Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

Zhao Jinhua was completely stunned after hearing the whole thing.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but it felt like her throat was stuffed with cotton, and she couldn't utter a single word.

"You fucking talk to me!"

Zhao Dezhu roared, "You two, mother and daughter, are you only satisfied when you've killed everyone?!"

Zhao Jinhua finally found her voice, and said in a tearful voice, "Zhuzi, I...I didn't know it would turn out like this..."

"You don't know? You don't know anything!"

Zhao Dezhu became angrier as he spoke, "When you and your daughter did those despicable things, why didn't you think about the consequences?"

You've torn apart a perfectly good family, and you've angered a wealthy in-law family. Are you all out of your minds?

"Now look what's happened! They've turned their lives around, they're rich and powerful, and they're starting to take revenge! You and your daughter are hiding in the background enjoying your retirement, while we relatives are the ones who suffer!"

Zhao Dezhu became more and more agitated as he spoke, his voice becoming hoarse: "Let me tell you, Zhao Jinhua, this is not over!"

"I may not be able to touch Xu Xing, but I can certainly touch you two, mother and daughter! You just wait! You'll get what's coming to you!"

After saying that, he slammed the phone down on the table and gasped for breath.

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Jinhua held her phone, sitting blankly on the sofa as if her soul had been ripped out.

Gao Min came out of her room and saw her mother's distraught appearance. She frowned and asked, "Mom, what's wrong? Who called?"

Zhao Jinhua looked up at her daughter's face and suddenly felt an urge to slap her.

But she held back.

She took a deep breath and repeated what Zhao Dezhu had said.

Upon hearing this, Gao Min's expression turned extremely unpleasant.

How could he do this?

Gao Min's face was filled with anger and resentment. "That incident happened so long ago, Xu Yanle ran away, and he cut off all ties with us. How can he still hold a grudge?"

Zhao Jinhua said helplessly, "Yes, why can't people be more magnanimous? It's just a surname, we can just discuss it and change it back."

Cutting ties with his son and blocking us all is bad enough, but now even your uncle is being dragged into this. What good does this do him?

Gao Min bit her lip and remained silent.

Just then, Gao Min's phone rang again.

She glanced at the caller ID; it was her second aunt calling.

She hesitated for a moment, but still pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Auntie..."

"Gao Min! What on earth have you and your daughter done?"

A shrill female voice came from the other end of the phone, "I just heard from your uncle that you've really offended Xu Xing, and now he's retaliating by ruining your uncle's rafting project!"

Your uncle just called and gave our whole family a dressing down! Do you and your mother want to kill the entire family before you're satisfied?

Gao Min was so scolded that she couldn't say a word.

Before she could even catch her breath, Zhao Jinhua's phone rang again.

This time it was my third aunt calling.

"Zhao Jinhua! You and your daughter still have the nerve to answer the phone? Let me tell you, you owe me 200,000 yuan within three days! Otherwise, I'll sue you in court!"

"Third Sister, didn't we agree to pay back the money at the end of the year...?"

"The end of the year? With the behavior of you two, mother and daughter, how will you manage by the end of the year?"

I'm telling you, if you don't pay me back within three days, we'll see you in court!

After saying that, the phone was hung up.

Zhao Jinhua was trembling as she held her phone.

Then Gao Min's phone rang again.

"Gao Min, you and your daughter, hurry up and pay back the money! Our family needs to make a living too, we don't have time to waste on you!"

"Gao Min, I've heard about all the shady things you and your daughter have done. You've brought shame to the Gao family. I'm warning you, don't drag our family into this!"

One phone call after another came in, like death knells.

Every phone call was from someone demanding payment.

Every phone call was to hurl insults.

Gao Min and Zhao Jinhua sat in the living room, listening to their phones ringing again and again, but they no longer had the courage to answer them.

The sky outside the window had completely darkened, and the room was dark except for the flickering light from the phone screen, which illuminated the pale faces of the mother and daughter.

Zhao Jinhua suddenly covered her face and burst into tears.

"What a terrible thing..."

Gao Min sat motionless on the sofa, staring blankly ahead.

She suddenly remembered Xu Yanle.

She thought of the man who used to dote on her, the man who was willing to give everything for her.

If she hadn't listened to her mother, if she hadn't insisted on the child taking the Gao surname, if she hadn't divorced Xu Yanle...

Is she still living a life of luxury?

Is she that wealthy woman that everyone envies?

Would we not have ended up in this situation today?

she does not know.

All she knew was that it was all too late.

She destroyed everything she had with her own hands.

And now the retribution has come.

Zhao Jinhua sat opposite her, clutching a tissue in her hand, wiping away her tears.

She forced a smile and said, "Minmin, don't be afraid, Mom is thinking of a solution."

"Find a way? What other way is there?"

Gao Min's voice was tinged with despair, "My uncle's 50 million has gone down the drain, and now he wishes he could kill us."

Our relatives are all pressing us for repayment; where are we going to get the money to pay them back?

"There's always a way..."

Zhao Jinhua offered words of comfort, but her eyes flickered uncertainly.

Her brain was working at lightning speed.

The amount of money I owe my relatives is at least four or five hundred thousand yuan.

She borrowed money from all her relatives under the guise of investment, and the interest rates were shockingly high.

A while ago, the P2P project she invested in collapsed, and she couldn't even get her principal back, let alone the interest.

Those relatives called today to demand repayment, and their tone was increasingly aggressive.

If the money isn't returned within three days, we'll sue you; this is no joke.

Zhao Jinhua became increasingly panicked as she thought about it.

She's a woman in her fifties, with no job and no income, how can she pay back the debt?

Son-in-law Xu Yanle?

That kid has long since disappeared; I can't even get through to him on the phone.

Daughter Gao Min?

She has a newborn baby to feed, and no job to rely on.

As for Xu Xing...

Zhao Jinhua felt a chill run down her spine whenever she thought of that name.

That man has now turned his life around and is rich and powerful. Even his cousin Zhao Dezhu, a boss with tens of millions in assets, has been humiliated by him.

Who does Zhao Jinhua think she is? What makes her think she can compete with others?

The only way out is to run away.

Once this thought pops into your head, it grows wildly in your mind like weeds.

When she was young, Zhao Jinhua worked in a coastal city in Guangdong Province for a few years. She still has some of her old friends from that place. Although she hasn't been in contact with them for many years, she still has their phone numbers.

As long as I can get there, I'll find any job and hide for a while.