shiyan glanced at his watch again. "I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

"Okay, be careful on the road. Come back anytime you want. This will always be your home."

Song Shiyan nodded and strode towards the door.

Lu Yunshan, Lu Peichuan, Bai Yuxiu, and Lu Xingyao all followed behind to see them off.

Rong Zheng naturally followed, standing at the very back. Looking at Song Shiyan's tall and straight back, she felt a little impatient. He was finally gone, and now the divorce could be brought up.

The family stood at the door watching Song Shiyan's car drive away, and soon the car disappeared into the night.

Lu Peichuan spoke first: "I have something to do at the company, so I'll be leaving now."

Rong Zheng grabbed his arm. "Are you avoiding me?"

Lu Peichuan forced a smile, "No, something really came up at the company."

Rong Zheng wasn't buying it. "There's no rush."

Lu Xingyao walked over and shoved Rong Zheng aside. "Do you think you can get away with anything just because you dragged my brother along?"

Caught off guard, Rong Zheng stumbled as she was pushed.

Lu Peichuan strode over, helped Rong Zheng up, and looked at Lu Xingyao reproachfully, "How old are you? Why are you still so impulsive?"

Lu Xingyao snorted coldly, "Brother, it's because you spoil her that she dared to hang up on Mom."

Bai Yuxiu, adopting the demeanor of a matriarch, asked, "Xiao Rong, I asked you to call Pei Chuan and have him come have dinner with Shi Yan. You hung up on me. Do you have a problem with Shi Yan?"

"What nonsense!" Rong Zheng said, pulling her arm out of Lu Peichuan's grasp after regaining her balance. She looked at Bai Yuxiu and said, "I have no problem with my elder brother."

"That means he has a problem with Mom and doesn't respect his elders at all." After Lu Xingyao finished speaking, she looked at Lu Yunshan and said, "Grandpa, last time Rong Zheng ran around everywhere and caused a lot of bleeding. Brother Song said that as a husband, my brother had an inescapable responsibility and punished him by making him kneel in the ancestral hall for a day and a night."

That was her fault to begin with, so why should her brother be punished? Now she's showing such a complete lack of respect for hierarchy. You must punish her and make her kneel in the ancestral hall to reflect on her actions, lest she become even more lawless in the future!

Rong Zheng's lips curled into a sneer as she retorted, "Did I cause this massive bleeding by running around everywhere myself?"

"Did I say something wrong? She's about to give birth and still..."

"Shut up! It's none of your business to interfere in my affairs!" Lu Peichuan interrupted Lu Xingyao sharply.

Lu Xingyao was shocked that he would scold her for standing up for Lu Peichuan. Her eyes instantly welled up with tears of grievance. "You used to love me the most, and now you're yelling at me for an outsider?"

Bai Yuxiu immediately grabbed her daughter's hand, frowned, and said to Lu Peichuan, "Why are you yelling at your sister?"

Lu Peichuan spoke coldly, "Zhengzheng is not an outsider, she is my wife." He then looked at Lu Xingyao, "If I hear you call her by her name again, I will immediately suspend your credit card."

Lu Xingyao was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder, but she didn't dare to talk back. If her card was really cut off, how would she live?

Rong Zheng was somewhat stunned and dazed as she looked at Lu Peichuan's angry appearance and Bai Yuxiu and Lu Xingyao's angry but speechless expressions.

It wasn't until this moment that she realized that Lu Peichuan's previous half-hearted protection of her was like scratching an itch through a boot—it didn't really work at all.

If he had stood up for her so resolutely earlier, why would she have had to suffer so much humiliation in the Lu family?

The reason we're doing this now is probably to prevent her from revealing the truth about the massive bleeding, right?

He knew his family would misunderstand her because of this, but for his own sake, he kept it a secret.

Ah!

A hypocritical and selfish man.

"What's all the noise about? Go do what you're supposed to do and stop disturbing my peace and quiet." Lu Yunshan said impatiently and turned to go inside.

Rong Zheng called out to him, "Grandpa, I want to divorce Lu Peichuan."

Lu Yunshan stopped abruptly.

Bai Yuxiu and Lu Xingyao looked at Rong Zheng with amusement, as if they had heard a joke.

Only Lu Peichuan's eyes flashed with panic. He hadn't expected Rong Zheng to bring up divorce in front of her family. The next moment, he immediately grabbed Rong Zheng's hand, "Zhengzheng, I know you're still angry with me. Come on, let's go home and talk about it."

Aren't you going to the company this time?

Rong Zheng withdrew her hand and looked coldly at Lu Peichuan, "Do you dare to tell me the truth about my massive hemorrhage?"

"Zhengzheng..."

"Dare you say it?" Rong Zheng interrupted Lu Peichuan.

"What truth could there be?" Lu Xingyao said dismissively. "You made a mistake and are afraid of being punished, so you dare to threaten me with divorce. Do you really think my brother can't live without you? You're just a person of lowly birth..."

Snapped!

A crisp slapping sound rang out in the air.

Lu Xingyao covered her burning face, staring at Lu Peichuan in disbelief. "Brother, you actually hit me for her?"

Lu Peichuan said coldly, "She's your sister-in-law!"

Lu Xingyao's tears instantly rolled down her cheeks as she cried out, "She doesn't deserve it!" Then she covered her face and ran into the villa, sobbing.

Bai Yuxiu was also surprised that Lu Peichuan would make a move. "What are you doing? She's your sister. She did all this for you."

Lu Yunshan's pale eyebrows furrowed, and he said coldly with a stern face, "Standing at the door arguing isn't shameful at all. Come in, all of you." After saying that, he leaned on his cane and went in first.